VOLUME
61, ISSUE 23
Dumpster
Dive hopes to
make Marist
more green
By
DAVID MIELACH
Circle Contributor
The average
American creates
4.5
pounds of
waste
per
day,
which equals almost 1700
pounds
per
person
per
year.
This year's Dumpster Dive
aims
to
educate students on just
what
is
being thrown OUL
"Through 1he Dumpster Dive
we hope to educate students
about recycling, reducing and
r e ~
as many things as
they
can,"
said Steve
Sansola,
co-
chair
of
1he
Campus
Sustainability Committee. "We
hope to
bring
awareness
to
1he
students
from
their own waste
streams
so
we
can
visually
show
in one
day
what
students can
do."
This
is
the thiJd year for
the
dumpster dive to take place.
This year's dive will take place
.................
-:y. April 30
fw
11
:30
a.m.
to
l :30
p.m. in front
of the Student Center and
will
feature displays from several
campus mgani2.ations new
to
the
annual
event.
Information
Technology
will
collect old
ink
cartridges and cell phones, and
Physical Plant will have a large
dumpster
to
display how much
can
be recycled if all students
reduce
what they throw away.
Campus Dining Services will
also display how 1he
dining
hall
now composts all food.
"Participants
will
measure
types
of waste being disposed of
from various students' resi-
dences and academic buildings
in
an effort
to
assess
its
environ-
mental impact
to
om institution
and 1he greater community," said
Roy
Merolli in an e-mail mes-
sage
to
the Marist College com-
munity.
The annual event started as an
idea of
the
Recycling Committee
in
the
spring
of 2006.
The
first Dumpster Dive took
place that
fall.
The idea behind 1he dive was to
take gatbage from each resi-
dence hall
so
that
students could
see how much could be recycled.
The results were eye opening.
The first year,
52
percent of
garbage was made
up
of recy-
clables
.
The next
year's
Dumpster
Dive
saw a drastic
improvement as
only
35 percent of garbage was
made up of recyclables.
"We were happy
to
see 1he
change happening," said junior
Nicki Boisvert, who has worked
on all of the dumpster dives.
"Every little bit
is
a great help."
The
33
percent decline in one
year
is
an encouraging sign
to
1hose organizing the evenL
SEE DUMPSTER
DIVE, PAGE 3
FOUNDED IN
1.965
spring
concert
on
April
12
and
13
in
the
McCann
·
lyrical,
lrtsh
step
dance,
pointe,
hula.
calypso,
and
KEll.Y
lAUl1IRNER
/
lHE CIRa..E
On
April
11.
nme
Cleek.
Marist's all-male a cappelta OOUP (pictured) along with
the
Sirens and
the
HuMarists
held
a
benefit concert
for
lymphoma
research.
See
Page
3
for
more
information
on
the
event.
THURSDAY,
APRIL 1.7, 2008
Marist
Singers
look to
overcome
director
swap
By
MELISSA GRECO
Staff Writer
Marist College Singers, the
campus choral group, hopes that
the
spring
concert
will
provide
an opportunity for recovery
after
n:cent disorganization wi1hin the
departmenL
"This
has
definitely been a
transition year," said Adrienne
Sabilia, Vice President of Choir
Affairs.
In
the
past
year, Marist College
Singers has passed through 1he
hands of two directors
and
a
number of
accompanists.
Chris
Sheehan, 2006-2~7 director,
resigned from
his
position, leav-
ing the choir
to
the cwrent direc-
tor,
Sarah
Williams.
Additionally, Sheehan's depar-
ture was accompanied by 1he
sabbatical
of
Ruthanne
Schempf.
"I
think
that
Sarah
bas been
our rock and a focused director,"
said Adrienne Sabilia, Vice
President of Choir Affairs.
"In
.
addition
to
a transition for the
club, it was an opportunity for
specific individuals within the
group
to
step
up
...
Singer Christina Tello said that
Williams
gave a new level of
dedication.
"She got us to focus," said
SEE SINGERS, PAGE 3
YES
and
SNY
networks on campus looks unlikely
Yankees, Mets fans resort to extreme measures
By
JOHN RODINO
Staff
Writer
because they can't watch the the
senate
that has brought
this
teams
they've grown
up
watch-
·
issue public," Townsend said. "A
ing as kids," Foster said. "'Ibey lot of people
talk
about it behind
A Yankees game was on.
But
come
to
a school
that
can
easily closed
doors, and a lot of
stu-
instead of watching the game on afford
to
provide the packages of dents are upset about iL ..
TV, freshman Kevin Foster SNY or YES network to all the
Townsend says that he has
stared at
his
computer
screen,
TVs in all the dorms, but they already taken action, but has
viewing 1he Bionx Bombers live choose not to."
been turned down
by
1he school.
on
a Japanese Web site. To the
At least one member of SGA
is
"I
had met with a couple of
dismay of many avid
base-----------------administrators
and
had
ball fans at Marist like
exp~sed _that
students
Foster, the school provides
wanted to get YES and
nei1her 1he YES network
-
SNY in 1heir dormitories.
the ooly TV network
that
They basically told me
airs
every Yankees game
-
that it was not able
to
~
nor SNY
-
the Mets· exclu-
pen."
sive TV network
-
in
its
Townsend said
that
it
cable TV package.
would cost the school
..
an
Many Marist students
excessive
amount
of
have
bad
to resort to
log-
www
cw
FWDf&S-1
ES COM
money" to
provide YES
ging
on to foreign Web
and SNY to every donn
sites to view Mets and Yankees
pressing
Marist
to
provide these room. Both networks are current-
games. But
students
complain baseball
networks
.
Steve ly available
on
a few televisions
that
many of the lack of
com-
Townsend, President of the
Class
on campus,
each
located at 1he
mentmy and the poor quality of of 20 IO and a member of
Caberet,
the McCann Center, and
1hese sites. They want
to
view National Residence Hall
Jaz:zman's Cafe. Townsend says
the games on the YES and SNY Honorary,
is
an active pmponent that the school
already
pays a
networks
of the availability of YES and total of $9,000 every year
to
"I
think
it's
unm.ir
to
those who SNY
to
every dorm room at receive YES and SNY at those
live in 1he New York, New
Marist.
locations
.
Jersey, and Connecticut areas
"I'm really the
only
member of
"I
don't
1hink
they
were
ready
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to
make
that
financial commit-
ment." Townsend said.
Townsend said that he
pro-
posed
a plan to make YES and
SNY
optional for purchase with
every student's cable package.
"I
brought up that we do have
HBO
and
Showtime
and
other
packages that students order
without having it on their
normal
cable
plan,"
Townsend said.
"They
had
checked with our cable
company, Falls Earth, and
they said that it wasn't able
to be
done."
about Mets and Yankees games."
Townsend said.
"They
say,
'How
come we're the
only
school in
New York that doesn't broadcast
Yankee games or Mets
games?'"
But Keith Strudler, a Spor1s
Communication professor at
Marist, says 1hat
the
school isn't
at
fault tor this issue.
While Strudler says that base-
ball
is
"the
most important
sport
to Marist,
..
be doesn't understand
the student body's clamor for the
availability of both networks.
"To
me,
it's always been a lit-
tle
odd
that people need
to
watch
every single baseball game,"
Strudler said. "We're talking
about 162 games. I never
really tmderstood
that."
But many
baseball
fans
at Marist are dedicated.
"They watch baseball
games with a lot more fer-
vor than other
sports,"
Strudler said.
Townsend said he has
plans for a student petition
to make YES and SNY
available to every dorm
room
at the school.
Regardless, Townsend
says
that
be will push bo1h
WWW.coMCASTJXN
SGA and the school
to
.. If
I
can
get a strong petition
and get a majority ofthe student
body
to
sign
it.
I
1hink
it
could be
done," Townsend said.
Townsend said
that
many stu-
dents have already expressed
concern about this
iswe.
"I'd
say close
to 25
students
have come
up
to me
personally
-
friends of mine
-
and asked
"This
isn't unique just to this
school," Strudler said.
"This is
probably something that's
~
pening all over the country. It's
really
easy
to
blame 1he school.
But 1he real blame, in essence,
probably goes
to
the Mets and
the Yankees
-
building a network
that made
it
cost-prohibitive for a
lot of people
to
buy
iL"
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Dan Pearles examines
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right
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make YES and SNY avail-
able.
"We should be able
to
watch
our
teams,"
he said.
One 1hing
is
for certain
is
that
baseball
fans
at Marist
will
have
to
continue
to
access obscure for-
eign Web sites in order to watch
their favorite
teams
unless a
peti-
tion
is
completed and approved
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THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008
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Security Briefs
No
students
are
j
.
By
TYLER THURSON
John Gildard in Training
4/8 - Beck Place
Security asked a loitering
man to leave campus, and
although apparently he
was not invoking any
harm on campus society,
he did deem the Beck
Place parking lot a won-
derful place to preach the
bible. Although he has
every right to say what
he wants to say, there are
obviously better places to
explain them, though I'm
sure he just wanted to
warn students that in the
end
1
only a fow of us will
be saved from eternal
damnation. Judging by
his now lacking presence
on campus, I'm guessing
he wasn't one of them. If
only he had just listened
to my person.al
com-
mahdment, "Thou shall
not
·1.vand'e'f
around col-
lege campuses where I
could easily be mistaken
for
a
predator."
Seriously, it just sends
mixed messages.
4/8 - Commuter
Lounge
above
the
commuter
lounge, with shards of
glass
sprung
nicely
across the floor. In a
sense, even if this wasn't
a
comqmter's
handy-
work, it's the ideal crime,
as the powers-that-be
will never catch you if
you're never on campus.
