VOLUME 60, ISSUE 21
FOUNDED IN 1965
Educators
·honored
at luncheon
By
MARION
HERBERT
Staff Writer
Last Wednesday, a select group of professors
shined
in
the light of their students' approval. The
Annual
Faculty of the Year Luncheon was
held
April 14 in the Cabaret. The ceremony honored
professors from each discipline for their commit-
ment to excellence in education and service to the
student body.
The event was organized by the Student Academic
Council of S_GA and headed by
Brett
Giarrusso,
vice president of academic affairs. Faculty mem-
bers were voted by students online during the SGA
spring elections. 350 votes were cast with 141 fac-
a
speech and introduced the presenters for each
award.
"Without a
doubt,"
said Sterchak, "faculty mem-
bers have influenced the lives of many students in
positive, profound ways in instances that have noth-
ing to do with academic achievement. In these
cases is
becomes
much less about doing well in
coursework, than it has to do with personal growth.
Your efforts have not gone unnoticed."
Dr.
John Doherty, assistant professor of criminal
justice and winner of last year's Faculty Member of
the Year award, gave a speech as well, thanking
both the students and the faculty for the event and
their support.
"This truly means a lot to the faculty," said
Faculty
Advisor of the
Year:
Dr. Sue Lawrence, assistant professor of communi-
cations
Adjunct
Professor of the
Year:
Joshua Mark, adjunct instructor of English
School
of
Communication
and the
Arts:
Arthur Himmelberger,
Director
of Music
School
of
Computer Science and Mathematics:
Dr.
Joseph Kirtland, Professor of Mathematics
School of Liberal Arts:
Dr. Moira Fitzgibbons, assistant professor of
English
School of
Management:
Robert Grossman, Professor of Business
School
of
Science:
Dr.
Elisa
Woolridge,
assistant professor of chem-
istry
School
of
Social
and Behavioral
Sciences:
Dr. John Doherty
The final award,
Faculty Member of the Year,
went to Mark Van Dyke, an Associate Professor of
Communications who joined the Marist College
faculty three years ago.
Before Marist, Van Dyke spent 25 years in the
U.S-.
Navy as a special duty public affairs officer, a
public relations specialist for the navy. He retired in
2000, and went to the University of Maryland to
earn his PhD in communications. After gaining his
degree, Van Dyke came to Mari st in the fall of 2004
and has been here ever since.
MARION HERBERT/
THE
CIRCLE
Posed
are the
faculty
voted
by 351
students
as the top professors of the 2007 academic year
for
their
schools.
"J
picked
Marist
very carefully
.
"
said Van Oyke
"First, I love the students. It's the best reward to be
around bright students who want to learn. I also
love the faculty and my colleagues
.
They're great
people to collaborate with."
ulty members nominated.
Doherty.
Michael Sterchak, assistant vice presid~nt of aca-
demic affairs, served as the master of ceremonies
for the afternoon. Sterchak opened the lunch with
The following awards were given:
SGA said that they thanked Bob Lynch and
Michele Fischetti from Student Activities for all
their help in preparing the event.
Students, professors attend alumni conference
By AMY WHEELER
Circle Contributor
to help them in the future.
said something along those same
lines.
"If
you have a strong communica-
tions background, you can move
around
[in
the field]," she said.
dents
normally
are not paid, may
seem like a waste of time
,
O'Brien
stressed the importal).ce of "little
incremental steps which lead to more
responsibility."
The internships stu-
dents take give them an
idea about whether
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2007
Tri-Sigma
organizes
'07 Relay
By
MEGAN SHANNON
Circle
Contributor
Tri-Sigma has been
organizmg
the
American
Cancer Society's
Relay
for Life on April 20. The
sorority was requested
due
to
previous
involve-
ment and success in raising the most money for the
cause
last
year with $6,000
out
of a total $53,000
.
Lauren Flood is this year's chair of Relay for
Life and was 2006 Sigma Sigma Sigma President.
"The planning for this year's relay began at the
end of last year's. I 1\Tas asked to chair the
event •
at the actual Relay last year," she said. "My soror-
ity was the number one fundraising team, and
since I am a cancer survivor, the American Cancer
Society asked if I and my sorority would be will-
ing to head the event."
Relay for Life is an overnight event designed to
celebrate patients' survival and raise money for
research and programs of the American Cancer
Society. During this event, teams of people will
gather on the campus green and take tw:ns walking
or running laps.
"Each team tries to keep at least one member
participating at all times," according to the
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Many of the Greeks at Marist College are
involved in the event. Katherine Kelliher, Sigma
Sigma Sigma's 2007 president said, "We are all
about brotherhood and sisterhood, but also about
giving
back to the commwiity."
A new brother of Phi Kappa Sigma, Joe Barbuto,
feels that Relay will bond his fraternity.
"I think that community service and an organi-
zation working together for a good cause, like
Relay for Life, will bring brothers or sisters clos-
er," he said.
"It
will form bonds and ties between
members that can't be achieved doing other things
and essentially, it can save lives."
Each school organization is planning on attend-
ing and has its philanthropy of choice. Sigma's is
"Sigma Serves Children."
"In the past, Sigma has done many other events
involving children in the local area. We have
donated blankets for Project Linus, which were
given to underprivileged children," said Kelliher.
The sorority has also worked closely with
Liberty Partnership to directly help those children
in the Poughkeepsie area.
On February 19, the Relay for Life Kick-Off
SEE REIAY, PAGE 4
What could be better than learning
about the field of communications
from professionals who have learned
its ins and outs after graduating from
college? On April
3;
Marist students
had a chance to do just that.
Michael O'Brien
,
President of Cohn
& Wolfe New York, a marketing com-
munications and public relations
firm,
said that when he was younger he
would make a list of things he wanted
to do and figure out the steps he need-
ed to take in order to do those things.
He said that it was important to have
direction and focus in one's life.
'Be persistent, chase your dreams, and go
after what you want. The more Jobs you real-
ize you might have contact with, the better
off you'll be.'
they would like to
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The Tenth Annual Communications
Alumni Panel, sponsored by the
Communications Arts Society and the
Communications
Department,
allowed students to learn from alumni
experiences in the field of communi-
cations. About 35 students and four
professors attended the panel. The
students jotted down notes during the
question
,
and answer session, which
John Gilmartin started out as a page
at NBC Sports and is now a Senior
Producer/Director after 30 years with
the company
.
"Be persistent, chase your dreams,
and go after what you want," he said.
James Baumann, Sr. Vice President
of The Ad Council pointed out the
realities of the communications busi-
was moderated by - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Communication Arts
'My Internships made me able to get a job
Society
President,
right out of Marlst. Internships are great
Chelsea Lancaster
,
and
places to learn and meet nice people who
had
their resumes
are willing to take time to show you how to
ready for the one-on-
one networking session
get things done.'
following the panel.
Panelists gave advice
-
John
Gilmartin
on a wide variety of _ _ _ _ _ _
s_e_n_io_r_P_ro_d_u_c_er_/_D_lr_ect_or_,
_N_B_c_s_po_rts_
ness.
- James
Baumann
Sr. vice president, The Ad Council
work in that field or
not. Many of the pan
-
elists ultimately were
in a completely differ-
ent field than the one
Gilmartin brought up another
"
foun-
dational skill that needs to be built;
backing up what teachers have been
saying for years.
"Writing well is a very important
thing for all areas," he said.
All of the panelists discussed the
importance of internships, which stu-
dents can start searching for through
the career services section of the
Marist Web site.
Gilmartin said, "My internships
made me able to get a job right out of
Marist."
He also discussed another benefit of
an internship.
they studied at Marist.
"Find something you love to do, and
if it can mean something, it's even
easier to get up and go to
work in the
morning," Baumann said.
The panelists also gave advice about
interviewing for a job or internship.
Baumann suggested, "Don't only
interview for an open position." He
said that it was a good idea to go in
for an open internship, to find out
more information, even if they 're not
hiring.
That way, when they are hir-
ing, they will look to that person first
if they remember them and whether or
not they were impressed by them.
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THE
CIRCLE
topics ii;icluding internships, inter-
viewin
g
skills and new challenges
that are ari
s
ing in the field
.
Although
they didn't speak much about their
experiences at Marist, the panelists
did discuss what students can do now
"
The more jobs you realize you
might have contact with, the better
off
you'll be," he said.
Maria Gordon-Shydlo
,
director of
public relations at Oxford Health Plan
"
Internships are great places to learn
arid
meet nice people who are willing
to take time to show you how to get
things done," he said.
Although internships
,
in which stu
-
Many of the panelists stressed the
importance of knowin
g
the company
for one which is being interviewed.
Baumann suggested reading the trade
First
baseman Ryan
Gauck
applles
the tag during a
University
of Albany
base runner In one of two
SEE ALUMNI PANEL, PAGE 4
games
the Red
Foxex
played on
Tuesday.
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security briefs
Sheahan Hall to receive free food for lost beer
Upcoming
Campus Events
By KATE GIGLIO
Ed
itor-i n-ferno
3/27 10:45
a.m.
;To kick things off this week, it's
always nice to have a spoiled,
self-important brat to get the ball
rolling. A security officer discov-
ered a vehicle parked illegally in
McCann with five unpaid tickets
;
on the owner's record. The car
was
subsequently
booted.
Shockingly enough, the owner
was terribly distraught about this
situation, so distraught, in fact,
that he tried to pay for the boot
removal with a stolen credit card.
The student claimed to have bor-
rowed it from a friend. Yeah,
cause that's what I do when my
· friends have expenses - I fork
over my credit card. And then I
offer up my extra kidney
.
Anyway, after Financial Services
refused to accept a card that was
not the student's, he became very
agitated and spewed forth a
geyser of verbal vitriol.
·
Alack,
this helped him not. Finally he
returned with $40 in cash, whic~
he proceeded to fling across the
counter at the Financial Services
worker. The boot was at last
removed, but not before Karma
managed to slash his tires and
stuff gum in his locks. Oh, that
didn't happen? Next time I'll get
the license plate number
·
3
r?:00
a.m.
Housekeeping supervisor found
a state of Michigan "ID card"
while cleaning. Upon attempting
to look the person up to return
the card, they found that the card
belied its owner's true date of
birth and state of residence. The
card was deemed erroneous ergo
useless and thrown away. You
know, these fake IDs from other
states are dangerous. The other
day I almost accidentally sold my
friend out when a bartender
commented on his "out of state"
license. "But you're from New
Yor-ersey,"
l
blabbed ungrace-
fully. "New Jersey, Yersey, uhh I
don't know it might be a silent J"
A female student in Fulton
received a phone call. The male
on the other end, she said, was
breathing heavily and moaning
.
Suggestion
:
maybe if you learned
to vocalize your thoughts instead
of grunt, girls would
voluntarily
talk to you, no?
3/30 2:50
p.m.
Security responded to the North
Field to take a lacrosse player to
the hospital to get checked out
after he complained of jaw pain
.
Yeah
,
yeah ... that's what she said
3/30 4:30
p.m.
A minor car accident occurred in
the Townhouse A lot as a car
try-
-ing to back out of parking space
hit another car, which was
parked in the fire lane. Maybe if
you would stay in Hoop where
you belong, I wouldn"t purposely
crash into your car. My spoiler
<ifln beat up your spoiler
3/30 6:25
p.m.
