VOLUME 61, ISSUE 19
FOUNDED IN 1965
SGA exaniining club finances
Spending, allocation of
funds are main
concerns
By
MATT SPILLANE
News Cai-Editor
One may think that a typical
problem with student organiza-
tions is clubs spending too much
money.
However,
College
Activities is faced with a different
dilemma: clubs not spending
enough money.
College Activities and the
Student Government Association
(SGA) are discussing this issue, in
which a number of clubs
are
leav-
ing portions of their budgets
unspent. The
problems
that SGA
sees with these stagnant funds is
twofold: it is a waste to allocate
money to clubs and have
it
go
unused
,
and money that goes
unspent by one club might have
been helpful to another club that
needed it.
MATT SPILLANE'fTHE
CIRCLE
The student senate meets on February 13, 2008. The ~ues
regarding
club
finances
Is
an
ongoing discus-
sion for
SGA. They are
Investigating several options
to
make clubs be more responslble
with their
budget
"We want to make
sure
clubs act
responsibly with their finances;"
she feels about the possibility of a
new
board.
said J
·
unior Billy Burke, Vice
"It's J·ust an
idea,"
she
said.
"It
President
of
Club Affairs. "We
will be discussed more in the com-
want to make
sure
there are cer-
tain standards
.
"
There are specific standards for
all clubs. Every club, as long as it
requests it, receives a minimum
_
budget of $200. Clubs may ask for
more money, but a few criteria are
taken into account
:
how well
clubs follow the standard of
spending at least
60
percent of
their budget, bow suc~essful their
events are, and whether or not
clubs are organizing repetitive
events.
SGA is mulling differ:ent options
to this problem. One resolution
would be to form a new commit-
tee that would combine elements
of the Senate
,
Club Council
,
and
Financial Board. The Financial
Board currently oversees the allo-
cation of club funds, but the cre-
ation of a new committee would
distribute
that
responsibility
among the three branches.
Sophomore Karissa Nichols,
Chief Financial Officer of SGA
and chairperson of the Financial
Board, said she is not sure how
ing weeks
.
Transitioning is the
issue, where budgets
come
from."
Burke
said the
Club
Affairs
Council and the Financial
Board
are
seeking further clarification on
the idea before voicing support or
opposition to it. They want to find
out
what
jurisdiction
the
commit-
tee would
have,
and how
it
would
affect the
respohsibilities
of the
CFO and
VP
of Club Affairs.
While SGA members have
expressed concern over clubs
leaving too much of their budgets
unspent, some
club
leaders have
said that their lack of spending is
not the issue
.
"The problem with
club budgets
is that if you spend more money
,
you get more money
,
" said Alex
Reynolds,
President
of the Chess
Club.
The current system hurts small-
er clubs with smaller operating
budgets, according to Reynolds
.
For instance, a small club may
have few expenses that do not
cover
the
minimum $200 that it is
SGA lets students call their bluff
BRIDGET SULLIVAN/THE
CIRCLE
Students participate
in
an SGA-spansored Poker tournament on
February 19, 2008.
·
given each semester. However
,
if
that club wan.ts to take a trip or
host
an
event, it may be denied its
request for more funds because
it
has
not
spent enough of its budg-
et
_.
Basically
,
the rich get richer.
Reynolds cited not being able to
allocate quickly and not being
able to get
a
large allocation of
money
as
the two major problems
with the allocation process. He
added that there is little communi
-
cation between the clubs and the
boards that oversee them
,
and that
financial requests on short notice
often do not get approved
.
"The system is bureaucratic,
inefficient
,
and
-
unjust," he said
.
"It
just doesn't work."
Reynolds f?Uggests that students
do their own budgets and present
their own cases for the allocation
of funds
.
Sophomore Christie Donnelly
,
President of Fox P.A.W., said her
concern
·
with club funding is not
the process of obtaining money
but with the way it is distributed
"My only criticism," she said,
"is that the school's money may
be lost in unnecessary events.
Social clubs receive excess fund-
ing for various social events,
while service clubs do not receive
funding for volunteering
,
dona-
tions, or events planned in order to
yield donations
.
"
However, Donn~lly said that,
overall, she does not have a prob-
lem with the process.
"I
feel as though the current
financial system is fairly effec-
tive," she said
.
"Th.e financial
board very closely monitors what
clubs are spending. The board
should continue to closely moni-
tor the funds distributed in order
to calculate the amount of money
that
is
actually needed for events."
While there are many concerns
and ideas being thrown around in
SGA, the issue must be discussed
in more depth before any action is
taken
.
Junior Joe
DeLisle
,
Executive Vice President of SGA,
said that while a new committee is
a possibility
,
all op
t
ions need to be
considered.
"I
don't know if tha
t'
s effect
iv
e
,
"
DeLisle said of a new board. "We
need to look in other place
s
and
s
_
ee what o~er schools are doing.
We need to open the doors to new
ideas. There may
be
a more effi-
cient way of allocatin
g
.
"
No legislation has been pro-
posed, and the idea is mere specu-
lation at this point
.
However
,
DeLi
s
le said that the issue will be
a continuing discussion and will
remain an
i
mportant topic
,
because allocations and budgets
are an issue for clubs every semes-
ter.
Black Student
Union to show-
case the history of soul
food
By
KAYLA
GABRIELE
Circle
Contributor
The Black Student Union will
be hosting an event called "The
History of Soul Food" on
Thursday, Feb. 28.
The term "soul food" refers to
cuisine that is soothing and com-
forting
,
and every ethnic group
has it. Victoria Banlcs, President
of the BSU, listed foods that gen-
erally qualify
·
as soul food,
including fried chicken
,
greens,
candied yams, macaroni and
cheese, and corn bread.
The BSU has been holding this
event for the past few years
.
It
allows those who attend to learn
about the history of where these
foods came from and how they
reach the status of soul food.
President Victoria Banlcs says
of the event,
"It
is beneficial to
give people a background of
where
food
has
come
from ... every food has its own
roots
.
"
The club also hosts other vari-
ous events
,
from the entertaining
to the educational. Freshman
Whitney McCalla
,
a member of
BSU, said,
"
The programs the
club hosts are a lot of fun." She
recalled a dance show that she
participated in last semester and
described how she enjoyed per
-
forming for her peers and
explained the laidback and com-
fortable environment which the
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2008
Relay
for Life Kickoff
rep ares campus for
cancer
fundraiser
By
ALLISON
DUFFY
Circle Contributor
also announced at the
K1cko
Party
.
The school hope
s
to
sur-
pass last year's total and
rais ·
The 2008 Relay for Life
$60,000
.
Kickoff Party took place on
The Kickoff Party
encouraged
Thursday
,
Feb. 21, marking the
all students and faculty to join
a
beginning of preparations for team through a club or to
start
Marist's fifth annual Relay for their own team to raise
both
Life event. Held in the Cabaret, money and awareness.
Although
the Kickoff Party attracted more Relay for Life celebrates
cancer
than 300 people who showed survivqrship
,
part
i
cipants
also
their support for the Marist com-
have the opportunity to walk
in
munity
'
s fight against cancer.
memory of family and
friends
According to Samantha who have lost their battles
with
A
c
curso
,
this year's Relay for capcer.
Life Event Chair, "The Kickoff
"I volunteered to p
l
an
lhi.:
Party is one of a few
pre
-
events event because it has
personal
which are designed to get people
.
meaning for me. Five years
ago
aware and excited about the I lost
a
friend to cancer, and
I
event. The party
'
s main purpose wanted to do this in her name,
a.
is to get information to those a remembrance to her,
" Accurso
interested, and we were definite-
said.
ly able to do that in a large way
.
"
Relay for Life draws more
p.tr-
Relay for Life is an annual
ticipants than many other
events
event at Marist, as well as on campus
,
but this year
its
throughout the United States organizers hope
'
for
record
and in 25 countries around the
i
nvolvement.
"This year we
.m;
world. The event takes place trying to get faculty and
stat1
overnight, and its goal is to raise
involved with Relay, with
h
opes
money for the American Cancer that this will raise greater
aware-
Society to support cancer ness and help generate
more
research.
money for the American
Cancer
Each year one individual is in Society
,
" said Accur
s
o.
charge of organizing Relay for
So far, the Kickoff
Party
hJS
Life on campus. This year, the been deemed a succes
s
, with
26
Kickoff Party and Relay for Life teams oomprised of 150
indh,1J-
are under the direction
.
of uals already registered for
Rcl.
1
y
Accurso
,
a sister of Sigma for Life. The next event
prepm-
Sigma Sigma
.
Members of each ing for the walk will be
he
sorority and fraternity have also Survivor's Luncheon
, scheduled
become
i
nvo
l
ved in the plan-
for March 26 in the
Henry
·
Hudson Room in Fontaine Hall.
mng.
"This year we hope to raise
Relay for Life will begin
on
more money and have more fra-
'
Friday
,
April
18,
at
6
p
.
m.
md
t
e
rnity brothers involved since will continue until
6
a
.
m.
the
we have larger numbers in our next day.
