VOLUME 61, ISSUE 10
FOUNDED IN 1965
1llURSDAY,NOVEMBER29,2007
Owner of local rideshare service riles up
Marist community, banned from campus
New fraternity, TDX,
approved by Senate
By
ANDREW OVERTON
News
Editor
On November 11, Aaron
Craig, the creator of a rideshar-
ing web site, was asked by
Marist Security to leave campus.
The local police were called,
and Craig has since been banned
from campus.
Craig was hoping to make a
presentation to SGA about his
web site, but SGA told him he
was not invited. Then, according
to John Gildard, Director of
Safety & Security
,
Craig came
to the Security office in
Donnelly to complain. Craig
was informed by Security, how-
ever, that this campus is private
property and was not required
to
listen to his presentation. At this
point, the local police were
called, but Craig decided to
leave campus in his car.
Student Affairs has since sent
Craig a letter that bans him from
campus and,
according to
Gildard, if Craig is seen on cam-
pus again he will be arrested.
Craig was upset because the
Marist Rideboard, which allows
Marist students with cars to con-
nect with students that need
rides home for breaks, was
tak-
ing away from his ridesharing
business.
Craig runs GishiGo.com, a
web site
.
that connects people
who need rides with people who
are offering rides all over the
tri-
state area.
"He has the same thing except
his web site is so sketch," Matt
Reiman, Speaker of the Student
Government
Senate
said.
"There's no way anybody would
use it."
The Terms of Service for
GishiGo.com read, "This serv-
ice is not safety-regulated and
General Info
Self Description:
25 yr old professional woman with week. off work. Boyfriend and I
are
going on
vacation to DC
.
Departure time & location detail:
mid-morning - pickup location flexible.
Departure Map
Destination time
&
location detail:
evening - off location flexible.
Destjnation
Map
Other Notes:
This is just a ride share so don't bother me with pervert requests
.
Will want to check.
your identity with credible reference. And my boyfriend gets jealous easy. Please no smoking inside
car. Will make some stops when you are free to smoke. That's it. Am seeking to share cost not prob-
lems. Thanks
.
FromGlshiGo.com
On
the GishaGo
website
list a profile. Here is the sample profile that
GishaGo.com
offers for its users
MUST NOT be perceived amounted to free advertising for
·
said.
'safe'."
his business without paying us,"
"He's a very
odd
guy," Reiman James
Marconi,
Managing
said. "There's something off Editor of
The Circle, sa
_
id.
about him."
"When I asked him to email
"He's
really
creepy," Jeremie his story idea to us so we had a
Hittenmark,
President
of the
.
written record, he became very
sophomore class, agreed.
On October 30,
Reiman
received a call from Craig, who
at the time would not identify
himself
.
Craig simply asked,
"Why is Marist
trying
to ruin my
business and my livelihood?"
Craig informed Reiman that he
would be attending the next
SGA meeting, but Reiman told
him he was not invited.
It
was that very night that
Craig visited
The Circle office.
"He was initially asking for us
to put a story in about his
rideshare network, and then
switched that over to a general
story about rideshare safety that,
from what I gathered, he would
be asked questions. Basically, it
animated and agitated," Marconi
said. "Eventually, the conversa
-
tion devolved into something
about how the international
monetary fund was out to get
him.
It
was just odd and I was
distinctly uncomfortable with
his presence in our workspace."
During the next two weeks,
various GishiGo.com flyers
were found hanging in Lowell
Thomas, Dyson, and Fontaine
.
These flyers
,
however, were not
approved by Student Activities.
Whoever put up these flyers had
forged the Student Activities
seal of approval.
"He faked Michelle
[Fischetti] 's
initials
and
forged the stamp," Reiman
Before the November
11
Senate meeting, Reiman was
sitting in the SGA office
preparing for the meeting
when he saw a "very odd guy
standing around awkwardly."
When Reiman discovered
that this man was Craig, who
he had spoken with on the
phone earlier, he informe<l
Bob Lynch, Director of
College Activities. At that
point, Craig left the SGA
office and headed to the
Security office.
"He wasn't violent,"
Gildard said, "but he did get a
little huffy."
"I
would not recommend
GishiGo.com to anyone and
would encourage students to
use
our
Ride board,"
Hittenmark said.
By
DEANNA GILLEN
Features Co-Editor
It
seems
that
the new fraterni-
ty, Theta
Delta
Chi, has a lot to
be
thankful for this year. After
presenting to the student senate
on
November 13, they were
granted
unanimous
final
approval
from
Student
Government
to
bring their char-
ter to
Marist
campus.
"They came with their best and
won
over any
doubters,"
said
Resident Senator Chris Waters,
who was present at Theta Delta
Chi's presentation. "The level
of
organization
and
detail suggest-
ed that they were a well-run
organization that was capable of
leadership."
''lt
felt
good because it seemed
as though all of our hard work
had finally paid off," Stephen
Staffutti,
President
of Theta
Delta Chi, said. "We put a lot of
effort into bringing TDX to cam-
pus ... we know though that this
is only the beginning."
"Theta Delta Chi brings a
unique aspect to the Greek table.
Their primary focus is philan-
thropy, which embodies the core
and the heart of the Frat,"
Brother
Frank, faculty advisor
of the fraternity, said. "I hope
that the group will make a posi-
tive impact on the Marist
Comrt1unity
.
It
will
call forth
highly motivated and acactemi-
cally sound young men to join
their brotherhood."
"All of us together are very
proud of our accomplishments
thus far and are looking forward
to big things at Marist and in the
surrounding community," said
Tyler Johnson
.
Working
hand-in-hand
with
the community, the TDX
has
contacts
in
both
the
Poughkeepsie Police
•
Department and the
Peekskill
Fire Department with hopes of
volunteering in the
·
near
future.
Senator Chris Waters, who
voted in favor ofTDX's charter,
said "I only supported the frater-
nity for three reasons: first,
because
I
know and
trust
Brother Frank. Second
,
the
pres-
entation was excellent, very well
or~anized, and demonstrated
that they were capable ofleader-
ship. Third
,
and perhaps most
importantly,
because
they
seemed as though they were dif-
ferent. Unlike the other fraterni-
ties present on campus, they
seem to be going with the true
principles of fraternity, that
being community service
and
brotherhood."
As a self-declared opponent to
the majority of fraternities and
sororities, the decision to sup-
port Theta Delta Chi was indeed
a
weighted one.
"I supported Theta Delta Chi,
even though I am an adamant
opponent to Greek life in gener~
al. The majority of Greek life
gives off a stigmatization,"
Senator Waters said.
"
However,
this group is
in
favor of giving
Marist College a good name.
They seem different, and that's
why I supported them."
Student Government Bulletin
Karaoke Night
Friday, November 30th from 8-11 pm In the Cabaret
Student Government is hosting this Breast Cancer Karaoke
night.
Admission
i
s
$3 dollars and
the
money arned will be donated to
the National Breast
C.:
ncer
Foundation. The
freshman through
senior classes will
be sponsoring
the
event
so
bring some class
spirit
.
Rideboard system helps students share trips home
General
Members Committee
Is meeting
December 12th
f n
the SGA office 347 at 9:30 pm
The purpose of the Genera
l
Members
Comm
i
ttee
is to provide
students with another avenue to
get
i
nvolv
d
with the Student
Government Association
One
way
is to
be
another
set
of
eyes
and ears
on campus to f
i
nd
out
what needs to
be
changed
as
well as provide their own opinions
.
It Is also a way for students
to get
involved
by assisting at
Student Government-run
events.
By
JON WHITE
Circle Contributor
Commuting to and from school
has just gotten easier, as the SGA
has
launched
its new car pooling
program. "Ride-Board" is a sys-
tem aimed to help students find
.
classmates from the same region
who are willing to share rides
home during school breaks
.
Eric Zeyher, Vice President of
Student Life, and Joe Donohue,
Chief Information Officer, have
been working closely on this
project for over a month and said
they are excited about its poten-
tial.
"This system gives students a
great opportunity to find an easy
way home for breaks," Zeyher
said
.
"It
will be a big help for
those who have struggled find-
ing rides to and from school in
the past."
Since the beginning of the
month the Ride- Board program
has been fully activated and
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helped mak~ matches for the
recent Thanksgiving break. The
system has already shown suc-
cess and positive feedback.
"The system is already a suc-
cess," Donohue said.
"Mid-
semester break was the trail run
and we had around 50 people
signed up. After its official
launch on November 1, we have
close to double that signed up for
the Thanksgiving break."
The Ride-Board program was
an issue brought up at an SGA
meeting
early this year by
Student Body President Omar
Diaz.
"Omar was the one who
brought the idea to the table,"
Donohue said. "He assigned me
and Eric to the project and we
were the ones who created the
website and the overall structure
of dividing students into regions.
S
_
GA also did a great job getting
the word out."
Class of 2009 President Jillie
Lavin was at the initial SGA
meeting in
.
which the Ride-
Board idea was brought up
.
!'I'm very impressed at how
fast this program was created,"
Lavin said
.
"Joe Donohue did an
outstanding job getting the web-
site up and running for upcom-
ing holiday breaks
.
"
The Ride-Board concept is not
new to Marist, as the school used
to have a similar system in place
before the days of internet tech-
nology
.
"Ride-Board was a system that
was used at Marist years ago and
was done with paper and pencil
,
"
Zeyher said. We are glad to have
this system back and renewed.
With the help of the Internet,
paper in pencil would be a lot of
writing."
The Ride-Board program is
only facilitated by Marist in
order to provide students with a
helpful opportunity; it is not
fully supervised through the
school.