A Sheahan
(!
! !)
Hall guard
observed a female student leav-
ing the dorm with an empty duf-
fel bag, only to return with a -
wait for it
~
full duffel bag. Alas
,
the guard was too sharp to be
fooled by such covert antics and
stopped the student. In the bag:
4 12-
.
ans of Bud
Li
ht 24
l
u:t
.c~of~hµgbt.and
six 12-oz. bottles of Sam Adams.
This means only one thing:
·
Sheahan Hall gets pizza courtesy
of The Circle this week, even
though I feel like this was a
staged event just to get free food.
I respect that. Keep your eyes
peeled for pizza, Sheahan, but
next time, at least sneak the Sam
Adams in before 3:00
3/31 1:50
a.m.
A taxi and a student's car collid-
ed near the North Entrance of
campus, and neither vehicle sus-
tained damage. No police were
called
.
Probably because both
drivers had been drinking.
I
wouldn't call the police either.
3/30 12:26
a.m.
• But hey! Now's as good a time as
any to point out that taxis shut-
tling underage drinkers to bars
are allowed to linger outside
Gartland longer than I can leave
my car outside the mailroom
(without getting a $3,500 ticket)
.
Last time I checked
:
picking up
mail
=
legal; underage drinking
=
not
4/1 2:50
a.m.
A security guard observed a male
student enter a female's room in
Midrise, and when the guard
went to the door he could hear
someone vomiting. Now, stay
with me because it gets compli-
cated here: The security guard
knocked on the door, which was
answered by a girl (a guest, not a
resident) who sent the male stu-
dent out. The compassionate
young lad said he had entered
the room to get an inhaler for a
male friend who was having
trouble breathing. Meanwhile,
the resident's guests said their
hostess was vomiting from a bad
batch of eggs Benedict
.
Eggs ...
Benedict. Nice touch! I don't
MAKE this stuff UP, you know
4/1 3:16
a.m.
Leo Hall. A female student saun-
tered in intoxicated, and secur.tty
examined her and had her sit
for
a half hour. And by "sit for a half
hour," I'd like to think that they
just
sort of
pu
s
hed
her back and
forth to
see
if
they
could get her
to puke or at least fall over.
Disappointed and dejected, the
guard sent her back to her room
to sleep it off
4/3 6:15
p.m.
An entry o,fficer in Champagnat
caught a non
-
student trying to
use a Marist ID that obviously
did not belong to her. The wan-
ton intruder turned out to be the
girl's sister. Unquestionably, the
only reason you're trying to
sneak your little sister in on a
Tuesday night is so you can chalk
her learner's permit and drag her
to The Loft for the Real College
Experience
.
If
I ever tried to
bring my little sister to that
place, I have no doubt that she
would kick me in the teeth
The fun begins on Aprll 18th
from
l. l.:30ana-2::00pm in t:be Main
Dinin,g Hall ...
.
"'91l • • - -. . . . .
. . . ,
111M1e1111..oom
for
COIIIIPhJite detaiJa.
repeatedly, and I hope this per-
son received the same fate for
trying to expose an innocent
young life to the roofie-ridden,
over
-
bronzered bazaar that is
The Loft
4/3 9:45
p.m.
Alcohol was confiscated on the
sixth floor
.
A bottle ofTropicana
cranberry juice "spiked with
alcohol" had been partially con-
sumed and was dumped out
.
Anyone who manages to make
enough noise to get written up
after a couple vodka cranberries
also needs to be dumped out.
The sixth-floor window
4/3 10:36
p.m.
A little cliche, but impressive
nonetheless: a couple of kids in
Leo managed to set off the fire
alarm due to microwave misuse.
The culprit, a pile of charred
Easy Mac, was found in the room
along with several half-full cans
of still-cold beer
.
Bringing us to
this week's Amateur Hour
Performance of the Week. Is it
beyond logic to get rid of the cans
before leaving the dorm? You set
off the alarm; obviously they're
going to inspect your room. Your
beer was STILL COLD. Really
what goes on???
4/4 6:35
a.m.
Ah, to be a fly on the wall of
Benoit and/or Gregory Halls.
Well, okay
,
a fly or any other liv-
ing thing in either place would
obviously die immediately, but
the few seconds its buggy little
eyes could observe would proba-
bly be bizarre
.
A housekeeper
notified security that there had
been "vandalism" to both dorms
:
ceiling tiles had been knocked
down, beer cans floated in the
toilet, the soap dispenser had
been tom from its perch on the
wall, and Gregory was sporting
(new) holes in the walls.
"Vandalism
"
is
a cute term: it
implies "forethought" or, you
know,
"
self-awareness." I pic-
ture the residents of Benoit and
Gregory running around like
those zombies in
"
Dawn of the
Dead," Zack Snyder's marvelous
foray into the world of drooling,
glassy
-
eyed, infected creatures
who run really fast but lack nec-
essary brainpower
Disclaimer: The Security Briefs
are intended as satire and fully
protected free speech under the
First Amendment of the United
States Constitution.
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Friday,
April 13
at
8
p.m.
Saturday, April
14
&
Sunday, April 15
at
5
p.m.
Marist College
Dance Club presents:
"Rock
This
Party"
$2 with
Marist
ID
$3 gen. admission
Friday, April 13
Frank Smyth of the
Committee
to Protect
Journalists presents:
"Dangerous
Assignments
"
Lowell
Thomas 125
9.30
a
.
m.
Saturday, April 14
SPC
trip:
Bronx Zoo
bus leaves Midrise
9:30
a.m.
$10
with Marist
ID
Sunday,April 15
SPC Broadway
trip
"Jersey
Boys"
bus leaves 10 a.m.
$25 with Marist ID
Wednesday, Aprll 18
CURSCA
Celebration of
Undergraduate
Research. Scholarship
and Creative
Activity
Student
Center 3rd floor
11
a.m.
-
2
p.m.
Wednesday,
April
25
poet
Jane
Hirshfeld
Fontaine
Hall,
Henry
Hudson
Room
8
p.m
.
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Table
tennis tourney set
for
end
of
month
From Page One
Sorority organizes
By
TRAVIS
MILLER
Staff Writer
· College Activities will be host-
ing its final table tennis tourna-
ment of the semester on Tuesday,
April 24 at 8p.m. Signups begin
Monday, April 16 at the College
Activities Office on the 3rd floor
of the Student Center.
Due to sufficient student inter-
est, College Activities has con-
sistently been able to host suc-
cessful tournaments this semes-
ter, according to Sarah Dwyer-
Shick, the assistant women's
soccer coach, who works in the
College Activities Office and
organizes the table tennis events.
"Our goal is to provide a fun
and competitive recreationa)
activity for the students that
could take plac~ right in the
Student Center," she said. "We
From Page One
are thrilled :-,yith the response we
have had."
Dwye
'
.
':W.e have men, womer,1, under-
graduates, and graduates," she
said. "Everybody has a great
time."
Rather than being held in the
Billiards Room
1
the tournaments
are played in the Lower
Cafeteria where there is room for
four tables, -as opposed to the two
tables that the Billiards Room
holds.
Dwyer-Shick said College
Ac,tivities offered a Table Tennis
League last
·
ran.
The league had
four different brackets, based on
the lev~l each student chose to
compete on-beginner, interme-
diate,
intermediate/advanced,
and advanced. There were at
least eig!it participants in each
bracket, 'but scheduling matches
proved to be too difficult.
"A lot of students signed up,
but the participation was not
what we hoped for," she said.
Later in the fall semester,
College Activities hosted its first
Table Tennis tournament, which
attracted 17 students. Freshman
Christian Coley, who plays for
the Marist Men's Tennis Team,
won the event.
Justin Sous, a freshman
Business and Marketing major,
has won two of the events sched-
uled this semester.
"The tournaments we currently
have are pretty fun, not to men-
ti on the pizza, drinks, and
prizes," he said. "It's just a fun
yet competitive way to spend a
night or two out of the month-
playing something we all enjoy."
Prizes often consist of gift
cards to the
bookstore,
table ten-
nis paddles, and ping pong bal~s,
according to Dwyer-Shick.
Though table tennis is not a
club sport, Sous says it has the
potential to become one.
"A lot of schools in our area
offer table tennis as a club sport
at a competitive level," he said.
"If
the interest grows at Marist, it
won't be hard to turn it into
something big."
According to Sous, the Sports
Advisory Council is full, so there
is no room for any additional
sports related clubs.
"We have contacted the proper
people, so that if space opens up,
we can potentially get a charter,"
he said.
Signups for the final tourna-
ment will run until Monday,
April 23 at noon.
'07 Relay for Life
for Mari st campus
Party was held in the Cabaret.
Teams have started to form and
money is being raised in order to
help fund cancer research. The
Kick-Off Party was just the start
of one of the biggest events to be
held at Marist this year, Relay
for Life. The turnout for the
event was the largest Marist
College has ever had for a Relay
for Life Kick-Off Party. There
were over 200 people present
and currently there are 30 teams
signed up. The Kick-Off Party
was intended to get the campus
"excited for the event" said
Flood.
mittee,
and as the event
approaches, there will be weekly
meetings. There is a lot .of pub-
lic rela
t
ions work invo
l
ved-
helping spread the word to the
campus and the community. In
addition, committee members
are recruiting teams and helping
them with fundraising tips, as
well as orchestrating the enter-
tainment for the event.
Flood said she has spent a lot
of tvne helping to plan this
event.
Alumni
panel
gives advice, motivation
Laura Deren, a new member of
Sigma Sigma Sigma, said she
enjoyed the Kick-Off event.
''There were two bands play-
ing, two NBA tickets were raf-
fled off for the New
Jersey
Nets,
a spread of food, and it was an all
together very organized event
that will lead to even greater suc-
cess on April 20."
"I've had numerous meetings
with the American Cancer
Society and campus activities to
plan to the event," said F
l
ood
.
"A lot of planning goes into this.
It takes an effort to work with
both College ac
t
iv
i
ties and the
American Cancer Society."
publications in the industry one
is looking into. It is also impor-
tant to look for layoffs, as a com-
pany who has just had to layoff
its· workers is not looking to hire
new ones. Baumann reminded
the students that timing is every-
thing.
Anot~r panelii.t, .Den~s...
¢'Neill, who works for a large
magazmo-..
.
company,
,
gave three
suggestions for students going
into an interview. First, they
should know who they are talk-
ing to. Second, they should know
what the company does and what
the person interviewing them
does. Lastly, they should know
where they will fit in and what
they can do for the company. For
help with any of these, he- sug-
gested
talking
to
Huqian
Resources.
O'Brien gave some more point-
ers. He said that it was very
important for the prospective
employee to show that they care
and exhibit enthusiasm. He said
that he lopks for people he would
want to
w~ik
with, and that is
wh\lt the interviewee should
want to seem like. He advised
having questions prepared ahead
of time for the interviewer.
The panelists also clued the
students in on the new and
emerging areas of communica-
tions such as the w~b and mobile
pnones.
O'Brien said, "The PR field is
at a real cross road. We're figur-
ing out how to deal with the
explosion of new media." They
are being forced to find new
ways to reach consumers, and
show the clients how their
agency is different, and staying
with the times.