Musi
c, games,
fraternity this year," said Mike movies
,
and food are
p
l
anned
Squillante
,
Relay for Life Team
for
the
event, and
participan
t
·
Member
s
hip Committee Chair intend to pitch tents on the
lawn
and Vice President of Theta for the overnight
fe.
t
ivities.
Delta Chi. The fraternity hopes Anyone interested in
r gi1.
t
cring
to raise $5,000 for cancer is
encouraged
to
vi.sit
research.
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'-
l\vw.acsevents
.
org/relay
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ny
/
ma
Marist's fundraising goal was ristcollege
.
Stud~nt Gavernm.CII#
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The members of BSU feel con-
fident that this event will not
only be educational in the topic
of soul food, but also be a great
social
·
experience. President
Vi
c
tor
i
a Banks seems very
enthusiastic when discussing the
details of the program and it
seems as though it will be a phe-
nomenal event. In time spent
talking to her, one can quickly
learn what constitutes soul food
and the vast
-
importance of being
knowledgeable in where certain
foods
come
from
President Banlcs said,
"
It's a
good food that people like to
eat. .. and people are used to eat-
ing it."
Banks and other members of
the
BSU
board are working on
getting samples for the event,
including corn bread and maca-
roni and cheese. Howe
v
er
,
if one
finds themselves wanting to
experience soul food at some
point, the cafeteria has soul night
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THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
28,
2008
www.maristcircle.com
Security Briefs
Marist too busy complaining about Lifehouse.
to engage
in entertaining briefs fodder. Sony.
By
ffiER THURSON
John Gildard in Training
Public Service
Annountement
Holy deja vu, Batman! Anyone
remember last week when
I
wrote what
I
·
recall as -a deeply
moving warning to all drivers
on campus: use caution, con-
sidering that the forecasts have
decided that blizzards are just
what this campus needed for
a
good cheering up? Okay, now
that that's been clarified, does
anyone remember this week
when even more accidents
occurred? To once again clari-
fy, speeding up so that you get
out
of the storm or over the
puddle faster does not qualify
as "use caution." Seriously
kids, wrap it up ... wait, that
might be a different kind of
safety - my bad.
2/22
- Gregory
The boys of Gregory took the
srlow day to its fullest advanr
tage,
concealing alcohol in a
Gatorade cooler, only to have
security once again thwart
what is a practically genius
idea. I mean, not to condone
the idea of drinking on campus
or anything, because we all
know Marist is dryer than the
Sahara, but you have
!O
hand it
to them. At least they had the
decency to conceal it, it's not
like they were brown paper-
bagging it on the street corner.
And on another note, some-
times
putting
alcohol
in
Gatorade is the only way to
have people relax - just ask
tlte kids I baby-sit for. Just kid-
ding ... sort of.
2/23
-
Townhouses
Well, this is getting redundant.
Now pre~enting, the Security
Briefs
<:otnprehensive guide
that maybe college isn't cut
out
for you:
1) You bum food in the
oven.
Nope, nothing else. That's all
you really need. There's noth-
ing more to say. Go home.
2/23
-
Champagnat
On the prowl again, security
confiscated a 30 rack of Bud
Light from a freshmen room
after a Resident Assistant
(read: buzzkill) making rounds
reported the faint clinking of
cans. Upon discovering it was-
n't just a toast of my main man
Dr.
Pepper, security took the
proper actions, and ~he night
was ruined for all. And by
"ruined,''
I
mean "opened to
new experiences," like study-
ing for tests and finding new
ways to arrange your decora-
tiYe.
ill
1
lthouaht maybe
once
in awhHe, have a drink
alld then
study
for your
test. I
mean, let's not get too crazy
here; we all know that'd be
one insane time.
2/23
-
Gartland
A noise complaint in
Gartland
turned into more than a nui-
~ance of· a neighbor on
Saturday night, with alcohol
being found and, in
a
shocking
twist of fate, confiscated
.
Noise complaint in Gartland?
That's rough; those walls are
so thin that I swear someone
talking in their sleep upstairs
qualifies as
un-neighborly
noise. Alcohol confiscation,
though?
Come on, Gartland,
you have it easy. You have no
security
all
day, you can
prac-
tically carry in your handles of
vodka by the
handle and no
one
will see you. You're
already
home
free,
and
now
you get it taken away.
It's
like
losing
a
football game
based
on
penalties. Seriously, step it
up.
You're better
than that.
And by "better than that"
I
mean, "probably going
.
to read
this (if anyone actually does)
while drinking, shout in ariger,
get
another
noise complaint,
and
have
it
taken
away ... again. It's like the cir-
cle of life. Elton would be so
proud.
2/25
-
Fulton
Finally, another comprehen-
sive list of
not
only
reasons
you are not cut
out
for college,
but reasons you are not going
to accomplish much in life.
l)
You burn food in the oven.
~) You burned food in the oven.
du~ to the fact that
your oven
was
so
dirt.y-
that
the burnt
remnants of meals previously
cooked caught on fire again
and set off the alarm.
Check
all
that apply. If more
than one, check out.
If two,
checkmate '- life has clearly
gotten the best of you. Thank
you and have a wonderful day.
[[ Ed. Note:
Okay so, Marist
wasn't really
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about Lifehouse so much as to
stop being the wily students we
are. It was the snow
·
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People tend to take this seri-
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Race for democratic
By MIKE NAPOLITANO
Staff Writer
Since
Super
Tuesday
three
weeks ago, the
Democratic race
for the presidential
nomination
has
gotten
a bit more
interest-
ing.
Sen. Barack Obama,
is
on
a roll,
winning
nine
consecutive
states
in
a row. But as
of
Monday Feb.
25,
Sen.
Hilary
Clinton is
only
72 delegates
behind him.
Up ahead are two
very impor-
tant primari'es: Texas and Ohio.
Both are
important to
each can-
didate as each state
carries
a
sig-
nificant number of
delegates
.
Also, Ohio has been a
crucial
state in the last two presidential
elections as
it
was the deciding
factor in 2004.
There
·
is
a slim
chance
that
by
the time
these
primaries
happen start contemplating who will
be
on March
4,
we will have a
very the next president while the cur-
distinct idea of
who
will
be
the rent president
sits
lame
duck in
Democratic nominee for
presi-
his office for two years.
Bush
is
dent. However,
nothing
is
for doing what
every
other two
term
It's strange how this country's electoral system
~r::i;
permits us to start contemplating who wlll be the
h
a
s
next president while the current president sits
d
o n e
lame duck In his office for two years.
in the
second
certain.
.
This
;whole process has
become a bit
exasperating. I've
been
following
this presidential
race for over a year now and the
general elections are not
for
another eight
months. On
top of
that,
the
first
National
Convention is
not for
another
six months.
It's strange how this country's
electoral system
permits us
to
half •of their last
term-taking
random trips to
other nations on
"official
business."
In
all
reality,
not much
is
being
done
in Washington these
days, As election years usually
pan
out, many people
in
con-
gress
are
preparing
for a
re-elec-
tion
bid
and focusing less on
what's occurring
on
the
floor of
their branch.
All
this election
cycle
rubbish
will
be
sorted out
bid tighter than ever
and hopefully we
will
see
some
significant policy adjustment
come Jan. 2009, a full 11
months
from
now.
·
Doesn't
that
make
you
feel
terrific
about
the structure-or
lack thereof---of
the
American
government? The people that
are
supposed
to
lead
our
country
can
do
next to
nothing
for
a
year
and
get
reelected
for it. The only
upside to all
that
pessimism is
when the Democrats gained
control of congress in 2006, as
well as when the Republicans
came to power back in 1994.
The two
Democratic
front run-
ners
are both trying to highlight
their positive attributes over the
other.
It
would be great if the
campaign continued on without
personal attacks on each other,
so that the
people
can decide
who wins based on a candidate's
that
when
new people
take control
of the gov-
ernment,
most
times
the
It would be great if the campaign continued
on without personal attacks on each other,
so that the people can decide who wins
based on a candidate's policy rather
than
a
candidate's PR team.
government
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_
springs right
into
action. This is
something that the American
government experienced briefly
policy rather than a candidate's
PR team.
Sadly, it's already too late for
that kind of wishful thinking,
because
both
camps are already
fighting each other. Currently,
Sen. Clinton is questioning Sen.
Obama's fortitude and Obama is
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me how people's opinions on
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by a candidate's responses to,
and development of, smear
campaigns against other candi-
dates.
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will run for president from a
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tudcnt
complain \\
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loCi
much
tor
my
taste.
1 b~ buzz this
v.cck
ha~ been
1bout
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for
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Fitz's love
of
fashion supersedes basketball knowledge
By ANDY ALONGI
Media Editor
One would think that the
fastest 1,000 point scorer in
Marist women's basketball
history would have a tremen-
dous knowledge about play-
ers at the next level.
One would think she would
even know names of
·
players
in
,
the NBA. Oddly enough,
Rachele Fitz's true passion
seems to be her major: fash-
ion design and merchandis-
ing.
really want to pursue in life
that's going to be more
important when basketball is
over. Also, they had a great
basketball program going on
and were becoming even bet-
ter. I decided to take a
look
...
and I really liked the
fashion. The fashion was a
huge part and I got along
well with the coaching staff."