"Because oflegal ramifications
and other liabilities, we cannot
fully supervise the rides home
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and do not know which matches
are made," Zeyher said
.
"We are
simply providing students the
opportunity and as long as stu-
dents are finding an easy way
home
,
the system is doing its
job."
Members of SGA said they
are happy with the success and
development of the program,
but do not see it expanding from
Marist to other colleges in the
near future.
"As far as I know this is not a
program that is being used at
other schools," Donohue said
.
"But for now it is a Marist
thing
,
we're going to work on
making the system the best it
can be for the students here."
Further information on the
Ride-Board program is available
on the Marist website,
www
.
Marist.edu. To sign up for
the Ride
-
Board program
,
go to
the SGA Ride-Board website at
http:/ /Clubs
.
Marist.edu/SGA/rbr
egister.
Contact
generalmembers.sga@gmaU.com
If
you have any questions
Candy Cane Volleyball Tournament
on December
2
nd
in
the Grey Gym, 4:30-6:30pm
nus
is
a
fun
event for anyone interested
in playing a friendly
game of volleyball hosted by the class
of
2009. Contact Julie
Lavin for more details
@
4.W~Wl!.Ul.tJ.ll:nIJ.J~UU
or
ext.
5641
The
Rideboard
is now onlinel
Rideboard Is an SGA
-
sponsored program aimed at helping stu
-
dents carpool
to
and from school
during
breaks. Previously avail-
able as
a
pen and paper
sign up sheet, it has now been
fully
migrated into an
electronk form.
A
web
address will then be
provided to you
where
you
can
search for
possible carpooling
matches.
All
new
registrants
for a
given
day are updated
overnight,
so
there
1s
an accurate representation of who Is avail-
able.
To participate, simply register at
http://clubs.marist.edu/sga/rbreglster /
Security Lights
on
Campus
Vice President of Student Life Erik Zeyher and Senator Steve
Townsend have
been
working
to add more
lights
on campus as
well as
blue
Hght emergency
response boxes
near the Beck
Parkfng
Lot
and footbr
i
dge
.
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MEAL PLANS
FAIL
TO SAVE
MONEY FOR UPPERCLASSMEN
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off of student payments ...
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THE
CIRCLE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2007
www.maristclrcle.com
Security Briefs
Laundry
fetishist steals basket,
clothing unharmed
By
TYLER THURSON
John Gildard in Training
11/15 - Lower
Townhouse
Well,
this is an odd one.
In another case of laundry
room larceny, a basket
was stolen out of the
Lower Townhouse laundry
room. Making it .w~irder,
only
the
basket
was
stolen. No clothes, no
detergent,
no
freshly
scented Snuggles dryer
sheets. This isn't exactly
a stepping stone to bigger
and better heists; it's
probably
·
just someone
with a weird laundry bas-
ket fetish. So, feel hon-
ored,
laundry
basket
thievery
victim,
as some-
where, there is probably a
nice shrine dedicated to
you with your laundry
basket front and center.
You should probably
·
go
see it sometime. I mean,
only if you can make your
way through the hair dolls
and
eternal
candles.
Those things tend to scare
people off.
11/16 -
ower Weu
Cedar
Security
reported
an
intoxicated student, and
the student was escorted
back to their off-campus
residence. Wait a minute,
off-campus residence? So,
let me get this straight.
You live off campus, yet
get drunk on campus,
where seeurity
.
abounds
and
write-ups
live?
Seriously? That's like try-
ing to sell drugs at a
police station. Remind me
not to have you as my get-
away.
11/16
-
Leo
Hall
their wrist in the middle
of a hefty furniture move.
I know most guys live by
the famous quote "wounds
heal, chicks dig scars, and
glory lasts forever," but
I'm almost positive
·
that
chicks dig scars from that
time you ran into the
burning house to save the
innocent baby, or fought
off a group of criminals
from robbing your house
with your bare hands. I'm
sure there is a whole list
of possible scar-scenar-
ios, I'm just not sure
where
"moving
my
ottoman ,so it's Feng Shui
with my living space,"
falls.
11/17 - Champagnat
Alcohol was confiscated
from a Champagnat stu-
dent, with the very little
remaining being ceremo-
niously dumped down the
drain.
I
know
Thanksgiving can be .an
awkward time for many
families, but isn't this
pre-gaming a little early?
I mean, most of us just
sneak flasks in the car,
lock
oursehes
in
the
bathroom, and refuse to
take our sunglasses off at
the dinner table because
all the family bonding. let
out such an emotional
re lease, and we don't
want to be embarrassed.
That's my story, and I'm
sticking to it.
11/18
-
Rotunda
An
intoxicated student
miraculously found their
way into the Rotunda,
only to have their inebri-
ated adventures thwarted
by security. Upon further
examination, the student
was found to be somewhat
Injuries occurred at Leo out of it and transported
Hall when a student hurt to that hospital the
·
stu-
•
dent body seems so fond
of.
Hey,
on
second
thought, next time you 're
drunk in the rotunda (of
all places) why don't you
just stumble right into
admissions, so they can
question why they ever
admitted you? Doing the
student body proud, real-
ly.
.
11/18 - Champagnat
A shoving match between
two students broke out in
a cozy freshmen dwelling,
with the fight quickly
being broken up. Both
students returned to their
respective corners, and
the Long Island vs. New
Jersey war wages onward.
11/18 - Midrise
Yes, another incident at
the entry desk. This haven
for letting the drunk eyes
show conquered another
victim last Sunday, with a
guest found to be quite
tipsy. With the host seem-
ingly nowhere in sight,
the guest was stopped at
the desk until their host
was found. Now, this is
where the stringent guest
policy really comes back
t,o haunt people~ At the
end of a night, most
guests can barely keep
their eyes open, let alone
find a little yellow paper
at the bottom of a never-
ending purse. It's going to
be a long
'night.
See you
in the morning.
11/18 - Fulton
Dear students of Fulton,
It's been a long year.
There have been akohol
confiscations, laundry on
laundry crime, and noisy
neighbo_rs. Yet, through
the alcohol-induced haze,
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supreme: burnt food. Due
to these incidents, below I
present a friendly check-
list of when the cooking
may go wrong, and what
to do about it.
1)
You struggle to read
the boxed directions. I
don't blame you, really,
when they say one cup oil
who knew they dido 't
mean car oil?
2)
The smoke alarm
is
set
off upon the opening of
the oven.
3)
Fairview fire depart-
ment is forced to respond
to the scene, while you
wait outside in the cold as
your apartment is aired
out.
Solution: When one of
these
occurs,
STOP
COOKING. Seriously, it
doesn't mean you're a bad
person. People love take-
out. Maybe you should
join them.
11/19 - Marian Hall
Finally,
Marian
shows
some
life. Wen, at
\ea-st
one student did. Upon-
en~ry int9. the building,
rather than waste time
swiping in, the student
bolted
up
the
stairs
it's that you don't have to
live like a refugee.
11/20 - Campus
A
good
Samaritan
returned a lost wallet to
security, with the wallet
containing two forms of
identification,
one real
and one, well, let's just
say falsified. See, step
one in having a fake ID,
don't keep it
in
your wal-
let. When· you do, all
you
're
getting yourself
into is a long talk with
judicial affairs. _If anyone
ever found my wallet,
they
-
can't charge me with
anything. That is, unless
owing around
45 dollars
to the Marist Library is a
crime. And if
it
is, well,
s
·
ee you in jail.
11/20 - Campus
Wow, this whole good
cit-
izen thing
seems
to be
catching on. Another good
Samaritan brought a bag
to security, with the bag's
owner claiming it
fell
out
of her packed car. Sign
one your car is too full:
your purse falls out of
it.
Pull over, take one of
y..ouli
S
pa,iJs of, Ugg bo111s
out, and make ro-om for
your purse. See, I work
miracles.
directly to their right.
11/17 - Champagnat
Security
searched
the And, to end on a gross
rooms, but no signs of note, a toilet was found
said suspect were found. overflowing
on
a
Look, I know swiping in Champagnat floor. You
is long, tedious, and you know, I search ~nd search
have better things
to
do. for the proper metaphor
But seriously, it's either
for
my life, and I can't
a) you take 2 minutes of find one. Oh wait, there it
·your
time to do it, or b) is.
hide
like
a
refugee,
shielding yourself from
deportation back to your
country, in your friend's
closets. And if Tom Petty
has taught me anything,
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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TJJIE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2007
www.maristcircle.com
Broadway strike affects
Marist students and
College Activities
By
J
OSEPH GENTILE AND
AMY WHEEL
E
R
Staff Writers
The curtain closed on more
than two dozen Broadway musi-
cals earlier this month, including
"Monty Python's Spamalot" and
"Rent
,"
as the Office of College
Activities
scrambled
to alert
ticket-holders of the cancella-
tions.
"I wasn't too bummed out, just
disappointed," sophomore Diane
Quinn
said about the "Spamalot"
cancellation. With 15 minutes
before the buses were to load at
11
a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11,
Quinn got the call from College
Activities as she finished her
breakfast. "But, I figured I'd
make the best out of the day any-
way," she added.
Just hours earlier, it appeared
that eleventh-hour negotiations
in the Broadway strike had
stalled, forcing the Student
Programming Council (SPC) to
cancel
its trip.
It
had
sold
94 tick-
ets.
On Friday
,
Nov. 16, a
similar
phone call went out alerting
"Rent"
ticket
-
holders that their
Sunday,
Nov.
18
trip
to
Broadway, orchestrated by SPC,
had been cancelled too.