Brilliant, just brilliant.
Although, I am loving the
irony that it was the exit
sign broken, almost send-
ing a message that once
you go to Marist, there's
no getting out. Funny
though, because all com-
muters do is leave.
It
only makes my daily
search for irony that
much easier. Thank you
commuters, thank you.
4/10
-
Midrise
too high out of your price
range? At first, this latest
thie".ery
just
seemed
bitchy and mean, but
upon closer inspection,
the jeans may be gone,
but the robber did spare
the boots with the fur.
Thank god, because seri-
ously, heads would have
rolled.
4/10 - Leo Hall
Security provided quite
the
party
foul
on
Thursday night, mainly
by stopping the patty
before it
started.
By con-
fiscating a 30-rack of
Miller,
security
halted a
good
time, but at least
upheld the belief that no
drinking
happens
on
campus.
Don't worry
thoµgh, being busted at
the entry desk happens to
the best of us,. so you can
ah,,.ays go back to your
room and
cfro-wn:
your
sorto\\r· .•
0"'
wait'·
not
·
i
·
¥.a
·•~
..,.
~
:
tt
-
..
1,1,•
.
i
anymore. That just sucks.
Well, now you cut this
out and tell all your
friends that it was you
who took the fall for all
their beer. That's some-
thing to be proud of.
4/12
-
Upper West
Cedar
Responding to yet
anoth-
er riveting noise com-
in
these briefs
·
West Cedar house over halt by the
security
the weekend. No write-
troops, this time with a
ups were issued, the collapsible,
fold-out
party was indeed finally table being confiscated.
stopped, and the resi-
Well, there are a number
dents were reminded to of things that could be
keep it down, grandmoth-
used for. A card game of
ers are sleeping. Not nee-
sorts, a giant game of
essarily on campus, but chess, perhaps even a
somewhere,
so
be joyful family dinner, just
respectful. Hey, if I don't what you need for house
think of them, who will? bonding. Yet, security
Who will?
jumps to conclu~ions and,
4/12
-
Leo Hall
A fire alarm was sent
sounding
off in Leo Hall,
although it wasn't from
burnt buttered popcorn or
a future Mensa member
leaving a hair
straighten-
er casually lying- around.
Nope, I never thought I
would say this, but I wish
it was from one of the
former. Well, instead it
was from one
lucky
resi-
dent smoking
jn
the.
toom.
Seriously,
y9,J~
need a cigarette that bad
that you can't go outside
and brave the unbeliev-
ably
warm
weather?
Seriously? Oh
yeah,
you
have
the
award
for
"Classiest
of the Year"
all sewed up. There's no
competition, it's only
you.
4/12
-
Gartland
assumes
that
it's used for
a game involving cups
and ping pong balls. God,
it's like they ha~e a mat
or something. Wait a
minute, a jump-to-con-
clusions mat. Has that
been
done
before?
Genius.
4/13 -
Foy
And finally, Foy
makes
its
long-awaited way int
_
o
this
week's
security
briefings. And the lucky
winner
is ... noise
com-
plaint? s·prjo:uslY,,
f
P-Y..71
That's the best
you
can
get caught
for?
A party
too loud? Why not just
turn
up
the
TV obnox-
iously
loud and really
fight the law? Because
I'm
telling you,
the law
will always
win.
Always.
Uh oh, thos.e pesky com-
muters at
it
again. Well,
again, or the first time
ever. Security noticed a
broken exit sign hanging
In a crime straight out of
"Mean
Girls," a Midrise
resident noted
her
jeans
conspicuously
mis-sing
from' her laµndry pile,
which had also been con-
veniently been removed
from
her
designated
washer and left in a wet
pile atop, I'm sure in an
effort to give them that
much
sought-after
wrin-
kled look. Really, you
're
that cheap that you need
to steal someone else's
jeans from a washer?
First off, it's cheap.
Second off, it's someone
else's used jeans, what,
was the thrift
store
just
plaint,
security
paid a
Another
party
was
visit
to another Upper brought to a screeching
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under
the
First Amendment
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Marist a cappella and humor
groups perform cancer benefit
By
KELLY LAUTURNER
Circle
Contributor
wild over the song and loved the Frey and Senior Stephanie make up a scene that went along
guys walking around and acting Markey), Goodnight my Angel with the song. These amusing
like zombies during the song's and Preacher (Soloist Kristen scenes ranged from kids taunting
Marist students were able to bridge. That act was followed Spirko).
their grandpa on his birthday
see an impressive concert put on with another set with solos by
The HuMarists took part in the with a fake winning lottery tick-
by Marist
a
capella groups Sirens junior Poul Corstensen and sen-
performance,
playing
some et
(modeled
on
Alanis
and Timecheck, as well as the ior Eddie Storey
improvisation games as they pre-
Morisette's "Ironic") to the
HuMarists,
on
Friday, April
11.
The Sirens began their set with pare for their "Big Show" on Amy-Winsehouse
("Rehab")
Several concerts of this type Belinda Carsile's "Heaven on April
29.
They acted out several inspired scene about a guy who
have
been
held in the last
Earth," which included freshman unique and humorous sketches, eats
paper
and is put in a mental
few years at Marist, unit-
institution.
ing these three organiza-
The Avril Lavagine
tions together on one
( " G i r
I
fr
i e n d " )
stage.
inspired scene about
T-hese groups teamed
a cheerleader who is
up to raise money for
doing a dating show
lymphoma research, with
contest
with
her
audience
members
male
cheerleader
donating their
$3
admis-
friends
competing to
sion fees to Memorial
be her prom date was
Sloan-Kettering Cancer
well received by the
center. The male a capel-
audience. At the end
la group Timecheck and
of the show, the
female
a
capella Group
HuMarists
let mem-
Sirens both put
on
sets
bers of Timecheck
with musically tight bar-
and Sirens partici-
monies and beautiful ren-
pate in a game where
ditions of popular songs
they had to come up
from several decades.
with a song title
The
HuMarists
per-
relating to the previ-
formed some improvisa-
ous one stated and
tion games with help
KEU.Y LAl/T\JRNER/
The
circle
sing some of the
from. the audience.
Members
of
the
HuMarists perform
on
Friday,
April
11,
to benefit the Memorial Sloan-Kettering
song:
Timecheck began th
e
Cancer center. Marist a capella groups
Timecheck
and the Sirens also performed.
This
game engaged
concert with the sixties
the ~uq:i,enc;e, getting
classic "Hooked on a Feeling," Cai:oline Hugl\e~ as soloist.
I;ti~y
inch,iding situations that pqr-
them to sing along to classics
by
B.J.
Thomas. The song fea-
followed with ''As I lay me trayed a 25-year-old man discov-
such as Irving
Berlin's
"There's
tured sophomore soloist Mike Down" by Sophie B. Hawkins, ering that Santa was not real, a no
Business
Like
Show
Steier.
in which Meghan Frey per-
woman giving birth to a rock, Business" to Sir Mix-A-Lot's
Timecheck
followed up with formed a solo.
and some British colonists trying "Baby Got
Back."
"You've Lost that Loving
They then delighted the audi-
to invade America with
a
canoe
Overall, the concert was a huge
Feeling," with
a
solo by fresh-
ence with their rendition of they can barely paddle.
success. The audience got to pre-
man Andrew
Fritzer.
The Simon and Garfunkel's "The
They also created a sketch view the work of Sirens and
Righteous
Brothers
song was a Sound of Silence." Audience where a man is at the dentist Timecheck before their spring
big
hit and gr~mp leader Eddie member Liz Horowitz said, "I waiting for a procedure and each concert
on
May 2, and the
Storey serenaded a lady in the loved 'Sound of Silence' done a person that enters the exam room HuMarists'
loveable
and funny
audience during the latter half of capella. It's a great song and it is creepier
than
the last. In their antics before their
big
show
on
the
song.
sounds
beautiful."
second set they relied on ipods April
29.
It
also raised awareness
The group finished its set with
The Sirens ended their set with from the audience to create their and money for lymphoma
an
interesting song called Orinoco Flow (Sail Away), a sketch ideas.
research while entertaining the
"Zombie
Jamboree,"
featuring song originated by .cnya. They
A random song was chosen and audience at the
same
time.
junior
Derek
Neway as the followed in their second set with played, and then the actors had to
soloist. Audience
members
went One Fine Day (soloists Meghan
From Page One
PAGE3
Panel discusses
Russian Gulag,
human rights issues
By
DEANNA
GILLEN
Features Editor
A recent panel discussion urged
the Marist cdmmunity to raise
awareness about human rights
violations in America and over-
seas.
Four speakers, corning from
different parts of the globe all
conveyed the same message at
the April l
O
discussion.
"It's very dangerous when we
begin to say that all of this
oppression happens abroad, it
still happens here," Cathy
Collins said. "We should take
away not a his
t
ory
l
esson, but
what we can do in our own
lives."
Collins, the former executive
director
of
The
Eleanor
Roosevelt Center at Valkill,
joined
speakers
Joshua
Rubenstein,
of
Amnesty
International,
Dr.
Valentine
Boss, McGill University profes-
sor, and Ivan Kovalev, human
rights activist, at the panel dis-
cussion.
The four were invited to speak
in hopes of creating a better
understanding for the current
exhibit in the Marist
G~lJegeArt
Gallecy. The exhibit is called
Gulag:' Soviet Forced Labor
Camps and the Struggle for
Freedom.
The Gulag was the name for
the government administration
that
controlled
detainment
camps in Russia, which originat-
ed under Josef Stalin.
The exhibit
,
the first of its kind
on the Gulag to appear in the
United States, debuted two years
ago at Ellis Island, and its'
United States tour is culminating
at Marist College, April
19.
