Heated SGA meeting
reveals serious issues
By
JAMES
MARCONI
Managing Editor
Amid an often heated Student
Government Association meeting last
Wednesday, Speaker Alicia Sharp
resigned from her posts as the chair-
person of the Senate and president of
the class of 2009. Her resignation
came after a protracted period of poor
communications
this
semester
between the Executive Board and the
Senate,
according
to several sources
in
SGA.
"[These issues] started probably the
last month of last year," said
Executive Vice President Joe DeLisle.
"Some personal issues arose between
two members [of SGA]. Everyone
was hoping that over the summer,
these issues would dwindle away,
[but] in the first week of school, it
became clear that this wasn't going to
happen."
There was, according to DeLisle and
others, was a breakdown in communi-
cation that began to affect the business
of the student government.
"There were problems with the
meeting times of the Senate and e-
board," said former Speaker Sharp.
"There were meetings with several
administrators scheduled that never
happened. Basically, I was not noti-
fied of things [like rescheduled meet-
ings] that a speaker is usually notified
of. It was an intimidating situation."
Sharp said that the Senate had been
asking questions regarding the lack of
intra-organi2ational communication,
and that she in
tum
appealed to the
student body president, Omar Diaz,
for
some
explanation.
At this point, she said, she received an
e-mail "reprimanding;, her for asking
-
such questions.
"It was completely uncalled for,"
said Sharp. "I really put myself out
there to get answers and I did not get
a response. I believe there
is
a person-
al level and a professional level... for
the good of the organization you have
to work professionally. [This is] not
understood on every level of student
government."
Resident Senator Chris Waters said
that once he came to an understanding
of the situation, he spoke out in
defense
of
Sharp.
As a result, Waters said, he was sent
an e-mail requiring his presence and
that of Senators Sharp and Je.emie
Hittenmark for a branch head meeting
held in the Council of Clubs room in
the Student Center.
Only he and
Hittenrnark attended.
"We came to the conclusion that this
was not an officially sanctioned meet-
ing," Waters said.
The e-mail he received was vague as
to the issues on the agenda, and
repeated attempts to ascertain the
nature of tlie meeting were rebuff ed.
There were no minutes taken, he said,
and he was not allowed to record the
session.
"It
was basically held to clear up
matters from previous meetings. He
[President Diaz] treated her [Senator
Sharp] with such disrespect... this
year
.
I was offended by such action,
so I questioned it during this meeting.
The
breakdown
in communication led
to this meeting, which led to indicated
threats of impeachment towards
myself."
Hittenmark said that he was brought
in for different reasons relating to job
performance.
Wh,en
Hittenmark
attempted to defend himself, he said
that Diaz refused to listen.
"Omar wasn't listening to anything
I had to say," Hittenmark said. "When
I brought up issues, it was like 'no,
you're wrong.'"
At the Senate meeting
on
Wednesday, Chief Justice Shayne
Temple stated that the reason for the
ambiguity was
to
keep sensitive mat-
ters
confidential.
President Diaz
also
apologized for the use of the word
"require"
in summoning the meeting.
When interviewed, Diaz said that
"the reason why we have branch head
meetings is so
...
that you take ... small
issues
and handle
them
before
they
become bigger issues. It's a system
that's
been
in place, that we [SGA
members] were transitioned into."
SGA administrative advisor
Patricia Cordner,
the
assistant dean for
Student Affairs, said that the percep-
tions of fear, harassment, and
intimi-
dation were her "biggest concern."
At the
Senate meeting,
she stated
that
"when someone leaves a posi-
tion
...
when you feel forced to resign,
there is
a
problem. I find it offensive.
Threatening impeachment or imply-
ing it is unacceptable."
The result of current tensions,
according to Sharp, was a very differ-
ent student government than she had
loved working for.
"I resigned
because
I
couldn't do for my Senate
what
I
should have been able
to
do,
and it had nothing to do with my abil-
ities."
Diaz, however, denied that personal
animosity played a role in the events
leading up to Sharp's resignation.
As far as he was concerned, personal
issues from last semester were "water
under the bridge.
It was
over."
Ultimately; according
to
DeLisle's
words from last Wednesday, ethical
behavior is necessary in order for stu-
dent government to meet student
needs.
"I am completely and utterly
ashamed of how this is going,"
DeLisle said. "We are here
to
serve
the students
...
not our personal agen-
das.
Student Government is about
compromise."
At
this point, according to Senate
Speaker Matt Reiman, the question
becomes a matter of whose feet to lay
the blame, and what to do about it.
"l was very sad to see Alicia have to
resign and I was unhappy to see the
Senate bogged down in a matter such
as this.
The one thing I'm very hopeful
about is that the Senate can concen-
trate on other matters."
However, Reiman cautioned that
this issue is not going away.
·
Despite controversy, Diaz said that
he remains positive about the direc-
tion in which student government is
going this year.
In
his view, people
have to be able to talce situations and
adjust.
Overall, howeyer, Diaz said that
'SGA "has been doing an amazing
job," citing the 23 percent voter
turnout for SGA elections.
"Are there areas to improve on?
Yes, but what good organization
doesn't?"
Regarding Sharp's resignation, he
said that "It's unfortunate. I wish that
we would have had the time to work
on things. She's done a lot of good for
the organization. I wish her the best
of luck."
Hittenmark, while positive about the
composition of student government,
said he was less enthusiastic about its
leadership.
"SGA is
very
strong.
We have very creative and very dedi
-
cated individuals, but bad
leadership,"
Hittenmark said. "Alicia could have
been stronger if there was someone
willing to support her on the
executive
branch."
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Above: Students show their support during the football team's home opener and dedication of
new
Tenney
Stadium on October 6. Middle left The team captains prepare for the start of their
Homecoming game against Duquesne. Middle
right
Shooter pumps up the crowd during the
Homecoming game. Bottom:
Shooter
leads Marlst cheerleaders around Leonldoff Field before
the
Homecoming football game.
LGSA sponsors Internet petition in
support of National Coming Out Day
By
SARAH BRIGGS
Staff Writer
October 11 is a very impor-
tant date for some, particularly
for those who know the day as
National Coming Out Day.
This year commemorates the
twentieth anniversary of the
second National March on
Washington for Lesbian and
Gay Rights. Every year since
1988, members of the lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender
communities and their allies
remember that march and
observe the day by encourag-
ing others to get out and sup-
port the movement for LGBT
rights.
To the LGSA (Lesbian, Gay,
and Straight Alliance.) at
Marist,
this day holds special
significance. For sophomore
Brianne Yantz, the Vice
President of LGSA, the day
really allows the club to show
its
support
for those who may
be afraid or ashamed of
expressing themselves.
"This day is a day where we
can be most active
in
saying
'we
support you' to those who
fear expressing themselves,"
Yantz said. "We want to cele-
brate this event with the
school so students can feel
more secure about themselves,
and let them know that there is
a club that is there to support
them and their life decisions."
This day reminds LGSA
members that they can find
support from people who are
dealing with the same issues.
For instance, junior Joseph
Gentile, an active member
since his freshman year at
Marist, said via email that it is
a day where one can feel reas-
sured, knowing .that there are
others out there
like
him.
"Having realized my sexual
orientation at a rather young
age, National Coming Out
Day symbolizes, to me at
least, a large sigh of relief,
knowing there are countless
others just like me," said
Gentile. "Being an Eagle
Scout, I had to suppress my
sexuality for about five years,
four of which I spent as an
employee at a Boy Scout
camp. Now that I'm no longer
a member, I am relieved that I
do not need to pretend to be
ashamed."
In the past, Yantz said that
outside the club, LGSA unfor-
tunately has not been able to
do much for the day. As a
result, not much attention has
been brought to the campus
in
order to raise awareness about
the day.
This year, though, the club
decided to go a step further.
Rather than just handing out
pamphlets about the day at its
usual table in the Student
Center,
it established an
"Allies Petition,"
gathering
signatures in person and via
the Internet.
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lHURSDAY, OCTOBER
11,
2007
Adjunct
admits
larceny
Music
accompanist
embezzled 12k
from Goshen
church
By
ANDREW OVERTON
News
Co-Editor
Jimrae Lenser, a Marist
College adjunct instructor
and accompanist for the
Marist Singers and chapel
choir was arrested and pied
guilty to stealing
$12,000
from a Catholic Church in
Goshen, NY, according to a
September
28, 2007
Times
Herald-Record article.
According to the same
article, Lenser admitted to
stealing
.
$12,000
in cash
and checks over a five
month period from St. John
the
Evangelist
Catholic
Church in Goshen, NY.
Lenser would play organ at
weekend masses there and
would take money from the
contributions basket and
stuff it in
a
bag.
Lenser's bail was set at
$
I
0,000
and he must pay
full recompense by his Nov.
29
sentencing.
The interim assistant vice
president
of
Human
Resources
at
Marist
College,
.
Michael
Richardson said, "I find the
situation to be unfortunate.
We assessed whether we
should continue or end his
employment. We found it
inappropriate for him to
remain at Marist
College."
Sophomore Aforme
Agawu, a Marist Singer and
chapel choir member, said
the Marist Singers
"were
given instructions not to
talk about what happened."
Agawu, who said he spoke
with Lenser regularly, was
willing to share his initial
shock when he heard the
news.
"He was an easy-going
guy; he was funny," Agawu
said. "Let's put it this way
-
before I heard this story I
would not believe he would
do this."
Junior Nicki
·
Boisvert,
another chapel choir mem-
ber who had worked with
Lenser, said she was also
initially surprised.
"Jimrae didn't seem like
the kind of person that
would do that," Boisvert
said, although, "Jimrae was
kind of out there."
Boisvert said she heard
the news
.
about the arrest
from people in chapel
choir,
but was never formally
informed.
Despite the news,
Marist's Music Department
declined to comment.
"It's not really our issue,"
Arthur B. Himmelberger,
director
of
the
Music
Program, said. "It's an
Orange
County
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U,
2007
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Security Briefs
Duquesne: 31, Marist: 21, Alumnus' Car: 0
By lYLER THURSTON
John-Glldard-ln-tralnlng
Public Service Announcement
Ah,
football season is once again in
full
swing. You know what that
means - fumilies gathered around
the fire watching their hometown
team,
obsessively updating the live
scoring on your funtasy
team,
and
limitless football fans crying
because Tom Brady
is
just that
much better
than you (Sony, I
couldn't resist). The
start
of the sea-
son
also
~
with it one less desir-
able feature, however; rowdy foot-
ball
fans. At the
recent
Marist game
against Duquesne, where we
(almost) crune out on top, the real
winner was security, whom asked
two students to leave due to
~
propriate behavior. Guests are
reminded that family
and
children
do attend these events, and everyone
is
asked to conduct themselves in a
sportsmanlike manner. So, once
you're back in your room you can
shut the door and spout off enough
swears to make your mother deny
she ever raised you, just not
at
the
game. And
if
the temptation to
behave in an unsuitable way comes
over you, just
ask yourself one thing
-
wt
t
would
,
tichael
Vick
do'!
Drum\ that used to be such a
gCX¥i
anald'gy.
10/2 - Fulton Townhouse
Now, back to normal, and boy,
does
Marist
not disappoint A fire
alarm
was set off in a Fulton townhouse
due to ... wait, not food burned on a
stove? You mean not one person
made Rachel Ray bow her head in
shame this week? What? No, this
fire alarm wasn't due to burnt food,
but to a ... wait for it, a blow-dryer.
You know, I judged Britney Spears
when she shaved her head, and
called her a crazy psycho who
attacks
paparazzi
with umbrellas.
But, I officially apologize. She
clearly could've just been trying to
avoid forest fires. More power to
her.
10/2- Donnelly Computer Lab
A stolen laptop was reported by a
student who had left to go
to
the
bathroom. When the student
returned, alas, the laptop had myste-
riously taken off. This really isn't
funny, and students
are reminded to
lock
up
all
personal belongings or
never let them out of their sight
Although, no one really wants
to
be
the guy that brings their laptop to the
bathroom, but I guess with
Lany
Craig lately, a guy typing a paper
wouldn't
be
the worst thing to
nm
into.
10/S- Champagnat Hall
A cunning visitor attempted to enter
Champagnat using a student's
ID
card, but a security guard noticed
the
hair
color did not match. You
guys don't even match
hair
color?
What's next, not matching gender?
You know what,
forget
I even said
that, because next week little Suzie
will
wonder where her life has gone
wrong, and why using Steve's card
didn't work I have no faith in you
people.
10/5 - Campus
In
this
w~s
we
tf
cratp~
a
per-
son soliciting money was stopped at
the library and
escorted off campus,
after
he had made his way from
Home
Depot,
Applebee's,
Starbucks, and On-the-Rllll. While
at first he was collecting money
to
feed his sister, his story soon
changed to collecting money to
sup-
port his church. And for
this
week's
friendly parental advice:
kids, don't
give money to strangers
.
Also, no
matter
how much of an animal lover
you
are, don't agree to go find
pup-
pies with men in large white vans,
and don't eat unmarked candy on
Halloween. However, it is okay to
take money from strangers. Also
permissible, taking candy from
babies. What? It's
easy and like they
really need that sugar
rush anyway.
You're doing parents a favor.
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10/5 - Marian Hall
Once
again, someone tried
to
use an
unauthoriz.ed
ID
card. This time,
however, it wasn't a visitor using a
friend's, it was a student. A student,
who had relocated donns, clearly
thought this one through, and
attempted to enter his former place
of residence using his
ID.
You
know, I've
seen lazy, but
this is
lazy.
I mean, how long
does
it take to say
where you're coming from and
where you're going?
Just
stand
there
and
tell them for two
seconds.
Or
run
away in terror like you've
just committed the crime of the cen-
tury-
that works too.
10/6 - Lower West Cedar
Ahh,
yes
-
another fire alarm.
What
is it this time? A breakfast sand-
wich? Boiling
pasta
left unwatched?
