VOWME 61, ISSUE 12
FOUNDED IN 1965
lllURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2007
Marist scholars attend national conference
Construction continues
with no serious
delays
Project on schedule, at present
By
TRICIA CARR
A&E
Editor
This year's annual conference
~f the National Communication
Association (NCA) brought
thousands of professors, scholars
and students to Chicago, Ill. on
November 14. Six of the stu-
-dents were Marist undergradu-
ates who presented their research
to NCA members.
These students presented their
research papers, each averaging
,about
30
pages, to scholars in a
:particular field of communica-
•tion. Three to four groups pre-
sented
consecutively,
each
:explaining the methodology and
:results of their research.
Students who are selected to
present at this conference are
usually graduate students, but
the NCA allows undergraduate
students whose research papers
are accepted to attend so they
can network with professionals
in their fields of study, which
could help them get into gradu-
ate school later. This year, about
40 undergraduate students pre-
sented their work.
Marist students have attended
the NCA conference each year
since 1999. This year, six under-
graduates attended to present
two research papers: Maggie
Brittle, Margeaux Lippman, Tim
Morris, Matthew Onderko,
Ashley
Southard and Jessica
Tougas.
The entries for the 2007 con-
ference were selected by scholars
who used a blind review process.
Cochece Davis, Director of
Undergraduate Research and
Assistant Professor at Marist,
said this process ensures that
undergradua~e students have a
fair chance
·
of being accepted
since their research is judged
~ongside graduate research and
research done by professors.
"A competitive blind review
process means that the person
-!Cviewing the manuscript, usual-
ly
a scholar in the field who is a
member of the particular divi-
Courteay
ot
Margeaux Uppman
Marlst students presented their research papers In Chicago at the National Communication Association's
annual conference on November 14. Scholars
In
various fields
of
communication were In attendance.
sion, does not know who the the interpersonal communica-
Davis said. "Having presented a
author of the work is, or what tion division. Groups had the professional conference paper
institution the author is from," choice of presenting together or can break you
out
of the pool of
he said. "This is a huge advan-
choosing one member to pres-
normal applicants."
tage for our students because it ent. Communication scholars
Students who participate in
means their work is judged on viewing the presentations are
scholarly research can
potentially
the work itself, not their student well-known in each category.
earn free graduate school. Some
status or institution."
"One of the most interesting programs waive tuition fees for
The two research papers pre-
twists in this year's conference students who meet the qualifica-
sented by Marist were "Face-
was when our Marist students tions.
Off: Different Ways Identity is presented their original empiri-
Aside from the NCA confer-
Privileged Through Facebook'' cal research on Facebook as part ence, Marist undergraduate stu-
and "Booking a Social Life: of a computer-mediated com-
dents have presented their
Stimulation
Avoiders munication panel, and sitting research papers at the Eastern
Overcoming Social Arutlety just three feet away was one of Communication
Association
Through Facebook."
thesem.17'mtscholars
of
that area and
New
York
State
Tim Morris, a junior and one in the communicat'ion field,"
Communication
Association
of the authors of"Face-O~" said Davis said. "In fact, several of his conferences. Just
like
the
that the research his group did works were cited by' our students research papers presented at this
was completed during Davis' in their literature review."
year's NCA, the research pre-
Research
Methods class last fall.
Other than experiencing the sented at these other conferences
His group made a survey that conference first-hand, benefits of was produced in classes
.
they distributed to students on attendance · are not open to
"The Marist College commu-
campus. Their research paper undergraduate students right nication program is
one
of the
was based
on
the results of 200 away, but they are a step up from most active undergraduate schol-
completed surveys.
the average graduate school arship communication programs
"Our research was centered applicant. Undergraduates had in the world," Davis said
around the use of Facebook and the chance to meet recruiters
Davis is willing to assist stu-
how people use it to
develop
from some of the top communi-
dents who are interested in sub-
social presence and build identi-
cation master's programs.
mitting their original research
ties for themselves
online
"The three main areas graduate papers. The tentative deadline
through
computer-mediated schools applicants are evaluated for submissions to
the
2008
communication,"Morris said.
on include GRE scores, GPA, NCA conference is Feb.1.