Twenty-seven
shows
total, with
"Chicago,"
"Wicked"
and
"Hairspray"
among others
,
all
shut down oil Saturday, Nov. 10
as
the
stagehands'
unio,i,
Local
One, began protesting.
Previously
,
in the weeks lead-
ing up to the
strike,
the Office of
College Activities managed to
stay
informed about the labor
unrest through its ticketing
agency, Theater Direct
,
via the
Web site livebroadway.com.
News broadcasts on televisipn
and on the Internet
,
in addition to
reports in local newspapers, kept
New York City ticketing agen-
cies
informed
as
union represen-
tatives and the producers of more
than a dozen Broadway musicals
argued about
contracts
.
"A
lot
of
the
students
we called
didn't know the
strike
was
even
happening," Bob
Lynch,
director
of
Student
Activities, said.
Lynch
speculated
that the tim-
ing of the
strike,
at the beginning
of one
of
Broadway's busiest
seasons,
was not purely
coinci-
dental. He
also
theorized
about
the
"rippling
effect"
the
Broadway
strike
might have
throughout New York
City,
and
not without a
"tough economic
impact."
"The
businesses
around
Broadway ·that depend on it are
suffering," he said. "I'm con-
cerned about their well-beiD;g."
Not to be confused with the
ongoing Writers
Guild
of
America strike that has impacted
late-night talk and comedy
shows such as "The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno" and "The
Daily Show with John Stewart,"
the picketing on the Great White
Way is unrelated. Since July,
union members have been oper-
ating without a contract.
On Friday, Nov.
9,
Local One
members had been instructed by
the International Alliance of
Theatrical Stage Employees
(IATSE), their parent union, to
begin the walkout on Saturday.
The day before though, at the
second of the three proposed
negotiations by IATSE, their dia-
logue with The League of
American
Theaters
and
Producers
seemed
to be improv-
ing, or so thought IATSE
President Thoma~
C'.
Short
.
"I
am dismayed that
just
hours
after
rny
departUre the employers
made a 180-degree tum and
began bargaining in a regressive
manner," Short told the
New
York Ti.mes
on Nov. 11.
"This
action demonstrates a clear lack
of will on the employers' part to
reach an
agreement."
''There
was
good
dialogue
between both of us," Charlotte
St. Martin, the
executive
director
of the League of American
Theaters and Producers, told the
New York Times
on Nov. 11.
"But,
in
effect,
their last and final
offer budged
very
little."
Despite admissions that the
league had been
"ready,
willing,
and able to negotiate the next
day," neither St. Martin nor the
league had any
advance
notice
about the walkout.
"Our goal
is
simple:
to pay
for
workers we need and
for
work
that is actually performed,"
St.
Martin
said.
Phrasing of the
stagehands'
contracts,
dictating the number
called for work, the amount of
time they work, and what kind of
tasks they can do,
fell
under the
league's
scrutiny
this year.
League members determined
that, under those terms
of agree-
ment
,
the
contracts
resulted in
stagehands
being on the
clock,
but not always with
something
to
do.
Initially
,
union officials
agreed
to the pending
contractual
changes,
so long as the
stage-
hands would be
compensated
with benefits equal to those
being cut. Yet, despite the
league's guarantee of higher
salaries, President James J.
Claf(ey Jr. of Local One argued
that, under the loosened regula-
tions, the amount of available
employment for union membe
r
s
would not be as certain.
Currently, about 350 to 500 of
Local One's 3,000 active mem-
bers have a job on Broadway,
building scenery, maintaining
props and operating lighting and
sound equipment.
If
the strike continues longer
than anticipated, Local One offi-
cials say they can find employ
-
ment for many of their stage-
hands in either television or film.
In response, The League of
American
Theaters
and
Producers
has
announced
exchanges
or refunds on tickets
for shows that are not perform-
ing.
Senior Katy Kirkendall, who
had not seen "Rent" before, had
planned to go on the
Sunday,
Nov.I
1
~
trip.
•~ow
Pm
afraid that
I
won
't'be
able to get to see it on a Marist
trip, because I'm not sure if
they'll do a trip to see ["Rent"] in
the
spring,
or
if
they do, if
I
will
be able to go on that particular
day," she said.
"The
decision to
cancel
'Spama
l
ot' and
'Rent'
was made
for us by the
stagehand
union
and
producers who were unable
to
come to an
agreement," Lynch
concluded.
"All
students who purchased
tickets for
'Spamalot'
and
'Rent'
will be receiving a refund," he
added.
"If
the
student
paid by
Marist Money, their account will
be
credited.
Students who paid in
cash will be notified to come to
the
College
Activities for their
refund
."
Lynch confirmed
that SPC
would reschedule the Broadway
trips once tickets became
avafl-
able
again.
"We're
not
going
to
stop
the
trips,"
he
said. "Students
love
these
trips.
We're
going
to
do our
best to reach out to them.
I
feel
bad for thos~ kids."
However
,
despite recent
e_vents,
Lynch
remained opti-
mistic about the outcome
.
"Let's all
hope this
strike
comes to an end so
that
every
student, family
and
child
will be
able to
enjoy
the magic
of
Broadway,
especially
during
the
upcoming holiday
season,"
he
said.
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Smaller meal plans fail
to save
money for upperclassmen
By
LISA BRASS
Copy
Editor
I was sitting in the cafeteria a
few weeks ago, mindlessly
chowing down on its greasy
burger specialty, when I realized
something-I only go to the
cafeteria for
breakfast
and din-
ner. I have the unlimited meal
plan; but, while I eat my nonnal
21 meals a week, only 14 of
those (or less)
are
in the cafete-
ria.
Now, I have a really thrifty
streak
in my personality that I
attribute to my incredibly
money-savvy Jewish relatives.
That should help you picture
put into your account so you
don't have to pay tax on over-
priced Cabaret food.
To determine whether it was
worth it or not to switch plans, I
decided to do the math.
The fi~st assumption
I
used is
that the spring semester of 2008
has 15 weeks during which
you'll be eating cafeteria food. I
didn't count
our
week-long
spring break in March·, and I did-
n't count the extra half a week
that we get at the start of
the
spring
semester because, let's
face it: an estimate of 9 meals to
represent what you'll end up
skipping thanks to classes or
restaurant cuisine is probably on
the conservative side.
which drops the price of dining
hall food to $1,740 per
semester.
If
a student eats 21 meals a
week, they're eating
3 I
5 meals
every semester. That works out
to about $5.52 a meal, or $116 a
week. It's not a terrible deal, but
it's not completely
excellent
either.
According to the Food Institute
Report, the average
American
household spends $95 per
week
on groceries, and the
average
one-person household
spends
$63. There's a big difference
between $63 and
$116 even if
the student doesn't clip
coupons
or learn how to
capitalize
on sale
prices.
each meal, and the whole unlim-
$1,700 per semester, is really $15.53, and now you have 16
ited eating concept. Obvious dis-
where the bang-for-your-buck other meals to account for.
advantages are the lack of quali-
value starts to take a nosedive. Assuming you spend the $300
ty
food and the potential miss-
Now you may only enter the on those and the average price
ing-out
of sociai time with cafeteria
Monday
through per Cabaret meal is $6 (which it
friends
who still eat in the cafe-
isn't),
you'll
teria. You might be getting
Thrifty Cash doesn't exactly make up in the
last
a little over
ripped off, but it might be
3 weeks. And
worth
it
depending on your sit-
value per dollar amount for most meal plans
hey, after that?
uation.
because of the outrageous prices for
Only 12 more
The Gold meal plan has, in
Cabaret and other campus eateries. Thanks,
weeks to starve
the end, maybe the least-sus-
Marlst, for ripping me off and not being
through until
pected-yet-terrible value of any
the
semester
meal plan Marist offers.
Instead
afraid to rub it In with all four of your meal
ends!
exactly how excited I
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
was when I spotted the
The average Marist student could shop every
The average
Marist student,
with
New York prices
and no time
to
sort out
coupons,
could
still
probably
shop every
week for
$7,5
or
less.
If
a
student spent $75 per
week at Price
Chopper
instead of
signing
up
opportunity. I hate to
week for $75 or less. If a student spent $75
get all Geico on you
per week at Price Chopper instead of signing
but
..
.
switching meal
up with the Platinum meal plan, he or she
plans could save me a
of
$25 allocated to Thrifty
plan options.
Conclusions?
Cash, its
$50. Oh, and you - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - First of ~ll,
can't eat before 11 a.m., which Friday from 11 a.m. on and you there's really no meal plan that I
neatly
eliminates breakfast. We get $150 Thrifty Cash. We have can downsize to that would let
now have to
revise
the number to revise the number of meals me skip lunch and keep break-
of
meals that you can eat. The that you can eat again. No break-
fast and dinner seven days a
number
of
meals
per week drops fast, and on weekends you don't
week.
Secondly, Thrifty Cash
from
21
down to 14. Guess eat at all. We're subtracting 15 doesn't exactly make up in the
you're out of
luck
for that meal. meals from the full
luxury
of
21
value per dollar amount for most
But hey, maybe you're a late for IO meals total. Your cost of meal plans because of the outra-
riser
and you don't get up before food per week works out to be geous prices for Cabaret and
11 a.m.
anyway.
$103.33, but per meal? $10.33. other campus eateries. Third, I
whole lot of money!
would be saving about $615 per semester.
It
still
works
out to spending a Thijt's a hell of a price for cafe-
now wish I had a car I could
whopping $8.17
per meal and teria-quality food and costly bring to school in order to
$114.33
per week. What a differ-
Cabaret
nonsense.
escape my fate of, once again,
ence
when
compared
to
$116
a
The Bronze plan is just a joke
.
using the Platinum plan next
week!