The Metro Atlantic
Athletic
Conference
(MAAC)' pre-season player
of the year has certainly lived
up to the expectations set
fourth by the conference
back in October.
other youngsters in second
grade.
"I started playing when I
was seven in the Seven Hills
basketball league," she said.
My two older sisters played
and they were both good so
they made me want to try it.
When I \\'.as little I was really
into basketball... It's still a
lot of fun, I enjoy
being
with
my team everyday... It mat-
ters if you win or
lose,
it mat-
ters what you 're trying to
accomplish."
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"Most of the time when
people watch they know the
players who are on,'' she
said. "I've watched a couple
games ... Coach [Giorgis]
is
right. If I do continue to
watch basketball like that at
the higher level I can learn a
lot from the way the men
move, and their shooting
game... It's
something
I'm
really not interested in; when
I'm here for three hours the
last thing I want to do is go
home and watch basketball ...
It takes so many steps to
make a garment so most of
the times if I'm at practice,
I'll go eat and then go to the
lab for the rest of the night."
Fitz is second in the MAAC
in scoring, averaging 18.8
points per game, and is
fourth in
rebounding,
with
7 .3
per game.
Tucker Neal, Fitz's AAU
coach, helped her improve
her game greatly, and proved
to be Fitz's most influential
coach.
·
"One coach who has had a
really big influence on me
is
Tucker Neal," she said.
"He
was my AAU coach for the
past three or four years. He
knows so much about basket-
ball. I can go to
.him
for any-
thing, like extra
le
ssons.
During my high school sea-
sons I would always see him
throughout the week, he
helped me get ready for my
big games."
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Fitz was recruited by some
Big l
O
school~ including
Dayton University, Ohio
State,
Penn
State,
and
Indiana University, ~moJlg
others.
"I originally wanted to go
to a Big 10
school
and play
basketball at the biggest pro-
gram I possibly could," she
said. "I was putting off the
MAAC schools and not even
looking like I was interested
in them. But then I realized
Marist
has· a great fashion
program and if that's what I
Fitz came to Marist two
years ago, and had an imme-
diate impact on the program.
She scored 520 points in her
freshman year.
Fitz said she feels the team
is well-rounded this season,
but she is unsure as to what
was missing from last year's
squad.
"I
feel like the practices
last year were
really
more
laid back, but this year
everyone is saying we are
doing so well. It's true that
we are doing so well, but
sometimes
l
don't even real-
ize
what we'd
acc,omplish,.
ing. I would say it's differ-
ent; the people on the team
are different. I think we have
a well-rounded team this
year. I'm not sure; I don't
know what that missing thing
was. I'm sure coach [Giorgis]
knows if you ask him."
However, the Seven Hills,
OH native got her start in
basketball just like many
Fitz is unsure what she
wants to do after she gradu-
ates from Marist College.
"Everyone always asks me
thatt she said. "I really do
enjoy my fashion design and
merchandising
aspect of
life.
I h~ve a lot of fun with that
and it's
really something
I do
want to do for the rest of my
life. Right away if I'm not
sure about
something
and I
get an opportunity [to play
professionally], maybe over-
seas, that co_uld work out
too;
to play in a country that is
really good for fashion as
well."
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Parlez-vous fran<;ais:
American don'ts of the European club scene
By SARAH BRIGGS
Circle Contributor
It seems that every time I go on Facebook,
one of my
-
friends back from the States has
uploaded
pictures from some recent night of
·
clubbing.
I never thought I would say this,
but I
actually miss
some luxuries Americans
have when going out for a night on the town.
More
specifically,
I get jealous with how
much my frien4s back home can get away
with.
For instance,
girls in the U.S. can get away
with wearing less than girls
in France.
When I decide to go out to a club, I have to
make sure I
_wel;lr
a shirt that covers my
shoulders. If I wear a dress or skirt, they have
to be the
shortest
at knee-length. Breaking
either
of these rules not only would make me
stick out as an American, but would also
make me appear promiscuous (unfortunately
some of my friends had to learn that out the
hard way); It is difficult enough to fight off
the
stereotypical
reputation of "all American
girls are promiscuous", which sadly is
believed to be the ca~e wherever you go in
Europe.
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Passionate musician performs for small audience
By CYNTHIA DAGENAIS
Circle Contributor
Wednesday nights
tend to be
very busy for Marist students,
including
myself.
Last
Wednesday I happened to have
nothing to do and luckily Marist
had a lot of activities planned for
the evening.
I
was faced with a
choice of what to do with my
free time. Should
I
go to the
Relay for Life kick-off party?
Should
I
attend a club meeting?
Or, should
I
go check out the
SPC Coffeehouse?
After quite some contempla-
tion,
I
decided to go to the cof-
·
feehouse because
1 )I
like coffee,
2) I
like coffeehouses, and
3)
it
was free.
I
went to the PAR with
a few friends and
I
don't regret
this decision one bit.
Musical artist, Libbie Schrader
was there to perform a few songs
off her self-titled album for the
·
Marist community
...
or lack
thereof. Not including the SPC
officers, there were about l
0
people
that
showed
up.
Yes, that's right: 10 out of the
4000
students living on campus.
People have papers to write and
meetings to attend, but you
would think that a few more stu-
dents would show up to these
performances, especially consid-
ering the fact that these shows
are put
.together
for us.
Marist missed out on this cam-
pus event. Libbie Schrader, who
jump started her career as the
first winner of the Pantene Pro-
Voice competition, was an open-
ing act for Jewel, and has even
'
made an appearance in the popu-
lar
TV
series "Gilmore Girls."
With credibility like that, most
wouid be cutjous as to what this
rising star has to offer.
Schrader blended in with the
small crowd quite easily and it
wasn't until she was introduced
that
I
realized that
I
had been
standing next to the night's per-
former while pouring my free
cup of coffee and helping myself
to some
·
delicious fruits and
brownies.
She addressed the
audience about how excite4 she
was to be playing on a grand
piano as opposed to the electron-
ic keyboards from the past few
shows.- Schrader gave a brief lit-
·
tle story, and a few witty jokes
before each song she performed
on the piano and the guitar.
With honest and heartfelt lyrics,
and catchy melodies, such as
those in "On the First
Try"
(like
a photograph/this is all that's
left/the rest slipped through the
cracks of my heart/and
I
swear
I
can't do it anymore) it was evi-
dent through her voice and body
language that she is passionate
about her music; and the audi-
ence could feel the emotions as
well
.
The audience members each
had a different favorite, which
shows that her music
,
appeals to
people with varying music taste.
From light and relaxing "So
Sweet" and "Ain't No Threat to
Me" to dramatic tracks such as
"War on Science" and
"Blood
Red Moon," Schrader kept the
attendees
entertained.
WWW.UBBIESCHRADER.COM
Ubble Schrader performed for an Intimate SPC Coffeehouse audience.
Unlike many artists, Libbie Libbie Schrader's show and I
Schrader welcomed interaction would recommend her album to
with fans old and new. She got those who like relaxing yet pow-
acquainted with the
students
that erful music that you can listen to
came
.
and gladly
signed flyers
while studying or hanging out.
If
and albums purchased at the you missed her free perform-
show.
ance, she will be hitting up the
When asked
"
what she thought of Knitting Factory in New York
the show and of
.Libbie,
SPC City on March 7.
If I had the
officer Roberta Adams replied time, I would drive into the city
enthusiastically,
"I
thoroughly to see the show.
I
guess you can
enjoyed
her music so much that
I
now
call
me
a
fan.
bought her CD right on the spot,
The rest of the Marist student
And in person, she was
very
ami-
body can become fans to rising
able."
stars as well if
they
showed
up to
Overall,
I
had a great
tim~
at these events.
Academy Awards earns bad ratings despite comical host
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Javier Bardem and Joel and Ethan Coen, stars of •No Country for Old
Men,• at the Governors Ball after the
2008 Academy Awards.
By CHELSEA MURRAY
Staff Writer
The fight of the Writer's Strike
is over, and, according to Jon
Stewart, the host of the
80
th
Annual .Academy Awards, the
Oscars were the "make up sex".
The stars came out in full force
to celebrate the biggest night for
motion pictures.
Celebrities like Cameron
Diaz,
Pep.elope Cruz, Jennifer Garner,
Katherine Heigl, and George
Clooney were dressed to kill in
an assortment of famous design-
er attire. Among them were some
fashion flops· such as Jennifer
Hudson, Oscar winners Tilda
Swinton, and .Daniel Day Lewis
along with his wife who quite
possibly may have been the
worst dressed person in the the-
ater. Some of the interesting
fashions that were on the fence
would have had to be the preg-
nant Australian actresses Nicole
Kidman and Cate Blanchett, as
well as Marion Cotillard in a
bone colored fish scale dress.
The crimson carpet was soaked
with r~inwater, but that didn't
stop any of these gorgeous
movie stars from coming to the
big night. Ryan Seacrest, Regis
Philbin, and many other hosts
worked their magic interviewing
as many celebrities as possible to
entertain the viewers back home.