Cup-of-Noodle gone awry? Oh no,
a student set off a fire
alarm
due to a
smoke bomb they set off for a com-
mercial for class. While the smoke
bomb was set off outside, the smoke
made its way inside and managed to
trigger the alann. I've gone
this
far
for cJass, too, but it was just
to
erase
any
evidence
my name was
associ-
ated with a paper
comparing
teenagers in
J
batlandtoteenagers
in
Am~ca
Somewhat
of.
a different
situation,
I suppose.
10/6-uoHall
A
fire
alarm
in
Leo
unearthed
unnerving
results-many rooms
still
boasted
fire
safety violations.
Seriously?
Even
after
I warned you
all last week, you still decide exten-
sion cords make the best door deco-
rations? They aren't pleasing to the
eye, they won't support you
if
you
try to
escape through the
window
one night, and
if
you have that many
hair
appliances that you need them,
well, there is a much bigger issue at
hand here.
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this
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During the football game on
Saturday, a Duquesne kicker with
quite the long leg kicked a field goal
through the uprights ... and straight
into the Donnelly parlcing lot, hitting
the car of a Marist alumnus.
Duquesne
fans
cheered, Marist fans
booed, and like any good
sports fan,
the
ball
was immediately thrown
back It had an insurance claim
attached to it, but the spirit was
there.
ton -
Champagnat Hall
Yes, Champagnat back with a
vengeance. A routine
bag
search
·
prompted the discovery and subse-
quent confiscation of
8
cans of beer.
I hate to sound disappointed, but
are
you kidding?
Leo
is
rolling kegs
into their rooms, and you guys
are
sporting
8
beers a week?
What,
were two
six-packs
too much for
you, big spender? That's not even a
beer per floor. Party like a rock star,
indeed
Public Service Announcement
Ladies and gentlemen, I'd just like
to say that of
all
the crimes,
this
may
be the funniest. Over the month of
September,
IO students were served
summons for jaywalking.
'The
town
of l'ough!ceepsie anCI security talce
this
very
.
.seriously,
and so shoald
you, as violations boast a $100 fine.
I urge you all the pay the fine, or
stop
jaywalking,
because no one
wants to
be
in the holding cell with
drug abusers and wife-beaters,
while you just wanted to
see what
F rogger
would
feel like
if
it was life-
size and interactive.
Public Service Announcement
Okay, last one,
I
swear. In the past
week, 10
cars have been booted on
campus
in
various
parlcing
lots, and
security would once again like to
remind you to park in your assigned
lot Don't
try
to take the boot off
yourself: like one brave student,
who attempted
to
thwart security by
jacking
up
his car and swapping out
a spare
tire
for the booted one. I
don't
even
know
where
to begin
with you, buddy, because that's one
big
trail
of
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to
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Island/New
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Marist Myths: Shelley the Sheahan Ghost
By KRYSTEN MANKE
Staff Writer
Most of you have heard the story of Shelley the Sheahan Ghost,
but in case you haven't, here's what happened.
On Feb. 18th, 1974, Shelley Sperling walked to the cafeteria with
a friend. When she reached the
cafeteria, her ex-boyfriend was
waiting for her. A chase ensued
that led to what was the faculty
cafeteria, and by the time the
police arrived on scene, Shelley
had been shot to death. Her ex-
boyfriend was taken into cus-
tody, and the campus reeled at
the loss of one of their own. But
what happened next?
extra roommate.
"Her computer mysteriously started typing
random
words
into
a
word document and even when she tried to
log
into Facebook," says
Kate Elman of a friend who lived in Sheahan Hall.
A second former resident, Rachel
More,
had a few more personal
experiences.
People have reported sightings
of a ghost resembling Shelley on
Marist campus in the cafeteria, in
Sheahan Hall, and
in
the grotto
dedicated to those who died at
Marist. What might you
expect?
There have been reports of the
smell oflaundry in a room, lights
and electronics turning on and off
on their own accord, and even
Shelley's grave at lvandell Cemetery In Westchester County, NY
Shelley Sperling (1957-1975)
folding laundry and cleaning up in some of the rooms. Those who
have lived in Sheahan hall have interesting stories to tell about their
She said,
"When
my roommate and a friend were
hanging
out,
her
hair dryer turned
itself
on.
Also,
I
was alone in
the
bathroom once
brushing my teeth when a
shower
turned itself on. No one was in
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there. Printers
would
also
randomly turn on around the floor, but
I
wasn't
there
for those."
According
to
a
Shelley
research
website
(www.christinahope.com),
Shelley
has not
been
seen in a few years.
Is
it
possible that
Shelley has
found
closure at last with Marist
College? Says Rachel
Cabrera,
a
former Sheahan resident,
"If
I had
to
venture
a guess as to
why
someone
who died as Shelley did
would
remain as a
friendly spirit, I would assume that it
is
to
make sure
that her fellow Sheahan residents remain mindful
of
what happened
to
her
so that
some
good might copie of the
horrible tragedy
that befell her. The other girls and the Marist
Community
might avoid repeating history by learning from it.
According
to
Christina Hope
's
website, she had
set
up the web-
site around
the
time Shelley
supposedly stopped appearing.
Even
if
she hasn't
appeared at all since then, I don't think she'll
be gone from
Marist forever. When people start to forget
tha
t
lesson,
she
might be
back,
trying to
ge
t
our atten
tion
and wake
us up to reality
again. Truthfully though, I hope she is around
before that. She
was a brave girl, and I wouldn't mind having
the benevolent
spirit of such
l\.
strong young lady watching
over me
ifl were
a current
student."
Certainly
if
Shelley
is
around
,
she will know that we have
taken
her
story
to
heart
over the years and heeded the warnings
of a
love
gone
wrong. Her gravestone reads "Who in her
searching
reached
out and
gave; who made our lives a little
more
important.
We
love her
and
we miss her." Perhaps she
does watch over
the students who came
to
Sheahan after her,
and waits for
the opportunity
to
remind us again of all that we
can be. Even in
her
absence
,
Shelley Sperling has touched us
all.
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Staff Writer
So it's Friday night and you ~asually bump
into this really cute guy. You talk, laugh,
dance a song or two, and before you knew it
your friends are leaving, you are reluctantly
being coerced into
i
a cab back to campus
1
and
the guy who was obviously the man of your
dreams is gone.
No numbers were
exchanged; all you know is his name, what
athletic team he plays on and what year he
will be graduating. Your first thought?
Ladies and gentleman, let the Facebook
stalking begin.
It's 3 a.m. and time to awaken your room-
mate.
Why
is it important that she is awake?
Duh ...
moral support!
To think you almost had to embark upon
this multi-conclusive, destiny induced jour-
ney alone!
The comfort of your confidante eases your
nervous tensions as she assumes what has
come to be her natural position of
"sideline
cheerleader." With your laptop in hand, you
are finally properly equipped to reveal Prince
Charming's name to the Facebook interface.
You sound out each syllable of his name in
attempt to generate an accurate spelling.
After pondering the possibilities of his name,
you finally commit to
•
a potential arrange-
ment of letters.
At 4 a.m. your roommate grows impatient
apd urges you to hurry up.
l)pon the commandment of your
impa-
tient friend, you move your cursor toward
the search button
.
A baby-step indeec!; a step in the right
direction and at this indecent hour every step
counts. His name is typed out with explicit
precision and your mouse is positioned
directly above the pathway to
finality.
One
hour, two episodes of Sex and the
City
re-
runs, and an entire bag of popcorn later, you
have
reached
the
climactic
point of your
Facebook fantasy.
The decisiveness of your proceeding action
overwhelms
your
every
entity.
Your
mental
processing ability has been
vanquished
and you fall victim to fearful
anxiety.
Currently
incapable of patronizing your
trepidation, she abandons all
variety
of self
control,
jumps over your
shoulder
to click
the mouse and
essentially advances
the
already prolonged process. She
continues to
pry your kung-fu gripped fingers from your
SEE FRIEND, PAGE 5
Get out your passports
because
the 2007-2008
Marist Theatre sea-
son-opener
is
taking us
to
England!
''Hay Fever,"
a British
farce
by
noted
playwright Noel Coward, is
set
in the 1920s household
of the
wealthy
Bliss family.
Junior
Natalie
Fellows plays Judith Bliss,
the hilariously dramatic
matriarch
of
this
dysfunctional
family, which
includes her
brooding writer-hus-
band, David Bliss, played by
Michael Steier.
Marc Costanro
and Alexa
Mullen provide excel-
lent
chemistry
as
the
close siblings
Simon and Sorel Bliss.
In
the
plot,
each family member
has
secretly
invited a
wrique
guest
to
the house
for the same
weekend, and mad-
ness ensues.
The nine
person
ensemble cast
also features Andrew DiCecco,
Meghan
Halloran,
Andrew
Gallagher,
Kelly Lauturner,
and
Paige
Matetich. "Hay Fever" will
make
you
laugh, but probably not
for ordinary reasons.
Stage
manager Nicole Mader
said,
'The
plot
is
full
of strange
awkward
moments where
charac-
ters
are
aghast at the behavior of
others." She could not be
more
right
While watching rehearsal,
I
wit-
nessed some moments that
were
so
deliciously
savage
that
I laughed
out loud.
Part of the excellent
chemistry
between the cast
has
to
do
with
Watching them interact,
one
would
be amazed
that
they only met each
other a couple weeks ago.
''Through
the rehearsal
process,
the cast became very close, which
is
nice
because
we didn't all know
each other in the beginning,"
sophomore
Alexa Mullen said
Even
Dr.
Don
Anderson, the
director of
"Hay
Fever," admits
he's
been
affected by the positive
morale during rehearsal.
He
often
finds himself
''running
on
adrena-
line from their energy." Along with
the chemistry, the hard work of the
cast
is
amazing.
With rehearsal six
times
a week for
the five weeks, the cast will prove
to be anything but
unprepared.
Mullen
adds,
"'Hay
Fever'
is
a
different kind of
p
lay
than
what
people
are
used to
seeing."
She
speaks
the
truth,
and for all you
Grey's Anatomy and the
OC
fans
out
there
(yes, I know some of you
still
exist), you
will
appreciate
the
storylines in this
play
(
adultery,
anyone?)
Plus I
can't neglect
to
mention the
various lip-locking scenes.
''Hay Fever"
runs
Friday
October
12
&
Saturday October
13
at
7:30pm and Sunday
October 14
at
2:00pm in the Nelly Goletti
Theatre. Produced by
the
Marist
College Theatre
Program,
tickets
are
$3.00 with a Marist
ID.
Tickets
may
be
purchased
at
the
show
or by
reserving
at
ext 3133.
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net-savvy chick
iPhone: to
splurge
or not to
splurge
By
USA BR.ASS
Staff
Writer
Okay, I admit it- I
was
tempted. I went to Apple's
web site
and
drooled over
that beautiful,
shiny, awe-
inspiring device called the iPhone. Even
if
you hate
Apple, you have to admit that the iPhone
is
the next step
in cell phones for the US. (Finally, we're
catching
up
to
Europe.)
Weighing in at just 4.8
OllllCeS
and boasting a
3.5
inch widescreen multi-touch display, the iPhone is
simply gorgeous. Multi-touch, people!
Instead
of just
simple drag-and-<lrop, you can perfonn
more
compli-
cated
actions such as 'pinching' the
screen
to move
things
or
using
bore
than
o~e button
at
a time to play
a
game.
This article wasn't
written
to praise Apple's new
device though. There are plenty of
reasons
why you
shouldn't shell out
$399
US for the 8GB model quite
yet.
First of all, there's the price.
$399
doesn't sotmd like
a lot now, but it sure
will
when your fiiend's bragging
six
months from now about how they bought an iPhone
for
$299
or less. Don't believe me?
When
the iPhone
became available for purchase on June
29, 2007,
it
was
sold in 4GB and 8GB models for
$399
and
$599
respectively. E;xperts
predicted
that the cost of materials
compared to the price balanced out to about a 50% prof-
it
margin
for Apple, which
is
a 5% increase over their
profit percentage from the iPod Nano.
Barely two months after the iPhone's release, Apple
dropped
the 4GB model and slashed the price of the
8GB model by about
33%.
That's an unusually
shmp
drop
in price, even for bleeding-edge technology,
and
customers complained so loudly that Steve Jobs was
gµilted into giving
free $100
Apple store credit
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nothing
Should you friend him?
In
another
few
months,
the
price will probably
drop
again. And
again.
And
then again right before the new
model comes out
Let's
:fuce
it
The
iPhone
is
designed to be
obsolete
in
the
next six
months.
It's missing a ton of features
that
could have
been
included if Apple wasn't suddenly so
concerned with turning a profit
instead
of providing the
best possible products to its customers.
For example, where the hell's
its
third
party
support?
The iPhone
seems
to have AOL's walled
garden
philos-
ophy where the goal is to
keep
you
on
the safe
paths
of
the software
and
stifle creativity.
It
did
become possible
for iPhones to
support
third-party
applications a month
ago with
various
hacks, but Apple crushed
that
hope
by'
warning the public that software updates to hacked
iPhones could "render them unusable". Sure enough,
September
27, 2007
was the day several customers
found themselves with a
''bricked"
or inoperable
iPhone.
Popular
technology weblog
&!gadget
found
that the finnware
update
had
bricked
just as many
unbacked
iPhones as
it
did
the
altered ones-
meaning
that even
if
you behaved yourself
like
a good little
Apple fanbrat, your
iPhone
could still be
rendered
toast
Other important
aspects
blatantly absent are choice of
carrier (not everyone wants to
be
with.AT&T in a two
year contract for an
estimated
expense
of
$2,000),
a
removable
battexy,
a front-facing
camera
for video con-
ferencing, a camera
that
isn't complete
trash,
wireless
syncing with your computer, over the
air
downloading
from the iTunes store, iChat, Microsoft Office
support,
and voice dialing.
I don't know about you, but I like my new technolo-
gy
the
way I like my men: inexpensive, feature-over-
loaded, and well worth my time and money. I'm wait-
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for iPhone 2.0, and so should yotL
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One of the most common
story lines in movies today is
that of a man hopelessly pursu-
ing a woman who refuses to
acknowledge his presence (or
vice versa.) Event\lally, his
efforts are rewarded as the lady
eventually consents
to
that fate-
ful first date which almost
always results in the movie's
happy ending.