He said, "There is a need for
new
.
talent."
However, O'Brien sees this new
media as something
.
that makes
his job "interesting and diverse."
He likes facing a "new set of
challenges
everyday."
Companies are now being forced
to deliver media 24 hours a day,
7 days a week, which never was
necessary before.
Shydlo echoed him saying,
"If
you like change, if you like high
energy, if you like not knowing
what your day is going to be like,
PR
is where you want to be."
Gilmartin filled the students in
on the TV side of new media.
WJ'VTs
expfowng on the web,~
.
he said. 90 percent of NBC
Sports' efforts are going towards
the web and mobile phones
.
They are looking to the young
people because they are a huge
audience. Companies are looking
for young people to work for
them to find creative ideas of
how to reach audiences.
Freshmen Gina Pemicano, is a
Sports Communications major,
Business Administration minor.
"Listening to the alumni panel
was certainly a beneficial experi-
ence. I had the opportunity to
meet with the director of NBC
Sports and he gave me advice as
AIDS Quilt coming on April 16
A coalition of student clubs and
organizations is bringing twelve
panels
from
"The
AIDS
Memorial Quilt" to Marist
College next week to draw atten-
tion to the impact AIDS contin-
,
ues to have on communities in
the U.S. and around the world.
The pane.Is will be on display
in the rotunda of the Student
Center starting Monday evening,
April
16, and ending on
Thursday evening, April 19.
There will be an opening cere-
mony in the Student Center's
Performing Arts Room on April
16 at 9:30 p.m. A candlelight
vigil on April 19 at 9:30 p.m. on
the campus green will close the
Quilt exhibit.
The public is invited to attend
both events or to view the Quilt,
which will be on display 24
hours a day.
Each section ·of the AIDS
Memorial
Quilt
measures
approximately
twelve
feet
square, and a typical block con-
sists of eight individual three-
foot by six-foot panels sewn
toget\le.J;. Virtually every one of
the more than 46,000 colorful
panels tbat make up the Quilt
memorializes the life of a person
lost to AIDS.
Among the student groups
sponsoring the Quilt's visit to
Marist are the College's Black
Student Union, Gender Equity
Club, Fox PAW (People for
Animal Welfare), History Club,
Lesbian, Gay, Straight Alliance
(LGSA), Student Government
Association and the
office
of
Student Affairs. The clubs will
sell ''Until There's a Cure"
bracelets and donate proceeds to
an AIDS organization in the
Hudson
River
Valley.
The LGSA will also participate
in the annual Day of Silence on
April 18, an annual event to
bring attention to anti-lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender
bullying, harassment, and dis-
crimination in schools. Students
and faculty members nationwide
1
will observe the day in silence to
echo the silence these students
and the allies face every day.
This is the twentieth anniver-
sary of the Quilt, which was
started by the Names Project
Foundation.
Additional infor-
mation on the Quilt is available
at AIDSQuilt.org.
For further information on the
Marist Quilt exhibit, call the
College's Office of Public
Affairs at (845) 575-3174.
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and listen-
ing to him definitely game me an
advantage and I would recom-
mend others to attend next year's
for the same reason."
The planning committee has
more than 45 participants. Since
last year's event there have been
monthly meetings with the com-
The
With Relay for Life only one
week away, Flood and her com-
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to join the mission. For more
information and to sign up for a
team
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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2007
www.marlstclrcle.com
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Wii technology changes world of video games
By
ANDY ALONGI
Sports Editor
The Nintendo Wii, released in America
in
November 2006, was one of the hottest items of the
Christmas
season.
The new Nintendo product is
"addictive,
intuitive
and fun," according to a
review
on consumerre-
search.com. The review explains that the Wii is tar-
geted at families and groups; it is not a
system
for
"hardcore
gamers."
Joe Cummings, senior, business/finance major,
Marist College said all people can enjoy the new
system.
"To me the best thing about the Wii is that any-
one can enjoy it because they do not have to figure
out how to coordinate buttons on a controller to
perfonn actions," he said.
"Anyone can think
,
about swinging a racquet. I can honestly say I've
never seen females more excited about playing
videogames than they are after they play the
Wii."
The Wii was not produced and marketed for
graphics. Rather, Nintendo decided to focus on the
wireless remote as its key
selling
point.
Kate Budzinski, freshman, communications
major, Marist College said at times the graphics
can lack detail.
"I think that the system was made for the game
play rather than the graphics," she said. "There is
not much detail especially in the people. At times
in the sports game, the characters do not have cer-
tain body parts. However, I
enjoy
using the
system
because it allows me to play with a number of my
friends at once."
The motion-sensitive remote "gets the player off
the couch" according to the consumerresearch.com
review. The remote takes two double-A batteries
and has a range of three to 10 feet.
Cummings said that first time users can find their
muscles sore after their first encounter with the
Wii. He said the soreness comes from the use of
estranged muscles
"First time users can find themselves quite prone to
injury and soreness after playing the
Wii," he said.
"When playing baseball and tennis [in reality]
there is some fonn of resistance, but with the Wii
there is only the remote. After my first time play-
ing my shoulders and back were sore for the next
few days."
The excess motion does bring many health and
safety issues to the forefront.
Nintendo's health and safety manual, found in the
box of the Wii, advises that parents watch their
children play the videogames. The guide
lists
symptoms
the parents
should
watch for while the
child is playing.
Some of the symptoms
include
disorientation,
involuntary movements, eye muscle or twitching,
loss of awareness,
convulsions,
and altered visions:
These
symptoms
can come as a result of
excess
playing.
Also, the manual offers
suggestions
if the child
should experience any of these unsafe
symptoms.
The
suggestions
are sit or stand as
far
from the
tel-
evision as possible, play on the
smallest available
television, play games in a
well-lit
room, do not
play if one
is
tired, and take
a
10 to 15 minute
break every hour.
A full list of health and
safety tips
can be found
on
the
Nintendo
website
at
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wiisafety.jsp.
The system can be connected to the internet
via a
program called WIIConnect24. This can be done
through a Local Area Network (LAN) connection
or through a wireless connection, though Marist
College does not approve. The college does not
allow students to broadcast their own internet con-
nection for computers. However, when the Wii
adapter is used, it is okay because the Wii is the
only thing able to connect to the internet from the
broadcasted signal.
The system is always
connected,
even when
it
is
idle. This feature keeps all facets of the system
updated with up-to-the-second technology.
Chuck Engle, level two desktop support technician,
Marist
College
information technology employee
said
connecting
the Wii to the Marist network can
be a lengthy process.
"Being that the Wii only has wireless, connecting
to the Internet is a little tricky," Engle said. "The
first thing you need is a computer with two wire-
less adapters. In
fact,
Nintendo sells a USB wire-
less
adapter that you can attach to your PC that
broadcasts the Internet connection to the Wii. After
you
have these two adapters installed, you need to
have one of the adapters to receive the internet con-
nection,
while the other broadcasts it (if you have
the Wii wireless adapter that would be the one to
broadcast the connection). The Wii will then detect
your connection,
and through your console, you
can set
it to
use the
connection
you are broadcast-
ing
from your PC."
The main menu of the
eight-and-a-half
inches
long, by
six
inches wide, and less than two inches
tqick,
Wii offers
several channels
and options. The
most interesting of these channels
is
the news net-
work. In an article published on Nintendo.com,
entitled
"News
at Your Fingertips: AP and
Nintendo Launch Wii News Channel across
Americas," it states Nintendo has reached a deal
with the Associated Press to publish stories over
the Wii, which is connected to the internet through
WIIConect24.
The article said, "Stories will be listed under
headings
including
Business,
Sports,
Arts/Entertainment,
Technology
,
and
Science/Health to allow users to quickly access
information in the order they want." This program
began Jan. 27, 2007.
Nintendo Wii already has 108 games out for public
consumption according to a list published on
nin-
tendo.com. Some titles include
"NFL
Madden
2007," "Need for Speed Carbon," and
"Super
Mario World."
In addition to the titles produced for the Wii, the
system is backwar~ compatible with Nintendo
GameCube. All GarneCube games can be played
on the Wii. This allows GameCube owners to keep
their games, and still have a Wii to expand their
videogame library. Additionally, the Wii is compat-
ible with most GarneCube controllers.
Budzinski said the reverse compatibility of the Wii
is an excellent feature.
"It's a good thing that the Wii is reverse compat-
ible because the consumer can still use the
GarneCube games,"
she
said.
"Either way
all the
purchases of the
systems
and games are benefiting
Nintendo. It was a smart decision for Nintendo to
make the Wii play GameCube games."
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Pay attention to this column: the end's not near, it's here
By MICHAEL MALONEY
Staff
Writer
Easter is
the last official break Marist
gives
us
before we peace-I
for the summer. Easter
is
the Christian festival commemorating
the
resurrection
of Jesus Christ. From Good Friday to Smorgasbord
Saturday and Easter Sunday,
the
whole
weekend is
enjoyable.
Now
unlike other
holidays associated
with a
particular meal
(Thanksgiving
with turkey
or
Arbor Day with
lamb),
Easter is a toss
up. This
year my family went
the
seafood route, focusing
primarily
on crab.
It
was
lovely.
Still,
in further
pondering on
the holiday
itself,
it struck
me
that its
lead
figurine/logo
-
the Easter
bunny
-
is quite
possibly the
most futile fictional
holiday
character period. The Easter
bunny
is an example of folklore
mythology.
Other
prominent
charac-
ters are Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. However,
unlike
their
furry
friend, they always
deliver the
goods. The
"Easter Bunny"
is said to
leave
gifts,
usually baskets
full of chocolate eggs, but I've never
received anything more than a bigger slice of apple pie.
Moving
on, this final stretch (month) of the year allows
us to
par-
take in some of the great pastimes of this college: Catch on the green,
swimming in the contaminated Hudson,
Housing,
add/drop,
and
burning Benoit down. Take off the North Face, throw a Rawlings on
your
hand,
and
throw
some fireballs in the Rotunda. These final
weeks are
the
ending of another chapter. For some, they ate
the
end-
ing of a final chapter.
I
know
looking
back, this semester felt
like
every other -
it flew
by. But in the moment
,
everything
is
slow.
It's
the reason a 9:30 class feels
like
it goes for
hours.
On
the topic of classes, with add/drop coming up, my favorite
time
of year, you got
that
rush going
:
Arn
I going to get
into this
class?
I
don't
want to take a night class
.
I'm not getting
up before 11
a
.
m.
These requests and demands we all
have
come
down
to our alann
clocks going off at 7
:
25 in the morning, restarting the computer and
refreshing
the
page,
hoping
some othei:punk hasn't taken
the last
spot
in Excursions l
llL
-
114. It's a rush that results in a calming feeling,
allowing you to
pass
you
out until
your
12:30.
I'm not really
sure where
I
was going
with
this
one
(article), but
that's the
beauty
of
the features
section.
I'd
prefer
the
title "arts
and
leisure,
II
but it's
alright. Just
hope this paper has the audience it
deserves
.
I mean there are
already
the beginnings
of cutbacks, such
as the
lack
of
color on the front page
of this
past
week's
issue.
