VOLUME 61, ISSUE 11
FOUNDED IN 1965
TiiURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2007
Proposal aims to make current priority point
system more beneficial to commuter students
Marist
faculty ranked
27th
·n
the country
By
CHRISTINE SAVOIA
-Circle Contributor
The priority
points system
motivates resident students to
become more active in
campus
activities in an effort to get the
best housing. Unfortunately, the
system doesn't give commuter
students any incentives to
become involved in those same
activities. Commuters, who live
either in apartments five min-
utes off
campus
or drive over
hali an hour from nearby towns,
don't gai~ any rewards by join-
ing clubs and organizations.
altering
the
current
priority
points system in
a
way that
gives them
tangible
rewards. As
the proposal states,
"It
is
desir-
able that commuter students
receive a reward equivalent to
that which residents receive,
but has bearing on their campus
life
at Marist College."
While leaving the resident
system
in place, the proposed
parallel system
for
commuters
ing in Beck, Sheahan, or the
Fontaine Annex,
discounts
at
the Cabaret, the matching or
awarding of Thrifty Cash, and
on-campus housing for those
that may want it.
The future for this system
is
up
in
the air as of now.
Apparently,
one
of the biggest
concerns was whether this sys-
tem is truly parallel and equal
to
the
current
system
in
place
Primarily, the goal of the whole proposal is to get the
commuters, which make up a large chunk of the student
population, to feel more like a part of the Marist coinmu-
nity by getting involved.
Joel Van Wag en
en,
a senior
and president of the Commuter
Student Council, has been try- -su_b_s_t1_tu_t_es-th_e_p_o_1_n_ts_fo_r_R_o_o_m
_ _
fo_r_r_e_s1_d_e_n-ts-.
- - - - - - -
ing to fix this problem. Since Damage and Room Condition
"The
current
possible solution
last
semester,
Joel has been put-
for Parking Violations and
was
presented
by
the
ting together a
proposal
for a
Violation
Frequency. These
Commuter Council
President
priority points
system
for com-
sections would
work
in
the
but
found
lacking
by
many
muter
students.
same way as room damage and
Senators," said
Christopher
Joel presented the proposal to condition for resident students; Waters, a junior and
·
Senator
.
the SGA Executive Board earli-
commuter students would lose
'"More research
is
needed and
er this
semester
and to the points for
•
parking violations
Senate just a few weeks ago.
(depending
on the
severity)
and
The proposal itself states,
"It
for the number of times they
is a common problem on the received violations. Security
Marist
College
Campus that the would be able to determine
commuter
student population
is
whether
an
infraction is
major
not
involved in campus
life
to
or minor and deduct the appro-
the degree that resident stu-
priate number of points.
dents are
involved."
There have been a number of
The overall
idea
behind the proposed rewards for com-
proposal is to get commuk:r
muters
with
high
priority
poin~s
students involved
on campus
by
as
well,
including priority
park-
Admin
approval is
required
before any
progress
can
be
made.
'"However,"
Waters
added,
"the
Senate
did
agree
that
a
change was
needed
and would
look
further
intQ
the matter".
"The system
pulls in Housi~
Security,
and
College
Admission,s,"
Van
Wagenen
said.
"It's
difficult to
say
whether
it .would work and
where it would go-
it's really
up
to the Marist Community."
As far as commuter campus
involvement,
Vanwagenen
said,
"It's
not going
to
fix the
problem completely, but at least
the college will have made the
attempt to give residents and
commuters the same opportuni-
ties to get involved."
Van Wagenen
also stressed
that the point of the proposal
isn't to allow
commuters
the
opportunity to live on
campus,
as may have been originally
interpreted
during the presenta-
tion. The option of housing as a
reward is a long way down on
the list of objectives this pro-
posal is trying to
accomplish.
Primarily, the goal of the whole
proposal
is to
get the
com-
muters, which make up a large
chun~ of the
student
popula-
tion,
to feel more like a part
of
the Marist
community
by get-
ting involved.
Van Wagenen
credits
Omar
Diaz, president of
the
SGA,
as
well
as
Senators
Steven
Townsend
and Nicole Johnson
,
for helping
him
along with the
proposal
process.
At
the
moment all there
is.
left
to
do
is
wait,
but Van
Wagenen hopes
at
some point
in
the
near future
either this
system
or one
like
it
will iive commuters
·-better
opportunities
on
campus.
By
AMANDA LAVERGNE
Circle Contributor
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Campus Ministry's Giving Tree proj
.
~ct helps out familie~
around Dutchess County, providirrg
"
iliem
gifts for Christmas
By
KRISTEN
DOMONELL
Staff Writer
Christmas trees with red,
yel-
low and green paper ornaments
are decorating campus buildings
this season.
These trees are part of the
Giving Tree project and each
ornament
displays a gift for a
family living in Dutchess County
for students and faculty to
J'UT·
chase.
Each year as one of its service
projects, Campus Ministry runs
the Giving Tree with the goal of
giving poor families an
enjoy-
able Christmas.
According to Campus Minister
Jamie
Williams,
Campus
Ministry
helps
Dutchess
Outreach.,
Catherine
Street
Community
Center,
Family
Services, Grace Smith House
and
ARCS
(Aids
Related
Community Services) sponsor
families.
This year Marist
accepted three more families,
bringing
the total to 25.
Aforme Agawu-Kakraba, a
sophomore
and
Campus
Ministry board member, said he
and fellow organizers began
working on the project about a
month ago, starting with the dec-
orations committee.
·
"A bunch of people set up
tables in the cafeteria one night
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and volunteers from campus
ministry would either make and
write on the ornaments or make
posters," Agawu-Kakraba said.
The Giving Tree is one of the
largest projects of the year,
Agawu-Kakraba said.
There are eight trees set up
around campus, including trees
in all four academic buildings,
the cafeteria, Cabaret,
Champagnat Breezeway, and the
chapel.
Williams said the project
requires a lot of help from the
Marist community.
"I think it's an easy way for
people to get involved in other
people's lives in
some
way, to
give back, and to celebrate as a
community," Williams said.
"Because
campus ministry is so
large, it's a great network
to
do
that in."
Sophomore Christina Lopez
participated in the project last
year as treasurer for the Marian
Hall Resident Student Council.
According to Lopez, everyone in
the dorm contributed a total of
$120 to purchase a warming
blanket for an elderly couple.
"The warming
blanket
was
something
the couple needed and
it made me feel good knowing
I
had helped," said Lopez.
"I
also
felt very appreciative for the
things I am fortunate enough to
have."
Although no
longer
a Marian
Hall resident, Lopez said she
enjoyed the experience last year
and will be participating in the
project again by buying two
shirts for a 12-year-old girl.
There is a five gift limit for
each family, and gifts are limited
to those for children and house-
hold items, Agawu-Kakraba
said.
"iPods were the most popular
•
request this year," Agawu-
Kakraba SJtid. "People were also
asking for lots of things they
needed for the house. One per-
son asked for a vacuum, stuff
like that."
Williams said Campus
Ministry tries to make sure all
gifts are purchased by the end of
the event.
"Whatever's
left, we try and
account for.
Be it using our
funds and shopping for them, or
using money that is donated to
the Giving Tree, we try to satisfy
all the ornaments," Williams
said.
Once gifts are bought, they are
wrapped and brought to the
chapel to be blessed in a ceremo-
ny, then given to the organiza-
tions to be distributed, Agawu-
Kakraba said.
This year, the Giving Tree cere-
mony will
.
be held on Sunday,
Dec. 16 at 7 p.m.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2007
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Security Briefs
Sheahan Hall: Too small to pick a fight, too dumb to live
By
TYLER THURSON
John Gildard in Training
12/2 - Midrise
In a stunning case of big
man ( or woman, who am I
to judge?) on campus syn-
drome, a student reported-
ly heaved a lengthy list of
items out of a Midrise
lounge window. The list
included:
1
televisio
_
n,
1
microwave,
1
computer
monitor, and
1
bag of
garbage.
Wow. There are almost no
words
for
this.
Thankfully, security came
up with a few. They would
like anyone with informa-
tion as to who took their
rage a little too far to
contact them immediately,
using email, the phone, or
in person, and can remain
completely anonymous if
they wish. The matter is
now under investigation
by
perfect
storm
of_
"you're
screwed":
the
housing staff, security,
and the town police. And
in an even sweeter case of
justice, the Poughkeepsie
police are taking this mat-
ter very seriously, even
dusting for fingerprints.
See, now look what you
did. This is where all
those crime shows like
"CSI,"
and
"Law
&
Order" come in handy,
you can never be caught if
you know what you 're
doing. Oh wait, if only
you had a television. And
once again, it all comes
back around. Genius.
12/2 - Benoit
Wow, the rage around
campus just keeps spread-
ing. Some residents of
Benoit were also appar-
ently
sipping
on
the
Haterade and broke an
entry window. Okay, so
this might be not rage.
Maybe someone just got
locked out; I don't really
know. One thing I do
know, however, is accept-
able situations to break a
window. 1) You're being
chased by the ghost face
killer
.
from
.
the Scream
movies. Then, you break
like you've never broken
befpre. Otherwis
·
e, you
end up like Tatum, think-
ing the doggy door is the
best avenue for escape. 2)
You 're saving a baby from
a
burning
building.
Because really, who does-
n't love a good citizen
with a heart of gold? Plus,
who doesn't love cute
babies? Well, besides me,
but
that's
beside
the
point. So, to
·
conclude,
burning babies and real
life horror movies
=
mess
that
window
up.
Forgetting your key
=
wait for a friend, then
break it together. Can
keys cut glass?
12/2 - Lower West
Cedar
Ah,
the
holidays.
Chestnuts roasting on an
open fire, bottles of wine
chugged in the corner, and
Jack Frost nipping at your
nose. Families all around
us are coming together,
surrounding the oven and
inhaling the
smell
of
burning ... plastic?
Students in Lower West
Cedar busted
out
the
perennial holiday savior,
the
fire
extinguisher,
when they discovered the
oven they had just turned
on still held a plastic con-
tainer inside it. Students
are reminded
to
cook
safely,
checking
your
oven regularly for any
remnants
of
culinary
attempts gone wrong or
leftover Tupperware, and
when all else fails, for the
love of God, please call
take out. That is, unless
plastic casserole is your
thing. Which for some
people, it might be. This
is a judgment free zone,
I'm not gonna say any-
thing.
Whatever
floats
your boat, as long as you
don't catch that on fire
too.
12/3 - Midrise
You know, I might trans-
fer my underground crime
lair to the laundry room,
because apparently, that
is where the good things
are
going
down
.
A student reported the
loss of a jacket from the
laundry
room,
having
dried it only to return to a
big dryer of nothing. The
student then proceeded to
promise that this misde-
meanor
would not go
unpunished, and will pro-
ceed to beat down ev~ry
gentleman on campus in a
Northface until the culprit
is apprehended
.
If
th
·
e
stu-
dent starts their assau-It
on campus today, by next
wintet, they should once
again have a jacket.
12/3 - Benoit
Taking the last Benoit
breaking
·
a step farther, a
student
removed
the
motion censor that con-
trols access into Benoit.
You know, I may not be
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have failed
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my logic, couldn't fail me
if he
·
dido 't have my
grades. I don't know what
it is, but I can't wrap my
head around this one.
Does disabling the motion
censor even make it easier
to get in? Is it that hard to
swipe
·
your card, or did
you just r'eally want to use
that broken window to its
fullest advantage. Isn't
that just making it harder
for yourse If? Here's a
thought, if you're that
keen on making things
hard for yourself, why .not
just punch yourself in the
face, lay on the ground,
and wait for security to
come find you. They can
let you in )ust fine, no
need to swipe.
12/4 ..:. Notes
So, this one isn
·
•t really a
security brief. Yet, I feel
it's important.
It
has
recently been brought to
my attention that some
members
of a
certain
freshman dorm have not
found my attempts at sati-
rizing campus the least
bit funny. In fact, some
have commented that I
eem to pick on this par=
ticular dorm the most, to
which I reply that it's not
my fault you do the dumb-
est stuff. I can't make
something out of nothing,
you guys clearly aren't
applying for Mensa mem-
bership.
In
fact
,
I'm
almost positive many of
you thought Mensa meant
table in Spanish. Yet,
through all this anger and
hatred, if I had rightfuli'y
offended anyone, .I'd just
like to take this moment
to apologize
.