Obviously, this sequence r;uecy
occurs in reality in
$e
polished
way we see in films, but one
common denominator exists
between the films and life: the
Untouchables.
Untouchables are those people
with whom you have little, to no,
chance of a relationship.
The Untouchables can vary in
their level of unavailabiliiy from
the upperclassman with the face
of a Greek god, the girl
with
a
boyfriend of three years, to the
guy who has more
Facebook
pic-
tures with a fiesta of different
girls than you have Facebook
pictures of yourself at all.
Whatever
the
case,
Untouchables are everywhere,
and chances are that most people
have a crush on at least one
Untouc~able at this very moment
(I know you do, admit it.~
Why do we find ourselves
being invariably drawn to
Untouchables, and why can't we
pull ourselves
away?
Once the latest Untouchable
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2007 •
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hookups
and break-ups:
trials and
tribulations
of the heart
has crossed your path, your con-
hope.)
scious reaches a level of height-
Not many people enjoy being
ened attention. This is when you told what he or she can and can-
find yourself thinking of said not do, and psychologists have
person constantly, you look for determined that we will react to a
them in crowds, etc. You know situation simply because some-
that excited feeling you experi-
one else has
_
;Set a limit to our
ence when you think you see capabilities or choices. Your
your crush in a crowd? That's friends tell you that John or Jane
your mind responding to its will never go out with you, so
heightened attention.
.
you doggedly pursue him or her
In the case of a substantially in an effort to prove your friends
popular Untouchable, you may wrong.
regard the crush with a sense of
Yet, these are all fairly extreme
percetved scarcity. The jrnagined cases. What about the other
scarcity can usually be associat-
Untouchables-, the ones who are
ed with the most popular person just outside of your grasp? That
in your school: when that person person who sits next to you
in
is in high demand by everyone
art? Or the friend whom you're
else, their value increases, like
crazy about, but revealing your
the hottest item that everyone
feelings runs the combined risk
wants. Or, maybe no one really of rejection and loss of said
has a crush on your Untouchable,
friendship?
but you work yourself into a
In
my own meandering experi-
frenzy by analyzing whatever ence, I've found that you can~t
interaction he or she has with pull yourself away from these
your
'competition'
(~e.
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people any more than you can
Facebook stalking.)
from the prom queen or star ath:
The Untouchable factor that lete. We obviously realize the
probably most terrified your par-
futility of our situation, but we
·
ents in your high school years is find ourselves coming back for
the concept of psychologic~l more and more delicious torture.
resistance. Your mother hates
Maybe, while you realize that
your new girlfriend because she you are setting
yourself
up for
shares Amy Winehouse's infatu-
disappointment, those quick
ation with crazy hairstyles and smiles in passing or few minutes
(allegedly) cocaine. But you're of conversation are worth more
an adult now, and you'll
,be
than the sum of all your conse-
damned if your parents tell you quent heartache.
what to do or whom to date, so
Or
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Many Americans unaware of human rights crisis in Myanmar
By
MIKE NAPOLITANO
Staff Writer
The situation in Myanmar has
been steadily deteriorating over
the last few weeks.
When intervening in a human
rights crisis, it is important to
judge how the people in power
-wjl\
react to any action that is,
essentially, against their inter-
ests. Above all, the decisions
made must ensure that condi-
tions on the people are not
made worse as
a
result of out-
side intervention.
money needed to bribe the
tyrants
.
As rare
as
this may be
in our world today, this hap-
pened recently in North Korea,
when it was agreed with others
in the international community
to pay the North Koreans subsi-
dies of oil so they would halt
their
nuclear
production.
Although this isn't within the
ism."
Whenever
a country goes
through an
armed conflict,
there is
always a
refugee crisis
as people
try to flee the country
and the violence. Additionally,
the weapons used by the mili-
tary and
militias often
destroy
or
damage infrastructure and
utilities which need
to be
Lately the focus of interna-
tional human rights groups,
such as Amnesty International,
has been on the senseless vio-
lence the Junta have used on
peaceful demonstrators and the
unnecessary imprisonment of
political dissenters, many of
whom are monks
.
The true
quagmire is how to go about
alleviating the internal pressure
in Myanmar in a diplomatic
and peaceful manner.
In a human rights crisis, It Is Impor-
tant to judge how the people in power
will react to any action that Is, essen-
tially, against their interests.
human
rights
scope, it is a good
example of how
tyrants use these
situations to get
what they want.
In hind sight,
this practice
accomplishes its goal
to
derail
the tyrannical government. The
problem that
once
again arises
is at what cost was this
achieved. An example of this is
Cuba; the
people
of Cuba have
suffered harsh economic sanc-
tions
for
nearly fifty years.
Today, Fidel Castro is
still
in
power, and
the people
who are
suffering
the most are
those in
the middle
and
lower classes.
rebuilt.
This forced change, in
some
instances, opens up
the
opportunity
for
guerrilla
groups
to
attempt to seize
power
thus
causing
an
insur-
has been used countless num-
ber
of times by the United
States government over
the
last
sixty years; this is the use of
the CIA,
or another
similar
agency, to
undermine a
regime
through what is essential contra
activity. In most cases, this
works,
it
achieves its proposed
goal,
to
oust'
a
leader and
implant
another.
•
The most
notable
failure,
however,
was
the
attempted overthrow
of the
Cuban government in 1962
These Cubans suffer
because the Cuban gov-
ernment doesn't have
the necessary materials
to fix the transportation
system
and the utility
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with the Bay of Pigs
No matter what road the leaders of
Invasion. Although t~is
Whenever a situation such as
this arises, it is imperative to
try and find the most coherent
logical solution to the specific
scenario. In many cases, choos-
ing just one option is not only
difficult, it's impractical. No
matter what solution a diplomat
or world leader chooses, it is
imperative that they
consider not only the end
result, but also how they get
there.
In the past world
leaders
have
turned to diplomacy to try and
alleviate human rights crises.
The
theory
behind
this
approach is to try and find
common ground with those in
power in an attempt to halt
their actions. This may result in
the leaders of the tyrant state
demanding resources such as
oil
or
natural
gas
.
In other cases, they want
monetary incentives to halt
their actions.
No matter what the tyrants
choose, the international com-
munity would expect to pay the
Another peaceful
method of intervention is the
use of economic sanctions, a
risky topic
on
its own.
Although this is deemed as
a
very effective way of "stop-
ping" a leader, the practice is
just a drain on the economy.
This drain, however, affects
those with the least money
first. So, as a result, the situa-
tion for the
common person,
who the international commu~
nity is trying to protect, wors-
ens. Some people of far left
political ideology, such as
Noam Chomsky, have dubbed
this practice "economic terror-
system.
practice may seem to be
·
a
positive
prospect, many
times it
results
in the inser-
tion of a leader that ends up
being
a
tyrant.
Aside for these
peace-
ful
manners
of interven-
tion, force is the only
other option
available to
the world decide to take on Myanmar,
It wlll have Its positive results and Its
out~ght negative results. This Is the
paradox of the situation, no matter
what action Is taken, something neg-
ative wlll come about.
No matter what road the
leaders of the world decide
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
to take on Myanmar, it will
a world leader. The
most
brutal
use of force is a direct invasion
of the
rogue
state,
which has
many negative ramifications.
Although it may be the fastest
way to solve the problem ( only
if done correctly and coherent-
ly), its negative effects
are
far
and wide.
gent effect
within
the
country.
Situations such as these can go
awry and end in international
catastrophe affecting the region
around the country and, in rare
instances, the global economy.
The other way
to
use force
against a tyrant is in a much
more secretive manner. This
have its positive results and
its outright negative results.
This is the paradox of the situ-
ation, no matter what action is
taken,
something negative will
come
about. The complexity of
international relations is some-
thing
that
the
average
American, sadly, is
unaware
of.
Please,
educate yourself.
Campus
parking tickets pose steep fine for first time off enders
By CHRISTINE
SAVOIA
Staff Writer
There are few things more
frustrating on this campus than
heading back to your car after
class
rooms is understandable, espe-
c~lly at night. Should we be
ticketed for parking where we
clearly aren't supposed to? Well
yes, but what I don't understand
is why the prices of those tick-
ets are jacked up so high. Is it
really
a n d
Is It really necessary to charge some-
findingf
o
.
ne
$30
for not registering their car
one o
.
t
h
O
s e
yet? Where does all that money go
neces-
sary to
charge
some -
one $30
for not
pesky
anyway?
little
white tickets tucked nicely
beneath your wiper.
While the Marist Security
officers certainly do more
important things than hand out
parking tickets, at times it can
seem that is just about all we
see them doing. We know what
lots we've been assigned to, but
the temptation to park closer to
the residence halls and class-
registering their car yet? Where
does all that moµey go anyway?
Coincidentally, just two hours
after I requested to write this
article I found one of those
lovely "gifts" from security on
top of my own windshield.
Maybe I should have had the
common sense to figure out that
you can't park overnight in
Mccann, but as a transfer who
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is new to the school I didn~t
know the one
'
sign that says ''No
overnight parking" in Sheahan
corresponds to McCann as well.
Nowhere on the Marist
Security website does it men-
tion anything about overnight
parking. I had been parking
there overnight for weeks with-
out a problem, so why did it
take over a month for me to get
a
ticket? Personally it was a
comfort at the time to be able to
park on campus when I was
alone at night instead of walk-
ing all the way from Beck. The
Beck lot is a much farther walk
and downright creepy with its
very few lamp posts that flicker
on and off continuously. I don't
see the reasoning why overnight
parking
is
prohibited
in written wwiings before slap-
parking without a permit,
Mccann
iiyo\i~ ~chicle ls
r'egis-
ping us with ridiculous
'
fines.
should initially be given aw~~
tered with security.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ing ticket that doesn't
Justin Shoham, a sopho-
Arst-tlme offenders should lnltlally be
include a fine. This
more who lives in Midrise
given a warning ticket that doesn't
way the student has a
and has been slotted to park
chance to correct the
in Hoop, had this to say con-
Include a fine. This way the student
situation, and security
cerning his parking ticket:
has a chance to correct the situation,
could document the
"Unless the money from my
and security could document the
warning and charge the
ticket is going toward a new
warning and charge the student If they
student if they repeat
parking lot, I feel it is com-
the infraction in the
pletely unjust to fine me $25-
repeat the infraction in the future.
future. It wouldn't be a
a pretty penny for a college
bad idea to think of a
student." He adds, "They are Certainly a repeated offender way for students to have some-
also inconsistent. I have been deserves to pay the
price,
but where closer to park to their
parking at Beck for about two there
are
many students who dorms at night either. Not only
and a half weeks without any have been fined for doing some-
would this cut down
on
the
problems and suddenly received thing they didn't even know number of students that park in
a ticket without warning."
was wrong. First-time offenders the wrong lot, but would ~duce
Perhaps a more reasonable for less serious charges, like the dangers associated with
system would be to issue formal parking in the wrong lot or walking alone at night.
Bil Geist speaks with Marist students in NYC
CBS Sunday Morning correspondent receives Lowell Thomas award
By
JOANNA
SIRON
Circle Contributor
On Thurs.
,
cpt. 27,
twenty-two
students
w re invit d
to
attend the
wor ed for CBS News
for
almost
twenty years and ha
received
numerous
wards for bis work,
including two Emmys. In addition
to his work
at
CB ,
Geist
has writ-
ten seven books. including his most
from now do'ng ·omcthing that you
hate," said Geist.
Tbi: especially pertained to the
seniors
not only in h room, but all
over Mari
t
College.
It
bas come a
time to decide what to
do
with our
Lo
well
homas
A\vard _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
......., __
Ceremony
1
the
BIii
Gelst's advice was great because
I
made me
lives.
Should l
g<.•
t
gradua tc
school or should I get a job?
What
if
don't get into gradu-
ate school or
get
a job?
Univer
·ity
Club in
ew
reallze that no matter what
I
decide to do with
my
York
City.
life,
I
need to be happy wltll the decisions
I
make.
As a member of Tim
This is the time
that "senior
Massic's Orgamzational
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
panic"
sets
in.
Writing
clas.~. [
was one of these
recent,
''Way
Off the oad,~ a
per-
Geist'·
advice
was great
becau
·
e
attendees.
sonal account of his
storie
.
that
it
made me
realize
that no matter
After
only
being
in
clas
with have appeared on CBS Sunday
what
J
decide to do with my
life, I
Professor Mas
.
ic for a month I ha e Morning.
need to be happy with the decisions
learned thi : If God "'"'a a human
We
were able to have a roundtable I m· ke. So to
my
fellow seniors,
,
\ alking this
Earth,
Tim Ma ·sie
di
cu ion with him before
the
wherever th fu ure
may take you.
would
most
likely kno\ him. He awards ceremony began. He had a be sure
you
are doing
what y
u
would also most likely know ho
'
to
lot
to
say
about the world of
jour-
love,
pllch
him a great
story
.
Of course.
nalism
and
the history
behind
it.
but
You
don·t
want to be that
p1.:rson
Massie already knew ttie Award what he had to
say
about the work-
sitting behind a desk jn 30 years
recipi
·nt,
Mr. Bill
Geist
.
ing world
really
struck
me.
stuck in a job
you hat
.
Bill Geist is a
correspondent
or
"You have to do
what
you
love. If
CBS
SLmday
Morning.
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MCCTA and Marist Theatre offer impressive fall season
By
KELLY LAUTURNER
Circle Contributor
Lights, music,
action! Another
theater season at Marist has
~egun. With the efforts of the
Marist
College Council
on
Theatre Arts and the academic
Marist Theatre program, the
semester is full of excitement.
This season,
.
MCCTA's four
shows
are
"Death
as
a
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an
the "HuMarist's Big Show/'
Marist Theater presents "Hay
Fever," as well as other opportu-
nities for actors to grow profes-
sionally.
When Lee ~ueller's "Death as
a
Doornail,"
a mw;der mystery
dinrter theatre production, was
performed
on·Thursday Sept.