This
paper
as
has
allowed myself
the
opportunity
to
earn "staff
writer" sta-
tus. While
this
may be
my
last piece
of literature
I
contribute to
the
Circle, as
I
must
mentally prepare
myself for
the
festivities
ahead
I
will say this about
our
school's
newspaper
-
there's
something sweet
about being out
on
a Saturday night, and while you
'
re standing in line
outside, someone goes, "Hey!
I
read your article this week,
I was
cracking
up," -Storks43. What
cracks
me up is
that I've been
looking
over that girl's shoulder all semester
in math
class.
editor's note
:
the paper was
in
black and white
last
week because the color printing
press broke down
.
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Fashion intetnships a great benefit to
students
By
GABRIELLE
PICARELLO
Circle Contributor
A the end of the spring
emc.tcr
i rp1·oach-
ing,
th
arf
t
fashion
students
ar-
finalizing
their summer pl ns. Tht ha, e mailed their
co, er Jetter and resum •s in hop•:.
or
1.mding a
ummer
mtemship.
According
to
the
tashion
department's
intern-
ship
and
placem nt cuordiu:lt
ir, I )
Jia
Biskup,
ummer
1.
the most popular
tirm:
for
tud
nts
to
intern bccsu c the are \\ ithout the pres
ures
of
coursework
and can truly immerse
themselves
in the internship.
Once
fa
h1on students are
in
their jumor year
and have filled out thc on line
plication a well
as had an interview wilh Lhe
int
rnship coordi-
nator. h ') can be placed in internships.
Of the
62.
fashion student.'> ,, ho have applied
for this
-urnmer.
tllJ'ce-founlts
lmvc already
oeen
placed
in intern
heps
m companies such as
Chan I, V rsn.,;c, Donn
Karen
and
.i..:ada.
Biskup
s11i<l
tlmt an intem hip
1,
an
important
part fa
fa hion student's stud), c,
·11
though
it
i
not a require-me
t.
''It
is ,ef)
important
in ic
fa
h'on
indu. try
n
t
to enter green. o to p k," sh ·
i<l.
In ~dd11ion. Bi:-.kup t,elie es that it is through
internships lh
l
f1
hiun
:;tudent:-. oa,,
fully
learn
about the tashion
mduslry
n \\
di
as make con•
nect on and add to their resuml!.
11
Jntemships
enhan(;
clas,ruom
I
aming and
give tudents a , ense lf c r er upli ns for the
fulurc."
.
h
·aid,
Bi kup al.s fc
I:.,
th
I
internships
open up
many opportunities for la
hi
n tudcnts.
"Man. tmlent come in with
ll-pe
·ific idea_
but t~hion
i
a global husines and internships
allow student
lo
be
poll
d to th
r
arc
1 ,''
she
said "E\'en ,, hen
the)
art not sure , ·hai ex ct
path in fash1 n
they
ant to take, an internship
allows them to
c:
all
areas.''
Mari st has
many
ad, antEtgcs for intcro hip
pla ement. h' · marn strength in is
its
pro imit
lo
Nev
Y.
r
it).
on o
thi.;
r
h1on c
pitals
of th ~orld, New York~f(IJere
!fl
in~ ·
ion industries are
located.
Marist fiisliion
dentS have the opporrunicy to iritem in a wide
\ari
ty
of work cn ironm nt that are locatc<l in
the cit},
lany
fashion studencs, like
senior
icole
Zanzuccki. currently intern io
N
w
York
City
and
find
that
it
is a
rewarding experience
Zanzuccki
interns at Michael ' r
in
the
pub-
lic relations department with clothing line and
a
.cr.:ss rie .
"As
an intern
I
a ·1st
the
f.·
hion department
m
their dn1ly tasks/
1
she said. "I ch ck
in
as
"'ell
n send
out samples
from all the
cJ0thing
lines
of
Michad Kon; to rnagazin •
stylists
and
any
other
publication."
Zanzuccki's internship
has
given
b r hands-on
expcrien
and
has helped her prepare for a
career after graduation in
fay.
"T
thmk that this
internship
ha_ gi"cn me
prcpar tion for the future being that
I
am going
to apply to lMU the company
ho pr duces
YC
Fru
hion
Week."
she ~d. "I
have
also
mad a lot of contacts throughout the ompany,
as well as many cdebril)·
·cyhst
."
• ophomore
l\frghan
Burke
i
currently in the
proc ss of
pplymg
for an internship this sum~
mer for de:.ign r such s French
,onnection
Michael
Kors, and Annani xchange. he
sa}S
that th fashion department at Marist has b1.•1:n
tremcndou help lhroughout the intc!rnship
process and a s that an internship
·
,
•hat
11!
help her for the
future.
"lt
ha alwa;~ been a dream of mine to '"'ork
in the fashion inJustry and I can't wait to get
m:
foot in
the
door~• she smd.
"I
am confid1,;nt that
a car er in the fashi
in
industry
i
e ·actly what
I
v.
ant but an internship is also a chan e for
r
e
to make sure
I
m makmg the right decision."
Bi kup ays that the fashion alumni help the
tudeots
by
holding th~ "Fashion
lum
h\
orking Event" once a year in N '" ork
City. enior fashion students are invited to tht!
event for networking opp rtunittc and making
j
h
connections.
"Mari
t alumni
are
all about gi ing back
lo
th
Mari
'I
studen1s,'' Biskup says.
"TI1cy
ha, e been
in their seats before and know hat it'
li
e."
Bi,; up
say,;
that\\ ith
a
strong resume
a11d
the
help of Mari t alumni fashion students have the
p ortunity
to
find
'a
succ ssful internship.
''1h
r
·
i
jusl so much opportunity in fashion."
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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2007 •
PAGE 6
New events try to bring together mid-
Hudson chapter Marist Alumni
By
MATT SPILLANE
Staff
Writer
There are more than 27,000 Marist alumni around
the country, located in
18
different chapters. About
30 percent of them (7,862) live right here in the
mid-Hudson Valley chapter, which includes
Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam,
Sullivan, and Ulster counties.
Compared with other chap.ters, though, the mid-
Hudson region has one of the least active chapters
in getting together and organizing events. The
chapter held its annual meeting
on
Thursday,
March
29,
with just
11
alumni in attendance.
For the second largest chapter (New York metro
is first),
11
alumni in attendance might seem like
poor participation and a sign that the chapter's
involvement is far from improving.
Chapter president Elizabeth Clarke Cookinharn
said the participation at the meetings and in organ-
izing events should be better.
"We're trying to get more people to come to the
meetings and hold the meetings more frequently,"
she said. "I've been president of the chapter for just
over a year. In the year prior not much was done
and I am really hoping to change that and engage
the local
alumni."
Amy
Coppola Woods, Executive Director of
Alumni Relations, explained why the mid-Hudson
chapter has had poor participation in recent years.
"Not all the alumni in the area are regular, tradi-
tional students," she said. "There is a wide variety
of alumni, including those who were
adult
stu-
dents, commuters, and students getting their mas-
ters degrees. They don't have traditional ties to the
school that regular students have."
Another reason that local alumni do not put much
emphasis on reuniting and staying involved with
the school is because they are still connected to
Marist due to their· close proximity. Woods said
that alumni in the mid-Hudson chapter are already
involved in Marist activities and events and with
1
rach other.
"Alumni in the area can go to any event at
Man&t.l'
,..,W~said.
":rhey
can come to see con-
Q~~,
GQ~an~
.etc. They do not have to organize
formal events in order to see each other and stay
irivolved with the college."
Those chapters that are far from Marist and more
dispersed get heavily involved in reuniting and
planning events, according to Alumni Relations
Assistant Katie Magarity.
"The Washington D.C. chapter is the strongest,"
she said.
"It
has
a
nice core group, good participa-
tion and
a
strong
·
chapter president. The Boston
chapter is also getting into it. It has a new president
and an enthusiastic plannirig committee."
Magarity also said the Albany chapter routinely
plans trips to Six Flags Great Escape and Siena
College basketball games against Marist, while
alumni in
Boston
hold popular outings to Red Sox
baseball games.
While the alumni staff is delighted with the par-
ticipation of
other
chapters, it still hopes to bring
the mid-Hudson chapter involvement up to the
level of other chapters. Woods said the mid-
Hudson meeting was a
foundation
for making the
chapter more active. Cookinham, Woods, and the
other alumni
present
used the time to brainstorm
and present ideas for future events.
"We usually go over past events, present ideas for
new ones, and get volunteers for organizing them,"
Woods said.
Cookinham proposed a boat cruise on the Hudson
River and a local winery tour as possible upcoming
events. Other alumni at the meeting also offered
ideas for trips to the Saratoga race track and to the
theater in New York t;ity.
The chapter will also plan some familiar events,
such as trips to
baseball
games for the New York
Mets, New York Yankees, and Hudson Valley
Renegades,
and to Six Flags theme parks. The
annual alumni golf outing is 23 years old and will
be held this July at the Dutchess Golf
&
Country
Club in
Poughkeepsie.
The group will also organize the senior network-
mg reception, which brings alumni and current
senior students together. Alum Dan Fiison Jr. said
he enjoyed the reception and that it was beneficial
to the seniors.
"The reception was very good," he said. "The stu-
dents asked questions and sought out individuals in
their field."
Woods and Cookinham said they hope that the
chapter's participation will continue to increase and
that
it
will
be a stepping stone for further activity.
They
planned on meeting again in 'September, and
hope
to
meet quarterly instead of just annually.

























































THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, APRIL 12,
2007
www.maristcircle.com
PAGE7
Can college students' favorite foods also be healthy choices?
By
DANIELLE JOHNSTON
Circle Contributor
As college kids we tend to eat a lot of pizza.
Although we have all been told how unhealthy it is,
how we shouldn't eat it and that it is bad for us, we
continue. However, a new study suggests these
warnings may have
be
proven to be false.
The University of Maryland study released last
week that found that the antioxidants may be
increased in whole-grain wheat pizza dough by
baking it longer and at higher temperatures. This
allows the dough more time to rise, thus leading to
the increase. in antioxidants. Antioxidants protect
cells from u
,
nstable molecules and many experts
believe that they can lower the risks of cancer,
heart disease and many other ailments that are life
threatening.
One such company, Ceareality, has taken notice
to this increased awareness and trend for students
to chow down on cereal. Cereality opened a few
stores across the country, many by college campus-
es, which serve cereal all day long. This offers a
healthy option for students to snack on instead of
unhealthy fast food
like
McDonald's or Burger
King.
Though Ceareality offers many sugar-high cere-
als like Fruit Loops and Lucky Channs, there are
many cereal options that are high in fiber and oats.
Cereality also serves up Quaker Oatmeal and there
are numerous toppings that you can add to your hot
or cold cereals like bananas, dried fruits, nuts.
American
Dietetic
Association spokeswoman
.
One researcher, Jeffrey Moore, said, "We chose
pizza because it is a very popular food product, not
only in the U.S. but worldwide. So we thought if
we could find ways to improve (its antioxidant)
properties, doing this for such a product could have
a
larger impact
on
public health." •
of these delicious a n d ~ ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
highly favored toppings
.,College kids are trying to eat
negates all the good that
healthier now, as there is an
the extra cooking time and
increased awareness on many col-
increased antioxidants do
lege campuses about health and
for one's body.
puses about health and
diets. Many companies
are realizing that there is
an increased awareness
and are changing to
accommodate. In addi ..
tion to munching on
pizza, college kids enjoy
Gail Frank said that, "Cereals can be a goo~ fast
food because they're high in fiber and loaded with
vitamins and minerals - as long as customers keep
their sweet tooth in check and pick healthier top,-
pings like nuts and fruit."
