VOLUME 60,
ISSUE 19
FOUNDED IN 1965
Tutors available
for extra help
By
MICHELLE MORICO
Circle Contributor
Students frustrated with midterm grades have four
more weeks to sign up for a tutor. Karen Tomkins-
Tinch, coordinator of Leaming Skills and
International Student Program, said the deadline is
there for a reason.
"We stop assigning tutors two weeks before
finals," she said.
Not only do tutors have to study for their own
e:x:ams, she said, but they also can't be expected to
teach someone a full semester's work in such a short
period of time.
The process of becoming a tutor consists of
,
recruitment and then an application to enter the pro-
gram.
"Students are approached by the learning center if
they have a high GPA, then they are sent a letter ask-
ing if they are interested in becoming a tutor," she
said.
Students interested in becoming tutors must attend
a training session. It lasts several weeks during
activity hours. Jane Fiore, the tutor coordinator,
trains potential tutors.
A Marist student tutor gets paid by the tutee at $7
an hour. They arrange their own meetings. Most
meet once or twice a week for one or two hours.
"If
students want to be tutored, they come in to get
the form, and make an appointment to see Fiore,''
said Tomkins-Tinch. "Fiore tries to match up peo-
ple, looks up their compatibility in terms of profes-
sor usually."
If
a student needs help in a class where the profes-
Above: Women's basketball head coach Brian
Giorgia
addresses tans In McCann Tuesday night.
a
day
after the Red Foxes defeated heavily favored
Middle Tennessee and earned e sPot In the 'Sweet
Sixteen' in the NCAA
championship.
They are the
first
team In
Marlst
or MMC hlstOf)' to advance
to
this
level of the tournament.
Right: Fans hOld up signs to greet
the
players
at
their homecoming celebration. The Foxes walked
out
of
their bus and Into the McCann Center to
cheering from fans llke these and a blaring pep
band.
see Back
Cover for
full story
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Psychology Club will host day for special needs kids
By
ALICIA MATTIELLO
Circle Contributor
Pirates will take over the
Marist grounds at this year's
"One to One Day," sponsored by
the Psychology Club. Children
with special needs from the ages
four to eight invited for activities
at Marist
.
and are paired with
Marist students for the day, and
volunteers are encouraged to
dress up as swashbuck1ing buc-
caneers during the event.
"We invite developmentally
delayed children from schools
around here such as BOCES,"
said Francesca Messina, the club
president. "There are sports,
activities, a petting zoo, and
crafts for the kids."
The event is scheduled for
Wednesday, April 25 from 9 a.m.
to
2
p.m.
"Anyone can do it. Business,
communication majors
-
it does-
n't matter," said Messina. "We
really take anyone."
In recent years the event has
received around 100 student vol-
unteers. Shooter may even be
there, Messina said.
Throughout the day, Marist stu-
dents play with the child they are
partnered up with.
"It's
just a day for the kids to
have fun," Messina said. "And
it's good for them to have an
older person to look up to."
Messina said she participated in
the event last year. She and her
boyfriend were paired up with a
young boy.
"He didn't
·
really like me," she
explained. "My boyfriend and I
did it together. He liked my
boyfriend better because he was
a guy."
But Danielle Salvaggio, the
activities coordinator for the
Psychology Club, said her child
was different.
"She was like
four,
and was
emotionally behavior disabled,"
Salvaggio said. "She stood by
me the whole day, and just did
whatever she wanted. They told
me she would be aggressive, but
I had no problems."
Salvaggio and Messina agreed
that the girl was "so cute."
Christine Younkin, treasurer of
the Psychology Club, did not
participate last year but said she
is ready-for this year's festivities.
"I'm
really looking forward to
it," she explained.
According to the executive
board of the Psychology- Club,
some teachers give incentives for
students to volunteer for the
event.
Kristina Nave, the club secre-
tary, says she may get a better
grade by volunteering.
"My professor lets us go to it,"
she said.
"If
you go for half of a
day, you get three points on the
midterm, and for a full day you
get six points."
Forms for volunteering are
available in Dyson 375.
Student
Advocacy: Voices for Change
Factory farms ignored
as
source
of
abuse
A late-winter stonn unleashed Its wrath upon the Marlst campus and the sur•
rounding tri-state area last Friday, March 16. Though the campus was closed
for the day, the roads and sldewalks were plowed by the time students began
trickling back from spring break on Sunday. One unlucky student, though,
parked Illegally
In
Upper New, Scotch-taped a plea Inside her car's window.
By TRICIA CARR
Staff Writer
You're walking down the
street and you hear a dog
whimpering down an alley. You
take a few steps in and see a
huge dog stuck in a wire cage
meant for a dog half his size.
His mouth and paws are bleed-
ing from his attempts to escape
and patches of fur are missing
exposing bruised skin. He also
seems to have a broken leg.
What would you do in this situ
-
ation? You might call the police
and see to it that the dog
received medical attention. You
might even adopt the dog your-
self and nurse it back to health.
In the United States, it is ille-
gal to abuse a cat or dog, but
every single day thousands of
chickens, pigs, cows, d1,Jcks,
sheep, and geese are mutilat
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ed, neglected, drugged and
slaughtered on factory farms
for human consumption.
Over 850 million chickens are
slaughtered every year for the
Kentucky Fried Chicken food
chain
according
to
KentuckyFriedCruelty.com, a
branch of the PETA.org website.
The chickens are stored in dark
sheds their whole lives, many
with broken wings and legs. To
prevent the chickens from
pecking each other to death, a
side effect of their traumatic
conditions, their beaks are cut
off. When the chickens are at
their "processing" weight and
ifs time to slaughter them,
their throats are slit and they
are submerged in scorching hot
water while they are still con
-
scious.
Chickens, although they are
not typically kept as pets, are
fascinating animals when seen
in
their natural habitats.
According to PETA, People for
the Ethical
Treatment of
Animals, chickens have the
ability to recognize others and
form friendships. They take
care of their chicks, bathe and
make nests.
Robin Henderson, president
of Fox P.A. W. -
People for
Animal Welfare
-
at Marist
College,
works
at
Farm
Sanctuary in Woodstock, New
York. Farm Sanctuary, which
has two locations in New York
and California, was established
in
1986
to fight the exploitation
of farm animals at factory
farms and to give the public a
new understan9ing of farm ani
-
mals. The first animal they
saved was Hilda the sheep,
who they found on a "deadpile"
SEE ANIMALS, PAGE 4
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VOTES
FOR BROADWAY'S NEXT
DANNY AND SANDY
The ballots are in for the lead roles in reality show
'Grease: You're the one that I want.'
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THURSDAY,MARCH22,2007
Career Day
offers
time
to network
By
MATT
SPILLANE
Staff Writer
Students can shake hands with
about 7 5 potential bosses at the
annual Career Conference next
Thursday
in
the Mccann Center.
The gathering lasts from
4
to
7
p.m.
.
Desmond Murray, the assistant
director of field experience, said
anywhere from
500 to 1,300 stu-
dents attend, and both students
and employers benefit.
"Students definitely get jobs
directly because of the confer-
ence, and employers find it use-
ful in filling recruitment needs."
Stephen Cole, the executive
director of career services, said
the conference is crucial in
career development for all
undergraduates, from freshmen
to seniors. Talking to employer$
and alumni gives students an
idea of what kind of jobs they
may want to pursue after col-
lege.
"It
helps students to under-
stand their :future career paths,"
said Cole.
Alumni are a major factor at
the conference and are encour-
aged to participate, according to
Cole.
"We try to get
as
many alumni
as we can," he said. "The sup-
port they give us is invaluable."
Rosemarie Illustrato, an
administrative secretary in the
Career Services office, said that
approximately 30 percent of the
employers at the conference are
alumni, who say they are more
than happy to help out current
students
.
Career Services provides other
opportunities for students to net-
work with employers and alum-
ni,
including
workshops, confer-
ences, and meetings. The office
also helps students search for
jobs, develop their resumes, and
prepare for interviews.
Cole said that it is
imperative
for all students, whether fresh-
men or seniors, to start career
developing, including attending
the career conference.
"More freshmen and sopho-
mores need to get involved in
the
career
development
process,"
.
he said. "Freshmen
and sophomores should be
working on their resumes, jun-
iors should be getting intern-
ships, and seniors should be
looking for full-time jobs."
Murray agreed.
"The conference mostly
attracts juniors and seniors, but
we really encourage freshmen
and sophomores to attend too,"
he said. "Freshmen and sopho-
mores should be looking for
summer jobs, talking to people,
and just experimenting."
Career
exploration, Murray
said, is what all students should
be doing in order to get an idea
of different jobs they might want
to pursue.
The career conference is a
per-
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: For some reason, student morality really does
: appear to be plummeting to the bottom of the
: Hudson. I honestly racked my br.1tn for any real
: ethical pitfalls I've had lately, and besides dumping
-
tomato sauce on someone's windshield,
I
couldn't
: think of anything. What's with these kids today??
: 3/5 11:45 a.m.