This is all
supposed to be in good
fun, and hopefully when
you're older you'll laugh
at it to
·
. I mean, I'll prob-
ably still be laughing
,
but
maybe you can finally
join me. Honestly, fresh-
man year is funny. You
learn who your friends
are, realize what you want
to do with your life, and
think getting kicked out
of the Loft will qualify
you for rebel of the year.
So, seriously, laugh about
it. But, if this didn't help
at all, and you still really,
really, really, don't like
me, and everything I write
just rubs you the wrong
way, don't read it. Or hate
me anyway, but trust me,
you 're going
·
to need a
spot in line. There should
be an opening behind my
best
friend
from
2nd
grade, my manager from a
retail store, and the girl
in high school who asked
me if she looked good tan,
to which I replied that
tanning wouldn't cover up
her
ugly
personality.
Seriously, take a number.
I'll be with you when I
can.
[( Ed. Note - Despite the fact that
Security Briefs are indeed cov-
ered by the First Amendment,
I
still tend to get a lot of people
complaining about bow
th@y
come off
in
them.
It's reattyquitt!
simple - don't get
in
trouble.
Wisen up and don~t get taught.
Point is that if you're dumb
enough to get caught burning
basic food or smuggling
in
alco-
hol after 3 p.m., you are up for
mockery. It's nothing against
you - we discriminate against
everyone equally. Except for
freshmen. And other communi-
cation
majors. And
Dave
Matthews fans. Heaven forbid
you're all of those.
//mbl ]]
Disclaimer: The Security Briefs
are intended as satire and
fully
protected as free speech under
the First Amendment of the
Constitution.
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6, 2007
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MCCTA performance has powerful meaning for students and audience
By
AMY
WHEELER
Staff Writer
As the boy in the orange jump-
suit fell to his knees and the
lights shining on him faded out,
the audience members were
silent, deep in their own
thoughts.
The Marist College Council on
Theater Arts (MCCTA) perform-
ance of
Bang, Bang You
're
Dead, a play written by William
Masterosimone, provoked many
emotions and questions from the
audience.
However, MCCTA was pre-
pared to deal with this predicted
onslaught of questions. It chose
to conduct a question and answer
session following the show in
order to help the
audience
under-
stand the events that the play
depicted. Written after the
Springfield
school
shooting
in
1998, in which a boy murdered
his parents, two classmates,
and
injured 25 others,
Bang, Bang
You 're Dead approached the
issue of school shootings from
the mind of the killer, Josh, who
was played by junior Jeff Hogan.
Freshman cast member Chris
Steber explained why this ques-
tion and answer session was nec-
essary.
"What's so important about
Bang, Bang You 're Dead is that
the audience is caught in the
middle of a shooting, and they're
able to make a connection to the
characters; and
to
the very hor-
rors of a school shooting," he
said. "The playwright, in short,
wants the audience to be so
moved that they're going to
stand up and say, 'This must
never happen again, and we must
do all in our power to stop these
kinds of tragedies from happen-
ing."'
During the question and
answer session on Friday night,
one yoUAg boy bravely raised his
hand and asked, "When you die,
is it forever?" Joanna Stein, a
senior cast member, called this
the "most poignant question" the
cast received, and Steber called
it the "most powerful."
''The fact that someone that
young grasped the whole con-
cept was amazing," Stein said.
"He was figuring out the perma-
nence of Josh's actions, he was
dealing with the line between
make-believe and real life. He
was realizing the effect one per-
son can have on so many.
It was
so simple, but exactly the mes-
sage we wanted to convey."
Steber agreed, saying, "I think
all of our hearts were broken.
That boy hit the point of the play
right on the head.''
In
his biography in the pro-
gram, senior director Mark
Heftler wrote that
·he
"couldn't
have chosen a more powerful
piece to go out with."
In his
opinion, theater can have many
forms, and can, in the case of
Bang, Bang You 're Dead be a
vehicle for change and a form of
education.
Steber said he felt as though
this had been accomplished.
"It's incredibly rewarding to
hear reactions from audience
members, people saying how
intense the show was, how mov-
ing it was," he said. "We know
we've done our job when they
say that to us. I hope that they've
learned
a lesson or two in the
process."
Heftler's biography in
the program said that he "hopes,
sincerely, that each and every
audience member is able to take
something strong and meaning-
ful away from this piece."
The play took on a new mean-
ing for this area last week.
According to an article by Alice
Hunt in the
Poughkeepsie
Journal, at Arlington High
School, (13 miles from Marist
College), a Columbine-like plot
to attack the school on April 20,
2010 was uncovered. That date
would have coincided with the
students' senior year and the
11th
anniversary
of
the
Columbine shootings.
"That really hit way too close
to home for my comfort, and I
realized just how important it is
that we put on this play," Steber
Phony bomber
takes
hostages at Hillary
Clinton's campaign
office in New Hampshire
By
JOSEPH GENTILE
Staff Writer
safe several hundred miles
away in Washington D.C., flew
int.A,
hl'~'JX,Jlrunpsb,~~ J\~r-
There were road flares duct-
W~f~
iRJ
:ffiaih
wj#l
~
1
fi¥e
taped to his chest, but
Leland ~elg~l~
t
~d i¥
i
?ii~Je~
u
~n~
Ji
t~~ir
Eisenberg
alleged he had a 1am1 1es nerore traveB.ng to
"bomb" and held five people Iowa. Originally, she had been
hostage at Senator Hillary rehearsing a speech for a
Rodham Clinton's campaign Democratic
National
field office in Rochester, N.H.
Committee
event in suburban
on Friday, Nov. 30.
However,
Virginia.
Instead,
Clinton
after several hours of negotia-
found
herself
instructing
tions with a state trooper, staffers to suspend all immedi-
Eisenbetg released each of his ate
campaign
activities until the
hostages before surrendering to crisis was resolved. Former
police.
President ~II Clinton also can-
Eisenberg
specifically
celled his appearance at a
requested a dialogue with fundraiser he planned to attend
Clinton, but Rochester Police
tn
New York City that night.
Chief David Dubois denied the
The incident, which happened
request.
in
a small office on North Main
"As a tactical
standpoint,
that
Street,
put the entire
city
on
wouldn't have been wise for us
.
high-alert for more than six
to do that," he said, because it hours. Police evacuated all of
reduces the negotiator's bar-
the buildings along North Main
gaining leverage.
Street, including the nearby
"It appears that he is someone campaign offices of Senator
who was in need of help and Barack Obama and John
sought
attention in absolutely
Edwards
.
Clinton's office in
the wrong way," Clinton said.
Rochester, a former mill city of
She also told reporters that 30,000 about 70 miles north of
Eisenberg
had no prior contact Boston, is just one of the sever-
with the
Clinton campaign
al she has
scattered
throughout
before Friday's events.
the
state.
"These incidents unfortunate-
Eisenberg,
a 46-year-old man
ly occur from time to time," the from nearby Somersworth,
senator said.
"And
you work complained to the arresting
with law
enforcement,
you trust officers about his inability to
the professionals to deal with get mental health treatment.
whatever the threat might be.
In September 2002,
And I have full confidence in
Eisenberg
filed a
·
lawsuit
them. I don't think it's going to against
the
Boston
impact in any way on me."
Archdioc~se
,
alleging that he
Senator
Clinton,
although a had been raped by a parish
priest,
and
named
then-
Archbishop Cardinal Bernard
L.aw
as a defendant. Law liad
\>el;}'\
·
furced
·
to resign tbat year
after internal documents indi-
cated he transferred priests
around parishe
·
s, without dis-
closing the sexual-abuse alle-
gations against them
His lawsuit states that, in his
early 20s, Eisenberg had been
homeless and living in an aban-
doned car of an Ayer, Mass.
junkyard. During that time, he
sought help from the Roman
Catholic
Parish
of
St.
Alexandria in Westford, look-
ing for housing and support.
Instead, Eisenberg alleged that
a p
'
riest exposed him to pornog-
raphy, and then molested him
after he had been hired by the
parish as a painter. He had been
offered lodging at the parish
until he could fully support
himself.
One night, according to his
lawsuit, that priest appeared to
bring an intoxicated Eisenberg
home from a nightclub. He had
initially
passed
out,
but
Eisenberg
found himself being
raped in the driveway of the
parish once he awoke. The next
week, he attempted suicide by
jumping off a bridge in Ayer,
and was transported to a psy-
chiatric facility for
.
observation
and treatment.
Reporters at CNN acquired
knowledge that Eisenberg also
had been addicted to both drugs
and alcohol at the time, accord-
ing to a legal source involved
in the case.
Presently, he faces state
chAfg~s
of four counts of kid-
nawing, one
RQµtit
of
crimiµ,l
threaten,ng and one count of
fal'se
'
·
use
of
.
an explosive
device, according to Rochester
Polic'e Captain Paul Callaghan.
Government authorities also
stated Eisenberg might face
stiff federal charges.
"I
haven't spoken to my fam-
ily about it, but I can say that
when I heard it, I was sur-
prised," junior Nicki Boisvert,
of Merrimack, N
.H. -
about an
hour from the Rochester area,
said
"You
don't usually think
of New Hampshire doing
things like that.''
Despite being stereotyped as
"a relatively small, unimpor-
tant
state,"
according
to
Boisvert,
New
Hampshire
recently reasserted its right to
be the first state to hold a pres-
idential primary in the first
week of January last month.
Boisvert•~ family has tradi-
tionally participated in the New
Hampshire primary, and she
herself remembers going to see
Bill Bradley eight years ago,
and both John Edwards and
Wesley Clark only four years
ago.
"It's always exciting to go
and interact with candidates
like that," Boisvert said.
"I hope it doesn't inflict any
fear in any of the
candidate~,"
Boisvert added. "My guess is.it
will have a minimal
effect,
but
only time will tell for certain."
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said.
The play did not only have an
effect on the audience, but on the
actors as well.
"Bang,
Bang was definitely
one of the most fulfilling plays
I've performed in because
it was
one of
'
the first plays I've ever
done that has had such a bold
and moving message," freshman
cast
member
Stephanie
McDonald explained.
Sophomore Mindy Reed
agreed.
"This was very fulfilling and it
was very emotional for
me,"
she
said. "I actually cried during the
performances because it was so
powerful to see the audience and
how they are responding to what
we are saying. Also, getting to
change lines and saying,
'I'll
never be married in a white
dress, tell my parents I love them
again,' meant a lot to me."
Steber said he felt that
the
play-
wright had many goals in writing
this play.
"He wanted us to stop and
think for a
minute,"
he said
.
"Think
about what effect we
may have on school violence.
Think about how we may fuel it,
even in the smallest way. Think
about how children should be
raised. He also wanted us to real-
ize
just how real these shootings
are, and how they are so devas-
.
tating. The students who die in
the play say, 'The bullet that
killed me pierced my parent's
heart,' etc. These school shoot-
ings affect
everyone
in some
way."
Reed added, "I think the play-
wright was just trying
tq person-
alize the school
shooting
sce-
nario and was trying to show
more than what the media por-
trays a school shooting to be."
The actors also had goals for
wMt they wanted the audience
to take away from the perform-
ance.
"I hope that the show accom-
plishes awareness, and not just
on the part of kids who go to
school,
·
but on administrators
and parents," Stein said. "Be
aware, pay attention."
Marist Band, Wind Symphony,
Handbell Choir, and Singers
ready for big winter concert
By
JAMES MARCONI
Managing Editor
basketball, but for this concert
as
well
.
"
DePace said that the quality
The holiday season
will
kick-
ot
rµu~i;
r
has been kicked
_
up
a
off. a little early this year~ with
notca
.
this
year,
with the intro-
the performance of a
winter
duction of 43 new freshman
concert
by
the
Marist musicians to fill the spots left
Symphonic
Band,
Wind by only
17
graduating
seniors.
Symphony,
Handbell Choir,
The band has also had the
and Singers.
opportunity
to be recognized
Two concerts are taking on a national level, when they
place on Sunday, Dec. 9, in played for men's basketball
1
the Nelly Goletti Theatre
.
the
week
before Thanksgiving
The first, at 2:00 p.m., will at an invitational
in
Puerto
feature
the Symphonic Band Rico.
and
Handbell
Choir.
The upcoming concert,
The second at 8:00 p.m. fea-
which
is $10
general
admis-
tures the Wind Symphony and
sion,
is the
culmination
of the
Marist Singers.
