Jordan traded; has shot
with New York Knicks
By
ERIC ZEDAUS
Co-Sports Editor
Marist
fans,
cancel your flights
1,
Los
1
ogcle .
lf
you want to
e
your very
ow:n,
Jared
Jordan.
hl·
is only
an
hour train
ride
a
~
ay.
The
New York K.nicks acquired
the
draft
rights to Jordan
this
p·
t
Sunday,
two
days before
train in•
camp
opens.
The Knicks traded
cash
consid-
erat10ns
to the Clippers,
who
drafted
Jordan
with
th\.·
45th
ovcr
·
1II
pick in the NBA
draft
in
J
me
.
While the deal did not go down
untrl Sunday,
Jordan
gave his
orrn ·,
teammates the scoop
on
s,,turdU) night
Some o
f
the Marist basketball
pl •
er'.
including veterans Ryan
tilph
n
,
Ben Farmer
and
Shea
ti.1acN,tmara.
were gathered
around
in
the common room
of
their
Lower
West
Cedar apart-
me
n
t.
when Jordan calJed
~
ti
I ph
n
·I\
cell phone.
On speaker phone, Jordan said
ca
"
Uall
'
. ·• o I
got traded to
the
nick" "
"We yre all
i
ust
sitting there
like
s
tunn1:i.i.
and
he
was
just real
casual ahout
it"'
Fam1a
joked
.
t'
the
way
Jared
is,
he's
al
1,
been
that type of
kid. He
n ·\ er
thinks
anything•~
that
big
a
deal.
But he
was
definitely
c
·
c tc
Jordan said
in
a
tesponse
w
a
Faceb<
I.
message
that
he
I'•
rcall
~
happy
to be com
I
n
e.
back
Lo the
East Coast.
JAMES REIU.Y
r
CIRCLE
Jordan dribbles
by
a Siena defender
last
year
In
front of a national
T.V.
audience
"Comins to NY is a great situ-
ation
for
my
fatrli1y
and friends/'
Jordan said. · ·
1
allows
them
to
see
me
.
play;
and
also allows
me
to
see
th~
on a
r'lfular
basis
that
I
coutdttrt
do
when:
I
was
in
LA:·
¥Id
it's
P◊t
Just
an}'\Vhere on
the East
Coast
It ,.,,
1adisQn
Square Garden, what
!-i
om
e
woula
-Gall
the "Mecca"
of ha
s-
ketball. Jordan
playdd
at
1
J
t\1,,ice
in his Marist career,.
l
ead-
µig
Marist
to
a
win
over
St
John',
during his junior
season.
"Those
two
games [at
.
i~G
]
were two
of
m,y
favorite
iJl
my
SEEJOROAN, PAGE
2
New Marist program will
promote fun without alcohol
By SARAH HOLMES
Circle Contributor
Friday night and you feel like
a loser because you are not out
drinking with your floor mates.
Is there anything else
fun to do
that does not require alcohol or
partying and is there anyone else
out there who really feels the
same way?
There are ways and there are
people. Soon to be advertised
fhroughout Marist College is a
program tliat promotes activities
on campus and ·in the communi-
ty
called AlterEdu.
back and students began to come
up with things they thought
would help other students. Each
school's group is led by a student
administrator 9r monitor rather
than
a
college official who
would make it less likely for stu-
dents to join. With the student-
run set-up and the enthusiasm of
the students who participated in
the online program, Outside the
Classroom began selling this
website to different colleges.
Many schools began participat-
ing because students got to
decide what they wanted to do
and it helped to promote a
fun
campus life.
"Pat Cordner presented it to us
as a
program
similar to
Facebook and Myspace that
would allow students to come in
contact and get involved with
other students who do not need
alcohol to have a good time,"
SGA Vice President Billy Burke
said.
what it is for so it is easier for
Marist students to find each
other."
"It is particularly good with
freshmen who need help meeting
·
people," she said. Cordner also
noted how one in three of the
phone calls she receives have to
do with students meeting new
people. Cordner would informal-
ly help the non-partiers who
wanted to meet someone with
similar interests. But with 1000
new students each year. it was
"impossible to do this."
AlterEdu is an online commu-
nity that connects non-partiers
through their different interests
and helps to advertise campus
and community events where
there is no alcohol. A company
called Outside the Classroom
began this as a
.
n online alcohol-
program and it evolved into a
way to bring together those stu-
dents who do not wish to drink
"It's not as threatening or crazy
on the weekends as well as as Facebook and Myspace,"
Many freshmen find it hard to
tell people they are not drinkers
because they feel like they have
to be in order to fit in.
If room-
mates and floor mates stay out
late drinking, then the non-
drinker feels like they need to go
out and have fun to meet people.
Luck decides whether someone
is surrounded by good people,
and sometimes the good friend
or group of people one needs are
a floor down from them.
Non-partiers may
feel like the
minority on campus, but it is
possible that a number of Marist
students do not drink.
involve kids with campus activi-
ties.
This received positive feed-
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Assistant Dean of Student
Affairs
Patricia
Cordner said.
"And it's
more
specialized in
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to enjoy festivi-
ties
and
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renovated
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Environmental concerns
surround Leonidoff
Field
By NICOLE CARECCIA
and
STACEY
SAGE
Circle Contributors
The dedication of newly reno-
vated Leonidoff Field signals the
end of construction, but not the
end of the questions about its
environmental consequences.
Professor Richard S. Feldman
objected to the removal of a
once thriving pine grove and the
destruction of an ecological
habitat, in a letter to President
Dennis J. Murray. He also
included a petition with 53 sig-
natures of fellow faculty and
staff members who shared his
concern
.
Feldman called the aesthetic
change of this area of campus
"dramatic."
"It
seems to be senseless
,
" he
said. "The cutting of all the trees
on the west side of the football
field has shocked many staff and
facu
l
ty members at the College
."
According to Roy Merolli
,
executi
v
e vice president, 20
trees were cut down a
t
the beg
i
n-
ning of construc
t
ion
,
and
11
of
them were
"
mature"
t
rees
.
Merolli defined a mature tree as
"one that has reached approxi-
mate
l
y 75 percent 'o
f
its fu
ll
canop
y
growth.
"
Fe
l
dman examined the tree
'
rings and found that one of the
large red oaks was 80 years o
l
d.
Merolli said the initial goal of
tlie project had been to preserve
SEE
LEONIDOFF,
PAGE
4
Youngest Connecticut Mayor,
Marist alum returns to
speak
By JOE GENTILE
Staff Writer
"Classes are classes, you don't
use everything in everyday life,"
commented
Mayor
Ryan
Bingham
of
Torrington,
Connecticut in a visit to his alma
mater
sponsored by the Marist
C~ege
Republicans
.
But
Hingham
,
the youngest candi-
da
to
be elected to mayor in
n
·t
i
l
u• history at age
22,
s
a
d
to NBC 30 in 2005,
"There
'
s no school for mayor
.
Any mayor coming in is going to
have to learn a lot.
I am definite-
ly prepared for that."
Now, two years
l
ater, Bingham
returned on September 26 at 7pm
in the Perfonning Arts Room to
impart his knowledge about
mun
i
cipal government for the
city of 36
,
000 people he leads.
"I knocked on 6,000 doors in
Torrington
,"
Bingham claimed
as he described the grassroots of
hi
s sue
'CS!-.ful
2
00
5
1.:arn aign
'°
or
mayor only months after gradua-
tion. Not ~nly is he the
y
oungest
mayor in Connecticu
t
history, he
is also the first Republican to be
elected as mayor in
T
orrington
'
s
history.
"
I take my e
l
ec
t
ion as the
'Perfect S
t
orm'," Bingham said,
citing a lackluster incumbent and
beating the brain-drain syn-
drome as the key components to
his victory
.
Edging out the Democratic
SEE
MAYOR,
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2
JAMES REILLY
/
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Join the Marlst Men's and Women's Basketball
Teams
at
the McCann
Center
for "Marist Madness• on Friday,
October
12 et 7:00 p.m. The
first
1,000
students
will receive
a
free Marist
Basketball
T-Shlrt. There will
be
contests, prizes,
food
and morel Help us kick off a
new
season of Marlst Basketball
at the McCann
Center
on
Friday,
October 12 at 7:00
p.m.l
·
Mari st professors,. artwork on
display at Steel Plant Studios
By
AMY
GHIO
and
TYLER
THURSTON
Circle Contributors
From kindergarten finger
paintings through high school
poetry
,
teachers display student
creations on the walls. At col-
lege, students finally get the
chance to view the creative
works of their professors. Marist
students have the opportunity to
do just that at the faculty art
exhibit, entitled "Artists/Poe
t
s
,"
which is now on display in the
Steel Plant Studios
.
Ed Sm
i
th, the director of the
Marist College Art Gallery, sa
i
d
he is excited abou
t
the theme he
chose this year: the connection
between art and the wr
i
tten
word.
"Art and writing are like cake
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and icing; they were meant for
one a
n
other
,
" he said.
Each art
i
st chose a poem or
short piece of writing that
t
hey
felt re
l
ated to their artwork.
Some chose poems by well-
known writers such as James
Joyce and Pablo Neruda. Smith
chose a piece by Professor
Thomas
Zurhe
ll
en
of the
English Departmen
t
to accom-
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Jordan goes to Knicks
college career," he said. "It's the
world's most famous arena, and
I have been going there since I
was a kid."
Jordan, who grew up in
Hartford, CT, followed the
Knicks all his life, but actually
grew up a Chicago Bulls fan
because of one special player
whom he shares a last name
with . .
"I followed the Knicks grow-
ing up, but wasn;t a fan, because
I liked Michael Jordan and the
Bulls," Jordan said.
According to Stilphen, Jordan
will likely have a much larger
following playing on the East
Coast than he would have in
California.
"He's from the East Coast and
went to school here too, so I
think he'll definitely have a larg-
er following than he would have
in L.A," Stilphen said
.
"I know
I'd like to go catch a couple
games if I can
.
"
While New York is a conven-
ient location for Jordan and his
following, Head Coach Matt
Brady is unsure that the Knicks'
style of play is a good fit for the
NCAA's top assist man from the
las
t
two seasons.
"I always hoped he'd go some-
where with an up-tempo style of
offense, and that's not rea
ll
y the
Knicks style of basketball,"
Brady said.' "He's a unique tal-
ent. He makes things easier for
other players, and that must be
what the Knicks see and are hop-
ing for in him. I'm just hoping it
will work out."
Jordan will have to compete
with Stepho1,1 Marbury, Mardy
Collins and Nate Robinson for a
spot on the roster as a point
guard
. This will be no easy task, but
Brady is hopeful.
"When a team trades for you,
that means they have interest.
The fact that this was a proactive
move is very positive;" he said
.
Brady pointed out that if
Jordan was to have success in
the NBA in the near future, it
would have a deep impact on
recruiting.
"The kids we're trying to
recruit will see him more now
that he's on the east coast, so
they'll be able to follow him," he
said. "If he has a long career and
kids see that he's from Marist, it
will definitely help recruiting."
The Knicks' Media Day is
scheduled
for
Monday
at
Madison
Square
Garden
Training Center in Tarrytown,
N.Y.
Then the team will hold train-
ing camp in Charleston, S.C.
The team opens its preseason
slate on Monday, Oct. 8 against
the Philadelphia 76ers in
Columbia, S.C
.
The team has
four preseason games at
Madison Square Garden -
Thursday, Oct.
11
vs. Maccabi
Tel Aviv (7:30 p.m.), Monday,
Oct. 22 vs. Boston (7:30 p.m.),
Wednesday, Oct. 24 vs.
Philadelphia (7:30 p.m.) and
Friday, Oct. 26 vs. New Jersey
(7:30 p.m.).
N
ew
·
program helps non-partiers
"The partiers just get more
attention," Cordner said.
Before AlterEdu, Marist had
the social norms campaign with
posters saying
,
"Most Marist
Students Drink Moderately or
Abstam frotn
Usittg
Alcohol."
Burke said it was a good
informer but that it did not do
much for those who did not want
to drink or party at all. AlterEdu
gave them that other option
.
It
also provides an easier, less
stressful way of meeting new
people, as opposed to talking to
people in class or sitting down
and trying to start a conversation
with complete strangers.
The website allows you to reg-
ister with a national group, in
addition to a group of strictly
Marist students
.
Students are
able to set up a profile and cus-
tomize it, then search for people
who share their interests. Once
students feel comfortable, they
can create their own groups, join
discussions, and write their own
biogs.
"This is huge," Cordner said.
People working in housing and
counseling said they find that
meeting new people and not
wanting to party are among the
biggest problems that students
face, so this new way to promote
events will help connect students
through student efforts.
"Student government liked the
angle it made for students who
prefer on-campus activities to
the party lifesty
l
e.
It
gives stu-
dent government and clubs a
way to advertise their events in a
brand new form where students
will respond eagerly," Burke
said.
The faculty has been talking
about it in classes.
"Marist so far has a lot of peo-
ple asking about it," Cordner
•
said.
Resident Assistants will be
dis-
tributing posters and boo
\s
with condensed informa)ioo.
Fliers were distributed
by
SG~
at the Wellness Fair on Sept.
14,
but it hopes to create more stu-
dent interest as the posters go
up
for this brand new program. This
new program will boost advertis-
ing on campus,
·
and will also act
as
a vehicle to connect students
who can discuss events and
spread the word.
"From my standpoint clubs are
excited to reach out to students,"
Burke said. "It coincides strong-
ly with student government and
provides the initiative to get
more students involved on cam-
pus."
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Board shall act as the cab
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t to the
tud1.:nt
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President and report to
hun.lher
on issu
concerning their respective position
.
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Field renovation affects nature
that tree, the largest mature tree
on campus.
"However, an evaluation of the
tree by our landscape architect
and an ar
b
orist
r
evealed that the
tree was diseased and s
h
ou
ld
be
removed," he said.
Merolli also said the 20 trees
that were removed have been
more than replaced.
"It
is important to note that
over 50 new trees have been
added to the entire p
r
oject site,"
he said.
The pla
nt
ings did satisfy
Feldman's concerns, however.
"The ambiance and the ecolog-
ical habitats are different than
what are created by new plant-
ings," he said. He said the new
trees on the rai·sed earthen areas
"do not seem to be well adapted
to the berm, losing their leaves
premature
l
y."
In his letter to the college pres-
ident, Feldman requested that
Murray appoint an environmen-
tal affairs committee "to imp
l
e-
ment environmen
t
ally sustain
-
able practices, to raise aware-
ness, to use as a teaching tool, to
establish lifelong behaviors sup-
porting the environment and to
capture financial savings where
feasible."
"He has not responded to me
about that request," Feldman
said.
According to Merolli, however,
a response is in the works.
"This semester President
Murray will appoint a campus-
wide advisory committee to
assist in our environmental plan-
ning," he said
,
"The committee
will have
·
broad-based represen-
tation from students, faculty and
staff, and their charge will be to
advise the administration and the
Board of Trustee's Building and
Grounds Committee 'with regard
to the development and imple-
mentation of our s
u
stainability
polic'ies and initiatives."
Campus environmental groups
already exist for students. SEED
is headed by Jacalyn Boer, and a
recycling committee is headed
by Associate Dean of Students
Steve Sansola.
"We hope to recruit more stu-
dents to be able
to
m~~~
a differ-
ence in an issue such as the
removal of trees," Boer said.
Feldman proposed that student
organizations, including The
Circle, Student Government
Association, SEED and FOX-
PAW could show more interest
in
what goes on environmentally on
campus.
"If, in fact, there is concern
among students, they can ask to
meet with President Murray to
work out a plan to manage the
campus in a more environme.Q,-
tally sensitive way, and to con-
sult with those who have envj-
ronmental interests and expert-
ise," he said.
Merolli said Marist plans to
publicize
its
environmental
recor;d.
