VOLUME 62, ISSUE 9
IN THIS
ISSUE:
HEALTH:
WH.Q"TO 11-tlNK BEFORE"tOU INK
The Circle guides you
through the decision
process of tatoos.
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POUTICS:
11-tE GOP IS Bl.AMIN' PALIN
Some senibr McCain aides
said that the former VP can-
didate is a reason behind
the Republican's defeat.
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SPORTS:
VOllEYBAl.l.'S
ANAL HOME GAME
HAS PLA-«>FF IMPUC\llONS
Currently in the midst of a
three-way tie for fourth
place in the
MMC, the
Marist Volleyball team
is
very much alive in the play-
off hunt
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FOUNDED IN 1965
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008
350
for climate change
Volunteers to gather on Mid-Hudson Bridge
to promote awareness of carbon
emissions
By
AMANDA LAVERGNE
Student Body
&
Events
Correspondent
In effort to raise awareness
on climate
change,
350 volun-
teers from groups and colleges
all around the Hudson Valley
area will gather on the FDR-
Mid-Hudson Bridge Nov. 16
at 3 R.m. as a part of "350 for
350 hands across the Hudson
for action on climate change"
-
an event
sponsored
by
350.org.
The number 350 came from
an article in the Los Angeles
Times by Bill McKibben that
stated that the carbon dioxide
levels in the atmosphere have
been raised to 387 parts per
million (ppm) and the goal is
to get it back down to 350
ppm.
The organization, 350.org,
was created as a global move-
ment to solve the climate
cri-
sis,
according to the its home-
page. It also states that the
goal is to take global action for
our global future and 41 coun-
tries have already begun to
spread the word of 350.
A photo of the 350 volun-
From WWW.350.0RG
Demonstrators in Golden Gate
Park
In San Francisco, Galif. cele-
brated
Earth
Day
this year
by
participating
in a •350"-sponsored
event
350 will
be
sponsoring a similar event on the Mid-Hudson
bridge Nov. 16
at
3 p.m. 350 supports decreasing CO2 emmisions.
teers on the bridge will be about this event in my World
taken and, when it is taken to Religions class," said Lyon.
"I
the Pol~nd
UN
climate meet-
e-mailed him later that day
ing in December, it will be because
I
believe global
awarded as one of the "ten warming is a real problem
best action photos" at the sum-
today, but it doesn't have to be
mit.
tomorrow."
Stephanie Lyon, a junior, is
In a phone interview, Tyner
at the forefront at getting was passionate about the
Marist students involved with event.
this event.
"I hope that through this
"Joel Tyner, who is the event it will simply help to
Dutchess County Legislature educate many people on the
Environmental
Committee issue of global warming,"
Chair, came to
speak
to us
SEE 350, PAGE 3
iLearn to replace eLearning next fall
By
JENNIFER HILL
Circle Contributor
Starting at the beginning of
the Fall 2009 semester, allon-
line courses will
transitio,p
from Educator eLearning to
iLearn. Although iLearn has
already been introduced in
some courses, Josh Baron,
Director
of
Academic
Technology
and eLeaming,
said his department is making
tremendous efforts to ease the
transition for
faculty
and stu-
dents.
An assessment of the tech-
nological needs of the college
started three years ago, when
it was decided that Marist was
outgrowing the eLearning sys-
tem. iLeam has a wide range
of capabilities that eLearning
was not be able to offer, one of
the most significant being the
electronic portfolio.
"It is a powerful way of giv-
ing students something else to
leave Marist with besides a
diploma and a transcript," said
Baron.
The portfolio can be made
available to people outside of
Marist to show accomplish-
ments that-students' have com-
iLearn's features Include wlkl
page creation and uploading.
pleted during their four years.
The system also includes fea-
tures such as podcasts, wikis
and blogging.
iLearn is an open source
project produced by the Sakai
consortium.
This
group
includes
institutions
like
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology,
Stanford
University and Oxford.
Because iLearn is not devel-
oped by a commercial compa-
ny, the members have a great
influence over what the sys-
tem becomes in the future.
Therefore,
if
users - including
Marist students and staff -
-
----
el.earning
be
phased out at the
end of the spring semester.
have
complaints
about the sys-
tem, the faculty can work to
make changes.
At the end of the semester a
survey will be produced to
collect feedback from students
and faculty. Baron and the
technology staff encourage
students to express complaints
about the system so they can
work as quickly as possible to
get them fixed.
However, even with all of
the new features and benefits
of iLearn, many have mixed
reactions to the new system.
Professor Shannon Roper uses
SEE STUDENTS, PAGE
3
Juicy Campus
speaks
with
The Circle
By MATT SPILLANE
Managing Editor
Editor
:S-
Note: In response
to
the story about Juicy
Campus in th Oct. 30 edi-
tion of The Circle, the Web
sites Public Relations rep-
resentatives
contacted The
Circle to
inquire
.about
interviewing Matt Ivester,
the Founder, President,
and
CEO
of
Juicy
Campus. Managing Editor
Matt Spillane spoke with
Ivester
via
telephone
about his Internet ere ...
ation.
The Circle:
When,
where,
why
did you create Juicy
Campus?
Matt Ivester:
I wish I
had
a
really great
stocy.
It's actu-
ally kind
o
ormg.
I was sit-
ting around trying
fo
think
up
icleas. I knew I wanted to
start up an internet site, I
knew
I wanted to start up a
college site. One day I kind
of just realized; jris~
two
years out of school, I still
loved hearing and talking
about the crazy things that
went on while I was in
school. Things we did while
were drunk, so many stories
about college life. Every col-
lege has these same
great
sto-
ries. I wanted to create a
place online where people
could share those
stories.
Juicy campus was born.
Q:
What were your
expe<;-
tations/vision for the site?
A: I always wanted
juicy
Campus
to
be a place where
college students were talking
about things that interested
them most. I knew I would
quickly lose control of what
content was on the site. Ifs
user generated, authentically
college, and I love that.
There are more attack posts
then I would like. I certainly
didn't anticipate that when I
started
this
thing.
The right
answer
i.
to
combat
it
Lnega-
tive
ommenls]
with
good
speeches. One thing that's
inspired
tne
i
that
there'll
be
a mean post and then there• ll
be kind
posts
to
that,
Censorship isn
t
the right
answer;
more ::.p ech is the
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.. .funnier than
you.
11/S - McCann Center
One student caught the short
end of the stick after a gruel-
ing workout in McCann, only
to return to the locker area and
find money missing from his
wallet.
Some
money
remained, however, meaning
the culprit was either feeling
generous or just extremely
lazy. There is really nothing to
ease the pain of having money
stolen,
as really, everyone here
is in college, so everyone is
pretty much broke. Seriously,
you can throw "free" in front
of anything, and I'd be all over
that. It could be free hypoder-
mic needles and I'd
be wiping
my wrist with alcohol. But I
think we've all also had the
stunning realization that we
suddenly have no money,
although this time I doubt it
was because you accidentally
slipped the cab driver a 20 and
then proceeded to decide dou-
ble shots were exactly what
you needed after a long night.
Not that that has ever hap-
pened or anytbing.
11/6 - Donnelly Hall
The larceny trend continued
on campus, with a housekeep-
er reporting a vacuum cleaner
missing from Donnelly, fol-
lowed by another housekeeper
reporting a missing seat cush-
ion from the Fashion Lab.
Wow, seriously what is up
with the stolen goods around
here? Yeah, because stealing a
seat cushion makes you such a
badass. Next time you'll take
the whole chair, but you might
need a team of
11
like George
Clooney had. Oh, and a vacu-
um cleaner? That just sucks.
Get it? Cause it's a vacuum
cleaner
-
sticks. Alright, nev-
ermind.
11/ 7 - Champagnat
Security confiscated the first
alcohol of the weekend, with
vodka and Bacardi Limon
being found in a Champagnat
room, and therefore dumped
down the drain. Eh, it happens
to the best of us. At least now
you can go out and black out
any memory this ever hap-
pened. Oh wait; you need the
alcohol for that. Well, sucks to
suck.
11/7 - Champagnat
Champagnat kept it coming,
with more alcohol being con-
fiscated later
~
the day, with
another handle of vodka and
some Southern Comfort being
taken. Well, at least you can
now have the comfort of
knowing that the alcohol you
paid for has a prime spot in the
security office. Oh, not the
same kind of comfort? Ouch.
11/7 - Marian
Some students in Marian got
Friday started off right, with
security breaking up the party
early, and finding four bottles
of wine at 4:00 PM. Four bot-
tles at 4? That's happy hour
started early if I've ever seen
it. Hopefully, this wasn't a
"let's have one bottle for every
hour," because seriously, by
the time midnight came
around, I don ~t think you'd be
coming around anytime soon.
Although, there is no sleep
quite like the wine sleep. Not
sure you're going to like the
fact you've been written up
when you wake up, but, other
than that, great sleep.