Kovalev, who survived five
years of Gulag suppression,
praised the exhibi
t
as he recount-
ed his past.
"The most important thing is
that people remember," Kovelev
said.
Kovalev was arrested and
imprisoned for his involvement
in a non-violent political protest.
He spent four and a half months
in a po
l
i
t
ical prison
,
until he was
deported to a small Siberian vi
l
-
lage, where he was forced to
work the mines of the town, for
almost five years.
The creator of the exh
i
bit,
Joshua Rubenstein, cited numer-
ous human rights violations
beyonp the scope the exhibit
details.
"This year marks the 40th
anniversary of many tragic
events," Rubenstein said, noting
the assassination of Martin
Luther King, Jr., and Robert
F.
Kennedy
,
Jr. "One of the most
important events that happened
in
1968
was the reform move-
ment that emerged in the Soviet
Union. A movement so provoc!l-
tive, so subversive, that all
brought about an atmosphere of
hope, which was crushed by the
introduction of the Warsaw Pact
in the
SDYiet :U:nioa ~•
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brQ\lgl;tt
to ligb.t Qfber
human rights v
i
olations that
were not receiving significant
attention from coun
t
ries that
have the capacity to help.
"The countries surrounding
Russia are not much better off
than some third world countries
in Africa
,
" Boss said, "but once
someone
t
ells the truth
,
things
can change."
Kovalev pleaded for support of
human rights, regardless
_
of the
location.
"You have to care about human
rights, because the victims can-
not survive without yo,ur help."
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Dumpster
.
Dive looks
to improve on last
year's success
Singers' new director Williams
Tipsy
Tuesdays
not
doing it
for you?
those organizing
the event.
"The
Dumpster Dive
is a
way to grade
the college on
the
job we
are doing in
respect to
recycling;'' said Ray Kepner,
one
of the faculty organizers
who teaches in
the School
of
Science. "I
feel
that in past
years
we have been at about a
C
arid
I hope we will be
able
to
bring
that grade up to A this
year."
Tliis hope falls in line with
the mission of the college.
"A key initiative in the
College's strategic
plan
calls
for the implementation of
environmentally sustainable
practices to raise awareness to
use
as
a
teaching tool and to
establish lifelong
behaviors
supporting the environment,"
said Merolli, who is also
Executive Vice President of
Marist College.
As for this year, those
involved with the event said
they are hoping to continue the
trend of
reducing
the
amount
of recyclables thrown into the
garbage.
"I would hope to see that this
year three.,,quarters
of
all
garbage
thrown
out is actually
garbage," Sansola said.
Kepner has other numbers in
mind though,.
"I would hope that about 50
students get involved and put
on the suits to start digging in
the garbage," he said.
"I
would also love to see that
there are
no
recyclables in the
garbage
this
year.
There is no reason why any
plastic bottles or cans or
paper
should be
'in
the garbage this
year."
.
excites group for spring concert
Tello. "She doesn't give up
on us,
.
and we know it.
This keeps students coming
back."
Sabilia said that in addition
to being an effective director,
Williams also
unifies
the
group.
"With regards to the transi-
tions we had to face, there
were multiple times when
students could have given up
and quit,"
said Sabilia.
~They didn't, and that says a
lot
about the integrity of the
kind of people in the choir. I
hope that this concert fosters
those feelings of
unity."
Caryn Shatraw, President of
Singers, agreed with Sabilia,
saying that this year has b.een
a definite transition period
for the club.
"We're almost back on
track and have been working
really hard this semester in
preparation for the spring
concert," Shatraw said.
The Marist Music
Department will be perform-
ing at the Bardavon Opera
House
in
downtown
Poughkeepsie
on April 20 at
3 p.m. with selections from
various music
groups.
Last year the event was
sold
out.
The department had sec-
tioned off seating for the per-
formers after they had com-
pleted
their selections; how-
ever, due to an
overwhelming
turnout, the seats were given
to
parents and
community
members
who would have
otherwise been turned away.
"We always get a really
good
response,"
said
Christina Tello, junior singer.
"I hope we
blow
the audience
out of the water this year,
too."
This is one of the
bigger
performance events of the
semester
for
the
Music
Department, according to
Michael Napolitano, opera-
tions manager.
"The money raised from
this concert goes to pay for
use of the Bardavon next
year," said Napolitano. "So,
we don't make a profit. It's
all about the music. Any
money we do make will go
towards fixing and buying
new equipment- maybe ris-
ers."
'
Freshman singer, Jaclyn
Fitzgerald, said that she does
not know what to expect.
"When I heard we perforrp
in a famous opera ho.use, I
got really excited," said
Fitzgerald.
Stephen Echeverri, sopho-
more singer, said that he
·
hopes for preparedness and a
quality perform~nc~.
"If
we complete the year
with a fabulous concert, we
can jumpstart next year with
·
an even higher standard and
quality of music and per-
formance," he said.
"As president, I just really
want us to be proud of our-
selves,"
said
Shatraw.
"That's what my hopes are
for this yeal' and years to
come."
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McCain must f o.cus on
conservative issues to win
Republican support
By
DAN PEARLE$
Staff Writer
Throughout last summer
and
into
the fall, John McCain
was
left for dead as far as his chances
in the presidential election were
concerned. Rudy Giuliani
held a
significant lead in the national
,
polls, Mitt Romney appeared to
have a lock on the New
Hampshire primary,
and
Mike
Huckabee was courting social
conservatives throughout
the
Republican Party.
Then, suddenly, things started
'
to change.
Giuliani 's lead
,
shrunk. Huckabee was not as
conservative as he appeared
to
be.
To top it off, the front-runner
to
win the New Hampshire primary
,
was longer Mitt Romney,
but
John McCain.
McCain shocked the political
world with major victories in
New Hampshire and
South
Carolina, and a dominating per-
formance during the Super
Tuesday primaries.
When all
is
said and done after
the
Republican
National
Convention
in September, John
McCain
will
be the nominee for
the
Republican
Party.
With his own party's nomination
locked up, McCain must now
focus
on
achieving victory
in
November.
To do that, however,
he
must
strengthen
his ties to
conservatives
while maintaining
his
appeal to liberals and moder-
ates.
With all the turmoil taking
pl~ce
between
Hillary
Clinton
and Barack Obama in the
Democratic
Party, McCain has
been able to stay out of the spot-
light for
the time being. He has
us.ed this time,
and must
continue
to use this time, to
reach
out to
the
base of the Republican Party
.
McCain's
liberal stance on
immigration, his
vote
against the
Bush
tax
cuts,
and his coopera-
tion with
Democrats on bills
such
as
McCain-Feingold
and
McCain-Kennedy
have
put him at odds
with conservatives.
Conservative com-
mentators such as
'Rush Limbaugh and
Ann Coulter have
been outspoken in
their opposition to
McCain,
with
Coulter
going as far
as
saying
that she
will
campaign
for
Clinton
if McCain
wins
the nomination.
For
John McCain
to
win the
general
election,
he must
have
the
support
of
the
Republican
Party, as well as that
of Independents
and
even
some
Democrats.
He
has
modified his stance
on
immigration,
now
saying
that we
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He
claims that he voted against the
Bush
tax
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not going to be permanent.
All this aside
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that
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is
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presidential candidate remaining
who does not want to surrender
and retreat from Iraq. In other
words, he must show how differ-
ent he is from the Democrats.
The endorsements of
Republican powerhouses George
H.W. Bush and
Nancy
Reagan
should also add to McCain's
credibility in
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Republicans.
While maintaining
support
from Republicans is
important,
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must also
remember
that
winning
the Independent
vote
is
crucial
in order to
win
the gener-
al
election.
To do this, he must
emphasize
his bipartisanship
while working with Democrats
in the Senate.
Another ~ey factor is how
much he distances himself from
President
Bush. McCain must
show
his loyalty to the president
and the War
in
Iraq, but should
make it clear that it was him, not
the Bush
administration,
who
originally called for an
increase
in the amount of troops
in
Iraq,
the reason for why we are now
having success in the region.
McCain's success in November
will depend largely on how
well
he does all of the
above.
If
he
wins
the hearts of conservatives
and
appeals
to Independ~nts, his
chances of defeating Senator
Obama or Senator Clinton will
be greatly
enhanced.
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not,
the Republicans will see
results similar
to
those of the
2006
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By
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Staff Writer
urrently. Barnck Obama
h,
sccur1;ll 01ore
delegates overall
than both Hillary Clinton
and
John 1c am.
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for
I
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with
eight more states to still
vote m
the
primary,
things
are
loo
ing gt od f'or Obama. a man
wb
se vision
and
pcrspccl1vc
will
potentially lead the
nilcd
State
lo
a b(:ttcr
future,
both
domesticall · and
int ma1ion·
I
ly.
The )Tntorical cha11enges
b
lv.c
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thi.;
two
D
mocrntic
candidates c.ontmuc, o er issu(;:s
both trite and of worluly
1mpor-
tanc
•
Jinton
contim1e
to
attacl
Obama for liis
lflt:k
of
experience,
deeming
many of
his comments gainst
her
tl)
be
m1
found d :ind
mean mg
less
s
a
resull.