"The college has completed a
comprehensive list of Marist's
many efforts over the past
decade to make our campus
cleaner and more environmental-
ly fiiendly," he said. "The list,
which will be posted on the
Marist Web site, highlights ways
in which our master plan has
reoriented the campus toward the
lJudson River, f
,
mphasizin_g its
natural beauty and creating sce-
nic vistas."
Mayor returns to al
m
a ma
te
r
incumbent Mayor Owen Quinn
by 224 votes, a'irigharri
said'
He
was glad he took his motber
~
s
advice to can\?a~s the coibttnli-
ni ty.
"I woke up to 60 voicemails
on my cell phone," Bingham
said about the day after his win.
When asked why he decided
to run, Bingham responded
,
"When I came home from col-
lege, I was pissed at the mayor
for playing golf two, three
times a week instead of doing
his job."
"I understand what the issues
are, and I got into it because
I
love Torrington
.
"
Graduating in 2005 with a
bachelor's degree in political
scien<,:e
,
Bingham had been no
stranger to politics; fondly
recalling conversations at the
dinner table as a child from a
fa
_
mily with an established
political legacy. His grandfa-
ther served in the state
Legislature in Hartford and his
mother, Anne Ruwet, currently
is a state representative.
Even though he admittedly
"didn't get involved in politics"
at Marist, Bingham credited the
political science department,
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servative, the liberal principles
he absorbed during his studies
"solidified my beliefs to a cer-
tain effect."
Bingham is a self-described
moderate, placing an acute
emphasis on fiscal responsibili-
ty as mayor. For the fitst time
in
twelve
year's,
Mayor
Bingham managed to lower
taxes in his second budget year.
He has
·
also expanded the
Toqi,i.gton Police
'
Dep,artment
by hiring eight more cops, and
is currently engaged in a $120
million rehabilitation pr<>ject
for the city's downtown
.
"We've
created over 200
Jobs
in Torririgtori, which i's phe-
nomenal," Bingham remarked.
Now, the mayor is engaged in
a heated re-election campaign
against his opponent
,
Owen
Quinn
.
When asked about his
campaign
,
Bingham boasted
about having "250 lawn signs
,
"
whereas his opponent had
"
one
lawn sign handmade by his
mother or grandmother."
Even if Bingham is not re-
elected as ma
y
or
,
he does not
refute the' poi;s
'
if,ility
or
go1rlg
Mt
R~ressi6fiiil
seat
in
tlie
U.S
!
House of Representatives
-
when he is 30.
"The biggest thing to do to
get involved in po
l
itics is to get
involved," Bingham errtpha:.:.
sized. He also addressed the
Republicans among the
·
ten in
attendance to not let the "liber-
ai environment" of Marist
College oppress them or por-
tray them as "the enemy
.
"
"I thought it was teally inter~
esting the way he focused on
real world problems and used
his princ
i
ples to address
t
hern,"
said freshmen Nick Mayr
.
Junior Joseph D'e
L
isle
,
.Chairman
-Of
the Marist College
Republicans, said he felt 1t
would be relevant to invite an
alum who has benefited from
his involvement in politics.
"As soon as he [Bingham] got
out, he immed
i
ately jumped
right into the political realrri
and, because of that, became a
popular incumbent
i
n this
year's mayoral race," DeLisle
said
.
Professors' a
rt
put
o
n di
sp
l
ay
pany his own art:
The artwork ranges from pho-
tography to figures to painting
.
Some can be classified as figu
-
rative, while other works are
the farthest thing from
it.
A few
works of photography are "a
documentation of the world
,
"
as Smith describes thetn, while
others are, "absolutely nothing
you'd see with the naked eye."
With four pieces of art on dis
-
play, Professor Donise English
took the theme to heart, using
Pablo Neruda as her poetic
muse. English became interest
-
ed in the concept of traveling
between the conscious and
unconscious in the context of a
single poem
.
With gouach
e
paint and collaged ink trans-
fers,
English
c9mbi
_
ned
Neruda's words and her own
artistic vision to develop her
creations
.
"If
you look c~refully at the
layer~ of paint and ink transfers
and the collaging of disparate
fragments of
i
mages
,
I think
you will see the conn
e
ction
between what I am doing and
my source of inspirati_on," she
said.
While the messages from the
artists may vary, the message
Smith wants to send is clear.
All the pr
e
paration
,
the printing
of flyers, planning of th
e
recep-
tions, and hanging
of
frames is
aimed to encourage a big stu
-
dent and faculty turnout.
"B
e
ing an artist is a pri
v
at
e
activity. Musicians and actors
may reach an audience in one
performance that an artist
might reach in a year," h
e
said.
"Exhibitibns are an opportunity
for an artist to be public.
"
SopJ:iorp.ore studio art major
Kristen King plans to attend the
exhibit.
"I think it witl be
-
reall
y
inter-
esting,
"
she said.
"
I mean, it'~
nice when other artists decide
to share their. work with the
world."
The Marist
C
olle
g
e Art
Gallery
,
located in the Steel
Plant Studios
,
is open Monday
through Friday from noon to 5
p.m
.
and Saturda
y
s from noon
to 4 p
.
m.
"
Artists
/P
o
e
ts
"
will
be on display until Octob
e
r 2
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THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER
4,
2007
Security Briefs
Marist boring, inept
By
lYLER THURSTON
John-Gllda~n-tralnlng
9/25
Public
Senice
Announcement
And now, a
public
service
annmmcement from your friends
at
The Circle. Every year, security
warns
us to lock
up
or personal
belongings, and every year, more
things get stolen.
Wrth
a
sad face
and a heavy heart, we wonder why.
In Mccann recently,
a
student
reported
the loss of
a
debit card,
phone, and small ammmt of cash
_while
playing basketball. Across
campus, at
the
library, another stu-
dent reported the
1~
of
an iPod.
Kids, don't leave expensive
things
out
in
the
open-
lock them up. And,
if you have time, talce your vitamins,
say your prayers, and read
to
an
orphan.
The more you think, the
more you know.
9/26 - Sheahan Hall
A window was found mysteriously
shattered in the lmmge of Sheahan
Hall.
Hey, that's one way of getting
alcohol
in.
I
mean, if sneaking it past
security
in your large duffle
bag
in
the front entrance doesn't worlc,
why not try smashing a window in
the loWlge ... right in front of securi-
ty.
Oh
wait,
that might not wmk.
Clearly
freshman year taught me
nothing.
9/26
-
Dorm Residence
Once again, security reported
the
1Ulauthoriz.ed use of an
ID
card
to
gain
access to a dorm. I'm not at lib-
erty
to say
what dorm it was exact-
ly, but there are only a few dorms on
campus, so it really narrows itself
down. Just please tell me this was
not a Poughkeepsie local someone
brought
back.~ warning to all fresh-
men
-
do
not bring Poughkeepsie
locals back to your room, because it
always starts well, they buy you
drinks all
night and ask you all about
lovely Marist Then, you get back to
your room and you realize that she
has
an Adam's apple or he went to
high school with your father. It's just
a bad situation altogether.
9/27 -
Gartland Commons
You
know,
Marist
should really not
give
anyone a
kitchen. It's
like
giv-
ing matches
to a small
child, it may
be cute
while he
tries to
open
them,
but
it's never
going to
end well. The
smell of burning
bacon
triggered the
noses of
various sophomores, and
the
smoke triggered
the
fire
alarm.
Have we
even
mastered
boiling
water
in pots,
ye(!
And you people
are already attempting savory
breakfast meats with burning
oil?
Are
you
kidding
me?
9/29
-
Campus
A local restaurant was spotted once
again
soliciting
on
campus,
this time
at least handing
out
flyers rather
than throwing
them
in the air in cel-
ebration and fleeing. To
me, this
doesn't
seem like that big of a deal,
I mean, I talce the flyers because it's
awkward when they hand them
straight to you and you feign a
paper
phobia. But
soon enough, the flyers
advertising
half-off
deals
turn
into
the
ones
claiming there's one
more
spot
on
the
spaceship for you to
escape
Armageddon. Bad times,
bad
times.
9/29
Public
Senice
Announcement #2
For the past tw9 weeks, the college
has
undergone
an
extensive
New
York state fire inspection. As
anoth-
er
W.endoi
~~H f~~
should remember that extension
CQJ°d$
are
not
alklwed, not are can-
dles or
halogen lights. Also, do not
smoke in your room, hang
decora-
tions from sprinkler heads, or stack
storage
up
to the sprinkler head
itself. Knowing two ways to exit
your dorm room is also preferred.
So
apparently, I have to llllplug my
extension cord I use to power the
fan I hang from my sprinkler head
to blow my smoke out the window.
Damn.
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The Security
Briefs
are
intended as
satire am/ fully
protected
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the
First Amendment
of the
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"Whose Line" comedy
brings laughs to McCann
By SARAH
HOLMES
Circle Contributor
Don't believe that the guys
from
"Whose Line Is
It
Anyway?" are really improvis-
ing everything? If you went in a
skeptic Friday night you proba-
bly left a believer. Colin Moehrle
and Brad Sherwood delighted
the packed McCann gym last
Friday for Family Weekend with
their quick wit and sometimes
unintentional humor.
After an introduction and ask-
ing who thought that they
had
memorized their material
before
-
hand, Moehrle and Sherwood
proceed(?d to disprove those
believers.
While waiting for some of the
front row audience to write down
bits of dialogue, they picked two
members to come up and act as
their own puppeteers. With one
moving the limbs of Moehrle
and the other moving those of
Sherwood, they canoed through
Italy to find an employer for
Sherwood.
The classic skit was even bet-
ter live and instead of lasting less
than five minutes it proceeded
for a side-splitting 15.
"Your bald head is giving me
an erection," Sherwood read off
one of the dialogue papers, luck-
ily drawn out of the pile by him
and not who it referred too. This
second skit used the dialogue
lines provided by the audience to
create a comical episode of sav-
ing bunnies from a lava flow.
Lance, played by Mochrie, is
separated from the bunny farm
by the flow of lava coming from
a volcano and he calls up the
"lava-bunny" specialist Dexter,
p_layed by Sherwood, to save the
bunnies. The ensuing improvisa-
tion was a delight for the crowd,
who had put in many memorable
lines like "Marist raised their
tuition?!" and "My poop is
green."
As Moehrle pulled one out he
began by saying "And she
said ... 'That's what she said."' A
few times they showed each
other the piece of paper to prove
that
it
was really what someone
had written, adding to the come-
dy just by their expressions.
Probably the most ridiculous
line, and perhaps one of the
crudest, was when Mochrie was
saying what Sherwood's wife
would say when he was in bed:
"I have a dead cat in my pants."
Following the dialogues came
"The Torture Game," a mix of
five different games, many of
which are seen on
"Whose
Line
Is
It
Anyway?" They would yell
out
"freeze"
when the game
would change.
A talk about buns and butter
progressed to the point where
Sherwood said, "I'll supply the
bW1S but you'll have to supply
the meat." Moehrle quickly
yelled out "freeze" and they
went into letter substitution,
changing all s's into p's.
The audience could hear them
getting used to changing the
sounds around but after a few
lines the bantering dialogue went
incredibly well.
When they began getting into
the swearwords the crowd was
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By
ALEXANDRIA
BRIM
Circle Contributor
Three months mce the release
of
"i-lar
ry
Potter and the Deathly
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uo\,
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•
pup1.r now.
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a di
cu:-;;i
in of the seventh
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bolik
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m
th
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ro
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of
f
ontain
.
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lu<l ·nt
nnd
fan
di
cu .
t:d the
:ind nrgu~d their theories.
uch fan war
'tcphanie
,
gr <luate of Htri~t
la
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of 2007. Sh
how
·he
f
runed to
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me o
1
,
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as I had
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h1
ok
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to avoid
'hearing
an:1
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deci-
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other top-
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they wished
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despite
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had tried to
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actrve rol m the discussion. 1
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Movie Review: The Nanny Diaries
By
KRYSTEN
MANKE
Circle Contributor
As
an advocate of the book-
over-movie argument, I'm going
to give it to you straight: Read
the book. You're never going to
find a movie that lives up to its
written counterpart and "The
Nanny Diaries" was no excep-
•
I
tion.
From the delivery of the open-
ing lines, to the way the movie
ends, to the name of the main
character, I found myself won-
dering whether the directors bad
even read the book.
It was one of
those movies that
should
have
been 'loosely based' on the novel
and certainly should not have
had the same.name as the book.
The premise of the
movie is that Annie
(Scarlett Johansson)
leaves home in an
effort to find her place
in the -world. She
/ ,
moves to New York
f
i
and falls into a nanny
f7
.
..J
position for a woman,
Mrs.
X, who starts out
like a 9Team, but
quickly spirals
_
into a
nightmare. Annie finds
herself as housekeeper,
chore-runner, nanny,
and mother all in one
fell swoop.
With no experience,
she has to rely on
instinct alon~ to take
care of a little boy, in
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number
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the
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lh
the fa
h1on
mdust.ry (not all of which
admire or unde tand). F
hion
1
a tough bu ine:;s because
11 IS
tremel
ompet1h
a11d tran•
s1ent, though
1th
the
xtraord1-
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11:npo
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that
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but you
just
d
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to
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done.
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1s
one thing that
mo
I
JX..-Opl
m
fa h1on
will
have
to do
that
I
greatly admtrc
an
1
probably
the reason
l love
the
fa
h1
n indu
try
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tra
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.Fashion ,s uch an important
a-~
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of culture, and
it
has
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Jt's not ju
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the takmg o
idem
th,m
nothet culrurt. but
acqmong
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appre
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and
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culture
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without
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tahh hed
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proved itself m severnl
un-
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in
term of
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(among
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and Burberry s head d
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Music Review: Foo Fighters
By
VINCENT
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Circle
Contributor
The album cover for the Foo
Fighters' new album
"Echoes,
Silence, Patience & Grace" is
gray slate and adorned with
what appears to be a falling tor-
pedo.
It
is simple but intriguing
for their sixth studio album,
which was released on Sept. 25.
The album starts off with
radio single "The Pretender,"
which is reminiscent of "All My
Life" from 2002's "One by
One." This high energy track is
arguably one of the best songs
on the album and is characteris-
tic of the Foo Fighters' trade-
mark: wall-of-sound, guitar
heavy, screaming vocals cut
with moments of quiet.
The rest of the album flows
smoothly and seems to go up
and down sonically.
"Let
it Die"
is a quieter tune with passages
of loud screaming and guitar
play. "Long Road to Ruin" is
another impressive track, ripe
with emotion and a guitar solo
to boot.
"Ballad of the Beaconsfield
Miners" is an acoustic song that
Grohl, the band's founder, wrote
after meeting with one of the
trapped mine survivors of the
2006 Beaconsfield, Australia
mine collapse.
It stands apart
from the rest of the tracks on the
album and features very beauti-
ful acoustic work from Grohl.
The album closes with
"Home," which includes croon-
ing vocals and piano. It is a
omber.
almost
bonng
end to an otherwise energetic
album.
The album is not perfect by
any means; some parts get too
slow, and some tracks seem bor-
ing and uninspired. Admittedly,
a few songs actually sound like
leftovers from their last album,
"In
Your Honor," except that
instead of dividing the album
into a
"rock"
side and "soft"
side, it was jumbled into one big
mix.
"Echoes, Silence, Patience
&
Grace," as a whole, is a great
effort
from
the
Foo
Fighters. Their sound has
changed a great deal since their
1997 "The Colour and the
Shape" and l 999's "There is
Nothing Left to Lose," arguably
the Foo Fighters' best work to
date.
Their earlier sound was heav•
ily
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and just plain fun to listen to.
Their more recent efforts have
become increasingly quieter and
more serious, although this does
not mean that the work has
headed downhill; just in a dif-
ferent direction.
This phenomenon seems to
happen to almost all bands, but
how it affects the band's sound
and musical flavor is dependent
on the group. Some bands just
crash and bwn, but not the Foo
Fighters. Their new sound,
although different, is satisfying.