One of the more amusing events
of the evening came when Gary
Busey interrupted an interview
between Ryan Seacrest, Laura
Linney and Jennifer Garner. He
startled Garner by giving her a
hug and kiss on the neck. She
was so frazzled, but made a joke
that she needed to go find her
husband, Ben Affleck, to keep
Gary from making any more
advances on her. Garners face
during the interview was price-
less.
The big theme among the attire
this year had to be the color red.
Heidi Klum, Anne Hathaway,
Miley Cyrus and Katherine
Reigel showed off the romantic
signature color with their gor-
geous dresses that were big hits
among viewers and commenta-
tors alike.
Political funny man, Jon
Stewart, ruled the stage within
the first few minutes, throwing
jokes left and right about the
nominated movies as well as the
presidential nominees in the
2008
election. He mentioned the the shoot. Best Supporting Actor
titles of the Best Picture nomi-
went to the favorite, Javier
nated films, as well as a few
ran-
Bardem for "No Country for Old
dom mentiqns from the Best Men."
Actor and Actress categories,
More notable moments during
and came to the conclusion that the telecast were the fact that
Hollywood had some issues. It Jennifer Garner did not trip this
was a huge slate of Psychopathic year and the humorous string of
Killer Movies,
"does
this town fake montages that would have
need a hug?" Stewart joked. And been used during the show had
he followed it with a coy line, the Writer's Strike not ended.
"thank god for teen pregnancy". French actress Marion Cotillard
As bizarre as it is to admit, a film
took home the well deserved
about teen pregnancy was pretty Best Actress statuette for her role
much the only funny point out of in "La Vie en Rose" and said in
all the other Oscar nominations.
her speech in broken English that
As to be expected, Stewart it is true
·
that there are some
threw in many political zingers angels in this city meaning Los
in his opening monologu(;. Angeles. Everyone, even fellow
''Normally when you see a Black nominee George Clo
_
oney knew
or Woman President, an asteroid Daniel Day Lewis would win his
is about to hit the Statue of second Best Actor trophy for
Liberty," Stewart said about the "There Will Be Blood." Clooney
Democratic nominees Barack said he was the Hillary Clinton
Obama and Hillary Rodham to Lewis's Barack Obama during
Clinton. His most brilliant joke an interview on the red carpet.
of the night came at the expense The Cohen Brothers scored big
of Democratic
front
man, with a win for Best Director and
Obama. "He's been through a
Best Picture for their "psycho-
lot. His middle name is Hussein pathic
killer
movie"
"No
like the former leader of-Iraq and Country For Old Men," which
his last name is Obama, which sounds a lot
·
like "Fargo," their
rhymes with Osama. It reminds first Oscar winning film.
me of the S0's when Gaydalf
The win that meant the most to
Titler ran for office."
people on this college campus
The actual awards part of the and others around the country
show was long as usual, but they was Diablo Cody for the "Juno"
tried to keep it up-beat with screenplay. The former stripper
musical numbers, more sporadic had to "take a pay cut" according
jokes by Jon Stewart and some to Jon Stewart to make
"Juno,"
fun banter between presenters but it as well worth it.
like Seth Rogen and Jon,ah Hill
All in all, the Oscars wasn't
pretending to be Halle Berry and anything special this year. There
Dame Judy Dench.
·
were interesting moments, but it
The award for Best Supporting was pretty subdued compared to
Actress seemed to be promised what people were expecting for
to Cate Blanchet, but Tilda the "make up sex" from the
Swinton upset her for the film Writer's Strike. It seems as
"Michael Clayton." Swinton though much of America agrees
came to the microphone and with this sentiment because this
made a joke about how co-star particular goth Academy Awards
George Clooney used to wear the had the worst ratings of any one
Bat suit with the nipples on the in history, with only 32 million
chest under all his clothes during people tuning in.
PAGE7
Red dresses ruled
red carpet at Oscars
By
COURTNEY SAVOIA
Staff Writer
The
Oscars are
known
for
the
award which
every actor hopes
to
receJve at one
poit,lt
in
their career,
but,
some
may agree, more
impor-
tantly for
the
fashion.
More talk is
generated
over what
the stars
were
wearing then
who
has
won what
award.
The
fashions
of
these
events
are
us.ually what
is
remembered
most and
is
looked
back
upon year
after year.
Everyone
wants
to know
what
the
fashion hits
and
misses
were.
Celebrities
spend
countless hours
_finping
the
perfect
dress, shoes,
and
accessories.
They
diet
for
months
before
the big event
to
fit
per-
fectly
into their designer
gown.
They make
sure
their skin looks
tan
and
flawless. Looking
good
is
one
ofthe•most
impor-
WWW.EONUNE.coM
tant parts of a cclcbritjcs'
.
•
h
d I
h .
Miley
Cyrus,
rn
her
scarlet
red
Valentino
JO
an
1
1
cy
ti)
.
t
e1r
gown,
was
crtt
lzecl for
looklng too
mature.
be,
t
not to dtsapp
wt.
Scarlet red wa
·
one of
the
most
popular colors
cho
en
hy
several
celebrities
at
this
years aw rds. Heidi Klum daz-
zled
in
a
John
Galliano
go,
·n
in
a
lovely
shade of red. Pink dia-
mond je,,·clry and a
dainty
clutch
were the perfl ..
-ct
compl
·-
ments
to h r dtc
·
'. She look.:d
elegant
with
her hair
~tyled im-
ply.
pulled high into
hun
to
ke
p •
U the attention on
her
gor-
geow dress.
Miley
Cyru
wa
criticizet.l
for
her red Valentino drc
·s.
Many
thought
it
Jidn 't
make
her look
her age, Although she did
look
a
few
years older,
l
thought
the
dress was very sophisticated and
clai>Sy
For
such
::1
highly
publi-
cized event, I feel she"
JU.St
want-
ed
to
fit in
and project h
t
glam-
orous Oscar style.
Many actresses uch
as
Kelly
Pre
ton and
Amy
Ry·ttn
cho;-.i.:
simple fonn-filting
dress
·s
m
simple
colors.
Kelly cho,
ea
yel-
low strnplcss Roberto
Cavttlli
gown and
Amy
opted
for
a
.,J
ck
navy
Calvin
Klein
one-,
houlder
dre s.
Sometimes
the :simple gm,
ns
are
just as eye-catching u
· the
elaborate
ones.
They
help
brino
out a woman' naturnl
fi
1tun.:s
and
do not take
away
an)
of the
attention
from the garment.
ti
women want to feel
fabulous
in
their
gowns and <lo
not
m: ·d
fill)
extraneom, details
diverting
the
attention away from them.
One of
my
fai;orit drc,s1.:
of
the
mght
wa
Renee
Zcl weger·
dazzling
silver
dress.
It
was
·traplcs
anti
glit-
tered
brightly
with
jewel
<kco-
rat,on.
'he
kept
her hair
anJ.
makeup
1mplc
which ,.
R
mu:t
when
you choose such
u
fancy
dres
. 'he
also kept her
jew ·lry
-imple
and
only
w
re a
bracelet
because
h
r dress hrn d
c,iough
without
any
acces ori .
A pregnant Je sica
Alb
looked stunning with
her 1rap-
less, plum Murche5a
gown. Shi:
1mrly
glowed
and
chose a
dn,,-:,, that
tit
her gr,,wing
body
pcrlc
lly.
hem.
tche<l
her
drcs
,
1th
g
l l
Jewelry
and
looked
thL'
~puome of
chk.
f
iny
~ll
the
c leading
ladte
chuos1:
implc.
form-fitting
drcs. e
that
came
in
an array
of
c
lor
Red,
11
, ),
ind plum
\
en; popul.1r
shad
s
and
are
examples of
what
good taste
re
nects.
Since
the
scars
1s
such
,l
:;pcc1111.:ular
1.:\c111,
celcbn11es
need to exemplify
that
overall
atmosphere with
their outfit
choic
\\ bich
th c
ladies
did
pt:rfcctly.
Of
course.
there
is
that
dread-
e<l
worst-J1ess1:d
list
which
no
c
·kbrit.
wants
ll)
be
caught
dead on.
Howt-,,er,
it
happens
and
there are tho;;e
unlucky few
who
ClJmmit
a
ta..,hion
rime.
th
re
\\C::re
a
fe"'
examples
of
that
on the red carpet as
well.
Sarah Lar
on
chose: a
strapleiis
Valentino
gown
that
was light
blue
and covered in
a floral pat-
te1 n
.
arah
you
get
poims for
portmg
the noral
trend buL
on
the dress
the
look
just
didn't
\ or . The
pattern
dJ<l
not
com-
p
km nt
1h0
Jr ,,
and the
ruf-
fles on the
tiers
did
not
look
flat-
ter111g
at all.
Oi-lhl ,
Cod
settled
on
a leop-
ard pnn gown
tha1
creamed
nyer-the-top.
Paired
with
all the
accc:-sones.
llu.
luok
s
JU:.t
a
little
too mu
b. P r,
,nally. I
have never
been a
fan of
leopard
print
and
fe
l
llns
look
is not
cla"")
at
.ill. llowcvi.:r,
animal
pnnls rl.' seen
y
ar
·
ftcr
year,
and seem
to
work b
t
in mall
quantitie
..
uch a,;
pattern
for a
shot: or lir1ndbag.