: gluttony, wrath
~
A Sodexho manager called security because_ a
: female student flipped off a Sodexho employee. The
, student, who was attempting to smuggle five
• bananas, was told she was not allowed to take food-
stuffs out of the caf. Alright, alriiiight: I used to take
.. bananas, too. Apples, even. And sometimes, entire
· loaves of seven-grain bread. I would put these
; things in what is colloquially called a
"bag."
What
• pathetic breed of amateur tries to prance by the
; notoriously scrutinizing eyes of the Sodexho aristoc-
. racy with an entire hand of bananas?? Now this
. would be a mere lesson to others ("use an opaque
i
vessel to pilfer fruit"), but here at Security Briefs
• Headquarters I'm happy to throw in a little twist of
: Something Special. The livid little banana-lifting
: bumblebee had in fact been previously reprimanded
: by Sodexho staff for consistently putting too much
; batter in the waffie maker, causing it to overflow.
: Multiple bananas? Oversized waffies? I'm going to
: stop here, 'cause it's not nice to make fun of fat
: chicks
•
•
: 3/6 12:10 a.m.
~
sloth
•
.
•
•
: It's been a looong night. Twelve a.m.! You haven't
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stayed up this late since that "The Hills" marathon.
I
Therefore it's only natural th<lt, being so very
:
fati,gued, you try to gain acces~ t
Ha})-
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t.l'rprlsed?}
by ._.
swipmg ·
ur
: Yeah, I've been that "tired" too, man. Although I'm
•
pretty sure that I've never been tired enough to offer
.
the security guard a crisp $20 bill to let my drunken
ass back into the dorm. Sloppy by midnight and
.
bribing the authorities: Your parents are so proud
.
#
3/7
1
:45 a~m.
·
sloth, gluttony
:
Business as usual: A female Champagnat resident
:
was reportedly stumbling out of a taxi cab in
:
Donnelly. Fairview was called, and she was sent to
~
St. Francis. The student was later overheard saying
':
that she'd never accept roofies, I mean, free drinks
from that unnaturally tan bartender at The Loft ever
•
again
3/7
1:55 a.m.
sloth
With Fairview busy in the Donnelly lot, Arlington
was called over to another fiesta in Champagnat.
Students reported that a resident had been camped
out in the third-floor ladies' room for approximate-
ly 45 minutes. Nothing like a power nap in your
own vomit
3/7
2:00
a.m.
no humans
involved
A sprinkler head froze in the fashion department's
computer room, causing the room to flood. The fire
department and maintenance both responded, and
shut down the water until the probiem was fixed.
Good thing it wasn't the room where they keep all
the clothes for the fashion show, because lord
knows I can't die happy till I've seen some design
major crank out another purple crocheted jumpsuit
or shiny white satin pants with felt cutouts of dice
hot-glued to them. Though, my grandmother made
me a red crayon costume in kindergarten; I could
have donated
it
to the show. And won Best Garment
3/7 4:30 p.m.
greed, enry, gluttony
A student diner in the cafeteria reported that he'd
left his Blackberry on a table, gone to get some fine
Sodexho cuisine and then returned to find that his
juicy little nugget of unnecessarily self
~
involved
technology had gone missing. First of all, you don't
need a Blackberry. No, but seriously.
If you're
moseying on down to the cafeteria at four in the
afternoon, I'm pretty sure that you can check your e-
mail LATER. Secondly, you left the damn thing
unguarded in clear view of all
-
welcome to a crash-
ing economy; put your phone in your pocket
.
Lastly, I'd bet you 100 dollars of Thrifty Cash that
op:~
~ntei;prtstng banana thief stole
~
and
mach,
a
sm<>othie out of~ the rogue
'bercy.
"This
Blackberry
tastes like schnozzberries"
3/7 9:05 p.m.
greed, enry
A female Champagnat resident reported that some-
one had stolen a pair of $ 200 jeans from her laun-
.
dry in one of the dryers. That Just sucks. When I
was a freshman in Champagnat, I could leave things
like diamond rings and small children in the dryer
and the most anyone would do was, like, politely
place my things atop a table. Now these kids are a
bunch of banana-nicking, Blackberry-filching, secu-
rity-guard bribing spoiled brats. And who puts
$200 jeans in the dryer? Fashion majors are rolling
over in their designer graves
3/8 1:04
a.m.
no people here
A water pipe froze in Foy Townhouses B-block, cre-
ating a bit of a moisture issue for some residents.
Maintenance came and shut the water down until
things were cleaned up. Now, I live in Foy B too but
all my stuff was as dry as Sheahan Hall ... obviously,
Karma got lost on the way to my room
3/8
1:50
p.m.
greed, enry
Another female Champagnat resident reported that
out of a dryer containiI:i,g her laundry, only a pair of
$125 Jeans had vanished. Seriously?? You need to
reevaluate your life if you
'
re
skulking around the
laundry room, burrowing through other people's
laundry and taking their pants. Maybe get a hobby .
Maybe play in traffic
3/9
midnight
lust
A secret admirer wiled away the wee hours of the
morning by telephoning some female residents in
Fulton, asking the question,
"What
are you
wear-
ing?" The caller would then breathe heavily. The
suspect reportedly is a white male, early 20's, 5'7" to
5'10", medium build, dark spiked hair, a neat
appearance, wearing a white zippered Jacket with
stripes on the sleeves and blue Jeans.
Carrying
a
banana and a Blackberry
3/9 7:00 p.m .
sloth, gluttony, possible lust
A resident assistant doing room inspections stum-
bled upon a charismatic dwelling space.
Cigarette
butts decorated most surfaces and two cigars were
"split
open, the tobacco partially
removed." The
mam
residents· had also left o~n bottles
of Malibu,
Ja Pnn
ist.e.r,
and Absolut
as
·
well as a 40 of St. Ives
malt liquor. The latter was
disposed
of in
the
secu-
rity office; the rest of the
alcohol
was
dumped
out.
I'm just going to hope that that half-empty
(half-
full?) bottle of Malibu was
your
ticket to the
girls'
side of the floor that night
3/13 2:30 p.m.
sloth
A resident
-
director in
Midrise
doing room inspec-
tions
confiscated
an
unopened 7 50
ml
bottle
of
Serralles Don
Q
Puerto Rican rum.
I'm truly
Just
growing weary of this proletarian
crap
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in the
Cabaret
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p.m.
Thursday,
March 22
poet
&
spoken
word artist
Beny
Blaq
in the PAR
9
p.r'n.
Friday, March 23
SPC presents
...
Open Mic
Night
in the
PAR
8
p.m.
Saturday, March 24
American
Museum of
Natural
History
bus
leaves Midrise
at 9
$10
w/
Marist
ID
tickets on sale
at
College
Activities
Sunday, March 25
Comedian
Jim
Breuer
in the McCann Center
8 p.m .
tickets
$10
w/
Marist
ID
Tuesday, Aprll
10
Alexa
Ray
Joel
in
the
Nelly Goletti
Theatre
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p.m
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ladies'
delight, Jay Thalacker
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Student tutors available to help 1n
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ar1st
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the weeks preceding final exams
By
KATE GIGLIO
Editor-in-Chief
Mr.
Marist
2007
was an extrav-
agant affair hosted by two of the
best looking men at Marist, and
featured six other pretty good
looking guys.
Ricky Ruff, Mat Taylor,
Brandon
Cartica,
Matt
Competello, Jay Thalacker, and
David Hochman all competed
for the title, -while Stephen Krill
.
and Michael Mayfield hosted the
evening's events.
Professors of communication
Missy Alexander, Marcia Christ
and J. James Fahey served as
judges for the competition.
The contest featured a formal
.
wear segment, a swimsuit seg-
ment, a talent competition, and a
,
final question.
'
: Other volunteers helped out as
: escorts for the contestants.
Senior Sarah Gunner threw her-
' self headlong into the excite-
'
;ment, as a last-minute replace-
: ment for someone who fell ill.
·
.
"I was more than happy to
: help," Gunner. said. "Michael
: and Stephen are two of my
favorite people, and I loved
being on stage with so many
good-looking young lads."
After much deliberation, Mat
Taylor was crowned second
run-
' ner up, Ricky Ruff the runner
UP.,
and
:iay
Thalacker the winner:
:
"It's really great to see people
. come out who aren't afraid to
just have fun and show their per-
sonalities," Krill said.
Krill,
Jay Thalacker: kind of a big deal. People know him. Especlafly
after h~
W(Jn
the Mr. Marlst competition this past Tuesday evening
noted for his own special person-
ality, is the president of MCTV,
which will be rerunning the Mr.
Marist competition on their
channels.
After Astroturf addition, college might host
high school marching band competition
By
MARK
RODEHHIZER
Circle Contributor
Plans are in the works for
Marist to hold a high school
marchjng band competition next
fall at the new Leonidoff Field.
Arthur Himmelberger, director
of the Music Department, said
he's been thinking of it for a few
years.
·
"But by the time we set a date
with the athletic department to
,
use the field, the schedule for the
•
fall has already been made," he
said, and the bands are already
busy.
:
The band fraternity and sorori-
ty, Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau
Beta Sigma, are aiding the music
department in pursuing the com-
petition to take place.
Tom
Frorn Page One
.