Obama pomt out
that lmton
had her chance of making a
tnmg impa
·ton
foreign
policy
by
voting on ...,
hether
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to
ao
to
Iraq
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and
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he rn~sed that
ch.me(; up. Obama ha. al. o made
.several
comments
recently
ab u
workmg-clns. America. a demo-
graphic
he cannot afford to
alienate
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nomin \lion
and
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ye.ii'.
linton ha. called th1.:se com-
ments •·elitist and d1v1she; and
h.
s h1:
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identified \\ ith many
a ·
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hunters and gun
carrier:; as ,veil a a
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linal tates
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pl10rly
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in that he meant that people in
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places were negatively
xpressing
their
rru
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anxieties
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By LISA BRASS
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Managing Editor
Everyone remembers, way back in the day, when all the cool kids
had Yahoo mail and all the dorks had AOL. It's a fact. Ever since
Grnail anived, however, Yanoo's fallen to the wayside when it
comes to email storage capacity. When Grnail came into existence,
Yahoo nervously bumped its free mailbox capacity up from 4 MB
to 1 GB, then from 1 GB to unlimited. The company just couldn't
comprehend that Gmail was better in more ways than storage space
and that no one needs unlimited storage for eQ1ail. Ever. That's just
ridiculous.
Anyway, ever since the good ol' times of Yahoo's mail service,
the site has kind of sunk below the way-more-exciting Google,
Microsoft, and, hell, even AOL in recent years. At least with AOL,
there's something to watch. There's the company crying as it loses
subscriber after subscriber, down from a one-time peak of over 30
million to 9 million by the end of 2007, and let's not forget that
amusing customer retention scam back in 2005 (wiki it if you
missed out). AOL has at least screwed up enough to be on the radar.
Yahoo, meanwhile, has just kind of been chilling.
It
bought up a
few tiny companies, laid off a thousand workers, and has otherwise
sat around on its ass and done nothing other than pull in 3.4 billion
page views a day.
That's the point where Microsoft has perked up and said, "Oh real-
ly?" It wasn't a huge surprise to anyone who's been following the
companies-after all, Microsoft and Yahoo have looked at the pos-
sibility of merging every year since 2005. The most recent offer
was an unsolicited takeover bid by Microsoft this past February for
a good amount of money.
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combined
Yahoo/AOL
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control
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almost equal terms. Four, it's possible that Microsoft could get sick
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Jack's Mannequin frontman discusses bandmates, new album
By
JOSEPH WALSH
Circle Contributor
Andrew McMahon, the cre-
ative mastermind behind Jack's
Mannequin
and
lead
singer/pianist for Something
Corporate was in town Monday
night playing a show with his
Jack's band mates. We talked
about ... you know what? Just
read the interview.
How long ago did you start
writing songs for your new
album,
"The
Glass
Passenger"?
If
the song .. Cell Phone" makes
this record, it will be three and a
half years, but I don't know that
it will. So if the song "What Gets
You Off'' makes it, it will be
about two rears. And if that
doesn't make
it,
it'll probably
make it about a year and a half.
I guess that's kind of a weird
question to ask since it's not
like there is a set time for the
songwriting process, it just
kind of comes.
Yeah definitely. With this
record
I sort of focused in on the
last year and sort of been dili-
gently working on writing and
recording
songs
that have been
written over the last year. But
there
have been a couple of
stragglers
from sessions
from
before.
On your MySpace, you are
listed as the
only
baD.4
mem-
ber; did the other members
contribute to the new album?
They play on
it,
yeah. I think
that
"space"
was made before
they even joined the band so
that's probably how
it is,
you
know?
It's
kind of a different
arrangement that I have with the
band. I did Something Corporate
and that was tny
"band"
and I
think I learned through that
process that for me to get what I
wanted out of Jack's Mannequin
was to have
veto
power. I made
the
first record
by
myself,
then
with this record going
forward
its
like these guys are my band
that I
took
on the road. Bob
[Anderson
-
Guitar/Backing
Vocals] collaborated a lot on
th"
first record. They
know where I
come
from
with wanting these
songs
to end
up where I need
them to end up in my own head,
but
they
do
such
a huge
amount
to help bolster that and
to
make
the
music
what it is right now.
Did you take the same thera-
peutic approach you did writ-
.
ing the fir
.
st album knowing
ahead of time this would be
released, unlike the songs from
"Everything
in Transit"?
Yeah,
I mean
I think
for
me
writing
music has
always been
some form of art therapy
or
another. The
difference with
what
happened in
this
record
is
that
there
was this
sort of
balance
between using these
songs
to
get
through whatever
I
was
getting
through
at
the moment
and also
using them to
get past some of
the things
that
I have
dealt
with
in the
.
past. It's sort
of
the first
time
that I feel like I really used
the
songs to
dive backwards
and
sort of sort
through
certain
events
and
emotions
that
stem
from
anything but the immedi-
ate.
How would you compare the
personal nature of writing
songs to the personal content
of the film
"Dear
Jack"?
That movie is gonna be about
as personal as it can be; it's just
EWACKSONVILLE.COM
Andrew McMahon, frontman
of
Jack's Mannequin (who played The Chance this past Monday),
says
that their new album, •The Glass Passenger" wlll
be
coming out In August or September.
to
pick from.
me
sitting
there
staring with
the
Is the label letting
you
pick
camera in the face.
In some
what
you
want?
resp~
~
an
~
is
a
Yeah. I think
most
people
in
my
completely different level of per-
world
try
to
do their best to
pos-
sonal because
you 're taking
not
itively influence me and they
tell
only
what's
on the
surface like
me
what they
think. That
bas
a
that of a
film, you're getting that huge effect on
me because
I
try
much deeper
and you're inter-
to make music
for
everybody.
So
preting it
and you're actually
try-
when I
hear that someone does
ing
to
put
it into some artiStic
or
doesn't
like
·
a
song,
it
helps
context. With a record I could
be
me put it
into
perspective.
The
singing about
a completely dif-
people who are
involved
in
my
ferent
subject matter and really music
know that
it's
so personal
cutting
into
my own core,
and to me
and its
presentation is so
the listener can be
taking
it
in
a
important
to me that, in some
completely
different
context
that
ways, they
trust my
ability
to
applies to their
own lives.
know
what's
best for
it.
Sp
far
Defmitely. Like when I hear
the
label has been
very support-
songs off
"Everything
in
ive,
though it isn't all in the can
Transit," it brings me back to
yet.
my· senior year of high school
I
guess
I
could understand
and all the experiences
I had.
the dilemma of having a bard
That's
the beauty of music. I
time picking between songs.
think that's
why music for
high
I'm
so
addicted
to immediacy.
school
and
college
age kids is so
Like
when
I play the record for
important because
you are
using
people,
I wanna
see
people lock
music
to define
your existence. with
the
song
on the
first go
In high
school and college you around.
Even though
I know
get
people
surrounding you and rationally speaking,
when I listen
are feeding you music and you to a record a lot of
times,
a
cou
-
associate
those
tracks with times pie
songs pop out on the first lis-
in
your life.
ten.
Then
next
time
a
couple
Was
"Locked
Doors" (One of other songs
pop
up.
On this
the first tracks on record as
record,
I think I put too much
not being right for Something
weight in the tracks
having to hit
Corporate, which led to the
immediately.
Jack's Mannequin]
ever
re-
Am
I right
saying
that the
.
worked or changed into a dif-
album has been pushed back
ferent form?
from June?
I
recorded it and it exists in a
Yeah.
I mean
it
won't be
mixed
very
raw
form.
'til mid May.
Once
it's mixed,
What
will
probably
be the last and the
label has
it
in
its
hands,
song
on
"The Glass Passenger"
it
'
ll
probably take a few months.
makes a reference to "Locked It's
probably
gonna
be
~oors,"
_which
is a c~ol little full
.
August/September
circle thmg to take this
last
track,
Is there an average time that
which
is a really important track,
the labels hold on to albums
to
my career. It broke me through
a wall personally and where I
was
musically at the time. I think
the
cool thing about the way I
record
is I think there is a time
and
place for all these songs yet
to
air.
From what
I've
been reading,
"Crash" has been cut
from
the
album
...
Maybe.
It's a weird bead space
I've been in for this record
because we've got a lot of songs
before they get released?
I've been
lucky
in
the
sense
that my fans are a very
motivat-
ed and very vocal group of
human
beings.
And I
think the
label
knows
that
keeping
them
happy is extremely important to
our success. It really doesn't
have anything to do with
the
record company, thankfully. This
record has really been a struggle
to find what the albums voice
would be. We've found
it
and
now it's about
manicuring
it
in
the right spots.
When
I
hear of a band delay-
ing an album,
I
get kind of
bummed, but
I know it's for
the better and just trust the
artist.
The
way
I
look at it is
like
...
you
only have
a
cou-
ple/few
years to
make your state-
ment about
those couple/few
years.
And
I'll
be
damned if
I
push
it
out the door too
soon.
Right. I mean you don't want
to cheat
yourself.
Or
your
audience.
I mean you
don't want to put
something
out
there that you
feel isn't
locked.
I've
come
to
the point with
this
record
where there's a chance
that I may
sit
back and be like,
"ok, ·1
love this
record,
but
it's
not the
perfect
record
in my
mind."
And I
think that
the only
reason might be
is
that the
period
of
time
it
represents
is so
vast
that I may never be
able
to total-
ly
pin
this
down.
The
"Everything in Transit" thing
was
so specific
to
-the
period of
time I
recorded it
that
it was
a
stream of
consciousness. That
said,
there
are
songs
·
on this
record that
t
think that
are
more
connective, more
honest and
more organic than
anything I've
ever recorded.
Are there any moments,
musically or otherwise, that
you are particularly proud of?
Recently, working with
Mick
Fleetwood on
the
John
Lennon
cover, and
being
part of that
project,
period,
was pretty mas-
sive. Also, motivating the fans
for
the
charitable things over
the
last year or two
[like the Dear
Jack
Foundation];
over
a
$250,000 has been raised. For
me
as a human being, that is
something
to
be
hugely
proud of.