Remember that that price The only good part is
that
it semester. Thanks, Marist, for
doesn't include anything
for automatically simplifies my ripping me off and not being
breakfast
either, and I'm willing math; students on the Bronze afraid to rub it in with all four of
to
bet your $50 of Thrifty Cash plan get a flat. five meals per your meal plan options
.
If
you
doesn't
last more than two week and $300 of Thrifty Cash
.
were wondering about exactly
weeks.
Each meal in the cafeteria works how screwed I feel, I think the
or so I thought.
That kind of money adds up.
Do you know the
prices for our meal plans? It's
$1,765 per semester for the
Platinum deal, $1,765 for the
Gold, $1,700 for the Silver, and
$1,165 for the Bronze. I don't
consider the A-la-carte a plan;
it's only cash that your parents
The Platinum meal plan is a
safe and easy path to follow.
Parents can ensure their kids
don't starve during their first
year of college by opting for this
one-price, hassle-free choice. It
includes $25 of Thrifty cash,
with the Platinum meal
plan,
he
or she would
be
saving
about $615 per
semes-
ter. That kind of money
adds up.
Obvious advantages
to
the
Platinum plan, however
,
are the
convenience in tenns of location
(since there's no car
required),
the zero minute prep-time
of
The Silver
plan, for a cost of out to be_ costing you about term I'd use is
'royally'.
Song lyrics
provide artists
with
medium to express opinions
By
MIKE NAPOLITANO
Staff
Writer
Do you remember when John
Lennon first released "Imagine"?
Do you remember how unequiv-
ocal that -was? You probably
don't and
neither
do I, but we are
all familiar with his music.
There was something about the
music created during the late
1960s and the early 1970s. Not
only were the songs so musically
complex and moving, but the
message
they brought forth was
also powerful and thought pro-
voking. Now these artists are
transcending generations.
Artists such as The Beatles,
Bob Dylan, Jethro Tull, Pink
Floyd, and Yes created music
like this. Their songs are widely
known and
,accepted.
My query
into the matter is whether or not
our
generation
is actually
extracting the true meaning from
the songs these artists created.
Most of us are probably famil-
iar with these songs:
"Come
Together," "Imagine," "I've
Seen All Good People," and
"Money,"
but when was the last
time we really
examined
the
lyrics? I have to admit I'm a bit
of a hypocrite, as I haven't done
this
either,
which is most of the
reason why I'm making a point
of it.
In any ca~e, my point remains
the same: the lyrics to these
songs carry a greater message
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and a higher purpose
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After all,
One
such
song
is
Jethro Tull's into different genres. The punk
music is
simply a medium for
"Thick
as
a Brick." Part one of movement of the late
seventies
artists to
express
their
feelings the
song alone
is
23 minutes long proves this is true with bands
and
opinions. The first time Bob and contains 814
words in the like the Sex Pistols paving the
Dylan
sang, "Like a rolling lyrics. The
song itself, I have to way with their strong political
stone," he
certainly wasn't talk-
admit, I've
never been able to and social
overtones
in songs
ing about the band
the Rolling fully decipher.
But the amazing such as
"Holidays
in the Sun"
Stones.
part of the song is
the
amount of
and
"God
Save the Queen."
When Roger
Waters of Pink
-M-u"""'s_i_c_f-ro-
m-th_e_s""'"e-a_r_t-is_t_s-is_m_e_a_n_t-to
These artists
allowed
the
Floyd
first wrote
"Money," he
:µext wave of bands to be
wasn't
suggesting going
out
be more than
a
catchy
tune or a
even more opinionated.
and doing
anything to obtain
musical piece;
it is meant to carry a
The
eighties
gave way to
it. Waters
really wan
_
ted to
strong message
or
shed
light upon
an uprising of very angry,
point out the negative
side of
discontented music
revolv-
our society
doing anything to
an issue.
ing
around
the music of the
get rich. Perhaps this
is a very
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dead
Kennedys, Black
basic
example,
but
there is a symbolism
and meaning hidden Flag, and the
Subhumans.
great deal of songs
that are much iin
the
lyrics.
Going
on past the
eighties,
even
more complex
a~d dense and
Songs
with meanings didn't die more opinionated bands
surfaced
requires a large
amount of analy-
with these
bands; they trans-
such as Rage Against the
SlS.
fanned stylistically
and
evolved
Machine in the early 1990s and
Anti-Flag
in the late 1990s.
Today there are a multitude of
artists that reflect their opinions
through their music. Some good
examples include Rise Against
and Against Me! as well as the
rap artists Immortal Technique
and Jedi Mind Tricks.
Music from these artists is
meant to be more than a catchy
tune or a musical piece; it
is
meant to carry a
strong
message
or
-
shed light upon an issue. So,
why not evaluate some of your
music to see what message the
artist is putting across? Some of
these artists are very
intelligent
and can reveal something that
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The
holidays are
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once
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day
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back?
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on
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Now
that
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really hip dad, take a
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You may
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familiar
with the
Product
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campaign, which benefits
the
Global
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Africa.
The
Gap was
one
of the first
brands to pop-
ularize
the
cause with
their
celebrity-endorsed
t~shirts. Now, more and
more
companies
have
joined
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crusade,
including
Motorola and
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cookies
to all-natural
aromatherapy
products,
this place
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a treasure
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With
proceeds going towards
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human
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women's
health, it's a
,
small
way you
can help out
these charities
and
makes
for
a
unique stocking stuffer.
For your roommate, girlfriend, sister or mom,
check out The Body Shop, located in the
Poughkeepsie Galleria and also available online.
All of the products at this UK-based chain are
ethically produced and made in partnership with
their
·oWn
fair trade program. The Body Shop has
joined with MTV to promote and support HIV
awareness among young people through the sale
of its Rougeberry Eae de Toilette Fragrance,
$16. You can also support the National Coalition
Against Domestic Violence through the purchase
of their fragrant Daisy Soap, $4.50, containing
fair trade shea butter from Ghana.
Hip-hop artist Common will
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the face
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to go
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gift
card
route, check out
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donated to
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Target and Barnes and
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simply choose the organiza-
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tion
and
retailer of your choice and shop as you
usually do.
They have an impressive list of local
and national charities, ranging from The
Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society to The Actor's
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By
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Circle Contributor
gion. You don't even have to believe in God. We
don't force beliefs on anyone.
"The retreat essentially offers students an oppor-
Campus Ministry, the largest student club on the tunity to get off campus and form connections
Marist College campus knows how to reach out to with others through sharing their thoughts and
the community. It has been making its connections feelings."
through
selfless acts of kindness such as donations
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Byrne
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Brothers
Retreat House in Esopus, New York,
what college has been and will be for the student."
holds the rest of the programs. During this time, a
The Retreat Program has grown immensely in
student can reflect on his
or
her relationship with the past couple of years.
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God, family and friends. "Most of the retreats are
Three years ago, there was only one retreat a year
inter-faith.
So, though there is a spiritual compo-
with nineteen participants. Last year, over two
nent with each retreat, everyone would be includ-
hundred students participated in sixteen retreats.
ed," Brother Rob said. "Certain religious groups This year, there have already been twenty-four
have retreats," including the Protestant Student retreats and over one hundred participants, accord-
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others. "These are
still
open to everyone, but they interest to word of mouth from retreat veterans
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Hunger
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Month
at Marist. During this
Home, and the YMCA.
month, students are asked for donations of food
These organiZ<\tions help keep children off the and money to help fight hunger.
streets and give them housing
or
a place to go after
The program is designed to raise awareness of the
school. Jamie loves that
most
students return from needs of those who are poor, both locally and
a place enthusiastic and inspired. "Service is one
n~tionally.
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Activities for this month include The Walk/Run
other people because you're focused on your own Against Hunger, Buck Hunger Days and the
things," says sophomore Karen Seylar, a volunteer Hunger Banquet.
at Good Council Home.
"Camp
us
Ministry pro-
Through all these activities, Marist College
vides an easy way to serve your community by Campus Ministry shows its care for the communi-
finding a time that fits in your own scheduJe.
ty. Campus Ministry is a group of focused indi-
"The experience is rewarding because you're viduals who happily donate their time to those less
doing something beneficial for the community."
fortunate.
Along with going out into the Poughkeepsie com-
According to its website, Campus Mini'stry's
munity, students can travel abroad
during
a school main objective is to "build a community of faith,
break and participate in a week-Jong project service and friendship." Students
involved
are
through Global Outreach.
willing to spend time reflecting on their lives in
,
This takes place in Progresso or Merida, Mexico.
hope of bettering themselves, and have a greater
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Campus Ministry also recognizes November as impact on the world around them.
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planning
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Marist's
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icebreakers
to get to know the others in the long time tradi-
group. "We try to accommodate different groups tion of service to
of
people
and personalities. Some people are others by giving
uncomfortable
in front of a crowd, so we divide students
the
the students into smaller groups and then gather
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opportunity to
for discussion as a larger group," Lauren says.
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Freshmen class retreats are focused on guiding out to the
the
new college students into college life.
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Poughkeepsie
allows the!fl to make new friends and meet people community.
in the Marist community. On a freshmen retreat,
This volunteer
upperclassmen and leaders will "answer questions program is run
and concerns about school. [The freshmen] get to by Jamie
voice their concerns and we turn it into a spiritual Williams and
thing," Lauren says.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2007 •
PAGE
7
column about nothing:
Apple,
Beware
of
the
Zune
Holiday hysteria
By
ASHLEY POSIMATO
Staff Writer
As a college student stricken
by the epidemic of limited funds
and denied necessary treatment
by the innumerable obstacles
challenging occupational oppor-
tunity, returning home for the
weekend was not merely excit-
ing but appreciated! Not only
was
it
wonderful to spend time
with my family and friends, it
was absolutely essential that I
make some money (in case you
need a
formal
invitation:
Christmas
shopping
has
begun!).