DePace, president of the fraterni-
ty, says the competition will ben-
efit Marist
"It
will be used as a recruiting
tool and can showcase our tal-
ents," he said.
The competition will be able to
"create high school interest in
what is happening musically at
Marist College," Himmelberger
said.
"People
will be able to
·
realize that there is band life
after high school."
Derek Neway, a brother of
·
Kappa Kappa Psi, said he was
enthusiastic a~out the plan.
"We are trying to get out
there," he said. "We are trying to
get involved with other bands,"
he
said
Work on the field, expected to
be finished in the fall, will pro-
vide "perfect conditions for
marching," said Neway.
The
Astroturf field will be friendlier
to marching bands than grass
because it will reduce wetness
and won't get torn up.
"To have an artificial turf is
wonderful," said Himmelberger.
"Now we have a first class
venue."
If
the field is not completed on
time, the music department will
try
_
to start the competition the
following year. The date would
likely be on a weekend in
September.
"I
don't like the November or
October dates," Himmelberger
said. "It's too cold."
·
Company representatives comiµg
·
to look for prospective employees
feet way to start that process,
according to Cole. Meeting peo-
ple in different professions can
be an invaluable benefit for stu-
dents after they leave
college,
·
when they are looking for full-
•
time employment.
•
He said that the
conference
can
also help alwnni who are
seeking
to
switch
jobs or find a new pro-
fession. They are always wel-
come to
attend,
and Cole said
that a lot of them have found jobs
through ~e
conference.
Illustrato said that
students
can
start the career development
process by registering online
with
Career
Services. After cre-
ating
their profiles,
students
can
begin working on their resumes,
a
crucial part of pursuing
employment.
Murray is trying to get students
involved in the process as early
as possible, even if it's just intro-
ducing themselves to
employers
at the conference
.
"What's
disappointing is that
not
enough students attend
the
conference, and we need every-
one there," he said.
"Ev
eryone
needs a job."
sor is someone with whom a Proofreading Service (OPTO), is led by students in the base-
tutor has already taken a class, where students can email a paper ment of Lowell Thomas near the
they are more likely to be paired and receive the edited version elevator.
It's open Monday
up.
back within 48 hours.
through Thursday from 5 to 8
One way to help boost grades
Morgan Nederhood, an
is the student proofreading pro-
English/ Writing major, said she
gram, located in the Resource has taken advantage of this serv-
Room on the third floor of the ice multiple times.
library. No appointment is need-
"It really helps a lot because in
ed as long as the paper is five
a lot of my classes
I
can get
pages or less. The Qffice is open marked down an entire letter
Monday through Friday from grade for simple typos," said
11 :30
a.m. to
1 :30
p.m. and Nederhood. "Having another set
Monday through Thursday from
of eyes to read a paper really can
7 to 9 p.m. Victoria Sarkisian is be very helpful, and all you have
the head of Proofreading.
to do is e-mail it in."
There is also an Online
•
For help in math, the math lab
p.m.
Jenny Wiegand, said it helped
him when he was struggling with
math.
"The students that were there
were
-
very helpful, I had needed
help with some concepts before a
big exam," said Wiegand
.
"One
of the students had
.
the same
Professor as me last year so it
was much easier for my ques-
tions to be answered."
Factory farms
are source
of abuse,
according t9 Fox
P.A.
W.
president
outside of a slaughterhouse.
She lived atthe California farm
for 10 years before she died of
old age.
At the farm, Henderson visits
with the animals while keeping
the farm running smoothly.
"Chickens are the most
human-like animals in the way
that they are curious about
everything," Henderson said of
her experiences on the farm.
"They can like affection or not
~i.Mi
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J.
Tt3~y
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N:~i
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W~.xli~
-
pf
t~)r
oh-1-
dren.~·
Henderson said she was real-
ly touched by one rooster
named Brandy. He was a
"byproduct of the egg industry,"
she said. Since roosters do not
produce eggs, many are thrown
into large dumpsters. Brandy
was picked out of a trash can
and brought to the Woodstock
Fa
'
rm Sanctuary, where he was
nursed back to health. "He
became
a
really social animal,"
Henderson said. "He would
respond to his name when you
called him."
Inspiring stories like
·
Henderson's make the thought
of eating meat hard to swallow,
which is why people often
become vegetarians or vegans.
The difference is that vegetari•
ans don't eat animals and
veg-
ans don'teat any animal prod-
ucts, like milk and eggs,
abstain from wearing any cloth•
ing made from animal skin or
.fur, and do not use products
tested on animals.
Nicole Dalsimer, a college
sophomore, has been a vege-
tarian and animal rights activist
since she was ten
-
years-old.
She said she became a vege
-
tarian after a
"combination
of
reading Holocaust books and
associating the smell of cook
-
ing meat with burning flesh and
being at horseback riding
camp, caring for the animals."
Hendersqn became a vegan
after reading pamphlets and
.
learning about the way animals
are treated. "I think factory
farming is overall a regression
in farming," she said. "The way
we do it now harms everything
including people, quality of
food, animals, and the earth."
"It takes 16 pounds of grains
to produce one pound of meat.
If we just eat the grains the
leave the animals alone, we
would feed the entire world and
stop starvation," said Russell
Simmons, a hip-hop artist and
fashion
designer,
to
GoVeg.com. Many celebrities
like Simmons publicize the fact
that they are vegetarians to
help create awareness of the
issue.
At Warped Tour, a nationwide
punk music tour which attracts
millions of teens, a Peta2 tent
is set up that distributes free
stickers and pamphlets. Peta2
is an extension of PETA specifi
-
~IW
aimed at young people.
Many of the bands at Warped
Tour are known to have vegetar-
ian members like Pete Wentz
and Andy Hurley of Fall Out Boy,
Benji and Joel Madden and
Billy Martin of Good Charlotte,
and Ian Grushka of New Found
Glory.
The exposure of factory farms
is vital in the process of elimi-
nating animal cruelty. In fact,
there has been various legisla-
ture passed in certain states
concerning factory farming.
-
On April 26, 2006, a vote 48
to 1 at a Chicago City Council
meeting decided in favor of
banning the sale of foie gras.
Chicago, one of America's
largest cities, is the first to
make this cruel practice illegal.
,
Foie gras is produced by force
feeding ducks and geese about
four pounds of grain a day
through a pipe stuck down their
throats. This severely damages
the esophagus and causes the
birds' livers to grow to 10 times
their usual size. This produces
foie gras, which means "fatty
liver."
Chicago's City Council voted
in favor of this law after viewing
a video co
-
produced by PETA
showing the production of foie
gras. Chicago City Council
member, Joe Moore, stated to
PETA, "The fewer restaurants
that serve this product of ani-
mal torture, the fewer animals
who will be subject
·
to this
unspeakable cruelty."
Another big step in animal
cruelty legislation happened in
Arizona on Nov. 7, 2006.
Arizona citizens voted yes to
"Proposition 204," a proposal
to ban gestation crates and
veal crates on factory farms.
These types of crates are 2
-
foot
-
wide crates where ani-
mals, especially pigs and
calves used for veal, are kept
for their entire lives before they
are slaughtered. This notable
decision by the public made
Arizona the second state to ban
gestation crates after Florida
banned them
in
2002 and the
first to ban veal crates.
These types of legislation,
while they may seem to be sig-
nificant steps
-
for the conditions
of factory farms, are still
.
extremely trivial. In 2006, PETA
investigators
entered
an
Oklahoma farm and witnessed
.
workers killing pigs by beating
them with hammers and
slam
-
ming their heads against walls.
It is often shoc~ing at times to
hear that things like this are
going on in the United States
and no one is doing anything
about it. Henderson, the presi-
dent of Fox PAW, said he
believes in the conspiracy theo-
ry.
"The agricultural business is
second to the oil business," she
said. "If everyone knew exactly
what was going on at factory
farms, the people getting rich
from the industry wouldn't be
making money anymore."
"They
basically have no
rules," Daisi mer said of her per-
ception of factory farms in the
U.S. "They are cr
_
uel and inhu-
mane to animals, torturing
them before killing them. These
are huge companies who are in
it for the money. They don't
care if the cow is half dead of
disease or can barely walk
because it's so pumped up with
steroids. It's all about what they
can sell."
Various hormone-altering
drugs are used
·
on animals,
especially pigs, to bring them to
their largest size possible
before slaughter. This way,
slaughterhouses produce the
maximum amount of meat for
each animal, maximizing prof
-
its. Many pigs are unable to
stand because of the huge
amount of weight they are car
-
rying. The pigs brought into
Farm Sanctuary are so
.
large
because of these drugs, not the
amount of food they eat.
Pigs are proven to be smarter
than dogs and seem to be just
as sociable as other pets,
according to PETA. Donald
Broom who teachers at the
Cambridge
University
Veterinary School said to PETA,
"They
have the cognitive
ability
to be quite sophisticated, even
,more
so than dogs
and certain
-
ly three
-
year
-
olds."





































































