27,
it brought a new event to
MCCTA's season. It drew in
over 100 delighted diners :yvho
had be_ep. inv
_
ited to millionaire
Albert Doomale's estate for
Left:
Marc Costanzo
and Paige Matetlch
practice for •Hay
Fever."
Right
Alexa Mullen,
Natalie Fellows and
Marc
Costanzo
practice their scene
for •Hay Fever:
MCCTA's
fall
musi-
cal. It will be directed
by the team of Tom
Berger (Director) and
George
Croom
(Musical
Director),
who have
directed
s~veral
shows
at
Marist ovt:r the past
few years including
"The Rocky Horror
Picture Show" and
"Crazy For. You."
The show, which
pl
_
ays Nov. 2 to 4,
te.lls the sto.ry of
KEU.Y
LAUTURNER
/
THE CIRC~E
Genesis (Adam and
what seemed to be a dinner Eve's troubles in the Garden of
party, but ended with Albert's Eden from
the bible)
for Act I,
death.
and focuses on the story of
All of Doornale'~ guests sud,-
Noah, his family and his• ark to
denly become suspects to his avoid the flood for Act 2.
murder
investigation.
The event
"The show isn't so much about
was held in the Cabaret, where the bible or religion, and it's
guests enjoyed a dinner and more a story about family and
show for $5.
the ups and downs and the par-
The show was directed by stu-
ent/child relationship," said
dent Mark Hefter and assistant Amanda Schreiner, an actor in
directed
QY
~tudetJ.t
Matt Wo_lfe
.
ti.
.,_1,
"Th
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m
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geous
~Iyi
I ~Uy
like
ine
-story
{A,
tscussed t e cumcu
-
overall and
l'·m
really looking
tiQ.5
~lt-4
rewards of having a
forward to see how it grows."
show less than a month after
With a cast of about 36 stu-
school btgan.
dents, a real family has already
"Directing
it was a really great formed. Stage manager Amy
experienc~," he said.
"It
was sort Kate Byrne
.agrees.
of a shotgun show. We only had
"Stage managing Children of
about two and a half weeks of Eden is an exciting challenge,"
rehearsal, but the show was
a
she said. ''With a cast of 36 it can
great
success. We filled the become a little hectic but they
cabaret with both adults and stu-
are all so talented. All the indi-
dents for the show."
"Children
of
Eden"
with
.
lyrics
and
'music
by the legendary
Stephe~ Schwartz (Wicked), is
vidual scenes, dances, and pro-
duction· numbers slo,wly fit
themselves together like pieces
Broadway Review: Legally Blonde
By
ALEXANDRIA BRIM
1
Circle Contr~butor
.------------
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J
Move over
Tracy
Turnblad and
l
d(a)linda! There
is
·
a new bub-
i
bly, blonde, pink-loving leading-
: lady on Br.oadway-Elle Woods.
f
"Legally Blonde: The Musical"
: arrives on the B
_
roadway
stage,
i
playing at the Palace Theatre.
t
The play 'is the retelling of the
!
Amanda Brown novel, which
~
turned into the popular movie
: starring Reese Witherspoon. The
:
musical
now sings the
story's
i
moral: don't Judge a book by its
• cover.
II
Elle
(Laura Bell Bundy)
is
the
president of Delta Nu
sorority
and a fashion major who is
preparing for her boyfriend,
Warner (Richard H. Blake) to
ask the big question. However,
he dumps her for not
being
''serious."
Heartbroken, Elle decides to
follow Warner to Harvard Law
School. There she befriends the
local
hairdresser,
Paulette
(Orfeh) and another lawyer,
Emmett (Christian
Borle). With
the help of
these two,
Elle real-
izes that there is more to her
than being blonde.
The cast
accepts
the difficult
task of taking these well-known
characters and making them
their own. Author Heather
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Music Review: James Blunt
By KELLY LAUTURNER
Circle Contributor
After bearing the opening
strands of James
Blu.nfs new
single
"1973," you are immedi-
ately
transported back in time
with his upbeat rev.erie
of
a long
lost lov~. This first track off his
sophomore
album "All
the
Lost
Souls" is a
mix
of
heartbreak ahd
happy
reminiscence.
The
album,
which was released
Sept.
18
,
tackles many heavy
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issues.
Blunt, who has become
a
master
.
of expressing pain,
rises
to new levels of opening up his
heart in this album.
Being
a
James Blunt fan
8
I was
surprised
at tile dark tone to his
new album. He addresses issues
like death, loss, war and moving
on.
All
of these were themes of
Blunt's
previous songs~
but they
have a deeper grounding this
time.
For
those
of you
who
already
know Blunt's songs
"Cry"
and
"No Bravey"
from
his first
SEE
MUSIC, PAGE 8
of a
puzzle and
the end result is
breathtaking."
Not only is the play challeng-
ing vocally,
but
the cast mem-
bers will be costumed to look
like animals, making some very
heavy but rewarding costume
demands.
As the experimental theatre
portion of MCCTA's season,
they have chosen William
Mastrosimone's
0
Bang
Bang
You►re
Dea'.d ...
This
short
shoy.r
deals with the prevalent topic of
the repercussions of a school
shooting.
-The
show, which can be seen
Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, is yet to be
cast, but promises some
serious
acting. They will be picking stu-
dent directors for the production
as well. Local high school stu-
dents will be invited to view the
show, and then have a talkback
session with the actors in the
play.
The MCCTA season caps off
with the ever funny
"HuMarist's
Big Show" on Dec.
11.
For those
of
you
who
have never
seen
one
of this group's live sketch come-
dies, you are missing out.
Marist Theatre, who performs
Liberal Arts Department spon-
sored shows, promises loads of
laughs with their fall show, "Hay
Fever." This British comedy by
Noel Coward stars this Friday,
Oct. 12 to 14 and will be direct-
ed
,12x
~uBsffi.~AJ~m!eH
0
!lr
The story takes place at tp.e
Bliss home, where mother
Judith, father David, sister Sorel
and brother Simon have all invit-
ed guests to the
·
house for the
weekend,
only to end up in mul-
tiple fights and romantic entan-
glements with each other.
The actors of the show have
spent a great deal
working
on
relationships and characteriza-
tion. Meghan Halloran, who
plays the housekeeper, Clara,
explained some the process of
rehearsal.
KEU.Y LAUTURNER
/
THE CIRCLE
"Hay Fever has been an
amaz-
ing process because the entire
cast has paid such .attention to
developing their characters," she
said.
"Although
the
script
only
offers hints of these
characters'
pasts, each cast member has
done an amazing job of giving
them a past, so that they're not
simply
characters,
they're real
pcoprc:·
Marist'i'ireatre
Rat.
bffler
~cit-
ing events
coming
up in
this
semester. On Nov. 11, Broadway
actor and dancer, Ken
Leigh
Rodgers, will come to Marist to
do an afternoon workshop
about
musical
theatre
auditions.
Rodgers came to Marist last year
to
present
a two week dance
instruction
workshop. In
addi-
tion, Marist Theatre will be pre-
senting Tony Kushner's
ground-
breaking
play
"Angels
in
America" in
April,
directed
by
Professor Matt
Andrews.
Bang Ca1naro &
the
Orange
County
Choppers Band play ew York
By
JOHN RODINO
Circle
Contributor
'You
,, ant to
knov.
what
rock
and
roll
is'?"
began
Ah::
ecochen.
one
of
th three
lead
guitarist'> of
Ban
Camaru
.
We
were
standing in a
smoky
stairwell
ac the Bowery
Ballr:'IUrn
in
lower
1anhattan.
O\'erwhelming,
but
the
long-
hair1.:d
rock
star's
following \
ords
still rang
through.
Alex
leaned
m
toward
me.
a
i
I
to
divulg
this
search.
Both bands per-
fonnctl
t\H1
con
eeuti
nights
in lhc 1ri-stak area rcccntl):
Oct.
4th
at
the Chance
Theater
in
P ugh
·eepsie,
NY, and Oct
.
.5th
at
th Bo
r> B,illroom m
lower
Manhattan.
hose concerts.
,vhich
e,en included
a guest
Brendan
Kit
on
commente
after attending
the
performan
at
Th
h
n
Theater. "B.m
Caruaro
put
on the
best
sho,,
I've
ever
geen, and
I
war;
reall_
surprised
at
how
good
the
0
Band was.'
Bang Camaro
is a Bo
ased
indie•
ban
I
that
dra
infl
1
·nee.
cla<, ·ic rock
like
Led Ze
)
cp
P1
Black
Sa
,.
are
very
fi
cusc
on guitar riffs n
guitar
lo. ;· Ran
Camaro gui
t
ns1
Mactaine
Deimc
i.acreJ
bestow
d
unto
JOHN RODINO
/
THE CIRCLE
those
ar~ hca'
i
I
him
by
th
.
rock
Bang Camero
at
the Chance Theater
In Poughkeepsie
on
Oct.
4.
featured.
l mean
gods, and continued. '·Rock
n'
.tppcar nee
1
Th
there
are three gm
.,..
80"
cl)
t
rist-. in
the
hand
.
•
roll
i
one, big
'I
**
you!"'
Ballroom
by
f
rmer aturday
IC
N,
..
0
,
,
Jiea ·. ,~rude clo-
Along
with th other
t\\
'
O
gui
~
....
....
Night
Live cast
member
Jimmy taristr;
Bryn
Bennet
and
Al
quc:nce ignited
within
me
ln
inner fire to
find
the meaning
of
rock ·n roll
.
Bang am ro and
lhdr
partm;r-in-wc
he
Orange
County
Choppers
Band 1,;rtailll)
provided
the
proper footing for
Fallon. prn.,~d
10
be
a
t1
rilling
Ne~ bca..
Bang Camaro eon
rc,clat,on
among avid coni;c.:rt-
goers.
''Tha wa~.
hy far.
the hest
con~ert I
ha,
.-
e
,
r b
cn to ·•
Ianst
College
fr
hrnan
sists of n ba~ isl, Dave RiLy,
·
drummer
Pete
1c
arthy. an
twenty
lead
singer , also knm.,n
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Bang
Camaro & the O
ange County
Choppers Band
th dude
choir.''
'W
ant
<l
to
g
t
1h
t huge
gang-v
cal ·ound that
y
11
he r
1n
band lik~
kid
Roy, and Def
Lcppard, ·
''Ultan~
t
faclain
Diemer comment
·d. " owe
put
l•Ut
lhe cull to
allot
our
fri
nd.o;,
got a bu c of
beer. and
put
them in
flont
o a
m1
r ph ne
a1 the
studto.''
Be.fore an
am r
wn
onn , ho\
er
th
gu1tan. ts
01
mer.
Bryn Bennet.
md AJi:x
ec
chea,
were
"ritin
wlrnl
D
·im r
called ··,un-ot:.the-mill
rnd1e-rock ung.''
11
vas
onlyt
al er writmg and recordmg .in
O'
metal~ tyle ong called
.. llao
amaro''that the tno
change l th
iT
per p
ct1
·e on
pl,l)'Jng
mu
1c.
"It
~9.;·
onginally
a go~if, but
lh u \ c
II r alL•ed that th1.
to much flm to
ju t
Di mer
e pl ined.
e
rote on
· lbum' worth of song .''
hat the guitunst~ ub
e-
q uc.:ntJy created wa an enor-
m
lU
group of fnend. called
Bang .. maro.
.. It' gr
1,lt'
a family." said
Rodrigo Va toli, one of the
many
1
ad
inger
of Bang
C maro.
--we
r
a bt1n1:h of
brother . And
hen \\ e'r on
suige,
it
like the brotherhood
extends
out into the audien
and e ·erybody is a part of it '
nc lhmg
1s
certain: thdr new
sdf-titled d but album.
h1ch
h11
tl1e
shelves this
p.1~
fc niary, epitomizes a reveren
tribute
t ,
U
the
legends
me
cal
hat ha, c p· ·sed be
them
.
''Rock Rebellion • bl
g
-
and
inten e rock
.
"Swallow the
Razor·
i,
n exciting tune that
begin: with
yet
another memo-
r
able riff
rnd
rhythm guit~r part
accented
by
the dude choir·
rhythmic chanting of ooh ·s
and
ahh'
.
But, without a Joubt. the
cn
.
1\vd favorite is •·Push Pu h
Lad> Lightning."
"bich
ha ·
gained fame after being fea-
tured as one of the bonus tracks
in popular v1deogame Guitar
Hero II
.
Activision. the company lhat
design Guitar Hero
U.
is
based
in Bo
·
ton. Th· company ,,ant-
e
to feature local Boston band
in the bonus tracks of the game
.
Bang Camnro received the offer
to
be
f~aturcd in the game \
'
hile
it wa: bdng designed.
"Of
cou1se \\'e accepted
[
.
ctivi ·ion's off1:r].' Diemer
s:iid
.
"Why
ouldn
't
cT'
Guitar I lero II ha: significantly
cxp
'
mdc<l Bnng Camarn s Ian
base.
''The reaction [from Guita
l ro 11
]
ha-
been amazing.'
·01.:hea m1.:ntion 'd
.
"\\c' \ c
r ci:i, ed milhoas of emaib and
re-.pon. e~ lri m lnn,; of the
rame
1
ing ho
much
they
love us
and our music."
Diemer
explained
that
whcn
th1.: b
n
I pl'
v
••
,
Push
Ludy Li
•htni
nu· in
1ih
1ukee
t
bo} m
the rnnt r
,w
red
to
b
pl
Jmg
l
as
actually mim
l
t
Gtut r
Hern
2
ontrnller mo
ement~ lo
lh
•
umnro
ml
ti
c
Orange
But Paul h:ut
r
.
1s
sltll
pret-
t)
scary·
Orange County
hoppers
Gen ·ral
anagcr
tcve
1oreau, had something
lo
say
about
Hang
Camaro:
·•t
think
B, n
maro
1s
a \
'
e
ome.
J
he 'r like ,,
tching
n pro-
duction pl
y
fherc
u lot of
pcopl and a lot ot or an1zat1on
and
m~br
niz;1t10n
that
goc ·
\ ·ith
it~•
loreau continu
d.