And although I have found it
exceedingly difficult to attain a
job while at school, my fortune
is explicitly represented by my
ability to return to my job at
home under any and all circum-
stances.
I have been an IHOP employ-
ee for five years; my job posi-
tions ranging from a host to a
PM
operational
manager
(impressed yet?). But the true
beauty of the time invested with
the corporation has been the
incredibly accommodating atti-
tude of my boss. He allows me
to work any amount and variety
of hours that suit my present
needs accordingly.
Therefore an accurate assump-
tion would infer that each day I
spent home was at least partially
reserved for generating revenue.
My unprecedented weekend
was full of anticipated ambition.
I knew I would work often and
aggressively, I knew I would
make money in a generous sum-
mation, but what I divested
preparation for
ironically
turned
out to be the most valuable
aspect of my work experience.
The insight I gained into
,
the
ignition
o'f'
the
'
holiday
seaS~-Jll
was worth more than any num-
ber of dollars left on my tables.
The impact of shopping induced
stress along with the repercus-
sive attitudes emanating from
anxious customers provided for
an insatiably high tensioned
environment.
The challeng~ of working
through the weekend was quick-
ly displaced; whereas it started
as the early morning wake-up, it
was redefined by the insanity
encumbered individuals:
"International
House
of
Pancakes, how may I help you?"
I was welcomed home by the
sound of my boss' painfully
hoarse voice on the other end of
the line. Unable to retain our
conversation in its entirety, I
was able to understand his pur-
pose.
Already
ari
hol.Jf late for work,
he was calling to have me fill in
for the next hour so he could
take a shower and surrender to
the weight of his eyelids for
even a mere fifteen minutes.
Upon his arrival, now two and
a half hours late, I was informed
in detail of the night he had just
previously endured.
Not only
was he suffering the worst case
of sleep deprivation, he was self
diagnosed with hypothermia
since he no longer had feeling in
his fingers or toes.
As he regained the mobility of
his face, he slowly formed the
utteranees that allowed us. to
construct the explanation we
were all waiting for. He had
spent the entire night in the
parking lot of Best Buy.
In a line
wrapped around the outside of
the store, he remained loyal to
his goal of purchase; a Nintendo
Wii. Conceding to the wishes of
his eight year old son, "Chris
Crjngle"
,was
ten minu.tes from
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fifteen from surgical amputa-
tion. But eight hours later with
a twelve degree body tempera-
ture drop, Santa snagged his
Wii.
Concluding his unfortunate
encounter with holiday hysteria,
it seemed as if the duration of
the day could only progress with
improvement. However as the
day advanced it was decided that
we could not have collectively
made a more wrong supposition.
As we attended as quickly as
po
_
ssible to the customers who
proclaimed immediate need for
caffeine, they began to unfold
the debaucheries they faced in
their
shopping
endeavors.
While the stores were filled with
festive music and elaborate sea-
sonal decor, the eventual inten-
tions of the consumers were so
distantly removed from the true
holiday spirit.
One man cursed his wife three
times for making him wake up at
four a.m.and threatening his
welcome in their home if he did
not complete her intended list.
He proceeded to aggravatingly
explain that her restriction to
bed was due to a debilitating
strand of bronchial infection.
Albeit initially comical, it was
upon his disclosure of the under-
lying reason behind his foul lan-
guage that his morale came into
questioning.
Only three hours into work, I
was beginning to see a pattern.
Christmas (in its present state)
has created a crazed consumer
culture
. As a compilation of events: my
boss suffered a sleepless
_
night
with an almost tragic ending,
mad mothers ravenously com-
peted for the most indispensable
toys, and a potential divorce is
attributed to the reluctance of an
aligty
iil.lsband. 'Ti~ the season!
By
LISA BRASS
Copy Editor
In the past year, the iPod has dominated the MP3
player market. In a study done last February, the
NfD Group found that Apple holds 72.3% of the
market, with Sandisk trailing behind at 9.7%,
Creative Labs at 2.7%, Samsung at 2.5%, and
Microsoft at 2.5%. Apple's hold may seem con-
crete, its products may seem like the most innova-
tive items since flushing toilets, hut there is no
doubt that eventually, the company wiU lose its
grip.
The first shift has arrived in the form of the
Microsoft Zune. Yes, I know it's from Microsoft.
Just trust me on this: the Zune is something you
should definitively take a look at, not only as an
iPod alternative, but as a damn good product.
First came the Zune 30 in Nov. 2006, a much-
advertised and much-ignored item that Microsoft
spent $100 million to promote. In a survey of 40
retailers that November, however, only 8% of
salespeople recommended the Zune versus 75%
who recommended the iPod. Some of the sales-
people were actually unaware that either their
store was selling the Zune or that it existed at all.
Nonetheless, Microsoft's player continued to be
sold for its second year on the market (sometimes
at up to 65% oft). Its second generation; released
this November, has brought about the Zune 4 (4
GB, $150), the Zune 8 (8 GB, $200), and the
Zune 80 (80 GB, $250). In case you're interested,
those first two Zunes are flash-based memory
while the Zune 80 has a miniature hard drive.
.
Price-wise, the Zune 80 is as much as the new
iPod classic 80 GB and $50 less than the 8 GB
iPod touch. Weight-wise, the Zune 80 weighs less
than the iPod classic 80 GB; but 0.3 ounces more
than the iPod touch. Battery-wise, the Zune 80
has 22 hours of music, 5 hours of video while the
iPod classic 80 GB has 30 hours of music, 5 hours
of video and the iPod touch has 22 hours of
music, 5 hours of video. A big adv~tage of the
Zune 80 is that it takes only 2 hours and 15 min-
utes to charge. The iPod classic 80 GB needs 4
hours and the iPod toµch needs 3.
So far, I've touched on both strengths and weak-
nesses ofthis device. Nothing, so far, is outstand-
ing in your mind. That's because I haven't men-
tioned the secret weapon of the Zune just yet.
It's all in the wireless capabilities. The Zune can
sync itself with your PC, sans a single cable. Not
only that, but you can trade songs and photos
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back and forth between Zune users. Pfus,.you can
download wirelessly from the Zune marketplace,
which is basically the equivalent of the iTunes
store. Its songs cost about 99 cents per track. I
don't know if it counts as wireless, but I need to
mention that the Zune also has a little FM radio
tuner. Basic? Yes. Silly and stupid? Maybe. Does
the iPod have it? Nope. And you can lie all you
want, but you know there've been times when
you're sick of listening to the music on your iPod
and you just want something ... new.
If
only your
music player were a little more free. What's that?
The Zune's entire theme is "music the way it
wants to be"? How fitting.
The Zune Marketplace is worth talking about a
little more. It has what the iTunes store lacks: a
subscription deal. For a monthly fee of $14.99, a
Zune user can get a Zune Pass and download all
he or she wants off the Marketplace.
If
you regu-
larly download more than 15 songs in a month
(and who doesn't if you get hooked on a new
album every so often?), it's worth getting. New
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Zunes include a 14-day free trial of the Zune
Pass. And don't worry about the competency of
the Zune Marketplace. It's stocked with over
three million songs and about a third of those are
DRM-free at no additional cost.
The last major worry for most potential buyers
is the screen size. Video podcasting and the abili-
ty to watch TV shows on the go is the latest fad,
and it's hard to enjoy watching them on a screen
that's too small to be realistic. The Zune 80 has a
3.2-inch screen while the Zune 4 and Zune 8 have
1.8-inch screens. CompAre that to the iPod classic
80 GB's 2
.
5-inch and the
.
iPod touch's 3.5-inch
screen, or even to the iPod nano's 2-inch screen.
I realize that 3.2 is a smaller number than 3.5, but
I also realize (and so should you) that $250 is a
smaller number than $300. If you're still not sure
it's worth it, consider the fact that Microsoft
decided to treat the Zunes to a glass-covered LCD
display. Apple cheaped out and got plastic, which
scratches more easily and is more generally sus-
ceptible to wear and tear.
Despite my arguments, I'm not going to tell you
to buy the Zune and scorn the iPod or vice versa.
What you expect in
an
mp3 player, how much
you're willing to spend, and how much or how
often you download music is what will determine
which music player you buy. That said, I would
rather get into whatever culture the Zune's
spawning than join the Apple
fanbrnts
any
day of
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'Bang Bang You're :Oead' opens discussion on violence
By
MELISSA GRECO
Circle Contributor
When the cast of "Bang Bang
You're Dead," MCCTA's latest
production, talces its bow after
the first performance on Friday
at
8
p.m., the curtain will not
close. Following the perform-
ance will be an open discussion
between actors and audience.
"Bang Bang You're Dead"
deals with a high school shoot-
ing. The storyline talces place in
the head of the killer, Josh, after
being sentenced to "life impris-
onment without possibility of
anything good."
Matt Angrisani, who plays one
of Josh's victims, described the
layout of the play.
"It's almost as if the people he
killed as well as his own
thoughts are haunting him and
malcing him relive the events that
led up to the shooting," he said.
"All the characters play an equal
role, whether it's his ex-girl-
friend, some random person he
killed, his parents, or a team-
mate-myself."
Written prior to Columbine,
"Band Bang You're Dead" refers
to other school shootings-
Padouca,
Jonesboro
and
Springfield.
Poughkeepsie high school stu-
dents, school administrators and
law enforcement agencies have
been invited to attend the show
and discussion.