There
's
a song called
"Caves"
on
this
newest record that is
one
of
my
proU<Jer
moments in a studio
and at
the
helm of writing a song.
I've been blessed to have a
lot
of
those
kind of moments
that
have
been milestones that have helped
me to punctuate my life musical-
ly and artistically.
PAGE9
Fashion of 'The Hills'
By
COURTNEY SAVOIA
Staff Writer
Lauren
Qnra
and 1
leidi
Montag. former bcsl friends and
star· of
tbl: MTV
reality shOY.,
"1l1e
Hills•·
each
debuted
their
ov.11
·lothing lines
this
spring.
Each
line consist
of
styles
that
reflect
the
designer's
personalny
and
retails at
different
price
points.
Conrad attended the
Arademy
or
Art
University in
San
h
1w1
co. whcr
.
he
tudi
d
fashion
dcsibrn
for
a
bnef
period
before
transferring
to
the
Fashion Institute: of 01,:sign and
McrchandL
ing
in
Lo · Ang les.
he
interned for
'e
n
Vogue
magazine for two )Cars
and
nov.
work· for
the
fashion pubh1.:
relations
company,
People·
Re\'olut1on.
De
igning
has
at
o
been a dream nf her
nd
with
th~ help o! her celebrit.> s
atus.
she was able
to create
her o,,
n
!111
.
from the first
hme
wt:
mcl
Lauren
on
Laguna
Beach, he
disrlaycd
pas. ion for fashion.
with ,
d
igncr
\,ardrobc
that
an girl would
be
jealous of.
She know what color and
st) le· go
',\CII
to
lCthcr
and can
tr· n form an ordinary
outfil
into
an
extraordinary
one.
jw
t
by
adding
a
cute r,air of
earrings
or
an o, rsi.G<:
h,mdba
,
.
1 he Lauren Conrad C-0lle
lion
will be
a,-ailable
ontine and
many
of the
styles
are reflccth e
of Or:'mgc
Count .
alitomi .
wher • onrad
b'T~'\\
up.
"The clothes
really
fit
my
per-
onalil)." c.hc
said.
"I
like com•
fortabl .
b achy
clothe
that
i.:an
al:o be dres
d
up.
too
.
'
Conrad'
tall
collectton which
was introduced
last
month
dur-
h1g
Fa~hion W1..-ck, wa. msp1red
by
a trip to Purrs. Pieces include
long
pencil kirts, lace drc.
~cs
and cardigan s\ ·eaters m
ad1:s
of
deep pw1>le
fo1est
green and
black
According
to
ogu .com.
''Conrad's
coll ction
1s
diverse
and
au::e,.
ible with a familiar
s1yl
that resonates with her
young
r
n-bru
e."
Lauren's collection is \·ery
similar
to
her
O\\
n tyle,
wh11.:h
i · '""
·
\
cla
sy
and sophi
ticat-
ed. She has been een wearing a
tew of
her
own designs, such
a~
the
traplcss
drc ses and tunic
v.Taps.
Bemg a
Tie-\\
'
designer
·
bnngs
certain challenges. but onrad
feel
he can
overcome
them
.
''Right
now, I'm
JU.St
trying to
build
up
th brand and build
up
the image;'
she
aid. "The real
te::.t
will be whether
womeu
out
there
who \
ill buy
my
clothes."
Prices for Conmd'
collccLion
range
from
around $50
lo
S200.
Many
of
her
dresses
are named
afler
clm,e
friend.,
such as the
Lo drc
which sh de
1gncd
lur
her best
fiiend.
This strnp1ess
dress
retails for $130.
When U Weeki> reported ·
few
we ks
ago that Heidi wa:
de
igning
her
own line. it wa.
apparent
that
llrama would
ensue betw n
these
t\vo s1a1e.
ince
Lauren's
collection came
out
fir-1,
it migh1 seem like
Heidi
was
trying
to find u wa) to
compete
against
her.
Montag's
line,
called
H
id1\
ood,
will
be
B\.iilabk
111
Anchor
Blue
stores
micl-Apnl.
Montag al
o studied
fasluon
dc:-.ign in college and created
hn •
thl.lt is mon~ aff ocdable for
young women than Conrad\
"Lauren'
tryin
1
a
high.fa.
h-
ion
thing,
but
it'. a little ov r-
priced.'"
he said. •·. 1ine
1s
fun
and
flirty
ti.
r the e,eryda_
wotncn.
1o
I
p
·opk
can't
afford
a $200
dress."
fontag': collection
include.s
bright
tee-, hirts, hab) dol
I
dr~sse_, embellished
tank lops
and
fashion
accessories
.
uch
as
jewelry
and handbags.
l'-,fontag
b<:li vts lhat th1 part-
nership
with
Anchor Blue stores
will bring trendy clothing to
girb who arc on a bu<lgel. Price
point for this collection
tart
at
aruund $1 and
"O
up
to
$65.
"fashion
is something
that has
al
ays been a
rass1
n fmn e,"
·he
said. •·
rh1
is
sum
thing 1
have
always \\
anted
lo
do and
Anchor Blue has enabled
me
to
be an integral part of the de
ign
process."
Time
"ill
only tell \
hi
h of
these
collection. will
prev
ai
I.
Each ha~ positiv1: and
negative
elements,
such as clothing qual-
ity
and price, but ultimately the
onsmner
will
dccidi: which
to
add
to their pring
w
rdrobe.
Elizabeth Jacoby, a
l'v1arist
stu-
dent and Hilb fan, thinks that
the
d ision
is
mo tly
subJc -
tive.
..
,f
you go
by
what designer
consumers
will
like better, the
choice
will
most
likely
be
Conrad." she said. ''However,
J
think
that thi.-
affordability of
Hcidm
ood
v.
ill
influence most
young people to buy those
clothe because they are more
practi al."
Both lines have cut
pieces
that
appeal to young
women,
but
the
final
decision
might
come
down
to
the
pri1.:e. Personally, I
really
like
all the pieces in
Lauren':-. collei:tion, hut feel
they arc overpriced. Heidi's ol-
lection
is m re reasonable and
her
pieces
can be
worn
eveiy
duy. HowcH:r,
th1:
public
ill
ultimately de<:idc which of the e
dueling
designers
comes
out
on
top.
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To Travel or Not to Travel?
By
DEANNA GILLEN
Features
Co-Editor
As part of the Marist Abroad Program,
the students of the Principles of Judaism
course, left for Berlin from JFK Airport on
March 8, arriving early the next day to see
the sights. Immediately, the students began
to tour the beautiful city with Steve
Sansola, the program director, and teacher
of the 15-week spring course.
Director of Student Affairs at Marist
College Steve Sansola said, "I became
involved in the short term program when I
proposed teaching my Principles of
, Judaism course, a traditional 15 week class
on
campus abroad during the spring 2005
semester."
However, getting enough students to fill
the quota enough to make this trip happen
proved to be a difficult feat.
·
"The first course I offered, in 2005,
which planned to go to Berlin, Germany
along with Warsaw, Poland did not have
,:
enough students to register. The following
•
•
,
. year, in Spring 2006, I modified the origi-
,
•
1
:
nal prol)Osal to include
Berlin,
Germany
• and Prague, Czech Republic. That year, the
.
.. class had 16 students, and proved to be a
great success. Last year, unfortunately,
there were only five students that regis-
tered for the class, so I had to cancel the
trip. Finally, this year, we had enough stu-
dents to get the trip off the ground, and I
think that all of the students really enjoyed
L
it,"
Jerre Thorton, the coordinator for Marist
International programs, assists students in
1
their short-term and semester programs.
"Short-term programs have become very
popular as an additional option for students
wanting to go abroad," Thorton said. "For
some students, it might be the only option
they have for going abroad;
.
for those who
are not sure if they want to go abroad for an
entire semester; and for those who have
gone
!lbrnad
on
a
semester program who
enjoy the travel connected to an academic
course."
fact that they do not want to be so far away
from home for such a long period of time.
"For 2008, we have 12 programs," said
Thorton, in noting the different options stu-
dents have, if they choose to participate in
a shott-term program abroad. "We have
four for winter inter-sessions,(in Barbados,
Greece, Germany
&
Italy and Ecuador),
two for spring break (in Japan, Berlin
&
Pragu
·
e) and five available for spring
attachment
(in Hawaii, Italy, London,
Paris, and South Africa), and one for sum-
mer (in Hawaii)."
Such short term programs, like this one,
seems to a viable option for every student,
who wants to get the experience of going
abroad, without committing an entire
semest~r to traveling abroad.
Sansola said
"I
believe that the short-
term program is growing, as a number of
students want to experience traveling
abroad for a brief period before they com-
mit to a long term semester abroad."
"Numbers are steady," said Thorton. "We
will have approximate.ly 215 students on
our short-term programs this year.
Last
year, that number was 228. We anticipate
sending approximately this number again
for 2009."
Reflecting on the trip, Sophomore Annie
Shannon said, "Visiting the sites of the
Jewish ghettos, and the sites o.f persecution
of the Jews all across Europe, really hit
home for me. It is one thing to read about
something in a classroom.
It
is quite anoth-
er to go out there and really experience it.
This trip really opened my eyes to an entire
new world out there, and if given the
chance, I would definitely do it again."
Information on the courses available can
be found online at
www.marist.edu/international for specific
program names and information on the
individual programs.
In the wee hours of the
morning
on
March 17, a group of seven Mari st students
and two adult chaperones awoke to catch a
plane from Prague to Paris that
would
even-
tually arrive at JFK Airport in Queens.