Music Department's work this
"This
is one of our biggest
year.
weekends in the
fall semes-
"We
want not
only students,
ter," said Band President Matt but
faculty
and the communi-
DePace. "We've worked so
ty
to come and listen," said
hard, not only for football and DePace.
From the
Marlst Band Web site
The Marlst
Symphonic
Band, Wind Symphony, Handball
Choir, and
Singers
will
perform
on Sunday,
Dec.
9
In
the Nelly Goletti Theatre.
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Students study abroad:
Who needs the Ritz when you can stay in a room with fourteen strangers?
By
CLAIRE SEMDER
Circle Contributor
Traveling around Europe
can
quickly drain col-
lege students' bank accounts, but students learn
how to pay less in order to experience more.
As studying abroad gains popularity across
college campuses, students grapple with the
issue of traveling to multiple countries dur-
ing their few months away from home. For
students living on tight budgets, the
unavoidable problem is money. When
they're abroad, these expenses quickly add
up.
.
have with the airlines,"
he said.
"We also
offer
reduced-priced, student-oriented tours of
muse-
ums and
attractions."
In
addition
to
providing
discounts,
the ISIC card,
usable for one year from the date of
purchase,
also
attractions in
some
instances, such
as
staying at a
hotel directly on the Grand Canal in·
Venice.
·
"[It]
mattered about how much you were willing
to spend," he said. "I felt that it was important to
find hostels near attractions. This
might
cost a lit-
tle more,
but
it
would save money
in
transportation
costs."
Meg Franklin, Interim Assistant Dean of
r - . ; - ~
However, Brever
found international
travel
on a budget
exhilarating
and
saved
money
at
every chance he
found.
International Programs at Marist College,
encourages students to maximize their expe-
rience abroad by traveling to nearby coun-
tries. She knows from personal experience
'
how important it is to save and keep track of
one's money while traveling.
"As a student, I used a variety of hostels,
low-budget hotels, and similar transport
optjons," she said. "I traveled to dozens of
countries this way - all very cheaply. I
stayed in a convent once in Italy. I think I
slept in a cable car once in Switzerland.
When you're young, and you can tolerate
less conveniences, like private bath [and]
"International
traveling
on
_
a budg-
et added to the
excitement,"
he
said.
·
"It
often meant
that I
could
not set-
tle for
the
easy
path
and had
to
seek
adventures
that
cost
a little less
but
often
yielded memorable
gain.
One
notable
experience
was
sleeping in an air-
comfortable beds, this is a really ideal way
Ahoatal In Budapest.
port to catch a
gives students access to
a
24-hour emergency help qieaper, earlier flight
back
to London. Had it not
line service and basic sickness and accidem
fff~1fen
for that, I never would have experienced the
insurance (for trips outside the U.S.).
·
surprising party atmosphere that is
Valladolid,
to travel to a lot of places cheaply."
Another avenue that students use in an attempt to
save money is the International Student
Identification Card (ISIC), sold by the Student
Travel Agency (STA) and available through the
Marist Abroad office for outbound students.
However, Franklin doubts if this card helps stu-
dents to save money.
"Re~~rbit
of
the'
c'atct;'M
1
Hty
etp~~ti~!'~
spotty deiforiHing on locit!idn, and students eften
find having a simple student ID will get them dis-
counts at many transport offices [and] museums,"
she said.
However, Brandon Hallock, a travel agent at
STA in Berkeley, Calif., said that the ISIC card, as
well as the company, provides students with sim-
ple ways to save money while traveling abroad.
According to the STA Web site, it is the world's
largest student, youth and budget travel organiza-
tion, with branches located around the globe.
"The card allows for student-reduced fares,
which are made possible through contracts we
Lauren Pavlick, a senior advertising major at Spain at four in
the morning
."
Marist College, found that although she
did:.nbtn
i
A simple way to save money and hassle accord-
always need her ISIC card at tourist attractiSns, ing
to
students was to use experts
like
STA
as a
she made back
thp
sev
_
en
_
po1;1flds (about
$14}81feb
resource
.
. Hallock explained how- everyone
wark-
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trnv~l to plan mo~f of
tteY-
ttips
!till
fo~18
.
researchmg W6tldwrde· abcon\modatiofls for
Stu-
the travel agents very
helpful.
Many of the ho~;ti},;11., dents.
and low-budget hotels she stayed at, hmf
~~\lv<J
.
"All of our hostels and hotels are looked at by a
were not centrally located.
:)1/0t.
team based in London." he said. "They go to these
"Most of the hostels, and budget hotels w~re.Mi\ti places and check them out. Additionally, we [the
near the sights, so you had to use transporta&'n1'tit
,
employees] have done a lot of traveling. I will use
walk to get where you wanted .to be," she saidd
'tit
my own experiences with places and recommend
sort of puts you at a disadvantage
because
you them if they were good and won't if they were
bad.
may have to pay more for n:ansportation since you We may not have all of the hostels [in
an
area] list-
are far away."
ed, but all of our properties have been checked out
Andrew Brever, a senior history major at St.
by STA employees."
John's University in Collegeville, Minn.,
decided
Kari Maguda, a senior fashion merchandising
that it was worth the extra money to be closer to major at Marist, booked trips both with STA and
by doing her own research on Web sites such as
hihostels.com and lastminute.com while in
London last spring. She said that researching
accommodations first can really affect living
arrangements
abroad because of the
"hit-or-miss
recommendations that are online."
"My first hostel experience was in a cramped,
eight-person
room
in Scotland with a space-heater,
where I slept
on
top of my duvet cover, using my
jacket as a
blanket
,"
she said. "However, for about
three euros more, near the end of my travels, I
found a low-budget hotel where I shared the room
with
one
friend, and we had a personal bathroom
with a bathtub with spa jets. It's a learning experi-
ence, but you really have to shop around."
·
Even Brever, a football player from Minnesota,
found
some
of his hostel lodging less than accom-
modating, as some hostels place 14 or more trav-
elers in a room.
"I found hostels to be generally similar: large
community dorms with the odorous guy on the top
bunk," he said. "Th~ sheets were shady, and the
floors were stained. Bathrooms
looked
even more
suspect, and some required money to work.
Mornings were generic cereal and half of a hard
baguette with a bit of jam."
Although many students opt to stay in hostels in
order to keep their wallets fed and not for the
rooms and· services, Franklin advises Marist stu-
dents not to sacrifice safety for money_
"Safety should always be a priority," she said. "I
don't
encourage students to travel without plan-
ning in advance. Even low-budget and hostel envi-
ronments have reputations. [Students] should
always do their research in advance ta make sure
they aren't going to end up in a situation that
would be dangerous. Petty crime and other issues
are often more of an issue in low-budget establish-
ments
or
ht1~tels that
nave
1i0'
c&eckpo~~
or
few
-security.
'
Students should keep in mind to travel
light, always keep essential documents on their
person, and be mindful of their belongings."
Even though money became an issue for many
like Brever, as a history major he wanted to
explore as much of the world outside of Minnesota
as possible while living in London and did not let
it spoil his experience.
"Traveling abroad is the adventure of a lifetime,"
he said. "It is not something to be hindered by lack
of money. Green pieces of paper can
always
be
replaced, but building perspectives
and
creating
international adventures never can."
IT Girl: tech & web culture from a net-savvy chick
Amazon Kirtdle VS Sony Reader
By
LISA BRASS
Copy
Editor
screen. The best part, of course, is that you can
take the Sony Reader with you anywhere- slip it
in your purse or backpack and you're good to go.
You can also electronically "bookmark" pages
so you don't forget where you left off.
e-novels comfortably.
A last disappointing point that I found is the
Kindl e's battery life, which Amazon describes as
"long". I don't consider a device to have long
battery
life
if I'm recommended to charge it
every other day like Amazon suggests. I know
the wireless card uses up a lot of p0wer,
but
Amazon should really have worked to improve
the battery life to be competitive with the Sony
Reader's if it wanted to sell this device at all.
Are you a starviV\.9
artist desperate
for
a pf ace to display
your
era~?
The sad fact is that by just
reading
the title of
this article, you would have no idea what this
article about.
Welcome to the
problem
that marketing depart-
ments faced when their
respective
companies
came up with brilliant, yet virtually unheralded
e-book readers. I will assume that you know
what an e-book is. Professors are using them
mqre and more instead of making photocopies of
one page or another. Marist even has a whole
library
of
e-books,
which is calls the Ebrary.
What you probably don't know is that compa-
nies are trying to tap into a somewhat nonexist-
ent market of e-readers, devices capable of let-
ting you read e-books on a small,
handheld,
and
pbrtable screen. The technology is getting better
and better, but the problem is that the devices
lack appeal to consumers. Most people are hesi-
tant to read books on an e-reader because, well,
that kind of breaks the whole tradition of books.
A niore scientific reason is that computer screens
can bother a person's eyes after a while
.
Designers
,
however, have finally overcome
these problems and deserve some attention for
their effort.
At a cost of $300, the Sony Reader is a beauti
-
ful, well-designed e-reader that has unlimited
storage capacity thanks to plug-in cards. The
way in which it turns pages and displays fonts is
e~y on the
eyes
and doesn't have the glare one
would normally associate with a
computer
On a single charge, you can read 7,500 pages,
·
which is probably more than some people read
in a whole year.
Compare the product you've just witnessed (in
print, anyway) to the new Amazon Kindle.
It
costs an extra hundred bucks at the price of
$400, but it might be worth it thanks to some
great new features: wi-fi to connect to Amazon's
store and a backlight. Cool.
If
you buy an e-book
at Amazon ($9.99 for new releases, according to
their site), it will be wirelessly
,
delivered in less
than a minute. The Kindle holds over 200 titles,
which is more than the Sony Reader's built-in
storage capacity. The wireless ability is utilized
to sync online newspapers and biogs so that
you '11 never run out of reading material. Still
cool.
And now, for the not-cool. The .Kindle's
design is ugly. There, I said it. But you can have
a look for yourself-it's a big, bulky, blocky
device that compares to Sony's slim e-reader
like a mallard duck compares to a swan. Another
not-cool aspect
is
the cost of the books. Come
on, $9.99 for new releases? In electronic format
,
books are just
another
word document
.
There's
no cost of printing or shipping. I think that in
order for the Kindle or the Reader to catch on, e-
books are going to have to get a lot cheaper.
That's the only way anyone will be interested in
buying an
e-reader
in order to buy and readtluili:..
That said, I'm sure the company will sell plen-
ty of these to people who
think
it's a great
Christmas gift for the book lovers on their list.
Those people are mistaken. As a book enthusiast
and a geek who ordinarily loves the latest tech-
nology, I'll pass on both the Kindle and the
.
.
Reader, thanks. Until e-books get cheaper, the
battery life of e-readers gets better and the
device becomes more amazing in general ... hell,
I still won't buy this. Why would I buy an e-
reader for $400 when I could get an iPhone and
have phone capabilities, emailing, messaging,
texting, etc. and still read word documents?
That's the entire basis of e-readers: reading word
documents.
The future of reading may be in e-books, but
I'm pretty
damn
sure it's not in e-readers. Save
your money for the ultimate device, the one that
make phone calls, surfs the net, allows you to
read and write emails, has
games,
displays pic-
tures, plays
videos,
and lets you read novels
comfortably. Apple probably has the closest
device
to
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Let the
voices
of the Marist
community be heard.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2007
www.maristclrcle.com
PAGES
Lack of course selection
makes add/drop difficult
By
MELISSA GRECO
Staff Writer
With the conclusion of
Add/Drop, not many people are
completely satisfied with their
schedule for second semester.
After further investigation, the
general consensus is that there
are not enough popular' class
sections, and the registration
process is simply unfair.
Of course, there are a variety
of College Writing
II
and Intro
to Philosophy sections to choose
The admissions
office
has
been trying
to "increase
the
mun-
her of commuters in response to
housing conflicts. However, if
the admissions office was
on
the
same page with registrar, the
office would know that it's diffi-
cult for commuters to attend
night classes-or even get into a
class, for that matter-if sec-
tions are limited.
Meanwhile, have you ever
received that little slip of paper
in your mailbox, and on it
appeared the words "Falls below
The on:ly section of Journalism
II
is offered on Tuesdays and
Fridays at 12:30 p.m. Yuck!
With freshman classes extend-
ing to over 1,000 students in the
past two years, Marist should try
to keep a proportionate balance
between students and sections
offered.