'I
fheir er
onnance]
is
power-
ful..
In
uddition
to
bi.:mg
Lb
G
1
of OCC ,md h
I
ing regular
appearances
on
4m rica11
JOHN RODINO
/
THE CIRClE
The Orange County Cfloppers
Band
at
the
Chance
Theater on
Oct.
4.
County Choppers Band have
de\ cl p d a friend hip over the
pa
I~"
months.Adam
.
'lo)Cr
pro ucer of the company that
shl ots
lilm
for
t
he.: network th
t
run
A
111 r
i
ca11 Chopp ,,.
-
i
good
fnends
with
B mg
Camaro'.s
manager.
Rslph
Jaccodinc
.
1oy r filmed the
musk
ddeo for B·
ng
amnro' ·
"Pu h Pu
·
h Lady
Lightning.'·
After
hooting
the
v1de >,
.
10
er :tought .l;3 ng Camaro to
the Orange
ou
y Choppers'
OC
shop early this ummer.
\ h re the group cc me inte1-
est ·d in
p1.:rfonning
ilh
th
0
'Band
.
..Tb -y're {the OC Band) n
grcat gruup of
guy
,:
•
Ne ochca
said
.
D cmcr
remarked
on the
shrs
f Am ncan
hopper· "The}
look pretty
int1miJat10g
on TV.
but
they
really are great
guy
.
Chopper. St vc Mor ' u is al o
the
guitarist
for the OCC Band.
Led Zeppelin. Van I lalen, The
Rumonel), and cla ic blue"
mu icmn li'ke Muddy
\\'at r
all
blend into this blue
rock
band
.
'
[
The
OCC
Band] d finitely
h~ a 70
'
s-rock !eel." Moreau
aid
.
l'ht.. 01hcr mcmhcr of the
OCC Band mclud I ad vocal•
jst
Tom
Schimpf,
harmonica
player Jon Randan:o
,
and
drummer Chri
tfon
Wchcr
.
They are all Orange County
hoppers
crnplo)
ees
.
In 2006.
TI1 ·
0
C Band
released
their
s lf-title<l d but
album
.
A
few
ong highlights
include ·• reight Train". which
draw · upnn the b nd s Black
abbath
influence
,
and
"My
Bahy"
,
a cla
.
-.ic blue
.
-style
tun
n.:minisccnt
of
Led
Zeppelin and a touch of Allman
Broth rs. Tb O
Band
ah
u es the
hannonica
u::,
a rhythm
mitrumcnt. listeners
can hear
Jon
Randan
on e\
ery
track
The crowd
also
enjoy d their
cover ongs. In tight sm.::ces-
ion.
lhc
band
tlew through
a
fe,
Led Z ppelm
ngs:
"/\1n·1
Tnlkin'
boul
Lme ..
by
Yan
I
lalen,
a11d 'Blitzkrieg Bop" b
tho.:
omonc
.
ju
l
rn
Ii
t
a c,,.
Bang amaro ev n
Join
f
them
at
!he
B
w
ry
hancc
Th
atcr
and
at l he Bowery Ballroom. l
could feel the energy emanating
from
the st. e
.
At th
hunc •. Th O C
Band wann d up the crow<l
\\ ith th ~ir powered-up 70'. era
rock. preparing them for what
\
'
as ahl!ad
.
1
he11
all
I,\
nty-fh
members stom1ed onstage
'Gu. ·, et our drinks up!
irl . ge your hi
up! And
If
you got tequila. get over her
1''
a lead
:in
1
er houted before a
ong.
The lead singen, · he d
banged io between verses
one
f
them jwnpcd into the crowd
with
mic and the
owd
creamed inlo
it.
lh •uitan~ls
were
battlmg
each
other
on ·tage wah
their
s lo~.
People
in the crowd pu hed and
hovcd. a d inge
spat beer
into the ro v<l. It \
·
as all-out
lcohol-s· tumted rock 'n roll
mayhem
ro
put
it
mor
frankly,
,t
va · pun:, unadulter-
ated glory
hen ask 'd • bout the mt:an-
in0
of rock n • roll, Bang
Camaro
guitarist
.
1adarne
Diemer re lied
,
'It's about
pr s
in
an
cmotrbn
tha you
can
t
put into words. and the
only way you can communicate
il
is
throu, h playing music.··
tC\C
l\lor au cxpl,
in1.:d,
"Tl's
a form of t:xpre~sion
.
•
But
J found more to it than
, hat
tho'
c.xplanat10n sup-
plied after experiencing Bang
amaro and the O C Band
lhc. ln Rang amaro I tound
The Beatie .
The Rolling
Stone:,
,
aud Jim1 Hendrix.
l
found Roh
Marley and irvana
.
I found real r~1ck n • roll that
goe ugain:-.-1 the grain of popu
-
lar contemporary gt:nres. \\
ith
that
,
I rcdisco ered the true
me ning uf ro ·k n • roll: Rock
n' rnll
ii;
enjoying the compan
of fnends nd , case
f beer.
Roe
·
·11
roll
1
,1.:kaming at ti e
top
of
your
lung
and
putting
your
fL
t
m the air be au:,e no
one can stop you
,
To reiterate
th1.:
ord. of B mg Cumaro gui
-
tanst
,
Ale.
ecoch
·1.
"Ro k n
'
roll
i:-
one, big
,
·
f""*
*
you "'
THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2007 •
PAGE
8
Legally
Blonde
Review
Hoch takes the book and gives it
a new spin as a play, sometimes
succeeding, sometimes not.
Hoch expands the Emmett-Elle
relatio~ship,
which
was
skimmed over in the movie. In
the
.
musical, he becomes her
tutor and friend, eventually lead-
ing to the romance. On stage,
Emmett is another way Elle real-
izes that she can do better than
Warner and her "blonde" expec-
tations. The whole relationship is
sweet, true and a highlight of the
show.
Another improvement Hoch
makes is the addition of the
Greek chorus. Elle's sorority
friends, led by Margot, Serena
and Pilar, appear to Elle as
guides when she feels alone after
arriving at Harvard.
One
of the weak parts of the
stage show is Hoch's characteri-
zation of Warner
.
On stage, he
doesn't come across as the jerk
he was in the movie. Blake, last
seen
as jerk Glen Gulgia in "The
Wedding Singer," tries his best,
but
Warner still comes off sym-
pathetic.
In
the movie, Warner's
behavior
made the
·
viewer won-
der why Elle was pursuing him.
In the show, it is easy
to
see why
Elte liked Warner in the first
place and the audience roots for
him
when he is redeemed.
Another change from the
movie, perhaps not for the best,
was the ending court scene.
Perhaps this reviewer is bias as it
is her favorite scene, but it was
weak. In the show, Elle seems
cool while she interrogates wit-
ness Chutney, while in the
movie, she is nervous but picks
up her courage as she realizes the
flaw in the woman's testimony.
Bundy manages to rise above
Witherspoon
and
makes Elle her
own.
Her energy
is
contagious,
infecting the audience.
Borle manages to steal
some of
the spotlight from Bundy and
adds new
dimensions
to Emmett
that were never explored in the
movie.
The girls of
Delta
Nu
and
Andy
Karl (who pulls
double-duty
as
Paulette's ex-boyfriend,
Dewey
and the UPS delivery man, Kyle)
also keep the audience's atten-
tion whenever they
are on
stage.
The songs are infectious and
easy to
remember.
The first
act
finale, "So Much
Better,"
is
clearly the next gii:l
power
anthem since "Defying Gravity"
and will join that song as a
teenage
girl staple.
Elle's pick up move,
the
"Bend
and Snap," has also
been
given
the musical
treatment.
It
does
become stale after a while,
but
Orfeh saves the song
from
monotony.
For those who want to see
"Legally
Blonde:The
Musical,"
Marist is sponsoring a trip
on
Oct. 28. Also, MTV will air the
musical Saturday, Oct.
13
at I
p.Di. This is a
rare
event in
the-
atre, as most shows are taped and
often shown after closing. This
reviewer encourages all who are
interested to tune in,
but
to also
see the show live. There is a cer-
tain magic in Jive theatre and at
the Palace.
Music Review: James Blunt
album, "Back to Bedlam," this is
the direction of his new music
.
ln fact
,
"1
Q71" is the
m0st
light
-
hearted
s<JtiW-
©\r~n
:
the album
did slightly
•
disappbinti
as
tne
because after hearing ~•
1973"
"
I
expected a more lighthearted but
poignant group of songs. This
album is great to listen to if
you're feeling down.
Despite my misgivings, I was
still impressed with the album's
overall quality. Not may artists
do concept-albums anymore, but
that seems to be the idea for
Blunt's new album. The concept
is the stories and emotions of
people who are lost souls.
The song "One of the Brightest
Stars" is a flashback to Blunt's
simple
love song
"
You're
Beautiful," showing the need to
move on in a pos
i
tiv
e
way.
Many ofBunt's songs start out
with his soulful voice and p
i
ano
or guitar, later joined by drums
for forceful
chorus
e
s
.
The
pounding, rhythmic guitar in the
song "I Really Want You"
reminds
me
of
Heart
's
"Barracuda."
Blunt digs deep on "Annie,
"
a
song about a woman who
thought
.
she was going to be
famous, but is failing miserably.
When Blunt
s
ing
s
,
"Annie
,
ymi"re
jilst
a star, who's not
gbing
l
-ie,Y
flit,"
rt OC'CUrs to me
that whoever Annie stands for
really hurt him.
I enjoyed the album's closing
song "I Can't Hear the Music"
until I got past the first chorus. It
seemed like a great song until
about two minutes in when Blunt
begins singing about a guy
named Billy who gets a
gun.
I
wonder if this Billy character' is
supposed to be the one Blunt
referred to in the song "So Long
Billy" in his first album, but it is
not dear.
I'm not sure what happened
when he was singing
,
but it
seems like these two half songs
got strung together. One was
about
loving
music and one was
about death. Maybe these two
ideas are connected in Blunt's
mind, but I was shocked at how
drastically the song changed.
The bottom line is that this
album shows maturity in Blunt
'
s
mus
i
cal ability, but contains a lot
of depressing issues that he con-
fronts his audience with.
Spring Ready-to-Wear fashions stand up to review
By KATE GOODIN
Staff
Writer
Twice a year, fashion
weeks
in
New
York,
London, Milan and Paris
captivate a global audience
and herald the arrival of a
new
looks
and
trends.
We're already eager
to
put
away
our winter coats
(even if we haven't taken
theni out yet) in exchange
for warm-weather wear.
So being the fashion-
obsessed individual
I
am, I
couldn't wait to
review
the
shows online and flush out
the top trends
·
for spring. I
had already seen a
handful
of them
,
but m order to
rightfully identify trends I
thought I should assess
each show individually.
There were about 230
shows this season.
On average, there are
about 40
looks
per show.
That means I would have
to review appr
_
oximately
9,200 looks.
·
9,200!!!
My idea of suffering for
fashion is wearing four-
inch heels all day or spend-
ing a week
?
s paycheck on a
new Michael Kiors sweater-
not eye str
.
ain and neck
aches.
And
even
if
I had the
t~m~, I dQn't kqow that
fashion shows- are an acc1,1-
.
'·
.
rate measure
1rf
what
will
be "in"
PS
:
~
•
1;1
,
t"
this spring
-
ultimately, the consumers
will decide that and at
times
,
it feels too far off to
tell just yet.
To borrow a phrase from
the
Chanel
review
on
Style.com,
the
fashion
weeks
have
become "a
tsunami
of style
.
"
·
The
sheer volume of creation is
overwhelming
and
con-
sumers can feel so inundat-
ed· that they sometimes
ignore trends altogether
and go for what they like.
So that is what I decided to
do for this week
;
I chose to
review three of my favorite
designers' collections.
The fir
,
st designer is
wpose collections I always
look for is Elie Saab. I
rarely see an Elie Saab
dress I don't like because
his vision seems unaffected
by ebb and flow of trends.
Saab has a definitively ele-
gant style and never fails to
create
clothes
that
are
made for women. This was-
n't my favorite collection,
but there were a few looks
I absolutely adored.
I loved
the '50s-inspired sundress
opener and the sweeping
floor-length show-stoppers
at the end. Saab also exper-
imented with vibrant color,
which was un~xpected but
done beautifully. His dress-
es are the kind that com-
mand attention.
Another de
'
signer I never
miss is Oscar de la Renta.
To me, de la Renta can do
no
wrong. Everything he
does seems to turn into an
instant
classic.
De
Ia
renta's clothes are never
overtly trendy; rather he
integrates a new detail or
print seamlessly into his
traditional silhouettes and
shapes
.
For the coming was done well.
It
felt like a
spring, punches of bold complete collection
,
with
color paired perfectly with plenty of dresses, skirts,
a simple white pant. He trousers and blouses. There
presented an array of prints was a spatial element to his
and colors
,
but a clean garments; the billows and
shape kept them from over-
ruffles gave them structure
powering the look. And of
.
and presence. His draping
course, he closed the show appeared silky and fluid,
with an absolute stunner
:
a
which only enhanced his
classic take on the black-
color palette of pearl greys,
and-white trend
,
cinched at soft corals, marigold and
the waist with a plume of teal.
feathers
.
De la Renta never
So those were some of
fails to deliver a grand my favorites from the slew
finale.
of this season's shows.
Finally
,
this designer is They may
not
have been
one that I don't usually the best collections or
most
review
,
but I found his col-
indicative of spring
.
trends,
lection
very compelling: but it's what
I
like.
If
you
Alber
E
lbaz for Lanvin. want a more comprehen
-
What I found most appeal
-
sive review, start clicking
-
ing about his show was not there are 9,200
looks
to go.
only the vari
e
ty
,
but that it











































































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PAGE9
It
's
the l
i
ttle things we do that mean anything
BY BRITTANY FIORENZA
Health Editor
es. But what about when things are fine, when life is absolute-
ly awesome, and then
.
all of these little things start happening.