11/8 - Water Plant
The friendly neighborhood
Water Plant reported students
throwing rocks at the water
generator from down by the
water, and security of course
responded and escorted the
students back to what I'm only
assuming can be freshmen
dorms. You know how last
week, I started to talk about
getting kids something better
to do with their time? This is
what I'm taking about. That's
not even
fun. You're not even
watching to see something
smash or see how big a splash
it will make. You're just
throwing stuff. Next time you
want to throw something, try
yourself. Maybe into the
water, maybe into traffic.
11/8 - Lower West Cedar
A resident of Lower West
Cedar reported a breaking-
and-entering through her bed-
room window, with jewelry
and cash being stolen from her
dresser. Wow, coming in
through the window was so
much less creepy when Katie
Holmes first tried it on
"Dawson's Creek." Seriously,
though, there are no winners
in this situation, unless you're
holding a contest to see who
can be creepiest on campus. In
that case, you're number l,
big guy, right up there with the
kid that covers his face in
paste. Actually, that might've
been in "Billy Madison," but
lets face it, I wouldn't put it
past anyone.
11/8 - Sand Bar
For the third time in a short
while, another student report-
ed something stolen while
dancing the night away at the
Sand Bar, with a cell phone
being the prime target this
time. With the larceny in high
rates, students are reminded to
be cautious and hold onto their
belongings, even if you can't
hold onto your drink or your
class in that outfit. That is all.
11/8 - Campus
As part of the "See something,
Say something," program
tm
campus, security would like to
point out an incident this past
week, where one student
reported a sketchy-looking
person in a trench coat and
black
sweatshirt
walking
behind the Student Center.
The student called security to
report the occurrence, only to
have it turn out just to
be a stu-
dent enjoying the autumn air.
Regardless, students are urged
that like the program says, if
they see something, say some-
thing. No, that doesn't mean
you can call to report crimes
of fashion or girls on clear
walk of shames. That's just
going to happen anyway.
11/9 - Lower West Cedar
Larceny continued to be the
name of the game, with two
students reporting their bikes
missing, even though they
were properly chained. If you
go through the lengths of
chaining something up, and it
still goes missing,
I feel like
it's just going to happen.
Nothing you can do. You
probably won't get your bikes
back, and I'll probably never
find that kid
I was babysitting.
It's how the world works.
11/9 - Midrise
Things were shattered over the
weekend, and it wasn't just the
lives or mindsets of
students
responsible. A glass panel in a
do01way was broken, upping
the cost of maintenance to
repair it and also the hilarity of
the situation. Yeah, because
nothing's funnier, or proves
you more to be a big man on
campus, than kicking in the
panel of a door.
Disclaimer: The
Security
Briefs are intended as satire
and fully protected free speech
under the First Amendment of
the Constitution.















































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CIRCLE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008
www.marlstclrcle.com
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Marist students volunteer to spread Christmas joy
.
By
ALYSSA LONGOBUCCO
Contributing Writer
The Christmas spirit
has
already begun to hit
Marist
College this year
through
Campus Ministry's
philan-
thropic
program,
''The Giving
Tree."
For
18
years,
the program has
provided
Marist
students
with
the opportunity to reach out to
those
in
need
during
Christmastime. This season,
co-chairs of The Giving Tree
committee, Stephanie Ilenk.o
and Maggie Higgins, began
their work in September, con-
tacting local agencies and gath-
ering a group of families to
sponsor
this Christmas.
In
total, 23 families through-
out Dutchess County were
enlisted
for
sponsorship,
including 92 children. This will
be one ofMarist's largest dona-
tions to date. Although this is a
seemingly daunting project to
take on, student volunteers and
participation rates have been
high.
"The response from students
has been overwhelming in the
past few years," Ilenk.o said.
Jackie Scano, a sophomore at
Marist
and
second
year
Campus Ministry member,
ALYSSA LONGOBUCCO/THE CIRCLE
Students gather In the cabaret
to
cut
out
ornaments for
the
·GMng Tree" program. For
the
18th
conse--
cultve year, campus Ministry has sponsored the program
to
give
families In need various necessities
during the holiday season. This year has brought one
of
the highest participation turnout rates
to
date.
explains her reasoning for help-
ing out as a "desire to make
sure those members of the com-
munity got to experience a little
of the Christmas that I enjoyed
as a child."
Fro P
On
Student volunteers lent a help-
will have three different color
ing hand in creating ornaments,
ornaments on them to express
assembling trees and keeping various needs. Yellow orna-
track of each family's accwnu-
ments represent household pro-
lated gifts. The eight trees will
visions; red decorations repre-
go up on November 16, and sent the children's necessities;
and green signifies the other
wishes of the 92
children,
like
toys
.
"Among
the most
requested
items
this year are
clothing,
winter coats, bikes,
and
Hannah
Montana
themed
gear,"
Higgins discloses.
Students
looking to
donate
items
can
choose
an
ornament
off one of the
trees, which will
indicate
what
item
to buy; after
students
purchase and
wrap
their gifts, and they
will
drop
them off at the chapel. Items
that
are
not purchased through
volunteers will be bought
through a combination of
Campus
Ministry
funds and
donations, ensuring that every
·
family
receives
their Christmas
wishes.
The needy families are not the
only ones that benefit from this
project.
"In
a way, the Marist commu-
nity also reaps the rewards.
Participating in this task was
such an overpowering feeling,"
The project commences in a
Giving Tree Ceremony, held in
the chapel on December
14.
The ceremony is used to bless
the gifts before they
are
picked
up by the agencies and distrib-
uted to the families in time for
Christmas.
Brains behind
Juicy Campus
answers the tough questions
From Page One
350
hopes to lower
CO2
emissions
Tyner said. "You can't
tum
on
the radio, T.V. or open a news-
paper without hearing some-
thing about global
wanning,
so
we need to make sure that peo-
ple know the facts."
ing to
get Marist
students
involved.
touch with SGA.
Neighboring
colleges
and
many political and environ-
mental groups are
involved,
including, Bard College, Vassar
College,
and the Holy Light
Pentecostal
Church.
ri_ght answer.
Q:
Did you anticipate that
it
would get this big?
A;
We really didn't I had no
idea that it would become so
popular so quickly.
In
the
first
three months we had to update
our servers three times. We've
gotten 15,000 requests from
students asking us to come
to
their campus. We certainly
never
expected
that
Q:
Did you
think
it
would be
this controversial?
A: No, not when it first
launched. It didn't take
too
long to realize
that
would be an
issue. That's when I
wrote
th.e
letter
on the blog
r
lll
y
Campus'blog], hate isn't
juicy
I don't know whether
lherc·
any value to putting
up
a
per-
!>on's
name
[on
Juicy
Campus
l-
I
spoke
at
Georgetown and I spread that
message, to use the
site
responsibly.
My
hope
is.
that
people will use the site differ-
ently
and we'll see fewer of the
mean-spirited attacks.
Q;
You
waited until just la~•
week
to
speak
publicly ab ul
the site correct?
A: l
spoke to reporters, but it
was the first time rd given a
speech about
Juicy
Campus.
Georgetown was the first
school
to
invite me. It wasn't
like I was declining other
invi-
tations. It was
just
recently
[that Georgetown invited me].
We (the site] just added them
in
September. I would love to
speak
publicly about
it
[Juicy
Campus]; I
really
appreciated
the opportunity to share Juicy
Campus' side of the story.
1
would consider it very serious-
ly
[speaking at other colleges].
Q: What kind of marketing
efforts did
you
have
·arly
on?
A:
It's
j~
an incredibly viral
web
site.
Appropriately,
·,
pre,;
dominantl)
spread word-of-
mouth. The
first
campus we
had
was
Duke,
and. .
.it
just got
crazy
'I)
quickly.
Q:
What
are your
future
plaris
with
Ju1c)'
Campru and
Lim~
Blue, lnc.'!
A:
There are
2,400
four-year
institutions in the
U.S ..
and my
b()pe is to
be
on all of them. We
got
1,900
to go.
Our
goal
is
to
ne
more than
just
a go
. tp
Web
site.
Tyner said that if residents of
Hudson Valley don't do some-
thing to combat global warm-
ing that soon the region will
begin to
experience "Georgia
weather."
Alison Pearson, a senior is
also greatly involved with help-
"I
think
it is important that the
public is informed on global
warming,
and since this
is
such
a great" cause, I couldn't
tum
down the offer to help,"
Pearson said.
Lyon,
Pearson and junior
Adrienne Taddeo have been
spreading
the word around
Marist and have created a face-
book group called "350 for
350." Ly~n has also been in
"I
just hope that people are
aware that this
shouldn't
be
about
politics,
and that no mat-
ter what we need to cut back on
pollution
to preserve our pres-
ent and future
living environ-
ment," said Lyon.
From Page One
Students weigh in on new iLearn system
both eLearning and iLearn.
''I
see pros and cons for both
systems,"
Roper said "Once you
are familiar with one format, it
is
difficult to get accustomed to
another, but iLearn will help
Marist continue to develop."
Some students say they disap-
prove of the new system ..