Both papers were presented in and letters of recommendation,"
By
SHANNON LECOMTE
Staff Wnter
The futur Low r ult n
Street townhouses are
becom-
ing n reality a. constmcllon
\chicks
dominate
th ca:t
side.:
of c mpus. Surah
English,
Dire
·tor of Housing nnc.1
Residential
Life
has high
hop· for th townhou.
i.:
d \ 1-
opment.
'There have
been n
tremen-
d
u
delay • ·• h
a,d. "W
knuw
it'
an
aggres iv sched-
ule
but we plan to open in fall
2008."'
fostu,
ul \\
11, Dir tor of
Ph)
sical
P lrnt,
d1splayed both
confidence
and
opt1m1.
m
toward the complclirn
f th ·
townh
iu
'Everything
is nght
on
chedule,"
Butwell aid
.
''\Vi;
hope
t(1
be fini hcd in Augu
t.'
'
Qu
stiun have been rnised
about
how the construction \\· ill
affect 1anst
·
tudcnt .
:-.lie ·,
Sprague, RA for Fulton Street
Townhou
e ,
is
pleased
with
the
way con.
truction
i
oing
.. The construction wotkers
have- been
very
g-000
about
bcmg sen it1 e to
the
students•
ne d •·
he
,-aid. "The bridge
connecting
our id1.: of campu:-.
to the re
t
of
campus is
a high
traffic
rea and
they have
been
great bout keeping
the
area
open so a not
t\
d
I
1y
tu
I
nt:-
trom getting to
class or for
ing
them to take
n alternate
rout
.
"
incL'
there is hca\
y m cl
it -
cry
and
construction v
hicl.:
opcrnlin • in an area so clo:-,e to
·tud nt., af.
ty
is a con ern
.
"0
as1onaUy . omc
machm-
Cl)
mm t cro. s the path of the
walk,\ay tlw
tud nts u c ·•
praguc c min ntcd.
..The
worker have
made sure that
our safety
i
put first.
fc
l
completely
omlort,1blc " I -
ing
by
the construct10n • 1te.''
Ralph
Rienzo,
RA
for
Fulton
Street
Townhouses, c pr
<l
great enthusiasm about the
new
townhouses.
.. I
think.that
th,
1
,
on oFth
best
constnlcllon
phm
that
Mari
·
t
ha rn1plemented m n
long
time, •
Rienzo aid. 'The
ne"
•
Ful10n
townhouse
arc
going to pul
fan
t
on
the
map
for (1uahty
hou ing
and rt:si-
dential
lite:·
TI1erc sc m~
to b
a dvcr lin-
mg · llitude e
pre
ed by
tu-
dent
nbout
lh
ing in the
I
ulton
treet
towtihou:;
.
··Th mo
t
re4ue
tcd
hou mg
changes for
the
spring 200
semt!ster lhn c
been
ult
n
Street," English a,d ... (. I early.
. ll1
I : •~ like
hving
with
their
fri
n<l
and
having
their
o n
room
..
" urri;ntl)
lh
mg in
Fulton
has been nm
zin~, ,.
Rienzo
said.
'Ha
·
,
my
own
room
prevents me from waking up
my house mates and at the
same time alklw them
to
do
what
\Cr
th
y \\
nt.
as late
ns
th')
anl,
with 1ut
d1
tu1
bing
me."
However
,
the ha h \'inter
""cathcr cou Id impact the
progress of the
tu,.,nhousc
development.
''The con
tructi n wHI
con-
1
inuc through
v.
int r break,"
Engli h
aid ...