It can be about as discerning as getting lost in the grocery store
as a three year old ( and you know how mind warping that can
be).
min
u
tes before the store c
l
osed. I walked defiantly to the hair
color aisle and picke
d
out a dark sha
d
e of brown with as much
co
n
centration as Easy Mac requires. A
l
ong with some trashy
magazines, I made my purchase and we drove back to Midrise.
It's that time of the semester when all of the little things seem
to combine and meld together. It's the beginning of fall, and
with fall comes Marist's monsoon season and that wind tunnel
by the library that sucks every possibility of 'an inhale right out
of your mouth. Mid October means midterms, midterms mean
mayhem, mayhem means panic, so on and so forth.
On
top of
that, the chicken patties that weren't so bad a month ago are
suddenly repulsive
.
(See "Dorm recipes
'
of the week, we've got
you covered). Your friends are stressed which means they're
either A) locked in their rooms hermit style, (aka no
fun)
or
B)
bringing their bitterness public (and if any of you believe in
auras you know how a bitter attitude can put a damper even on
the best mood). To point out the obvious, chilly weather, stress
from midterms, lack of appetites ( or at least unfulfilled
appetites) and cranky friends are all portions of poor health.
At the end of my first week back to normalcy I was walking
around expecting an anvil to fall from the sky. Come on, when
all that happens and then is suddenly solved, what's a girl to
focus her attention on? School? Absol
u
tely not.
"
Ifs as ll
m
ple as 11111,
when
Ille
llttle 11111111
becollle
unbelnble
,
you
can counter
them
wltll
llttle
pollltve
llllnll-"
I'll preface this with letting you all know I have been saying
that
I
was going to dye my hair for oh, about a year. After an
hour of experimenting
,
attemp
t
ing to streak my hair, dye a
'
layer of my hair etc, I
d
o
u
sed my hair with the dye and what
was done, was done. (A little side note: my roomie deemed the
hair
d
ye's c
h
emica
l
s not threatening enough to warrant the
plastic gloves sup
p
lied with the box of dye, resul
t
ing in my hair
'
and her hand being colored a c
h
ocol
a
te brown).
At the end of the
n
ight suddenly my roommate was not stress-
,
ing over her fashion project, and I was not over analyzing the
So, how do you cope with all the little things?
My first month of school dealt with a lot of very big things,
considering a week before
I
left for Marist my dad flew to New
Mexico to be with my grandmother who was terminally ill and
a day before
I
left for my Marist my mom followed him close
behind. About three days after
I
moved into Marist my grand-
mother passed away and a week after that my boyfriend was in
the hospital. Needless to say, my life was absolute chaos
.
Still,
I managed, my nervous system was shot to hell
,
but I managed.
Last Saturday my roomie; who doubles as one of my most meaning of life and how I sho
u
ld go about it. No, at the end of
favorite people, and
I
decided to have a laid back football
·
the night we sat with my cell phone between us on speaker-
watching, pizza eating, music listening, bumming kind of day phone and tried to convince my boyfrie
n
d that I had indeed
(not completely unusual, but we made an extra effort to make dyed my hair.
absolutely no effort ... all day fong) and it was amazing.
I
kicked back in the room all day, decked out in my favorite
ratty grey t-shirt
.
I
listened to my roomies latest
indie/experimental music find.
I
wrote (my personal ways of
getting my mind to stop spazzing) and then gorged myself on
real pizza
.
By the end of the night I was so relaxed and revived
that
I
was repulsed by the idea of getting in any form of public
transportation and being anywhere but my room, with my
roomie.
I
stayed in that ratty grey t-shirt with more self right-
eousness than can be healthy. Rebel in a t-shirt.
·
Around nine o'clock at night I started thinking of all those
overwhelming big things, and then putting all of that aside
began to contemplate all the little things. Fee
l
ing so proud that
It's as simple as this, when the little things become unbear-
able, you can counter them with little positive things. Dying
my hair was no great life changing event,
still,
it was some-
thing I had been wanting for a while and something
I
finally got
the gumption to accomplish. It's no surprise that spending the
night with my roomie, laughing hysterically when her stub-
bornness led to a dyed
h
and, was an amazing way to put into
perspective all the little things.
Sometimes it takes a day in that ratty, grey t s
h
irt, listening to
indie music, writing in your journal and dying your hair to take
all the little things and send them off to be sucked into the wind
tunnel by the library.
Then
,
I
went home for the weekend, saw everyone, dealt with
everything that had been occurring and as I drove back to
Marist on Route 684 (and by "drove back" I assume you all
know I mean sped back) everything returned to being absolute-
ly fine. Now
,
if you say "fine
"
often enough the word starts to
s
,
c@mbl~ in yqur brain.
When
there are actual issues
in
yo-µ,-
life,
is
itJust
me, or is it ten times easier to cope? The issue at
hand is usually pretty blatant
,
you figure there's a way to get
through it, you cry, you laugh
,
you hope etc, and then, it pass-
I CR
1
u
_
~<;i; overcome all of those ~ig thing; I
gr~?'.
more and more
With midt¢fl:n~
~ommg pp.!.
I
hop~\l,!l
_
of
1
~~
lj~~i~~
don't
'
frustrated at
,
how all
of
the
little
things were so
tfarcf
t
o
get over:- "become too cumbersome for you 1611. I'll quote Owen ."It's the
Apparently contemplation and frustration lead to me dragging little things, we do, that mean anything."
my roomie to Stop & Shop at midnight, approximately
·
seven
B
e well.
By
AMANDA
LAVERGNE
Circle Contributor
(Ed.Aote
:
if
/el,
1,i•eks
ago
,n
prmted
a sort
of 'How To"
011
makmg yow Jang dzstan
c
t'eiat,onsi11p
last TJm
H
eek
we
gne
you a
personal piece on how one gtrl from
hrgm,a
make~ the
d1r;1an,
e t1-0rk to her
a
diantag
1th
her bnv/i-iend
1
Seeing c-0uplcs around campus is usually
nol a
big dcaJ for most people. You sec them
holding hands or
u1ving
each other a
quick
peck on the hps before class and most peo-
ple Just
thmk •
Aw how
cute."
I on the other
hand get a pang of sadness and jealousy that
they
get to sec their bo1fricnd or girlfriend
uther o
1
our hve
s
The
v.
ay I look
al
ii.
n's
alo ost a good rhmg that
I
don
t
go
lo
the
:;am.e college as my boyfriend bec.J.use that
way
Wi.!
are ab.le to ha, c our ep;u-ate lives
but ut the end
o1 the <la)' we
'.)
till haw each other
which
t:;
a great foehng
.
We re also
tKHh
pretty sent1-
n1cntat
people
m
a
¼8Y , h1ch
,s
a good
th10g. For
1m,1ance
tor
hi~
hmhday
'wt
month I mailed him two
mixed
CD
1
s of
songs th:n reminded me of him. chcC$y
i
kno\\. but l don
"
t ha,c much money on me
rhcsc
days
M)'\Va},
Also. at the moment
Adam is scndmg me puzzle pteccs two at a
tlme
that he created
lumseIC On
the back arc
ly1
ics from songs that
~
c both like and on
the other side is a one word of a mcsl'lagc.
which once l get all the pieces, wilt finally
be
re, ealcd
.
It s things hke
thi)\
that keep the
spark of our relauonstup gomg strong.
Of course
it's
hard when my friends here
whcnc, er they \\>ant.
It
may sound hkc I m
coming oft from a
bit
-
ter break-up or some-
thing of the
s
ort
.
but m
actuality, I
'
m in a
long-distance
relat1on-
sl11p.
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"Su re, a lot of people think I'm crazy
have
their
_
boyfriends
come to
v1s1t
and
1hey
for dating someone that far away and
a
s
k
,n
,
h
me
,
"'... en 1s your
not Just going
to
college and 6'1Mng
boy coming?" 1 just
my
life" but for me It Is well worth It."
shrug n> shoulders
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - and
say
'I
don l
J
'm from
a
suburban town m
Virgm1a
and
most people gtve me a puzzled Jook as to
why I would want to
come
to Man~t from so
fur
away especiaJJy
when I
am not
on a
sports
leam.
"Well. fir t off
my
dad went here.
and
Manst
has a
great
reputation for
broa•
ca
t
3ournal
1:,m
and
commurucat1ons
m gen-
eral, :so l took the
m1trnt1ve
to come here
simply tor
my futu1e
.
My
bfJyfncnd
,
Adam,
attends Virgima 1\--ch "'Well put us
nt
a
lo, ely ten hour-s apart
Sure, a lot o1 people
tlunk
rm
crazy
for dating someone
that for
away and not just going
to college
and 'll\ •
m •
my hfc"
but
for me
il
1
s
\\ ell
worth
it
We make :jllfe to have time for ea4: h other.
We
text
a
lot. and
can
l.!nch oltlct on the
phone o)mol,t
C\
cry
night
und
update
ea
c
h
know
.
" I know that
1f
he could come vJsit be
would in a heartbeat but being a
few
'!itates
apart puts us
at
u
bit
of
u
disadvantage
I am not trymg to make this come across
as a sap slot)' that l am om~ poor
girl whu has no foen<ls here becam~e I
am
always too dcpre.'i!ie<l about my
boyfnend. That
i=>
not
the cru,--e at all I
Jove
1t
here at Man t and I have made
a great group of fnends
.
I ha\ c also boon
doing well m
my
classes so
fur
and I
am
get-
ling
mvolved m othei-cluhs and .activities on
campus
.
I am simply trying to let pcop]c
know that
tt
1s okn> to have your sc.-paratc
hvcs from each other and
tf
you
really care
about your
boyfriend
or girlfncnd and
you
arc
willmg
to put the effort m you cnn make
tt
,\ork. if
s
as
simple as that.
Dorm recipe of the week
By
K
RYS
TE
N
MANKE
Staff Writer
Pumpkin Waffles
In the spirit of the oncoming cold, The Circ
l
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waking up on Saturday morning for.
Serves about 6
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
2-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1
teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
4 large eggs
1
cup whole milk
1
cup well-shaken buttermilk
l
cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
additional melted butter for brushing waffle iron
additional butter for serving with waffles
warm map
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p
re-heat waffle iron. Sift together flour, brown sugar, baking pow-
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Transfer waffles to rack in oven to keep warm and crisp. Repeat until all batter is used.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER
1.1,
2007
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Marist falls short in front of record crowd
By GREG HRINYA
Staff Writer
The Red Foxes made their
debut at the new Tenney Stadium
at Leonidoff Field, but not a lot
changed against the Duquesne
Dukes.
Despite playing in front of
a
Marist-record 4,621 fans
on
Alumni Weekend, the home
crowd was not enough to propel
the Red Foxes as Duquesne
rolled to a 31-21 victory.
Duquesne extended its winning
streak against Marist to 13 games
in the process.
Marist's focus entering the
game was the explosive Dukes'
offense, but the defensive game
plan went awry as
Duquesne
sophomore quarterback Kevin
Rombach completed 16 of his 25
passing attempts for 329 yards
and
three
touchdowns.
Rombach's performance earned
him Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference
(MAAC)
offensive
player of the week honors for the
third consecutive week.
Marist head coach Jim Parady
wanted to limit the Dukes to
smaller plays, but after senior
,
wide
receiver
Dan
Dulac
'grabbed
a 12-yard touchdown
pass from quarterback Steve
McGrath,
Duquesne's Alex
Roberson caught an 85-yard
touchdown pass from Rombach
on
third and fourteen with 2:52
remaining in the half.
"We need to be better on the
defensive side at getting the
offense off the field," Parady
said. "We knew going into the
game he [Rombach] had big play
potential
and
with
those
receivers [ we wanted to limit the
big play]: We did that for the
most part, but
one
was on a bust-
ed coverage and the other
one
was
on
a third and fourteen play
down
the
sideline and that was
after we had closed to 14-7.
"They were very impressive.
They were
as
good as they were
advertised to
bi.:,
unfortunately.
It
wa.
good for
people
to
see a very
"OlH..I
Duquesne
learn
come in and see
the
caliber of
ti.:am
phere that we've ever been able
to be assodated with on the cam-
pus here and
it
was
an
exciting
day overall," Parady said. "To
finally get the stadium open and
all the fans came out with all the
alumni.
I
think
we
had a
great
mixture of community and
alum-
ni
at
the game. I
don't think
it
and I've never seen it that crazy
before for a home opener,"
Poling
said.
After Duquesne kicked a field
goal with 9:35
remaining
in the
third quarter, the Dukes put the
game
out of
reach when
Rombach
connected with
Bruce
Hocker for a touchdown for the
second time on the
day. With the score,
D
qui..:snc extended
the
lead to 31-14
with
13:18 left in the
game.
Marist tacked
on
we've
been
playing
another touchdown
along the way,
ond
with
54 seconds left
that team's only
3-2.
to
play in the fourth
That doesn't
indudc
quarter
when
the 4-1
Lafa) ctte
McGrath found sen-
team, the 5-0 San
ior
wide receiver
Diego te~, and
the
Tim Keegan for a
4-1 Wagner team."
27-yard
touchdown
After Roberson
pass, McGrath fin-
snared the ball over
ished
with 228 yards
the Marist defensive
passing, completing
back and ran
the
rc~t
~
,
, ...
a;;;..;c...r
17
of
his
28
of the way for
th
~--=
attempts. The senior
touchdown,
Manst
quarterback
also
responded with a
threw three touch-
score of its own.
Th
downi., which tied
Red Foxes capped
his
career high.
off a five play, 52-
Coach
Parady
said
yard drive
wh
n
that
McGrath is a
McGrath found
a
- - - - 1 ~ = " " ~
great leader for the
diving Dan Dulac in
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Red Foxes and his
the end zone for a
Marlst quarterback Steve McGrath scrambles vs Duquesne.-
ability to move out of
39-yard touchdown
the pocket creates a
reception with 52 seconds could have been any better as far number of chances for the team.
remaining in the half.
as the opening [of the stadium]
"He's a fierce
competitor,"
Marist would reach halftime goes."