"iLearn
is really hard to navi-
gate," said Lisa Odoardi, a
sophomore at Marist. "Last
year so many of my classes
were on eLearning, which had a
much simpler and straight-for-
ward format. It's hard to make
the transition."
Tim Wall, a senior at Marist,
says that he prefers eLearning
to iLearn.
"eLearning has a very basic
format and at times iLearn is
overwhelming," Wall said. "It's
difficult to transition
after using
eLearning for
three
years."
Baron and the rest of the tech-
nology staff are prepared for
comments like this one.
"It would be shocking if peo-
ple didn't come forward and
say it's confusing," Baron said.
''Frustration
and other negative
reactions are a natural response
to changing technology."
He said he is also very hope-
ful for the
future
of iLearn and
its development at Marist.
"People will adjust to the
changes and fmd it easier, more
powerful and generally a more
sophisticated
system
than
eLearning," Baron said
Some students said that they
are discovering that Baron is
right. Junior Trey Savage likes
iLearn
better than eLearning.
"The interface looks more
modem and easier to use,"
Savage said. "Marist made the
transition simple," Savage said.
Efforts
are
being made by
Marist to
try to make a smooth
transition. There are support
materials, a help guide, and
many workshops available for
faculty and a web tutorial and
tip sheets for students.

































TJPIE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008
www.maristclrcle.com
PAGE 4
Senior
McCain aides blaming
Palin
By
HEATHER STAATS
Staff Writer
The woman once capable of
bringing vitality to the White
House is now a shop-a-holic
who doesn't know that Africa
is a continent. This is how
some of Sen. John McCain's
"top aides" are feeling about
Gov. Sarah Palin these days.
After McCain's loss to
President-elect Barack Obama
last week, anonymous mem-
bers of McCain's staff have
been dishing out blows to
Palin. They have even gone
i1S
far as to say that she is the rea-
son why they lost the race.
It
was also alleged that Palin
was not prepared for her per-
formance in the
vice presidential
debate against Sen. Joe Biden.
~
aoonymous aides
claim that
they heard Palin call Africa a
country, instead of a conti-
nent, and that she
did
not
know which countries were
involved in the North African
Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
These same aides criticized
Palm
for overspending by drastic
amounts on her wardrobe for the
campaign.
The governor denies all
of these allegations, calling these
people ')erks" and "cowards."
Palin says that these people
took her words out of context
and, in some cases, made up
stories all together.
'This is nothing but pure, yel-
low-bellied cowardice," said Joe
DeLisle, president of the Marist
CQllege Republicans. '"To assassi-
nate
her character and to do so
tinder ailotiymity is anything
but courageous."
DeLi~le goes on to say that
these people should own up to
these claims and deal with the
ies program, about Palin's
wardrobe choices. "The men
have been just as guilty."
She went on to say that
Palin's "hockey mom" image
was definitely made-over.
"She went. from Macy's to
designer,
and those clothes belong
to
the
Republican Party," said
Meyers.
When it comes to Patin's
contributions to the world of
female politics, Meyers feels
that not enough emphasis is
placed
on
the past.
•~she's
not
the first woman
to run for national office,"
Meyers noted. "All women
From GOOGLE.COM
are not the same. This elec-
Gov. Palin fires back
at
her
tion showed completely differ-
consequences.
anonymous detractors.
ent models of women with
"I think she's handled this McCain closed the gap with Ointon, Palin and the women of
extremely well," DeLisle said.
"It's hard to have your integri-
ty attacked by a nameless per-
·son."
As
far as
Palin
being the source
of McCain's loss, DeLisle said
that it just isn't true. He points
out that the only time that
Obama in polling was when the
Green
Party."
she came aboard. "She mobi-
Meyers
believes
that Palin
lized the base," he said.
was chosen to balance
the
"You have to be
presentable Republican
ticket, which she
and women
aren
•t the only succeeded in
doing.
"She did
ones
spending money to
do
something very interesting by
it," said Dr.
JoAnne
Meyers,
getting support from anti-fem-
co-director
of the women's
stud-
inists who
saw her balancing
her family and campaign."
Sympathizing with Palin i s ~
omore and Republican,
Erika
Rosbotg. However, Rosborg admits
that
Palin
wm
a
fuctoc
in
McCain's
defrat
"Many people viewed her as
weak and being a woman was
a factor," said Rosborg.
In
spite of this, Rosborg still
felt that Palin aided the
Republican ticket.
"She's well spoken and has
strong opinions. This may hurt
her
a
little,
but if she stands
her ground people
wi\i
see her
as strong," Rosborg remarked.
However, it still remains to
be seen whether or not
McCain will issue a statement
in Palin 's behalf. Supporters
like DeLisle and Rosborg are
hoping though that it will hap-
pen soon.
"It's what she deserves for
being a loyal running mate,"
Rosborg said.
President-elect Obama'·s safety threatened by radicals
By
JOSEPH GENTILE
Politics Editor
Campaigning
has
ended for
_
President-elect Barack Obama,
but
Secret
Service
officials are
still getting their marching
orders after threats made
against Obama and his family_
surged in mid-October. On
Thursday, November
6,
two
white supremicists plead "not
guilty" ~efore a federal magis-
trate in Memphis, Tennessee
for conspiring to assassinate
Obama and dozens of other
blacks.
The day before, Daniel Cowart,
20,
and
Paul Schlesselman, 18,
were indicted for making
threats on a presidential candi-
date, possessing a sawed-off
shotgun, bringing firearms
across state lines to commit a
crime, and planning to rob a
licensed gun
dealer after
their
arrests
were
reported
last
month.
Combined, the clwges facing
both men carry a maximum
sentence of 50 years imprison-
ment and fines of $540,000.
Court records indicated that
Cowart and Schlesselman,
both
self-identified white
supremacists, told investiga-
tors they were intent on going
on a national rampage that
included a string of armed
robberies and the murders of
102
blacks, including
14
decapitations. Presently, both last October for shooting out a
Yet, as ABC News revealed,
men are separated from other window at a church, primarily this is just but one of the more
inmates atthe request offeder-
attended by blacks, 70 miles than 500 threats made against
al authorities, according to north of Memphis.
Obama
after
he publicly declared
Obion County Sheriff Jerry
"[G]iven the especially deli-
his bid for
the
White House two
Vastbinder's interview with cate balance that the United years
ago. During the Democratic
The Associated Press.
States, Russia and countries of National Convention last July,
White supremacists recog-
the Middle East are striking
~
Colorado men were
nize the number
88
as being right now,
an
attack on the arrested after a traffic stop
code for "Heil Hitler," accord-
president would destabilize
revealed
illegal
weapons,
ing to court records,
because
U.S. foreign policy and have a
methamphetamine and a dis-
"H" is the eighth letter of heightened
impact
on national
cussion the group had about
the
alphabet.
venlua!ly, the
security," said a statement released
harming Obama.
However,
because the U.S. attorney
found there to be "no overt
acts in furtherance of an
attempt," according
to Strategic
ForecMting,
he could not bring
conspiracy charges against
the group.
But, as referenced in the
Telegraph, the attacks made
by Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP
vice presidential candidate,
about Obama's "palling armmd
with
tenurists"
in
the final days
of the campaign may have
contributed to the volatility.
From
GOOGLE.COM
Comparing her
rallies with a
"lynch
mob
atmosphere,"
reporter
Daniel Cowart, 20, and Paul
Schlesselman,
18, are charged with
Tim Shipman believes that
conspiring
to
c!SSaslnate
President-elect Barack Obama.
her "demagogic tone may
killing spree
that Cowart and
Schlesselman alleged culmi-
nated in a suicide attack on
Obama from a speeding car,
with both defendants sporting
top hats and white tuxedos.
Local authorities in Tennessee
notified federal investigators
after both men were arrested
by
Strategic
Forecasting,
an intel-
ligence firm. "Domestically,
the assassination of the cowi-
try
's first black president
would run the risk of devastat-
have unintentionally encour-
aged white supremacists to go
even further."
The challenges facing
Obama and his family, as
ing race relations - and white reported by
Newsweek, even-
supremacist movements see
themselves as substantially
benefiting from racial strife."
tually influenced Michelle
Obama, the future First Lady,
to ask her friend and campaign
adviser Valerie Jarrett,
"Why
would they try to make people
hate us?"
Dr.
Daria Hanssen, the director
of the Social Work Program at
Marist College, though doesn't
widerstand why people should
be threatened by a man she
described as presenting "a
sense of being controlled,
sound, and rational."
"If
people were listening to
him on Saturday, they would
hear somebody bringing up
the
have-nots,
talking about
home foreclosures and worry-
ing about the economy," said
Hanssen.
However, she believed that
many conservatives, particu-
larly those that took to the
McCain campaign, are afraid
of Obama because they are
concerned "he
won't be able
to handle himself in an inter.:
national crisis."
Yet,
after lis-
tening to several commenta-
tors, Hanssen is optimistic that
Obama's election should diminish
the
"distance" in national race
relations.