The national increase regarding the awareness of
health issues and diet disorders has caused a
change in the ways we eat. As long as the pizza is
not topped with tons of greasy, fatty toppings go
ahead and munch away
on
it amd enjoy the cereals
you loved when you were a child watching
Saturday morning cartoons in your pajamas.
The pizza is
healthier
when cooked a longer dura-
tion of time as long as the pizza isn't piled with
tons of fatty, greasy toppings such as pepperoni,
sausage, meatballs, or extra cheese. The
addition
College kids are trying to
diets."
eat healthier now, as there
is an increased awareness
on
many college cam-
Generation ''We Are Awesome''
By
MORGAN NEDERHOOD
Staff
Writer
Narcissism among college students has risen
30
percent since
1982,
and
60
percent of college stu-
dents exhibit above-average levels of narcissism.
Since
1982,
five psycl'\ql~~t~J~ have tested
16,4'(.:S
run help sessions, and the kids that have A's wi11
show up at the help sessions. 'IJle kid who's got a
63
average shows up the day of and feels he'll get
an A on the final."
·
1
The effects of an overabundance of narcissism
can be viewed through areas of pop culture such as
YouTube and American Idol. Pe6Jjle '<vlio hav~ no
vdeai
tarent
wliat-
college
students
using a test called
soever are patad'-
the
Narcissistic
ing themselves on
P e r s o n a
I
i t y
national television
Inventory, or NPI.
as
"the
next
This test asks sub-
American ldol,"
jects to answer
and anyone with a
questions such as "I
video camera and
am a special per-
internet access can
son" and "If-I ruled
display
them.-
the world, it would
selves
on
be a better place."
YouTube.
The five psycho}-
Michelle
ogists worry that
Morico, a fresh-
excessive amounts
man and an unde-
of narcissism can
clared
major,
hurt
a
society.
believes that a
Narcissists are at a
controlled level of
higher risk of hav-
narcissism is nec-
ing dysfunctional
essary for people
relationships
that
to function within
are plagued with
s
o
c i e t y
.
issues like a lack of
''Narcissism gives
fidelity.
Violent
you the confi-
tendencies
and
dence to
try
new
manipulation
of
things, meet new
others is also
more
people, and expe-
commonly found in
rience life
OJl
a
narcissists.
Dr.
level that being
Scott Lane is an
shy
doesn't
Assistant'Professor
allow,"
says
of Accounting at
Morico. "Besides,
the University of
we can't just tell
New Haven in New
people that
H
a v e n ,
they
are
plain -
C
on
n e c t i cu t.
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who wants to be
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plain?" However,
his students possess
"Narci~ism gives you the confidence to try
telling people they
feelings of self-enti-
new things, meet new people, and experi-
are plain is exactly
tlement rather than
ence life on a
·
1evel that being shy doesn't
what Lane feels can
narcissism. "It's not
II
1
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•
•
•
quell the
overabun-
as much the narcis-
a ow,
says
Monco. Besides, we can't Just
dance of self-esteem.
sism but the feeling
tell people that they are plain
-
who wants to
"Not every kid is
that they're entitled
be plain?"
good at everything,"
to a good grade."
·
says Lane. "And it
Lane partially attributes this rise in self-entitle-
doesn't
mean y-0u're
ment to
a
change in the University
of
New Haven's crushing their dreams by telling them." The huge
demographics,
as
students with more financial sta-
rise in narcissism leaves psychologists skeptical as
bility are less motivated to work hard. "We're get-
to whether the issue has any sort of immediate
ting more of the rich suburban kids who are less resolve. While Morico believes that some people
motivated," says Lane. "The S.A.T. scores are up, are excessive in tlteir self-esteem, she feels that
but the motivation is down." The rest of the prob-
social taboos are crippling any hopes of a reform.
lem stems from the school systems, according to "When somebody complains about being fat, you
Lane. "The studies that they did
30
years ago immediately offer them
reassurance
and tell theµi
attributed that kids who had high self esteem that they look fine. When someone feels bad about
turned out to be high achievers." Now, Lane is see-
themselves, you feel responsible for making them
ing the opposite effect among hi:, students. "You feel better."
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THE
CIRCLE
THURSDAY,
APRIL
12, 2007
www.maristcircle.com
PAGE9
Yum-O! Food Network's
Rachael
Ray shines as chef and hostess
By
CLARE LANGAN
Circle Contributor
· Love
her or hate her, Rachael
Ray has become a fixture on
American
television.
She has
three
Food Network shows,
has
published
numerous cookbooks
and has her own magazine,
Everyday
with Rachael Ray. Her
term for
extra-virgin
olive oil,
E.V.O.O., even
·
made it to the
Oxford English
Dictionary! She
hails from Lake George,
New
York (north of Albany) and
still
resides there part-time.
Ray has
been credited for making cook-
ing at home "cool" again, with
her inventive recipes and
friend-
ly persona. In September 2006,
Oprah's
Harpo
Productions
decided to give Ray a talk show
and it has been a smash
hit
in
syndication. The show
debuted
with the
highest
ratings since
Dr.
Phil and has been nominated for
.--------------
seven Daytime Emmy Awards. I
recently had the opportunity to
go to New York City for a taping
of the Rachael Ray Show and
find out first hand just what was
so special about this girl-next-
door turned
super-chef.
After
two attempts to get tick-
ets for the show,
I
finally
received
"VIP"
tickets for a
recent Wednesday morning tap-
ing. Along with my mother and
childhood friend ( a professional
chef),
I
arrived at the studios on
East 44th Street, a short walk
from Grand
Central
Station.
We were escorted into the audi-
ence green room where we
grabbed some Rachael-approved
coffee and bagels and then a cou-
ple hours later we were led onto
the set. Now, if you have never
se~n the Rachael Ray Show, it
is
worth tuning
in
just to check out
the
amazing
studio decor.
Created by the same designer
who made the
Friends set,
it was
as
if
we had stumbled
into a col-
orful,
spunky loft apartment,
complete
with faux
outdoor
patio, gated
elevator, and retro
kitchen. We were
situated in the
middle
of the studio, with the set
all around us. As Rachael
moved
from one
"room"
to
another, the
rows
of
audience
seats moved
like a huge lazy
Susanne.
Over the course of
three
hours,
we
got
to
see
the
taping of a full
show and then
two segments
from another show.
The first
show started without a hitch, or
so we
thought. Apparently
Rachael's shirt
was completely
see-through
on
camera, and the
gigg
l
y
host
went
backstage to
cover her
"business," as she
ref erred
to it.
Keeping in touch with
her
roots, there
were two cooking
segments featured,
but
unfortu-
nately
we
did not
get
to
try
any
of
her
springtime
Mediterranean
lamb
and couscous. During
breaks,
at least l
O
people
came
from
behind
scenes to prep for
the next
piece. Surprisingly, Ray
was
right along side of them,
plating
the food for pres.entation
and wiping
down the
counters.
Another
segment
featured
celebrity makeup artist Sonia
Kashuk
( of Target fame), who
actually went into the green
room
and asked
the
girl next to
me
if
she wanted
a
makeover.
It
turne
th
i t ~ - ' \ ,
.... ,.,,,,_,,...
for p~ple wn<> were looking
"less than their best." Needless
to say, any envy
I
had was gone
MCCTA's anticipated
festiyal
of
student plays come to
life
next week
By
COURTNEY
SAVOIA
Circle Contributor
The Marist College Council on
Theatre Arts will host its annual
festival of student-written plays
this month. The festival, called
"The Play's the Thing," will fea-
ture five one-act plays that weie
chosen from a larger group of
submissions by board members
of MCCTA and their faculty
advisor, Gerard A. Cox. This
year's
festival
contains come-
dies, tragedies, and plays written
conjunction with the Theatre
Workshop
class, which was can-
celled this semester," she said.
"Plays are typically selected by
members of the class; this year
they were selected by a commit-
tee of
directors.
They are select-
ed on the basis of their ability to
be produced in
the
Nelly Goletti
with fairly
minimal
costumes,
sets, and props."
Auditions 'took place during
the
last week of March and differed
slightly from the normal process.
Mark Heftler, a junior who co-
produced one play entitled "Up
about
supernatu-
T
h
e r e , "
rat and bizarre
"While most
MCCTA
shows
explained the
events
The 'Vinning
play will be cho-
sen and the play-
wright
will
receive a scholar-
ship.
The festival has
been a Marist tra-
dition
for
27
years. This play-
writing competi-
tion is named in
have students
running the
lights, the sounds, acting
and producing, Festival is
the only show that guanan-
tees student directors and,
more Importantly, student
playwrights."
process.
"These audi-
tions were not
typical,"
he
said.
"Each
actor became
familiar with
the five plays
and
audi-
tioned for as
-Stephanie Garrison
many as they
were interest-
honor of John
P.
Anderson, a
Marist
graduate,
who was killed
shortly
after
graduation.
He
wrote many plays while at
Marist and had a few performed
in previous festivals.
This year's festival will be
Friday, April l 9 through
Sunday,
April
21.
.
Student
playwrights were
required to
submit
their one-act
plays at the
end
of the fall semes-
ter.
Crissy
Rogowski, president
of MCCTA,
explained
the
selec-
tion process.
"Typica
lly
, Festival
is
run
in
ed in."
Rehearsals
began the week after auditions
and the entire cast did not meet
as a whole until the week before
the show.
"Rehearsals were
run
by
each
individual director and contained
the cast for each particular
show," said Heftier.
"So
me
casts
contained six people, while oth-
ers contained four, depending on
each show."
Playwrights were very
involved with the production of
their shows and attended both
auditions and rehearsals. Senior
playwright
Stephanie Garrison
who wrote a play called
"Everything's in Black and
White"
was also in the festival
last
year.
"I
decided
to
submit a play
because
I
had
taken Professor
Don Anderson's playwriting
course during the fall and
I
man-
aged to write some plays that
showed some potential," she
said.
"I
had
also submitted last
year to the festival and was for-
tunate enough to have it per-
formed last spring. The best feel-
ing in the world is to see a con-
cept that you created become a
reality."
Playwrights observed
rehearsa
l
s and helped guide the
actors.
"I
only plan on watching
rehearsa
l
s for the pleasure of it,"
said Garrison.
"Unless
the actors
and the director are
missing
a
major part of the play,
I
don't
usually intervene.
I
like seeing
how people interpret the events
and make them their own."
The festival differs from other
MCCTA productions because it
is
entirely
the work of the stu-
dents.
"The main difference is that
everything is completely stu-
dent-run," said Garrison. "While
most MCCTA shows have stu
-
dents running the lights, the
so
unds,
acting, and producing,
Festival is the only' show that
guarantees student directors and,
more importantly, student play-
wrights. Also, because the sub
-
mitted plays are
encouraged
to
be one-acts, festival shows mul
-
tiple shows as opposed to just
one
.