Many O car fashion~
wiJl
be
remembered
fo1 years
to come
and
th~,c
1s
•ood
n
\\.
f
>r those
"'ho
endr.:d up on the
worst-
dre.
se<l
Ii.
t
this
year.
1
here is
. 1
'ilYS
ne
l
year to
redeem
yourself. b~c·msc
you
always
have another chance to
impress
the critics.




























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CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2008 •
PAGE 8
This month's
best
music
singles
SNL returns after writer's strike
By
ALISON JALBERT
Staff Writer
"No Air" - Jordin Sparks fea-
turing Chris Brown: Sparks, at
18,
has won "American Idol,"
released a critically acclaimed
debut album, and her first single,
"Tattoo," continues to climb the
charts. Brown, also
18, has been
nominated-for two Grammys and
has seven hit singles to his name.
Given the amount of star power
each young singer has, it only
makes sense for them to collabo-
rate. Lyrically and musically,
"No Air'' isn't anything ground-
breaking,
but
Sparks
and
Brown's vocals mesh together
well. The song is another hit for
Brown, and it gives Sparks the
opportunity to show her abilities
beyond the "Idol" stage.
"Break the Ice" - Britney
Spears: Another month, another
new Britney Spears single.
While Spears' personal life is
still on a downward spiral, her
musical career (if you can still
call it that) seems to be the only
positive aspect of her existence
right now. The third single from
Spears' fifth album, "Break the
-
Ice" has gotten a mostly positive
review from critics and radio lis-
teners. It's easy to see why: the
song has the same heavy breath-
ing and synthesizer combination
that worked so winningly in
"Slave 4 U." Spears' attempt at
sexiness falls flat, undoubtedly
because of her tarnished public
image, but the club-friendly
sound should propel the song up
the charts regardless of Spears'
mental state any given week.
"All-American Girl"
-
Carrie
Underwood: The second single
from the "Carnival
Ride"
album
tells the story of an all-American
girl from the time she.,.,s
born
until she has her own "beautiful,
wonderful, perfect all-American
girl." The girl in the song evokes
the image of wholesome, blonde
Underwood, who co-wrote the
song and cites it as being semi-
autobiographical. Underwood's
powerhouse voice is as strong as
ever, elevating the single from a
simple country song to another
display of her vocal abilities. The
song doesn't have the crossover
potential of Underwood's smash
hit "Before He Cheats," but it
will undeniably do well on the
country chatts.
"Flashing Lights"
-
Kanye
West: Whether you love or hate
West, you have to admit he cre-
ates songs that are equally
strange
and
captivating.
"Flashing Lights" is no excep-
tion. The fourth single from
"Graduation" has gotten major
buzz due in part to its music
video. The song itself has a slug-
gish, hypnotic beat, and vocals
by Connie Mitchell and Dwele
add to the unique sound. West is
generous in his use of a synthe-
sizer, which seems like it would
be out of place in a hip-hop song,
but as he already proved with
"Stronger," it can actually work.
"A-Punk" - ~ampire Weekend:
.
Four
Columbia
graduates,
dressed like they just came from
a weekend on Cape Cod, bring
something new to the music
scene with their unique brand of
African-inspired indie rock. "A-
Punk," the second single off their
self-titled debut album, has yet to
gain major radio airplay ( and
probably won't,) but Vampire
Weekend has found success by
word-of-mouth publicity and
promotion from various biogs.
The song calls to mind warm
summer days at the beach, and
lead singer Ezra Koenig's mel-
low voice matches the laid-back
tone of the song. "A-Punk" is the
perfect remedy for a music
industry that is overrun with
over-produced,
commercial
artists.
"Feels Like Tonight" -
Daughtry: February was clearly
a month where radio was ruled
by former "American Idol" con-
testants. Fifth season contestant
Chris Daughtry and his band
score with their fourth consecu-
tive single to perform well on the
charts. "Feels Like Tonight" is a
catchy song, but it to the casual
listener, it's not much different
from apy
other Daughtry single.
Wbile
there fsnlt mhdi 1'nusical
variety to be found between their
singles, you have to give the
band credit for being consistent,
and their fans clearly don't mind
either, because Daughtry's debut
album is certified three times
Platinum.
"With You" - Chris Brown:
February was a good month for
Chris Brown, too. Known for
releasing up-tempo, hip-hop
songs such as previous single
"Kiss Kiss," Brown uses "With
You" to showcase his vocal tal-
ent. The stripped down, guitar-
driven ballad provides a contrast
to Brown's usual high-energy
performances. Regardless of the
fact that the guitar loop sounds
suspiciously like Beyonce's
"Irresistable," "With You" is still
a likable song from an equally
likable young singer.
"Winner at a Losing Game" -
Rascal Flatts: It's pretty much a
guarantee that any song put out
by the Tennessee trio is guaran-
teed success, and "Winner at a
Losing Game," the group's nine-
teenth single,
has already
reached the top of the country
charts. There is nothing to make
this song stand out amongst the
slew of other ballads released by
Rascal Flatts, but it's a good
song nonetheless. It sounds like
'it
could be a song the Eagles
released during the height of
their career. While popularity on
the Top 40 charts is always up
for grabs, Rascal Flatts seem to
be a permanent fixture on the
country charts, and if they keep
releasing quality singles like this,
they could be ruling the charts
for many more years.
"Feedback" - Janet Jackson:
Never mind that she's 41 years
old, because Jackson can put out
better pop songs than artists half
her age. "Feedback," off her
tenth album, gives Jackson the
most critical praise following the
Super Bowl controversy that
seeqtlngly destroyed any possi-
bility of her having another hit
single. While other artists her
age sound like they're stuck in
the '90s (I'm talking to you,
Paula Abdul,) Jackson has man-
aged to create a song that is rele-
vant to today's music scene with-
out sounding like she's trying to
sound younger.
"Nine in the Afternoon" -
Panic at the Disco: The release of
the first single off Panic's second
CD
indicates
four
major
changes: a departure from their
electro-pop sound, song titles
that aren't l()Dg and unhecessari-
ly witty, the retirement of their
top hats and tuxedos, and the
elimination of the exclamation
po.int from their name. The
changes are nothing but compli-
mentary to the musical growth
that Panic has gone through, and
"Nine in the Afternoon" is the
perfect way to introduce the
band's new sound and image.
The electronic blips and bleeps
are replaced by horns and piano,
recalling the laid-back pop sound
of the late 1960s. Fans•of Panic's
earlier songs may not
·
immedi-
ately embrace this song, but its
feel-good and sunny vibe is lik-
able enough to appeal to every-
one.
By
KELLY
LAUTURNER
Staff Writer
It's Saturday Night, and finally
it's live again. •~aturday Night
Live" returned this weekend
marking the show's fifth episode
of the season. New SNL
episodes have not been on seen
since Nov.
3 because of the writ-
ers' strike.
The cast and crew· of SNL
jumped into their show, begin-
ning with a stockpile of political
commentary that has been build-
ing up for months. They began
with a CNN Democratic debate
between Hillary Clinton and
Barack Obama, showing CNN's
obvious favoritism of Obama.
The highlight of this sketch was
during a question and answer
session; they had the "obama
girl" get up and sing "I've got a
Crush on Obama" for her ques-
·
tion.
The host of this episode was
Tina Fey, a former cast member
of SNL from 1997 to 2006. Fey,
one of the striking writers and
also a former writer for the SNL
·
staff, showed her support for her
fellow writers saying that it was
a justified fight, but that the writ-
ers had to settle.
After sharing with the audience
that she was nervous about host-
ing the show, Fey was joined
onstage by legendary comedian
Steve Martin. Martin has never
actually been
-
on SNL, but has
made over 25 guest appearances
on the show. A writer/actor him-
self, Martin prepped Fey to host
the show. He had her chant "I
can do it!" in several different
voices, even making her speak in
Spanish, and then slapping her in
the head to get her focused.
Toe
.
episode
included country
sing"!
~
f~~Anw,tj~ MRI
contestant
Caqie Und.erwood
performing. She had one slow
song and a good country song
that kept the audience enter-
tained despite the late hours of
the show.
The main theme of the show
seemed to be to spoof other tele-
vision shows. I liked this theme
throughout the episode and I
thought it was funny because so
many shows have been out of
production for a while, but they
still found shows to spoof.
First was
a
parody of the VHl
dating game "Rock of Love with
Bret Michael," where former
Poison guitarist Bret Michaels
searches for love bachelor-style.
This skit amuses me because
even through the characteriza-
tions of the women were o,ver the
top, they were still a pretty accu-
rate representation of the women
on the show. There was a crying
woman that hoped Bret would
pick her, a dazed and confused
drug addict, an intense woman,
and woman with one leg who
was hoping the pity vote would
get her Bret's heart.