Seasoned listeners will appreci-
ate
what
Groh!,
Mendel,
Shiflett. and Hawkins have
sculpted.

















































































































THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007
www.maristcircle.com
PAGES
Coping
with awkward living situations
By
KELLY LAUTURNER
Circle Contributor
Living with people is not easy.,
especially people who are
the
same age as you ...
all
of
the
tim~. So, should an awkward sit-
uation arise, here are ways to go
about dealing with
them.
1.
Problem:
My room-
mates/housemates
constantly
have people over. They make
lots of noise when I'm trying to
~eep/study/exist.
It's definitely threatening
to
walk into your
room
and
find a
good
seven
people sitting
all
over your cramped
room, hold-
ing
your
treasured stuffed
animal
;or
using
your computer.
But it
happens and
you
have to deal
M'ith it.
What do
you
do?
a) Tell everyone to get
out
right
now, and then begin
WW3
with
your
roommate
b) Call security
to leave an
anonymous
tip
that people
are
erinking
in
your
room
c) Go
running
out
of your room
to
your
frien~
d)
Ask
some people
_
to move
out of the way and stop touching
your stuff
If you picked A or B, you are in
need of some advice for sure
.
;picking C or D are better alterna-
tives. C allows you to let off
steam with friends
,
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it
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of tho. c ri:1bo
comes down to it; you still did
not stand up to your roommate.
D shows some real courage and
tact.
Here is a situation that hap-
pened to one of my friends. Andy
came into her room one week-
night and found about ten people
in her room. She had just gotten
back from night class and a
meeting
.
She was tired but anx-
ious to get her homework done
so she could go to bed. So what
did she do? She came into the
room, said hi to everyone, and
dropped her stuff off after fight-
ing to get to her desk. Since this
was not an ideal situation to get
homework done, she went to go
visit some friends for an hour
and returned to her room after
detoxing and sharing her frustra-
tion with her friends. She then
did her work
,
and went to bed,
still Andy was frustrated with her
roommate's inability to clue in to
her thoughts
.
Andy refused to
talk to her roommate, and creat-
ed more friction between them.
If
it really bothers you, go
away for a little while and talk to
someone to calm down.
If
you
can maintain your cool, just ask
the offending people if they can
leave your stuff alone and let you
get to your desk/bed or wherever
you were planning to go
.
When
the guests have gone, you need
to talk to your roommate about
what
bothers
you; even if
it's
bc111g
awkward. Tell him/her you don't
like it when people are over too
late and you're trying to go to
bed. Work out some kind of
compromise about how late
guests can stay and what is rea-
sonable for you.
If
the problem
continues, bring your RA into
the situation to mediate. You
might need to make a roommate
contract, -but it will protect you
from continued hassles
.
Also
make sure to lock up or put away
precious
items
such as jewelry or
even stuffed animal. Also, it is a
good idea to put a password on
your computer.
2.
People think any food
in
the refrigerator is up for grabs.
Contrary to popular belief, the
college refrigerator is not like a
buffet. You can't assume food is
part yours just because you live
there. So let's say one of your
housemates brings a leftover Red
Fox wrap back from the Palace
and leaves it in the fridge. Do
you:
a) Eat the wrap and deny it
b) Look at the wrap for a while
and make Mac and Cheese
instead
c) Eat the wrap and own up to
it when he/she asks you
d) Ask him/her if he/she plans
on finishing it, and it not, could
you have some
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taking their food/water/last slice
of cake unless they have already
given you permission.
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you're
lttiying some food items together
with your housemates, then by
all means take those as you
please. But it you're not partly
claiming it, then put it down and
move on
.
I have a friend, Bobby, who
had problems with his room-
mates taking his food. He offered
to share some fruit snacks with
his housemates, and when he
came back later that night, all of
his fruit snacks were gone. He
was angry because his house-
mates took advantage of his
openness and open box of food.
But again, Bobby didn't tell his
offending housemates how much
he was angry, he just started hid-
ing his food.
This isn't a great way to deal
with it either. It's important to set
rules
.
1f
you have a bunch of
sodas in the refrigerator and your
roommate takes half of them
without paying you or offering to
get some more, you need to talk
to them. Agree to buy some
together so you can both share
them, or tell them
.
they are not
welcome to take your
stuff
at
will. We tend to forget that
~efrigerators aren't like the ones
at home, where anything in there
is really fair game. It may take
some people some reminding.
but soon we should all realize to
ask before taking.
If
the situation
does not improve, then label
your stuff.
3. My roommate(s)
keep
ditching me.
We've all been there. You're
sitting with
some
of
your house-
mates and pals and they
start
talking about the great time
out
they had last night. You realize
that they went without you, and
then
posted
pictures
on
Facebook for you to see. Plus
they keep saying
things
like,
"Remember when Mandy's shoe
fell
off?", and you keep remind-
ing them you weren't there to
witness this hysterical moment.
.
You're upset, mad, and you real-
ly don't want to spend
more
time
reliving more "good times" you
weren't a part of. So what do
you
do?
a) Storm out of the room so you
don't have to listen to them any-
more
b) Go through all their pictures
and write comments like,
"If
I
was there,
I
would have been
laughing
at Mandy".
c)
Ask them to invite you,
or to wait for you before they go
somewhere.
d)
Start getting your own
posse and having your own great
times with them.
Alright, for those of you who
chose A or
B,
these answers are
iOmmonly
knows as
as
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-
aggressive, a.k.a. not healthy. C
is a good choice because you can
express your true feelings
.
And
while D seems slightly mean,
you need too create your
fun
if
your so called friends keep
excluding you.
Here's another story. My friend
Charlie
repeatedly
got ditched by
his housemates.
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One time he
wanted to go to the mQvies with
his housemates, but he had to go
pick up his laundry. By the time
he got back to the room, his pals
had left him home alone. Charlie
became convinced his room-
mates purposely ditched him, so
when they got home, he
slammed doors and yelled "I
hope you had fun." While
Charlie did confront his room-
mates about the problem, he did
it in a totally passive-aggressive
manner,
which did not help his
case. Why would his friends
want to hang out with someone
who causes so much unwanted
drama? Not a good idea, Charlie.
So in conclusion, always think
before you react. You don't want
to
be aggressive, but you don't
want to be a doormat. Talk to
others about your problems, but
make sure you also talk to the
people who are bothering you,
because festered anger does
nobody
good. Hopefully we all
feel a little more cleaned after
discussing these issues.
Dorm
recipe
of the week:
By
KRYSTEN MANKE
Staff
Writer
Pineapple Chicken
Trust me when
I
tell you that this dish is both tasty (it's not pasta or pizza, hurray!) and really hard to
mess up. As in, you can see smoke, the chicken can be black, and you will still have a decent meal at the
end of it all.
3-4 boneless chicken breasts
1/2
cup flour
1
teaspoon salt
1/
4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 can chunk pineapple
(2
if you want a lot of pineapple)
1-2 tablespoons butter
soy sauce - about a tablespoon
In
a mixing bowl, stir together the dry ingredients
.
Prep the chicken by removing the fat and tendons,
and rinse with water. (Don't dry it too much ... the water helps the flour stick). Coat the chicken in the
flour mixture one piece at a time. On medium to medium high heat, melt the butter in a large frying
pan
.
Add the chicken and brown on both sides. When it is browned, test <loneness with a fork into the
thickest part of the chicken. Sprinkle the soy sauce over the chicken and turn so both sides get coated a
little. Add the pineapple
'
Guice and all) and cover. Simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes.
_
It should
just bubble a little. Serve over instant white rice and enjoy!
No sweat: the top five dorm room friendly
exercises
By
SARAH HOLMES
Circle Contributor
Repeat each
exercise
two or three times to increase tone, flexibility and strength without much sweat.
Each exercise
is done for 40 seconds with a 20 second rest before the following one.
Supplies:
51b ball, or object
equivalent
that you hold in your hands comfortably
Toe lifts:
Stand straight holding the ball close to your chest. Lift yourselfup on your toes, feeling the flex
of the calf
muscle,
and then rock back onto your heels to feel a pull in the same muscle.
Side-twists:
Keeping the ball close to your body, twist left to stretch the right side of your upper body
and let your
right
foot
extend
to the side to get a longer stretch then twist the same way towards the right.
Squats:
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. The ball can be held to your chest, above your head,
or out in front of you, switch it up
each
time to work different arm muscles. Bend your knees to a
90-
degree angle then straighten. Be sure to keep your knees over your heels, your back straight, and don't
lock your knees when you straighten.
"Bailing
water"
:
Again
your feet
should
be shoulder-width apart and your arms
should
be
extended
to
hold the ball out
in
front of you and bend at the waist down, keeping arms extended. Swing the body to
the left
as
though throwing the ball over your left shoulder then go back down and
repeat
on the right
side.
Leg
lunge
:
Legs are shoulder-width apart and back is straight as you step out with your left/right leg and
bend at the knee without
extending
it over the foot.
Hands
should be holding the ball in any of the posi-
tions mentioned in the
squat exercise
so you are not
tempted
to put pressure on your
bending knee.













































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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, OCTOBER
4, 2007 •
PAGE
7
Fox P.A. W. holds lecture to address bird flu concerns, dispel myths
By
JOSEPH GENTILE
Staff
Writer
Fall features a number of changes, whether it is the coloration of
the leaves or the number of kids snorting their phlegm. With colder
temperatures fast approaching, the incidence of communicable dis-
eases, such as influenza,
is
catching in the Marist community.
However, as
Dr.
Michael Greger illustrated in his Sept. 17th lecture
"Surviving the Pandemic: Bird F•u and Other Emerging Infectious
Diseases," the most significant threat to
our
safety may not be phys-
ical violence, but viruses.
Sponsored by FoxPAW (People for Animal Welfare), the event
attracted roughly 60 members of the Marist faculty and student body
for an education in the evolution of disease. Influenza, as Greger
indicated, initially had existed in the intestines of wild ducks for mil-
lions of years. However, the H5Nl viral strain responsible for the
recent outbreak of bird flu may potentially, Greger says, "Kill
more
people in 25 weeks than AIDS has killed in 25 years."
In order to develop a deeper understanding of the dilemma, Greger
chronologically charted the history of mankind, going as far back as
10,000 years, to illuminate what he called the "Three Periods of
Disease," beginning with the "Domestication of Animals." Birds
aside, the domestication of creatures, such as pigs, camels, and hors-
es, h~s been historically linked to the emergence of whooping cough,
smallpox, and the common cold. Paraphrasing from Guns, Germs,
and Steel by Jared Diamond, Greger said that the Native American
populations of the New World stood no chance whatsoever against
the invading Europeans because they simply had no plagues of their
own.
By the 19th century, specifically in the United States and Europe,
From Page f,ive
Greger described the next era of disease as "Diseases of
Civilization." Due to unregulated polluting, unenforced health and
safety codes, and inadequate housing, people began living and work-
ing more closely than ever before. Subsequently, the rapidity of con-
tamination increased tenfold. Polio, not influenza, had become
·
exceptionally lethal, and its effects long-lasting.
That is, until, the international Flu Pandemic of 1918. Greger cred-
ited its spread as a consequence of trench warfare experienced by the
hundreds of thousands of American Gls returning from the battle-
fields of Europe. Ultimately, more than a quarter of all Americans fell
ill,
resulting in an estimated 50 to 100 million deaths and the digging
of mass graves nationwide.
Today, Greger said, "We are living in the Age of Emerging
Plagues." Even though the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) con-
firmed that the number of deaths attributed to infectious diseases had
been in decline after 1918, it
became
resurgent once again in 1975.
Suburban development, Greger noted, and a blatant disrespect for
animals, whether it be in the form of illegal trafficking or poaching,
·
all directly contributed to that surge of infectious diseases.
The destruction of wildlife by developers has led to an overpopu-
lation of tick-infested mice, who, in tum, spread the bacteria respon-
sible for Lyme disease
to
humans in Connecticut in the 1970s.
Elsewhere, in Africa, the clearing of rainforests for
logging
roads
encouraged laborers to slaughter gorillas, chimpanzees, and other
animals for food. Such actions, subsequently, led to the incubation of
the HIV retrovirus in humans, and the enormity of AIDS, a pandem-
ic that has decimated that continent 30 years later.
'%e next pandemic may be an unnatural disaster of our own mak-
ing," Greger cautioned.
The CDC has already designated bird flu a rating of Category
5
on
its threat chart, the highest level; indicating that 15 percent of those
infected with the disease would die.
First appearing in 1997, the
H5Nl virus mutated and began spreading throughout the Southeast
Asian poultry industry.
"What this shows us is that it can evolve into an efficient human
killer,'' Greger said.
Explaining its sudden arrival, Dr. Robert G Webster of St. Jude's
Children's Research Hospital in Mempqis, Tennessee believes that
bird flu is just another mere byproduct of the "!"ay people have
changed raising their animals. For example, in China, 10 million
birds are confined just inches apart in football field-sized poultry fac-
tories.
"When
the next beak is just inches away, there's no limit on how
nasty these viruses can get," according to Greger.
So, it is no surprise that when ducks, from which influenza origi-
nates, are thrust into c~mped, stressful quarters
in
filthy open-air
markets that the H5Nl virus quickly mutates to attack terrestrial
birds, such as chickens. In Greger's opinion, combating the role of
factory-farming on a global scale may
be
the only way to contain and
neutralize future viruses. However, in the meantime
"everything
you
need to know to survive a pandemic you learned in kindergarten,''
through basic hygiene, such as hand-washing
.
"Bird flu is something that everybody should be concerned about,"
.
said FoxPAW Vice President Maxine Presto.
"The
lecture provided
people with valuable information and lets them start making deci-
sions about their lifestyles."
"It is not just an animal rights issue," added FoxPAW President
Christie Donnelly. "It also involves people interested in scientific
development."
According to the World Health Organization
(WHO),
194 people,
mostly in Indonesia, have died of bird flu since 2003.
Whose Line comedy brings laughs to McCann
roaring
with
laughter
as
''baptard,"
''jackapp," "phit'' and "apphole"
reached their
ears.
The letter
substitu-
tion lasted
the longest of all the
games.
Then, they gracefully ended
with
Dr.
Seuss
rltyming.
Game", or something with those
words. With
the
aid of some brave
college students,
100
live mouse-
traps
were set
on
the stage.
Sherwood and Mochrie were then
blindfolded
once
they
had
removed
their
shoes
and
socks.
hopes of
them
hitting a sensitive
part
of the anatomy.
Movie Review:
T~e
Nanny Diaries
Two msuspect:ing audience
mem-
bers
were then chosen
to
be the
sound effect
makers
as Sherwood
and Mochrie
attempted
fence
repair
before getting
to
a Nascar
race.
The
man
chosen
to
do the sound
effects
for Mochrie
rose
to
the occasion
but
the two comedians
still
managed
to
make
fun
of both audience members
in the
kindest
but
funniest
way
possi-
ble.
Following
the
skillful
SOUM~,
Brad and Colin took their show one
step further
with the ''Dangerous
Barefooted Blindfolded Alphabet
The
two men
began
at
the
letter S
and had to speak
one at a time
through the alphabet while moving
about the
stage.
For
safety
reasons,
they did have a
rope to
keep them
from
falling
ojf the stage,
but
they
still
warned the audience about
fly-
ing
mousetraps.
The
smprise
and
pain
was
apparent
in
their~
as~
mavet,Qelltin-
ued
~
"11c·
gym
:fill
'with
unre-
strained
laughter.