Claire Benoit, a business
major, was admitted into three
classes.
"I Add/Dropped into classes I
didn't really want to take," she
said. "I had to choose some-
from, but what about
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
classes that are not
The
.
general consensus is that there are
thing, though."
While many students
complain about this sys-
tem, it could be worse.
In Middletown, CT,
Wesleyan
University
students register for
their classes much
differently.
core?
not enough popular class sections, and
The biggest complaints
the registration process is sf mply unfair.
I have heard are regard-
ing the business depart-
Of course, there are a variety of College
ment.
Sophomore business
major Jeff Seymour
said he only got into
Writing II and Intro to Philosophy sections
to choose from, but what about classes
that are not core?
They pre-register by
entering the .codes for
one class after the pre-
registration period, and it didn't
even count for his major.
"I didn't get into any of my
business classes," said Seymour.
"There are a lot of night class-
es,"
said
business
major
Danielle Sicard. "It's unreason-
able."
priority line"?
Have you ever
wondered, "How?" or "Why?" I
have.
When registering for semester
two classes, I was frustrated.
The course catalogue only
offered one section of several
classes I had to take for my
m::i.inr
their desired classes into a com-
puter system that sorts through
the data, compiles schedules,
and sends the results to that stu-
dent.
If
an individual is not sat-
isfied with the outcome, one
must wait until the Add/Drop
period. Here's the twist.
SEE ADD/DROP, PAGE 7
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Small Jewish population at Marist makes Hanukkah
·m~rati~
~iffi.cult
By
JOSEPH GENTILE
Staff Writer
Shalom,' or rather "Sup" to my
goy (non-J~wish) readership.
This should apply to about 99
percent of the Marist population.
Still, it is that slim one percent of
our visible Jewish population
which exceeds the number of
unicorn here, barely.
However, representation aside,
this fact has not discouraged us
as a people from celebrating our
"festival of lights"
called
Hanukkah,
Chanukah
~or
Hanukah. It figures that after 40
years of wandering in the desert,
my people had nothing better to
do than to debate the spelling of
a holiday.
Anyways, before I get
verklempft, I feel it is necessary
to address a proxy war that tends
to fly under the radar this time of
year as Santa's sled soars over-
head. Yes, my friends, I'm talk-
ing about the War on Hanukkah.
You should try having your faith
·
be a fire hazard.
But, before anybody kvetches
about
a
"hazard," it does bare
repeating that Hanukkah cannot
happen without the menorah.
The menorah, for those of you
unfamiliar with Jewish culture,
is a special candelabrum or oil
lamp that holds eight candles,
including a ninth candle elevated
above the others called the
shamash, Hebrew for "guard" or
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"servant."
Historically, according to the
Talmud (a record of Jewish laws
and
customs),
after
King
Antiochus of Syria inherited the
throne in
17
5
BCE, he ordained
the systematic slaughtering of
_Jews and
banned
their religion
altogether. Eight years later,
King Antiochus ordered that an
altar to Zeus be erected
·
inside
the holy Temple of the Jewish
people. However, a man named
Matthias, a sage in the Jewish
community, and his five sons
Jochanan,
Simeon, Eleazar,
Jonathan and Judah spearheaded
a military campaign against him.
Judah Maccabee,
referred
to as
"Judah the Hammer," emerged
as the anny's leader and they
soundly
defeated
King
Antiochus' forces in
165
BCE.
Immediately afterwards, the
Jews reclaimed their holy
Temple and cleansed it free of
the King's influence. Yet, as leg-
end has it, the Jews needed olive
oil for the temple's menorah, as
it needed to be kept lit through-
out the night, every night.
Unfortunately, they only had a
single jar of olive oil; enough to
last
them
for
one
day.
Miraculously, the oil burned for
eight days, giving them enough
time to prepare another jar.
Subsequently, religious leaders
called for an eight-day long fes
-
tival to commemorate the mira-
cle. That's what I call
thrifty!
Now, it might just be me, but I
don't remember the Nartivity
including the inflatable Santa
currently anchoring your front
yard. I'm not trying to bash
Christmas,
I
loved
Zoey
Deschanel in "Elf," but to equate
your inflatable Santa with my
menorah under the subheading
of "fire hazards" appears rather
incongruous.
Yet, it might appear that some
-
body on campus is standing up
for Jews wishing to celebrate
•~e miracle" at the end of each
year. On the Web site for the col-
lege, underneath the subheading
of Campus Life, beneath a
hyperlink
on
the
Campus
Ministry
page
labeled
"Activities," there exists a
"Jewish Student Group." Its
byline states that "Jewish stu-
dents gather at the beginning of
each school year to plan activi-
ties."
But, after I consulted with two
Marist alumni, both of them told
under the auspices of Campus
Ministry, have been repeatedly
rebuffed. Other than this solitary
meeting, there seems to be no
other outlet specifically for
Jewish students to interact with
one another.
Now, I am not going to accuse
Campus Ministry of spreading
misinformation, because this
isolated group may, in face,
exist. But, with no direct contact
information to the student lead-
ership on Campus Ministry's
Web page, nor its appearance on
Any attempts to mobilize a
self-sustaining
Jewish student group under the auspices of
Campus Ministry, have been repeatedly
rebuffed ... there seems to be no other outlet
any popu-
lar social
networking
Web sites,
I'm begin:..
ning
to
speculate if
there's a bit
.
.
specifically for Jewish students to Interact
with one another.
me that a regular, student-led
group has ceased to exist for sev-
eral years. One said her best
friend attended up until her
sophomore year, about roughly
two 5'ears ago, before she said it
fell apart. Similarly, my other
source had sought to begin a
chapter of Hillel (a Jewish stu-
dent group) during the four years
she attended, but not could find
enough support. She graduated
more than three years ago.
During Freshmen Orientation,
Campus Ministry distributes a
flier asking incoming freshmen
to indicate their religious affilia-
tion. In this way, they are able to
tailor their programs to meet the
needs of specific denominations.
By doing so, Campus Ministry
actively "recruits" Jews by
adding them to an e-mail thread
inviting them to attend a meeting
of the "Jewish Student Group" at
the beginning of the academic
year. While this may be positive,
any attempts to mobilize a self-
sustaining Jewish student group
of a public
relations
problem going on here. Maybe
they could recruit Jeremy
.
Piven
to champion their agenda, and
they
·
could all bug it out?
I realize that Campus Ministry
typically orchestrates a Passover
Seder for the spring semester
each year, and pays homage
to
the "High Holy Days" of Rosh
Hashanah and Yorn Kippur, and
on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at exactly
8:20 a.m., I discovered some-
thing else. Courtesy of Deborah
DiCaprio, Dean of Student
Affairs, I found an invitation in
my foxmail account to attend a
ceremony to celebrate lighting
the first candle of Hanukkah in
the PAR. I didn't anticipate a big
turnout, but found
myself
impressed by the number of fac-
ulty and staff ,members that made
a point of attending. Robin
Torres, Director of the Office of
First
Year
Programs
and
Leadership Development, melo-
diously led the entire group in
reciting the Hanukkah blessings,
and lit the first candle of our
eight-day celebration.
Perhaps the shy Jewish Student
Group found the chutzpah to
bring attention to Hanukkah
through Campus Ministry, and
actually orchestrated the event?
However, after consulting with
two Marist students that assisted
in the ceremony about the
Jewish Student Group, I was met
with quizzical stares. To their
knowledge, no such group exist-
ed, and they had actually been
assigned by a Campus Ministry
staff member to officiate at the
event.
If
this group exists only in the-
ory; I recommend that the proper
updates should be made to the
Campus Ministry page, and that
disappointed Jews can enlist in
my facebook group, "I'm a Jew
at Marist College." You do not
necessarily need to be practicing
Judaism to join.
If
you are of
Jewish heritage, or just simply
appreciate Jewish people, you
are more than welcome in my
mischopa - Yiddish for "family."
Not only do I intend to be a
rebel these next eight days by
lighting my menorah, but I invite
you to hang out with me on
Friday once I can appropriately
celebrate my way. I can promise
the musical sty lings of Mr. Adam
Sandler, KEDEM Grape Juice
by the gallon, and a copy of"The
Hebrew Hammer'' on the TV.
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Alternative
soapbox
should
.
discuss political issues
By
MIKE
NAPOLITANO
Staff Writer
For the past few weeks during
activity hour, the front of the
library has served as an
amphitheater for students to
vocalize their opinions about
Marist-t)ie things they love,
the things they hate, and the
things that they think are just
plain weird.
This forum has opened several
discussions
.
about campus life
here at Marist. For example,
during the last session before
break, a discussion was opened
up about priority points.
All this is great, but what I'm
curious about is where the soap-
box designated for politics is
located.
It seems to me that this
kind of thing is inauspiciously
missing from campus. A plat-
form is needed for the members
of the Marist community to
vocalize their opinion on local,
national, and international poli-
tics.
It
doesn't matter if you're apa-
thetic towards the realm of pol-
itics or overly zealous for your
ideology. Everyone has to have
some type of opinion brewing
in the depths of their mind.
It
could be that one thing that
always irks you or that one
thing that you are simply fixat-
ed upon. In any case, the format
of the open forum would allow
the people to choose what the
discussion is about and where
the discussion leads.
From Page 6
Perhaps the Marist soapbox
activity could take the road of
the original soapbox model. The
practice originated in 1872 in
Hyde Park, London. The first
sessions involved a soapbox
placed neatly upon the ground
at a location now aptly named
the Speaker's Comer, and then
anyone who had any opinion
political or otherwise could
express it on top of the mini
stage.
Why can't this happen at
Marist? Why is there no public
forum for discussion? Topics
can be as broad as existential-
ism to as narrow as the differ-
ences in shoe sizes. I know
there are enough people on this
campus who'd like to express
their opinion. And although it's
not happening now, there is
always
an
avenue for change,
especially if there is a will.
If this idea seems like some-
thing that you'd be into, I'd like
to hear from you about it. All
you need to do is take a couple
of minutes out of your day and
send me an e-mail at marist-
soapbox@gmail.com.
You
check your e-mail everyday
anyway, so why not take an
additional minute to tell me
what you think of this idea.
Positive and negative feedback
would
be
appreciated.
With enough people willing to
participate in this, we can create
a club on campus that fosters
intellectual discussion held
back by nothing more than a
whim.
Critiquing
~ourse
select-ion
Add/Drop is the first two
weeks of classes.
Students
attend any classes that they're
interested in, and then they can
put in a request to Add/Drop.
Often times, after a student has
attended two weeks of classes,
the professor might reject a
request.
"It's annoying and everyone
hates it, but there seems to be
no other way to do it," said
Christian Skorik, a junior at
Wesleyan.
Marist isn't so bad. However,
the system that is currently used
to register for classes needs to
be reorganized.
"They need to increase the
number of sections, or at least
increase the number of students
in a class," said Benoit.
"Maybe they can move some of
the night classes to times slots
during
the day. I would totally
go to
a
three hour class during
the day instead of at night."
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play to the Anderson Playwriting Competition.
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campus mail. Email send to:
gerard.cox@marist.edu Campu~ mail: Prof.
Gerard Cox, Camp·us
Box
MSC
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Going
green
has never looked so
good
By
CLARE LANGAN
Staff Writer
All-natural, organic food has
become a normal part of our
society, and many people can
agree that living a
"green"
lifestyle is good for you and the
environment. We order our fair
trade coffee with soy milk and
have grown accustomed to
whole grain bread and locally
grown produce. As the old adage
says ''you are what you eat", but
isn't what we put in our bodies
as important as what we put on
them? After all, skin is extreme-
ly absorbent (how do you think
those nicotine patches
work,
anyway?) Go into the health and
beauty aisle of any drugstore
and you will be bombarded with
promises of "all natural" this
and
"vitamin
infused" that.
It
can get very confusing for any-
one just looking to buy a simple
bar of soap! I've tested many of
these products, as well as some
old standbys for comparisons,
wondering - is it worth it to go
organic or should you just leave
it up to nature?
You've probably heard that the
average woman ingests a few
pounds of lipstick and lip gloss
per year. As the cold weather
makes lip balm a must, it's hard
to go a day ( or an hour) without
putting on the sticky stuff. You
may be
tempted
to buy whatev-
er's on sale at the
checkout
counter (this stuff is there for a
reason - for all you impulse buy-
ers). Chap stick comes to mind as
one of the most popular lip prod-
ucts. Sure, it's cheap, works
decently and even has SPF 4
(wow!) But have you
·
ever
noticed how it makes your lips
feel, kind
Coconut (it's yummy, I got a
sneak peak.) Your lips ( and the
environment) will thank you.