SNL also spoofed "Celebrity
Apprentice," offering up a new
version of the show such as
"Celebrity Apprentice: SVU"
and
"Celebrity Apprentice:
Commercial Edition" where the
old dancing guy from the Six
Flags commercials squared off
against the creepy guy from the
commercials that offer govern-
ment money to finance projects.
They also poked fun at new
shows "Cashmere Mafia" and
"Lipstick Jungle" with "Lady
Business," a show about power-
ful women living unrealistic
liv~ and celebrating them over
drinks.
My absolute favorite part of the
show in tliis episode was a digi-
tal short called "Grandkids"
which
·
was a commercial that
offered help for old people
watching movies. The old man in
the commercial talked about how
he was tired of watching movies
and
not recognizing actors, so his
wire· added his teenage grand-
sons into the movies so he could
see people he knew in them.
In the middle of movies like
"No Country for Old Men" and
"Michael Clayton," these two
guys popped up and started talk-
ing to their grandpa who was
watching the movie, explaining
the plot to him and telling him
the sounds in the movie were not
real. Then the boys reminded
grandpa to
tur:n
up the volume on
the television during a quiet
scene in the movie. They also
came into movies to tell grandpa
when to tum it off because it was
getting to intense and might
cause him to have a heart attack.
My personal favorite scene was
when one of the grandsons was
in "Juno" translating the movie
to his grandpa, explaining that
the characters were talking about
Juno being pregnant. Definitely
look at this video, available on
the SNL Web site.
·
On
"Weekend Update," SNL's
weekly newscast that takes real
stories and makes
fun
of them,
anchors Amy Pohler and Seth
Meyers welcomed Fey back to
report the news with them. They
pointed out Kirste Alley's weight
problems,
Lindsey
Lohan's
desire to be Marilyn Monroe,
Castro's plans for retirement and
casting for the "Dora the
&plorer" live action mov1e.
In their political news segment,
possible presidential nominee
Mike
Huckabee came on to talk
about his struggling campaign.
Huckabee's interviewers pointed
out that his winning the
Republican nomination for the
presidency was a mathematical
impossibility for Huckabee, he
confessed he had no idea what
that meant. Huckabee was jok-
ingly crushed when he was told
that meant he has no chance of
winning, but he said he was just
hoping for a miracle. When
asked when he would quit the
race, Huckabee replied, "I know
when it's time to leave," later not
leaving the show until the hosts
asked him to leave the segment.
Overall, it was refreshing to see
SNL again. Let's hope the rest of
the season ke.eps us laughing in a
time when we could really use a
laugh.
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here.
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PAGE9
Support cardiac health
•
Ill
the AHA walk
By KARLIE JOSEPH
Circle Contributor
If
one
were to
observe
a sec-
ond hand swiftly trace the arc of
an
analogue wrist watch, it
could be
noted
that
thirty
sec-
onds have j.ust passed. As it
rounds the second curve, a
full
minute of life is now gone, most
likely without anyone taking
notice. The reality is, every time
the hand is brought full circle;
two
more
people have lived
their last
minute
of life due to
heart disease. In every 45 sec-
onds that pass, another has died
from a stroke. According to the
American Heart Association,
heart attack and stroke are the
number one and three causes of
death in the world, along with
congenital
cardiovascular
defects as the leading cause of
disabilities
·
from birth.
Every year, approximately 500
Heart Walk benefits take place
nation-wide in order to support
this particular
cause.
Among
the
.
se
includes the annual
Dutchess
-
Ulster County walk,
which will be taking place on
Mar
.
8, 2008
at Vassar College's
Walker Field Hovse. Backed
by
large institutious such as IBM,
Dutchess
Community College,
The Culinary
,
lnst~tute, St.
Francis llospi_tal and Marist,
have allowed for reliable
fundraising over the 15 years
that the event has 'tak,~n place.
"Last year, we raised a~out
$415, 000,"
said Bob Olivo,
Heart Walk Corporate
Director
for the Qutches$-Ulster divi-
sion. "This year,
our
goal is
$500,000."
.
According to Olivo, there are
three different categories of
people who m,a)ce up approxi-
mately 2,000 participants: those
who are honqrjng a loved one
that has suffered from a h~art
related issue,
.
those who person-
ally have experiencD.d heart
·
related issues and;, as previ9usly
mentioned, large institutions in
the comm\lllity su1.h as Marist,
which provide most of the
financial support
.
According to
Marist's
"team
leader"
Bernadette Cookingham, last
year
$2,746
was raised by
Marist
participants
alone.
Though this m~y seem like quite
the
chunk
of
change,
Cookingham stated that this was
actually an all time low for Student Cabaret, where meet-
Marist, explaining that we usu-
ings for this year
.
's strategy
ally contribute "well over were held.
$3,000.
Our
goal
is to at
least
For Marist specifically, a new
get our donati,9ns back
up
to the strategy seemed to be needed in
amount we made previous order to get donations back up
years," said Cookingham.
where they use to be. Also,
Even with the low earnings, Cookingham expressed some
the Ameri_can Heart Association concern about an even greater
can
still claim consistent parti-
fall in involvement for 2008.
"Next to the government The American Heart Association
provides the largest funding for cardiac research in the
United States," he said "We also provide donations for
education on heart disease, CPR and other related
issues."
ipation from Marist since the
first Walk took place 15 years
ago'. Atso, Marist has willingly
provided the location for the
annual Heart Walk "kick off/'
beginning
the season for dona-
tions, pledging and involvement
in the event. According to
Olivp, this year was
no
differ-
ent:
in
early
January,
Presidential Fellow,
Mr.
Eddie
Summers, hosted a luncheon
on
behave of Marist President
Doctor Dennis
J.
Murray at the
-
Bob Olivo
"Two things about the walk
are different this year," she said
" '
i
'
"The ocation and most impor-
tantly the date." While Olivo
clarified that the
different
loca-
tion was taken into effect to pro-
vide more "roof space" for a
more comfortable setting for
food
and beverages after the
walk, Cookingham said this is
not the primary issue.
"The date change is our
biggest concern," she said
"midterm exams ar:e just the
week after, and most students
don't take time out
.
of
their stud-
ies." Along with the lack of stu-
dent participants,
it seems facul-
ty
are also lacki~g. Even regular
participants such as
Brother
Robert and Eileen Sico will not
be attending the actual Walk,
although donations were still
made.
Cookingham explained that
realistically the best shot at this
is getting donations ahead of
time, not relying on actual walk-
ers. She explained a variety of
new fundraisers that were used
this year such as a raffle for a
Valentine's gift basket as well as
hearts being sold in the main
.
entrance of Donnelly. Senior
Jenna Scorza was the first big
winner to claim the gift basket
p~ze.
"I was excited to see that this
year's winner was a student,"
said Cookingham "it's good to
see that they are getting
involved." Cookingham was not
the only one excited about the
outcome. Scorza also spoke on
behave of her donation.
·
"I think that it's good to give
money to the American heart
association because they are a
group that is wholly focused at
addressin~ one of the major
health
problems in this coun-
try,"
said sc·orza "they approach
it at many different levels."
Olivo spoke similarly on this
issue.
"Next to the government The
American Heart Association
provides the l11rgest funding for
cardiac research in the, United
States," he said "We also pro-
vide donations for education on
·
heart disease, CPR and other
related issues." With these posi-
tive aspects the Marist
"
team
"
looks to get more people at the
walk.
"I really hope we can get more
participants
this
year,"
Coo!dngham said, she explains
while all donations are extreme-
ly appreciated, she notes that the
walk itself is the most striking:
"It's really neat while you're
w~lking to look forward and see
a thousand people in front of
you from infants in carriages, to
people who can hardly walk,"
she said "but the most amazing
part is when you tum around
and still there are a thousand
more people behind you, all
together for the same cause
."
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formulated
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College. For those of you who were not able to sign up, here are some visuals and instru
c-
tions for you to stretch at home.]
Begin lying on your back with
your knees in a
90
degree angle.
Inhale, and hold your thighs and
bring your knees to your chest.
Exhale and gently pull your knees
even closer.
Feel the stretch from your upper
thighs to your lower back.
Hold for 10 to 15 seconds.
Repeat.
Begin lying on your back with
your knees in
a
90
degree angle
.
Inhale, and on the exhale shift your
legs to the right side of your body
(leave your shoulders on 'the
ground).
Feel the stretc9 throughout your
upper body.
Inhale and bring your legs back up.
Exhale, repeat to other side.
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Red Foxes look to run table against SPC
JAMES REILLY/
THE CIRCLE
Senior
point
guard Nikki Flores led the Red Foxes
In their
71-61
win
over
conference rival Manhattan.
Flores tied her
career-high
with 21
points.
By ERIC ZEDALIS
was scheduled to be played
Media Editor
Wednesday night after this pub-
lication went to press)
"We still have two games - it'd
Against
Manhattan
be nice to see what Saint Peter's
The Jaspers, who lost to the
is like," Marist head coach Brian
Giorgis said this past Sunday at
a press conference.
No. 21 ~arist (16-0 as of
Tuesday, Feb. 26) has played
and beaten . every other Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC)
team twice, but its first
scheduled meeting with Saint
Peter's on Friday, Feb. 22 was
postponed due to the snow.
Red Foxes by two on Jan.