According to Matt Pagliaro, a
cast member who did research
on the play, there are three main
ideas in
"Bang
Bang You're
Dead:"
One action can affect many
lives.
Each bullet not only affects
Josh's
victims,
but their parents,
friends, family and community,.
The dead cannot return.
As Josh is haunted by his vic-
tims, they refer to aspects of life
they miss, such as food, music
and sneezing. Josh realizes the
consequences of his actions and
that he cannot change reality.
The play concludes as Josh
realizes that he will have to live
with this bad decision forever.
"Helping
to put it into a better
perspective, the most used word
in the show is why." Angrisani
said.
The "talk back" will be an open
discussion about scho'ol violence
and bullying between the audi-
ence and cast members.
Producer Kurtis McManus
hopes the play will give high
school students a new perspec-
tive on violence in school.
"We are hoping that many high
schoolers come," he said. "I
think it's important because they
look up to college students and
value our opinion. I believe that
the talk back will give the stu-
dents some insight on how to
deal with things and maybe pre-
vent some violence from going
on."
Stephen King's
'The Mist' falls short of terrifying
By
CHRISTINE SAVOIA
Circle Contributor
If
you're in the mood for a
cover-your-eyes scary movie
this weekend, "The Mist" isn't
exactly your best bet. Not to say
that the mind-boggling, chaotic
set of events in the film fell short
of the typical Stephen King sto-
ry
line, but unfortunately the
advertising misleadingly depict-
ed a nail-biting horror film.
Overall, the film was pretty
good but horror junkies looking
for a thriller will be disappointed
by
the chcapne
. ,
of the-
nmon-
ster:s"
.that
appear frQJll the. mys-
terious mist that creeps into a
rural town stranding a group of
people in a local supermarket.
While the human-munching
monsters are scary, the real ter-
ror in this story is seeing how
people begin to act in a situation
so desperate that it appears the
world
is
ending.
My initial reaction to the film-
ing itself was that it looked low-
budget.
In
the first half hour,
especially, the constant camera
motion could almost be com-
pared to the horrible swerving
and
swooping
of "The Blair
Witch Project."
The monster graphics were
neither great nor terrible, but I
think the movie would have
"
been scarier if the mystery of
what was in the mist was kept
secret for longer than 40
min-
utes, especially since the story
dragged on for another 80 min-
utes.
For the most part, the acting
was very good. Thomas Jane,
star of "The Dreamcatcher" and
"Deep Blue Sea," plays David
Drayton, the rational hero who
tries to salvage what little means
of escape from this nightmare
are available for himself and a
small band of followers. Marcia
Gay Harden does a
spectacular
job of portraying Mrs. Carmody,
a
savagely
evangelical local who
becomes an irksome obstacle for
thostc trying to
escape from
the
store.
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appre-
ciate this film the most. Many of
the characters were exemplary
of those in his typical
writing
arid make viewers more uneasy
than the monsters do. There's
just something creepy about
people who are so corrupt that
they seem almost happy about
this situation, viewing it as
purification.
Things talce an uneasy tum for
those stranded in the
supermar-
ket when Mrs. Carmody stirs up
ideas about the wrath of God and
making human sacrifices to the
monsters. The tension mounts as
she begins to gather support
from people who once laughed
at her theories, further instilling
a foreboding sense of dread
among those who have retained
their sanity.
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If
you can appreciate this real-
istic fear of the
instability
of
human nature and have the
patience to sit still for over two
hours, I'd recommend
"The
Mist" as a
non-conventional
horror film. Those of you look-
ing for something
to
make you
jwnp in your seat, as
"Dawn
of
the Dead" or
"Texas Chainsaw
Massacre" did, should
consider
saving
yQur money.
Forest
Fires, Suri Spice
and Newlywed News
By
CHELSEA
MURRAY
Circle Contributor
Here's some celebrity news
you may have missed while
chowing down on turkey:
Matthew McConaughey's
Malibu home was scorching hot
and no, it wasn't because he
was playing bongos in the nude
again .
.
McConaughey and his
girlfriend were forced to leave
their home as the resurgence of
the Malibu fires came close to
his house. In a grocery store, a
reporter
asked
him
what
brought him out of his home.
"The fires, man, the fires," he
said.
In other fire news, the home
of Flea, the bassist for Red Hot
Chili Peppers, burned to a crisp.
But not to worry, it was his sec-
ond home, not the one he lives
m.
Suri Spice? The privileged
child of Tom Cruise and Katie
Holmes was treated to her own
private Spice Girls concert in
Los Angeles this weekend.
Seriously, what Suri wants, Suri
gets.
Ellen Pompeo proved to be
the complete opposite of her
commitment-phobic alter ego,
Meredith Grey. She wed her
fiance of over a year, Chris
Ivery during a private
ceremony
in New York City. Mayor
Michael Bloomberg served as
their witness. Pompeo's Grey's
Anatomy co-stars said she had
the newlywed glow the next
day on the set. Let's hope her
happiness
makes
Meredith
come to her senses and live
happily
ever
after
with
Mc Dreamy.
Singer Amy Winehouse's hus-
band
received
the worst early
Christmas present possible: he
will be
spending
the holidays in
jail. Through
it
all, Winehouse
is keeping up with her appear-
ances and spreading the joy of
her beehive hair.
Did you see who People's
Sexiest Man Alive
is
this year?
Baby face Matt Damon graces
the cover
beating out Grey's
hottie Patrick Dempsey.
Kelly
Ripa added a word of advice for
the television neurosurgeon,
''You take that shirt off, it's in
the bag." McDreamy 2008
!
Will Smith said he
enjoys
learning about Scientology with
his buddy Tom
Cruise
and does-
n't see the difference between
his Baptist roots and the contro-
versial
religion.
Perhaps the dif-
ference is that Scientologists
think their
beliefs
came from
aliens and Baptists believe in a
more mainstream prophet,
Mr.
Jesus of
Nazareth.
Actor Dennis Quaid's twins
were
hospitalized
and placed
under
intensive
care after
they
were
given
1,000 times the nor-
mal dosage of a blood thinner.
No word on how the twins are
holding
up.
Finally, the news we have all
been
waiting
for. Neil Diamond
recently said the song
"Sweet
Caroline"
is
based on
deceased
President John F. Kennedy's
daughter,
Caroline.
My life
is
finally
complete.
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By
KATE GOODIN
Staff
Writer
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around
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>
one of the hottest designers
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world.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2007 •
PAGE 10
After rough 1-3 start, Marist back at .500
By
GREG HRINYA
Assistant Editor
After dropping two nail-biters
in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto
Rico Tip-Off, the Red Foxes
returned home with a dose of
humility, and a 1-3 overall
record.
Marist failed to overcome a late
deficit to Houston and let a lead
slip away in
an
overtime loss to
Temple. Following a season-
opening
victory
over
the
Delaware Blue Hens, the
Red
Foxes faced their first sampling
of adversity in the 2007-2008
season.
Upon their return from Puerto
Rico, the Red Foxes utilized a
Spongy Benjamin lay-up with
7.8 seconds left in the second
half to beat undefeated Colgate
.
61-60. Three nights later, Marist
continued its success at home,
with a 64-62 comeback win over
Richmond. Marist trailed by as
many as 17 points in the
-
second
half, but senior guard Ben
Farmer poured in 14 points in the
final 20 minutes to even the
Foxes' record at 3-3.
"I think a lot of guys were tak-
ing it personal,'' Farmer said
about the team's early season
struggles. "People were kind of
down on us, and we didn't play
well in Puerto Rico. When your
backs are up against the wall like
that,
I
think we showed a lot of
fight."
Farmer drained seven of his
team-high 14 points in the final
3:30 against Richmond. With 22
seconds remaining and Marist
clinging to a 60-59 lead, Farmer
made the last four free throws of
the game to secure the win.
Farmer finished the game 3-of-5
from the field and 3-of-4 on
three-point field goals
.
"It
was a great comeback win
for
u~.
and we:re
pJSt
goi11g
to
build on it," Farmer said.
"I
was
just fortunate enough to find
some openings and knock down
some shots."
Marist head coach Matt Brady
believes the team relies on
Farmer's leadership and aggres-
siveness.
"Ben's played really good bas-
ketball this year, and he's been a
little more aggressive," Brady
said. "In that second half, obvi-
ously we saw him be really
aggressive, and I was really
proud of him because we need
him to be a really good senior."
With an influx of young talent,
Coach Brady is relying
on
Farmer and the rest of his seniors
to set
an
example for the under-
classmen.
"I do think [Ben] recognizes
the responsibility he has to the
team and to the program," Brady
said. "I think that Ryan Stilphen,
Spongy, and Shae [McNamara]
have all done the same thing.
They've been here, and they've
been through a lot of good times
together, and they want to keep
this thing at a really high level."
After. returnirtg from Puerto
Rico at 1-3 on the season, the
players
and
the
coaches
approached their performances
as a chance to learn about the
team. According to both Brady
and Farmer, the narrow losses
against Houston and Temple
have helped the Red Foxes in
their last two wins.
"I think we learned a lot from
Puerto Rico, everyone included,
coaches, the whole team, top to
bottom," Farmer said. "We
played three really good teams
down there, and
I think we
learned a lot from those games,
and you're seeing it now against
the lone loss coming against
Temple in overtime.
'"It's helped, and my hope is
that he just continues to get bet-
ter and better as he learns some
of the things I ask from our
guys,"
Brady
said of McCroskey.
"Ifhe can get to a point where he
really takes care of the
basketball
and scores for us, then he's a
really good basketball player."