This next product is something
that both guys and girls can
appreciate. Regular shaving
creams can leave skin prone to
irritation, redness and dryness.
Brands like Barbasol and
Skintimate are usually sold on
ably. Their Natural Conditioning
Shave Cream ($3.99, drug-
stores) is made without aerosols,
petroleum, alcohol or artificial
dyes. They don't test on animals
and all of their products are
vegan! As if that wasn't enough,
l
0%
of their profits are donated
to charity. The shave cream
comes
in
Calendula
and
potions are better for your skin,
many of them tout moisturizing
properties that aren't found
in
traditional,
chemically-based
products. If you like Bath and
Body Works body lotion
in
Creamy Coconut, you will flip
for Desert Essence Organics
Coconut Hand and Body Lotion
($6.29,
drugstores). This cruel-
of
like
r--------------------------------------------
you just'
put can-
dle wax
on them?
Yeah, not
such
a
great feel-
ing. And
take
a
look
at
the ingre-
dients list.
Arachadyl Propionate is derived
from coal- not
something
you
want on your pucker or in your
stocking. So do those
luscious
lips a favor and
try
Burt's Bees
lip balm ($3, drugstores). It's
packed with all natural ingredi-
ents and does double duty to
keep your breath fresh thanks to
soothing
peppermint oil. The
best-selling balm
is
95%
natural
and comes
in
a distinctive yel-
low tube
(made
of
50%
recycled
plastic) or tin.
It
is also available
in Iwney and this
spring
in
without cruelty
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:
//beautywithoutcruelty
.
goog
l
epages
.
com
/
"Those
who contemplate the beauty of the earth find
reserves of strength that will endure as long as life
lasts."
aerosol cans with ingredients
that have been proven to deplete
the ozone layer. You get a crap-
py shave and you just promoted
global warming - sooo not green
of you. A brand I really like is
Tom's of Maine. You can find it
right in your regular drugstore
and everything is priced reason-
-Rachel
Carson
Refreshing Mint.
Natural body lotions have
become increasingly popular,
thanks in part to
cone-oversy
surrounding potentially danger-
ous ingredients like petroleum,
paraben and sulfates. Although
it's tough to find evidence that
these all-natural lotions and
ty-free, biodegradable dream
cream is ideal for anyone who
has skin sensitive to heavy fra-
grances or is allergic to artificial
colors. It leaves a light tropical
fragrance
that
won't
leave
you
smelling like a pina colada
(unless you are into that kind of
thing).
If
you're like me, you are in
search of two things - the right
guy and the right
shampoo
.
Well, I can help you with one of
those. Did you know that one of
the first
ingredients
in many
shampoos (sodium laureth
sul-
fate)
is
also
found
in
household
products
like
dish soap?
Great
for stuck on casserole
dishes,
not
so much
for your
mane. Popular
brands like
Herbal Essences
and
Garnier Fructis sound
natural,
but
they
are full of
drying chem-
icals that can
wreck havoc
on
your tresses, especially in
the
wintertime.
One brand
that has
become the
leader in
pla~t-based
hair care
is
Beauty
Without
Cruelty. Their citrus-scented
Daily Benefits
Shampoo ($7.95,
Mother
Earth's
Storehouse
and
drugstore.com) is
100%
vegetar-
ian, not
tested
on
animals
and
made with
"organic aroma-ther-
apeutic" essential oils.
If
you want
to
adopt the green
lifestyle,
why
not start
with
some of these products?
Who
knows,
maybe
a little organic
shampoo is
all you need to
inspire other
aspects of your life
to become more environ.mental-
ly-conscious.
Also
check
out
Aubrey
Organics,
Jason,
Kiss
My
Face,
Avalon, Nature's
Gate, Alba and
EO for more natural
and organic
products to
make yourself
"green"
both inside and out.
As
legendary
environmentalist
Rachel Carson once said
"Those
who contemplate the beauty of
the
earth
find reserves of
strength that will
endure
as long •
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By
MICHAEL MAGLIONE
Circle Contributor
November 4th, 2008, an
important day - Election Day.
Since President Bush was
reelected people have been
talking about who will replace
him for the next term.
As
Election Day grows ever clos-
er, major candidates from both
parties are making a point to
get their views heard.
It
seems
that one of the hot button
issues this election is going to
be the
health
care system.
Many people have expressed
their disdain for the current
health c-are system, but many
do· not know how each candi-
.
date is proposing to reform the
system.
In my Religion and Politics
class, we are required to do a
citizenship project during the
semester, with the objective
being
to help the general pub-
lic in some way. Knowing that
the health care system is a very
mixed issue, my group and I
decided to find out what the
population at Marist believes
about the system. We split into
separate groups to dig up all
we could find on our health
care system, what the candi-
dates believe and what the stu-
dents believe.
To do so, our group created a
poll consisting of ( at the time)
the top three candidates from
both the Republican and
Democratic Parties.
Representing the Republicans,
•
No
discrimination
-
care isn't free; it is just that the
we had fom:ier New York City Insurance companies can't cost is distributed over a larger
Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Mitt deny coverage to anyone with population. More of a family's
Romney, and
John
McCain. pre existing conditions and income will be taken away to
The Democrats
represented
will have to give and renew help pay for other family's
were Hillary
Clinton,
John
coverage to anyone who health care. To some people
Edwards,
Barack Obama. As a applies and pays a premium. money really is not a big deal
group we researched each can-
Also anyone who changes or so this is not such an important
didate's
views
on health care loses their job will not lose factor.
and· tried to
condense
their their health care.
What I think is one of the
thoughts
into a
simplistic
ver-
sion. We
then
made the poll
but just put down the
candi-
date
views,
not their names or
party. We
wanted
to see what
Marist
students thought
of the
health care policies, not the
candidates.
We then distributed the poll
around campus, as some of
you may remember me knock-
ing on your door, or asking
you to do it in class and com-
piled the data. We grouped the
data into year and gender to
find which policy the highest
percentage of Marist students
agreed with. Much to my sur-
prise, Hillary Clinton won
over the minds of most of
Marist's population. Her poli-
cy was the one most accepted
by every class year and both
genders. We decided that the
winner would have their part
of the poll published for all the
Circle readers to see, so with-
out further ado here is Senator
Clinton's condensed health
care policy:
• Provide tax cuts for working
families and for small busi-
nesses that provide health care
to their
employees.
•Implement
polices that will
make insurance companies
have to
compete
for your busi-
·
ness.
Hillary Clinton's policy was
the most socialized policy out
of the six candidates that we
researched. I felt that it was
her no discrimination policy
that really grabbed the atten-
tion of most students. Hillary's
plan is very optimistic, but
there are some things she does
not address in the issues. She
does not address the issue of if
illegal immigrants will be cov-
ered or not.
One issue that is not
addressed is foreign policies.
Many European countries
have socialized medicine, or a
system that is very close to it.
On the front, t~is sounds like a
great idea -- everyone gets
medical attention, everyone
gets treatment.
It
sounds won-
derful. But once you begin to
look deeper into socialized
medicine, the perfect system
does seem to have some flaws.
One thing people fail to recog-
nize is that taxes in Europe are
much higher then they are in
America. Socialized health
most i~portant issues con-
cerning
socialized
health care
is quality. Since you are
increasing the quantity of peo-
ple getting treated, you need to
make sure you are not decreas-
ing the quality. Canada for
example,
the
government
.
decides how many operations
can be done. Doctors get gov-
ernment re-imbursement for
seeing a certain number of
patients so they're more likely
to spend
less
time with a
patient and just tell them
what's
wrong
with them.
Being rushed to see more
patients can give rise to many
misdiagnoses. Doctor patient
interaction is limited already;
do we really want a
system
that is going to decrease that?
Another flaw with universal
health is the fact that so many
people can be treated so lines
are usually very long.
It
is not
uncommon to wait weeks or
even months for extensive sur-
geries, such as heart or brain
surgery.
So are the flaws really worth
the
change
to universal health
care, or is our
current
system
good enough? That
is
for you
to decide.
[
Ed Note: For
further information concerning this topic,
here
are
the results of
the
poll
conducted
on
Marist College students. Also
included are some
websites which outline certain candidates
health care policies and
the cu"ent policies upheld.]
IThe Results of
the
Poll
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Candida
Edward Romney
H
i
ll
Rudy McCa
i
n
Obama
Year
A
B
C
D
E
F
Freshman
20
14
30
4
6
7
Sophomore
18
10
27
4
7
4
Junior
6
4
7
2
5
9
Senior
1
3
9
3
4
5
%Freshma 24.6913 17.2839 37.0370
4.93827
7.40740 8.64197
%
Soph
25.7142 14.2857 38.5714 5.71428
10
5.71428
% Junior 18.1818 12.1212 21.2121 6.06060 15.1515 27.2727
%Senior
4
12
36
12
16
20
Candida
Gender
A
B
C
D
E
F
Female
27
16
45
7
13
15
Male
18
15
28
6
9
10
%
Female 21.9512 13.0081 36.5853 5.69105
10.5691
12.1951
%
Male 20.9302 17.4418 32.5581 6.97674
10.4651 11.6279
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Internet Resources
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www.hillaryclinton.com
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www.joinrudy2008.com
http:
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Take a
study break to cel
e
b
rate Hanu
kkah
What to wear for the holidays
(and still have
n1oney
le.ft over for gifts)
By
KAITLYN ZAFONTE
Staff Writer
"Put on your yarmulke, here
comes Hanukkah!" Yesterday
night at sundown marked the
start of Hanukkah. Whether you
are only familiar with Adam
Sandle~'s catchy lyrics or you
truly cherish these eight special
nights, Hanukkah offers many
entertaining
and
delicious
options.
Since we will still be on cam-
pus during the Festival of Lights,
here are some fun and festive
ways
td
incorporate the holiday
into your stressful study time.
Gather up your friends and
you'll see why "it's so fun
-
akkah
to celebrate Hanukkah!"
First off, prepare the meal.
Latkes (Yiddish for potato pan-
cakes) are the most popular of
the Hanukkah foods. They are
eaten to ce
l
ebrate and remember
the oil that miraculously burned
for eight days straight, thus
allowing· the Maccabees to wor-
ship freely.
This is also why the menorah
holds eight candles (not includ-
LATKES RECI
P
E
Ingredients:
4 potatoes
I
medium onion
1
egg (or any type of egg substitu
t
e)
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 tbsp flour
½
tsp baking powder
oil
Preparation:
1.
Grate potatoes and onions. Drain out as much liquid as possible.
2. In a large bowl, mix egg, salt, pepper, flour, and baking powder.
Add potato and onions, mix well.
3. Heat oil in a skillet and drop about 2 tablespoons of the potato
mixture into the pan. Flatten with the back of a spoon.
4. Fry over medium heat for about 4 or
5
minutes on each side, or
until golden brown and crisp.
5.
Blot excess oil with paper towels.
6. Before frying a new batch, stir potato mixture
.
7. Serve hot with applesauce or sour cream.
Top 20 Christmas Songs
By CHELSEA MURRAY
Staff Writer
20
.
Oh Holy Night-Celine
Dion
-
Dion's version of this
Christmas classic can seriously
bring listeners to tears. The song
pierces the heart.
19. Santa Baby
-
Madonna-
Everyone loves a naughty song
about Christmas, don't they?
18. Dominic The Donkey-A
funny Christmas song, especial-
ly for anyone of the Italian her-
itage.
17.
Baby, It's Cold Outside--
Jessica Simpson and Nick
Lacey-A cute duet that can
seriously get stuck
in
your bead
for days. Also nice to hear the
world's former "Newlyweds"
sing a
·
song together to bring
back the good old days.
16. The Hanukkah Song-
Adam Sandler-Always leave it
to Sandler
to
mix up the holiday
season with a song that will
make you fall out of your seat
laughin~.
15
.
Silent Night-Christina
Aguilera
-
One of the most
beautiful Christmas songs on the
planet and her haunting voice
makes it even more enjoyable.
14. Winter Wonderland-A
bouncy song that makes you
want to go play in the snow.
13. Blue Christmas-Elvis
Presley-A great song for those
who tend to get depressed
around Christm~ time.