HO\,\,
r, we arc
waiting
on the ,., eat her; \\ e
arc
hoping for a ligJ11 winter:·
Marist bids final farewell to 39-year-old Benoit and Gregory Houses
By
ANDREW OVERTON
News Co-Editor
With the current construction
of
Lower Fulton and plans for
the
construction
of
the
Hancock Center next fall
Marist will wave goodbye to
Gregory House and Benoit
House with mixed reactions.
According to the Marist web-
~ite, Gregory and
Benoit
"were
erected in 1968 as a residence
for the Marist
Brothers
living
on campus."
Originally Gregory and
Benoit
only housed Marist
Brothers that were enrolled in
the
college and Brothers that
taught
at the college. Then, in
the early 1970's when the
number
of Marist
Brothers
declined,
Benoit became hous-
ing
·
for Black Student Union
members on campus, Brother
Joseph Belanger said.
Brother Robert Clark, Class
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of '74 recalls Gregory and
Benoit
as the places to be
when he was in school.
"That
was
the
desired
hous-
ing when
I
was here in the
early 70's," Clark said, "but I
think the other alternatives
seem to be
more
appealing to
students now."
The residence areas are
located
between
the academic
buildings,
library, and student
center.
However, sophomore
Gregory resident Eric
Miller
said that he's not surprised that
Gregory and
Benoit
are being
demolished.
"Gregory hasn't exactly been
kept in the
best
of shape, nor is
it treated that well but others,"
Miller said. "It'll be good for
the campus
because
they do
appear rundown, and putting
something new will make the
campus look better."
Sophomore
Andrea
Duffy-
Cabana won't miss the appear-
ance of Gregory and Benoit
appearance either, but will
miss the uniqueness of their
residents.
Although they are a
bit
of an
eye soar
on our
beautiful cam-
pus I will be sad to see them
go,"
Duffy-Cabana
said. "The
kids that
usually
live there are
known for their good times
and these buildings represent a
feeling of the typical college
experience."
Sophomore Gregory
resident
Pete Liveten said he will defi-
nitely miss his residence.
"Now that I've lived here,
I'll miss it," Liveten said. "It's
better
than
Midrise
or
Marian."
Steve Kuhnert another soph-
omore Gregory resident isn't
as
upset as Liveten.
"I'm not going to miss it that
much," Kuhnert said. "It's just
a
building.
A&E: OVER YOUR HOLIDAY BUDGET? GIFTS
UNDER $10
Find
a
bevy of
special
Christmas gifts at
bargain prices.
PAGE9
From llbnlry.mertst.eclu
Benoit, pictured above, and Gregory wlll be torn down to make room for the Hancock Center. The new bull~
Ing will be a technology center, and construction Is slated
to
start
sometime next year.
OPINION: SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS OVERSHADOWED
BY COMMERCIALISM
One Marist student expresses
the
need
to get
back to
the
spiritual meaning
of Christmas.
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THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 13, 2007
www.marlstclrcle.com
Security Briefs
"All
I
want
for
christmas is a
drug
possession charge."
By
TYLER THURSON
John Gildard in Training
12/4 -
Lowell Thomas/Dyson
Oh, the holiday season,
the time of giving. Or, if
you 're the female panhan-
dler spotted outside the
Lowell
Thomas
and
Dyson buildings, the time
of
taking.
Security
reported the woman solic-
iting
money,
and
the
Poughkeepsie
police
promptly
removed
her
from campus. You know,
you gotta give her some
credit. She had a solid
plan: if you can't make
any money yourself, just
ask for
it nicely. Her exe-
cution, though, may have
needed some work. A col-
lege campus? Seriously?
Do we know college stu-
dents have no money? As
in ... zero dollars. That's
like going around looking
for dignity at a strip club.
You can wish and hope all
you
want,
but
you 're
leaving empty handed.
Well, maybe not empty
handed, but
you
know.
12/4 - Campus
Ah, and the boots contin-
ue.