Though exhausted, Annie Shannon, a soph-
omore on the trip recalls that it was a trip
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Fro
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Marist
Singers to perform
at
local opera house
By MELISSA GRECO
Circle Contributor
Sabilia said that in addition to have otherwise been turned
Marist College Singers antici-
pates an opportunity for recovery
in their upcoming spring concert
after recent disorganization with-
in the department.
"This has definitely been a
transition year," said Adrienne
Sabilia, Vice President of Choir
Affairs.
In the past year, Marist College
Singers has been in the hands of
two directors and a number of
accompanists. Chris Sheehan,
the '06 to '07 director, resigned
froni his position, leaving the
choir to Sarah Williams, current
Director of Choral Activities.
"I think that Sarah has been our
rock and a focused director,"
said Sabilia. "In addition to a
transition for the club, it was an
opportunity for specific individ-
uals within the group to step up.''
Singer Christina Tello said that
Williams gave a new level of
dedication.
•~she got us to focus," said
Tello. "She doesn't give up on
us, and we know it. Uiis keeps
students corning back."
being
an
effective director,
Williams also unifies the group.
"With regards to the transitions
we had to face, there were multi-
ple times when students could
have given up and quit," said
Sabilia. "They didn't, and that
says a lot about the integrity of
the kind of people in the choir. I
hope that this concert fosters
those feelings of unity."
Caryn Shatraw, President of
Singers, agreed with Sabilia,
saying that this year has been a
transition period for the club.
"We're almost back on track
and have been working really
hard this semester in preparation
for the spring concert," Shatraw
said.
The Marist Music Department
will be performing at the
Bardavon
Opera House in down-
town Poughkeepsie on April 20
at 3 p.m. Last year the event sold
out. The department had sec-
tioned off seating for the per-
formers after they had completed
their selections; however, due to
an overwhelming turnout, the
seats were given to parents and
community members who would
away.
"We always get a really good
response," said Tello .. "I hope we
blow the audience out of the
water this year, too."
This is one of the big perform-
ance events of the semester for
the Music Department, accord-
ing to Michael Napolitano, oper-
ations manager.
"The money raised from this
concert goes to pay for use of the
Bardavon next year, so we don't
make a profit," said Napolitano.
"It's all about the music. Any
money we do make will go
towards
fixing and buying new
equipment, maybe risers."
Stephen Echeverri, sophomore
singer, said that he hopes for a
quality performance.
"If
we complete the year with
a fabulous concert, we can jump-
start next year with an even high-
er standard and quality of music
abd performance," he said.
"As president, I just really want
us to be proud of ourselves," said
Shatraw. "That's what my hopes
are for this year and years to
come."
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Relay For Life comes· to Marist College
By KARLIE JOSEPH
Staff Writer
Karlie Joseph interviewed Sam Accurso, the Event Chair, and Maureen Link, the Event Co-Chair.
What responsibilities do you have?
We are responsible for planning the entire event, from booking entertainment to holding committee meet-
ings to making sure fundraisers and the kick-off party go off smoothly. There's a lot of communication
that needs to take place, which is the most time consuming part.
What is Relay for Life, including events, activities, etc .. ?
Relay for Life is an overnight walk which benefits cancer research and the American Cancer Society. The
walk goes from 6pm-6am.
How long has Marist participated in Relay for Life? Has it always been on ~ampus?
This is our fifth year holding Relay at Marist and it has always been on the campus green.
Who previously ran Relay For Life at Marist?
Relay was formerly run by Lauren Flood, an alumna who was also a member of Tri-Sigma.
How many participants do you expect for this year?
Erika Moore
/
Circle Contributor
We have 55
I
registered participants comprising 51 teams.
How much money was raised last year? What is the goal for this year?
Lat year we raise $57,000 and our goal is $60,000 this year.
More information
What preparation is done to get people involved? Are there any new strategies this year?
Relay For Life will be held at Marist College on the green across from the library this Friday evening
from 6pm-6am.
We have sent out dozens of campus-wide emails and created facebook groups and we put a huge banner
in the rotunda. We are also planning to hold a week entitled "paint the campus purple" which will hope-
full:>7 publicize the event even more.
Relay For Life is comprised of teams which participate in a relay style walk-a-thon all night. Prior to
the event, each team should raise as much money as they can.
Anything else you want to mention or anything that is new this year?
This year's Relay is being organized by all of Greek life, with committee chairs from each on campus
sorority and fraternity.
It is not too late to register your team. Go to
www.events.cancer.org/rflmaristcollegeny in order to cre-
ate your own team or join an
existing
one.
Why does Sigma feel it is important to be a part of Relay For Life?
So many of us have personally been affected by cancer amongst our families and friends and this event
really does raise so much money and awareness for cancer research. I think it's an amazing event that will
hopefully
be around on campus
for
years and years
to come.
Please come to Relay For Life
to
show your support!
Go Green Foxes!
Do your part and remember to recycle
From the green scene to your meditation
online
By:
BRITTANY FIORENZA
Health Editor
co-written by CHELSEA RICH
Circle Contributor
Health encompasses a myriad
of topics ranging from environ-
mental issues to our physical
well being as well as our mind-
set. All aspects of health are a
part of oµr daily lives, the cata-
lyst for many of our actions.
It
is no secret that health is
also subject to crazes, the new
drive for all celebrities to voice
their eco-savvy choices, the lat-
est diet, and the newest trend in
exercise.
With the end of another
school year approaching, it is
more than necessary to be bal-
anced regarding your diet and
your stress level; but it is also
beneficial to be in tune with the
health related aspects of the
world around you.
There are several websites
dedicated to health, but the fol-
lowing are focused on the three
major aspects of health listed
above. Each one has the func-
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filled with tips and how-to's iR
order to be the best you can
possibly be.
What's more, each of these
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interesting to look over.
The
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is
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a site dedi-
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one on daily outlandish feats to
make the environment a better
place. They are a self pro-
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green." They feature daily tips
broken down into geographical
locations as well as
fun
facts
and featured products.
The
next
site
is
www.hungrygirl.com,
which is
meant to direct women to make
healthy recipe alterations, food
choices, and healthy terms. It
features sections like "Girls
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towards healthy menu choices
and trendy restaraunts.
Finally, there is the site
www.dailyOM.com,
meant to
emulate the mantra of "om"
during meditation. This site
sends out inspirational mes-
sages giving a meditational
outlook on life and offering
some guided insight.
It
also
includes products and daily
horoscopes.
The following are three sam-
ples from each website, so read
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"Girls Bite Out"
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you want to lose weight, you need to avoid the stuff
you crave (chocolate, chips, etc.) at ALL costs!
Reality - Depriving yourself can actually lead you to abandon
your diet altogether!
Although it is a good idea to limit trigger foods (stuff you KNOW
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Remember your first time?
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ry trees blossom before. This Saturday, the annual month-long
Flowering Cherries celebration starts, as BBG's 220-plus cherry
trees pop open with breathtakingly lush blooms. In between-oohs
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Lindsey Diener breaks Marist career goals record
By MATT
SPILLANE
News Co-Editor
In
the win column, the Marist
women's lacrosse team's two
victories last weekend are identi-
cal. But the Red Foxes' wins
over Canisius and Niagara could
not have been more different.
Marist hung
on
to beat
Canisius, 15-14, on Friday, April
11,
and
then
demolished
Niagara, 19-2, two days later.
The Red Foxes' victories on their
weekend road trip pushed them
above .500 with a 7-6 record.
The team also improved its
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) record to
4-1, good for second place
behind Fairfield (13-1 overall, 5-
0 in the MAAC).
The Red Foxes' road trip start-
ed out on a good note at Canisius
(6-8, 1-2). Marist scored three
goals in the first 1 :32, and raced
out to a 10-J lead at halftime.
Senior attack Ali Carnabuci and
sophomore midfielder Liz Falco
scored two goals apiece in the
first half to lead a balanced scor-
ing attack that had seven Red
Foxes score.
"They had their best first half
I've ever seen them play," head
coach Tanya Kotowicz said.
The second half was an entire-
ly different story, though, and
Marist was not able to continue
any of its momentum. The Griff's
went on an 11-4 run and chipped
away until tying the game at 14-
14
with
2:58
remaining.
Canisius' second half tear was
led by junior Clielsea Martinez,
who netted six goals in the con-
test, with five coming after half-
time.
"They got comfortable with
playing good instead of playing
their best," Kotowicz said of her
team's complacency in the sec-
ond half. Kotowicz pointed to
her team's 28 turnovers as some-
thing the Griff's took advantage
of in the second half.
Canisius' rally fell short in the
end, howeyer, as senior midfield-
er Lindsey Diener scored the
game-winner
,
her fifth goal of
the game, on a free position shot
with 1: 17 left. Diene.r, who broke
Marist's career points and assists
record earlier in the season,
added to her accolades by break-
ing the program's career goals
record against the Griffs. The
three-year captain now has 154
goals for her career.
"It's awesome," Falco said of
Diener's
accomplishment.
"Diener works hard and she does
the best she can for this team and
she's an awesome leader. It's a
great experience to play with
someone like her.
Kotowicz praised Diener's
record as well, and added that it
also reflects a team effort.
"For a
kid
like Diener to
achieve something like that is
huge, not only for herself but for
her team," she said. ''They real-
ize that individual accolades like
that
can't
happen without the
te~m
.
It's an accomplishment for
the whole team."
Camabuci finished the game
with three goals and one assist,
while Falco tallied two goals and
two assists. Senior goalkeeper
Liz Burkhard, who was named
Honorable Mention Player of the
Week by WomensLacrosse.com
last week, had another stellar
outing
,
making 12 saves and
scooping up four groundballs.