"It should be very positive to
have a person of color in the
White House, because they
could help mend foreign rela-
tionships with people of
color," said Hanssen of the
Bush administration, and its
eventual successor.
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California vOtes
for Proposition 8; Marist
reacts
By
ANDREW OVERTON
News Editor
Massive demonstrations
across the state of California
following the passage of a ban
on gay marriage have rekin-
dled the debate on the issue
across the country-including
Marist College.
On Nov. 5, about 52 percent
of Californians voted in favor
of an amendment called
Proposition 8, which will
change
the
California
Constitution to eliminate the
right of same-sex couples to
marry and provide that mar-
riage
be legally
defined
between only a man and a
woman.
Four students from California
weighed in on their
rejection
of
Proposition
8
and belief that
gay marriage
should
be legal in
their home state.
"I
believe that homosexuals
should have the right to do
whatever they choose and it
should be recognized by the
state," said freshman Kevin
Peterson, who voted against
Proposition 8 via absentee bal-
lot.
James Freeman, a junior, said
that
he
voted
against
Proposition 8 because he
believes that homosexuals and
heterosexuals should have the
same rights
.
"I believe that no group of
people should be denied their
rights as humans to life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness,"
said Freeman. "I believe that
by supporting Proposition 8 I
would be denying the homo-
sexual community the right of
equality, which is something
that I refuse to do."
Freshman Nelson Benitez
said he would have voted
against Proposition 8, but was
also unable to vote via absen-
tee ballot.
Proposition 8 garnered wide
support among minorities in
California, including 70 per-
cent of black voters and 53 per-
cent of Latino voters.
Benitez, a first-generation
American citizen, said that his
parents who immigrated to
America from El Salvador
probably voted in favor of
Proposition 8 because of their
conservative values.
"They thought [gay marriage]
was unnatural; it's not com-
mon in our culture," he said.
"It's not something that is in
our
family. My parents
are
very religious and would have
disagreed with the idea of a
marriage with the same-sex."
Junior Edward Ybarra did not
register to vote in time for the
California election, but said he
opposed Proposition 8 because
had qualms with the central
role that religion has played in
the gay marriage debate.
"I think it's oppressive and
puts the gay community on
somewhat of a second class
level," Ybarra said. "I also
think it's an avenue by which
we've let religion dictate poli-
cy as most of the opposition
came from the religious right."
Ybarra said that gay marriage
is a legal matter and religion
should not impact Califom.ia's
From LATIMES.COM
Thousands of demonstrators marched on West Hollywood on
Nov. 5 protesting the passage of Proposition 8 In Callfornla.
stance on gay marriage.
For some Catholics,
on
the
other hand, religious beliefs
and church teachings are
an
important factor to consider.
"I've been taught all my life
that marriage is
between
a
man
and a woman," freshman
James
Boylan
said. "I mean
two guys can live together,
but
marriage to me
.
is the sacra-
ment of a man and woman giv-
ing themselves to each other."
"The Church teaches mar-
riage is between a man and a
woman," said junior Douglas
Hartley. "Regardless of the
religion aspect, marriage has
always been and should always
be the union between a man
and a woman."
Hartley added that "when
you make it between same-sex
couples, it loses that special
term of being married."
Ultimately, gay marriage
opponents are concerened that
legalizing it would further
damage the institution of mar-
riage.
"As young people in our cul-
ture, we should be concerned
about how the values in our
country are disintegrating,"
senior Matt Reiman said.
"Marriage between
a
man and
a woman is the best way to
raise a child."
On
May
15,
the California
Supreme Court, in a
4-3
vote,
ruled that statutes in California
that define marriage as a union
between a man and woman
violated the equal protection
clause
of the
California
Constitution, thus allowing
individuals of the same gender
to marry.
Reiman views the passage of
Proposition 8 as a victory for
the people of California over
the California Supreme Court.
"I think that people should
decide what constitutes what
marriage in their state, not
judges," Reiman said. "It was
important for people to express
what marriage meant .. .it was
the will of the people being
spoken
.
"
In
states like Massachusetts
and Connecticut where same-
sex marriage is already legal,
gay marriage supporters are
concerned that this might cre-
ate a conservative backlash
in
these states as well.
For students like junior
Molly Costello, the passage of
Proposition 8 is very troubling.
"I think that it's a disgrace
that we live
in
a country that
they're passing laws to take
people's rights away. At the
bare minimum, civil unions
should be legal," she said.
Junior Michael Maglione
said
he
believes
that
Proposition 8 is an important
issue for Marist students to be
aware of.
"I
think
Marist students
should know how discrimina-
tory the country can be and that
if the time to vote on legalizing
gay marriage in New York
comes, I hope they know
enough to go out get the facts
and make an intelligent,
informed decision," Maglione
said.
While President Matt Palmeri
of the Lesbian, Gay and
Straight Alliance (LOSA) said
he recognized they cannot dis-
count the majority opinion in
California, he is hopeful the
group can influence minds on
the issue of same-sex marriage.
"The way we go from here is
to convince more people that
our cause is the right cause and
that they should vote on our
side," Palmeri said.
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-
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McCain's campaign to blame for his loss
By
DANIEL PEARLES
Staff Writer
Barack Obama's historic run
for the White House culminat-
ed last Tuesday night with a
landslide victory over his
Republican opponent,
John
McCain. With a projected
365
electoral votes, president-elect
Obama will be sworn into
Morris put it, ''You have an
unelectable
candidate
in
Obama running for a party
that's guaranteed to
win,
and
an unbeatable candidate in
McCain running for a party·
that has no chance of winning."
In
other words, this election
came down to the Bush admin-
istration's unpopularity against
Obama's extreme liberalism
office in January, giving and inexperience. As it turned
Democrats control of the leg-
out, the Obama campaign was
islative and executive branches able to do a good enough job in
of government for the first time
linking McCain to the Bush
since the Clinton administra-
administration.
tion.
Although McCain was unable
Along with losing the White to shake his association with
House, Republicans also lost President Bush, he did have the
seats in both the House of opportunity to use actual issues
Representatives
and
the
·
such as taxes and national
Senate. Before it can regroup security to his advantage. The
and prepare for 2012, the party Republican Party has
a
reputa-
should try to understand why it tion for pushing for lower taxes
was voted out by the American and being stronger on national
people. It seemed that the security than its' Democratic
Democrats were destined to counterpart, but Obama was
win
the 2008 election and the
able to take control of both
fact that McCain did not run a
good campaign did little to
improve his chances.
Truth
be
told, Barack Obama
would not have been a difficult
candidate for John McCain to
defeat in an ordinary year.
As
Fox News consultant and for-
mer Bill Clinton advisor Dick
issues.
On national security, Obama
constantly stressed the need to
immediately withdraw froni
Iraq despite the military's cur-
rent success in the region.
Obama also claimed that he
will lower taxes for 95 percent
of all Americans while trying
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McCain would only help out secret that McCain's liberal
"the rich." McCain did little to
stance on immigration and his
clarify this major misconcep-
vote against the· Bush tax cuts
tion. Although Obama's mas-
have made him unpopular with
Frorn lMAGES.PUBUCRADIO
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ORQ
Fonner presldentlal hopeful John McCain's loss
to
Barack Obama
can
be
attributed
to
his running a lackluster campaign.
sive spending plans and his
goal of redistributing wealth
contradict his claim that he will
lower taxes, the only thing that
mattered was that he was able
to convince the American peo-
ple ofit.
Despite all of bis problems,
McCain still could have beaten
Obama if he was able to
win
the support of independents
while energizing the conserva-
conservatives, making it diffi-
cult for them to rally behind
him. While the choice of
Governor Sarah Palin as his
running mate may have helped
him
out a little among conser-
vatives, the fact that Obama
was one of the most liberal
candidates
in
presidential his-
tory is the main reason
Republicans came out to vote
for McCain.
"I don't know what more we
could have done to try
to
win
this election. I'll leave that to
others to determine," McCain
said. "Every candidate makes
mistakes, and rm sure I made
my share of them. But I won't
spend
,
a moment of the future
regretting what might have
been." With these words,
John
McCain's bid for the presiden-
cy came to
an
end along with
the Republican's control of the
White House.
But now it's time for the
Democratic Party to put up or
shutup. Because they are now
in
control of the legislative and
executive branches of govern-
ment, the Democrats have a lot
on their plate with the country
in an economic downturn and
involvement in two wars.
Ironically,
the
Democrats
themselves may be in the same
position in four years that the
Republicans were in this year,
on the defensive and accepting
responsibility for every nega-
tive event that takes place in
the country. Perhaps they will
find a better way to maintain
their power.
In
the meantime,
Republicans will cling to one
sentiment: it took four years of
Carter for eight years of
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Find the best mountain for this snowboarding season
By
DANIELLE DELCORE
Staff Writer
As an avid snowboarder,
winters in the Hudson Valley
present a challenge. The
options are limited, but hope-
fully a brief description of the
various
mountains
will
encourage you to brave the
drive. BeHeayre, Hunter and
Wynd~am Mountains
are
about an hour and a half away.