At
10:45
AM,
a
Mitsubishi was booted in
the Foy lot, and approxi-
mately two hours later,
the same earl was booted
again in Donnelly parking
lot. Wow, at least you
have the courage of your
convictions. You stand up
for what is right, and no
one, not even security,
will stop you. So you get
in your booted car, and
drive
your
statement
home, only home is right
in front of the security
office. Well, at least you
still
have
some
setf-
respect,
and
security
can't boot that.
They
should,
however,
boot
you, because I'm thor-
oughly
convinced
you
shouldn't be allowed to
function in public.
12/4 - McCann
An ID card and $10 were
stolen from a purse on
November 30, and the
student
just
recently
remembered to report it
to security. This is some-
what understandable. You
probably just thought you
lost it, and never enter-
tained the notion that
someone
on
campus
would dare do something
unbecoming of a good cit-
izen. See, I somewhat
have the opposite prob-
lem, hence why my family
has been through 4 clean-
ing services in 2 years. I
always find my watch
right after they've been
given the boot. Well, too
little, too late I guess.
12/4
-
Marian
Shocking, really. A secu-
rity officer patrolling the
first floor of Marian Hall
reported the strong odor
of marijuana, although no
incriminating
·
substances
were found. The accused
too much to ask? A stereo just staple a sign on your
was stolen from a parked back that says MUG ME?
car
in
the
Fontaine At least it will quicken
Annex, and no suspects the process.
students
denied
ever
touching
the
much-
maligned plant, although
one did ~onfess to being a
big fan of Calvin Klein's
new
cologne
"Possession."
12/8 - Donnelly
Listen, there have been a
lot of times where I've
questioned as to whether
I could make it back to
my room. However, I've
never passed out in the
Donnelly bathroom, only
have yet been apprehend-
ed. It's really only a mat-
ter of time before the vic-
tims start fighting back
here, honestly. I mean, if
it were me, and you dared
touch my car, I would
hunt you down, find out
who you loved ones are,
find out where you sleep,
and steal any chance you
ever had at leading a
fully functioning life.
Se~iously, try me.
12/9 - Champagnat
Green
to be awoken by the sweet Security reported a highly
scent of lemon Pinesol intoxicated student recon-
and the swift sounds of a necting
with
Mother
sweeping mop. Well,
I
Nature
outside
of
guess that makes one of Champagnat, also known
us. On second thought, as rolling in the grass on
you and the housekeeper a
drunken
high.
This
that found you might have seems
relatively
inno-
much to talk about.
I'm
cent, and very well could
sure you
'II
want to famil-
have
been.
We
don't
iarize yourself with the koow, we weren't there.
Donnelley bathroom, you So what if someone wants
know, for future careers to finally bond with the
and internships and what-
environment
they've
not.
come to know and love?
12/8 - Champagnat
And if they can do so
without
once
spilling
their vodka tonic, well,
more power to them.
12/9 - Champagnat
Continued
12./10 - Townhouses
An anonymous complaint
was reported to security,
who then responded to the
Townhouses for which the
complaint was
lodged.
Upon
arrival,
it
was
noticeable that the com-
plaint was for students
smoking what appeared to
be marijuana on the bal-
cony. Eh, it's hard who to
side with in this situa-
tion. Actually, it's proba-
bly not. Are a couple of
kids smoking pot really
that big of a deal for you?
I
mean, really? At least
they're trying to air o
_
ut
their apartment.
I mean,
they're
probably
only
smoking to begin with
because
they
have
to
relax after a long day of
dealing with uptight peo-
ple like you. No offense,
really.
Well,
only
if
you're reading this, if
you 're not, then
I
don't
really
care
.
12/10 - Townhouse
Students reported a suspi-
cious
person
entering
their room, taking meas-
urements, and leaving,
only to find out later that
it was a contractor for the
of college. Point is, make
Champagnat, another stu-
sure you know who you
dent was spotted being let into your room. I
somewhat
sketchy
at mean, before you know it,
around 2 in the morning. the plumber you just let
Upon being approached in doesn't have any tools,
by security, the s~udent but does want to inspect
played
it
cool,
and the pipes, if you know
promptly headed for the what I mean.