While the Canisius game
turned out to be a
nail-biter,
Marist's
match-up
against
Niagara proved to be the exact
opposite. The Red Foxes cruised
to
a
19-2 victory over the Purple
Eagles.
Niagara (2-8, 0-3) tied the
game at 1-1 4:29 into the first
half but it was smooth sailing for
Marist after that. The Red Foxes
built
a
13-1 halftime lead and
this time were able to keep their
opponent at bay.
It
was a dominating perform-
ance as 13 players scored for
Marist, which
outsbot
Niagara,
40-7. The Red Foxes earned a
15-8 advantage in draw controls
and went 15-15 on clears.
Diener
had three goals and
three assists, while Falco added
two goals and
one
assist and jun-
ior midfielder Stephanie Garland
recorded one goal and two
assists.
Freshman midfielder Kaitlyn
O'Sullivan and sophomore mid-
fielders Erin Wilson and Lindsay
Rinefierd all had two goals each.
Kotowicz said the game was
more like a practice that allowed
her team to work on its offense.
Falco said it was an important
victory for the team to get some
momentum
heading into the final
stretch of the season.
"We needed that win," Falco
said. "We needed that confidence
boost."
Marist has shown depth and
offensive balance all season
long, especially in recent games,
and is currently ranked eighth
nationally in scoring at 14.45
goals per game. Due to oppo-
nents focusing on shutting down
Diener and Falco, other players
have gotten opportunities to con-
tribute.
"Everyone can score on this
team," Falco said. "They [ oppo-
nents] are marking up on Diener
and me, so a lot of players are
stepping up for this team."
The Red Foxes will try to con-
tinue spreading the wealth at
home this weekend, when they
take
on
Siena (3-9, 1-3) on
Friday, April 18, and LeMoyne
(11-4) on Sunday, April 20.
Marist's depth will be crucial as
a nagging knee injury will keep
Falco out of the Siena match-up
and possibly against LeMoyne.
Marist will finish its regular
season against LeMoyne, when
the Red Foxes will have their
annual senior day, and will then
prepare for next weekend's
MAAC tournament at Iona.
Holy Cross comeback downs men's lacrosse team
ByCODYLAHL
Circle Contributor
The Marist men's lacrosse team
dropped a heart-breaking match
Saturday to Holy Cross, 6-5, on
Leonidoff Field at Tenney
Stadium. Marist was led by
Sophomores Ryan Sharkey and
Kyle Reny, who each netted two
goals while freshman Corey
Zindel added two assists to the
losing effort.
The Red Foxes opened with a
1-0
lead 6:52 into the first quar-
ter on an unassisted goal by Kyle
Reny only to be answered by
Holy Cross with 2:34 remaining
as the Crusaders' sophomore
Kenny Minor assisted junior
Luke Marchand in netting Holy
Cross' first points of the match.
Marist would record the only
goal of the second quarter when
Ryan Sharkey made the best of a
Holy Cross 30 second pushing
penalty committed by senior
Bobby Sullivan and netted an
unassisted goal 1: 1 7 into the
quarter.
In
the first half, Marist outshot
Holy Cross 21-12 and recorded
more groundballs while junior
goalie Ryan Penner made six
crucial saves en route to a 2-1
Marist goal advantage entering
the second half.
Marist continued its solid play
throughout the third quarter as
Ryan Sharkey was assisted by
Zindel in no!_C_!l!!}g his second
goal of the match, extending the
Red Foxes lead to 3-1, with 9:44
remaining. Less than $fee
min-
utes later Marist would expand
their lead to 4-1 as Zindel assist-
ed junior defensive midfielder
Keegan Blaney in notching his
first goal of the match at the 6:48
mark. However, the Crusaders
would notch the next two goals
of the match as sophomore attack
Chris Smirti and sophomore
midfielder
Luke
Manchard
recorded goals at the 4:10 and
2:01 marks, respectively, to cut
Marist's lead to 4-3. Reny got
Marist's offense back on track
with his second unassisted goal
of the contest at the 1 :20 mark,
expanding Marist's lead to 5-3
entering the final quarter
.
For the third quarter, the Red
Foxes out-shot the Crusaders, 8-
4, committed fewer turnovers,
five to ,!l~lY. Cross's seven, while
senior defensive midfielder Dan
Needle won four of the six third
quarter face-offs.
Sophomore attack Matthew
Teichmann expressed satisfac-
tion with his team's performance
throughout the match as com-
pared to other games.
"I don't think we really did
anything
different,"
said
Teichmann, "Everyone on the
team knows we have a ton of tal-
ent and we've displayed it in a
number of games this year."
However, Marist would see its
lead slip away during a four
minute stretch of the final quarter
as the Holy Cross offense record-
ed three goals and the Crusader's
defense kept Marist scoreless.
Holy Cross senior Toby Banta
started the Crusaders' fourth
quarter comeback with a goal at
the 7:49 mark, cutting Marist's
lead to 5-4. Ho~ Cross midfield-
er EdiscJn Parzanese netted
the
equalizer unassisted 1: 14 later,
and with 4:50 remaining in the
contest, Banta would assist sen-
ior midfielder Tim Redmond in
scoring the eventual game
-
win-
ning goal for the Crusaders
.
Teichmann was downhearted
over the c;::rusader's late heroics.
"Playing a game for a full 60
minutes is something we've been
struggling to do all season," said
Teichmann
,
"but it isn't due to a
lack of talent or desire whatsoev-
er. I can say that for sure."
Despite the fourth quarter scor-
ing imbalance in favor of the
Crusaders, play remained fairly
even throughout. Holy Cross was
able to outsboot Marist
,
9-8,
while the Red Foxes were able to
record more ground balls, 4-3,
and Marist's Dan Needle won
three of the four fourth quarter
face-offs. Both Marist and ~~ly
Cross were perfect in clears with
three and five respectively while
each team's goalie recorded two
saves a piece.
The Red Foxes return to action
on Leonidoff Field at Tenney
Stadium on Wednesday, April 16
at 3 p.m. against the Providence
Friars.
Women's softball splits two with Central Connecticut
By
JUSTINE DECOTIS
Staff
Writer
The Marist women's softball
team traveled to Connecticut last
Thursday for a twin-bill with
Central
Connecticut
State.
The Red Foxes were able to earn
a split of the doubleheader by
winning the first game, 5-1, and
dropping the second, 2-0.
Senior Megan Rigos got the
start for the Red Foxes in the first
game
,
and like most of the sea-
son so far, she did not disappoint.
Rigos went all seven innings for
the complete game. She allowed
one run on five hits with seven
strikeouts and one walk
.
Rigos
did not give up a run until the
seventh, but Kendall Sours
spoiled the shut-out with an RBI
single with two outs.
At the plllte, the Foxes were led
by
Jessica
Green,
Alison
Catenacci, and Mary Beth
Pomes. Green went 2-for-4 with
an RBI. Catenacci scored a run
for the Foxes
to
go along with a
2
-
for-3 day at the plate
.
Pomes
scored two runs on two hits.
The Blue Devils' defense also
played a large part in the win.
CCSU
starter
Rachel
Brennenman allowed five runs,
but only one was earned as four
different Blue Devils each com
-
mitted errors that allowed four
Marist runs to score. Other than
the unearned run, Brennerµnan
pitched a strong game, striking
out seven Marist batters and
walking none over seven games.
The Red Foxes were shut down
in Game Two by CCSU starter
Liz MontemU1To.
Montemurro
went the whole game for the
Blue Devils, allowing only five
hits
.
Marist starter Caitlin
Carpentier pitched a strong game
but her teammates gave her no
run support and she suffered the
loss. Carpentier went six innings
allowing two runs, only one
earned, while striking out four.
The team traveled up the
Hudson on Sunday in search of
its first Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) win of the
season against Siena.
The win eluded the Foxes,
however, as they dropped a dou-
bleheader to the Saints, 4-2 anq
6-3. Melissa Giordiano provided
all the offense for the Foxes in
Game 1 going 2:.for
-
3 with two
solo home runs. Marist was only
able to muster four other hits in
the game, as Jamie Piela got the
job done for the Saints pitching a
complete game against the
Foxes. Rigos got the start for
Marist and suffered through one
rough inning that proved to be
fatal. Rigos allowed four runs in
the third, three of them coming
around on a Jennifer Granato
three-run home run.
In the second game, Granato
again proved
to
be troublesome
for the Foxes as she again led the
Saints with a three-run home run,
her second of the day, in the fifth
inning. Marist starter Carpentier
had a rough outing allowing six
runs
on four hits in five innings
.
Giordiano bad two hits and a
run
scored in the losing effort for the
Foxes.
The Red Foxes will travel to
Jamaica, N
.
Y. on Wednesday for
a doubleheader against St.
John's. Game One begins at 3
p.m. with the second game fol
-
lowing at 5 p.m
.
Dr. Strudler's Sports P.R classes to hold football and basketball
events
Competitive 3-on-3 Basketball
Tournament to be Held
Think you can ball?
Professor Keith Strudler's
Sports
PR
class will once again
play host to a 3
-
on
-
3 basketball
tournament, one of the most pop
-
ular ev
e
nts on campus every
year.
The tournament will take place
on April 27 in the Main Gym in
the
Mc Cann
Center
.
The first round games will kick
off at 6 p.m
.
Sponsor
e
d by Giacomo's
Pizza, Mahon
e
y
'
s Irish Bar and
Re
s
taurant and Lola's Cafe, this
year
'
s tournament looks to be the
best and most competitive tour
-
nament y
e
t, as the organizers
have created a competitive
3-
on
-
3
format
, e
nticin
g
priz
e
pa
c
ka
ges
and other exciting games.