Yes, it is possible to make it
there faster, but with out-of-
state license plates and eager
local police, inevitable speed-
ing tickets are not worth the
time.
Last season I spent only
$200
for a season pass to
Belleayre without black out
dates or midweek/weekday
only limitations. I chose
Belleayre for their price and
reputation of not being a mad
house on the weekends. The
weekend "mad house" would
be Hunter, about which I have
yet to hear reviews that would
create any desire to attempt a
Saturday
there.
While
Belleayre is moderately busy,
a more significant amount of
people know Hunter Mountain
than Belleayre and therefore
rr
draws a much larger crowd of
weekend leisure enthusiasts.
Hunter Mountain and
Windham Mountain both have
more to offer regarding moun-
tain statistics then Belleayre
Mountain, but this can be eas-
ily
explained.
Belleayre
Mountain is owned and oper-
ated by the State of New York,
where
as
Hunter
and
Windham are privately owned
by investors with more on the
line to lose if the season is not
up to expectations.
Unfortunately, as a result
of the economy, this season
Belleayre has announced it
will not be creating a terrain
park and some chairlifts will
not be in operation._ At this
point, the details are unclear,
so keep your eyes open for
clarification before making a
decision.
It may feel
like
Peace in the release:
Writing to de-stress
By
THOMAS LOTITO
Staff Writer
Thanksgiving break is le~s
than two weeks away, and that
dreadful time known as finals
week looms upon the student
population. Loom is the
appropriate word because it is
a time when students do noth-
ing but complete last-minute
work, make revisions and sim-
ply stress about the situation.
One way some people like to
deal with their stress is to
write about it.
If
they don't
want simply to vent about
what they are feeling, maybe
they just like to put some
thoughts onto paper. Writing is
very therapeutic, but one does-
n't need to privately transcribe
secret thoughts into a hidden
diary. Even blogging or keep-
ing a "livejournal" is a viable
way to de-stress oneself.
One of the most stressing
things during finals week is
the
rampant
amount
of
thoughts drifting in the mind.
"When
I'm writing and I go
off on tangents, my thought
process becomes a lot clear-
er,"
sophomore
Katlyn
Conkey said. Conkey agrees
that writing down one's
thoughts is a way to map out
what's on your mind. She said
that for an assignment she is
currently working on, she
writes down all of her
thoughts to see what the exact
focus of her paper should be.
Sophomore Paige Zangoglia
says that she has written in
several
"livejournals"
for the
past five years.
"I would write when I was
feeling incredibly happy - I
like to just kind of capture that
emotion," Zangoglia said.
"There are times when you
really have to vent but the
livejournals don't have to be
permanent," meaning that you
can just get your feelings out
and then forget about them.
Zangoglia said that a few
weeks ago, however, she
found one of her
"Hvejour-
nals" from when she was 14-
or 15- years.old, and found it
interesting to see what her
thoughts were like when she
was that age.
Both Conkey and Zangoglia
said they believe there is
something liberating about
writing
SEE WRITING, PAGE9
Thanksgiving is right around
the comer, but the weather has
not been very kind to the
mountains and Hunter and
Windham both have web cams
that show plenty of mud, but
no snow-covered trails by any
stretch. The opening is antici-
pated to be around November
29 for all of the mountains, but
that is certainly wishful think-
ing.
Ah ...
and then comes the
dreaded realization of how
much a day in the snow is
going to cost you. The good
news is that the mountains
offer college discounts, so
take advantage of it before
you graduate. Prices average
$249 for a college student sea-
son pass versus
$800
for an
adult season pass.
Finding the package that
works best for you is going to
take some time (and applica-
tion of some math skills).
Individual lift tickets will hurt,
because prices vary depending
on whether it is midweek,
weekend. or a holiday. Prices
range
from
$54
to
$63
dollars for all
the
tains
days
week.
moun-
and
of the
Windham
offers both a
triple
play
card
(three
days for only
$100)
as well
as
a
-
DANIELLE DELCORl;/THE CIRCLE
W
i
n
d h
a m
Take some time out
of
)'Our
busy
schedule
to
visit
and Hunter
one
of
the snowboarding mountains in the area.
card
(two
days at each mountain for only
$129). Personally, I
am
put-
ting serious consideration
toward both ·of those caids.
HINT: As far as I know, there
is not a limit to how many
cards each person can buy, so
if you only plan on going six
days this winter, buy two and
you are still ahead of the sea-
son pass rate.
For those without a car on
campus or not looking for-
ward to
a
three hour lonely
road trip on a Saturday,
Student Activities will be
hosting four bus trips to
Hunter Mountain for the first
four Saturdays starting in
January, weather permitting.
Ticket~ are only
$25,
includ-
ing lift tickets and bus trans-
portation. It is a Saturday at
Hunter, but the price is just too
good to not take advantage.
Keep your fingers crossed for
snow and I'll see you on the
slopes.
cartoon corner
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Freshinan
101:
Stlldy abroad tips
By CLARE LANGAN
Staff Writer
You have heard the stories
and seen the pictures.
It
seems as if every upperclass-
man has done it. What am I
talking
about?
Going
abroad, of course! Studying
abroad is an unforgettable
experience, in which you
learn just as much outside
the classroom as you do
inside.
While freshman year may
seem
a
bit early to think
about venturing overseas, it
is smart to plan ahead. Some
freshmen are already spend-
ing their first year at
Marist's branch campus in
Florence! With the exception
of this program, you can go
abroad once you reach soph-
omore status.
If
you are just starting out
in the planning stages of
your abroad experience, the
first thing to ask yourself is,
"Where do I want to go?"
Marist offers a wide variety
of programs to places like
London, Madrid, Sydney,
Hong Kong and
Dublin.
The
Marist Abroad Program Web
site is the best place to start
if you want to see a full list
of programs. Have a burning
desire to go to Stockholm or
Sao Paulo? Less traditional
locales can be arranged
through other programs and
universities.
The next step is to consid-
er how long you want to go
abroad. Short term programs
are offered during winter
intersession, spring break
and as a spring attachment.
The trips differ each year
and cater to a wide variety of
international interests. There
are 18 short term courses
offered
for
2008-2009,
including a chance to study
cinema
in
Brazil,
Shakespeare in London and
fashion in Southeast Asia.
Semester and year-long
programs are also
an
option.
Marist accepts many of the
credits taken at these inter-
national
universities, but it is
a good idea to save a few
core classes to take when
you go abroad
(English
liter-
ature in England, anyone?)
Remember to let your advi-
sor know that you
plan on
going abroad. They can help
you devise
a
plan of action
for how to arrange your
schedule to allow a semester
of study overseas.
When you first came to
Marist, you went through a
transition time. By now you
are probably well-adjusted
and have established
a
rou-
tine, made friends and mem-
ories. Going abroad, whether
for three weeks or three
months, is a similar type of
transition. You were proba-
bly very anxious to go away
to college, but those worries
did not stop you. Going
abroad is a once in a lifetime
opportunity, and chances are
you will be having so much
fun you will not have time to
be homesick!
With some planning and a
sense of adventure, it is pos-
sible for anyone to go
abroad. Stop by the Abroad
Office in the library (room
334) for more information.
Be sure to mark your calen-
dar for Wednesday, Dec. 3
from 11
a.m.
- 1 p.m. in the
Cabaret. There will be a
"Food
·
Around the World"
event where you can
talk
to
students who have been
abroad and try some interna-
tional cuisine.
Bon
voyage!
THE
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•
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From
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Writing as a stress reliever
simply for them. Conkey
said that when she's writing
in her journal she enjoys is
because "when you're writ-
ing your thoughts down,
whatever you put on
that
piece of paper is completely
you."
·
The true difficulty of writ-
ing out your stress is giving
yourself the time to do it.
Zangoglia said that during
finals week "I probably
need
to write more, but I end up
writing less." She explained,
"I really need
a
good chunk
of time; I don't want to feel
rushed doing it."
The idea of writing extra
pages on top of the
dozens
we
all
have due for classes
doesn't seem like
an
appeal-
ing idea,
but
if given the
time to do it, you
can
gain a
much clearer head during a
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'Changeling' shocks audiences
By KELLY GALLUCCI
Circle Contributor
"I want my son back!"
This line had been circling
through my head since August
when
I
first saw the trailer for
"Changeli
.
ng.,. Directed by
Clint Eastwood and starring
Angelina Jolie,
I
needed no
further convincing to spend
$6.50 on the film. I walked
into the theater with high
expectations and am happy to
say that I wasn't disappointed.
Jolie is stunning in the role
of Christine Collins, a single
working mother who returns
home one night to find that her
9-year-old son, Walter (Gattlin
Griffith), is missing.
A
gruel-
ing five-month search appears
to end happily when Collins
receives a call from Captain
J.J. Jones (Jeffrey Donovan)
confirming the discovery of
her son
.
The true conflict comes into
play when Collins realizes that
the boy who was found is not
her child. The police refuse to
admit their mistake and, not
willing to lose face, throw
Collins into a
mental institu-
tion.