On
the
backside
hills. Where do you think
you 're going? It's a small
campus; you really have
nowhere
to
run
but
Gartland and Fontaine. I
assume you could run into
Poughkeepsie, but really,
12/11 - Champagnat
Oh, the fire alarms in the
bitter cold, how I miss
you. Actually, not really,
but this is really funny. A
fire alarm was set off in
Champagnat, due to a cig-
arette lighted activating
it. So, let me get this
straight. You set the fire
alarm off because you
really needed a cigarette
and didn't have to brave
the cold, only to have to
go outside anyway, where
you could smoke and pre-
tend it's the cold air.
Wow, that is really ironic.
Alanis would be so proud.
Security, not so much.
12/11 - NOTE:
Well, it's been a riveting
semester people. I know
some
of
you
have
enjoyed, and well, some
of you
·
aren't going to be
sending me a Christmas
card. But, fret not good
people,
because
next
semester, I shall return to
hopefully win you over
for good this time. Or
not, it really doesn't per-
sonally
affect
~e.
Because next semester,
students stjJJ wHJ attempt
to
rwr.aip
tb:ctin
n£
~ S
around bacon, security
will still be on top of the
action, and well, fresh-
men will still be fresh-
men.
So, on that note,
I
leave
the
semester,
with
a
heavy heart and a few
more people that hate me.
Well, try it. I' 11 have
bodyguards, and words
cannot express the law-
suit I will press on you.
Seriously.
Disclaimer: The Security Briefs
are intended as satire and fully
protected as free speech under
the First Amendment of the
Com.-titution.
Breaking stuff was appar-
ently all the rage over the
weekend,
as
security
reported property damage
on the 4th, 6th, and 8th,
floors
of Champagnat.
Among the items dam-
aged:
coffee
tables,
wooden chairs, and any
sense of respect freshmen
ever had. You know, if
you just added the 2nd
floor, this could've been
just like 2,4,6,8 who do
we
appreciate?
Apparently,
not
your-
selves, because when that
bill comes
·
at the end of
the year, you guys are
going
to
be
mighty
pissed. Just a warning,
good luck explaining that
to the parents.
12/8 - Townhouses
Thanks in part to a door
that could not be secured,
an unknown visitor made
a dramatic entrance into
one of the Townhouses,
taking a painting off the
living
room
wall
and
throwing it over the bal-
cony. Okay, so I know art
is in the eye of the
beholder and all that, but
·
is this really necessary? I
mean, can't you just let
the "tears of a clown"
painting be? Do you real-
ly need to make it any
saddei:? Just saying.
that's one brave decision.
Good
luck
with
that,
though. Make sure you
have your wallet open and
ready. For the mugging,
that is.
12/9 - Poughkeepsie
Uh oh. Any title with the
word "Poughkeepsie" in
it just can't be good. I'm
sure it was just a harm-
less children's birthday
party though, right? Or
maybe
a
nice
church
social where they danced
like it was 8th grade
again. Um, no. Two stu-
dents were leaving the
Mad Hatter, and were
The Circle's
editorial board
would like to thank
our writing staff for
their contributions in
2007.
12/8 - Fontaine Annex
What is wrong with peo-
ple? It's the holiday sea
-
son, people, what is with
all the robbery? Can't we
all
just
get
along?
Seriously, join hands and
start a love train. Is that
somehow
mugged
by
some
dangerous
Poughkeepsie
delin-
quents. Well, lesson one,
don't go walking through
Poughkeepsie. This isn't
the Yellow Brick road,
and if it is yellow, it's
probably
hazardous
waste
.
Seriously, I
·
lock
my doors when I'm driv-
ing
through
Poughkeepsie. Why not
Good luck on your
final exams in the
coming week!
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carr
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Features
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frjcZedaHs
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2007
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[Music
Department's Winter
.
!
Festival Concert impresses
.
:
By
KRISTEN DOMONELL
.