With Mccroskey implemented
.
in the starting lineup, the Red
Foxes have another new starter
in place. McCroskey joins David
Devezin and Spongy Benjamin
as new starters this season.
In
contrast to last year, the new-
look Red Foxes anticipate contri-
butions from most of their play-
ers. With. ten players seeing
action against Richmond, Brady
is confident with the team's
chemistry early in the season .
"This year's group, in some
ways, is a little bit thrown
together out of necessity because
of how young we are,
and
we're
playing young guys, and they
have prominent roles on this
team," Brady said.
"I think the
chemistry is good, and I think it
can get a lot better. As we win, as
we play in more of these close
games, hopefully it will really
improve."
Wright
State on
Saturday
After a road game against
Bucknell
on
Wednesday, Nov.
27, the
Red
Foxes will take
on
I-
O
Wright State
on
Saturday, Dec.
1 at home in the James J.
Colgate and Richmond [by] win-
McCann Center.
ning close games at the end.
Wright State comes to
We're just going to try and keep Poughkeepsie for a 7:30 p.m. tilt
getting better every day, and see following a 71-48 win over
where it takes us."
Coastal Carolina to open its sea-
Senior Louie McCroskey made son. Sophomores Todd Brown
his home debut in Marist's win and Vaughn Duggins led Wright
over Richmond. The Syracuse-
State with 20 points and 16
transfer made his first appear-
points, respectively.
ance as a Red Fox a
g
ainst
Wright ~tate
adds
the two soph-
Ter;i.Rl~
.
~!le~
;
~~ NCAA eligibili-
omores to a group that upset No.
ty issue forced him to miss the 10 Butler last season. However,
team's
first
three
games. the team lost its marquee player
Mccroskey went 3-of-7 from the DaShaun Wood. Wood made the
field and recorded nine points in trip to the NBA pre-draft camp in
the win over Richmond.
Orlando, Fla. and earned MVP of
McCroskey's return has boost-
the
NBA's
Portsmouth
ed the Red Foxes
.
The team is 2-
Invitational Tournament.
1 when Mccroskey plays, with
Despite the loss of Wright
State's most valuable player,
Coach Brady expects a result no
different than any of the last four
games the Red Foxes have com-
peted in.
"I
really do think the Bucknell
game and the Wright State game
will be the
·
same way, they're
going to be down to the last
minute," Brady said. "[I want
this team] to have a super-com-
petitive attitude no matter the cir-
cumstances because that's what
we're going to need because
we're
going to
be
in so many
close games."
Marist suffered a 63-53 loss to
Wright State last season on Dec.
19,
·
2006. Vaughn Duggins
scored 16 points and Todd
Brown poured in 11 points off
the bench. Jared Jordan missed
the game with an ankle injury.
The game will have a different
feel this time around with the
graduation of Jordan, Will
Whittington, and James Smith
for Marist and DeShaun Wood
for Wright State.
Gavin claims MAAC
honors
Marist rookie Jay Gavin
claimed Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference
(MAAC)
co-rookie
of the week honors for his effort
against Colgate on Wednesday,
Nov. 21, and against Richmond
on Saturday Nov. 26.
Gavin came off the bench to
score seven points in each of the
games, and dish out a career-high
seven assists against Richmond.
Gavin is averaging 11.3 points
per game on the season.
JAMES REIU Y /
THE Cl RCL£
Senior
Ben Farmer scored 14 points, all of which
came
In the
second
half
in a two point win over Atlantic 10 foe, the Richmond Spiders.
H20unds invitational opens in Baltimore Friday
By RICHARD ARLEO
Assistant Editor
The Marist women's swim-
ming and diving team heads
into a big meet this coming
weekend in Baltimore at the
H2Ounds Invitational, one that
their
Head
Coach
L'1rry
Van Wagner says, "will proba-
bly be our most competitive
meet between teams (this sea-
son)."
The Foxes will go up against
Delaware,
Drexel, and fellow
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC)
team
Loyola. This will be their 12th
week of the season, and this way to go into their break com-
training schedule going into the
will mark their last competition ing up next month and lasting second half of the season.
until January when they will until
January.
Delaware,
"We have our third phase of
face Lehigh on Jan
.
12.
Fairfield, and Loyola are all training that will start on
In their last two meets, the competitive teams, and fans can Monday,'' Van Wagner said.
"In
team picked up their first two look forward to an exciting the next six weeks
,
we are try-
MAAC wins of the year against meet this coming weekend.
ing to take the next step up in
Fairfield and Iona. However,
The Red Foxes, led by senior training ... we've set our goals
coach Van Wagner is not com-
diver Melissa Mangona, have for the next six weeks."
pletely satisfied with his team's just started to get it going after
At last years H2Ounds invita-
performance thus far, and wants a bit of a slow start to their sea-
tional, Marist was able to come
to see some changes.
son which included losses to in second place
.
They defeated
"I
think we need to improve at
.
both Fordham and Rider. But, both MAAC opponents Loyola
this point in time,'' the coach after two straight victories and Niagara, but fell behind
said. " ... I'm not totally satis-
against MAAC opponents, the Delaware, so you can bet that
fled [with the team's perform-
team will want to finish out the Marist will want to look to
ance]."
first half of their season and jmprove on their performance
A win this weekend against continue on this winning streak. from last year and try to finish
these teams wo1,1ld be a great Their coach talked about their ahead of the Blue Hens this
time.
Marist will look to Mangona
again to help the team along
with junior Jamie Falco who
both were a big part of the
team's solid performance last
season, and are a big part of this
year's team as well. Last year at
the
H2Ounds
invitation
Mangona swept the diving
events and Falco won two indi-
vidual events. Both girls should
hope to do no less than that
again this year to help the team
to a first place finish.
The H2Ounds invitational
starts this Friday at 5 p.m. and
will continue on Sunday with a
10 a.m. start.
Foxes take 9 of thirteen events at Iona
By
CASEY LANE
Staff Writer
Two weeks ago, senior
Devon O'Nalty posted his
best score of the year in the
one-meter dive against Iona.
In response,
O'N
alty was
named
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference
(MAAC) male diver of the
w~ek.
The Red Foxes won the
meet against Iona 142-84,
which took place on Nov. 14
at
the
McCann
Center
Natatorium.
By
winning
nine of the 13 total events,
Marist improved its record
to 3-1 (i-1 MAAC).
O'Nalty led the Foxes to a
sweep in diving events by
scoring a 292.95 in the one-
m
e
t
e
r
While sophomore Mitchell
Katz placed first in the
three-meter dive by scoring
276.90, O'Nalty finished
second with a score of
257.25.
Marist finished in the top
two of three other events
on
the day.
Senior Ralph
Rienzo and freshman Leo
Draham finished first and
second in the 1000-yard
freestyle. Sophomore Luke
Johnson and
junior
Spencer
Hartmann were the top fin-
ishers
in
the
200-yard
freestyle,
as
freshmen
Thomas Byrnes and Thomas
Alaimo did the same in the
200-yard backstroke.
The Foxes end a 16-day
layoff with a
meet in
Baltimore
on
Nov. 30 as
they take on Delaware and
MAAC opponents Niagara
and Loyola for the second
straight year.
Last year's win in the
H20unds Invitational was
head
coach
Larry
VanWagner's 200th career
win.
During the event, O'Nalty
finished in first and second
place in the one and three-
meter dives, respectively, as
Marist ran
out
to a quick
lead they would not relin-
quish.
Senior
Greg
Jablonski finished the tour-
nament with multiple wins,
including the 400-yard indi-
vidual medley and the l 00
and 200-yard
breaststrokes.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2007 •
PAGE 11
Bolstad beats injury with courage and determination
By
ERIC ZEDALIS
and-a-half Tuck, is the most con-
air, and saw his face hit the
After a few trial drives to see
Sports Co-Editor
Freshman Brian Bolstad was
the only diver left as the diving
team finished practice Monday
afternoon at
4
p.m.
As he climbed up the stairs of
the three-meter board, his mother
and Diving Head Coach Melanie
Bolstad stood up from her fold-
up chair on the pool deck beside
the deep end. Brian walked to
the end of the board and put his
back to the water. He jumped
slightly outward and up to about
five· or six feet in the air, and
spun
two-and-a-half
times
toward the board before coming
back down and ultimately hitting
the water with minimal splash.
As Brian shot up in the air, his
mother shot up on her tippy-toes,
and her face cringed.
But as
soon as he hit the water, her
weight shifted back onto the
balls of her feet, she closed her
eyes, smiled and pumped her fist.
That very dive, the Inward Two-
sistent dive in Brian's arsenal.
But when doing this dive on
Oct. 19 during warm-ups at the
Orange Invitational in Syracuse,
NY, Brian had a momentary
mentar lapse. Brian dropped his
chest on the take.off, and conse-
quently did not get out away
from the board
·enough
as he
went up.
Therefore, after his second rota-
tion, he hit his face on the board,
breaking his nose and two teeth,
splitting his lip, and cutting the
right side of his face so deeply
that he required stitches.
His
face struck the board with such
force that his forehead had the
imprint of the two circles at the
end of the board.
"It's been a good dive for me,
but it's always been a little bit
scary because I've always been a
little bit close," Brian said. "I've
always had trouble with my take-
off."
Coach Bolstad said she missed
the take-off, but saw Brian in the
Coultesy
of
Brian Bolstad
Freshman diver Brian Bolstad broke his
nose,
two teeth and spilt open
his
lip
when he hit the
diving
board
during warm-ups
at
the
Orange
Invitational in
Syracuse
on Oct. 19. Bolstad dropped his chest on the
take.off his
Inward
Two-and-a-half Tuck, his most consistent dive.