Carol
Dexter (Amy
Ryan) helps to
keep
Collins
sane
within
walls
from
the
while
Reverend
G u s t a v
Briegleb (John
Malkovich)
campaigns for
her from the
outside.
At this point,
the
movie
splits into sev-
eral different
directions that
ultimately tie
together
in
shocking ways.
I won't give
away any more
plot informa-
From WWW.IMDB.COM
tion. My sug-
Angelina Jolie stars in •changeling" as Christine
gestion to any-
Collins, a mother looking for her missing son.
one considering this film is to to experience it, in order to be
walk in knowing nothing more
jmt
as_,
blown
away
.as
._
the
than what the trailers provide actors appear to be.
you with. This is the best way
The performances in the film
were spot-on~ Jolie is perfect
in the role of a mother who
would do anythi~g for her
child's safe return and it's no
doubt that the story struck a
chord in her heart. Her part is
reminiscent of her role in "A
Mighty Heart."
Perhaps the most striking
thing about the movie is that
it's based in reality. Writer J.
Michael Straczynski stumbled
across the information while
flipping through L.A. city files
and decided to create a screen-
play around it. From my own
research,
I
can tell you that the
Hollywood-created details are
surprisingly accurate. This
fact is impossible to ignore as
the movie delves into deeper
twists and turns with each
passing moment.
The cinematography is, in a
word, breathtaking in its recre-
ation of L.A. in the late '20s
and early '30s. The shots are
deliberately washed out, giv-
ing the film an almost dream-
like effect
,
yet there is always
m:
least one shook of color
onthe screen, whether it's a
SEE CHANGELING, PAGE 12
Top
virtual athletes rule
TV
screen
By CHRIS RAIA
Circle Contributor
Let's flash back to a time
in our lives where 15-page
research
papers
about
Christopher Columbus did not
9. Leandro Barbosa, "NBA
2k7":
Leandro Barbosa? Am I
talking about the Suns' backup
point guard behind Steve
Nash? Yes. He probably does-
n't deserve to
be
on this list,
but I had to do it so that I
exist, a time where our parents .-------------,
made us dinner, did our laun-
dry, and woke us up for
school; a time where beating
our friends or siblings in a
video game version of the
Super Bowl was still seen as a
I
great accomplishment.
Now that we're all in that
childhood mindset, here are
the top 10 video game athletes
of all time.
10.
Marshall Faulk,
"Madden
2003":
This was
Madden before Hit Stick and
Truck Stick; in other words, it
ment of the '"QB spy," and that
minor run-in with the federal
court system. However, none
of that matters. Vick was fast
enough to simply run arovnd
the QB spy, and the accuracy
problem can be solved very
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than any other back in the dropped 142 points with him
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game, but he could also break
in a single game.
with QB Eagles from Tecmo
tackles, so running an HB-
8. Michael Vick, "Madden Super Bowl) is the only quar-
dive up the middle for a 99-
2004":
Many might argue that terback who could realistically
yard touchdown was fully
he does not belong in the top
average 30 yards per carry and
possible.
10 with his poor accuracy rat-
somehow manage to make
ings, the defensive employ-
defensive backs look as slow
as offensive linemen, all while
posing a legitimate threat to
throw the ball 70 yards in the
air to a wide open Michael
Jenkins. Yikes.
7.
Super Mario: Can Mario
really be considered an ath-
lete? I decided yes
_
for the fol-
lowing reasons. He played and
excelled in tennis, golf, and
baseball, but his athleticism
can be spotted early on in the
original "Super Mario Bros"
for Nintendo. His vertical
jump was about five times his
height, he had enough leg
strength to literally break solid
cubes of brick just by jumping
and he held his breath for that
entire underwater level. To
make an Olympian parallel,
think of him as a cute, tiny
Italian that would only be 9re-
ated if U sain Bolt and Michael
Phelps were to somehow
reproduce.
6. Ken Griffey Jr., "Ken
Griffey Jr.'s Major League
Baseball": New rule:
If
a
player's name is in the title of
the game itself, he is probably
good.
If
baseball were not
such a team sport, Griffey
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PAGE 12
From Page
11
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Jolie
gives gripping performance in
'Changeling'
Frost
your,Jace
this winter
By
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Staff Writer
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cab racing by or Jolie's red lip-
stick.
The critics are almost entire-
ly in agreement in saying that
this is yet another Oscar-wor-
thy film made by Eastwood.
Rolling Stone says
Eastwood
is "at the peak of his artful
power; [be] tightens the
From Page
11
screws of suspense without
ever forgetting where the heart
of his film lies." Throughout
the film,
Eastwood,
as always,
maintains his familiar style
while still managing to make a
movie that uniquely shines.
If
you're going to see it, be
prepared because the film is
over two hours in length and
its subject matter is far from
lighthearted. Despite this, I
couldn't help but walk out of
the theater feeling shell-
shocked in a way that only an
exceptional movie can man-
age.
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than number six, because he
never recorded an out.
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he
didn't
hit at least
one
home
run during a nine-inning
game, your game was proba-
bly
broken.
5. Jeremy Roenick,
"NHL
'94":
"It's not even so much
me
as it's
Roenick.
He's
good," Vince Vaughn said in
"Swingers." I
am
not even
going to
try
to
add
to that.
Moving
on.
4. SF #4, "March Madden
'06":
AKA:
J.J.
Redick.
AKA:
Mr.
Make It Rain
on
Them -
no ... that's Lil' Wayne. It
might as well be
Redick,
though. He never missed from
behind the arc. Ever.
3.
Pablo
Sanchez,
"Backyard Sports": Pablo
might be the only video game
Sludenls
al
any college
may
reg1sler lo:
athlete who is considered a
multi-sport threat. He played
soccer, basketball, baseball,
football and hockey, and he
was so much better than
everybody in each of those
sports. Even when profession-
al
athletes
started making
appearances at Steele Stadium
and
Playground
Commons,
Pablo was still making his
competition look silly. The
only problem, though, is
·
that
he never did learn English. I
always wanted to know what
he was saying.
2.
Mike
Tyson, "Mike
Tyson's Punch-Out":
"Why
do I even play this game .. .if I
can't even
win?"
Michael
Cera lamented in "Superbad."
I felt this way about
Mike
Tyson; I never once knocked
him out, so I just stopped
try-
ing. This is also the reason
why he is so far up this list,
which is also another reason
why I should never be allowed
to write for a newspaper; I am
•
so incredibly biased.
1.
Bo Jackson,
"Tecmo
Bowl":
There should not be
any argument here. Tecmo Bo
was so good that choosing the
Raiders
in a Human vs.
Human game was on the
same
level as hooking up with your
best friend's sister. Everyone
has their own Tecmo Bo story,
but the truth is, if you couldn't
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10 touchdowns with him, you
just didn't know what you
were doing. If you have not
seen the YouTube video that
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Sex,
love & relationships: The disappearing act
By KARLIE JOSEPH
Asst. Health Editor
It
is
a
fact that the freedom
of
college
life
presents a
whole new
venue of
hookups
and
experimentation.
With this
arena
comes
the
risk of
encountering
any degree of
circumstance:
from
extreme
pleasure to utter humiliation.
And while the liberty of dorm
life fuels this cype of activity,
anyone can relate to the initial
awkwardness of the dorm
entering and leaving process.
Celine's attempt to bring her
one-night stand, Dion, into
Champagnat was a little more
than embarrassing. After a
night's worth of a Hatter's
make-out session, the two
decided to take a cab back to
her place. To avoid strict guest
policies, Celine decided to use
her previous tactic of sneaking
non-Champ residents through
the window of her buddy
Sam's
first
floor
dorm.
Without warning Sam of her
strategic plan, she led Dion to
outside the ground floor resi-
dence and tapped on the
slightly
cracked
window.
When she heard the usual
sig-
nal
to enter, she lifted the
win-
dow and pulled herself
in.
Apparently
Sam had been
expecting
an
illegally-entering
guest
of his own, because
when
Celine
looked
up, Sam
was
sprawled out, naked
and
ready
to go. Needless to say,
Celine found a new means of
sneaking
in her guests.
My friend Lynn's mortifying
experience
came when she
slept through her alarm after
the usual Thursday night
Darby's experience. As if her
12 p.m. walk of shame wasn't
embarrassing enough, her
oblivious hurry to get to class
brought her straight through a
tour group: did I mention she
was wearing guys' gym shorts
and knee high black boots?
Jane's awkward experience
was a result of a failed exit
plan. After a drunken night she
found herself sleeping over in
her booty-calls off campus
housing. When she woke to
find her hookup wasn't exact-
ly the stud she had seen seven
tequila shots deep, Jane decid-
ed to make a quick and quiet
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escape. She hastily threw on
her clothes, and left through
the bathroom window - only
to find herself back at the
same house a few hours later,
attempting an excuse for her
disappearance and requesting
the Sidekick she
had
left
on
the sink during her sponta-
neous flee. Karma blows.
Freshman year Mary Jane
and her fling, Jordan, had a
failed entering experience of
their own. Jordan devised a
plan where Mary Jane would
attempt to use his Marist ID in
hopes a lazy
security
guard
was on duty.