"
at
that point.
Halfway through the taping, we
were given the infamous "Snack
of the Day," a gourmet snack
mix that
Rachael told
us she ate a
bag of for breakfast that morning
("Yurn-o!" she gushed).
We were promised from the
minute we walked into the studio
that there would be a special
guest from television. To
our
delight, actress Patricia Arquette
ofNBC's
Medium
was that day's
celebrity interview. We were all
star
struck as she discussed a
new movie project with her
brother, actor David Arquette, as
well as some of her controversial
By
TYLER THURSTON
Staff Wnter
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the :\pril min cleanse' the
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fashion choices. She chatted with
Rachael about their shared expe-
rience ofltalian weddings, and
it
was as if we were
listening
to
two girlfriends catch up.
I
learned quite a few things
from Rachael
Ray during
the
show, and not just how she man-
ages to make meals in under 30
minutes.
What you see
on
televi-
sion really is what she's like off
camera. Even after filming three
re-takes
for
one
segment? the
host remained energetic
and
even cracked ·some jokes with
the audience during downtime. A
production
intern
I
spoke to said
that they usually work 14 hour
hJs comedic chop
beyond
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lives
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football players with hopdull
011)y
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changing
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g.mal
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LUC}
days, including Rachael herself.
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she
is
the
new
spokesperson
for
Dunkin•
Donuts
coffee - the woman must
have a constant caffeine buzz
to
sustain her perkiness.
She
may not be Martha
Stewart, but Rachael
Ray has
become a
household
name
for
all
things quick,
easy, and of
course,
fun. She gives everyday ideas
and advice for everyday
people
and
her
fans love her for
her laid-
back approach. Ray has catapult-
ed into a national brand and has
done a dam good job
at
it.
All
I
can say is she is one smart cook-
ie. You go girl!
lawless and
Gabrielle Uniail;
the how
will
take the
viewer
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of
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sionat athletes, the
ometJ
behind them and
continutng
with a common theme,
reveal
that nothing is perfect.
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thmg workmg
again
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though. A drama
about houso-
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watch
that?
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Let the voices of the Marist
community be heard.
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2007
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Basketball fans
·
question football stadium; women left behind
By
MATT SPILLANE
Staff Writer
.,
Should we
be
spendipg
all
this
)noney on the new football
stadi-
um
when our basketball teams
are
sneaking
onto the national
~cene? Should more priority be
put into the basketball programs
fostead? Should we
really
be put-
~ing all this money into football
:When
we're
a
"basketball
school"?
These are some questions that
jiave
been
surfacing around cam-
pus ever since our basketball
teams emerged as
players
on the
pational
stage.
Men's
and
:Women's
basketball and football
all won Metro Atlantic Athletic
:Conference
(MAAC) regular
~eason championships this
year,
but no one can deny the fact that
basketball is our sporSome
ardent supporters of the basket-
ball programs argue that our
football team, which only fin-
ished with a
4-7
record
The previous Leonidoff Field
was comparable to most high
school fields. What kind of
actually goes into
football and
basketball,
the
Office
of
Po
stseco
ndary
Education
reports
Division
1 football
team should
that
for the 2005-2006
school
be playing
on
that? The new
sta-
year, $192,923 was spent
on
the
football
team,
this season, should not
The men's team receives almost twice as much
$196,866
on
men's
be getting all this
money as the women's team, even though the
basketball,
and
money for a new stadi-
women's team Is more successful. Women's
$IOl,
695
on
um when our
basketball
women's basketball.
teams are on the
rise
basketball should undoubtedly be receiving a
Men's
basketball
and
are . receiving
lot more money next year.
receives
$13,124
national
recognition.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
per player, while
However, regardless of how diwn will allow the football
team
football receives $1,568
per
successful our basketball teams to lure in
better
recruits and gain player. When you compare
the
get or what the football team's more recognition.
It
will also add costs for football and men's bas-
record is, the stadiwn is extreme-
more appeal to the school as a
ketball, considering how expen-
ly important and necessary. The
whole,
as students would much sive football is and the two
cost for the new stadium, what-
rather come to our campus and teams' success, they seem
about
ever it is, will be well
jus
tified,
see a top-notch coJlt:ge stadiwn right. However, when you com-
as the field renovations will be than
a
raggedy
old
high school pare those two costs
to
women's
well worth it, for the football
field.
basketball, it's clear that the
tea.m and the school in general.
As far as how much money women's team should receive a
lot more financial priority than
they are currently
getting.
It
is
only
receiving $6,780 per player,
even though it is the most suc-
cessful program
of the three,
having
made
the
NCAA
Tournament four of the last five
years,
including
a
·
historic run to
the
Sweet
Sixteen this year. The
men's team receives
almost
twice
as
much money
as the women's
team,
even though the women's
team
is
more
successful.
Women's
basketball
should
undoubtedly be
receiving
a lot
more
money
next year.
Right
now the money going
into each
of those three sports is
paying off, as all three won
MAAC championships
this year.
Football is
on the right track, as
its
new
stadiwn
will help lure
better
recruits
and
will
be a foun-
dation for building a better
pro-
gram that can compete with the
top teams in Division I-AA.
Men's basketball is on the right
track too, as it
is
has established
itself as one of the top programs
in the MAAC and one that is
capable of competing against
schools in the major conferences.
Women's basketball should be
receiving a lot more
•
money
though, after finishing as the
22nd ranked team in the country
this year. Spending more money
on the women's team will help
keep the coaching staff intact and
allow
it to recruit more elite
players, ensuring that this season
was not just a fluke
run,
but the
breakthrough of a mid-major
scho0l onto the national scene.
Sharpton self-righteously claims spotlight in Imus controversy
By
CHRISTINE ROCHELLE
:Opinion Editor
than news) and his history of
be,ing a "shock jock."
But
that's
besides the point.
of Wappingers claimed to being
raped by six white men
and
then
later put into a garbage bag a few
feet away from her apartment
building. The public was out-
raged with the entire scenario, as
they
should,
while Sharpton
rushed to Brawley's side to
help
publicize the crime for his own
agenda. Sharpton boldy accused
prosecutor Steve Pagones of
being a racist and rapist. When
the case hit trial, turns out that
MSNBC's
Don Imus, of
Imus
in the Morning,
is suspended for
:two weeks after making racist
,comments
about the Rutgers
·women's
basketball team.
What angers me more is
Sharpton's persistency to grab
the attention of every media out-
let available to him to voice his
anger for not only Don Imus but
to gain attention for himself.
Was the suspension appropri-
ate? Yes. But
should
Imus fold
:under the pressure of critic Rev.
:Al Sharpton and resign? No.
Imus' actions were
stu:pid
and
:shou
ld
be punished, but are also
~eing analyzed by those who
·don't understand the set up of his
:morning show (more comedy
People are quick to forget that
Sharpton has been caught with
his pants down in
many
contro-
versies where he jumped too fast
in,
what
critics
would
say, "play-
ing the race card."
Brawley made upitht;,
enti;t.
~tQiil{i
leading Brawley and her mother
to circumvent any more media
attention and relocate to Virgini~.
•
In the
summer
of 1998, Tawana
Brawley of the neighboring town
Marist Web site photo appears doctored
Dear
Edito
r
,
Counties. prn p1:ct1
...
wllcgc
students
use
the
Internet as
a
main
source
of
information
about
p
tcn-
tial
schools. In
an effort to
create
a
p<uti,
c
1mpn;
•
sion
on
visitors,
Marlst's
website
centers
!l{ound
a
prominent
photograph depicting
Lhe
beauty
l•t
th,;:
campus. The photc,r•aph ,~
often
rotated throughout
the
year
to
show
<l1l
crent seasons and events.
for the
past
several
w1:d,,
th<:
featured photograph
has
depicted
an absolutely breathtaking
view
of
the
curn
-
pus from across the
H
ud
.
on
River.
It
is
a
clear day,
and the
Cannavino
l
1hrary
and
Student
Cc11
1
cr
are
surrounded
by
beautiful
-
fall
foliage,
rcl1cdcd m the
still water of
the riv~
.
.
L
111~1
tunmel}
-
and
mthcr
shockingly
-
this photograph
1.
a
complek
fnrgL'J)
The mountains on the
vc~l s1d1.: vJ'lh1: n er
have
been
"cut and
pasted'
behind
the
Cannavino
L1br:
ry in
place ofRoute 9.
Th
re
·
u
tm.,
photograph
i~
certain-
ly
much
mrni.:
attracti\.c
,
bu1
it
i,
al
o
~ompletd)
fraudulent.
Retouching a photograph is
one
matter
;
fal
.-
il}
ing
it
cnlm:Jy I
another.
his
le,el
of manipulation goes
far
beyo
id
'-imply boosting
a
ph~ tog111ph's
colors or con-
tra,t
:
it
di
·
plays
a
nonexistent view of the Marist cam-
pllS
i
There
I!>
no d1 ·darn
·1
or
other
indication that it
1s
falsified -
the
image
is
pr·
i.:ntLd
as
the
truth.
Ironically,
1hi~
unethical
aik·npl
to impress visitors
can
hurt \1a.rist's i.magc rather
than
help it. Featuring a
manipulated
photogrnph on the
college's website
implies
that the
campus is
Mt
impressive
enough on
its l,wn m ·rits
.
Furt.bcnnore, such
a move is particu-
larly
sttrpri
mg
gi,,en
Iha.
the
cl
·,m
well- maintained
campw
i
frcl.JUcntl}
touted
as
an
advantage over
ompe11ng
schools.
In addition, it may also cause one
to quc tio
other
information that
the
college
pro-
' 1dc. Marist's campu
is
one
of
the
reasons
I
chose to
. l
mt:
10
thi:,
schC1n
l
over others. Were
I
a prospective
student
now
,
inding out
that
r...·lamt
gross
ly
misrepre--
sents
itself would certainly make me reconsider my
apphi..,lll(lfi
-
.lame
s
cari::it1 C
la
ss
of
'0
7
All eyes were then back on
Sharpton who was later success-
fully sued by Pagones for
defamation of character.
Sharpton
never
apologized for
his accusations and remarks
about Pagones
.
.
And then there's the time
fi1tatpton
called Hasidic Jews
rllamond
merchants." In Crown
~ights,
a station wagon of a
j#-0minent
Jewish leader crashed
~
sidewalk killing a black
¥HiQ-Yei{-Ql4
boy. Vlhen the
driver
stepped out to help the
child, he was face to face with
ng,:y
black bystanders who beat
and
robbed
him. Then a private
Hasidic ambulance
came to the
scene
and assisted the
driver.
Once the
ambulance drove away,
the city ambulance
arrived for
the children who
were hurt.
Sharpton rushed
to the
area,
saying it
was
"murder"
and
"racism" and compared it to
the
racial assassination
of "brother
Malcolm X."
Nearly
four
days
of rioting in the Crown Heights
community followed.
Sharpton
Jau;r
sitl~Jie'
ha"o
no
part
of
the riots and
never
apolo-
gized for
his
remarks.
Imus was
in
the wrong, and
he
did
apoligze for
his
comments.
Mountains
...
on Route 9? The Marlst home page at www.marlsledu displays a photo
of the Cannavlno Ubrary that
appears
to feature
background
scenery
from the opposite
side
of the river. Was the photo
altered
to
appear
more attractive and scenic?