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CIRCLE
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2007
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America votes for Broadway's next Danny and Sandy
By
ALEXANDRIA BRIM
the show "How Do You Solve a
Olivia
Newton-John and
Lloyd
grace: after
.
a "sing off'', the songs were Broadway songs. judges having the final vote.
Staff Writer
Problem Like Maria?" Ian is
Webber.
judges had
the final say on who Most of these thus came from However, now that the finals are
blunt and does not hold
back in
The
show started out
with
the
was
eliminated.
The two second-
Webber's large collection of here, America ultimate
l
y decides
Help! My Sunday nights have
been taken over
and I don't know
if
I want them
to be returned
.
his criticism but has no qualms usual
open casting calls-in
Los chancers,
Nolan
s o n g s . who will grace the stage as
· ·
th
Now that the finals are
pra1smg e contestants as well.
Angeles,
Chicago, and
finally,
and Anderson,
Recently, th~y Danny and Sandy. Watching
The female judge-or panelist, New
York.
They were filled with were
sent
pack-
here, America ultimately
had a Sandy-
these would be Broadway stars is
as the hosts refer to the judges
as
the usual
people one
would ing.
decides who will grace the
centric ~pisode very entertaining every week,
the "panel"-is Tony Award
watch on
"American
Idol"-the
Since, they
t
D
d S d
followed by a which maybe a reason why I
The
culprit? NBC's new reali-
ty
show
"Grease: You'.re the One
that I
Want." It is here that
s age as anny an
an y.
winning director and choreogra-
really
bad ones, the
mediocre have
been
fol-
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Danny-centric keep tuning in.
"American Idol" meets the pher Kathleen Marshall.
She can ones and the ones who-leave
you
lowed
by
one (which is
If you have the chance, tune in.
amazed. And, of course, the con-
Celaya,
Greene, Doreck, and
why there have been more I'll s
t
ill be watching and waving
testants
who leave you wishing Keeling as
well
as Hanserl,
Sandys eliminated than Dannys)~
sign~ tha
t
say "Vote Laura" and
that you'll never have to hear Monteleone,
Rockwell,
and
As the poo
l
to choose froJn
·
"Chad for
Danny
.
"
(
Edit: This
certain songs again for a
long
Schultz.
shrinks
,
those remaining are last sentence was written before
time.
However,
"Grease"
audi-
Several
shows have had some of the more talented con-
Doreck was eliminated but he's
tions
were two-fold: contestants themes,
such as when Lloyd testants
-
though that may also still my favorite
)
.
can't
just
be good singers,
they
Webber
guest
hosted,
all the have something to do with the
also have
to
be good dancers.
After passing these
two
phases,
fifty
contestants were sent to
"Grease
Academy." There,
they
were put through a regimen of
dancing,
singing
and acting. Half
of those sent to the school per-
formed
in
a
live
show for spe-
cially
invited guests.
After this
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After graduating from
"Grease
Academy,• the panels named twelve
flnallsts, shown
above.
show, the
final
twelve were cho-
By
TYLER THURSTON
Joan Rivers. when at least the
pt) ing into the
prh at
lite
of
celebrih •
and
msults
ere
upfront
and
in-~
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Toda).
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about bodi
of work and
fantastic performance
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hil
,.,aning eagerly to
ask Penelope
Cruz
if
he' going to how up
Y.ith Orlnn<lo Bloom, or what
exactly th c.a t of Babel thinks
of the Brangelina phenomenon.
Broadway
stage in a
bizarre
mar-
riage
.
Maybe you
1
ve heard of it
and
have been
wondering what it
is about. Well, here it is:
sen to proceed
to
the live shows.
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_ _ _ _ _
_
criticize
the
contestants along
with Ian,
but
always remains
positive. She is also more pre-
dictable and
stable
than recent
The lu~ky
"Dannys":
Jason
Celaya,
Max
Crumm,
Chad
Doreck, Kevin
Greene,
Derek
Keeling,
and Austin Miller. Ian,
The goal of
the
show is to find
the
Sandy and Danny for a new
revival of the musical "Grease."
.
The casting choice is in
America's hands and, as hosts
Billy
_
Bush and
Denise van
Outen
remind view~rs every
week, their decisions could spell
either success
or
disastet: for the
reports suggest about "American
Marshall and Jacobs decided to
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has its
own
harsh British judge a
la
Simon Cowell in the form of
producer David Ian. Ian has
already found success via a real-
ity show in Britain. He and Sir
Andrew Lloyd
Webber
had the
British cast Maria in their revival
of "The Sound of Music" using
.
ldol'"s Paula Abdul.
The last panelist is
Jim
Jacobs,
who co-created the musical.
He
is often the panelist who
will
praise tp.e contestants, no
matter
what the other two say.
1,
is
a
rare
occurrence when
he criti-
. ?ii~s}~
oofl~taaP,
ot~l
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l)~
1'1il¥'te
lfue&''ni'1e1fior1e
...
afif~e
than the
.
·•American
idol''
'
trio.
They have put their reputations
into America's hands. And in
Ian's ca:se, his stake is
even
greater as it involves
.
money.
They are trying to find
the best
for their show and have received
help from such guest panelists
as
save a Danny-wannabe cut after
Grease Academy-Matt
Nolan.
The winning Danny
will
find
his
"Sandy"
from the
following
contestants: Juliana Hansen;
Kathleen Monteleone, Laura
Osnes, Kate Rockwell, Allie
~ul\"~
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als'o
invited
back after being
eliminat-
ed: Ashley
Anderson.
The contestants sang for the
judges
and were
evaluated.
Their
fates were then placed into
the
voting
public. The next week,
the
bottom
two girls
and the bot-
tom two boys had one last
saving
Children will bring ''Puss in Boots'' to
life for MCCTA~s spring performance
By
COURTNEY SAVOIA
Staff Writer
The Marist College Council on
Theatre Arts
has been busy '!ill
semester planning and perform-
ing various
productions.
For
many decades,
MCCTA has been
involved
in
the
Children's
Theatre
program
and this spring
will be performing
"Puss in
Boots." Perforances
will be
twice
a day
the week of March
26
to
March 30 and
on
Mon
.
April 2 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30
p.m.
for children only. Also, per-
formances
will be
open
·to the
general
public
from March 30
and
31
at
4:00 p.m.
and
8:00
p.m.
Schools involved in this
program
include Hyde Park
Nursery School,
Our
Lady of
Mount
Cann.el, and Astor Head
Start Program.
Auditions
for
Members
had
to play the
same
character
and some parts had to be created
in
order
to accommodate
every-
one."
In previous years, the
Children's
Theatre production
has been v~ry successful and is
something the children look for-
ward to.
Since "Puss
in
Boots" is a
·
children's
show,
tumes
COS•
and
prop
selec-
tion for this
production
differ slightly
from
other
11
Costumes for this
·
production
are very coorful and fun," said
McManus.
11
Many symbolize
royalty and include forms of
embellishment, such as Jewels
and crowns."
"Since
it
is
an
interac-
tive
show,
the
children
are usually
very
lively
and
enjoy
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ participat-
productions.
It
was a challenge
to find costumes that comple-
mented
the personality
of each
character for
all 81 members.
"Costumes for this
production
are very colorful
and
fun,"
said
McManus. "Many symbolize
royalty and
include
forms of
embellishment, such
as
jewels
and crowns."
Children's
of MCCTA
Theatre
allows
ing,"
said
McManus. "We do activities
with them while on stage, such
as the annual
coloring
contest
where the best picture will win a
priz
Children's
Theatre is also
different from other MCCTA
productions because it allows for
more
creativity
and expression.
"Puss in
Boots"
began at the
end
of
February
and
everyone
who
tried
out
received
a part.
Kurtis
McManus,
the
have enjoyed rehearsing
for this production and
are excited to see how
the children will react.
members
of
MCCTA
to
inter-
act with the
audi-
ence and
have
fun
with
the
chit-
dren.
Steve
"There
is always more freedom
with acting when we are doing
Children's
Theatre because we
can have fun with it and create
our own roles," said Cubbelotti.
Members of MCCTA
have
enjoyed
rehearsing for this pro-
-
duction and are excited to see
how the children will react.
Andrew Gallagher, the
assistant
director,
explained
how the cast
has benefited from this experi-
ence.
producer of "Puss in
Boots,"
explained ·that this is the largest
cast
that
MCCTA has
had
in
awhile.
"The show consists of 81 per-
formers that are broken down
into three separate casts of 27
people,"
he said. "Since the cast
is so
large,
three different people
Cubbellotti, who is
the
co-direc-
tor, stated what
he
enjoys
most
about Children's Theatre.
"Children's Theatre is always
·
a
good time for the kids," he said.
"It is a Marist tradition
and
·
members of the faculty and staff
often enjoy attending with their
own children."
"This
has been a
very
good
experience for all,
but
especially
for freshmen,"
Gallagher said.
"We
had the largest turnout and
it is
a good way to get your foot
in
the door
ofMCCTA."