Near the end of
their alphabet loop, both were
tlying
to
throw the
traps
at
each other
in
With sufficiently sore
feet
and a
crowd filed with red-faced and
breathless spectators,
M0<;hrie and
Sherwood concluded their show
with a lovely song
to recap
all
that
had
gone on
that night.
Sadly there
is
no
exact
quote for what they said but
it did have
to
do with lots of
poo,
Marist's tuition, and Mochrie's head
"acting
on
[Sherwood] like
Viagra."
Improvisation
at its
best
is
what
these two comedians brought
to
Marist for Family Weekend. There
could hardly be a doubt about their
wit and
skill
in
improvising scenes
11Dd
even
if there
was,
the laughter
should have shaken that out of any-
one in
the
audience.
the midst of his terrible-twos,
who doesn't want to warm up to
anyone ~ho might leave again.
As any good toddler would, be
slams doors, pulls pants down,
and does screaming laps around
the penthouse apartment for half
the movie before he warms up.
As much as he warms up to
Annie
,
Mrs.
X
finds problem
after problem to present Annie
with.
If you put aside the fact that the
movie has little to do with the
book, you can enjoy the movie
on
its own merits.
Scarlett
Johansson does
an
excellent
job
of being the awkward but cute
girl who meets the "Harvard
Hottie" with her
·
pants at her
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a
ook
at
our new 2007-08
short-term Study Abroad Programs
for Winter
and Spring and be
amazed at
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you
can
go!
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ankles.
The
"Harvard
Hottie" was just
that; he was the perfect defini-
tion of the boy who knew what to
say and satisfied the romantic
eye-candy aspect of any good
chick flick.
Also present was the Upper
East Side Villainess, Mrs
X,
played by Laura Linney. Now I
don't know about you, but the
last time I saw Linney was in
"Love
Actually" and to see her
as the icy blonde witch was not
only jarring; it was impressive
.
Mrs
.
X
manages
tn be i.ncrea.s-
ingly r:qa.iu.nulative and
con.de-
scending as the movie goes
pn,
and still manages to find time to
tack on a bit of humanity
.
Add in
a
philandering,
emotionally
absent father, a
wily
housekeep-
er, and a few token friends bear-
ing good
advice
and you have
the makings for any good fluff
film.
I will say this for the movie: the
ending was certainly
_
more satis-
fying than the book. It was the
perfect ending
to
a feel good
movie that was based on the end-
ing of a realism-inclusive book,
and for the purposes of the
movie
I
was perfectly fine with
that. The literary side of me is
stm
indignant,
but
my
need for a
light
come(!Y
has
.
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i=rom the world
of
sports
to
the field of communications, Marist alumni
represent
a broad and diverse community.
This Saturday, the college
welcomes back some
of
its
own for the annual Homecoming Weekend.
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Leonidoff dedication to sport althete
alums
By JACK SCANLON
and
NEIL
WALSH
Circle Contributors
Former football, soccer, and
lacrosse athletes are invited to
join in a procession onto the
newly revamped Leonidoff Field
for its dedication ceremony
Saturday. James Luft, a three-
year starter for the football team
from 2003-2005, will be there.
"I'm excited that it's finally
up," he said.
"They
had been
saying it was in the works since
my freshman year."
For Luft, who holds numerous
passing records at Marist, the
occasion is bittersweet.
"I guess I'm a little bitter that I
don't get to play in the new
Leonidoff, but I'm happy for
these guys," he said. "I got the
chance to get to know some of
the upperclassmen when they
were just freshmen and sopho-
m
o
r
e
s
This is definitely a new era of
Marist College football, and I
think it starts with the christen-
ing of that stadium."
The Leonidoff Field
improve-
ment project, overseen by the
architect firm Skidmore,
Owings
& Merrill LLP, had two priori-
ties: the field surface and specta-
tor seating. The field, originally
grass, was replaced with a syn-
thetic
playing surface known as
field turf. The seating area,
which once held 2,500 fans, was
demolished and a new facility
was built on the opposite side.
According to the Marist
College Athletics' website, the
grandstand will include a press
booth, media booths, VIP suites,
an athletic training room, team
and officials' dressing rooms,
rest-rooms
and concessions
stand.
Leonidoff Field, named after
Marist supporter Dr. Alex
Leonidoff, was dedicated
m
1968. From that time, five major
sports teams, along with intra-
mural and club sports, have
called it home.
Luft's former teammate,
Michael Walsh, plans to attend
the dedication, but said he was
content with the old Leonidoff
.
He was a four-year starter with
the Red Foxes.
"You know,
I
kind of gave up
on this new stadium project
awhile ago," he said. Since I was
getting recruited here, they were
promising that when I came here
I would have a brand new stadi-
um
to play in.
I
guess it was after
my freshman season that I knew
it wouldn't happen, so I just con-
vinced myself to love that origi-
nal Leonidoff."
The old field is still a part of
one of his best memories; the
closing game
df
a college sports
career that, he saidi could not
have ended any better.
.
"I
couldn't picture finishing up
any other way," he said.
"It
was
a storybook ending: a MAAC
championship on the last game
of my career as well as the last
game played in that s,tadium; just
perfect."
Former players who wish to
attend the dedication ceremony
are encouraged to arrive at 11 :30
a.m. at the south end of
Leonidoff Field. More
jnforma-
tion about the dedication is at
http://goredfoxes.cstv
.
com/ot/sta
di um-dedication.html.
Alum earns status as 'hometown hero'
By
JACQUELINE KELLY
and
JAMES
ROONEY
Circle Contributors
Marist alumni can boast a new
"hometown
hero,"
David
Violante, class of 2006, was cited
last month for his emergency
medical work
m
Dutchess
County
-
as well as in Kenya
and
Pakistan.
The award is a joint program of
the
Red
Cross
and
The
Poughkeepsie Journal.
Since 2000, Violante has been
the assistant director of
emergency medical servic-
es for the Arlington Fire
District in Poughkeepsie.
His 17-year experience in
the field has enabled him to
travel the world and spread his
knowledge to others who may
need it. He is a board member
of the Society for Hospital and
Resources Exchange (SHARE)
program in Africa. The
program aims at rebuilding
communities and ultimately sav-
in~ lives in Africa.
'I
have overseen the develop-
ment of pre-hospital EMS educa-
tion
programs
throughout Kenya
since 1993," he said. "I have also
been involved in pre-hospital
education .
.
. in Nigeria, and
medical relief in Pakistan with
the group New York City
Medics."
Violante attended evening
classes to complete his bache-
lor's degree, magna
cum
laude,
in organizational
leadership
and
communication.
He said it
changed his approach to over-
seas work.
"Before then, my focus was
from a clinical perspective with
my associate's degree education
-
going to save the world," he
said.
The Marist
program shift-
ed his focus.
"It
was the beginning of under-
standing things at a higher
level," he said. "We have to stop
focusing on handing out Band-
Aids and start focusing on get-
ting legislators to realize that
what people need is health care."
On a recent trip to Nigeria, his
organization talked with board
members of a university and a
hospital who agreed
to
require
the continuing certification pro-
gram in emergency treatment as
part of the curriculum for med-
ical and dental students.
"It was fantastic," Violante
recalled, laughing.
"We were
there for only a week and a half.
We
thought
,
'Oh my God, did we
just accomplish what we think
we did?' That's what needs to
happen for sustainability."
Violante's interest in medical
care continues to take him to new
countries.
"I have also traveled to Cuba to
study their public health system
and learn about their culture and
values and traditions as well.''
Professor Joe Ross was one of
Violante's teachers and is now a
friend
.
f'He has been seHl~ss in offer.,.,
it>.g his
time,
,
tno~
rand
,talents\
II
said Ross. "Simply, he has saved
many, many lives."
Nancy DeWitt, a trauma serv-
ice specialist at St. Francis
Hospital nominated Violante for
the Hometown Heroes award.
"This
community, as well as all
the communities he has helped,
is fortunate to have David
Violante representing them," she
said on The Poughkeepsie
Journal's award Web site. "He
trulr is a Hometown Hero."
Violante is also an adjunct in
the
Dutchess
Community
College paramedic program.
"David
epitomizes the notion
that' heroes don't have to be the
loudest or most flashy of our
society," said Ross.
"He
is hum-
ble and unassuming, the last per-
son to call attention to his efforts
or to consider himself special."
A month after
·g
etting his
Marist degree, Violante enrolled
in the executive master's degree
program in health
services
man-
agement at the Mailman School
of Public Health at Columbia
University. He expects to
finish
next
August
'.'I
find humanitarian work
v
_
ery
ifulfilling
and
rew#ding;
espe-
cially in
~he
area
of public
health," he said.
"In
the future I
hope that I can continue such
work on an even larger scale
through organizations like the
UN or the WHO [World
Health
Organization], while still work-
ing in my own
community
here
at home in the Hudson
Valley."
Class reunions spill out to local establishments
By
MATT DEVAN, KARA VAN
HEEST,
and
DANIELLE JOHN-
STON
.
Circle Contributors
Homecoming Weekend will
spill over from the college cam-
pus to the Poughkeepsie Grand
Hotel and two other venues that
alumni grew familiar with while
here: Mahoney's Irish Pub and
the Mad Hatter Tavern.
The class of 1967 will gather
for its 40th reunion in the
Lowell Thomas Gallery for
cocktails and hors d' oeuvres
from
6 to 9 p.m. A dinner buf-
fet
will follow at the cost of $25
per person.
The classes of 1972 and 1977
are combining their celebrations
in the Cabaret. Cocktails, hors
d' oeuvres and a dinner buffet
with a disc jockey will be avail-
able. The cost is $30.
A free picnic will be held on the
campus green from noon to
4
p.m.
Everyone is invited to
attend, but this is in the honor of
the Class of 1992.
"Because of their ages and the
fact that they have young chil-
,
dren, it is not easy to go out,"
explained Amy Woods, execu-
tive director of alumni relations.
"We decided to not have an
evening event and instead offer a
picnic for them and their families
on the green."
The Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel
is hosting the alumni of the Class
of
1982
and
1987.
Woods expects anywhere from
50-75 alumni.
"The Grand Hotel is having
an '80s party," said Woods.
"Cocktails and hors d' oeuvres
will be offered from 8 to 11
:30
p.m. A DJ will be on hand as
well."
Mahoney's Irish Pub on Main
Street will host the Class of 1997
with an a la carte style menu,
drinks and live music for an
expected
100-125
people.
The cost is $30 per person, and
the event will be from 6 to 8 p.m.
Emmett Woods, co-owner of
Mahoney's, has been involved
with Alumni Weekend for three
years.
"I
know a lot of the
grads,
and
some of them have
even
worked
for me part time," Woods said.
"I've
kept in touch with a lot of
them."
He said he is looking
forward
to this
evening
.
"It's
nice
to
see them
reminisce
about old
times,"
he
said. "May
they have many more."
The Class of 2002 will cele-
brate its five
-ye
ar
reunion
at the
Mad Hatter Tavern with
drinks,
appetizers and
music
from
5
to
7
p.m. for
$20.
Not
every
local bar has
some-
thing
special
planned for the
alumni.
Darby's plans to have its
usual live band on
Thursday
night.
"My theory is
we are going to
be busy no matter
what,"
one
Darby's
employee
said.
"Why
spend
extra money
?"
Band
expects strong homecoming
turnout from graduated
musicians
By
JUSTINE
MANN AND ERICA WEGELER
Circle Contributors
As
nlum111
·t:turn
to campus for Homecoming Weekend, the
Mari
st
Band
expects about
50
alums to
return for
the
football
gnm .
halllimc
,Ill\\,
and
band
r cpti n.
Those
who
have continucd
to
play
are
encouraged
to
bring
their
instruments
and join
in
the
1:deb1
11ic
n
Arthur
Himmdbcrgcr tarted the band in 1986with
two students.
La'>t
Octuher.
he
unveiled
the
Marist
Fight
Song.
1
he band hopes
.
tudent \\
111
learn
it for
the season and
sing ulong
Himmdb r, r
is air •
d
1
planning
for
the
future.
"I'm
a dncamer.'· he
said. ··rm con
tantly
...
changing."
Th band
is
now
the
biggest
it
has
ever b
n,
with
143 members
.
ccording
to
enior
Matthew
DePace
the
band president, many
\imque
·
m.
truments
were
added
this
year.
Sou
aphom.:
along
marimbas.
hich
re,
oodcn ylophoncs,
give
the mu
ic
'a
differ-
nt
effect...
a
different
quality,''
he
aid.
h band
allow
any
in
trumcn to JOin
,
as
long
as they are uit-
ab
lc
formarching.
my Doyle,
a
ophomore
flute player, ·aid she enjoys both th
band and
11s
orority.
h
is
gearing
up for th
home
oming foot-
ball
game
hy
practicing for four hours a
week. The band \\
ill
play
a m1.
of
new and
old
p
p ongs during
the
game.
Do)
le said the music
i ··stuff
that' really
fun
.
It
get:
you
pumped." The band offers both a oronty and a fraternity for its
members,
both
of which arc
voluntar
and
co-
d
.
The
Greek members
will
help ith
the band
alumni reception at
homec ming.
.. There's
food,
and
J
lot
of
the alumni
make a
point
to
say
•
11
i •
to
rt
befor
they
leave:·
said Caitlin
tiller,
a
junior
clarinet pl,
y
r.
Musici,tn
}1av
xprc,~
d
pride
in
th
band's
growing
fame
.
Last
y
ar,
as
the
ba
ketball
team
e
·celled
in
the
championships,
the
band
was
ther
phying
for
them.
Th women's
pot
in
the
S\I. cct
16
got
the
band on
ESPN,
which
l
ed
to
emails from aero. s
the
n<1tion
commending the
group,
ac
ording
w
Di.:Pacc.
Himmclbergcr
~aid that C\cn
more
is
being
r,rcparl!d
for
thi sea
on. The
new Leonidoff
Field
will
allow for
more
··ornate"
routines, ~me:
th
stands
allow
for an
ae,:ial
i
v,''
he
aid.
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'Heritage Classes' invited to reception
By
MARISSA GUERCIO
Circle Contributor
Maurice Bibeau, a longtime
professor
in
the
Modem
Languages Department, looks
out his third-floor window in
Fontaine Hall and points towards
the Foy Townhouses.
"There used to be a barn back
·
there," he says. "My job used to
be to feed the pigs."
Long gone are the days of pigs
and barns.
On
Saturday, Bibeau
and other members of the Marist
Heritage Classes who graduated
between 1947 and 1966 are invit-
ed to the Heritage Reception as
part of Homecoming Weekend.
Last year's reception had a
turnout of more than 40 people.
Alumni relations assistant, Katie
Magarity, said it has always been
a fun event.
"The people who attend that
reception never want to leave,"
said Magarity. "They sit around
telling stories, playing the piano,
and dancing all night long."
The Heritage Classes are
grouped together because they
are all-male classes that were the
first to graduate from Marist.
Not until 1968 were women
admitted as full-time students.
When Bibeau came to Marist,
it was an institution for men who
were training to become Marist
Brothers. Like some of his peers,
he eventually chose not to further
his studies to become a Marist
Brother.
Since many of Bibeau's old
classmates
departed
from the
Marist Brotherhood, he finds it
interesting to see what everyone
has been doing since college
graduation.
"We all had a certain focus, and
many of us shifted very far from
it," said Bibeau.
Bibeau said he enjoys attending
the Homecoming Weekend fes-
tivities because it is a great way
to socialize with old friends.
"The difficult part is that I'm
terrible with names," he said.
"It's kind of embarrassing."
Some Alumni who attend the
event are shocked to see how
much the college has evolved
since their time as students.
Those attending this year's
reception will see a special pres-
entation for the Class of 1957 in
the Student Center Rotunda, fol-
lowed by a cocktail hour from 6
to 7 p.m. and dinner in the
President's
Dining Room from 7
to 11 p.m. The cost is $47, and
all
Heritage
alumni
are invited
to attend.