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board.
It
took a second to regis-
ter, but when it did, she realized
that no one was going in after
him, so she did.
As Brian came up out of the
water, his face was covered in
blood.
"He looked at me and he goes,
'I'm
okay,' and then he put his
hand on his mouth and he real-
ized he wasn't okay," Bolstad
said.
A certified lifeguard, Coach
Bolstad feared that Brian could
have suffered a cervical (spinal)
injury, so she had Brian lie back
in her arms, and senior divers
Devon O'Nalty and John Luboja
and a diver from the Army team
helped
backboard
him in the
water.
"The trainer that was on the
deck came over to help with the
bleeding," Bolstad said.
"And
by that time, it was only four or
five minutes, there were two
ambulances there, there were six
emergency workers that were
phenomenal, and they helped us
get him out of the pool.
Then once we got out of the
pool, the EMT's took over."
Because of his broken nose and
the stitches, Brian was not
allowed in the water for at least
one week, so he missed the meet
on Oct.
25
against Fordham. But
as soon as he was medically
cleared to dive again two weeks
after suffering the injury, Brian
was right back up on the one-
meter board in practice and com-
peted
on
just that board on Nov.
3 again
_
st the perennial confer-
ence rival, Rider.
"For
the first three days, we did
easy dives," Bolstad said. "He
worked his way up, and then in
the big Rider meet, he did just
the one-meter dive, two weeks
from
the
day
of the accident.
He
did real well on one-meter. He
had to do an inward dive for his
first dive back [from the injury]
and he nailed it."
After the Rider meet, Bolstad
said Brian did a lot of drilling on
the
one
meter-board until finally
Brian said he was ready to move
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whether or not Brian's nose
could withstand the pressure
from the water in the pool, Brian
worked his way up to trying the
frightful Inward Two-and-a-half-
Tuck.
"He was more eager than I was.
I was more nervous.
Maybe
being his mom, being his coach
and everything, I was nervous,"
Bolstad said.
"But when he
knows he's ready to do some-
thing, he is."
Brian said fear was not an issue
for him, because as a diver, he is
constantly overcoming fear.
"Every time you learn a new
dive it's kind of scary anyway,"
Brian said. "So when you prac-
tice new things, you overcome
fear.
The more and more I do the
dive, the easier it becomes."
On his very first dive off the
three-meter board, the entire
swimming and diving team
stopped and applauded him,
according
to
Coach Bolstad.
"The team has been so support-
ive," Bolstad said. "They are
what gives him the confidence,
especially as a freshman, he real-
ly looks to the team for a lot of
guidance. They help him a lot."
Brian's determination is what
enabled him to get back on the
three-meter and re-try the very
dive that did serious damage to
his faoe, according to senior
diver Jesus Santos.
"Brian wouldn't have had a
chance to progress ifhe wasn't so
determined to get back to that
position," Santos said..
"Coming
back after the injury, it seemed as
if Brian was ready to get backon
the boards as soon as possible."
Senior diver
John
Luboja said
accidents like the one Brian suf-
fered often
nrin
divers' careers.
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fact
that he was
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ta
put this accident aside and con-
tinue diving is a choice that he
had to make alone," Luboja said.
"I know that after a crash I don't
want to do that dive again for a
while but to be able to get back
up after that horrible hit on the
board is amazing."
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Courtesy
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Brian Bolstad
Three weeks after the accident, Bolstad does one of his inward dives
off
of
the one-meter board at a meet against Fairfield on Nov.10. His over-
ail score on the day was 24 7 .28, good for third place
In
the meet.
practicing for two days, Brian
"l'fn
working on fixing that. I
did the Inward Two-and-a-half haven't hit the board since
'
Tuck during competition. His which is a good thing," he
overall score for his six dives smiled. "I stepped back a little
was
247.28,
good for third place bit, and it's not quite where I
in the meet.
want it to be, but I'm working on
"He got four and a half and it, and I think I'm getting there."
fives on [the Inward Two-and-a-
On Nov.
13,
Brian showed that
half Tuck], which was okay," even if his Inward Two-and-a-
Coach Bolstad said. "And then half Tuck is not where
he
wants
we just kept working like noth-
it to be yet, he is defini.tely close.
ing had happened after that, and Against Iona he had his best dive
we worked on both boards."
of the year, earning sevens from
O'Nalty said he thinks the acci-
the judges on that particular dive,
dent is not completely l'emoved
and earning an overall score of
from Brian's mind thqugh.
247.57
and another third place.
"I think in the long
run,
he's
Brian
said that this experience
better off. He's more aware of has taught him much more than
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think it could actually end up been pretty upset if this were to
helping him," O'Nalty said.
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said it is frustrating to have to go cemed, it's in the past, and I can
back to the basics and re-learn look forward from here."
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PAGE 12
Red
Foxes return home ranked 30th in the nation
By
ANDY ALONGI
Sports Co-Editor
After a seven game road trip,
the reigning Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
champions will return to
Poughkeepsie on Thursday
night. Marist stands at 6-1.
The home opener opposes the
Red Foxes against a team which
handed Marist one of its five
losses last season. The Yale
Bulldogs defeated Marist 67-52
at home on Dec. 22, 2006. The
loss to the Bulldogs was one of
two to a mid-major team, and
one of three losses to an oppo-
nent not ranked in the top 25.
Associate head coach Megan
Gebbia said this game is a
redemption game for Marist,
attempting to avenge the loss
from last season.
"As far as Yale is concerned,
they are 0-4," she satd. "They've
struggled a little bit early; as they
tty to find their way, but we lost
to them
·
last year, so there's
always that chance for a letdown
again. I think this is a bit of a
redemption type game. We lost
to them last year and we should-
n't have. And now they're com-
ing to our place, and I think our
kids want to show them what
we're really made of."
Gebbia said the team is happy
to be home in Poughkeepsie for
their home opener against Yale.
"We expect our kids to be pret-
ty excited about our first home
contest," she said. ''We've been
waiting, and waiting, and waiting
for seven games. I think they
want to see what kind of fans
come, based on our success from
last year."
The three top scorers for Marist
return this season, in similar or
bigger roles. Red-shirt junior
Julianne Viani led the way for
the Foxes, netting 14 points, and
shot 5~for-7 from the free-throw
line. Senior Nikki Flores added
10 points and shot 50 percent
from the field. MAAC pre-sea-
son player of the year, sopho-
more, Rachele Fitz also scored
10 points, and added five
rebounds.
Last season, the Bulldogs were
led by four scorers who posted
double figure point totals. Erica
Davis led all scorers with 17
points and 12 rebounds, while
sophomore Melissa Colborne
added 15 and shot 7-for-8 from
the free throw line. Junior
Stephanie Marciano and
Chinenye Okafor each scored 11.
Davis and Okafor are no longer
with the team.
Yale will conclude
·
a four game
road trip to begin the 2007-'08
campaign. Currently, the team is
0-4 and has allowed over 80
points in each game. Although,
two of their opponents are
ranked in the top 15.
Gebbia said a majority of the
scoring for the Bulldogs comes
from their back court.
"They've got two pretty good
guards that are their leading scor-
ers," she said, "which I think in
some ways is good for us,
because we have Julianne and
Nikki
that are playing well
defensively."
"Yale is a very scrappy team,"
head coach Brian Giorgis said.
"They play an aggressive man
defense. Two of their losses have
come to top-15 teams, so we've
got our hands full."
The host Foxes have played a
very strong schedule thus far,
and have an excellent record to
show for it. Defense still remains
a high standard in Poughkeepsie;
the Foxes have not allowed more
than 66 points on the young sea-
son, despite the loss of graduat-
ing senior and three time MAAC
defensive player of the year Alisa
Kresge.
"Defensively, we're executing
the game plans very well,"
Giorgis said. "Teams are only
averaging 54 points against us,
so we're holding teams down on
their home court."
ln
recent action for Marist, the
team traveled to Hawaii for the
Oahu Classic and returned with a
record
·
of
3-0,
defeating
Nebraska, Utah, and Eastern
Washington.
Brian Giorgis said the team is
playing well, but not at its high-
est level.
"l
think we're playing pretty
well," he said. "I know we can
play better, but we're beating
teams on the road, and I really
can't ask for much more.
Although, we've had scoring
droughts, and we seem to score
in spurts; we need to be more
consistent, offensively."
Many positives came from
good play out west. Fitz was
named to the All-Oahu Classic
Team, averaging 23.3 points and
9.3 rebounds per game. She also
shot a perfect 26-for-26 from the
free throw line.
Additionally, the team contin-
ues to be recognized nationally.
The most recent polls gave the
Foxes 23 points in the AP poll on
Monday, the most ever for
Marist. On Tuesday, Marist
earned
21
points
in
the
ESPN/USA Today Coaches'
Poll, 14 more than they received
in the pre-season poll.
If Marist continues its strong
play, the nation could notice, and
the Red Foxes could soon be
seen in the nation's top 25 poll.
Despite the teams' strong start,
Gebbia said the team is still
focused on the future, rather than
the big wins.
"This is a team that's really
level-headed," she said.
''They
really don't get too high or too
low, they just kind of stay even-
keel. I think right now they're
more excited just to play a home
game. We're happy to be back."
Marist will raise their 2006-
2007 championship banners later
this weekend when they take oil.
Bucknell on Saturday, Dec.
1',
at
2 p.m. in the McCann Center.
JAMES
REILlV
/THE
CIRCLE
Head Coach Brian Glorgls and the Red Foxes return home after a
seven game road trip to open the 2007-'08 season. The Foxes are 6-1.