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sea-
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by
and each
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Bridging the social
.
gap between band kids and cheerleaders
By
BRIAN LOEW
Staff Writer
If
you've been to a Marist College sporting event,
you've probably seen her. Just before
the
halftime
whistle, she runs from her spot
on the
cheerleading
squad over to join the brass section
of
the
pep band.
Some look
on
a bit confused
and
wonder what's
going on.
But to
Karen Pickford, she's just
doing
what she's always
done - having fun.
The junior
math major
from Medford, New York
has been balancing her two loves since her fresh-
ma~ year of high school at Patchogue-Medford
High School. Pickford had been playing in the
school band since the fourth grade, and when she
entered high school, it wasn't a hard decision to
give both a shot.
"I've wanted to play the trombone since I was
&ro
years old," Pickford said. "But I like to get
involved with things at the school, too, and cheer-
leading was something I always looked at as a fun
sport."
Coming from a very musical family, music has
always been a large part of Pickford's life. Having
a brother and sister as a current and future music
teacher, respectively, she is continuing the tradition
of Pickford musicians.
something at the school that I'll be teaching at -
anything to stay with it
.
"
Since music means
so
much to her at the same
time as playing a sport, when she entered high
school, and
decided
to give cheerleading a
try,
it
was a relief that she didn't have to choose
.
"Thankfully no
one
[made
me choose], because I honest-
ly don't know what I would
do ifl had to," she said.
Although
no one
made her
choose, Pickford
has
found it
difficult from time to time
balancing her three scholastic
worlds: sports, band and
aca-
demics.
·
·
·
"It actually keeps me organ--
ized and helps me manage my
time better," she said.
"I
know
I
only have so much time to
get things done."
And how about balancing
two different extracurricular
activities? Thankfully, she
said, those around her have
always been extremely sup-
portive of her decision to bal-
1 - - - -
be in two places at once."
Bethany Bohlin, a Marist College senior and Red
Fox fan, respects the time and dedication that
Pickford puts in to support her .school.
"It's exhausting enough to be a fan in the student
section," Bohlin said. "So I couldn't imagine the
It certainly does take up a Jot of time; but she
enjoys every minute of it. She practices cheering
four days a week for two hours at a time, and band
two days a week for about five hours.
"On top of all that, I have all the games," she said.
"But those are my favorite."
In today's world, middle school and high school
crowds can be as merciless as ever. David Zinn,
adolescent psychiatrist at Chicago's Beacon
Therapeutic Center, said in a
1999
Newsweek arti-
cle, that although
teenagers
are becoming more tol-
erant in this generation, cliques are still prevalent.
\Yas it a problem, then, when Pickford tried to
bridge the world between "jock" and "band kid?"
"No one ever made fun of me - as far as I know
anyway," she said laughingly. "I pretty much have
always gotten the same reaction here at Marist and
in high school: the confused look on their faces
when I'm running to the band with my trombone in
my hand in my cheerleading uniform. I think peo-
ple like it though. It's something different."
"There is always some type of music being
played or sung in our house," she said. "For some
time, I was deciding on either being a math
or
music teacher, and I finally decided on math. I'm
not going to give up music after college, though
.
I
would like to do some community bands or even
ance her passions.
Trombone player and cheerleader, Karen
Pickford (center),
with fellow cheer-
Pickford is
a
great ~xample to many young peo-
ple out there that regardless of the strains of peer
pressure, following your true passion is possible
.
Maybe it's a sign that those dn,adful years of high
school may be changing to one where everybody
can be accepted regardless of extracurricular activ-
ity.
"There are always complica-
leaders
Christine
Martello
(left) and Lauren Marra (right)
tions
arising
with time
Is Pickford a black sheep in a society of cliques?
issues," she said. "Art [Himmelberger, Marist Band effort and dedication it takes to be both a cheer-
director] and my coach have to both be patient with leader and a band member. I have a lot of respect
me and be willing to compromise, because I can't for that."
I don't think so - she's just a breath of fresh air. She
is proof that doing what you love - regardless of the
time commitment - can be done.
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Newcomers Rock NYC's Knitting Factory
8y
JUSTINE
MANN
Staff Writer
Neslled awa) in
the ba emcn1 ot The
Knitting
FacloI)
,
Jown th
lairs
and past the drive
through
-t)
le coat check
;
sits a short girl
with
brown hair and the
late
t
i~sue
of
the
I
e
'ork r
.
he guards
set of large doors \\
h1ch
hide
the
Old
Offic~
,
a
smalJ
bar anc.l
show ro
m
.
A the
band~
et
up,
guest<; lounge on
red booth
and
tr) lo
ignon;
lh smcU of the
cold damp.
The
eatured
hand tonight is uckn
Brown,
a quart
t
hailing
fr
m
Boston Mass
.
Sucka Brown, a
name r
fi
rriog to an_ rand
m
guy ou
ee
milling around, has gained a hca
folio ing
playing gigs in
locations stretching
from
lbany
h
Virginia. "The) definitely
rocked the
Ca hbahl" exclaims Joann Lai, a Sucka follo cr
llH!
Suck 's have recent!; be n
v.
orking on their
s cond
lhum,
What
Elephant?. The
new
CD
hopi:s to c
tl\
c a m s~e of hope to the people
.
Listeners are told
w
gel
im o
e<l
and r
•aliz that
there is more to life than money.
h n I spoke to
Brendan Hall. the lead inger. the
Sucka
s were in
thi.:
·
Ludio
,
bus} la. in down track~ for their new
album. This album is different fonn
their
fir..t
(E
.·
tra Medium) whit.:h featured an 1:clectic mix
of songs, ome written before all the band mat
cume together.
,
for the new CD l la.11 ''.just
want(s)
peopl to listen
.
' For the u ka's it'
about getting
th
m ssage out, and nol
mkin
in
the
dough
fhe group began with odd Denman
(guitar) and cott
Sm
•
den (bass), who have
en
friends since high school,
,
fatt
..
lo\ ick (drums)
joined them after me ting Todd •
l
fkrkk
College
of Music
.
Hall joined the group
afh:r
heuring about an audition in a
chat room online.
Soon Suck.a Bro n as bom. Of course. the guys
all
have
full
hme Jobs
to
YI
ork
with,\\
hich ma i.:s
traveling
has
le.
Hall
describes
it
as a
"
fir~-
housc'
rush. Running from
~
·
,irk. to
their
prac
-
tice space, and then loading th van for a gig
.
Th
guys
get
through
it
with their
quirky s1:nse ,
f
humor~
which
is
apparent even
in
l fall'.
goodbye.
'!\e
gotta
go
record
some vocals
right now
.
I'm
bemg beckoned." The album .
tra
Medium
is on
Ruckus.com tor doVv'llload as well as on
llunes
and their
cb
ite
Suckabr
n
.
com.
111
ongs
alone
are chart-worthy, but the
Bo
ton
boy art
even better
live
.
Th~y
earned their spot n the
Knitting Factory
stage
by
giving an all out ener-
getic performanc~.
They
ble away thi.:< previous
acts
with
a great set including
CO',,
crs su h as
Talking Heads "Psycho Killer' and thefr original
tune "Look
Well"
.
They gave the shov, their
all as Hall punched
th
ceiling
and
Todd wailed
on his guitar ( cv n loo ing a
tttact in the
process) Sucka Brown is
definite!)
a band to
Walch and
IWt
Just
because
they're
cute.
Marist ROTC program prepares students for a
strong future
By
GABBY
PICARELLO,
BRIDGET COLELlJ\,
AND
TRAVIS
MILLER
University in New York City, so Marist does not
have a fully staffed ROTC office.
Circle Contributors
Nationwide, there are fully staffed ROTC pro-
grams at
293
colleges, according to the U.S
.
Army
Sweat permeates the air as Sgt. 1st Class Roy J.
Web site. In addition, there are over 700 extension
Moweary guides physical training.
programs
.
"One, one thousand, two, one thousand, three,
The Web site says that almost 60 percent of com-
one thousand," the cadets count, iis they stretch missioned officers in the U.S.
Anny
graduated
their hamstrings
.
from a ROTC program.
After their warm-up, the cadets engage in numer-
Maj. Jeremy Sumpman, an officer at the
ous rounds of push
-,
ups and sit-ups a,nd finish their Fordham chapter, says it is
important
to keep stu-
training with running. It's Monday, 6 a.m
.
and dents interested in participating in the Corps
.
He
these cadets have already woken up, gotten says the most common misconception is that join
-
dressed, and started their day at the McCann ing ROTC means enlisting in the army is mandato
-
Center gym.
ry. Sumpman says committing to the army is an
Of the five Marist students participating in option that a cadet decides by their junior year.
Reserve
·
Officers' Training Corps, four are males
"One thing students should know is that they can
and one is female, according to Moweary, who is do ROTC
,
" he said. "You just have to want to do
in charge of the program on the Mari st campus.
it."
ROTC is in its second year at Marist College
.
It
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,
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MARCH 22
,
2007 •
PAGE
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From Features
Inside Mari st Singers: a harmony of voices in tune
By
JILLIAN GIBSON, MEGAN
SHANNON,
AND CAITLIN QUINN
.
music," she said, "as well as classical."