Last y~ar, when the Class of
1956
celebrated its 50th reunion,
President
Dennis
Murray
thanked the class for its contin-
ued support.
He gave each
attendee
a
commemorative
watch, which was donated by the
Office of Alumni Relations.
Each timepiece has the official
seal of Marist College engraved
on the faceplate.
Odiema recalls lessons learned on campus
By
KRISTIN DOMONELL and
MICHAEL MALONEY
Circle Contributors
As the class of 1957 celebrates
its 50th reunion this weekend, a
Long Island mayor will be one of
the revelers.
Ludwig Odierna, class of '57
and the mayor of Williston Park,
N.Y., joined the Marist brothers
in 1953 and came to the Marist
campus in 1954. He says his
most memorable experience was
the two weeks he spent working
to help put up various buildings
around campus.
"I helped build the round one,"
he said.
Odiema had come to Marist
from
Kingsborough,
Mass.,
where he served his novitiate, the
training µeriod prior
to
taking his
vows. He said he feels his char-
acter was shaped by attending
Marist.
"It gave me self discipline," he
said. "Marist is a place where
brotherhood and teamwork pre-
vail."
After graduation, Odiema
taught at Archbishop Molloy
High School, a Catholic Marist
school in Queens. In
·
1964, he
became Dean of Discipline at the
sc~ool, where he worked until
1967.
He also taught at
Christopher Columbus High
School in Miami and Roselle
Catholic in New Jersey. Both
schools are based on the teach-
ings of the Marist Brothers.
His work is still remembered
by one of his fonner students,
Richard Reers.
"He's the type of teacher you
never forget," he said.
In 1969, after dispensing his
vows as a Marist Brother,
Odierna
made a,
career
.
e ~
fibln
edueato.,,to ibanker
,
when
ht
was hired as college recruiter at
Manufacturers Hanover Trust
Company. A year later he mar-
ried Ursula Lanagin. The cou-
ple had two children, Ludwig
and Ursula.
At Hanover Trust Company,
Odierna worked his way up from
real estate agent to head of the
residential mortgage department.
He moved on to work at the East
River Savings Bank in New
Rochelle, N.Y., followed
,
-by the
Hamilton Federal Savings Bank,
where he ran the mortgage
department.
In 1995, Odiema opened his
own mortgage office called
Custom Funding Corporation.
His business partner is his former
student Richard Reers.
After running a successful busi-
ness for
IO
years, Odierna decid-
ed to
run for mayor of Williston
Park and was elected in
2005~
lhmioTJamiotmtinw
ni3jd;
nm:
Goodrich, a resident of Williston
'
Park, referred to Odierna as "the
most popular mayor we've ever
had."
Although no longer a student or
educator, Odiema keeps himself
infonned about modern educa-
tion. He said he hears both posi-
tive and negative things about
today's Marist College and its
students.
"I don't want to judge you," he
joked, chuckling.
He said he
feels some students may not have
their attention focused on the
most important aspect
m
college,
which he said is education.
"You're in college for a rea-
son," he said, "and that's to work
and learn as much as you can,
and make relationships with as
many interesting people as you
can. That's what you'll bring
with you to the workplace."
Faculty comment on Marist's changes, growth
By
ASLHEY DELEA and
ADAM YOUNG
Circle Contributors
Since its chartering as a four-
year
college
in 1946, Marist has
undergone
drastic
changes.
Witnesses to these changes are
more than 100 alumni who are
now faculty and staff members,
according to Amy Woods, exec-
utive director of alumni rela-
tions.
One of these is Brother Joseph
L.R. Belanger, a member of the
class of 1948 and the creator and
coordinator of the Foreign
Studies Program. He listed sev-
eral ways the school has
improved.
"Marist was lacking in gender
diversity when I was a student,"
he said.
"It's become co-ed
since, and 68 percent of the stu-
dent population is female.
It
used to be solely a male environ-
ment, but it's more civilized
now."
The campus has also under-
gone a transformation, adding
property and buildings
.
"With the funds available dur-
ing the 60s and 70s, Marist
directed it all to academics,"
Belanger said.
"Some
of the
funds were put towards build-
ing, but it wasn't the main prior-
ity. But
since
the 80s, the focus
has leaned more towards proper-
ty."
Brother Donald Kelly, a math-
ematics professor, teaches in the
Lowell Thomas building, which
didn't exist when he graduated
in 1965.
"There
used to be a swimming
pool in here," he said. "It could
hold 350 people.
Someone
graduating from here now won't
even recognize the school 30
years from now."
The role of athletics has
changed too,
according
to
Belanger.
"During
the 60s and 70s,
sports existed solely for student
activity," he said. "There also
weren't as many sports then as
there are
now. Today they're aimed at
Marist's reputation. We weren't
worried about winning champi-
onships or making headlines.
Now students are more inspired
to put in the extra effort.
I
think it's better for them."
Further
recognition
of athletics
is the feature that may draw a
bigger~than-usual turnout for
Homecoming this weekend,
according to Woods, who is an
alumna herself from the class of
1997.
"We will probably see more
alumni this year if the weather is
nice on Saturday because of the
stadium dedication and first
football game in the new
stadium."
Molloy Scholarship awarded to biochemistry major
By
RACHEL MARABELL and
KEVIN
RICH
Circle Contributors
In his 26-year career at Marist
and until his death last year,
Dr.
Andrew Molloy was known for
his love of learning and constant
enthusiasm. This semester,
the first Molloy Scholarship
was awarded. The recipient
is biochemistry major Lauren
Jackson.
"I think I was chos~n because I
have a lot of enthusiasm," she
said;
"and I am really involved
with the chemistry department."
Jackson maintains a 3.4 GPA.
In addition to her love for sci-
ence,
Jackson cited her never-
ending
research experience as a
contributing
factor to her win-
ning the
scholarship.
"I worked over the summer at
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(RPI) on
a
method ~o discover
insulin's role in gene expres-
sion,"
she
said.
Toward the end of the summer,
Jackson found out that her work
would be published in a scientif-
ic journal.
"That was awesome," she said.
Only chemistry students with a
GPA.over 3.0 and with consistent
involvement in campus and com-
munity activities were
consid-
ered
for the Molloy Scholarship.
Each had to write an
essay
detail-
ing his or her goals in chemistry
and had to fill out a financial aid
report, since the scholarship is
need
-
based.
Jackson said the
scholarship
has made a differ-
ence.
"I
have less stress because I am
more confident
in
my abilities
now," she said.
"At
the same
time, I also have more stress
because I know I can be better
now."
The scholarship
provides
funds to be used toward school.
Jacks
.
on, a senior, is looking at
graduate school programs. Her
choices include RPI, Purdue,
Cornell, University of North
Carolina, University of Illinois
and a few others.
"I want to get my Ph.D. and
work for a pharmaceutical com-
pany or the government," she
said.
0
Ultiinately,
I want to start
my own analytical chemistry
business and develop methods."
Jackson has Dr. Molloy to
thank for the chemistry program
at Marist, according to 'the chem-
istry department chair, Neil
Fitzgerald.
"Although
he had a great many
accomplishments, in a very real
sense Andrew and his colleagues
of over 50 years willed this col-
lege into existence and impacted
thousands of students directly
and many thousands more indi-
rectly," he said.
Molloy's wife of 40 years,
Rosemary Molloy, established
the scholarship.
Both were
Marist
alums.
Andrew Molloy
served
five
years
as
Academic
Vice
President and, among other
accomplishments, refurbished
the chemistry laboratory.
"Personally, I don't think I
have ever met a more fundamen-
tally
decent person,"
said
Fitzgerald. "He cared about oth-
ers. He listened. He treated his
students well and loved to mlk
with all kinds of people."
Shaileen Kopec, the senior
development officer for planned
giving and endowment support,
helped with the founding of the
Molloy scholarship.
"He was
widely respected and wanted to
make the world a better place,"
she said.
"He
got
students excit-
ed about science."
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4, 2007 •
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CIRCLE
BOTTOM: MARGEAUX
LIPPMAN/ THE CIRCLE
Alumni
and
current
students have
the
opportunity
to
gather for the
dedication
of the new athletic
stadium this Saturday. A home football
game
will
Immediately
follow
at 1 pm.
Mass to be held
for alums
By
KRISTEN
CASAMENTO
and RYAN GAUCK
Circle Contributors
Marist students come together
in the chapel once a year to com-
memorate the
students
who have
gone on before.
On
Sunday at 11
a.m. there will be a special mass
for alwnni at Our Lady Seat of
Wisdom Chapel.
Father Richard LaMorte has
been presiding over this mass for
nine years.
"This is an opportunity for us
as a college to hold up in prayer
all of our alumni, in particular to
celebrate the lives of alum-
ni. .. that are no longer with us,"
he said.
During the prayer of the faith-
fui,
Father LaMorte reads the
names of the alumni who have
died
in
the
past
year.
This year, he remembers espe-
cially the death last month of a
former Marist brother, Dr.
Edward Cashin. He graduated in
1952, came back to Marist as a
professor and then became the
first academic vice president.
LaMorte said he prepares for
this mass like any other, by being
conscious
of his audience and
using examples
that
would apply
to them.
"What
they did and who they
are set the
stage
for what exists
currently," he said.
Other departments contribute
to
the
alumni
mass.
The Office of Alwnni Relations
offers coffee and pastries.
According to Amy Woods, exec
-
utive director, the office also cre-
ates a tangible memory through a
pamphlet remembering those
who have died.
"We
compile
our
research from
the past year on deceased
alwnni
to be sure we don't
miss any-
one," she said.
The music department
supplies
the chapel choir as
well as other
singers who are interested
in tak-
ing part.
Michael Napolitano,
the opera-
tions manager of the
music
department, said it is
important
to perform the
special mass for
alumni.
"One of
the things
Marist
prides itself in
is being faith-
based," he
said.
"If
we can
hold
onto this
tradition, we owe the
college a huge
service.''
LaMorte said
he
has accumu-
lated many
fond memories of
this annual
event.
"Personally,
the
opportunity to
celebrate mass
for people who
I've known
... is great," he said.
"I
am able
to connect with them
and
their
families
and see where
they have been
and what
tliey
are
doing."
One
year
stood
out particularly
for him,
six
years
ago.
"Within
immediate
shadow of
9/11 we began the day
by
dedi-
cating
an area of
campus to
four
alumni who died in the
tragedy."
Religion plays
an
important
role
in
the
lives
of alumni
accordmg to
LaMorte.
"Regardless
of religious affili-
ation they look back
at
Marist
as
sustaining values of
religion,"
he
said.
In the past
years, alumni
have
participated
as Eucharistic min-
isters, lectors or
musicians dur-
ing the mass.
Father LaMorte
will keep with
tradition
by
ask-
ing
alumni
before mass
to take
these positions.

































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MARGENI.IX LIPPMAN
/
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CIRCL
E
Future Marist
Alums
Speak Out!
TVle
RoVL~g Relit
Fox
As~s:
What are you looking forward to this fall?
Kristen Alperti
Class
of
2010
•
"I'm looking forward to the leaves
surrounding the Hudson River to
change color because the view from
my apartment is surreal."
Tim
McKeon
Class
of
2011
"As
a freshman, I'm looking for
-
ward to meeting new people and
taking advantage of all
'
that
Marist has to offer."
Morgan Dillon
Class of 2010
"I
am really looking
forward
to
the
open-
ing
of
the
turf stadium. I'm
excited
to
watch
the
football
games
and
~n
practicing with my
lacrosse team.
"
By
MEGAN SHANNON
Ben Condon
Class
of 2010
Matt
LoCaro
Class of 2009
"lameager1yanticipatirgtheooseoolll)lc¥ ''I'm looking forward to going
offsandwatchirgmybelc,.€d RedSoxwin home for Thanksgiving break so I
anotherWor1dSeriestitle. Fallalsomeans can spend time with fam
i
ly and
that
ool~
hoors
is
that much dcser."
friends."
Interested in giving an
alumni spin to
The
Circle?
The Circle welcomes alumni contributions through
articles, photography or letters to the editor.
E-mail us at writethecircle@gmail.com for details!
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Hook-Ups and
Break-Ups:
My
View on Relationships
The History of the Hook Up
By
MORGAN NEDERHOOD
Staff Writer
Hook Up:
"A
purposely ambiguous, equivo-·
cal word to describe almost any sexual action.
Usually used to
exaggerate
or minimize what
exactly
happened. A hook up can range from a
·
make-out session to full out sex." --
UrbanDictionary.com
Whether having experienced first-hand or
been told in stories by friends, everyone at col-
lege
is
familiar with the hook up.
But does anyone really know what a hook up
entails? And where did it come from?
Obviously, people have been hooking up since
the beginning of time. However, hooking up in
colleges
today has reached a level where it is
almost a sort of social sport. "You hooked up
with who?"
"Wow, tight."
"Doesn't ht: have a
girlfriend?"
"Oh well."
No one knows
exactly
where the term
"hook
up" comes from, but it didn't appear in pop cul-
ture until the 90's.
The idea of hooking up is usually attributed as
the
after-effect
of the sexual revolution in the
60's and 70's. According to hippie.com
(amaz-
in~
sources, I knpw,) the scene for "free love"
was actually set as early as the late 40's, when
studies on
sexuality
started emerging.
As a result of these new studies, generations
growing up in the 60's were more accustomed
to
examining
and discussing sex in a public
manner. Basically, they didn't have the same
social stigma surrounding sex as earlier genera-
tions.
By the time the
"hippie"
age was at its height~
drugs such as
LSD,
cocaine, pot, and alcohol
helped further
loosen
inhibitions. At some con-
certs and public venues, people would hook up
in front of all the other concert-goers (who were
probably too busy hooking up to notice.)
Fashion cauglit onto the sexual movement
around 1965 with the advent of the miniskirt
and the re-emergence of plunging necklines,
etc.
While the revolution has since
calmed
down,
the hook up is a sort of love-child of the
"free
love" days.
As with most aspects of pop culture, the defi-
nition of a hook up
remains
shady and inde-
scribable, and UrbanDictionary.com held the
best definition: a hook up can
imply
anything
from a make-out session at Hatters to a crazy
night while your poor roommate sleeps on the
floor in the hallway.
Curious to know what Marist students thought
of the hook up, a
c.ouple
of friends and I con-
ducted a p6ll. Granted, I only polled sopho-
mores for reasons of convenience,' but it was
a
poll nonetheless.
The poll included 68 participants: 34 males
and 34 females.
56
percent of males and 44 percent of females
considered
hooking up to imply making out. 24
percent of males and 18 percent of females con-
sidered all options
•
making out, groping, oral
sex, and sex - to entail a hook up. 15 percent of
females checked off both making out and grop-
ing while no males
_
chQ$e this.
How
drunk
are Marist students when hooking
up? 27 percent of males and 21 percent of
females said they are
drunk
"most of the time"
when hooking up, and 56 percent of males and
62 percent of
females
said
they
are
drunk
"occasionally"
when
hooking
up.
While nine
percent of
males and
three percent
of females are
"never" drunk when hooking up,
6 percent of
males
and
15 percent of females
have
never hooked
up
With anyone.
For
the most
part, Marist students are more
consistent
in how
they
view people
who
have
hooked up
with someone. Three pe_rcent of
males said
~y
think better
~f people
after
hearing their hook
up
story (for the record,
three percent
is the
equivalent
of one
person),
while no
females agreed.
12
percent of males and 15
percent offemales
find
that their opinion of someone changes for
the
worse, and 15 percent of males and three
percent of
females claim to have no change in
opinion.
A
majority of both male
and female partici-
pants claim that
their
·
opinion can be swayed
either
way,
depending
on whom the hookup
involves.
68
percent of males and 82 percent of females
say their perception of someone
can or cannot
be
changed dep~nding
on
with whom the
per~
son
in
question hooked
up.