12. Rudolph the Red Nosed
Reindeer
-
It
'
s always good to
celebrate the famous characters
of Christmas time.
1
l.
Rockin' Around the
Christmas Tree--The scene in
Home Alone where Kevin sets
up all his toys including a life
size Michael Jordan and pre-
tends to have a Christmas party
to this song is a classic.
10. Happy Christmas
-
John
Lennon
-
This song brings a dif-
ferent perspective on the holiday
season, making everyone want to
Cf
lebr~ for one common cause.
9. 11
Days
of
Christmas-Who
doesn't remember singing this
song in grammar school?
8. All I Want for Christmas is
You
-
Mariah Carey-The super
diva cranked out a holiday hit
that will go down as one of the
best modern holiday tunes of all
time.
7.
Christmas Time is Her
e--
Charlie Brown's Christmas
-
All
the music from Charlie Brown's
Christmas warms your heart and
makes you feel thankful for what
you have because of Charlie
Brown's weak little tree.
6. You're a Mean One
Mr.Grinch-How the Grinch
Stole Christmas-You may not
want to admit it, but everyone
knows the words to this song:
Once the movie airs on TV, you
know it's Christmas time.
5. Have Yourself a Merry Little
Christmas-Judy Garland-A
somber tune made famous in the
film "Meet Me in St. Louis."
4. White Christmas-Bing
Crosby-First of all, Bing
Crosby's voice is timeless.
Second, who doesn't dream of
having a white Christmas?
3. Santa Claus is Coming to
Town-Bruce Springsteen-The
Boss doesn't seem like the type
that would record a good
Christmas song, but he delivers
with this one. It's a fun rock ver-
sion of a Christmas classic that
can connect to kids and parents
alike.
2
.
Feliz Navidad-Jose
Feliciano-This tune adds a lit-
tle diversity and cheer to the
Christmas play list.
1. The Christmas Song
-
Nat
King Cole-Simply my favorite
Christmas song. It really makes
you feel like snuggling up next
to a fire with a cup of hot choco-
late. This line is a classic: "And
so I'm offering this simple
phrase/To kids from one to
92/Although it's been said many
times
many
ways/Merry
Christmas to you."
ing the shamas candle that is
used to light the rest).
Rugelach and challah bread are
also special Hanukkah treats. If
you are looking for something
simpler, however, try traditional
Hanukkah sugar cookies.
A quick game of dreidel can
break up studying time, as well
as bring back memories of your
youth. You can use any small
objects like pennies or peanuts,
or traditionally, Hanukkah gelt to
play. The gelt is distributed
equally among players and then
each person adds one to the cen-
ter collection.
Take turns spinning the dreidel.
On each side of the dreidel is a
different Hebrew letter: Nun
(l),
Gimel
(l),
Rei (:i), and Shin
(W).
Respectively these translate to
winning nothing, winning the
entire center collection, winning
half the center collection, or giv-
ing up half one's
,
personal collec-
.
tion
.
Whoever wins everything from
the center pile wins the game.
Light the menorah, spin the
dreidel, and enjoy these delicio
u
s
Hanukkah treats!
SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1
½
tsp baking powder
¼
tsp salt
2/3 cup shortening
¾
cup sugar
1 egg ( or egg substitute)
1 tbsp milk (or any non-dairy substitute)
·
½ tsp vanilla
Preparation:
I.
Stir together flour, baking powder
,
and salt.
2.
In
a separate bowl, beat shortening
,
and then add sugar. Beat
until fluffy
.
Add egg, milk, and vanilla and mix well.
3. Slowly add the flour mixture, beating well.
4. Cover dough and chill for an hour
.
5.
Roll out dough
¼
inch thick
.
Cut with cookie cutters and place
about one inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly
browned. Remove from cookie sheet and cool on wire racks.
'Carnival Ride' satisfies all
By
KEVI
N CRANMER
Circle Contributor
American Idol
season
four winner,
Carr
i
e
Underwood,
dr
uppcd
her sophomore
a
l
bum
"Carnival Ride'
1
t
his
past October.
Canie
's CdQ":>fL.e
ll4.-U:.z..ew.'1~
debut album
"So
m
e
Hearts" was a
smash
success and
·
·
carniv
al
Ride" seems likely t
o
follow down the
same
WWW
AMAZON.COM
path.
Carrie Underwood's sophomore
alb
u
m cover
.
With a more country
is displayed in' power ballads
sound, songs like "Flat on the "So Small" and
"I
Know You
Floor" and "Last Name" show Won'
t.
"
Huge
dynamic
Underwood's maturity with melodies and inspirational lyrics
lyrics like "You can't knock me are reminiscent of Underwood's
off my feet/When I'm already on former chart topping hit "Jesus
my knees" and "It Started Out Take the Wheel."
'Hey Cutie Where Ya From' and
Carrie also takes a position on
Then It Turned Into 'Oh No current world affairs with the
What Have I Done?'"
The new sound will not leave
young or non-country fans out in
the cold. Tunes like "Get Out of
This Town" and "The More
Boys I Meet" have a youthful
and refreshing sound. These
songs touch on the desire to
break free from the everyday
and trying to find the perfect
mate, "I close my eyes and kiss
that frog/Each time finding the
more boys I meet the more I love
my dog."
Underwood's album is well
rounded and her vocal prowess
single "Just a Dream" about a
young woman whose husband is
killed in war with lyrics like
'
.
'Baby
why'd
you
leave
me/Why'd you have to go/I was
counting on forever/Now I'll
never know."
With "Carnival Ride" current
-
ly sitting at number seven on the
Billboard Chart after topping it
at number one, it is safe to say
"Carnival Ride" is a refreshing
listen and will supply us with
radio favorites well through the
summer
.
By KATE GOODIN
Staff Writer
The holidays herald more
than
present-. and tidings of comfort
and joy: they're hasically one
big
ex<.·usc lo
ha,,
c
end le ·s
fc
-
tivities. gatherings and parties.
And there's no argument here
,
b
cause where there are parties.
there
art: wardrob
de.c1s1ons to
be
madel
The problem with dressing for
the hohdays isn' o much about
what you wear
as
ho and wh n
to ,, ear
1t.
Sure, you could go
out and blo\v your Chnstmas
bonus
on
an ensemble
for the
fancy holiday
ba<ih,
but what
will
you
"'ear
to your family
gathering or the office
party?
To
solve your
sartorial
conun-
drums. here' a Ii
t
of
trends
and
.
uggcstions
of,...
hat
to
wear
for
any
occasion this
holiday
sea-
son.
For your famil~
·
gathering:
Thi largely
depends
on how
formal the
gathering
usually i .
but a fami]y
geHogether
is
never an excuse to schlep dm,
,
n-
stai
for
dinner
in a
Ma.rist
hoodie
and
sweats
1
Whatever
you celebrate,
the
holidays
come only once a year and as
;,vc
spend
I
ss tim
with our
famiJie.,;, it's
1mp01fam
w regard
thi
time as
special: dress tu
onor that. You
n' ha\.e
·how up in
your finest
forma
l
wear, bul
perhaps
a pair of black
trow
ers and a
jewel-1:olurcd
cashmere
weater would be
nice.
A
coz}
sweater
dr
·
with
opaque stockings
i~
n littl
dressier but
-will keep you up
on
the trends (and nice and wann!).
Jew
lry
1.:an
be
kept minimal.
unless accessories are
your
thing. Guys, a simple pair uf
khakis and a hutton-down
·
hirt
or
sweater
is
easy and
appropri-
te
.
You
can
find any
of the
basics at pretty much every
major department store or bou-
tique, and they·re affordahlc.
For the holidays. when
it
comt:s
to
family,
keep it . imple and
polished
.
For the office
part~·
:
Ah, the
office party. Thi is probably the
mo t difficult occasion to dre::..s
for, but you ha,·c plenty of
options. First, determine your
company's dress code; is
it
u ·u-
ally a
formal
it-down
dinner or
a laid-back gath nng? For
something fonnal, ·a sweater
dress
(potential repeat from the
family
dinner) with classy
accessones, dark ho c and heels
can be appropriate. A nice atin
lop in a bright color \\~th a dark
\', oo)
pencil
kirt or trousers
would be , ery elegant. But of
course. never forget the old
slandby: the stretchy, torg:ivmg,
wcar-wi
l
h-an,-a
c
ccs:-.ory b
l
a
c
k
wrap
dress
.
Wlmte\ er
y
ou
Wt!ar
for a fom1al dinner, make sure
i
t
'
~
\\1th
heels-a
n
d
throw on a
coloriul
wrap
r
,1
jacket,
because the rest.iurant will
probably
be
co
l
d.
Jf
if
a more
relaxed
cele
b
ra-
tion an) thing g ,, right
?
\Veil
,
not qmte. This is "·till an office
function and
m
y
ad,
ice
\Vould
be lo not wea
r
anything
yflu
wouldn 'I want your bo s to ee
you
i
n.
o
swap your v-necks
for crcY..necks
a
nd ~
r
ash the
mini kirts no
t
hing
should
b
in
danger o
f
falltng uut e\ en
after too
much eggnog.
What
you
µ.
car
also
dep1.mds
on hm, much
1ime
yuu
ha,e
between work and the party. If
you need to trun ition trom
work tu
p rty ,
~t)'
quickly.
wear
.
ba ic b
l
ack tmu.sers
t
o
work
(
the
same one
-
_
uu wore to the fam-
ily d1nncr!) and bring
an extra
top
and
~
hoes
ihc
mm
u
tcs in
the ladies' room and voila
In-tant war
d
robe
change
.
Touch
up your
cy'
makeup, apply
some lipstick. knot your hair in
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2007 •
PAGE 11
CBS's
'Moonlight' shines above
other
Friday night TV
By
KELLY LAUTURNER
Staff Writer
tension grow between the pair,
they begin meeting up to work
on cases together. Mick uses his
vampire senses to help solve the
cases and Beth becomes his
assistant
so
she can get the exclu-
sive story.
working
with
Beth that
looks
and acts
e
actly
Happy Birthday, Britney
and other celebrity news
While many people
are
gravi-
tated to this season's new hip
shows such as "Gossip Girl" and
"Private Practice," CBS 's new
show "Moonlight" is the best
show you're not watching this
season.
"Moonlight" stars Australian
native Alex O'Laughlin
·
(fea-
tured on FX's "The Shield" and
the movie "August Rush") as
Mick St. John, a Los Angeles pri-
vate investigator with a secret.
Mick is a gorgeous vampire in
his eighties with a devil-may-
care attitude and a desire to help
humans.
Does this plot seem familiar
yet? The basic premise of
"Moonlight" is reminiscent of
WB's 1999 hit "Angel." But I
was reliev·ed to find out that
"Moonlight" is not the same
show as "Angel," despite an
early influence from "Angel"
creator David Greenwalt.
The show begins when Mick is
sent to investigate the mysterious
death of a college student. At the
scene, he meets curious Beth
Turner• (Sophia Myles from
"Tristan and Isolde"), a reporter
for an Internet news site. They
immediately connect when Mick
realizes he rescued Beth when
she was kidnapped as a young
girl.
As
the attraction and sexual
Their relationship is met with
great restraint from Beth's
boyfriend Josh (Jordan Belfi),
who works for the District
Attorney's office and from
Mick's only
'friend,
a 400 year
old vampire named Josef.
Mick struggles with demons of
his past both internally and in the
flesh. His only friend Josef
(Jason
Dohring,
"Veronica
Mars") lives a fairly nonnal life
and is
as
happy as a vampire
could be. Mick's conversations
with Josef, who "daylights" as a
wealthy businessman, reveal
Mick's secret pain from his past.
On Mick's wedding night in the
1950s
1
liis
wife
Coraline
(Shannyn
Sossamon,
"A
Knight's Tale") turned him into a
vampire.
Mick was so horrified
he hid alone for years, preferring
to get blood from the morgue
rather than kill humans.
However,
Mick
has been the
most tormented because he
killed Coraline about twenty
years ago after she kidnapped a
little girl (Beth) to
try
to con-
vince
Mick
to come back to her.
After
Mick
saved Beth, he
trapped Coraline in a burning
building,
supposedly
killing her.
But now a woman has started
like Coraline.
Is Mick going
to
hurt
an
innocent
woman or
has
Coraline found
a
way
to
cheat
death? Will
she
make Mick
pay
for what he's
done to her?