Singers includes 60 women and is directed by
Christopher Sheehan and Sarah Williams.
Julie
Lavin is another sophomore Singer.
That's part of the appeal of the group, according
to Graveline.
and meets separately from Singers. The Singers
rehearse twice a wee~ Tuesday and Thursday from
6:30 to 7:45 p.m.
Circle Contributors
As the last of the chatty 'Singers' trickle into the
dreary base-
ment room of
the
Music
D
,
epartment,
the assistant
director
of
choral activi-
ties,
Sarah
Williams,
passes out the
latest
sheet
music to the
la.dies
and
sipgs for them
to stand up.
Standing on
risers,
the
women begin
humming the
scale, part of
the warm-up
"Some material is challenging," she said, "but
Sarah guides us well."
"I really enjoy the non- stressful attitude of this
club" Graveline said. "Having
a
scheduled break in
·
my eveping gives me a way to escape from the
class work and studying."
The rich sound of the Yamaha piano and director,
Williams' angelic voice singing "stand up" signals
that rehearsal has begun. The women stand on
their risers and begin the warm1-ups and stretches.
Mellen is among the many music
minors in Singers.
Williams stands in the middle of the room and
closes her eyes. "Listen to each other," she says --
and the blending of the individual voices begins.
"Many of us are just a group of
people that love to have music as
part
of our every-
day lives," she
said
"although
some do aspire to
have careers in
music."
Marist ROTC promotes a
disciplined lifestyle
Lavin enjoys
"You don't have to be in amazing shape. Just healthy enough to
do
the experience of physical fitness," Sumpman said.
singing onstage.
ROTC offers financial benefits for cadets who have committed to
"It's not until
you perform a
piece of music
that
you hear and
feel the com-
pleteness
and
real story of the
f
Marist Singers Women's Ensemble, The Sirens. From Left: Laura Ann Winters, Kerri Lorenz, Kaitlyn Lyons,
rou 1Thne:
b
Katie Spies, Megan Frey, Stephanie Markey, Kate Budzinski,
Kristen
Spirko, and Laura DeMarzo
music" she said.
"The
most
rewarding part is
1s
ase-
ment rehearsal js preparing the Singers
for
their
next performance on April 1 at 3 p.m. They will
perform at the Bardavon Opera House with the
Marist College concert band and orchestra.
To join Singers-no previous music background is
required and auditions are not necessary. Megan
Graveline recently joined.
the performances when you get to
see and hear all of your hard
work put together."
Julie Mellen is a sophomore Singer who eajoys
the style of music th_ey sing.
"The appeal of this group is that anyone that loves
to sing can join," she said, "even staff members
may jofo if they so wish."
If
a student is looking for
a
more difficult range of music, the
Select Choir requires an audition
"We sing more modern and contemporary
A break in the middle o
.
f the madness
By
MICHAEL MALONEY
Staff
Writer
For those who reside in the
northeastern part of the United
States, the cold weather probably
made this past week feel more
like winter break than spring
break. Yet, regardless if you were
in a North Face or shorts & san-
dals, this middle week in March
ptovided
us with an enjoyable
tiine off from our collegiate
lives: Midterms were a bitch (for
those who had them), and you
can only eat Taste Changers for
cold, trading in their pasty white
skin for some Banana Boat dark-
ness. Personally, I hoped on air-
plane and headed south for
Houston (flew jetBlue - which is
awesome. There
·
have mini
screens with 36 channels of live
TY.
On the flight back I was.able
to catch up on The Hills, Two-a-
days)
(Anderson Cooper 360) cover-
age of spring break - hearing of
the vast amounts of college stu-
dents who headed down to
Florida to enjoy a week in which
only few fully remember. I may
not have spent my week in
Florida, but I was still in short
.
s
and a white tee the whole time.
Spring break means something
different for a lot of people. For
Art and the gang, it meant going
to California with some of
Poughkeepsie's finest to cheer
our women's basketball team to
victory against Ohio State. For
others, the week included a first
time flying episode, winning an
all you can eat beef brisket con-
test, as well as getting a tattoo
that reads, "kick their ass and
take their gas,"
So no matter what you
did
or
where you went, I hope it was an
enjoyable time off. However,
now that we're all back, we must
continue on with our colligate
experience - As I have
learned
thus far, that also means some-
thing different to all of us. Yes,
it's nice to get a..w,ay from po-
town every now and again, but
true be told, I couldn't wait to
stick my head out the Benoit
window around 3: 17 to give
some shout-outs to those heading
and returning from class.
·
so long before needing some of
mom's barbeque.
Now for some, this past week
was an opportunity to escape the
While at home, I was able to
sleet,
ltlfe,
eat Mexican food, and
go to the Rodeo. I was able to
return to form, .recharge my
Verizon Wireless battery and get
ready for the final stretch of
spring semester. And while I was
on my journey back to Marist
College, I flashbacked to high
school days, watching Coop's
Who knows, maybe I'll see
YOU at "the 3:30 rush."
Afcishionista's guide to vacation packing
By
KATE GOODIN
Staff
Writer
This week my column will deviate slightly
from fashion to another more relevant topic:
packing. A good
percentage
of the Marist
population will be jet setting their way any-
.,
where from Cancun to Hawaii to as far as
Prague, and whether you are flying first
class, hopping on the train, or driving, we all
need to pack.
Packing has always been a
struggle for me because I am
one of those ''just in case"
packers. I pack clothes, shoes,
and accessories for nearly
every possible scenario on
vacation.
•
I inevitably bring
twice the amount of clothes I
need, berate myself for over
packing, and then do it all
over again the next time I go
on a trip.
So what's the trick? How do
you pack a sufficient amount
of clothing whilst maintaining
some semblaI1ce of fashion
consciousness and ensuring that you have
something for any and every situation that
could arise?
Fortunately, I learned my lesson in packing
when I studied in London last semester: only
two checked bags allowed, each weighing at
maximum
23 kg ( 51 lbs), for three and half
months
worth of clothes, accessories, and
shoes. Somehow I managed to stuff each
suitcase to its
breaking
point without exceed-
ing the weight limit, and I used these strate-
gies to help me pack a little lighter.
First and most important: pack well ahead
of time.
If
you pack the morning
of
your trip
or even the night b~fore an early departure,
you will panic and over pack. Avoid that by
packing beforehand as early as possible.
Also, make a list. It doesn't have to be specif-
ic, but if you feel like you might forget it,
write it down.
Second, be ruthless. I started packing a
week before I left for London, and each day
I would go through my suitcase and take out
any items I thought about and decid~d I no
longer needed. Unfortunately since most of
us cannot start packing a week in advance,
make sure you give yourself enough time to
lay out your suitcase items and weed out the
ones you really don't need. That extra shirt or
pair of pants will not have its feelings hurt if
you leave it behind.
Third, mix and match. I know it's such a
cliched rule of packing, but it works. Pick a
color scheme and pack
.
clothes that go with
it.
If
you are packing a lot of browns and
blues, refrain from throwing in a green gar-
ment. This also limits the accessories you
have to bring; bring only your shoes, jewel-
ry, or handbags that match your colors.
Here's a great tip for ''just in case" packers,
and one that works really well for me and
might work for fellow women: pack an all-
oecasion dress. An all-occasion dress can
be
dressed up or down depending on accessories
and is usually made of a jersey material that
won't wrinkle. It's a great staple to layer with
and can take you anywhere from a walk on
the beach to a swanky cafe in Paris. Men, I
suggest bringing a casual yet tailored jacket
in a color that matches most of your attire.
You could easily throw this over pretty much
anything and you instantly look
pulled together.
For toiletries, I recommend
bringing sample sizes. I have a
drawer full of samples from hotels
that I save for trips. It's much easi-
er to pack disposable samples than
a full-size bottle.
If
you don't have
samples, try to decant your toi-
letries into smaller bottles or buy
travel sizes. One thing I always,
always do with my liquid toi-
letries, i.e
.
sunscreen or toothpaste,
is wrap them in zip top bags. I
have saved many a suitcase from
an explosive shampoo bottle this
- ~
way. Zip top bags also make a
great makeshift shower caddy and, in a
pinch, can serve as a washing machine if you
don't have a drain stopper or access to a
machine (this is a great tip I read from
Magellan's travel guide
-
add soap and water
to the bag, put the garment in, zip the bag and
agitate the bag with your hands; rinse out the
garment and hang to
dry).
Wherever you're going
,
take the opportuni-
ty to relax, catch up on reading, hang out
with friends, or spend time with family. We
won't get spring breaks for much longer, so
savor that week as a time to think about and
do anything but work or academics. Stay
safe, have
fun,
and pack well!
the army, according to Sumpman. The scholarship program will pay
for students' tuition and fees, including $450 per semester for books
and a monthly stipend, which varies by grade level. 'Freshmen
receive $300 per month, sophomores $350, juniors $450 and seniors
$500.
If
a student wishes to commit to the Army, the contract lasts for
eight years, not including his or her time in college. Soldiers can
serve in different ctynbinations of service, including active duty,
inactive duty, Army Reserve, or the National Guard. After college,
cadets enter the military as Second Lieutenants, the first level for
Commissioned Officers in the Anny.