So,
what
does it
all mean?
It's
all
relative-. Yeti wifl be judged by 75
per-
cent
of
people you tell, and they might think
better or worse of
you if you hooked
up
with
Person
A
or Person B.
Also,
the next'.time
you tell people you
hooked
up with
TCilCY
or-Timmy,
realize that 50
percent
of people
will tbink ybu simply made out, and
21
percent
will
think yoq.
slept
with your hook
up.
To avoid any
.sort
of
nusunderstanding in
the
future,
icy
expW,nmg in explicit
detail
what
exactly went down
between
you and Tracy or
Tjquny.
Save evelj'QD:e a guessing game.
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IT Girl:
advice
from a tech-savvy chick
By
USA BRASS
Staff Writer
Every time you log on with the VPN to
Marist'
s
Wi-fi and begin checking your
favorite web sites, you expect to be able to
access any web site at the same speed
.
You
expect infonnation to be available without
r~trictions, whether it's at the web site of a
high-powered corporation or at the Geocities
page
your aunt created for her cat. This con-
cept, which (by the way) you're talcing for
granted, is deemed net neutrality
.
Net neutrality
,
first labeled a hot issue in the
early 2000's, is the concept that the
Internet
has equal rates for all content
,
telecommunica-
tions companies like Comcast and Verizon do
not charge customers different rates for specif-
ic online services. Although net neutrality is
an international issue, supporters in the United
States are e
s
pecially passionate because there
are no laws restricting such differentiation
.
By'
2005, corpor~tions were throwing money left
and right in order to influence lobbyists.
Web sites like Savethelnternet.com have
attempted to alert the public to this situation.
A year ago
,
congress
began
to
rewrite
the
Telecommunications Act against net neutrali-
ty.
They
called
the
revmon
the
Communications Opportunity
,
Promotion and
Enhancement Act of 2006 (COPE); a big long
title for what could more simply be called
"Screw Net Neutrality
"
. Despite the $175 mil-
lion spent to gain support, the bill failed.
"
Why did it fail?" asks Savethelntemet.com's
FAQ. "Because more than a million concerned
citizens wrote and called Congress opposing
any bill that didn
'
t protect net neutrality."
So far, five failed attempts have been made
by advocates to pass a bill with net
neutrality
provisions. The sixth and most
recent
bill,
however, has a fighting chance due to the
Democrat majority in the Senate.
Introduced
on
January
9th, 2007, the
Internet Freedom
Preservation
Act called for bans on
the
block-
ing of lawful content and on
potential
"Quality of Service" deals between network
and content providers
.
Who supports net neutrality?
Just
about
everyone
.
Internet
companies
like
Amazon.com, Microsoft, Facebook,
Google,
Yahoo
,
Intel, and eBay have
pledged their
support, not to mention every major
Democratic presidential candidate and various
web celebrities. Major
·
papers
ranging
from
the Christian Science Monitor to
the
New
York Times have also jumped on
board.
Then
I'm obligated to mention all the
usual
stereo-
types who would be hurt if net
neutrality
failed: small business owners, students,
blog-
gers, and entrepreneurs.
Actually
,
the only force
against net
neutrali-
ty is that of the corporations who
have the
most
to
profit from it. If net neutrality were to
be defeated, the Internet as we know it would
be gone forever, replaced by a system that
charges and restricts users from accessing pre-
viously free content.
I'm not even going to ask the obvious ques-
tion of whether or not you support saving the
Internet. I can only urge you to take
the
easi-
est and most painless route to communicate
that fact to Congres
s.
Go online
to
Savethelnternet.com and sign their petition.
It'll take less
than a minute, and you can savor
the
delicious irony in
using
the co11aborative
power of the Internet to save itself.
By
ASHLEY POSIMATO
Staff Writer
I presume
making the claim that
each of
us has
heard at one time or
another,
·
.. 1
don't
know what's
wrong with
the
generation
today,"
or "It wasn't that way when I was a
kid."
All of us
have
endured to some
degree
this
dissenting opinion
of
our
generation's
behavior.
Whether
it be from a
parent,
grand-
parent,
or other authoritative fig-
ure, the negative light in which the
young
people
of today
are
viewed
is almost inevitable.
This subject fostered a
recent
"Hot Topic" on my highly regarded
talk show of choice,
The
View.
Many times at
least one
of the
female co-hosts holds an opinion
that I
agree with; that is with
the
exception of this theme.
The
subject was
initially
pro--
posed by phrasing the question,
"have
the
children today just
stopped listening to their parents?"
Each of
the ladies
thought
this
to be
obviously answerable
and
used it
as a springboard into eventual con-
demnation.
It
took a minute for me
to
step back and make sure my ani-
mosity
was not stemming from my
immediate connection to the popu-
lation
being denounced, but after
doing so
I
remained
bothered
by
the statement.
Being
an
extremely old fashioned
nineteen year old,
I
can identify
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column about nothing
It's not All our Fault
with the disgust toward the hu;k of acceptable to hit your child is an
respect apparent in
tJ:ie
adol~~ts entirely different theme although
of today
.
I can also acknowledge relevant in this di
s
cussion. Beating
the behavioral problems that are a child and instituting a fonn of
seemingly more prevalent than corrective consequence are two
ever. My issue, however
T
rises
.
with separate gestures and should be
the amount of blame being placed viewed as such.
on us. It is evident that today's
The parents who were terrified of
generation exudes a level of disre-
accusatorial criticism may have
spect that is appalling and discon-
refrained from
inflicting
any kind
tent that is saddening
.,
.yet
I
-
cannot of punishment, talcing on the role
seem to fathom the icTea that we of friend rather than a mom or dad.
just turned out this way.
.
Obviously Accordingly
,
the children of today
the problem lies deeper than what are di
s
respectful.
Furthermore
,
is seen on the surface. Iq
9t:4er
tq parents choosing careers over fam-
detect the origins
of
the current ily
inadvertently
instill a feeling of
malfunctioning society we need to resentment in their children.
extend our accusatory attitudes to
This excessive access to freedom
our parents.
for those children may be connect-
How is it that a single generation ed to the mischievous behavior
is
being
blamed for such unruly they engage in.
actions and undisciplined attitudes
I for one have been inherently
without divulging the parenting lucky to have two wonderful, dis-
techniques to which we were tantly attentive parents who
exposed?
instilled a level of respect and
.
We
are products of our environ-
appreciation in my siblings and I.
ment, many of which having suf-
The assumptions I made were
fered from either neglect or over based primarily on generalizations
involvement.
present in our society. Each case is
The
polarization
of parenting tech-
different
,
and I would like to
'
niques
has
dichotomized juvenile believe that most families did not
behavior
.
fall victim to the extreme circum-
There are those who are
resentful
stances
outlined
above.
of the lack of interest from their
We wi11 continue to be judged col-
parents, and those who wish to lectively as a generation in which
have
had
been granted independ-
case I feel we deserve the further
ence.
Parents
,
in their
defense
,
examination of those who raised
were also subject
to
scrutiny of us.
their
disciplinary
actions.
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PAGE 10
Lousiana conyiction of 'Jena 6' students racially motivated
By
RICHARD FRIAS
Circle Contributor
No matter what trend brings us
together, it seems that this great
nation of ours can't step over the
white and black lines of preju-
dice. Take some injustice, mix it
in with race and sprinkle a little
exaggerated media coverage and
what you're staring at are the
complicated twists and turns of
the racially charged Jena
6
trials.
Most people know that nooses
were found hanging on the
branches of a tree one morning
at Jena High School after a
black
student
sat under it the day
before. The tree was allegedly
for white students only. On
December 4, 2006, after months
of racial tension and interracial
fights, 6 black students assault-
ed a white student at Jena High
School. What happens in-
between these two events is
comprised of fact and fiction
spouted by both. sides of the
conflict.
Mychal Bell, one of the six
attackers, was the first to be
tried. He faced up to 22 years in
prison. despite the fact that he
was only
16
years old. It was
only after constant protest and
media coverage that his bail was
reduced and his case reevaluat-
ed.
Any group of people who has
assaulted a person deserves to
be punished and taught a lesson.
No matter how much the race
card is played, the public cannot
escape this truth. However,
racism's ugly little head starts to
show itself when that punish-
ment is specifically tailored for
the color of skin. ~ y
is
it that a
16
year old black male has to be
tried as an adult while there are
white under aged murders that
are tried as juveniles?
This boy could have lost 22
years of his life for making one
incredibly dumb mistake in a
double standard world.
If
we all
lost 22 years of our lives for
doing something very bad in
high
school,
Marist College
would have a hard time collect-
ing tuition. Why is it that in this
day and age people are still
committing acts of violence
based on race?
There are so many things
in
this nation to fight about:
Poverty in the cities, a shrinking
middle class, American rights
being tossed aside like play
things. Yet we still choose to
hold onto the flaws of our great
grandparents. Jena
6
would not
have even made it to the local
news channels if the students
involved in the
incident
were of
the same race.
Leave
it to the media to
The students who hung up the
nooses were punished, Mychal
Bell did have a past criminal
record, and Jena High School
failed to control its students. The
scary thing about prejudice
is,
that we are all a little ignorant.
Anyone of us bla,ck, white, or
in-between,
could have been a
part of these series of exploding
tensions.
Five seconds
is
all it takes to
judge someone's punishment
based on skin color.
It is impos-
sible to determine a person's
dreams,
evils,
goals, and joys
within
five
seconds. Let us
live
"report
the facts." It's because in a society where the punish-
of them that a lot of people on ment fits the
crime.
A black
white minor and should not have
to give up 22 years of his life
for
something not worth 22
years of
his life.
A crime that
is committed by
any person
is
Wtbng and a noose
today carries
the same grim
meanings as a noose
from
the
past. This
is
more
than
just
find-
ing
a middle ground in a
debate
of
two
extremes.
This is about stepping back
and
understanding the root of con-
flict.
We must, for the
sake of
tomorrow,
understand
that our
anger and tension
will only go
away when
we confront the
White and Black
lines
that bind
both sides really know nothing. minor is no different from a us.
President Bush General Assembly speech marked hypocritical
By
MIKE NAPOLITANO
Staff Writer
Last week during the United
Nations sixty-second
session of
the
General
Assembly,
President Bush arose and spoke
not of Iraq, Afghanistan, or the
war on terror as he usually
does.
Instead,
he
spoke
of the
Universal
Declaration
of
Human Rights.
The U.D. was passed as a
non-binding
resolution
on
December
10, 1948, and was
meant to be an international
stafidat\il"'fM-> all
•-<iduntries
'°ro
abide by. In President Bush's
speech he
spoke
of ensuring
that the U.D. was carried out by
all
countries.
Those which did not follow the
provisions would face conse-
quences.
The president cited
six
coun-
tries that he felt are the
"worst
violators,., and
should
be placed
under harsh economic sanc-
tions. Throughout his speech,
the
president
constantly
brought up the first article of
the
U.D.,
"All
human beings
are born free and
equal
in
dig-
nity
and
rights."
Verbatim, I believe
I have
heard this once befote in the
winter of
2003
just befoie the
Iraq invasion. Aside from
giv~
ing
another
speech
on freedom
and its
necessity, which he
may
have just borrowed from a third
grader,
Bush opened up a
Pandora's box on himself.
Taking a look at the U.D., I
found that since the Bush
administration has taken office,
up to ten of the thirty articles of
the UD have been violated by
the Bush administration! Odd
how Bush would bring this up
to the General Assembly, see-
ing how he himself could be
included in the "worst
viola-
tors" category. What
I
have
provided is a brief
summary
of
each
article violated
and why it
ea&ba,~ons,4iered violated.
First off is the fourth article, a
provision that ensures that no
one would ever be held as a
slave.
This was
violated
by a
U.S. trade representative for the
World
Trade
Organization
(WTO) last year when this per-
son announced a formalized
model
for slavery in
Africa.
This press release is readily
available at the W.T.O.
's,
web-
site www.gatt.org.
The next article is the fifth
article, meant to ensure that no
person
is subjected
to torture
or,
"cruel,
inhuman or degrad-
ing treatment or punishment."
Most people who follow the
news know that this type of
activity
is occurring
at
the
U.S.
naval base· at Guantanamo Bay
and allowed due the Military
Commission Act
of
2006.
Some
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of the torture methods the U.S.
government sanctions include
water boarding, psychological
torture, as well as
se~sory,
food,
and sleep deprivation.
The
sixth
and ninth articles
are meant to ensure protection
under the law and that people
are not
subjected
to
arbitrary
arrest,
respectfully. The
U.S.
government violates
these arti-
cles
through
the military
because the military can detain
a person and keep detaining that
person without due process as
long
as
they are labeled an
"enenw-
combatant"
In; 1@oihg
this, the person is subsequeb.tly
denied any right under any Jaw
and detained with no defined
purpose.
Along the same lines,
article
ten is meant to
ensure equality
in
tribun~ls with determination
of the detainee's
rights
and
criminal charge.
This was vio-
lated by the former Defense
Secretary,
Donald Rumsfeld.
He brought Yaser
Hamdi, an
American citizen detained
in
Afghanistan,
to
a military tribu-
nal while never issuing a writ of
habeas corpus to Hamdi. This
case was tried in the U.S.
Supreme Court
which ruled that
Rumsfeld
had to
use due
process with Hamdi because he
is an American citizen.
The twelfth article states that,
"No
one shall be
subjected
to
arbitrary
interference
with his
privacy." The Bush administra-
tion biatantly
violated
this when
they
carried
out wire tapping of
American citizen.s. Despite stat-
ing that the wire
tapping
was in
the name of homeland
security,
a Michigan
Supreme
Court
ruled that this
practice is
indeed
illegal,
and the case will
most
likely
make its way to
the
Supreme Court in
the
next year
or so.
Next on the list
is
the second
section
of the fourteenth
article
which states that
asylum
can be
denied
only
in
cases
where the
criminal
is being
tried for strict-
ly
non-political crimes.
The
Bush
administration violated
this when they
permitted asy-
lum
to
Posada
Carriles,
who
broke out of a
Venezuelan
prison.
Carriles was charged
with
the murder of
73
people
after
he blew up
a Cuban airlin
-
er.
Despite his
co~viction, the
Department
of
Homeland
Security refused to
allow
Venezuela to
extradite Carriles.
The twentieth article was
vio-
share the
public that global
lated in
2004
during the warmiqg
is a problem that
Republican
National
needs to be
addressed.
Convention. The article asserts
All this
information is a
bit
that
everyone
has the right to dense,
especially
for
those unfa-
peacefully
assemble, something
miliar
with politics.
But
the fact
that's
also
protected under the of the matter
is
that
the
Bush
U.S. Constitution.
During the
administration has
been
very
convention, prote:Stors were secretive. They
have
trioo to
detained
in N.Y.C.
and held
for consolidate executive p~wer
over
24
hours
-
-
which
is against
more than
any administration,
the
law-and up
to
90%
of arguably, since the Nixon
those
detained
were
never
administration.
It
is safe to say
charged. Granted,
this was that the
president
has
some type
under the jurisdiction of the of
selective judgment when it
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the
suggestion.JM>i
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to
these
issues; .that he
quell
the
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to
a4lif~!ll
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the
people
inside the conven
-
problems. The issue
}:i.ere$
how-
tion.
ever, is
that no
other country is
Article
twenty.seven
serves
willing to
stand up
to
the
United
more as a
symbolic gesture,
but
States and tell its government
when so carelessly violated, it
that
there is a problem with its
proves
to be quite
concrete. actions.
Section
one of the article
pro-
The
best
way
to
close
this
cri•
vides
that all
people should
be
tique is
to
simply quote the final
able to
freely
share in
scientific
article
of
the
U.D.,
one that
can
advancements
and its benefits.
easily
be
applied to the
Bush
The
Bush
administration,
how-
administration: "Noting
in
this
ever,
finds it necessary to
try Declaration may be interpreted
and censor
reports on global as implying for any state, group
warming. A congressional probe
or
person
any
right to engage in
conducted earlier this year
has
any activity or to perform any
proven that the
Bush adminis-
act aimed at
the
destruction 'of
tration
had been
editing scien-
any of
the
rights and freedoms
tific
documents intended
to
set
forth
herein."