If
the plan suc-
ceeded he would then enter
himself,
claiming to have
lost
his card. Unfortunately Mary
Jane wasn't fast
enough,
because the guard immediate-
ly recognized the fraud ID,
and the two were sentenced to
an RD meeting to explain the
impersonation attempt.
My personal experience was
slightly different. One night I
found myself sleeping in Foy
with hookup buddy "Latin
Heat." After passing out for
several hours, I woke up des-
perately needing a bottle of
water. When I returned from
my brief absence from the
room, I realized the door had
swung shut and locked behind
me with all my possessions
inside. After
a
few
minutes
of
unsuccessful pounding, in a
drunken panic I burst into his
housemate's room, completely
freaked him out, and took his
phone to call my cell which
was lying on Latin Heat's
pil-
low. Once the blare of my
ringtone finally woke
his
drunken
slumber,
I
quickly
gathered
my stuff and left
in
embarrassment. The
next
day I
received
a
nasty voicemail
from
the anonymous
house-
mate. I didn't sleep there for
the rest of the
semester.
I started thinking about all of
the obstacles and embarrass=-
ment that often come from
college hookups. It seems that
most people have risked, and
are continually willing to face
the awkward aftermath for
temporary
satisfaction.
Sometimes I wonder if the
pleasure of it all is really
worth it, or if we are just so
bored with our normal lives,
that we have become addicted
to the temporary high that
comes from hooking up; and
sometimes even reliant on an
embarrli$sing situation for a
little comic relief.
Think before you ink:
A
guide to body
art
By
ROBIN MINllER
sure of exactly what you want,
artists will always have
portfo-
DO
get a tattoo
in
the
winter.
Staff Writer
start collecting pieces that you
find inspiring and meaningful.
The day you
turn 18
brings
DO shop around tattoo par-
a few exciting prospects
-
the
lors
in your area for a place
chance to gamble with lady luck you feel the most comfortable
in the lottery, buy some stogies,
with and confident
in.
Start
or even sashay on over to
abusing your Google-ing rights,
Giggles for some illicit pµrchas-
harass your colorful friends for
es.- However, nothing brings as
advice,
or
check
out
much excitement as body art.
http://www.411.bmezine.com
for
There is no greater way to
a listing of reputable shops near
express yourself
than
with a
per-
you.
AB
always, be sure to ask
to
manent, personalized adorn-
see their licenses, certificates,
ment, whether on display for the
sterile equip~ent, and all of that
world to see or kept under wraps jazz. Though it is true that
for your own enjoyment. We're you're more likely to contract
talking tattoos folks, and the
HIV
or hepatitis from the dentist
name of the game is
to ''think
(there have been no reported
before you
ink."
cases linked
to
tattooing since
. However,
~
When exposed
to
hannful irritants like
with any dec1-
ta
.
nd
.
i
·
,
.
that
literall
nnmg a swamm ng, your tattoo won t
s1ons
y
will leave you
heal up as well as it could. Because tats
scarred
(but hope-
are literary an open irritation, they
fully in a good
should
be
babied until fully healed ...
way) for
life,
.
·
there are a few ~utions that 1985 in the US) you
can
never
need
to
be taken into. considera-
be too careful.
tion before going under the nee-
dle.
DO wait
it out.
There is an old
adage
that
states that, "Patience
is a vinue,"
If
there ever was a
primo
time
to
listen
to
the wis-
dom of the ages, this is it.
If
you
definitely have your heart set on
some
ink
but you aren't quite
DO
remember
tattoo
artists
are just that
- artists,
trained
and skilled
in
their craft.
Take
advantage of them. Be prepared
to sit and chat out the details of
your design for a good chunk of
time. Bring them anything that
might
inspire
a stroke of genius
on their part. Keep in mind that
lios
on hand for you to
peruse
to
get a
sense
of what their fortes
are. 1bey are there to work for
you and work with you, but it's
a two way street. Take their
feedback and be confident
enough to give them yours.
After
all,
you're the one who
will be rockin' this design for the
rest of eternity.
DO work with the contours
of your body
to
create an
aes-
thetically flattering piece.
No
need to
get something just-
stamped on after all, you're
more than just a piece of meat.
The body is a beautiful blank
canvas with seemingly limitless
options. A long, vertical piece
may very well flatter the back of
your neck, spine, or rib cage,
while a curved design may fit
snuggly around your shoulder
blade. Keep in mind that place-
ment will affect the longevity of
the piece; for example, the stom-
ach
~
for women will cause a
tattoo to morph during pregnan-
cy.
DO let the tattoo
simmer
for
a
while.
Tape the drawing
to
somewhere so that you'll see
every day. I once heard from an
artist that a year is a good
amo~t of time to ponder over a
design is a year.
If
you're not
sick of it by
then,
go wild!
While the summer sunshine
may leave you feeling a little
foot loose and fancy
free,
it's not
always the best time to get the
job done. When exposed to
hannful irritants like tanning
and
swimming,
your tattoo
won't heal
up
as well as it could.
Because tats
are
literary an open
irritation, they should be babied
until fully healed ( a matter of a
few weeks usually). Listen to
your artist's explicit directions.
You wouldn't want that work
-
to
go to waste.
DON'T get a tattoo
in
a
heightened state of emotion.
Undeniably, the passing of
Fluffy the cat was a very trau-
matic event. However, is
a
foot
tall portrait of said cat on your
back really going to be some-
thing you want in a few
years?
DON'T
let yourself feel bul-
lied
by
the
artist.
If
you are
uncomfortable, leave.
If
they
seem it
cranky,
condescending,
or just downright impatient,
hightail it out of there. They
don't deserve your business.
Remember, people skills are an
art form
too.
·
DON'T just judge a parlor
by
flashy
samples -
the mass
circulated designs
-
hanging
on the
walls.
These
are
not usu-
ally examples of the
artists
work
ROBIN
MINITER/THE CIRCLE
What
to
do
and
what not
to
do.
and are in no way indicative of
their talent.
DON'T
(or
try
not to) fear
the pain.
It's only temporary.
And yes, it will hurt, but every-
one's tolerance is bit different.
Think along the lines of multiple
bee stings, a bad sunburn, or a
road rash.
The road to getting a tattoo
may
seem
like a long one, but
like any journey, you will come
away with
a
story. And that is
just what a tattoo should be a
decorative representation of
yourself that proudly declares to
the world just who you are.



































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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER .13, 2008 •
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15
Walk-on
-
trades
field for
court
By ALLISON BURKE
Circle Contributor
An all-around athlete, soph-
omore Nick Arnicucci proved
it is never too late to do what
you love most when he
walked
onto
the
Marist
College NCAA Division I bas-
ketball team Thursday, Oct.
16.
Amicucci was originally
recruited by the baseball team
at Marist, but after giving up
baseball last April, he attended
open tryouts run by Director
of
Men's
Basketball
Operations Will Lanier on
Oct. 8.
Amicucci was named All-
Section in football and base-
ball and All-League in basket-
ball graduating from Class B,
Section I Pleasantville High
School in Westchester, N.Y.
"Basketball had always been
my favorite sport, but I never
thought I would be able to
play at the level I was recruit-
ed for baseball and football,"
Amicucci said.
When the opportunity to
play NCAA Division I base-
ball presented itself, Amicucci
chose Marist because of the
program's reputation, head
coach Dennis Healy, afld an
academic scholarship.
In high school, Amicucci
received
the
Presidential
Scholar Award and the Homer
Pale Medal. Challenged with
time managing course work
during the last spring semes-
ter, Amicucci gave up base-
ball. He is studying account-
ing and applied mathematics
and wants to go to law school.
Amicucci was able to go
home for summer break while
the baseball team continued
playing. After he left the team,
coach Healy wished him luck
and offered future help.
Missing fraternity and broth-
erhood, he realized what it
meant not to be part of a team,
and received encouragement
from his father to try out for
the basketball team.
Knowing he would not be on
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the baseball team, Amicucci
prepared for basketball tryouts
over the summer. In addition
to daily exercise, Amicucci
On Sept. 6, players comp1~t-
ed paperwork to be eligible for
tryouts. The NCAA reqµires
freshmen
to
be
cleared
JAMES REIU.Y/THE CIRCLE
Sophomore Nick Amicucci walked
on
to
the
Marist basketball
team this year after a
freshman
season on the baseball team.
Fans will get their
first
taste
of
this year's team and new head
coach
Chuck Martin in
the
home opener on Monday, Nov. 17.
estimates devoting five hours
per week towards basketball
training. He played in a sum-
mer league and worked with a
private coach.
"I felt the traihing I put in
over the summer helped me
maintain my stamina through-
out the tryout," he said.
Wanting to fill empty spots
on the roster, the Marist bas-
ketball team held a one hour
tryout open to the student
body. Lanier used team prac-
tice drills to test six players.