Vv'hat
will
between
and Beth?
I had my
rcs1:r-
vations
about
"Moonlight"
because
critic
reviews did
not
give the show
WWW.IMDB.COM
h
.
B
Mick
(Alex O'Laugt,lln), an 80 year old vampire,
with
I
muc ~raiseh. ut
Coraline (Shannon Sossamon), his ex wife.
gave 1t a c ance
regardless and I am getting can go outside in the daylight
attached
to
the characters.
without bursting into flames, but
It
doesn't have a good time slot they usually
try
to avoid it
airing on Friday nights, but I because too many humans are
around.
usually end up taping it.
According to viewer numbers,
I like the idea of Mick being a
between 7.5 million and 85 mil- modem-day hero who goes after
lion watch the show each week, bad vampires and humans. The
show operates on a '40s tletec-
which is promising. Friday has
been a dead night for television tive movie style but with realistic
since the dissolution of ABC's characters of the present, which
TGIF lineup of the 1990s.
is
a nice change from some of the
I was amused and surprised dull show plots these days.
with the twists on vampire folk-
Give
"Moonlight"
a chance on
lore the show uses. As a vampire, a Friday night. The next episode
will air December 14th at 9 p.m.,
Mick
sleeps in a meat freezer to but the
screenwriters'
~trike has
stay cool and
to
control his blood
left the fate of the show unclear
cravings. He and other
_
vampires for 2008_
By
CHELSEA MURRAY
Staff
Writer
Legally Blonde Reese
Witherspoon beats out Sexiest
Woman Alive Angelina Jolie as
the highest paid actress in the
movie biz. Witherspoon comes
out just over Jolie with a pay-
check of $15-20 million per pic-
ture. Both of these Hollywood
moms have perfected the art of
acting (and falling in love with
their costars).
Chyler Leigh, the young
actress who plays Meredith
Grey's annoying yet
loveable
sister, Lexi popped up in the
headlines this past week. Leigh
was caught making out with her
brother! Yes, it was in a movie
and yes, she was only 12 years
old, but seriously? Let's just
hope Leigh only did it to
advance her career.
Katie Holmes revealed a new
sexy bob this past week. She
seems to have grown into the
role of a fashion icon. Despite all
of Tom Cruise's crazy flaws, he
does seem to know how to turn
his wives ~nto
stylish
trophy
brides.
Sorry ladies, Brad Pitt has
vowed never to do another nude
scene for a movie. He doesn't
want to embarrass himself in
front of his ever-growing brood
with Angelina Jolie. How could
that body embarrass anyone? I
guess we'
11
just have to settle for
watching his past movies and
respect his decision to cover
himself up from now on.
Katherine Heigl dissed her hit
summer comedy "Knocked
Up"
and Grey's Anatomy character
Izzie. She said the movie was
sexist and hard for her to laugh
at. And she honestly can't figure
out Izzie and doesn't
understand
the relationship between her and
George and claims the relation-
ship
is
a ratings ploy. Thank god
someone said it because that is
seriously the strangest
relation-
ship on the planet.
Evel Knievel .and Kanye West
finally settled their long-stand-
ing lawsuit and
•
days later
Knievel passed away. He had to
clean up unfinished business
before the American daredevil
icon could finally leave this
world.
Happy Birthday Britney! Man,
what a year she's had. From
divorce to rehab
to
shaving her
head to losing custody of her
kids'1:o pumping out a hit album.
Her 25th year on this planet has
been quite a roller coaster for the
reigning pop princess. Even
though people may be asking her
to give them more, let's hope she
can straighten herself out over
this next year.
Sports in
·
Our Society:
A
"
Deb
·
at
·
e on Professional
Athletes as Role Models
-
Thursday, December 6th
-
8:00
PM
Henry Hudso,n Room - Fontaine
.
Resotved: Professional athletes
should
not be expected
to serve as role models for the nation's youth.
Panel:
Dr. Keith Strudler
- Chair
- Department of
Communication,
Professor of Sports Communication
Dr. Linda Dunlap
-
Professor of Psychology,
School of
Behavioral Sciences
Debate to be
followed
by a public question
&
answer session.
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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2007 •
PAGE 12
R
e
d Fo
x
es
st
i
ll soli
d
at
p
oi
nt guard
Legends Kresge and Jordan gone, others fi
ll
s
ho
es
By
ERIC ZEDALIS
Sports Co-Editor
The Alisa Kresge era is over,
but thus far,
the Marist
women's basketball team is no
worse off.
·
Sure, last year's team aver-
aged under 12 turnovers per
game, which, no doubt, had a
lot to do with Kresge's nation-
leading individual assist-to-
turnover ratio.
And yes, Kresge was certain-
ly a valuable asset on defense,
having won the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
defensive player of the year for
three years straight.
But just look at the numbers
.
Without Kresge running the
point, Marist averages just two
more turnovers a game this year
at 14.
And defensively, after a tough
opening non-conference sched-
ule that included 16th ranked
Ohio State, the Foxes are only
allowing an average of 55.6
points per game. (Right now
that is only good for second
place in the MAAC behind
Fairfield, but it will likely go
down when Marist begins con-
ference play).
Meanwhile, head coach Brian
Giorgis is also getting some
scoring production from the
point guard position, something
Kresge did not offer.
While Kresge was a perennial
MAAC assist leader, she was a
poor shooter from the field.
The combination of guards
Julianne Viani (sixth in the
MAAC in assists per game with
3.56) and
Nikki
Flores (9.4
ppg) on the floor at one time
seems to have made up for what
Kresge m'rid~
on
i>oth
ends
of the floor.
Plus, the veterans on this
-
team
already know they can over-
come the graduation of a star
player since they've done it
once before.
After the Foxes graduated
2005-2006 MAAC player of the
year Fifi Camara, they went on
to have the best season in
school history the next year.
Part of the reason for this is
Giorgis' ability to recruit.
After losing the MAAC player
of the year at forward, he went
to his own stomping grounds in
the state of Ohio and snagged
the Ohio player of the year,
Rachele Fitz.
You may have noticed, she's
been a p~etty good player. She
practically swept the MAAC
rookie of the week awards
throughout the season last year,
and should have won the player
of the year award last year as a
freshman, but it was unjustly
awarded to Iona senior Martina
Weber.
So what do you think Giorgis
did when be lost his phenom
point guard Alisa Kresge? He
just went out and picked up the
Canadian player of the year in
point guard
Elise
Caron.
Coming off the bench, Caron is
right behind Viani at seventh in
the MAAC in assists, averaging
three a game.
And if there wasn't enough
guard production already with
Viani, Flores and Caron, he also
got another quality Ohioan in
Erica Allenspach, who had a
breakout game this past week-
end against Bucknell with 10
points off the bench.
Right now it's pretty safe to
say the Foxes are doing just fine
it,
Ul~
PQSi,,Kresge.-era.
JAMES REIUY/
THE CIRCLE
£Ilse Ceron, the Cenadlan player
of
the year, averages three assists per
game coming
off
the bench as she helps fill Alisa Kresge's shoes.
JAMES REUY/
TH
E
CIRCLE
Marlst 'point guard David. Devezln dished out seven assists
with
no
turnovers In a 79-64 win over Wright State on Saturday night at McCenn.
By
GREG HRINYA
pete for a top seed in the MAAC.
Assistant Editor
While Devezin's emergence
might be a shock to the Red Fox
The Marist Red Foxes remain faithful, he's not surprising his
an unknown commodity due to
the departure of Jared Jordan,
James
Smith,
and
Will
Whittington, but if Saturday
night
'
s contest against 2007
NCAA tournament participant
Wright State is any indication,
dle outlook is positive. In the
team's 79-64 win over the
Raiders, there were a number of
important statistics. Louie
Mccroskey scored a career-high
24 points, the Red Foxes led by
as many as ,22 points in the sec-
ond half, and the 4 7 point first
half total marked the most the
team has scored in the first half
in two seasons. The most impor-
tant number was zero, however.
Zero David Devezin turnovers.
The redshirt sophomore from
Houston, Texas delivered a
seven-to-zero assist-to-turnover
ratio against Wright State to go
along with eight points and five
rebounds.
In
the
process,
Devezin proved why a Jordan-
less Marist team can still com-
coaches.
"I've said to David that I think
~•s got a chance to be the best
Jjint
guard in the league,"
~arist head coach Matt Brady
~aid
e!ifli~r
thi~
~~~~9n.
"P~vid
has an extra gear here that allows
him
to
get free
and cleat
of.most
defenders.
As
he learns what his
t.e.ammates can do, since he's
bnly been with them a short time,
he's going to be a really unique
player for us."
Devezin faces one of the most
daunting tasks in NCAA basket-
ball: replace Jared Jordan. Jordan
became the first player in NCAA
history to lead the nation in
assists twice since current Dallas
Mavericks' head coach Avery
Johnson accomplished the feat at
Southern University in 1987-
1988
.
Devezin, the former Texas
A
& M product, has averaged
30.5 minutes per game and drew
the ire of Wright State head
coach Brad Brownell.
"[He's] a great 'run your team'
guard,"
.
Brownell said. "We
knew he was a good player, but
watching him in person you
appreciate [him]. He wasn't
bothered by our press, and he
wasn't bothered by the way we
guarded him. I thought he just
did a good job of helping the run
team, take what they had, dido 't
force shots, didn't force passes,
stayed pretty calm and just made
good plays."
If
David Devezin can
be
the
2007-2008 version of Jared
Jordan, he has Syracuse transfer
Louie McCroskey to play the
role of Will Whittington. With
1 :42 remaining in the first half,
Devezin found McCroskey on a
backdoor-cut for a lay
-
up to put
the Red Foxes ahead 41-30.
"It
feels good [to have Louie
knocking down shots] because it
opens up a lot of lanes," Devezin
said.
This season's Marist team is
different, but not necessarily
worse. After losing 64.6 percent
of their scoring and 7 4. 7 percent
of their assists, the Red Foxes
have a lot to make up for. Behind
Devezin and McCroskey, Marist
is tied for first in the MAAC with
Rider after being selected to
fin-
ish fifth in the preseason poll. Of
the four teams picked to finish
ahead of the Red Foxes (Siena,
Loyola, Niagara, and Rider),
none have allowed fewer points
per game than Marist has this
season. Marist allows 4.8 less
points per game than Rider and
14.9 less points per game than
preseason favorite Siena, who
lost most recently to Cornell.
The Red Foxes underwent sig-
nificant turnover in their roster,
but so
far;
th~
§tilrting
gmml
hM=
n't been turning the ball over,
and
the
Red Fox-es' record
shows. Devezin has dished out
3 5 assists this season, good for
two behind MAAC leader Ryan
Thompson of Rider. Devezin's
2.06 assist-to-turnover ratio
ranks him fourth in the MAAC.
After only eight games in a
Marist uniform, the best is yet to
come from the Houston product.
"I think David's just scratching
the surface of what he can
become," Brady said. "I thought
that he was really the key player
in our win versus Wright State
because I th~ught that he con-
trolled the tempo of the game,
and th~t when we needed shots
he was able to get in the gaps of
their defense and
_
create opportu-
nities for us."
Mari st beats Wrigl}.t State, faces challenge i
n UM as
s
By
GREG HRINYA
Assistant Editor
In a battle of high-powered
offense and smothering defense,
something has to give.
The Red Foxes' new high-
pressure defense will face the
ultimate test against Gary
Forbes, Ricky Harris, and the
UMass Minutemen at Mohegan
Sun on Saturday night. After
setting a program record by
yielding 40 points against
Bucknell in a 55-40 win on Nov.
28, the Red Foxes will take on a
team that has scored over 100
points twice this season.
While the Red Foxes set a
defensive record at Bucknell,
the Minutemen established one
of their own at Syracuse on the
same night. In a 107-100 win
over Sytacuse, UMass regis-
tered the most points ever
scored at the Carrier Dome.
Notre Dame held the previous
record of 103 set on Jan. 30,
2007.
Marist's toughest task will be
stopping Forbes and Harris.
Forbes scored a game-high 25
points against Syracuse and
leads the team with 21.4 points
per game. The senior forward
also leads the team in rebound-
ing and is second in assists.
Harris, the 6-foot-2 sophomore
guard, is second on the team
with 19.9 points per game.
"To be a championship level
team you've got to play great
defense, and we're hoping to
exert some control at that end of
the floor over UMass's offense,"
head coach Matt Brady said.