Iranian president speaks at Columbia Universi
By
CHRISTINE ROCHELLE
Opinion
Editor
I
he
ame
man
who has
said
Israel
should
be
"wiped
off
the
map"
was welcomed with
open
arms
to
.
·
speak
at
Columbia
University.
Iranian president Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad was extended
an
invitation to
speak to
stu•
.
dents
ahil
.
faculty
by
univer~
·sil} Prt:si<lent
Lee Bollinger.
Ahmadinejad
was visiting
New
York
City
for
the
United
Nation·s
General Assembly
and had
asked to
visit
ground
zero to
pl~ce
u
wreath
at the
ite, 1'ut
was denied
by the
New
York
'
Police
Department. Bollinger, the
good
host that
he
is, thought
that the
Iranian president
could im,tead
visit
Columbia.
After
feeling some
heat
from
those
wlto
disapproved
of the
invite,
Bollinger
welcomed
·
his
guest to
Hie
stage b}
denouncing
hun
and
hi:.
country. Wh
t happened
to
freedom of specch'?
r
n't
th
1
the rca ·on why Ahmadinejad
wa ·
in\'ik<I
-in
th
fir
·
t
place?
Bollinger·
mother.
<;omc
-
\\here
out
thcr.::.
is
shaking
her h
.
ead
ir1
disbcl1cf
1
his
1
not
how
a ho::.t
treats
a gue
·t.
Once
.\hmadinejad
bc
0
:m
to speak,
it
\\.1
i}ll
Jo
\nhtll
First,
l
would
li.tc,'e
to
thank
Ahmadinejad
for
enli~hten-
ing
me
on
the
fact
that
th'
U.S.
troops
,
r
tcrrori
sts.
I
can't wait
to
tell
my
uncle,
a
colonel,
that
hi:-
is
no
<liff1:r-
ent
from the ch
'111
nt
m •n
whQ crashed planes into the
World
Trade Center
.
The president
con!inucd
by
denying, again. that
the
Holocaust
ne,
er took place.
He
said that then.:
1
n'r
enough "ri.>si:arch''
on
the
topic
1 ·
if
1t
l
ll
reality
.'
'
Surely an "academic," a
Ahmadinejad
H·frrred
to
himself
as, wot.lid
nedd
more
than , us h
\/lt7
a'nd
let
Ill
,
'
stori s o see h thcr or not
the. Holocaust
W3$
real.
I
know
1'11:t
still r
1dlll1nl.!
111;
thurubs
\\'
1lin ·
on
all of that
\Vo
rid 'Nr/.ar
11
n: s arch
A qu1.:-,tion
was
Jsk
d about
wh ther or
not tlie
rrcs1d
1
sought
lhe:
destruct1~rn
of
Israel,
i
"h1ch
the
president
responded, " '
love
all
natrnns .
.
\\e
arc friends
with
the
Jewish
people.''
ft
r
rambling
11bou1
hi,;
Io,- c for
Israel
and
all
coun:~
trie",
the
audience
member
r~peated
thi.:
questio-n
and
aid a clearer
answer
was
needed The Iranian president
. aid, •·vou
asked
the
.
ques-
tion. and
then
you
want
the
answer
the
way you wanl
to
··
hear it. \ ell, thi
.
isn't really
a frcc
flow
of
information
.'
'
Li.:t · back
up
Tor
a second,
He opened
h1
speech saying
the re son he was visitini
was bt:cau
t:
of freedom of
·
peech ,md he said he should
have
not
be
criticized
for
bis
\ isit.
Then
he
gel
in a
tiff
when an audience
member
the right
w
a.
k
a legitimate
quc
"
tio
1
1th 1h ·
c
pccta-
tions ot a ckar answer.
The mo
t
memorable
part
ot
the
·
pecch was
whi.:n
h •
said
th
1l
there are no
homo
-
. cxual.
in
Iran like
there
are
in
th1~
countr
.
, a
sound
bite
thut ha become quit·
popu
-
lar on
YouTube.
Free
peed,
or
1101,
i
Ahmadincjad
\Va$ a
true aca
demic he would
.
know tha
making cotnmen1s agains
J
w
lfnd
homosexuals
in
th
middltof ~ew York
not
exact!)
should
u
c
to
\
in
peopl
over.
On
top of all
,
f this
.
som
media
outli:t
ha\
c
reporte
that an
-\m~rican $peakerwa
denied
the ngh
t
to speak
t
th.¢
students
,
aad
facult)
a
Columbia right
before
th
imitation
lo
Ahmadineja
was
given
.
s~ems
lik
BolliJ;igcr shares
t1ie
sam
scntimi:nts
with
Ahmadineja
on
how
free
speech should b
played
out.
The United States'
Constitution
gi\ e
.
each an
c,
cry American
the
ii!a!ht
t
many frc~ do
111 .
includin
freedom ot
speech
and o.£ th
presf., both
Qf
which enabl
me
to write
this article.
These
freedoms should b
respccted and not trample
on
b
someone
lik
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007 •
PAGE 11
Internet bloggers pose threat to journalistic credibility
By
STEPHANIE ESPINA
Circle
Contributor
The evolution of the Internet,
particularly
Internet blogging,
has caused a
bit
of controversy
in the field of print media.
Mainstream print media has
undergone criticism concerning
the accuracy, delivery and
objectivity (or lack thereof) of
its news stories.
The "Blogger vs. Journalist"
debate is nothing new, and the
offered solutions to this argu-
ment offer little relief to the
reality of unethical journalism.
The everyday Joe Citizen has
the opportunity and freedom to
log onto the Internet and suc-
cessfully create a blog. This
creates a problem for profes-
sional journalists who argue
that these days anyone can pub-
lish anything over the Internet.
Oddly enough, there are no cer-
tifications to become a journal-
ist, yet most occupations
require you to be certified.
You need certification to
become a doctor, a teacher, a
yoga instructor and a bartender
just to name a few, but no
requirements to become a jour-
nalist. I guess
a
pen and paper
will do.
The problem of this Internet
free-for-all might not go away
unless the wrong people stop
claiming themselves as
"jour-
nalists." This of course doesn't
mean that all professional jour-
nalists are exempt from this
concept, as there have been
instances of unethical journal-
ism performed by profession-
als. This also doesn't mean that
all bloggers are incapable of
practicing proper journalism.
the Internet has proven to be
a successful resource for public
news access, as almost all news
stations now have websites.
This also brings up a point
given this innovative and ever-
changing
technology.
Newspapers and tangible publi-
cations are struggling to com-
pete with the web, only adding
to the animosity between the
two mediums.
One problem with Internet
blogging is that emotionally
driven and opinion-based blogs
are mistakenly used as accurate
resources. The typical blogger
practices what can be called
selective journalism. Instead of
communicating an objective
point of view of a story, you
only get one side. On the other
hand, some bloggers get infor-
mation before journalists do.
This form of citizen journalism
can potentially be helpful to
professionals, but at the same
token it might be harmful.
The Liberal Perspective
We must take caution when
we look at bloggers like the
infamous Perez Hilton. Over
the summer I had the opportu-
nity to personally interview
Hilton for an article I was writ-
ing on why there is heightened
celebrity interest in our society.
He has been victorious in creat-
ing what he likes to call,
"The
McDonald's of the Internet."
Perezhilton.com is becoming a
household name providing
Internet
surfers
with the latest
"devilish gossip" with a twist;
however, his
"work"
is com-
pletely opinion-based.
His
method of criticism and his sta-
tus as a high profile celebrity
personality does not make him
a journalist by any means. This
also does not, of course, make
him a bad person.
We are still left with the ques-
tion of, "Who is a journalist?"
To most wannabe journalists,
including myself. a
joutnalist is
someone who is responsible for
communicating the realities of
events and individuals in an
objective and honest way to
inform the public. Reporter and
"Global
Diary" columnist for
Glamour m~gazine, Mariane
Pearl would agree. Pearl,
widow of Daniel Pearl, an
American journalist who was
captured and killed in Pakistan
m 2002,
was the keynote
speaker
for
a
NAMIC
Conference held in New York
City on Sept.
18.
I am a current
member of the
National
Association of Multi-Ethnicity
in Communications and I had
the privilege of attending the
event to listen to her
speak.
During her speech she made a
simple
yet gripping statement
that every aspiring journalist
should live by,
"It's
not about
who gets the story first;
it's
about who gets the story right."
That single idea provides a
clear understanding of the prin-
ciple of journalism.
Everyone is entitled to his or
her opinion, which is protected
by the First Amendment,
yet
there are still
1
a few gray areas
in the world of blogging. A
journalist, whether they are on
the radio,
television,
or print,
have a commitment to ethical
code and to the general goal of
remaining objective.
It
is advis-
able to be wary of Internet
bloggers and trusting their
information but also know that
it is wise to be wary of any
information you come across.
Will blogging cease to exist as
a solution to this
.
"Blogger
vs.
Journalist" debate? Probably
not. Can bloggers an<l'journal-
ists work together in a joint
effort to inform the public?
There's an interesting idea.
Iraq: Why Victory Doesn
't
Matter
By DAN BLACK
Staff Writer
They equate to little more than rhetorical stall tac-
tics.
Aside from the president's modest request, time,
The Iraq war, a modern conflict noted for its one might wonder why his strategy wavers not in
unparalleled length and stagnancy, now enjoys one direction or another: commit everything at our
unprecedented levels of popular rejection.
disposal to ensure quick and decisive vjctory or
After two recent opinion pieces in consecutive withdraw everything and nobly accept what fol-
editions of the Circle this semester,
I
thought it pru-
lows. Bush does neither; he seems content to con-
dent to offer an alternative perspective on its lynch-
tinue with perhaps the most publicly ridiculed
pin issue: its justification.
executive decision making in the history of our
President Bush has, since the beginning of the democracy.
Iraq war, asked only one thing of the American
How does one reconcile this
seemingly
Public:
time. inscrutable conundrum?
As innocent Iraqis flee and perish by the thou-
Failure to disentangle the enigma likely stems
sands,
our
own young men and women die violent from a general misconception of the war at its
fun-
deaths
on
foreign sand, and the cost of the cam-
damental level. One presumes the purpose of the
paign soars into the trillions, the only thing Bush war is to
win,
to emerge victorious.
needs remains unchanged: more time.
What then, do we suppose, does victory look
like?
Promises of "progress'ri.:8'Lltturrlirtg'p8ihtl~
esta~:.iJu,'i
J
~
1
bility", reaching "benchmarks", and the infamous-
Well, victory looks like Iraq -a scene veritably
Iy elusive "turnover'' are all insubstantive.
unchanged in 54 months: wealthy contractors sub-
Whether you feel these promises are sincere or sidized by no-bid contracts awarded to them by
legitimate, you must concede that they come and their pals in Washington.
sive, highly profitable market, the better business
Of
course,
those of us not bringing eleven figures
goes. Lockheed-Martin,
an
American corporation home
every year,
we who might someday find our-
and international arms dealer, raked in
25
billion selves in the fray, taking rounds and taking casual-
dollars during
2005.
ties, may disagree.
The
enonnity
of their profits, which exceed the
We might believe that sacrificing ourselves and
budgets of several departments of state and the
innocent Iraqis so that others can prosper econom-
entire legislative branch of government combined, ically is a rather rotten idea.
What can be
are in no small part thanks to the open-ended cam-
done to resolve this repugnant conflict?
paign of violence in Iraq.
I
can only imagine how
What
can
the
ordinary
citizen
do?
desperately Lockheed-Martin and her
sister
war
We, as the people of the United States, ·are far from
profiteering corporations want this conflict to end.
impotent.
But
.
suppose
they
don't?
This conflict continues only under the
auspices
of
What if they like making money? Is it any com-
our compliant passivity
.
Many question what we
fort
that the defense lobby wields the overwhelm-
can do to stop it, implying, essentially, that we can
ing political power that it does, or that defense sub-
do nothing,
yet
in our deference we do everything
sidies are higher than those of any other industry? to further it. Consider your economic decisions
It looks like our boys will probably be over there and their
repercussions.
Consider the extended
for
a
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12
Crunch time
Collapse
By
STEVE SCHULT
Staff
Writer
It's crunch time.
The Mari st men's cross country
squad has hit the heart of their
schedule and are heading into
this weekend coming off a great
performance at the Iona Meet of
Champions.They head back to
Van Cortlandt Park this week-
end to compete in the
Metropolitan Championships.
This 20 team field is loaded
with talent including Iona,
Columbia, and NYU. Iona and
Columbia are two of the top
squads in the country, while
NYU is currently ranked second
out of all division
IIl
schools.
· Senior captain Mike Rolek
feels that the two week layoff
will help the team put up some
strong times in this meet.
"We had a hard week of train-
ing this week and we were able
to have lots of good workouts,"
Rolek said. "There has been
improvement from top to bot-
tom."
Head Coach Pete Colaizzo
feels that the improvement needs
to be there in order to be success-
ful.
"We need to close gaps,"
Colaizzo said. "We need to run
as
an
entire
pack.
We have been spaced out more
than we should."
Without the luxury of having a
home track, it is important that
the team become comfortable to
Van Cortlandt Park.
Many
important meets will be held
there down the road, including
the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference
(MAAC)
Championships at the end of the
month as well as the IC4A
Regionals in the middle of
November.
"A lot of teams run at Van
Cortlandt, so it gives us an incen-
tive to run fast," Rolek said.
Colaizzo said Van Cortlandt
Park is practically a home track
for the Foxes.
"This is the closest thing we
have to a home track," said
Colaizzo.
"We keep records
there and there a lot of school
history."
The outcome of the race will
be dependent on what team Iona
and Columbia puts on the track.
At this meet, the Gaels and the
Lions do not race full squads, so
the final standings will be
dependent on who they decide to
race.
The field is still loaded with
talent.
"It
will be tough," Rolek said.
"Everyone is going to have to
have
a
good
meet.
A lot of guys are rounding into
shape and we will need Girma
[Segni] and Dave [Ra1,1cci] to
run
fast."
Segni and Raucci have
anchored the Red Foxes all sea-
son.
Raucci took first in the
opening race of the year at West
Point, while Segni was the first
t(iurtMy
of
Mattst Atl'lletlcl / Stocklon Photo Inc.
Senior Glrma Segnl
will
look to
post
a good time
at
Van Cortlandt Park
after the
team
has not
raced in two weeks. The
Red
Foxes will face top
tier
teams such as Columba,
New York University and MAAC
foe
Iona.
to cross the finish line in their into their season, the more sig-
second
meet
at
Boston nificant each meet will be.
University. Coming off of his
"Each meet gets more and
impressive third place finish at more important," Colaizzo said.
the Meet of Champions, where "I always say that the most
he etched his name into the important race is the one that we
Marist record book, he will need are racing now, but our primary
to have a good time again this focus is always the MAACs and
weekend to help the Red Foxes.
the Regionals."
The further that the Foxes go
By
RON JOHNSON
Circle Contributor
Who would have thought that
in May, when the Mets were first
and the Yankees were the worst,
that the Yankees would be in, but
the Mets would be out.
The Mets have become one of
the extreme few to blow a seven
game lead in September to be
eliminated from the playoffs.
Philadelphia gave the Mets
extreme pressure throughout the
month of September and pushed
its way into first place, for the
first time all year, with two
games
left.
They went
on
to tie again, and
then clinch the division on the
last day of the regular season.
Led by MVP candidate Jimmy
Rollins, the Phillies became the
most exciting story throughout
the month of September.
The Mets dropped balls, threw
them away, and couldn't get the
hits when they needed them.
Now the Mets are out of the
playoffs, when they were look-
ing at a World Series-type year.