Amicucci said that the tryout
was highly intense and physi-
cally taxing.
through
the
NCAA
Clearinghouse, to be enrolled
full-time, and to be academi-
cally eligible in order to try,
out.
Amicucci thought he played
well, but was not completely
confident in his
performance.
Along with Amicucci, sopho-
more Pat McDerby and fresh-
man Michael Taylor made the
team.
The walk-on positions of the
Marist basketball team posi-
tively contribute on the court,
in the locker room, and around
campus.
"We want someone to fit the
role of a good teammate,"
Lanier said.
Standing
5
feet 11 inches
tall, Amicucci demonstrated
solid work ethic, hustle, and
the ability to listen during try-
outs according to Lanfor.
"Most importantly, he
expressed he wanted to be a
part of the Marist basketball
family," Lanier said. "We
want to have guys that want to
be a part of something spe-
cial."
Joining the team Friday, Oct.
17, Amicucci's mid-semester
break plans changed. The
team started two-a-da'y prac-
tices. While he·was excited to
play, he said his mother was
disappointed he did not get the
chance to come home.
Amicucci has embraced his
role as
a
walk-on. During
practice, he plays hard and
does his best to help make the
team better. Appreciative of
the opportunity, Amicucci is in
good shape, has the chance to
learn how practice is run,
coaches' expectations, and is
able to assess intensity and
energy levels and how to posi-
tively influence the team,
according to Lanier.
"I am happy to be a part of a
team again and the brother-
hood that comes along with
it," Amicucci said.
Amicucci enjoys first year
head coach Chuck Martin's
high octane, intense and
fun
practices and understands the
student-athlete sacrifice and
commitment levels to team-
mates, coaches, and the family
dynamic from his previous
experience on the
baseball
team.
After it was announced that
he had made the team, the first
thing Amicucci did was call
his father.
"My dad was probably more
excited about
it
than I was," he
said. "He might have called
everybody in his phone book
to tell them."
The men's basketball season
tips off in Poughkeepsie
on
Monday, Nov. 17 against St.
Bonaventure.
Football loses close one at Georgetown
gained thirty-four yards.
Bo Ehikioya scored his ·sec-
ond touchdown of the game
and the 46th of his career on a
four-yard run that gave Marist
a 12-7 lead. Georgetown
s
_
tayed within five points of
Marist after blocking the extra
point attempt.
"Everything was good from
the mechanics of the snap and
the hold," Parady said. "Kevin
(Pauly) has been so good for
us all year and he just missed
those extra points in this
game. Everyone else was
/
/
doing their assignment."
Quarterback Keerome
Lawrence fumbled on the
Hoyas next offensive play,
giving Marist the ball at the
Hoyas 24-yard line. The
Georgetown defense did not
let Marist score, however.
Linebacker Nick Parrish and
defensive lineman Danny
Thompson broke through the
line and were able to stop
Ehikioya on a fourth down to
take the ball back.
With just 19 seconds left in
'-
the first half, Georgetown
pulled to within two points of games," Parady said. "Their
Marist with a 24-yard field head coach and I were talkipg
goal by Jose-Pablo Buerba.
before the game and we both
Buerba would connect on his said that we were going to get
second field goal of the day
another good game.
with 1 :22 remaining in the
The Red Foxes close out
third quarter to close out the their 2008 campaign
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scoring, giving Georgetown a
15 with one final game against
13-12 victory.
an opponent that Marist has
This matchup ended in a never faced before -
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five meetings between Marist the Pioneer League. The
and Georgetown, as all of the Wildcats have compiled a 3-6
games have been decided by overall record and a 2-5 record
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during conference play.
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THURSDAY,
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2008
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Volleyball set for final weekend after split
By
RICH ARLEO
ior setter Dawn Jan compiled a
foot off the gas
Sports Editor
double-double with 43 assists pedal
so
to
After a loss to Fairfield on
Saturday, the Marist volleyball
team was able to come back
behind strong offensive per-
formances from Alexandra
Schultze and Joanna Foss with
a 3-1 victory in what many
considered a must-win match
against Rider on Sunday.
and 10 digs. Marist went down
speak."
1-0 after losing the first set 25-
Marist will
22. However, the Foxes went have its final
on to win the next three home
game
straight sets (26-24, 25-18, 25-
against second-
22) to take down Rider and to place Siena on
end their short two-match los-
Saturday, Nov.
ing streak.
15 at 2
p.:m.
The
.. Coming off of the loss to
team will then
Fairfield was rough because have to travel to
we knew that making the tour-
Iona, a school
nament would be tough," Foss
currently
tied
said. "We just wanted to do
with Marist, for
everything we could and make the final game
sure we beat Rider, which we of the season .
did. Then hearing that Iona lost
~'It's a ton of
was huge news because now pressure, but it
we are tied and it all comes is good to know
down to this weekend."
that our position
Final Weekend
is based solely
off of what we
do this week-
JAMES REILLY/
THE CIRCLE
Fairfield is first in the
MAAC
(Metro
Atlantic
Athletic Conference) so the
team knew going into the
.
game that it was going to be a
challenge. After going down 2-
0, Marist fought hard in the
third set, and after the teams
traded points and went back
and forth, Marist was able to
win the set, 27-25. The team
lost the fourth set however,
and lost the match 3-1.
"We didn't play with a great
sense of urgency," coach Tom
Hanna said. "That's certainly
going to have to change for
this weekend."
Marist now has only two
more regular season matches.
With two other teams currently
tied with Marist for the final
spot
in
the
MAAC
Tournament, the Foxes will
have to have a big weekend in
order to earn that spot for
themselves.
end," Foss said
.
.. u,
d , h
Sophomore middle blocker AHie Burke helped Marist to a 3-1 win over Rider on
ne on t ave S d
Th
.
un
ay.
e team will head Into their final two games In a thre&Way tie for fourth.
The next day, Marist traveled
to Rider to face the Broncs.
Led by Schultze and Foss, who
had 14 kills each, the Foxes
were able to take down Rider
3-1. Sophomore Allie Burke
hit a match-high .53'.>, and jun-
"We just need to compete
real hard for the length of both
matches," Hanna said. "We
can't take any breaks in our
intensity. We can't take our
Upcoming Events:
11/15
Volleyball vs. Siena - 2 p.m.
11/16
Women's Basketball vs.
Albany -
4
p.m.
11/17
Men's Basketball vs.
St. Bonaventure -
7
:30 p.m.
to worry about
who wins or loses, it is all on Rider this Saturday before its
ment.
us. We are all very ready for face-off with
Marist on
"I think we need to win
this weekend and are just Sunday. Manhattan will play
going to do everything we can Saint Peters on Saturday, but
in practice this week to make will then have a challenging
sure we are ready for it."
match with first-place Fairfield
After last weekend's action
on Saturday. The Red Foxes
'
Marist, Iona, and Manhattan will need to take matters into
are all tied for fourth place their own hands for their best
with 9-7 records. Iona will face
chance at making the tourna-
both," Hanna said. "We have
no
control
over
what
Manhattan's going to do. I
don't see any way that one
win
this weekend will be enough
.
"We might as well be that
team that's going to
win
both
matches."
History repeats itself in loss
By
PHILIP TERRIGNO
Assistant Sports Editor
The last five meetings
between the Marist Red Foxes
and Georgetown Hoyas have
been decided by seven points
or less. In each of those
games, the home team has
emerged
victorious.
The
Georgetown Hoyas upheld
their end of the bargain with a
13-12 victory at home against
Marist in a close game decid-
ed
by two seemingly minor
special teams mistakes.
The Hoyas began the con-
test in a strong fashion
,
forc-
ing Marist to punt after a third
down sack by Travis Zorilla.
The
ensuing
punt
was
blocked, giving
Georgetown
possession
on
the Red Foxes'
32-yard
line.
The drive was
capped off by a
thirteen-yard
pass
from
Keerome
Lawrence
to
Collin Meador,
g i v i n g
Georgetown a 7-
0 lead.
Marist
James
Rellly /
THE CIRCLE
r e s
p
o n
d
e
d
Bo Ehlk!oya
scored
two touchdowns for Marlst
quickly on its
In
its
13-12 loss
to Georgetown. Martst will
fin-
next possession
lsh
Its
2008 season at Davidson. The
team
Is
with an 11-play,
currentJy 3-7 on the season with one game left.
·
68-yard drive that ended with
a three
-
yard touchdown run by
Bo Ehikioya. Ehikioya gained
39 yards in the first quarter
and his touchdown made the
score 7-6 following a missed
extra point.
"It
is the first quarter of the
football game and what we
say is that we are going to take
the points instead of going for
two," head coach Jim Parady
said
.
"My general rule of
thumb is that every time we
score we're going to kick an
extra point. There are so many
scenarios with field goals and
th;e other team scoring so you
try to put the points on the
board."
The Red Foxes' third drive
of the game was very similar
to their second, with Marist
relying heavily on their run
game to advance the ball deep
into Georgetown territory.
Quarterback Chris Debowski
ran for first downs on three
straight third down conver-
sions. On a long third down,
Marist ran a reverse to wide
receiver Will Brown that
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