What I'm trying to get at
is,
how can the black community
continue to make strides
when
leaders like Sharpton are so out-
rageous? Doesn't anyone fear
the risk of regression in the civil
rights movement?
After listening
to numerous debates on the
news, talk
shows,
Internet
forwns and biogs
,
more people
have decided to side with Imus
and nearly
all
of
them have
come to this
conclusion
because
of ooe thing.~):
N~
C<>IP,Plete-
ly
turned
off
by
Sharpton.
And
can you
blame them? (I must
say
my
favorite response
was posted
by Carrie
David of Louisianna
on
todayshow.com
in which she
posts,
"Aren't Al
Sharpton
and
Jesse Jackson
REVERANDS.
Don't
they
understand
FOR-
GIVENESS.")
If
Sharpton is truly for
equali-
ty then where is
his
support
for
Barack Obama? Oh right- if any-
one
should be
the first black
president it should
be him.
Sharpton
has
continued
to fight
for only one
thing - his
ego.
If
the
black
community is going
to
be successful
in stopping
racist
remarks by people
like Imus and
Michael
Richards,
they need a
leader
who will
overpower
Sharpton's antics. Until
then,
we
can continue
to watch the race
issue
become the most
popular
segment
on
Entertainment
Tonight.
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Softball starting to improve after slow start
By
STEV
1
E SCHULT
Circle Contributor
Apparently, time does fix
everything. After a slow start,
the Marist College softball team
has played .500 softball over its
last I 6 games.
The defending Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
champions started off their sea-
son just 2-14 while traveling
south to Florida and Virginia in
February and early March. To
their credit, they played tough
· competition during their south-
ern trips, highlighted by playing
the nationally ranked Stanford
Cardinals.
Upon returning to the north-
east, they have improved their
record to 10-22, while going 8-8
since returning from the southern
swing.
They started off their
return home by handing La Salle
two losses in a double header in
Philadelphia. They also split a
doubleheader with Army and
swept a double
,
header against
Central Connecticut sandwiched
around being swept by Yale in
New Haven.
Head Coach Erin Layton feels
that her team is starting to settle
down and play as a unit.
"The kids are developing and
we have new kids in new posi-
tions," Layton said. "I feel we
will finish strong and we will be
very competitive in the MAAC."
Improved pitching and defense
has helped the Foxes in their last
16 games. During their first 16
games, they gave up an average
of 5.6 runs per game. This has
improved drastically over their
last 16 games, where they only
give up an average of 3.75 runs
per game.
"Anytime you build a champi-
onship team, it's built around
pitching and defense. Pitching
and timely hitting, like what we
got against Siena, will be the
keys this year," Layton said.
The Red Fox pitching staff is
anchored by junior Megan
Rigos.
The MAAC preseason
pitcher of the year, Rigos sports a
record of 6-9 with a 2.27 ERA in
24 appearances.
She has 11
starts and notched 111 innings
pitched throughout the first 32
games. She was recently tagged
MAAC
pitcher
of the week as
she threw 19 innings and struck
out 27, while going 1-1 on the
week. In her last start against
Siena, the Pittsburgh native
tossed a complete game, four~hit
performance, while striking out
eight and only allowing three
earned runs.
The next 12 games for the Red
Foxes are all at the friendly con-
fines of the Gartland Athletic
Field, where Coach Layton feels
that they will be able to get on a
roll.
"The team likes to play home
games and we are very comfort-
able on our own field. The kids
will be able to stay in classes
longer and we have a great facil-
ity to play on," said Layton.
The Red Foxes currently stand
at 3-3 in the MAAC, good for
third place, and th~y are primed
for a run at the title. They have a
crucial series coming up this
weekend
in
Poughkeepsie
against second place Fairfield on
Apr. 14 followed by Rider
on
Apr. 15.
Water Polo confident going into MAAC schedule
By
DAVID HOCHMAN
Staff Writer
"We're going to win MAAC's-
there's no doubt in my mind."
Quote Kari Weston, nevermore.
This quote from that sophomore
came with the utmost immediacy
and confidence. But when she
said those words, I could not
sense any overconfidence at all.
These words may have been spo-
ken from a true competitor, but
they were also spoken by a true
student of the game; she knows
what her team has.
"Our whole bench can play the
whole game," Weston said,
speaking about the amount of
rest the starters are afforded
dur-
ing the long season the Red
Foxes play. "Of course we get
worn down, but we get enough
of
a
break in between games, and
[head coach]
·
Andrew [Silva]
knows how to play and rest us.
We have good practices and the
right time off."
Marist plays the longest non-
conference schedule in the
MAAC. Coach- Silva strategical-
ly plans multiple trips to the west
coast and down the eastern
seaboard to make his team more
competitive. Because of this
schedule, the women have
already played seven teams
ranked nationally in the top-20.
Even though Weston feels
strongly about her team's
chances the rest of the year and
they have faired quite well so far,
Coach Silva realizes these last
two weeks of regular season play
will not be a cakewalk.
"We have no easy games in
conference play," he said. "Every
game will be very, very competi-
tive. Any one team can beat
another on any given day. We
just have to focus and play con-
sistently."
So far the Red Foxes have been
very consistent. They went
13-13
in their non-conference schedule
and opened the MAAC season
with wins over Wagner and St.
Francis (NY.) The Wagner con-
test went to overtime, where
freshman Angie Rampton won
the game in the second extra ses-
s1on.
The Wagner game was the
team's third overtime game of
the year, and its second win out
of those three. The Red Foxes
defeated Colorado St. in just the
second game of the season 7-6,
the same final score as the
Wagner game. Their only over-
time loss came to then 13-ranked
Hartwick in a fierce, 11-10 bat-
tle. That game may very well
have been a major turning point
in the season. Junior captain
Elizabeth
Davis
said
the
Hartwick match excited the Red
Foxes.
Kristen Barnett.
Barnett
recently
"Everyone wishes we could've won her second MAAC rookie of
won," she said. ~•we played so the week award and has been a
well though. We really proved to
ourselves that we could play with
these teams. It made us eager to
win more games. I don't know
what's going to happen the rest
of the way, but whatever happens
happens. We are going to fight
for every game. We're not going
to let any MAAC team beat us
without a fight."
Davis grew excited talking
about all the new players on the
team this year.
"There's so many people from
different backgrounds. To see us
come together is so cool. It all
just mixes so beautifully. The
play is amazing. Sometimes
something happens that I just
never expected for them to do
that play and its amazing."
One of those many newcomers
to this year's squad is freshman
top contributor to the team
despite the major changes for her
coming into the season.
"I didn't expect to start," she
said. "This is a big change, just
going to the college atmosphere.
The weight room is new for me
and that definitely helps."
Barnett and Weston both agree
that fan support is also a huge
part of the team's success.
"Having a crowd watching us
is great," Weston said. "It helps
to have support, but I want to
try
and impress people," Barnett
laughingly added.
The crowds should only grow
from here on in as the team
moves in on the MAAC schedule
and
tournament
and continue the
chase toward a second straight
conference championship.
Marist rolls past Canisius for third straight conference win
By
GREG
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O'Hara buried the Golden 33-32 for the game and 21-10 for
The Marist men's lacrosse team
continued to roll as it beat rival
Canisius 14-11 at Gartland
Athletic Field on Saturday.
The Red Foxes were led by
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) freshman
Matt Teichmann. After notching
six goals last week to earn the
award, Teichmanh followed
those performances up with four
goals
against
the
Golden
Griffins. Teichmann has scored
10 goals in the last three games.
The 14 goal total for Marist is
the second highest number of
rent season high.
The win
Despite holding a 10-4 lead Griffins when he notched a goal the second half. Marist midfield-
improves Marist to 3-6 overall with under 10 minutes to play in with 1 :05 left to play in regula-
ers junior Lou Aboyoun and
and 3-1 in the MAAC.
the third quarter, Canisius would tion.
sophomore Nick Andre led the
Marist jumped out to an early rally for six of the next seven
The wire to wire win for the Foxes with three groundballs
lead when Teichmann scored off goals in the game
.
Tom Hensel Red Foxes was that much more each, and Teichmann led the
a pass from junior attacker, Pat scored for the Golden Griffins impressive because the team team with nine shots.
VanHall at 11 :02 of the first with 9:01 to play in the third managed to contain the MAAC
The win moves Marist to 3-1 in
quarter.
VanHall contributed quarter, and Michael Blocho preseason player of the year, the MAAC and gives the team
five total points on three goals would then register a goal with Kevin Ross and limit him to just three straight conference victo-
and two assists. VanHall 's even the man advantage. Blocho fin-
two goals in the game. Marist ries.
strength goal with 6:26 left to ished as Canisius'
leading
scorer head coach James Simpson put a
Marist will return to action on
play in the game would stand up
with four points.
strong emphasis on stopping Saturday, Apr. 14 against Holy
as the winning tally.
With nine minutes left to play, Ross and the team responded. Cross in Worcester, MA. The 3-
The Red Foxes controlled the the Red Foxes found themselves
Ross was held to just five shots 6 Red Foxes will try to continue
play in the first half and held an clinging to an 11-10 lead. The in the match and Marist goal-
their impressive play of late and
8-4 lead at
halftime.
Marist team responded, and Marist keeper Ryan Penner made eight drop the Holy Cross Crusaders to
would then open up the second recorded three out of the last four saves in the victory.
5-6.
half
with two goals from VanHall goals. VanHall and Teichmann
The Red Foxes finished the
Red Foxes 9-1 in last ten matches, dominating MAAC since February
By
DANIEL BARRACK
Staff
Writer
Ever since the Marist men's
tennis team lost 6-1 at Dartmouth
back on Feb. 3, the Red Foxes
have won nine of its last 10
matches.
,
Out of the teams last nine vic-
tories, five of them have resulted
in a 7-0 shutout. Marist's domi-
nation on the court has been evi-
dent from day one. A 6-1 victory
at Fairfield on Apr. 4, snapped
Marist's four game 7-0 win
streak against its opponents,
being the first time that the Red
Foxes have allowed a point
_
since
Mar. 15.
Marist is currently 12-2 on the
season, including an undefeated
record in Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) play.
The team is led by freshman
Loic
Sessagesimi
from
Switzerland,
senior
Pedro
Genovese,
senior
Federico
Rolon, and Newburgh native,
junior Greg Marks.
Sessagesimi was ranked in the
top ten in Switzerland in the
under 18, 16, 14, and
12
age
groups, and represented his
country in the international
school game in Hungary in 2001.
Most recently Sessagesimi won
6-0, 6-3 in his last match at
Fairfield.
The 2004-2005 MAAC co-
pfayer of the year, Pedro
Genovese has been a major con-
tributor to the team in both dou-
bles and singles play.
While the team has many con-
tributors, the team as a whole is a
very solid unit. The team is on a
record pace with 12 wins so far
and is an impressive 5-0 in con-
ference play. Marist has four
matches remaining in the regular
season, finishing on Apr. 15 at
Niagara.
The MAAC tournament starts
on Apr. 20 in Flushing, NY.
Marist reaping benefits from women's basketball program's NCAA tournament run
By
MICHAEL VENEZIANO
Circle Contributor
The deep run in the NCAA
tournament by the women's bas-
ketball program will not just ben-
efit Marist athletically, but from
a business standpoint as well.