According to ROTC, once involved, cadets gain a wide range of
experience and training. Cadets are encouraged to participate in a
one-three-hour class per week, a leadership lab once a month, two
field-training exercises per month, and physical training three morn-
ings a week.
Physical
training lasts about an hour and consists of run-
ning to warm up, performing cardiovascular exercises, and jogging
to warm down.
According to freshman cadet Jordan Kieschnick, three or four days
out of each semester is spent performing field training exercises in
places such as Fort Dix, NJ.
"We do real life training," he said
.
However, Maj. Swnpman ~ays that recruiting students for ROTC
can sometimes be a challenge.
"The Marist community is very receptive to ROTC," he said. "The
problem
is making sure there are people really interested. People
tend to not be healthy enough or not physically fit."
Kieschnick says he joined ROTC this year in order to be a step
ahead of his peers.
"I joined for patriotism," he said. "It's not so much about financial
need for me. I would like to end up as an FBI agent, and the
military
is a good stepping-stone for that. After serving time, they can help
me pay for grad. school, which can then lead me to a career at West
Point."
Kieschnick says ROTC offers security, as well as a direct career
plan after graduation.
"Compared to a lot of my friends that
don't
know what they are
doing
after college, if I finish my requirements I know exactly what
I'm going to do after college," he said.
ROTC training at Marist is ideal for students who wish to be in the
military after college, according to Kieschnick.
"I will get the training that I will need to
lead
soldiers into any
branch [ of the military] that I decide," he said. "This is the training
that I will need to keep my men and myself alive."
According to Kieschnick, even if students do not commit, the
ROTC
is a great experience.
"My favorite part of being ih the ROTC
i
s that I'm a part of some-
thing that's bigger than myself," he said.
The cadets wipe the sweat from their faces before they head back
to their dorms. They now have a half hour to shower, eat breakfast,
and get to their 8 a.m. dasses
.
My Spring Break Wednesday
By MICHELLE MORGAN
Circle Contributor
Spring break.
It
was the event
that kept me going throughout
the spring semester. The week I
would get to see my old friends,
sleep in my uber-comfortable
loft bed, and savor my mother's
home cooking. True to my per-
sonality, I had every day planned
down to the tiniest details. So-
and-so on Monday, such-and-
such
on
Tuesday,
etc ...
However, my agenda went down
the drain on Wednesday, the 14th
of March.
It all went downhill when my
friend cancelled on me at the last
minute. None
'
of my other
friends were available to hang
out that day, so I surrendered
myself to a day alone. It would
be a change of pace after having
lived in a triple for the past few
months
.
Because I was tired
from the previous night, I decid-
ed to stay inside and relax in the
livingroom. I had a grand time
lounging and eating junk food
until four hours passed, at which
point I got antsy. With only tele-
vision stars to keep me company
(my parents were out for the
evening), I was getting sick of
watching the same soap opera
theme or music
·video
on nearly
every channel.
I was about to resign to taking
an evening nap in order to waste
time, when inspiration struck. A
smile bloomed on my face as I
looked down. What was I look-
ing
.
at? My dog, Ginger, was
curled up on her cushions next to
the stereo. I crept over to her,
picked up her fuzzy 11 lb. frame,
and sat back down on the sofa.
She rested her head on my
crossed legs and I pet her and
cuddled with her for the rest of
the night.
I was ashamed that it took me
so long to realize that I could
spend the day bonding with my
puppy
.
My day ended up quite
fulfilling. Especiall
y
when my
mom came h~me, and Ginger
,
who adores m
y
mother, chose to
remain on my lap, rather than
jump down to greet her. All-in-
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Letters
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'Improvements'
to campus consistently shallow
To the editor,
Many Marist students are talking about the new
design plans for M3!ist. Knock down Benoit and
Gregory,
put up this building, move this road there,
insert patch of green here, etc. These
projects
cost
a lot of money; money that could be spent else
where. When I speak to my friends about Marist,
we never seem to conclude that we lack "tennis
courts" or quasi-stadiwns. The complaint is always
about the quality of education. Students don't want
to be
taught
by adjunct~ from
Dutchess
Community or inferior institutions. Frankly, we
pay more than triple for something better
(I
hope).
There
are
many quotes in our
"5
year p
l
an" pre-
sented in Marist Magazine that compare us to
Harvard and other elites. Yet these comparisons are
superficial and aesthetic. Do we really want to
"look" like an elite institution? Are we trying to
feign greatness?
Rather,
we should do
it
the hard
way by working on changes that cannot be seen
with the naked eye or pointed
to
on tours.
'
-Dennis DiBari
Support for
women's hoops should be as ardent
as
men's
It's
official. The women's and men's basketball
team have officially put Marist College
and
Poughkeepsie, NY on the map.
The men had a terrific season, capped off with a
triumphant upset against OSU
iri
the NIT prior to
falling short to the venerable NC State program (by
a mere 7 points might I add, a very competitive
deficit). Their representation of the
men's
talent in
the MAAC
was
far more impressive than that of
Niagara's
in
the first round slaughtering by Kansas
in the NCAA tournament.
But
then again, that's
why the Jayhawks had a
number
one seed, I guess.
While it's no secret on the Marist campus that,
throughout the season, the Marist women
had
much more of a subdued following, their record,
athleticism and humility was no doubt inspiring.
They made MAAC history, being not only the first
team
to
make the Sweet 16, but to be the first to
even make it past the first round. They made
NCAA history by being only the third 13th seed to
make
it
this far. .. and then to silence a team with a
27 game
winning streak,
wow. And they almost
didn't even make it to the tournament... remember
the Iona OT scare?!
l
mi4
lowed
~
team more online than I
did in the stands all season, but when I got Travis'
email about a
"welcome
home" rally- I knew I was
going
to be there. It wasn't about being a
"band-
wagon"
or
"fair-weather"
fan, but rather, to support
and appreciate what these women have done not
only for the program, but for the Marist College
'
and
greater
Poughkeepsie community.
I
was so excited to see faculty, administration and
board
'
members
in
attendance. President Murray
and Timmian Massie had smiles
tattooed
on their
faces. Students from all classes were there donning
.Marist basketball apparel. The band lit up the
crowd full of soccer, football and lacrosse players,
track runners and crew rowers. While
it
was a
modest
sized crowd, it was still a proud and
bois-
terous group of fans. However, the one question of
everyone's minds was where was the men's team?
Not
one
men's player showed up for their female
counterparts, not one. Giorgous in his
'thank
you'
speech gave great credit to the men's
program
..
.it's a shame none of them were there to
hear it. Moreover it's a disappointment none of
them were there to support the women's team and
their continued success.
I remember seeing the women in the stands at
multiple men's games, including
the
MAAC
clincher against Siena and
in
Bridgeport for
the
tournament.
I
can understand night class, meetings
or prior engagements; but I can't understand, nor
will accept the fact
that
not one representative from
the men's program made the trek to
Mccann to
welcome the lad
i
es.
l
would hope that at some
point before the women jet off to Dayton on
Friday, whether publicly or privately,
the
men's
team offers
encouragement
to the women in their
effort for the elite eight.
All the best to the Marist women.
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Red Foxes earn first ever NIT victory by Upsetting OSU
Senior point
guard, Jared Jordan,
Is
defended
by
Oklahoma State guard Byron Eaton during the
first
half of the
Red Foxes'
first
round game
of
the NIT at Stlllwater, Okla., Tuesday, Mar. 13. Marist, the no. 7 seed, upset
the
no. 2
seeded Cowboys, 67-64 for the school's
first
ever victory in either the NCAA or NIT tournaments.
By
JOE
FERRARY
Staff Writer
After a disappointing exit in the
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) postseason
tournament, the Marist men's
basketball team rebounded by
securing a 67-64 upset victory
over
Oklahoma
State
in
Stillwater,
Oklahoma
last
Tuesday night.
With the victory the Red Foxes
improved their already historic
record to 25
-
8 while the
Cowboys fell to 22-13.
In
addi-
tion to knocking off the number
two seeded Cowboys
,
Marist
became j~st the third non-confer-
ence school to win at Gallagher-
Iba Arena in the Cowboys' last
140 non-conference games.
Head Coach Matt Brady said
the victory over Oklahoma State,
a team that was ranked as high as
no
.
9 in the country during the
year, on its home ~ourt was spe-
cial on many different levels.
"This was an historic win for
our program," Brady said. "To
beat a school from the Big 12 on
their own home court is pretty
special. They were a top 25 team
in the beginning of the year, and
with a couple of more wins in
their conference they should
have been either a four or five
seed in the NCAA Tournament."
The Red Foxes were led by
senior guard Will Whittington,
who scored a game-high 31
points, including five three
pointers
,
while going a perfect
10-10 from the foul line
.
Red-
shirt junior forward
Ryan
Stilphen chipped in with 16
points and seven boards.
Mario Boggan and Obi
Muonelo paced the Cowboys
with 12 points and six rebounds
apiece.