Parady said. "He ran around and
trailing, 21-14, with the crowd
Marist outside linebackers' made things happen. I thought
buzzing. Coach Parady said the coach Shawn Poling added to his vision was good down the
emotional
atmosphere
was coach Parady's thoughts on the field when he got
out
of the
unlike anything he has ever excitement
surrounding
the pocket and boy, he's physical as
experienced.
game.
a quarterback."
"It
was by far the best atmos-
"I've been here three years now
In spite of the defensive woes
Mari st
suffered
against
Duquesne,
Red Foxes• senior
linebacker Joe Macho had a
career performance. and the line-
backer
play as a wtioie should be
a strong point for the
team
the
rest of the way.
"That was the bes~performance
that I've seen him [Macho]
make," Poling said. "Joe got a
significant amount of time~ first
time this season, covet1ng peo-
ple, coming up with a huge inter-
ception before halftime and with
the sack getting the crowd back
into it. I was proud
6f
ni-rh.
tiie
outside linebacker play that I
coach, all around, I was proud to
be their coach."
The
Next Game
Marist will take on MAAC
opponent La Salle at Tenney
Stadium at Leonidoff Field for
the Red Foxes second straight
home game on Saturday, b"'ct. 13,
at
7
p.m.
The Red Foxes fell to 0-6 with
the loss to Duquesne, but will
take on another winless program
in the
La
Salle Exp1ore!s.
La Salle sits at 0.5 after losing
a MAAC match to Iona on
Saturday, Oct. 6,
py
a score of
56-3. The Explorers trailed Iona
35-0 after a first quarter that
included two special teams'
touchdowns and an interception
returned for a touchdown on just
the second offensive play of the
game. La Salle also starts a
nation-high seven freshmen on
offense.
Taking advantage of the young
Explorers' offense is one of
coach Parady's goals, but he
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Segni a star on and off
the t
By
DANIEL BARRACK
Staff Writer
times in
hi
first
. eason,
and
Ginna Segni is a star at Marist named
All-
College, but he is as much of a East after fin-
star when he is not running for ishing
econd
the men's cross country team.
at the IC4A
Admired by his coach and team-
c h a m
P
i
-
mates, this junior student athlete onships.
Last
is a role model for all.
season,
he
Segni moved from Ethiopia to
finished
In
New York City in 2001 at the age-
first
place
of 15 with his sister and two another five
brothers. He began living with
his brother Birhanmeskel Segni,
who is a diplomat of the United
Nations for Ethiopia, and began
school at Brooklyn
International
High School in the Bronx.
Segni immediately had two
major disadvantages when he
came to this country. He had lost
both of his parents, and did not
speak one word of English.
Despite harsh circumstances, he
still managed to virtually learn
the language on his own.
But before Segni ever
stepped foot on a track in high
school, he ran with his
older
brother, Hande Segni.
times.
n a m
MAAC
ner of
week,
earned
MAAC
hon-
ors after plac-
ing
fourth
during
lhe
M A A
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champi-
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Segnl has endured many
hardships
in
his
move to
month into his
America, but Is now a track st.ar here at Marist
College.
junior year, Segni has already
got in the way of practice.
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"He used to go running, and I
would go with him to keep him
company," Segni said. "I real-
ized I liked to do it and had tal-·
ent, so I joined the track team in
my sophomore year of high
school."
been honored with MAAC run-
The practice seems to have
ner of the week, won the Boston paid off, and we shtmld expect to
University Invitational, and see a very successful rest of the
placed first for Marist and third season for Marist College, Segni
overall at the Iona College Meet predicted.
Jared Jordan Watch
Jared Jordan
made
his profes-
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.
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Jordan will have six mo
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two points in a Knicks 101-92 opportunities to showcase
h1
;
win
over the Philadelphia 76ers. talent as
he
vies for a spot on th
:
making the only shot he attempt-
Knicks roster as a point
guard
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, n~t ork Thursday night at
'1'
Mardy Collins.
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In
bis careet at Marisl,
JorJ:i
l\.laccub1 Tel-Aviv. It will be led the nation in assists in back
,
ford
in
's home debut at Madison to-back seasons
in
his junior an
· qu.ir1: Garden.
senior years.
The
Knicks will then play the
He didn't just join the team
during his sophomore year, he
went on to win the rookie of the
year award. Following that year,
he went on to become the captain
of the team and most valuable
player.
Segni had a grade point
average of 92 in high school and
made the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference
(MAAC)
All-
Academic Team last season,
which he calls the greatest
accomplishment in his career.
His cross countzy accomplish-
ments are hard to ignore though.
Becoming a Red Fox in 2005,
Segni was the top finisher five
of Champions. His time of
"I think this year's team can
25: 13.5 was the third fastest in definitely be the best one yet," he
school
history.
said. "We only lost one runner
This kind of success does not from our top five, Justin Harris.
just happen. Just as he takes his We made a great addition by
schoolwork seriously, Segni also
acquiring Adam Vess, and we
has taken a lot of pride in his have had no injuries
in
our top-
preparation for cross country.
five. Things will only get better."
"It has nothing to do with tal-
Not only has Segni survived
ent Everyone
on our
team is
the loss of his parents, overcome
very talented. I know that
I
work the hardships of moving to a new
very hard, and that is the reason country and learning an entirely
for my success. Most people new language, and he has man-
don't double, that is the only real aged to excel in sport and in the
difference," Segni said.
classroom. Sports fans should
By "doubled,'' he means that he admire Girma Segni
's
athletic
ran twice a day, everyday. No accomplishments -
everyone
matter what day it was, no matter should admire his courage and
what else was going on,
nothing
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Upcoming Schedule:
Volleyball:
Friday, Oct. 12 - at Fairfield, 7 p.m.
Football:
Saturday, Oct. 13 - vs. LaSalle, 7 p.m.
BasketlJall returns to Hudson Valley
By
ANDY ALONGI
Sports Co-Editor
March Madness ended i~ the
Hudson Valley when Mctrist
advanced to the Sweet
16
in the
women's NCAA tournamient,
and the men beat their first ;Big
XII opponent in the first roumil of
the NIT.
Seven months later, basketball
is back.
Marist Madness is the offici al
~p-off for the 2007-2008 seaso
1
.
n.
The event will be on Friday,
Ocj:
,
t.
l2
at
7
p.m. in the James
/
.J.
McCann Center, with the fir~1t
1,000
fans receiving a free
i-
shirt, and free food available tq)
fans at the entrance. Doors wilf
open at 6 p.m.
Senior women's forward Meg
Dahlman said the support of the
community is excellent.
"We get a lot of community
/
support and the girls are
~xtremely grateful for that," she
said. "Once you bring students in
the game atmosphere, and get
them hyped up for the season to
start, it takes on a whole new
:perspective, and gets [the team]
~umped up in a whole different
~ay."
Marist women's head basket-
ball coach, Brian Giorgis, said
the event is important and the
product is something everyone
Clln
bt: proud
of.
"I think it's important because
we represent Marist College in
probably the most visible athlet-
ic scene that there is in the
MAAC [M~tro Atlantic Athletic
Conference]," he said. "Both the
men and the women have pei'-
formed very well, especially
,
at
home, over the
years.
Both pro-
I
grams are great entertainment.
Kids play hard, they play togeth-
er, they play the game the way it
should~
played."
The
7
p.m. starting time for
Marist Madness is the earliest it
has ever been.
Giorigs said there are many
reasons that the earlier start
is
beneficial.
"I think [the time] is fine
because it allows the student
body to go out after; Friday
nights are very important to the
student body," he said. "It allows
the community to come, espe-
cially the kids. I think a lot of the
young kids in the community
really enjoy Marist athletics, and
it gives them an opportunity to
get their first view of both pro-
granis."
The Marist Band, Cheerleaders
and Dance team will all perform.
Other music will be provided by
"Music on the Move," a DJ com-
pany.
The evening will be jam-
packed with events for fan par-
ticipation
.
Back by popular demand is the
fourth
annual dodgeball tourna-
ment. Eight teams will compete
from various residence areas on
campus including Champagnat,
Leo, Sheahan, Marian, Midrise,
Gartland, Lower and Upper West
Cedar, and Fulton Street. The
teams will be comprised of six
members. Students should see
their resident assistants or resi-
dent directors for more details.
There will be a contest where
the prize is free roundtrip airfare
to anywhere JetBlue flies, a
value of over $600. A number of
fans will also play musical chairs
at center court.
After all these contests and
competitions, the crowd will
meet the 2007-2008 Marist bas-
ketball teams. Last season, the
program combined for 54 wins,
the most in school history.
Dahlman said that repeating
that record would be tough.
"We're going to give it a good
shot," she said.
"It
was a good
record and a great season. We are
going to work hard and get back
to where we were, and hopefully
win more games."
Once the teams have been
introduced, the program's
.
six
freshmen,
Erica Allenspach
(Miamisburg, Ohio), Elise Caron
(Quebec, Canad~). and Maria
Laterza (Brooklyn, N.Y.) for the
women,
and Korey
Bauer
(Whitehall,
Pa.),
Jeremiah
Hrnwn (WIDlhington D.C.),
imd
Jay Gavin (Seat Pleasant, Md.)
for the men, will compete in an
inter-gender
three-on-three
scrimmage.
According to Giorgis
,
freshman
Sarah Huff (Canal Winchester,
Ohio) will sub into the rookie
scrimmage.
Following the scrimmage, the
slam dunk contest will take cen-
ter stage when men's basketball
players, junior Kaylen Gregory,
senior Shae McNamara, fresh-
man Lawrence Williams, take on
three students.
Senior men's forward Ryan
Stilphen said he finds the new
slam dunk contest format inter-
esting.
"I think it will [force] the guys
to make the dunks," Stilphen
.
said. "They have not been mak-
ing dunks in the past couple
years. I think it's cool to have the
students have a representation. I
think it's a good idea."
But before things wrap-up in
the Mccann Center, there will be
a chance for a randomly selected
student to win $10,000. If the
selected student hits a half court
shot, the money is theirs.
The men's and women's bas-
ketball teams have
a
positive out-
look on the upcoming season.
"We have a lot of talent - a lot
of talent," Stilphen said of the
men's squad. "We are deeper and
more talented. The thing though
with l~t
yew-'s team is that we
meshed very well. If this team
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at
Marlst Madne
will
take place
on
Friday,
Oct.
12
at
7
p.m.
In the McCann Cen
meshes we can be very, very for the MAAC champi
o
good. I think there is a lot of
On the women's side
promise. The goal is still the said that las
t
season's re:
same. We expect to be one of the be tough to achieve agai
top teams in the league and fight
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Foxes start strong in MAAC play
By
RICH ARLEO
Staff Writer
The confidence keeps on build-
ing, and with three consecutive
solid performances, why should-
n't it be? The Marist women's
soccer team continues to play
well as they build on one strong
effort after- another.
After shutting out Bucknell 2-0
last week, they went into their
first Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MMC) match of
the season looking to build up
some more momentum for their
first home game of the season
that would follow just two days
after, and they did just that by
shutting out their conference
rival, Siena, 3-0 on Saturday,
Oct.
6.
Head coach Elizabeth Roper is
thrilled with her team, and she
showed that when she talked
about their recent performances.
"It felt great being able to shut
out Siena," Roper said. "The past
two seasons we usually [faced]
them later... and have fought
them tooth and nail in the past.
We've played them three times
in the past two years and they've
all been very close games," she
continued. "We went up there,
and I felt we controlled the pace
of the entire game, it was a very
convincing win without a doubt.
We could've let them get back
into the game but our strong and
consistent defensive unit didn't
let that happen."
The Red Foxes got on the board
early against Siena when fresh-
man Merrilyn Esteve knocked in
a pass fr~m sophomore Maria
Baez jus~ ten minutes into the
match. The score remained the
same for a while, but Marist just
continued to dominate in every
aspect, as they out shot Siena 22-
9 and kept them off the score-
board.
Sopho~ore Katie Zasly got her
third score of the year while fel-
low sophomore Teresa Ferraro
was credited with the assist. The
Foxes would score again in the
81st minute with a goal by ~oph-
omore Alexandra Lauterborn.
Coupled with a dominant per-
formance by keeper Caitlin
Nazarec~uk, who recorded her
third shutout of the season,
Marist rolled to an easy victory.
The win at Siena helped build
even moi:e confidence for the
teilm 's first home game of the
season, and coach Roper said
there were no words to describe
the excitement the team had
heading home to play a tough
game against the Columbia
Lions.
"You <;<>uldn't put any meas-
urement on finally being at home
playing on our field, in front of
our home fans" the coach said.
"It
wa, a great weekend for
Marist sports overall with the
opening of the new field, and we
were excited to be the icing on
the cake in the Monday night
game.''
Roper went on to talk about
how tough a match-up Columbia
was for them and how proud she
is of her team's performance.
"Columbia is currently ranked
sixth in the northeast so to have
them co~e in, we knew they
were very well coached, but we
were able to control a lot of the
tempo of the game," she said.
"The first goal they got was off
one of those balls trickling in the
six, which is one of our weak-
nesses. We have to take responsi-
bility in getting those balls out of
our house. As for their second
goal it was a highly questionable
call. There were so many bodies
around the goal and while it's a
judgment call for the officials,
I've seen enough games where
play would've been stopped
there with all those bodies on the
ground, we're just fortunate that
nobody got hurt," Roper said.
Columbia was a very tough
match up for the team, but Marist
played them well and were able
to put them on the ropes and fin-
ish with a
.
2-2 tie. Katie Zasly
and Merrilyn Esteve put Marist
on the board, and keepers
Nazarechuk and Lane combined
to allow one goal each and save a
total of three Columbia shots.
The game went into double over-
time, but both teams looked
gassed and neither Columbia nor
Marist could put any points on
the board.
"It
was a two team effort and
we had to go 110 minutes," the
coach said. "Naz [Nazarechuk]
set a great tone in the first half
and then Ali [ Allison Lane] came
in the second half and kept it
going, and we continued to be
one of the strongest defensive
units that teams are going to
see," Roper said.