The Marist women's basketball
team, after upsetting Ohio State
and Middle Tennessee State to
reach the sweet 16, ended its
magical run with a loss against
perennial
powerhouse
Tennessee.
From a business
point of view, the accomplish-
ments have had a big impact
now, and in the future, according
to Elmore Alexander, interim
Dean of Management.
"It's huge," Alexander said
about the success of the women's
program.
"I've heard that the
hits from the campus store have
skyrocketed. They were also a
lead story on ESPN, which is just
gigantic."
Being a top story on perhaps
the most influential sports net-
work in the country means that
more people will acknowledge
Marist across the country,
according to Kevin Coleman, a
janitor at Marist.
"It will definitely put us on the
map," Coleman said. "Before I
came here, I lived in New York
City, and I had never heard of
Marist. But now, people know,
and I think the college and the
entire city will benefit from it."
In terms of business, the new
founded acknowledgement of
the country will help build anoth-
er aspect to the city. More peo-
ple
will
start to recognize a new
aspect that Poughkeepsie has to
offer.
"It
is important to build an
image," Alexan-der said.
"Big
time athletics is a part of that. It
is known by many that the food
in the area is good, but to up that
athletically is a great addition."
The top reason business may
improve has to do with fan
appreciation and ticket sales.
More people coming to watch
the games will mean more rev-
enue.
"It's sad that they had to go this
far to get any recognition,"
Coleman said. "But now, people
will definitely come to support
them."
Alexander agreed with
Coleman, pointing out how
many people came to greet the
team at Mccann following the
second round triumph.
"There must have been 500
people around when they came
back [from beating Ohio St. and
Middle Tennessee State]. The
place will get closer and closer to
being full for the women."
Eric Den Uyl, a sophomore,
will be in attendance next year
after not attending any women's
games this past year.
"I'll definitely be at some
women's games next year," Den
Uyl said.
Ironically, the one area where
business will most likely not
benefit from locally is sponsor-
ship.
However. as Alexander
pointed out, the chance to
improve business from a nation-
wide standpoint is at hand.
"We've already done such a
good job of selling ourselves
locally, and now we have the
potential to be able to sell our-
selves nationally."
Roarin'
Red Foxes
Marist's male and
female star performer
for thew c end
or
Apr.
6-8.
Matt Teichmann
Lacrosse, Freshman
The fre bman
attn
k
r has
scor d 10 goal m his last
thn..>e
games.
and tour goals
in his me
t
r
cent conctest
against the Cani
ius
Golden Griffi, ull of
which
amounted to "
ms
lor th
Red Foxes. He s ored two
goals in the first and fourth
quaartcrs
re~pedn
dy.
'fi
i
hmann rcgi tercd
1
. hob on goal durin the
game
.
On the horizon:
Mari
st \\
ill
be in
Worcester,
M
to
take on
Holy Cro·s,
at. Apr 14.
Th
opening
fa
e-off
i
et
for4 p.m.
MeganRlgos
Softball,
Junior
Rigo . the pre-
ason
pitcher
of the year, a
named
MAA
pitcher of
the \\.eek for the finst time
this ·eason .• he \\
ent
l-1
th1 ·
weekend .\ ith a 1.84
ERA, and a
a,,
c in four
appearanc o, er the
weekend.
On the horizon:
Marist
w
ilJ
be
home to
tak
on
Fairfield in a
MAAC doubl header on
at. /\pr. l 4 at noon at the
Gartland athletic field.
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THE CIRCLE
Upcoming Schedule:
Men's Lacrosse: Saturday, Apr. 14 - at Holy Cross, 4
p.m.
Women's Lacrosse: Friday, Apr. 13 - vs. Niagara, 3 p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2007
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PAGE 14
Foxes take series from Broncs, pitching hurls two shutouts
Marist moves into fifth place with five MAAC ~eries remaining in season
By JOE FERRARY
Staff Writer
The Marist baseball team failed
Rider would respond in the top
of the next inning as first base-
man John Hayes ripped a single
down the left-field line which
to complete a three game sweep scored Maurice Williams from
of Metro Atlantic Athletic second base to tie the game at 2.
Conference (MAAC) member During the inning, Marist starter
Rider on Monday, when they Close was pulled from the game
were defeated 5-3 at the McCann and replaced by Peter Barone.
baseball field.
The Red Foxes Richard Curylo
Down 3-:2 at the top of the sev-
scored on a wild pitch in the bot-
enth inning, Rider took control
tom of the sixth inning to push
of the game with three shut-out Marist back into the lead 3-2.
innings from its bullpen, and After a scoreless seventh inning,
three runs in the top of the eighth Rider broke the game open in the
to seal a 5-3 defeat of Marist.
top of the eighth.
With the loss the Red Foxes fall
With one out in the inning, sec-
to 7-17 and 4-5 in league play ond baseman Adam Tussey hit a
while Rider improved its re·cord
double to left-center field off of
to 8-16, 5-4 in MAAC play.
Barone. Barone struck out the
The Broncs jumped out to an · next Rider batter. Now with two
early lead in the second inning as outs in the inning Sean Olson
center-fielder Jon Leise drove in and David Hayes hit doubles off
Sean Olson on a sacrifice fly off
of Marist
starting
pitcher Tom
Close.
Rider starting pitcher Will
O'Conner
shutout
the Red Foxes
for the first four
innings.
Marist
would
eventually
break through
in the fifth inning, when right-
fielder Brian McDonough drove
in Justin Lepore for the first run
for Marist. Later in the inning,
second
baseman Kyle Meyer hit
a
sac-fly which drove in Kenny
Anderson.
of Barone for two RBIs. Rider
now led Marist 4-3, with a run-
ner on second.
Marist pulled Barone arid
replaced him with Eric Alessio
who threw two passed balls that
allowed Hayes to score from sec-
ond for the final run of the game.
Rider relievers held the Red
Foxes
scoreless
over the last
three innings of the game, hold-
ing
them to just two hits during
that time.
Erik Holck pitched one inning
for Rider and got the win to
improve to 2-1 on the season.
Barone who gave up two earned
runs in two innings of work suf-
fered his first loss of the season
and now is 1-1 on the season.
First Two
Games
In the first game of this series
with Rider, Marist had an offen-
sive explosion as they shut-out
Rider
12-0
on
Saturday.
Offensively the Red Foxes were
led by sophomore right-fielder
Brian McDonough who went 4-5
while fellow outfield teammate
Max Most went 3-4 with 3 RBIs
for Marist.
Sophomore starter Josh
Rickards picked up the win even
his record at 2-2 on the season.
Rickards allowed zero runs, six
hits and struck out seven, over
6. 1
innings of work.
Marist pitching domination
continued during the second
game as senior Erik Supplee sur-
rendered just four hits during his
seven inning
complete
game
shut-out. The Red Foxes won
the game 6-0. With the victory
Supplee improved his record to
2-1
on the season.
Travis Musolf, Pat Feeny~
and
Kyle Meyer each had two hita for
the Red Foxes during the
sec.d'nd
game. Senior designated hittet
Justin Lepore blasted his dlird
Red Foxes continue with strong"!
convincing victory over Pioneers
ByMA
Staff Writer
The Marist "'omen
'
I.
cro e
team won five
games last ) ar.
At midseason
of
its
2007
cam-
paign, it has already eclipsed
that total.
On
Tuesday, Apr. 10,
the team blew
b)
Sacred Heart
University
_
-
t
3 to
secure
it.
sixth victory of the season_
TI1e
Red Foxes, with
a
6-4 record,
have surpassed expectations.
Coming off a 5~11 season
in
2006 and having a roster loaded
with youth and not much experi-
ence,
the team has
landed in
fourth place
in
tht:
In
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) preseason coaches
poJl. With only two juniors and
one senior (the only one
on
lhe
roster) starting, the team
\\· as
going to have to turn
h1
its
unproven freshmen and
sopho-
mores.
The underclassmen have
stepped
up
to the
challenge,
though.
Six of
the
t
am'
top
eight scorers are freshmen
or
ophomor
·
.
including
fre hman
Liz Falco.
who
lca<l
the
team
with
30
oals. The
Red
Fo cs
began th.: . c,
!;On
just 2-3,
but
have
since won
4 of their
last
5
games,
rnduding
their lat st
against
acr
d
Heart.
.\gainst
the
Pioneers,
Sophomore
Stephanie Garland
opened
up
the scoring with an
unassisted
go,
I
J·5'i 11no
the
game.
From
there the gam, went
bac
and forth until
h· lflim .
wilh
the score
knotted at 8- .
l\lan
. .t
owned the
I.
rge lead ot
the first
half,
going
up
4-2
on un
unassisted
shot b.
freshman
Nicole Musto.
Tiu.;
_econd
halt"' enl much the
am
v.
ay,
with
acr~d Heart
junior Alyssa
Harri
gi\! ing
her
team
a 9-8
lead just 32 second.
into the half, followed by junior
Lindsc)
Diener tying it up for
Marist 37 seconds later. The
teams
exchanged goals twice
mun:.
making the score 11-11,
when
Marist turned it on. Diener
spurred
a
6-0
run
with
an
unas-
sisted
shot with 21
:0
l left in the
half, and Sacred Heart just could
not keep up and mount a come-
back.
Diener finished with nine
points, including a game-high
five assists. Garland tallied a
game-high five goals, while
Falco and junior Ali Camabuci
each
notched
four
goals.
Freshman Nicole Musto scored
two
goals, while junior goalie
Liz Burkhard made 14 saves.
he
Red Foxes look to contin-
ue
their successful campaign on
Friday.
April 13, when they bat-
tle MAAC opponent Niagara at
3:00
p.m
at Gartland athletic
field.
Marist Retains President's Cup
Marist defeated
Army
223-216
to retain the President's Cup this past Saturday, Apr.
7.
The
Red
Foxes won
four
of
the seven
races.
Three other
races
were
called
off
due to windy
conditions. Coxswain for the novice
men's 8
boat.
Melissa McDonnel said, "There were a lot of
good
races,
and the Marlst boats did really well."
home-run of the season, a two for Marist.
run shot that fueled a five-run
The Red Foxes return back to
sixth inning that sealed the game action on Thursday Apr. 12, at
3:00 p.m. at the Mccann base-
ball field as they take on NYIT.
JAMES REIU.Y / THE CIRCLE
Senior Pat Feeney collected two hits In game two of the doubleheader against Rider. Marlst swept
both
games from the Broncs winning by scores of 12-0 and
6-0.
The Red Foxes return to action
at
Manhattan
onApr.14.
Flag Football Tournament To Be
Held
Sunday, April 22, 2007
ime: 11:00am - 7:00pm
Location: North Field-next to Hoop Parking
lot and Gartland
Come play in or be a spe~tator of the
largest flag football tournam~nt ever held.
Tell All Your Friends & Invite
Them!
Make
It
A
Day-Long
Party!
$1 O entry per team.
Teams of 5 will play each
other for the right to be ca I led
champs.
Over $150 of great prizes for winners, MVP's,
touchdown celebrations·, individual contests, and
audience games!
Inlcuding Gift Cards from: MAHONEYS!! LIDS!
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