This year's tournament will
feature 32 three
-
person teams in
a one-loss elimination format.
Games will be refereed by mem
-
bers from the varsity men's bas
-
ketball teani.
"This is going to be a great,
competitive event which a lot of
people will attend," said Senior
Ben Farmer
,
one of the organiz
-
ers of the event.
The winning three
-
person team
will r
e
c
e
ive a fantastic priz
e
package, including gift certifi
-
cates from sponsors
,
one
-
of
-
a
-
kind Championship tee
-
shirts
and Marist basketball gear.
A thr
e
e
-
point competition and
bask
e
tball musical chairs will
also be held.
Th
e
s
e e
v
e
nts ar
e
op
e
n to any
3-on-3 participants. The winners
of each contest will win gift cer-
tificates courtesy of the tourna-
ment sponsors
.
Spots are
limited
so students
should sign up as quickly as pos
-
sible. Students can sign up in the
Champagnat
Breezeway
on
Monday, April 21 from
5
-
i
p.m.,
and on Wednesday
,
April 23
from 1
2-
2 p.m.
The cost is $6 per t
e
am. Each
participant will receive free
pi
zz
a courtesy of Giacomo
'
s
Pizza, along with fre
e
r
e
fresh
-
ments and the chance to win a
to.n of free prize
s
.
For questions see the Facebook
Group entitled "
3
v
3
Basketball
Tourney" or contact the event
o
rg
ani
z
ers at Micha
e
l.Rolek
@
marist.
e
du
.
Attention Marist students
Come see how you stack up
against this year
'
s NFL Draft
prospects in the Marist Combine
sponsored by Rocco's Pizzeria
and Restaurant.
The combine includes speed
and agility tests ( 40
-
yard dash,
20
-
yard shuttle, three-cone drill)
as well as the vertical leap and
standing long jump
.
It
will take
place at Marist
'
s
s
tat
e
-
o
f-
the
-
art
Tenney Stadium at L
e
onidoff
Field on April
27
at 1-4 p
.
m
.
You have heard plenty from
Mel Kiper and other NFL Draft
Analysts, now's your chanc
e
to
see how you would do in these
drills.
"It's a chanc
e
for athlet
e
s and
non-athlet
e
s to show their stuff,
"
Nat
e
Fi
e
lds of Strudl
e
r
's
PR
class said.
Students can sign up in the
McCann Center on Apr. 19 from
9 a.m.
-
3 p.m., and Apr.
2
3 from
12 p
.
m.
-
3 p.m.
The cost is $1 per event or $3
to participat
e
in all five events.
There will be fre
e
pi
zz
a courtesy
of Rocco's Pi
zz
eria and door
pri
z
es for all participants cour-
tesy of Dutchess Distributors.
Individual event winner
s
and
overall male and female winne
r
s
will be award
e
d pri
ze
s
.
Se
e
th
e
1
event page on Facebook (Marist
Combine presented by Dr.
Strudl
e
r's
Sports
Public
Relations class) or e
-
mail marist-
combin
e@
gmail.com for mor
e
information.
Roarin'
Red Foxes
arist male and
fem al
tar
p
rJ onn r
for the\\ ekcnd of
April ll-13.
Richard Car)
BasebaH. Sophomore
A
fl r a mo e from the
bullpen into the rotntrnn at
th end ol his
f
•.
hman
vcar, Carv has
,;ta11cd
to
~
.
come into his own. Aft r
startmg ouL
4-0
on
the
sca-
~on, the
ophomore pitch
1
shut down Brn~n on
Tuesda
'
. pnl 15
.
1 hrough
i;
·
inning he he
l
d th1:m to
ju tone nm
b
fore
J
avmg
in the top of the ·e, cnth
Cal)
'
1
the
t
am leader in
wm
with
fi
e on the e -
son and ha
yet
to be
a -
en.
On the horizon:
Man
t
h1:ad t Le
1oyne
tor
thn:: game th1
w
ck-
end &tarting on
nturday
pnl 19.
Lind
ey
Diener
Lacrosse, Senior
Diener brok th Mari!)t
r cord for
career
oats
m
the Red I'o c ' 15-14 wm
O\er
conf◄
rcn c
rh al
Cani ms on April 11.
1 he
s nior eaptam no\\ has 154
goals in her
fow
s a ons
with
Mari
t
Dien
r has
been th
e
offens1\e
catalyst
for a
Ri:d
o e offcn
that rank e
i
ghth in the
nation
in
scorin
g
with
14.45 goal per game.
1anst
ta
hed 34 goals
in
It
t\\
o wm over the
weekend
.
On the Horizon:
fhe Red Foxe
~
"ill
foci.!
1 AC rival 1cna at home
at
4
p.m
.
on Friday.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008
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Upcoming Schedule:
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PAGE14
Marist rebounds against Brown
after tough
weekend
By
RICH
ARLEO
Sports Co-Editor
After
a rough weekend for the
baseball team where they were
swept by the Canisius Golden
Griffins
at home in a
three
game
series, they were able to rebound
on Tuesday and sweep Brown in
an
afternoon
doubleheader.
After
going on a six
game win-
ning
streak.
the Red Foxes
dropped
a game
on
Wednesday,
April
9
to Stony Brook. They
were then swept by the first place
team in the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC),
which
put
them on a four
game
losing
streak
going
into
Tuesday's games.
On a beautiful Satmday
after-
noon
in
Poughkeepsie, Marist
knew
they
were
in
for a chal-
lenge against Canisius in a dou-
bleheader, and Canisius came to
play, sweeping the doubleheader
by a score of
6-3 in both games.
In
the first game, the Red Foxes
took a
3-1
lead off the bat of
first
baseman Kenny Anderson. His
solo shot in the fourth tied the
game at one, and
his
two-run sin-
gle in the following inning gave
Marist the lead.
Marist got seven quality innings
o t i ~ g pitching ftom sopho-
mote Stephen Peterson, who
allo~ed four earned runs while
striking out
four. He cruised
through the
early
part
of the
game before running into trouble
with two outs
in the seventh.
After a single,
he
allowed a home
run to Canisius' Paul Panik
which tied the game at three.
Canisius
then got another
run
in
·
the
eighth to
.
take the lead and
secured
the
win with two more
runs
in
the ninth off reliever
Jacob Wiley.
The Foxes tried to rebound in
the
second game, to no avail.
Starter Josh Rickards only
allowed
'
two earned runs
for
Marist, but Qmisius was able to
take advantage of errors to score
three
unearned
runs.
Marist's offense
was able to
po~
out
IO
hits in
the
game led
by shortstop Richie Curylo's
4-
for-4 day, but it
only
managed
three runs which wasn't
enough
to overcome the
Griffins.
On Sunday, Marist had a lead
in
the game just like it did in the
first
game of the series, but again
were not able to hold on, some-
thing that upset bead coach
Dennis
Healy.
'We had a lead in game one
and a lead in game three,
but
we
need to add on our leads," Healy
said. '"We did that today
(Tuesday}
and
we
won
twice ...
bottom line
is
they need
to believe in each other in order
to win. Canisius is a good club,
but we're playing at home, we
should have played better than
we did."
JAMES
REl.1.Y/THE
CIRCLE
Sophomore
hurler
Eric
Alessio
won
his
start
against
Brown
on
Tuesday.
April
15,
5-2. Marist
rebounded
with
two
wins In a
doubleheader
after
the
C&nisius
Golden
Griff's
swept
the
Foxes
in a
tttree-on:,e
series.
After
taking a
3--0
lead, Marist convincing
14-6
win. It was a
fell apart in the sixth when very disappointing weekend
Canisius scored six runs to take overall, but after Coach
·
Healy
the
lead. They would add seven spoke with the
team.
they were
more in the eiehth to cap off a
re.ady to play on Tuesda
y
and
it
showed on the field
Marist won both seven inning
games
today
over Brown
University. They won
the
first
by
a score of 9-4, and the second
5-
2.
"They were fired up to play
today,
1'11
give them that," Healy
said "We played good baseball.
We haven't done a lot of that, but
we played good baseball today."
Sophomore starter Richard
Cary improved to
5--0
on
the
sea-
son after pitching six solid
innings. After holding Brown to
just one run all game, he
ran
into
trouble and was removed
in
the
seventh
after
walking the first
two hitters,
but
the
game
was
well in hand with a 9-1 lead.
Marist broke the game
open
in
the bottom of the sixth with a
two out rally, helped by a couple
ofBrown miscues
.
After a single by
third
baseman
Kyle Meyer. he moved to third
on a
throwing error.
After
a
walk
to second baseman Ricky
Pacione, first baseman Kenny
Anderson bad an RBI single to
increase the lead to 5-1.
After an error by Brown's
shortstop loaded the
bases, Ryan
Gauck followed up with an RBI
single
.
Designated hitter Andrew
Stanton then bad the big blow of
the
game when he ripped a bases
clearing double down the left
field line to make it 9-1, securing
the lead for Marist.
The Red Foxes took the second
game by a score of
5-2.
behind
the
pitching of sophomore Eric
Alessio. Coach Healy was happy
with how his team played
Tuesday and he hopes that 1hey
can
really
start
toplay good base-
ball consistently for the rest of
the season.
"We need to play loose. Today
we played loose and confident
and you can
see
th,e
results.''
Healy said. "Caiy,
Allesio, and
[Kyle] Putnam all pitched well
today. Confidence, that's the
biggest thing for both the hitters
and the pitchm."
Marist will have played Army
on Wednesday before heading
into a
three
game series at Le
Moyne.
"Going into Le Moyne, I know
we'll be in
a
situation where
we'll have a lead late in the
game," Healy said "We're just
going to have to close it
ouL"