She went on to mention per-
formances by Katie Zasly, Keri
Koegel, Teresa Ferraro, Allie
Lauterborn, and Merrilyn Esteve
and how they all showed great
intensity and great heart and
determination as they were able
to match up with Columbia for
the full 110 minutes.
With the tie, the Foxes move to
4-3-2 on the season and are 1-0
in the MAAC. The team now
heads out for two away games
against Iona and Fairfield before
heading back home. The team
and their coach are brimming
with confidence right now and
look to keep on building momen-
tum.
"This is my third season here,
and there is no doubt that this is
the best group and the best sea-
son we've had so far, and our out
of conference record is the best
we've ever had," Roper said.
"We've grown and matured a lot
as a team, and we are going into
the rest of the season with a lot of
confidence. Every game is going
to be important, and we have to
be sure to take advantage of
opportunities to put teams away
for the rest of the regular season
and then continuing In.to the
MAAC tournament."
Marist returns to action at Iona
on Friday, Oct. 12 at 3pm. The
team then goes to Fairfield for a
tough game two days later before
returning home to face St. Peters
the following week.
Marist ties Rider in inaugural Tenney Stadium event
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Junior Chris Nacca gets set for a free kick outside the 18-yard box against Loyola on
Oct.
7. Marist fell
to
the
Greyhounds
4-0,
after tying Rider 1-1 on the
first
ever sporting event
at
Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field.
By
MATT SPILLANE
victory over Albany.
ball just over the outstretched
News Co-Editor
Marist started the game off hands of Forsythe, tying the
strong, controlling time of pos-
game at 1-1.
After almost a year of looking session for most of the first half.
That would be the final score,
at a construction site that would The team had several shots and however, as the Red Foxes were
tum into Tenney Stadium at headers that were either saved by not able to capitalize in the two
Leonidoff Field, and following a
Rider goalie Jesse Forsythe or overtime periods. The dejected
month of playing games on the just missed the goal.
looks of the players and coaches
road, the Marist men's soccer
With about 4:15 left in the half,
following the game exemplified
team was finally able to do a comer
kick
by Rider was their disappointment in ending
something other than think about knocked down by a pack of the team's home opener without
the completed facility: they were Marist defenders, but the ball a win. Head Coach Matt
the first team to play on it.
bounced out of the scrum and Viggiano expressed his frustra-
While the newly renovated into the path of Rider forward tion about the game's outcome.
facility was not dedicated until A.J. Parillo, who quickly booted
"We have to focus for 45 min-
Saturday, October 6, before the
it past Marist freshman goalie utes a half, not 44," he said,
football team's home opener, it Tom DeBenedetto to give the referring to the one minute lapse
was the men's soccer team that Broncs a 1-0 lead.
in which Rider was able to net its
had the honor of playing the first
The rebound goal took the goal.
game ever on the newly renovat-
energy out of the home crowd,
"We were floating a lot of
ed field.
but Marist fought back in the balls," he said. "We made their
The Red Foxes broke in their second half, putting pressure on
.
goalie's job easy.''
new home by hosting Rider, a
Rider's tight defensive umbrella.
Perkins' goal was his fourth of
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic With time running out, Marist the season, and DeBenedetto
Conference (MAAC) opponent, freshman forward Joe Touloumis recorded four saves in the game.
on Friday, Oct.
5,
before an curved a pass high across the
The Red Foxes took the field
excited crowd of 598. Rider middle of the field, giving soph-
again on Sunday, October 7,
came into the match with a 5-4 omore Corey Perkins the oppor-
against MAAC foe Loyola, who
record and a three game win tunity he had been looking for all came into the game with a record
streak. Marist went into the game. With 1 :40 remaining in of 8-2, and as the top
ranked
weekend 3-4-1, coming off a 1-0 the game, Perkins headed the team in the North Atlantic region
by
the
National Soccer Coaches
Association of America.
After Marist and Loyola traded
shots and possession time for
most of the first half, the
Greyhounds struck first. With
just over
11
:00 remaining in the
half, a Loyola shot hit the cross-
bar, and freshman forward Phil
Bannister put in the rebound to
give his team a 1-0 advantage.
Loyola added to its lead less
than 4 minutes later, with
Bannister assisting sophomore
forward, Jamie Darvill, giving
Loyola a two goal cushion head-
ing into halftime.
It
was more of
the same in the second half, as
Loyola added two more goals to
defeat Marist 4-0. Bannister fin-
ished with two goals and an
assist, while DeBenedetto made
three saves and Touloumis led
the Red Foxes with three shots.
Marist senior forward Shareif Ali
talked about the teams' offensive
struggles in the game.
.
"We can't seem to find the back
of the net," he said. "We need to
work on finishing, and in prac-
tice we'll focus on our shooting."
Ali said his team was not as hun-
gry as Loyola, and that Marist
needs
to
play with more aggres-
sion and intensity. Viggiano said
the team's offensive struggles
stemmed from his team being too
tentative.
''We
don't shoot the ball," he
said. "We want to make the per-
fect play too much. We need to
push harder and take opportuni-
ties when they're there. We have
to want it a little more."
However, Ali said he enjoyed
playing on his new home field in
front of an encouraging crowd.
"It
was a great atmosphere, and
a lot of fans came to support us,"
he said.
"It
was unfortunate we
didn't get the win, but we'll work
on finishing."
Marist now stands at 3-5-2,
with a 0-1-1 record in the
MAAC. The team travels to
Niagara on Friday, October 12,
and Canisius on October 14,
before hosting Siena on October
20.
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CIRCLE
Joanna Foss
paced
the
Fo~es to a
3-0
vk:toly
over Ntagara
on
Sunday.
She
led Marlst
wtth
14 kl
Is:. Mar1st
Is 3-5
In
the
MMC.
'Big' Red Foxes
By
CASEY LANE
Staff Writer
The Marist men's tennis team
continued its strortg play on
Sunday by defeating Villanova
6-1 in the first dual-match played
.
at the tennis pavilion on the east
side of campus this season.
The Red Foxes record is now
:11.
perfect 3-0, with a 2-0 record in
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) play.
After Sunday's
victory,
Mari-st
has a record of 8-3 when .:,orp:
peting against Big East team:s,
which Head Coach Tim Smith
was very proud of.
"Beating a Big East team
is
a
big deal," Smith said.
While it appeared to be a
blowout, the final score was not
indicative of the actual play.
The Foxes almost lost the dou-
bles point as Villanova won the
first and nearly the fmal match-
es.
Two singles matches were
split sets and had to be decided
in the super tiebreaker. Had the
Red Foxes lost those points,
they would have lost 4-3.
Although the overall match
was very close, Marist still won
six of seven individual matches.
Sophomore Loic Sessagesimi
continued his strong play by
dominating Sean Daly 6-1, 6-0
in second singles. Senior Greg
Marks also had an easy victory,
beating Brett Tobin 6-2, 6-1 in
third stngles.
After taking the first set against
David Shaheen 6-3 in first sin-
gles, Sophomore Christian Coley
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lost the second 4-6, setting up
the super tiebreaker.
Despite
having three double faults, Coley
won the tiebreaker
10-8.
"I
was very pleased with the
way Christian ended his match,"
Smith said.
"At
a crucial point in
the match, he made a serve and
volley and won it, I strongly feel:
he should be serving and
volley-
:
ing more."
Coley's victory was important:
as
the sprin
semester and
the
rest of the MAAC
schedule:
'Jilifi,lWS
near.
''I'm hoping this win gives him
the confidence necessary to play.
an all-court game, which he iS:
the most capable player on olll'
team of doing, especially ott
important points," Smith said
about Coley.
"I'm
hoping
this
win is going to be the catalyst for
him to build on the rest of the:
year."
The freshmen also performeo
well during their first match a;
the pavillion. In fifth singles;
Nicolas Pisecky defeated Dimitii
Chimerakis
3-6, 6-3, 10-5.
Landon Greene was victorious ii(
sixth singles by beating
Joh1'
Magliano in straight sets, 6-4, 6.;
2.
Marist has now outscorect
opponents 20- l during its firs,
three dual-tjnatches of the seaso~
The Red Foxes will take thi(
week off
as
they prepare for th~
ITA Regic~nal Tournament
at:
Princeton
University:
The top 6i0 teams
in
the north~
east, inclu&ng the teams from
Virginia Tech and Penn State~
will be coittpeting from Oct. 1 8 .. :
21.
Foxes open new season
where they were.
"Its kind of hard to top last sea-
son," he said, "but our goal is to
try
and see if we can top that.
Our
goal every year is to win the
MAAC and get to the tourna-
ment. We have a very, very diffi-
cult preseason, playing three top-
50 teams on the road in the first
six games with the first seven
games being on the road. I just
hope the kids go about their busi-
ness the way we always have,
one game at a time.
They
give
the best that they can, and they
realize no one person can do it
for us, it takes a group effort at
both ends of the floor."
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Upcoming Schedule:
Volleyball:
Friday, Oct. 12 - at Fairfield, 7 p.m.
Football:
Saturday, Oct. 13 - vs. LaSalle, 7 p.m.
BasketlJall returns to Hudson Valley
By
ANDY ALONGI
Sports Co-Editor
March Madness ended i~ the
Hudson Valley when Mctrist
advanced to the Sweet
16
in the
women's NCAA tournamient,
and the men beat their first ;Big
XII opponent in the first roumil of
the NIT.
Seven months later, basketball
is back.
Marist Madness is the offici al
~p-off for the 2007-2008 seaso
1
.
n.
The event will be on Friday,
Ocj:
,
t.
l2
at
7
p.m. in the James
/
.J.
McCann Center, with the fir~1t
1,000
fans receiving a free
i-
shirt, and free food available tq)
fans at the entrance. Doors wilf
open at 6 p.m.
Senior women's forward Meg
Dahlman said the support of the
community is excellent.
"We get a lot of community
/
support and the girls are
~xtremely grateful for that," she
said. "Once you bring students in
the game atmosphere, and get
them hyped up for the season to
start, it takes on a whole new
:perspective, and gets [the team]
~umped up in a whole different
~ay."
Marist women's head basket-
ball coach, Brian Giorgis, said
the event is important and the
product is something everyone
Clln
bt: proud
of.
"I think it's important because
we represent Marist College in
probably the most visible athlet-
ic scene that there is in the
MAAC [M~tro Atlantic Athletic
Conference]," he said. "Both the
men and the women have pei'-
formed very well, especially
,
at
home, over the
years.
Both pro-
I
grams are great entertainment.
Kids play hard, they play togeth-
er, they play the game the way it
should~
played."
The
7
p.m. starting time for
Marist Madness is the earliest it
has ever been.
Giorigs said there are many
reasons that the earlier start
is
beneficial.
"I think [the time] is fine
because it allows the student
body to go out after; Friday
nights are very important to the
student body," he said. "It allows
the community to come, espe-
cially the kids. I think a lot of the
young kids in the community
really enjoy Marist athletics, and
it gives them an opportunity to
get their first view of both pro-
granis."
The Marist Band, Cheerleaders
and Dance team will all perform.
Other music will be provided by
"Music on the Move," a DJ com-
pany.
The evening will be jam-
packed with events for fan par-
ticipation
.
Back by popular demand is the
fourth
annual dodgeball tourna-
ment. Eight teams will compete
from various residence areas on
campus including Champagnat,
Leo, Sheahan, Marian, Midrise,
Gartland, Lower and Upper West
Cedar, and Fulton Street. The
teams will be comprised of six
members. Students should see
their resident assistants or resi-
dent directors for more details.
There will be a contest where
the prize is free roundtrip airfare
to anywhere JetBlue flies, a
value of over $600. A number of
fans will also play musical chairs
at center court.
After all these contests and
competitions, the crowd will
meet the 2007-2008 Marist bas-
ketball teams. Last season, the
program combined for 54 wins,
the most in school history.
Dahlman said that repeating
that record would be tough.
"We're going to give it a good
shot," she said.
"It
was a good
record and a great season. We are
going to work hard and get back
to where we were, and hopefully
win more games."
Once the teams have been
introduced, the program's
.
six
freshmen,
Erica Allenspach
(Miamisburg, Ohio), Elise Caron
(Quebec, Canad~). and Maria
Laterza (Brooklyn, N.Y.) for the
women,
and Korey
Bauer
(Whitehall,
Pa.),
Jeremiah
Hrnwn (WIDlhington D.C.),
imd
Jay Gavin (Seat Pleasant, Md.)
for the men, will compete in an
inter-gender
three-on-three
scrimmage.
According to Giorgis
,
freshman
Sarah Huff (Canal Winchester,
Ohio) will sub into the rookie
scrimmage.
Following the scrimmage, the
slam dunk contest will take cen-
ter stage when men's basketball
players, junior Kaylen Gregory,
senior Shae McNamara, fresh-
man Lawrence Williams, take on
three students.
Senior men's forward Ryan
Stilphen said he finds the new
slam dunk contest format inter-
esting.
"I think it will [force] the guys
to make the dunks," Stilphen
.
said. "They have not been mak-
ing dunks in the past couple
years. I think it's cool to have the
students have a representation. I
think it's a good idea."
But before things wrap-up in
the Mccann Center, there will be
a chance for a randomly selected
student to win $10,000. If the
selected student hits a half court
shot, the money is theirs.
The men's and women's bas-
ketball teams have
a
positive out-
look on the upcoming season.
"We have a lot of talent - a lot
of talent," Stilphen said of the
men's squad. "We are deeper and
more talented. The thing though
with l~t
yew-'s team is that we
meshed very well. If this team
JAMESREUY
/
Senior Ryan Stilphen wlll address the crowd
at
Marlst Madne
will
take place
on
Friday,
Oct.
12
at
7
p.m.
In the McCann Cen
meshes we can be very, very for the MAAC champi
o
good. I think there is a lot of
On the women's side
promise. The goal is still the said that las
t
season's re:
same. We expect to be one of the be tough to achieve agai
top teams in the league and fight
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