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game on a 4-0
run,
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6~4 with 17:03 left in the first
half on a Will Whittington three-
pointer. Marist would hold on to
that lead for the remainder of the
contest.
Over the course of the first hal
_
f,
Marist found themselves up by
as many as 13 points 37-24 with
1 :22 to go on a Ryan St
i
lphen
three-pointer.
During the half Marist shot
53.3 percent from behind the arc
(8-15) and lead 37-26 at the half
.
One of the keys to the first half,
as well as the entire game, was
keeping the crowd noise down
,
according to Brady.
"Oklahoma State is routinely
named one of the toughest places
to play in the entire country by
various sporting magazines,"
Brady said. "One way that we
could control the crowd was to
limit our turnovers and their fast
break dunks. We did that."
In the second half Marist con-
tinued where they left off, build-
ing their lead to as many as 1 7
points (52-35) with 13:05 left in
the game, but Oklahoma would
chip a~ay at the Red Fox lead.
The man who fueled the
Cowboys in the second half was
Terrel Harris, who went 3-4 from
-
beyond the arc to bring the
Cowboys as close as one, 65-64
with 43.7 seconds to go
.
Whittington was fouled with 11
seconds to go and hit both of his
foul shots, ·extending the lead to
three points, 67-64
.
Marist pur-
posely fouled Byron Eaton
,
who
missed both free throws. The
second
,
he missed on purpose
which led to a scramble and then
a missed game-tying three-point-
er by Muonelo with five seconds
to go.
This was Marist
'
s first post-
season wm for both the men's
and women
'
s basketball pro-
grams in either the NCAA or
IT
T
ournament.
Th
e
women
would follow up with the
school's first NCAA win just
four days later
.
Head Coach Brady said that
this win was especially sweet
after the semi-final loss to Siena
had soured the Red Foxes sea-
son.
'
'This win over Oklahoma State
definitely takes away some of the
pain of not making the NCAA
Tournament
,"
Brady said. "We
beat a top-25 team on the road
and that is pretty special. This is
something that our seniors will
-
always remember."
Second Round
In the second round of the NIT
Tournament, the Red Foxes
faced North Carolina State in
Raleigh, N
.
C. on Friday night.
In front
-
of a sold-out crowd at
Reynolds
Coliseum,
the
Wolfpack defeated Marist 69-62
.
With the win, N.C. State
improved its record to 20-15,
while Marist fell to 25-9.
The Wolfpack had five players
score in double figures, includ-
ing a game-high 19 points and
ten rebounds for Ben McCauley.
Fellow teammate, Gavin
·
Grant,
finished with a game-high 12
rebounds and 13 points.
Marist once again was led by
senior guard Will Whittington
who scored 18 points including
five three-pointers. Senior cen-
ter, James Smith, led the team
with seven rebounds
.
The Red Foxes opened the
game on an 11-4
run
over the
first three minutes -of the game,
including two three-pointers
from Smith.
Brady was pleased with the
way his team played the first 12
minutes of the game.
"We played good basketball
during the first 12 minutes of the
game," Brady said
.
"But during
the last eight minutes of the first
half, we just hardly put any
points on the board."
With 12:22 left to go in the first
half, the game was tied at 14. At
the end of the first half, Marist
found themselves down 14
points 33-19.
During his halftime talk, Brady
talked about his teams overall
energy level.
"This was the first time during
the entire season that I said this,"
Brady said. "Ifwe were going to
lose this game, then we were
going to go down swinging."
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aris
t
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ld p
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thin
s
ix
points 49-43 on a Ryan Stilphen
la
y-
up
,
but
the
Wolfpack
responded with a 11-4 run to put
the game out of reach.
N.C.
State would go on to win the
game 69-62.
Brady was proud of his team's
performance this year.
"
When I walked into the lock-
er after the game, our players had
their heads down," Brady said.
"We have no reason to hang our
heads after the year that we had.
We finished with the best season
in school history."
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THE
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Sports News:
Women's Basketball:
Upset Ohio State and Middle
Tennessee State to advance to Sweet Sixteen.
Men's Basketball:
Foxes earn frrst school NIT victory
THURSDAY, MARCH 22,
2007
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14
Marist shocks nation, still dancing in Sweet Sixteen
PAUL SAKUMA/AP
PHOTO
Rachele Fitz
(#12) along
with
Sarah
Smrdel
(far right) and
the
rest of the Red Foxes celebrate after shocking
the nation
with a
73-59
victory
over
Middle
Tennessee
State this past
Monday
night
In Stanford,
C&llfomla.
.
By
RICH ARLEO
State on St. Patrick's Day, 67-63. career-high 24 points, nailing six
Staff
Writer
They then pulled off another 3-pointers, including three in an
How sweet it is! The Marist
Red Foxes pulled off two major
upsets in the first two rounds of
the Women's NCAA Basketball
Tournament to advance to the
Sweet-16. They became the first
team from the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC) to
win a game in the NCAA tourna-
ment by defeating no. 4 Ohio
major upset and tied for the low-
18-5 run in the second half.
est seed to make the Sweet-16
Marist was able to close out the
after
stopping
fifth-seeded win in the final seconds as Viani
;
Middle Tennessee's 27-game hit two free-throws with I 8.1
winning streak by a convincing seconds left to increase the lead
score of 73-59 this past Monday to five. Nikki Flores, the team's
night.
best at the foul line, then sank her
The Red Foxes dream
run
first free-throws after being fouled
began with a surprising upset with 8.2 seconds left. Marist then
over the heavily-favored Ohio secured a loose ball as the final
State Buckeyes.
seconds ticked away and the
Guard Julianne Viani scored a upset was official.
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Junior center, Meg Dahlman,
had the tough task of stopping
Ohio State) three-time Big Ten
player of the year, Jessica
Davenport. She stepped up her
game and was able to hold
Davenport to
a
quiet 13 points
and five rebounds
.
A key point in the game seemed
to come when Dahlman took a
hard elbow in the face from
Davenport that threw her to the
ground in the first five minutes
of the game. Marist came out
cold, shooting just 9-23 to begin
the game. No foul was called, but
the hard hit came in front of the
Red Foxes' bench, which many
Marist fans were seated behind
.
The
so-called "inadvertent"
elbow seemed ~o light a fire
under the Red Foxes as they
were able to hang with the hot-
shooting Buckeyes, going into
halftime trailing by just' four after
Viani hit a three-pointer at the
buzzer.
Marist swarmed Ohio State all
game with tight defense, and
forced the Buckeyes into 23
turnovers, 11 by Davenport, who
was frustrated by Dahlman as
·
well as the double and triple-
teams she faced all night long.
Senior
point
guard Alisa
Kresge also had a strong game,
playing all 40-minutes while
dishing out eight assists, three
steals and four rebounds while
committing only three turnovers
.
Freshman Rachele Fitz, the
team's leading scorer, had anoth-
er solid game, scoring 16 points
and adding
5 rebounds.
Led by stellar defen~e and
Viani's 24 points, Marist was
able to pull off the shocking
upset over Ohio State, which set
up a second-round match-up
against
red-hot
Middle
Tennessee.
The Blue Raiders were coming
off an 85-46 blowout of
Gonzaga, which gave them their
27th win in a row. They came in
with a vaunted full-court press
that had seemed unbreakable
throughout the season. The Red
Foxes knew they had their work
cut out for them; however, they
knew they had
three great ball-
handlers in Kresge, Flores and
.
Viani, and a great coach in Brian
Giorgis to help them get pre-
pared.
And he was. The women
played to their strengths as they
have all season, and they were
able to trot their way to the upset,
handing Middle Tennessee its
first loss since November 26.
Nikki Flores scored 21 points
to lead Marist. She was followed
by Viani and Dahlman, who
added 13 each, as well as fresh-
man Lynzee Johnson, who
scored all of her 7 points during a
key 15-2 run in the second half
that played a big role in securing
the victory for the Red Foxes.
Marist led the nation in fewest
turnovers per-game, and they
continued that success against a
team that forces almost 27
turnovers per-game by only com-
mitting 12 turnovers all game .
.
The reason for that great ball
protection was Marist's senior
leader, Alisa Kresge, who once
again played all 40 minutes, and
finished with only five turnovers
while dishing out nine assists,
four rebounds, and two steals.
The Blue Raiders went on a 9-
0
run
to take a 20-19 lead in the
first half, but after the score was
tied at 26, Viani once again
began sinking threes, hitting two
in
a
row to·spark
a
14-3
run
for
Marist going into the half.
Marist forced the Blue Raiders
out of its full-court press into a
three-quarter court press, which
was'1,'t
enough to make the Red
Foxes
turn
the ball over; on the
other hand, Marist continued to
put the pressure on Middle
Tennessee all game.
After the buzzer sounded, the
team stormed the court in cele-
bration, and sprinted off into the
locker room screaming with joy.
The Red Foxes continue on to
the sweet sixteen in Dayton,
Ohio, where it faces -the no
.
1
seeded Tennessee Lady Vols (29-
3)
of
the
Southeastern
Conference (SEC)
.
Tennessee
advanced having won Tuesday
night against Pittsburgh, 68-54.
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