"If
we can play great defense and
keep them below their average
then we have a chance to win
the game
.
"
According to senior captain
Ben Farmer, Marist's advantage
will be its defensive team speed
which shut down Bucknell.
"I think with the quickness
we're better [than last year's
team defensively]," Farmer
said. "It gives us more leeway to
do some things, and this year I
think were just going to keep
getting better."
The Minutemen totaled 24
wins last season, including key
wins against Louisville and
Alabama.
After
competing
against three upper echelon
teams in Puerto Rico, UMass
will represent another challenge
for the Red Foxes.
"I look at every non-confer-
ence game as an opportunity to
help put our basketball program
on a national map," Brady said.
"That's part of the reason we
have such a difficult non-con-
ference schedule, because we 're
still trying to establish our name
and not just regionally but
nationally."
Following Wednesday night's
contest at Canisius to kick off
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference
(MAAC)
play,
Marist will not return home to
the friendly confines ofMcCann
until Jan. 7 for a
·
conference
game against rival Manhattan.
Last time out vs. Wright State
Louie McCroskey proved why
he was selected second team all-
MAAC in the preseason against
Wright State on Dec. 1.
In his first season with the Red
Foxes, the senior scored 24
points
and
grabbed
eight
rebounds to help Marist ~ruise
past Wright State 79-64.
After missing the first three
games
of
the
season,
McCroskey has adapted quickly
to playing with his new team-
mates and understanding his
coaches' expectations.
"He's a big-time talent, I mean
all the guys on this team will tell
you," Brady said. "I think his
growth as a player has been ter-
rific. He's a very easy player to
coach, he's a big-time gym rat,
and the sky is really the limit for
him
.
"
McCroskey credited his team-
mates for getting him involved
early and continuing to find him
throughout the game.
"Today my teammates did a
good job of getting me confi-
dence and not getting down on
me," McCroskey said. "I just
tried to take my time today.
Coach has been getting on me
for turning the ball over, but I'm
a playmaker and I'm going to do
that sometimes. I just dido 't get
down on myself today and my
teammates found me and I fin-
ished around the basket."
Unlike four out of the last five
games, this contest did not come
down to the final possession. Up
39-30 with 2:19 remaining in
the first half, the Red Foxes
went on a 10-0 run that
stretched into the second half.
Spongy Benjamin capped off
the run with a mid-range jumper
to give the Foxes a 49-30 lead
with 18:46 to play.
Marist extended its lead to as
many as 22 when David
Devezin found senior Shae
McNamara underneath the bas-
ket for a lay-up. Devezin had
eight points, seven assists, five
rebounds, and most importantly,
zero turnovers.
As a team,
.
the Red Foxes
turned the ball over seven times.
Coach Brady attributed his
team's success to their ability to
hold onto the ball.
"I think one of the stories of
the game was [that] we had
seven turnovers for the game,"
Brady said.
"If
we can do that
we're going to be very tough to
beat, and our guys have been
committed to taking care of the
ball and that's a big deal."
Roarin'
Red Foxes
Marist' male and
female tar performer
for the eek nd of
Nov. 30- Dec. _
Louie
cCroskev
Basketball, Senior
McCroskcy had a areer-
high
in
point
with 24
in
Mari
t'
79-64 win
over
Wright
tate
thi ·
pa
t
weekend. He was 10-19
from the field, -9 from
beyond the arc. The
enior
guard , I. o added eurht
rebound and
three
assi. ts.
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the horizon:
Th
mi.:n
s
bask tball
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am
\\ ill take on UM a· · at
Moh gan Sun this
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p.m.
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Foxe • 68-56 win \ r
Bu ·knell thh.
past
v.eck-
end. John on added four
rebound , hot 6- l O from
the field und 2-3 from the
charity stripe on th way to
her career game.
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the Horizon:
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Foxes
111
try
to
continue th 1r winning
streak wh n
they
take on
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Foxes finish second at H20unds Invitational
By
RICH
ARLEO
Assistant Editor
against Loyola improves the
team's MAAC record to 3-1 with
an overall record of 4-3.
The Marist women's swim-
Marist, however, would fall to
ming and diving team had a sue-
Delaware 226-144. The same
cessful weekend at the H20u.nds scenario happened to the Foxes
Invitational in Baltimore, Md.
at
last
year's
H2Ounds
The team finished second out Invitational, as in 2006 they were
of four teams at the meet. Toe able to take care of two of their
Foxes were able to beat Drexel
by
a score of 223-144, and they
were able to take care of fellow
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) foe Loyola
by a score of 190-180. The win
opponents, Loy9la and Niagara,
but still fell to Delaware.
The top performer this past
weekend was sophomore swim-
mer Jenell Walsh-Thomas, who
was able to achieve MAAC sea-
son best times in both the 500-
yard and ·1650-yard freestyle
events, with scores of 5:06.19
and 17:39
.
64 respectively.
Other top performers for the
Foxes were sophomore swimmer
Sandra Bujalski, who came in
first in the 100-yard butterfly
with a time of 0:58.66, and sen-
ior diver Melissa Mangona who
was unable to sweep the diving
events, like she did last year at
this i;neet, but she still managed
to come in second in both the
one-meter and three-meter div-
ing events, with scores of 236.45
in the one-meter, and 268.50 in
the three-meter
.
The Foxes should at least be
satisfied with their performance
in the first half of the season,
especially after their second
place
performance
at
the
H2Ounds invitational this past
weekend. The win over Loyola
was especially important, as it
moved them to a 3-1 record in
theMAAC
.
Marist will have a long layoff
where they wiil train for the sec-
ond half of the season and try to
improve
on
an
already
respectable 4-3 overall record,
and to get ready for the MAAC
championships.
The Red Foxes next meet will
take place here in Poughkeepsie,
N.Y.
on
Jan. 12, against Lehigh
at I p.m. The team will then have
one
away meet against
Southern
Connecticut State, followed by
two home meets against UMBC
and Seton Hall, before they will
head
into
the
MAAC
Championships in Baltimore,
Md., which will take place the
weekend of Feb. 14-16.
The MAAC Championships
won't end Marist's season how-
ever, as they will be followed by
the Eastern College Athletic
Conference (ECAC) champi-
onships two weeks later, and
.
the
NCAA Zone
Qualifier Diving
Championships afterwards.
The Foxes will be training hard
over the next few weeks to pre-
pare themselves for the very
important
second half of the sea-
son.
Mari st falls to Greyhounds for second MAAC loss
By
CASEY LANE
Staff
Writer
During the 12 years that they
have been a member of the
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC), the Marist
men's
swimming
and diving
team
has only lost two confer-
ence dual meets, both to Rider
.
On
Saturday, the Foxes were
defeated by Loyola at the
H2Ounds Invitational, 196.5
-
173.5 on
the
campus of Loyola
College ..
The weekend was not a total
loss,
however.
The Red Foxes defeated
Delaware 204 - 166, as well as
Drexel 194 - 175.
Delaware,
who has already beaten Rider, is
ranked sixth in the Mid-Major
poll.
His time of 16: 10.20 was also
Of the three MAAC losses in good enough to take first in the
program history, two have
1650-yard freestyle.
Both of
occurred
this
season. Hartrnann's times were MAAC
With the loss, Marist's record season bests.
dropped to 5-2 overall, with a 2-
Sophomore Mitchell Katz won
2 record in the MAAC.
the three-meter dive for two
Junior Spencer Hartmann won straight weeks with a score of
three events during the meet. 252.65. Senior Devon O'Nalty
Hartmann won the 500-yard followed last week's victory in
freestyle with a time of 4:39.66. the one-meter dive by finishing
in second place
to Drexel's Jake
Roberson.
The team of freshmen Keith
Miller and A,ngelo Ciraolo and
seniors Ralph Rienzo and Greg
Jablonski combined to win the
400-yard freestyle relay by
fin-
ishing with a time of 3:09.90.
After the first day of the meet,
Marist had at least an eight-point
lead on all three teams. Loyola
used a strong performance on
Saturday to pull out the win.
The Red Foxes will take the
rest of the semester off and
return to action
on
Jan. 12
against Lehigh. From that point
on, there are only three meets
remaining until the MAAC
Championships at Loyola
on
Feb. 14.
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CIRCLE
Upcoming Schedule:
Men's Basketball:
Saturday, Dec. 8 - at UMASS, 7:30
p.m. *
Women's Basketball:
Friday, Dec. 7 - vs. IONA 7:30
p.m.
*
indicates at
Mohegan
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Arena
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6,
2007
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Red Foxes open MAAC campaign Friday vs. Iona
Marist S recognition grows, receives
3
7
points in recent AP poll
By
ERIC ZEDALIS
Sports Co-Editor
Back on Mar. 4, Marist and
Iona played at the Arena at
Harbor Yard in the final of the
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
C;'onferehce (MAAC) tourna-
rp'erit:
'
With JO
seconds
remaining in regulation
and the score knotted at
53, Iona guard Lauren
Defalco missed an
open
lay-up which
would have sent the
Gaels, not the Red
Fox.es, to the NCAA
up-tempo at both ends."
Therefore, Defalco and fellow
senior guard Tiara Headen have
taken on major roles this year.
When those two play well,
Giorgis said Iona is a very dan-
gerous team.
This past weekend, the Gaels
e~ploded for
5 8 first half
points
in
their 86-62
victory over
Fordham.
"They beat
up Fordham
much worse
than we did,"
averaging
14
per
game.
Meanwhile, Iona is last in the
MAAC and near the bottom in
the· NCAA, averaging 26
turnovers per game.
"We have to hope that we can
force them to turn it over, and
then at our end take those
turnovers and convert them into
points," Giorgis said.
"And
then look to not turn the ball
over ourselves so they won't be
able to convert them into
points."
For Iona, the departure of
2006-2007 MAAC player of the
year, Martina Weber, means that
the Gaels will have to find an
tournament.
Marist
------------4
answer on defense
went on to win in overtime, 64-
57.
Defalco is back for her senior
year, and she looks to lead the
Gaels to victory against Marist
this Friday night at the McCann
Center at 7:30 p.m.' Her team is
quite different from last year
though, according to Marist
head coach Brian Giorgis.
"Right now, they're a little
more guard-oriented than they
are front-court oriented, which
is a switch from last year," he
said. "~ey're a young team, so
[head coach Anthony Bozella]'s
got them playing a different
style now, he's a little bit more
(Horgis said.
for
forward
Marist did
Rachele Fitz and
also domi-
~=~'lll==l-,,.,,:,=:-..1
center
Meg
n
a
t
e
Dahlman. Fitz is
Fordha~ 75-
:.E
the fourth leading
55 on Nov.
scorer
in
the
14.
"If
we _ _
1:...-__._._ _____
_,J
MAAC, averaging
don't come
16.3 points per
to play, we're going to be in a game, and Dahlman is the
lot of trouble."
MAAC's third-leading rebound-
One of the keys to this game er.
will be how the Foxes are able
"How they match up with
Rachele Fitz and Meg Dahlman
is going to be huge," Giorgis
said.
to withstand the pressure Iona
applies on defense. Marist has
done a solid job thus far taking
care
of
the
basketball.
The Foxes are ranked 11th in
the country in fewest turnovers,
Qiorgis pointed out that there;
are a number of intriguing indil
vidual matchups in this gam!y,
h
1
Junior guard Julianne Viani vs.
Iona's Headen, and the Gaels'
emerging sophomore forward
Thazina Cook vs. Marist's
emerging sophomore forward
Lynzee Johnson.
Headen, at 5'9, has a slight
height advantage over the 5
'7
Viani and had a big game in the
MAAC finals, scoring 15 points
on 5-of-12 shooting.
The first two regular season
games,
·
however, she went a
combined 6-for-15 from the
field, and scored a total of 14
points.
Cook's speed will present a
tough assignment for Johnson,
according to Giorgis.
"Cook is a lot quicker, where
.
'Lynzeejs more powei;ful," he
said. "[Cook] is really quick off
the bounce, and really attacks
the offensive glass. She's really
tough.
Lynzee's a little bit
slower but much stronger, phys-
ically."
JAMES REIU Y
/
THE
Cl RCLE
Sophomore forward Lynzee Johnson scored a career high 15 points in
a win over BuckneH. Marlst wlll open MAAC play Friday evening against
Iona. The match-up Is a rematch of last year's MAAC Championship.