:
Staff Writer
.
- - - - - - - - - - -
Poinsettias
lined the stage and
•
a
large wreath helped brighten
: the theater for the Music
Department's Winter Festival
; Concert
on
S~day afternoon.
: On December 9, the Handbell
: Choir, Concert
Band
and Wind
:
Symphony joined in the Nelly
!
Goletti Theater for their last coo-
l
cert of the semester. In the
' evening, the Marist String Octet,
• Freshmen
Women's
Choir,
Women's Select Choir, Chamber
, Singers and Wind Symphony
performed. The concerts were
performed for about 100 stu-
1
.
, d~nts, family members and
, friends
of the
mus1c1ans.
,
According to sophomore Alexa
Mullen, a
member of the
•
Concert
Band
and
Wind
: Symphony, the band had. eight
: rehearsals prior to the shows.
; Junior Amy Kate Byrne attend-
: ed the evening concert and said
: she was especially enthusiastic
: about the performance of the
.
.
smgers.
:
"I am so
impressed
by the
,
singers because they are so phe-
: nomenal
·
at what they do and
: made
it come together so well,"
Byrne said.
The concert began with a pre-
lude by the Marist String Octet,
followed by the Freshmen
Women's Choir, which set the
holiday mood by performing a
fast paced version of "Deck the
Halls."
"We tried to make it holiday-
ish," choir conductor Sarah
Williams said. "This is why we
sang 'S'vivon', the Jewish
piece, and also some Christian
pieces."
According to Mullen, "Sleigh
Ride" is a piece the band plays
every year. Mullen said it is
always a
fun
piece and that
members of the band wear
Christmas hats and antlers while
playing it.
For their final song, the 98
members of the combined choir
sang "Hope for Resolution.
Williams said the song was
written in response to the mis-
treatment of the Zulu people
during the Apartheid era in
South Africa and translates to
"Nation do not cry.
·
Jehovah will
protect
us.
We will attain freedom. Jehovah
will protect us."
"I thought the last song was
very important and that it is very
im}jtfflant"l
i:hat1
Maf!isr s-tudents
understand how blessed they are
compared to the Zulu people,"
Williams said. "I want the young
adults at Marist College to real-
ize that there are truly people
suffering, and maybe they can
do something about it."
The Wind Symphony, an
approximately
50
member audi-
tion-based ensemble under the
direction of conductor Arthur
B.
Himmelberger,
played
five
songs.
"'Abram's Pursuit' was a big
challenge," Mullen said
.
"It
was
sort of outside of our comfort
level, so that was
fun
to play.''
One piece the Concert Band
played was special to the band's
director.
1
'We played 'Prayer and Dream
Pantomime' from Hansel and
Gretel
.
because it was Art's
favorite song when
'
he
,
grew up
and he always wanted to direct
it," Mullen said.
Despite cold temperatures and
a foreboding forecast, those
involved with the concert said
they thought things went accord-
ing to plans.
"I thought it went very well,
especially since the weather was
supposed to be awful and it's
pretty late." Williams said.
"There was lots of energy."
·
ESPN Radio persoiiality - Marist
alum - to appear on WMAR show
By
JON WHITE and MIKE
MUSCHIANO
Circle
Contributors
ESPN Radio New York per-
sonality and Marist Alum
Brandon Tierney is set to
appear on MaristRadio.net's
"Sports Stop" with Jon White
:
and Mike Muschiano on
Thursday, Dec. 13
between
6-8
;
p.m. ET on WMAR 1630AM.
:
Tierney graduated t1om
;
Marist in 1996 with a B.A in
journalism while lettering in
•
baseball.
"Unfortunately, when I was
at Marist the Radio Club was
·
not nearly as developed,"
·
Tierney said. "At the time, the
.
school only had an FM station,
which only aired music.
It is
·
terrific ro see the opportunities
:that are now
.
available."