13,
again put the Red Foxes
to
the
test last Sunday.
This time, it was sen
.
ior point
guard Nikki Flores who stepped
up for Marist, tying her career-
high 21 points.
what the defense was giving her.
"Ifl saw Erica [ Allenspach] or
Julianne [Viani] on the perime-
ter, I'd kick to them.
If
I saw
an
open lane, I'd talce it.
If
I saw
these two numbskulls [pointing
at Meg Dahlman and Rachele
Fitz] down low, I'd throw the
ball to them," she said.
Dahlman and Fitz added 16
and 19 points in the paint,
respectively. Dahlman
did
most
of her damage in the first half,
and Fitz
m
the
second.
According to Giorgis, there was
some concern over Fitz's offen-
sive involvement in the first
half.
"People are saying, well why
did Rachele only have one shot
in the first half? Well, because
we were going inside
to
Meg,
because she was doing a great
job/' Giorgis said. "Then we
switched it up and got Rachele
involved, and she got her's. So
both of our big kids really came
up big for us." ·
Fitz, who did manage to score
her average, only scored two
points
in
the
first
half.
Manhattan Head Coach Myndi
Hill
said she knew it was only a
matter of time.
"You knew it was coming,"
Hill said.
"I said it at halftime,
this is probably gonna be the
Fitz show in the second half."
Hill
was
right.
The Foxes started finding Fitz
in the post, and she exploded for
17 in the second half.
The Red Foxes completed the
season sweep of Manhattan at
home on Sunday with a 71-61
win and have just two remaining
games left - a home-and-away
versus Saint Peter's. (The first
of which, a road game at the
Yaniielli Center in Jersey City,
Flores was aggressive shooting
!he basketball right from the tip.
In the first 10 minutes of the
game, she scored ten points. In
between questions during the
press conference, sophomore
forward Rachele Fitz said to
Flores,
"I
felt like they weren't
guarding you the first ten min-
utes."
"Once we start moving the ball
The senior point guard said she around, more
people
get open,"
Fitz said. "And since someone's
was just taking advantage of
hot, they have to chang~ up and
switch in how their gu~ding us.
So I knew [my teammates]
would start getting me the ball."
Dahlman, in addition to scor-
ing 16 points, had two assists,
one steal, and four blocks.
The senior center said this game
was a gut-check for the Red
Foxes.
''We'd been beating teams by
20-30 points, and to have a close
game like this and come through
under the pressure of
run after
run that they had, it says a lot
about our team and our confi-
dence."
Looking Ahead
·
Saint Peter's defeated second-
place Iona, 61-57, on Sunday to
take sole possession of third
place
in
the
MAAC.
With the results of Wednesday
night's game unknown at the
time of publication, Marist faces
the Peahens once more on
Saturday night for senior night at
the James J. McCann Center.
As
Marist tries to
run
the table
in_ the MAAC, Giorgis said he
knows that Marist is always get-
ting opposing teams' best effort.
When he coached at Our Lady of
...
Lourdes
High
School
in
Poughkeepsie, things were dif-
ferent.
"We make somebody's
.
season
if we lose-to them," he said. "So
we're going to get everybody's
best effort.
When
I co
_
ached in high school,
and you went up against some-
body ... 'oh my God, we're play-
ing Lourdes ... '
They would lite,;ally have
nightmares for 24 hours before,
during
the
game,
etc.
Scholarship kids want to play
you. They have nothing to lose."
The Peahens play an aggres-
sive style of defense that causes
opposing teams to
tum
the ball
over.
.
They lead the conference in
steals, blocks, and turnover mar-
gin.
The Foxes, who
~
the ball
over the least in the conference,
will rely on point guards Flores
and Elise Caron to take care of
the basketball.
They also have guard
Viani, who leads the- conference
in assist-to-turnover ratio, but
her health status as of Tuesday,
Feb. 26 is in question for this
week's games. Coach Giorgis
did not want to comment, and
Viani was unavailable for an
interview.
School
History
The Marist women's basketball
team is ranked 21 st in the latest
ESPN/USA Today Coaches'
Poll, released on Tuesday. This
i~ the highest ranking for the
Red Foxes since finishing last
season 22nd in the poll after
reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Coupled with a ranking of 25th
in the Associated Press Top 25
on Monday, Marist is now
ranked in both women's basket-
ball polls simultaneously for the
first time in program history.
The Red Foxes are currently rid-
ing a 16-game winning streak,
the fifth-longest in the country
and the team's longest since
2005.
Women's lacrosse looks to finish business this season
By
MATT SPILLANE
News Co-Editor
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For the Marist women's
lacrosse team, the 2008 season
can be described in two words:
unfinished business. The team
has been sporting t-shirts with
the stogan emblazoned on their
backs, a reminder of a missed
opportunity that can still be ful-
filled.
Marist dropped a 14'.:i3 ov.er-
time thriller to Le Moyne in the
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) champi-
onship last spring. Marist squan-
dered an eight goal
_
lead in the
contest. The Red Foxes have
their sights set on returning to
the title game and have used that
defeat as motivation heading into
the 2008 campaign.
"We thought we should have
won it last year," said sophomore
·
midfielder Liz Falco, the 2007
MAAC Rookie of the Year. "Our
focus is on winning MAAC's,
nothing less than that."
Marist is in prime position to
do just that, returning all but one
player to a team that went 10-6
and features the MAAC presea-
son co-players of the year in
'
Falco
and
senior midfielder
Lindsey Diener. The tandem was
named to the Preseason All-
MAAC Team, in addition to sen-
ior attack Ali Carnabuci, junior
defender Ashley Dattellas, and
senior goalie Liz Burkhard.
Burkhard was also selected first
Team All-MAAC in 2007 while
leading the MAAC with a .505
save percentage.
Having five players named to
the Pteseason All-MAAC Team,
Diener said, "shows how good of
a team we are, and how deep our
program is."
Voted no. one in the preseason
MAAC coaches' poll, Marist
will be led by a new but familiar
face. Tanya Kotowicz was intro-
duc
·
ed as the team's head coach
on Feb. 7, just three weeks
before the team's first game.
Kotowicz, who was an assistant
coach for Marist during the 2006
season, spent last year as an
assistant ~oach at Saint Mary's
College in Cal. She succeeds
Noelle
Cebron,
who
was
replaced for undisclosed reasons.
"The players have made the
transition
go
smoothly,"
Kotowicz said. "Our honesty
with each other is the key to suc-
cess. Getting to know 27 girls
takes work, but I'm willing to
put it in."
While the players expressed
their gratitude to Cebron for her
commitment, they said they were
excited to play for Kotowicz.
"She's great," Diener said.
"It
was the best solution in a tough
situation. It's a win-loss. She
knows
us, and she's a great indi-
vidual."
Kotowicz said she is looking
forward to helping her players
a~in the conference crown.
"They won't let anything slip
away," she said. "They're crav-
MAAC honors last year, com-
bined for 114 points in 2007.
Falco led
,
the team with~0 ~oaJs
4
while Diener topped th~
ltM
Foxes with 23 assists.
"We work well together," Falco
said of her chemistry with
Diener. The accolades "make us
work harder and push each other
to get better."
Diener needs 34 points, includ-
irig 30 goals and five assists, to
become Marist's all-time leader
in each category. She said that
becoming the program's career
scoring leader would acknowl-
edge a team effort more than an
individual one.
"It would mean a lot to u~ as a
team," she said. "The team has
come a long way, and deserves to
break some records. It would
ing that win, and they know a show how great we are."
championship is not impossi-
Marist also has one less obsta-
ble."
Following its championship
game appearance, Marist will
have a bull \g-eye on its back,
especially with the dominant
combination of Diener and
Falco. The two players, who
both garnered First Team All-
cle
to
defeat in its quest for a
MAAC
championship.
Le
Moyne, which had dominated
the conference with
four titles in
the last six years, has dropped
down to Division
II.
The
Dolphins will play Division I
teams this season, including their
former MAAC opponents, but
are no longer in the league.
Witl\LeJvfoyne
out of.the pi~-.
ture, Ma'.tist has become the
favorite to win the
_
MAAC
,
which is a new role for the pro-
gram.
In 2007 the Red Foxes
earned their first winning season
since 2001, which puts them in
an unfamiliar position.
"It
feels good being the
favorites," Falco said, "but we're
not going to think we have the
championship yet."
Falco said her team still needs
to improve its communication,
stamina, and energy, as well as
getting in sync with its new
coach. However, with 11 starters
returning and a talented fresh-
men class, Marist seems primed
to finally take home the title.
"We have
to
put all we have
into it," Falco said. "This is the
year to do it."
The Red Foxes opened the seac..
son at home against Lafayette on
Wednesday, after publication
.
They host Albany on Saturday,
March 1, at 2 p.m. and St.
Bonaventure on Wednesday,
March 5, at 3 p.m.
B as e ball opens season with three straight losses against UCSB
By
RICH ARLEO
Co-Sports Editor
The traditional early season
woes for the Marist baseball
team continued as they dropped
three
straight
games
to
U
_
hiversity of California-Santa
Barbara (UCSB) in their seasol\
opening series this weekend.