After the loss on Sunday, the
composure of the team fell apart,
as the players started blaming
each other and there was a lot of
respect lost for certain players.
Leonidoff opens with MAAC match
Friday
The Yankees, on the other
hand, went from being one of the
worst teams in baseball in May
to becoming the best team after
the All-Star break. The Yankees'
winning stretch emibled them to
reach the playoffs for the thir-
teenth consecutive year.
The streak of American League
East Division championships
was ending as the Red Sox, who
l~d almost all year, pulled off the
close win, becoming AL east
champions for the first time
since 1995.
By
RICH ARLEO
Staff Writer
After
suffering a 4-1 loss at
Stony Brook on Sept. 24, the
Marist men's soccc!P team
rebounded with a 1-0 win against
Albany on the Sept. 29.
Freshman keeper Tom
DeBenedetto got his first career
start, first career win, and first
career shutout all on the same
day. He saved all four shots on
goal by Albany in a great per-
formance to start off his colle-
giate career.
Albany outshot Marist 12-7;
however, only four of their 12
shots were on goal,
and
DeBenedetto took care of all of
them.
The Red Foxes managed to
make five shots on goal out of a
N azarechuck
earns second
shutout
By
KIMBERLY MASCHAK
Circle Contributor
After two straight losses, the
Marist women's soccer team was
able to shut down the Bucknell
Bison in Friday's game.
Marist went into Friday's game
with a record of 2-3-1, while
Bucknell's had a .500 winning
percentage, with a mark of 4-4-0.
The game saw little action dur-
ing 20 minutes of play. The Red
Foxes finally broke the scoreless
battle with a goal at 22: 19.
Sophomore Kate Fox scored the
first goal of the game off a free
kick
by classmate Maria Baez.
Fox beat Bison goalkeeper,
Kathryn Sutton.
1
The goal was
Fox's second of the season.
Baez also picked up an assist on
the play.
Late in the game, Marist was to
capitalize off a comer kick by
sophomore Kristen Toliver.
Sophomore Laura Zasly headed
the ball into the net at 85:33.
It
was Zasly's third goal of the sea-
son.
Defense played a key role in
total of seven, and Albany
'
s their last six games after starting
keeper Steward Ceus was not out 0-3.
Sophomore Nico
able to save all of them.
Tramontana leads the team with
The team must be interested in
seeing if their freshman goalie
Debenedetto can build upon his
solid perfonnance at Albany
and
possibly lead the team to more
•lid victories in the big games
that are on the horizon
.
Marist sophomore Corey
Perkins slipped one by at the
79:23 mark with a cross shot
from the left. Fellow sophomore
Jamison Allegra was credited
with the assist.
The Red Foxes improved to 3-
4-1 with the win at Albany (1-7-
1 ).
The game was their eighth-
straight
away
from
Poughkeepsie, but with renova-
tions complete this weekend the
team will return to the newly ren-
ovated Leonidoff Field this
Friday at 7 p.m., when they take
on division rival Rider in the first
of many conference match-ups
in the coming weeks.
Rider enters the game with a 5-
4 record, and has won five out of
JAMES REIUY/ THE CIRCLE
Laura Zasly scored
a
goal
in
Marist's
2-0 win
over
Bucknell.
the
victory.
The Red Foxes only allowed
Bucknell six shots.
Marist
goalie
Caitlin
Nazarechuk
recorded two saves to shut down
the
Bucknell
offensive.
This was her second shutout of
t
h
e s e a s o n .
The win helped to improve the
team's record to 3-3-1.
The team hopes take their suc-
cess against Bucknell in their
next game. The Red Foxes will
face rival Siena, in the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) opener for both squads.
Kick-off is set for 1 p.m. on
Saturday, Oct. 6 at Siena.
four goals and was just named
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) co-pll,W
of the week. He has scored three
of his goals this past week as the
team will come to Marist on a bit
of a hot streak.
Marist is ready to take on the
Rider and must be excited about
returning to Leonidoff Field for
the first time this season and for
a stretch of divisional match-ups
starting with Rider and continu-
ing with Loyola.
The Red Foxes are led
by
Corey Perkins who is tied for
sixth in the MAAC in goals with
three. Red shirt sophomore
Jamison Allegra, leads the team
with two assists.
After Rider, Marist will stay at
Leonidoff and face Loyola on
Oct. 7 at 1 p.m. The rest of the
teams' games are all against
MAAC rivals, ending with
Manhattan College all the way in
November
.
This is a very important stretch
for the team. The Red Foxes will
need to start to get hot for these
final nine games of the season,
and they'll have to start this
Friday against Rider in front of
their home fans for the first time
this season.
Now
.
all that's left for this ereat
season in baseball is the play-
offs.
The Yankees will play the
Indians starting Thursday, while
the Red Sox will play the
Angels.
In the NL, the Phillies will play
the Rockies after Colorado's
thirteen inning win, while the
Diamondbacks will play the
Cubs.
If things work out the way
most fans in this area hope, we
will see the Red
Sox vs. the Yankees in the
ALCS, but anything can happen.
Colon paces Foxes at Binghamton
·
By
MIKE WALSH
Staff Writer
One name we haven~t heard
much from this fall season has
been junior Mirelva Colon.
Colon from Puerto Rico had a
big tournament this past week-
end. She owned the courts at
Binghamton, cruising to a 2-0
record in singles matches. She
had to fight back to beat
Binghamton's Alex Sinclair in a
close final match. She prevailed,
3-6, 6-1, 10-8. The second
match saw her pitted against
Erin Fenn of Colgate
,
who
Colon dispersed of 4-5 before
Fenn retired.
It was not just Colon who had
a good week
e
nd in New York.
The Red Foxes went a com-
bined 8-2 as a team. In doubles
senior captain Erin Godly com-
bined with sophomore Alexa
Strange to go 2-0. This cou-
pled with Colon and freshman
Natalie Fouche also going 2
-
0 is
what catapulted Marist to their
stellar finish.
This coming weekend the
Foxes will compete in their
fourth tournament of the fall
semester starting Oct. 13
;
The
Lehigh Tennis Invitational will
take the girls to Bethlehem, PA
to face Farleigh Dickinson,
Middlebury, and Lehigh.
Lehigh is a team of particular
interest since the Mountain
Hawks took first place overall at
the ECAC Championships earli-
er in September.
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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY
,
OCTOBER 4, 2007 •
PAGE
13
Marist tenni
_
s shuts out second MAAC opponent
By
CASEY
LANE
Staff Writer
The Marist men's tennis team
could not have asked for a better
weekend than they just had.
After winning two singles titles
at the UCONN Fall Tournament,
the Foxes shut out Rider
7-0
in a
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) head-to-
head dual match.
Sophomore Loic Sessagesimi
defeated Stony Brook's Ivan
Rummell
6-4, 6-3
in the finals
for flight one of the UCONN
Tournament, which concluded
on Sunday. Freshman Nicolas
Pisecky followed
with a victory
over Juan Carlos Cotto, also of
Stony Brook~
'6-3; 6-0
to win the
flight six title.
Red shirt sophomore Peter
Luck, senior Greg Marks, and
freshman Jack Famiglio all
reached the finals on Sunday,
as
well.
Luck reached the flight
three finals, while Marks and
Famiglio
were
in the fourth and
eight, respectively.
Marist finished the tournament
with 16 victories, a statistic that
head coach Tim Smith was very
pleased with.
"Anytime you can win 16
matches in a ten team tourna-
ment, you have to be extremely
happy," Smith said.
Perhaps the best match of the
day was between Marks and
Stony Brook's Artem Baradach
in
the flight
four
finals.
Although he lost
3-6, 6-7,
Marks
fought hard in a match that lasted
over two hours.
The Red Foxes had little time
UCONN; they had to travel for
their second MAAC contest of
the year was the next day.
The Rider Broncos entered the
match with a 1-3 non-conference
head-to-head record and were
missing a few players due to
injuries.
Marist continued its strong play
to win
11
out of the
12
singles
sets.
Sessagesimi's match against
Casey Jedlinski offered Rider
their best change at a victory.
Sessagesimi dropped the first set
to reflect upon the success at
3-6,
but bounced back to take the
second
6-4.
The super tiebreaker and the
match were won by Sessagesimi,
10-3.
Marks, Famiglio, sophomore
Christian Coley, sophomore
Michael Land, and freshman
Michael Levenson all won in
straight sets for the Foxes.
The doubles teams of
Coley
/
Sessagesimi, Marks/Land,
and Famiglio/Levenson finished
the
shutout
for
Marist.
This was Marist's second shut
out of a MAAC opponent this
season, with the first coming
against Sienna.
Smith believed since the begin-
ning of
t
he season that this
Marist squad is the bes
t
he ever
had.
"People should start taking not
of the high quality tennis these
kids have been playing," Smith
said. "The product they are put-
ting out there is definitely high
quality Division-I tennis.
"
After Monday
'
s loss
,
Rider
coach Ed Torres said, "Marist is
the prem
i
er team of the MAAC
.
"
Smith is getting his wish.
Red Foxes hope to improve during October stretch
By JUSTINE DECOTIS
Staff Writer
The Marist women's
cross
country team continues their
season on Friday at Van
Cortlandt
Park
m
the
Metrqpolitan
Championship
meet in the Bronx.
Thd
Red
Foxes will run against
about fifteen other teams, all
from' the New York City
area.
The opponents include Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MMC)
foe
and
rival
Manhattan and perennial cross
country powerhouses Columbia
and Rutgers.
This meet is
the
second of four
meets this
season
at Van
Cortlandt
Park.
honor and places we are expect-
ed to be" he said.
The course is
6K
as opposed to
the normal 5K.
The Red Foxes had their last
The Foxes had their last meet meet on Sept.
22,
that gave them
there on Sept.
22,
and will return two weeks to prepare for this
on Oct. 16 and 26.
meet.
Red Foxes head coach Phil
Kelly said he
dislikes
the course
but
understands
the reasons
behind racing at Van Cortlandt.
"It's
not
a
course
that I am
crazy about,
but
being in the
Metropoli~ Conference there
are commitments that we have to
"Two weeks really creates the
ideal training situation," Kelly
said. "We are able to train, had
the first week, and we don't have
to worry about being tired for a
meet on Saturday.
It
is the ideal
situation. We are starting to
come together as a team, our
front pack of runners is getting
closer together and I'm anxious
to see the results on Friday."
The goal of any cross country
team is not only for their core
pack of runners to finish as fast
as possible, but also finish close
together and stay consolidated.
This is beginning to come
together for the Red Foxes after
their first three meets of the sea-
son.
Kelly continually acknowl-
edged that September meets do
not mean a lot.
"This is a serious meet," he
said
.
"We are in to October and
the meets are gett
i
ng more
important."
The team is expecting
improvement in this mee
t
because of the successful train-
ing and eve~hing beginning to
fall into place.
The Red Foxes have had suc-
cess in this meet in the past few
years; they finished third the
past two years behind Columbia
and Rutgers. Kelly said that the
team goal is
to
repeat that suc-
cess with another third place fin-
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Following th
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s meet, the Red
Foxes have four meets remain-
ing in the season. They wm trav-
el to Albany,
N.Y.
on Oct. 13 for
the
Univers
i
ty
of Albany
Invitational before returning to
Van Cortlandt Park for the
Iona/Manhattan
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-Meet.
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are at Van Cortlandt Park on
Oct. 26
.
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with the NCAA regional mee
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Franklin Park in Boston
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T~IE CIRCLE
Upcoming Schedule:
Men's Soccer:
Friday, Oct. 5 - vs; Rider, 7 p.m.
Football:
Saturday, Oct. 6 - vs. Duquesne, 1 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007
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PAGE 14
Red Foxes return
home to new Leonidoff Field
By GREG HRINYA
Staff Writer
After
five straight
road losses
to open the season, the Marist
Red Foxes will come home to
celebrate homecoming.
The I p.m. Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
game
against
Duquesne this
Saturday, Oct.
6,
will mark the
opening of the newly renovated
Leonidoff Field. A
stadium
dedi-
cation is planned prior to the start
of the game with a host of alum-
ni in attendance. The sold-out
Leonidoff will be buzzing as the
Red Foxes look to earn their first
yictory of the 2007 season.
With the much anticipated
opening of the new stadium, sen-
ior offensive lineman Dan
Cooper has a strong message for
the Marist faithful.
"We want everybody to show
up, 5,000 strong," Cooper said.
"We want the place to be rocking
and everybody to have a good
time."
Despite Marist's struggles, the
team's intensity has not wavered
and head coach
Jim
Parady is
looking forward to the team's
long-awaited home debut.
"Any time you play at home,
it's a plus," Parady said.
"It
will
be homecoming and the opening
of a new stadium, which are all
big positives for this program.
There's a new air of excitement
on campus with the students and
alumni."
In addition to Parady's senti-
ments, Cooper
·
emphasized the
importance of being in front of
the homes fans and alumni.
The Red Foxes will face a for-
midable
opponent
in
the
Duquesne Dukes when the two
teams face on Saturday. The
game will be the first league con-
test for both teams this season.
The Dukes stand at 2-2 on the
"It's a big day," Cooper said. year, as the team has won its last
"We can't wait to dedicate this two games, including a nail-biter
stadium to Marist and we can't in overtime to beat Sacred Heart,
wait to see all the alumni come 30-23.
back. It's a tribute to them too."
With both teams' goal being a
The Red Foxes' lack of success MAAC championship, senior
on the road has come against one linebacker Dan Smith said the
of the toughest schedules the Red Foxes are excited to get to
team has had to open a season. work in front of the home fans
The team will now be able to and that the team is glad to· be
enjoy the perks of being home.
back from its road trip.
"We'll have everybody on the
"Five road games is a lot and it
football team together for the makes a big a deal [to be home],"
first time," Parady said. "I'm Smith said. "We're going out to
looking forward to the fan sup-
win a conference championship
port, the students being able to
and we're excited to have a lot of
be there, not getting on a bus to
the alumni back."
travel
somewhere,
being able to
The Marist defense will have
eat in the cafeteria, if you could its hands full trying to contain
believe it. You know, home new)y appointed quarterback,
cooking."
sophomore Kevin Rombach,
Coach Parady is excited about who was named MAAC offen-
the atmosphere that will sur-
sive player of the week for the
round the game and anticipates a second straight week. Rombach
great turnout from the fans.
was stellar this past weekend in a
"I would say to the fans to
3 7-10 win over division III
come out and enjoy the day," Frostburg State University as the
Parady said. "Be supportive of Dukes amassed 532 offensive
the program and the school and yards. The sophomore quarter-
have a fun day out there because back completed 25 of his 35
this is a big step for us as an ath-
passes for 343 yards and three
letic department."
touchdowns, while adding a
5-
yard score on the ground.
"They changed quarterbacks
Rombach is not the team's only and have had success," Parady
threat however, and coach said.
"They
have multiple wide
Parady is cognizant of the talent receiver options and Hocker is a
level
the
Dukes
possess. pro prospect. We need to be able
Specifically, the Red Foxes will to defend those people and not
be tested by Duquesne's senior let them get over the top or hurt
wide receiver Bruce Hocker. us on the ground."
Hocker stands at 6 feet 4 inches,
Aware of the match-up prob-
205 pounds, and is sure to create lems Hocker is sure to pose,
problems for the Marist second-
coach Parady said the goal is to
,lf).
contain the
Duquesne
offense
and limit the big play, which has
hurt the Red Foxes during the
course of the season.
"We need to limit the big play
opportunities," Parady said. "We
need to make them earn the field
and limit them
to
smaller plays."
Smith said the Red Foxes need
to start creating opportuniti~s for
the
·
offense, something the team
has been unable to do so far this
season.
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The
Red Foxes return to the
newly
renovated Leonldoff
Field
this
Saturday looking
for
their
first
win on
homecoming weekend. The stadium has 1,744 chair-back seats and
a
capacity
of
4,000 persons.