After a 2007 season in which
the team also lost their first three
games and went 2-15 in their
first · 17 games, the Red Foxes
repeated last year's performance
to start the season and dropped
their opener by a score of 9-0 on
Ftiday, then were swept in a dou-
bleheader on Saturday by scores
of 8-4 in the first game, and 13-4
in the nightcap.
Marist has to travel to warmer
climates in order to start its sea-
son around this time, and down
south are some of the top college
baseball teams, so head coach
Dennis Healy and his team knew
heading in that UCSB was going
to be a challenge.
"We knew we were going up
against two guys who throw 90-
93 (mph) and are going to be
drafted in the top ten rounds in
the draft," Healy said. "Facing
that right out of the gym is a lit-
tle much to ask."
That proved to be the case as
Marist's offense drew only one
hit in Friday's game against
UCSB. Their starter
Mike
Ford
pitched seven innings of one-hit
ball, striking out eleven on his
way to his first win of the year.
The lone hit was supplied by
junior second baseman Kyle
Meyer.
Saturday's doubleheader didn't
go much better for the Red
Foxes, but they did show a little
run homerun in the first game
.
Junior Brian McDonough and
sophomore Ryan Gauck each hit
a two-run homer in the second
game.
Despite the series sweep, Healy
did point out a few stand-out
players from this weekend.
·
"B.J Martin threw well ... Cal
Putnam
and B.J were bright
spots. Ricky P. [acione] hit well,
he went 4-8 offensively," the
coach said.
B.J Martin took the loss for
Marist in the first game on
Saturdiy despite allowing only
three hits and striking out five in
four innings of work. Freshman
Ricky Pacione went 1-4 in the
first game, and 3-4 in the second
game.
Despite the rough weekend,
Marist will have to look forward
power.
to this weekend when they travel
Freshman Ben Henderson, in to South Carolina to take on
his first college at-bat hit a three-
Presbyterian. There are a few
things that Healy wants
to
focus
on in practice this week and try
to execute this weekend.
"This weekend is a big week-
end for us," Healy said. "Our
starting pitching is set with
[Josh] Rickards, Martin, and
[Stephen] Peterson. Rickards and
Peterson are both coming off
injuries .. .it'll be the first time
they've seen hitters in 8-9
months.
"I want to get our younger guys
some bullpen time, but my main
concern is defensively," he con-
tinued.
The Red Foxes don't want a
repeat of the last few years where
they have struggled big time in
the first part of the season.
They'll try to
tum
things around
this
weekend
against
Presbyterian College.
"The past five years, [the
Marist baseball team] haven't
won early in the season," Healy
said. "A lot of that is mind set.
<;an we go to P.C South Carolina
and win two out of three? Yes,
but not unless we think we can
do it."
CIRC1.E
The
Red
Foxes
wlll
try
to rebound
after
three losses against
UCSB.
Roarin'
Red Foxes
Mari st'. male and
female tar perfonner
for the weekend of
Feb. 22-24.
Ricky
Pacione
Baseball, Fre hman
After
commg
in
at
third
ba:sc a a dcfen.
i
e
replacement
tn
Frida) ·s
game, the freshman
got
his
chance at-bat on Saturday
and delivered b_ going 4-
for-8. He wa:, one of
Manst ·
top
offensive
per-
formers during a rough
weekend
at
U B \Vhcre
the team \vas held to just
one hit in the fit
t
of the
·
r
thri.;e lo e
·.
On the horizon:
The Man
t
bas cball team
will
try
to tum
thing
around when
it
goes
to
.C. to face P
sbytcrian
ollcgc m a
three
game
serie
N"kld F
Jo res
Basketball Senior
Flores tied a
carccr-high-
with 21
points in
i
farist's
71-61
~
in o er
anhattan
on unday afternoon. ~he
vas
2-for-2
from beyond
the
arc. and added
t\\
o
assists and
s1
rebounds,
he left the game after a
hard fall
v.
here he dr
w
a
foul. but ·he v.as able to
return ju
·
t
minute
afl r
and continu 10 help the
tcan1.
On the Horizon:
The Red Fo
v.
ill play
t.
Pl!ter·s in the cnior
game on
aturday Mar.
I
at
7:30
p.m:
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Photos courtesy of
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THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2008
www.marlstclrcle.com
Upcoming Schedule:
Men's Basketball:
Friday, Feb. 29 - vs. Iona, 7:30 p.m.
Women's Basketball:
Saturday, Mar. 1 - vs. St. Peter's,
7:30 p.m.
PAGE 12
Marist anticipates Louie McCroskey's
return Friday night
By
GREG HRINYA
Sports Co-Editor
When Louie McCroskey spun
past a defender and drove to the
basket for a lay-up late in a
December loss against UMass,
the fifth year senior proved the
Red Foxes could compete with
anyone.
Until Jan. 17, Mccroskey
proved that on a daily basis.
The Red Foxes remained irt a
first-place tie with Siena and
Niagara at 5-1 heading into
Marist's duel with conference
rival
Loyola.
The
season
changed that night, however.
Just two minutes into the game,
McCroskey suffered a right
ankle injury that has sidelined
him since the match-up at
Loyola. In that sp~, the Red
Foxes are 4-7 and sixth in the
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) with a 9 .. 7
record.
As Marist and Loyola await
their rematch on Sunday, Mar. 2,
the
Red
Foxes
await
McCroskey's return. When he
sets foot on the Mccann Center
flobr this weekend, a new Marist
team will join him.
According to head coach Matt
Brady, McCroskey will return to
the lineup for this weekend's
games against MAAC opponents
Iona and Loyola.
"We're going to play him,"
Brady said firmly.
"If
he's for the season.
games after taking Demetris
healthy enough to play we're
"MY
hope was that [the injufy} Nichols' spot in the lineup.
going to play him. Hopefully he
·
would be a week or two, but Nichols was eventually drafted
can get through the game on when he came on the bus I by the Portland
Trail
Blazers
Frid~y, rest him on Saturday, and thought he'd be done: for the before
being
traded to the New
then play him again on Sunday, year," Brady said. "We miss him, York Knicks.
but we're going to play him.~'
there
rs
clearly no doubt about it.
After coming to Marist with a
Brady understands there may He's an all-league player, bottom laundry list of experience and
be some growing pains as line, he's a top 10 player in the accolades,
Mccroskey
has
McCroskey integrates himself league and when you don't have endured an NCAA transfer issue
back into the lineup, but the a top 10 player in the league to begin the season and this latest
coach wants to make sure he's you're going to struggle and ankle injury. Brady said he's
ready for the MAAC touma-
we've struggled without him."
taken everything in stride.
ment's demands.
·
In
McCroskey's absence, the
"He's awesome. Louie's as
"We're
not sure how well he's Red Foxes have struggled taking nice a young guy as I've ever
going to play, but we need to care of the ball and scored just coached," Brady boasted. "His
integrate him and assimilate him 44 points in their most recent attitude has been well beyond
back into th~
lineup
and the rota-
loss to Cleveland State on Feb. anything anybody could have
tion," Brady said. "The only way 23, 25 points below their season envisioned because he's always
to do it is to put him in there. I avera
.
ge. Although Cleveland been a very positive guy."
don't want to play him 10 min-
State possesses a formidable
By playing in the final two
utes the one game and then 10 defense, Marist converted only games of the season and ulti-
minutes the next game and then three of its 20 thi:ee.-,ppint mately the MAAC
·
tournament,
try
and play him 25 or 30 min-
attempts and the perimeter McCroskey has a chance to go
utes in a quarterfinal game [of shooters made one of their 19 out the way he and his team
the MAAC t~um:ar,t'.ent].
field goal attempts. Before
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At the time of McCr~skey's MoCroskey's injury, he main~
-
' '·
Coach Brady hopes
injury, the 6-foot-5, 208 pound tained a career-high field goal McCroskey has a chance
to
end
guard led the Red Foxes
in
scor-
percentage of 46.8:
the season in heroic form.
in~ with 13.3 points per game.
Marist
also
mi'Sses
':He
took a gamble coming to
McCroskey also tallied a Marist McCroskey's experience. With Marist, losing his redshirt year
$eason-qigh
24 points against
·his
transfer from
Syra~u"°' and
not finishing at ~acuse. I
Wright State on Dec. 1, and McGtoskey brought ~ith
l!pn
think he put his trust-in \JS, to this
earned All Tournament Team-
Big East and NCAA tournament new team and our program, and
honors at the Aeropostale experience foreign to m6st hopefully
it
ends
µi
a storybook
Holiday Festival at Madison MAAC players: In his sc;,p~
~;
fashion,"
Brady
.reiterated.
Square Garden.
more season, McCroskey scored "Things like that generally never
When Mccroskey went down
10 points against Alabama in seem to happen, but I think a
with the injury against Loyola, Syracuse's loss in the Sweet 16. good season-ending play for
Brady thought he would be lost He started 16 of Syracuse's 34 Louie would be ideal."
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on Friday night against MAAC rival Iona. Mccroskey was the Red Foxes'
leading scorer when he suffered an ankle injury Jan. 17 against Loyola.
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