Tierney spent his four years
;at Marist playing for the
school's baseball team. Being
~an athlete restricted him from
certain internships, but cer-
: tainly did not prevent him
from succeeding in a career in
radio.
"My first internship did not
even come until after college
with WFAN,'; Tierney said.
"The key is stay aggressive
and passionate for what you
want to do."
After completing an intern-
ship with WFAN, Tierney
began his broadcasting career
working in Pennsylvania anq
Las Vegas. By 2001, he had
landed
a job hosting his own
top-rated mid-day show on
Sports Radio 1130 "The Fan,"
.
in Detroit. In 2004, Tierney
landed
a
.
job with ESPN and
currently hosts "The Brandon
Tierney Show,'' which airs
weekdays 7-10 p.m
.
on ESPN
Radio 1050.
Ryan Restivo, the AM
Station Manager at Marist, is
very pleased with the support
of the alumni.
"I think the direction we are
moving in is definitely posi-
tive," Restivo said. "But it is
also important to relate to the
ever-growing amount of sup-
port of the alumni. Not only
are they making a tremendous
impact in the media, but also
with our current program-
ming."
MaristRadio.net offers a
variety
of
programming
,
including men's and women's
·
·
basketball coverage and inter-
views with top sports person-
alities such as ESPN News'
J.W.
Stewart, ESPN.com's
Matthew Berry and former
Mets player/manager Bud
Harrelson
.
Listeners will be able to tune
in to "Sports Stop" by logging
on to MaristRadio
.
net and
clicking the 1630 AM link on
the top of the main page.
Listeners will be able to sub-
mit questions to Brandon
Tierney
by
e-mailing
Sports Stop 1630@yahoo.com
or calling in at
(845)575
-
3692.
"Sports Stop" is part of
WMAR
1630
AM's
ThuFsday
Night Express, a four hour
block which includes "Sports
Stop" from 6-8 p
.
m., followed
by "Sports Nation" with Ryan
Schneider and Dustin Aglietti
from 8-10 p.m
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of the Marist
community be heard.
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Spirit of Christmas overshadowed by commercialism
By
KELLY LAUTURNER
Staff
Writer
"Stop being a grinch!" My
roommate has told me this sever-
al times in the last few months. I
will be the first to admit I can be
cranky; but my low holiday spir-
it has not been caused by my lack
of excitement for Christmas, or
by the shorter vacation we're
having this year. My lack of hol-
iday cheer comes from the fact
that the "reason for the season"
has vanished.
No, I'm not just talking about
the whole Santa thing; although I
do love the old jolly guy. I'm
talking more in a spiritual sense.
I'm not really focusing on the
problem of people not recogniz-
ing the religious aspects of
Christmas. I'm talking more
about the soul.
Regardless of what you believe
about religion, the reason for
Christmas is to celebrate life and
new beginnings. So, my
"grinch"
attitude comes more from the
fact that people claim they
believe in the spirit of Christmas,
but
don't actually show it in any-
thing they do. Just because you
put up a Christmas tree or donate
a gift to a toy drive doesn't mean
you're following the ideals of the
Christmas season. I'm not saying
"number one" (ourselves) over
caring for others. We all have our
own televisions, computers, cars,
cell phones, are virtually inde-
pendent from the world, but still
feel the need to be constantly
connected. How are we supposed
to come together
as
a
human
relationships and stabbing each
other in the back, then trying to
make amends.
It
sounds a lot like
colJege doesn't
it?
This kind of attitude
is the
com-
plete opposite of the spirit of
Christmas. We can't
just
push
our
problems and issues aside for
that we need to go
around proclaiming,
"God
bless us every-
one" like Tiny Tim,
but we need to be
more considerate to
the people directly in
our lives. It's really
the daily interactions
We can't just push our problems and issues
aside for a few days and expect the holiday
season to be perfect. We have to learn to
stop these problems from occurring In the
first place and learn to be more accepting of
people
in
our lives.
a few days and expect the
holiday season to be per-
fect. We have to learn to
stop these problems
from
occurring in the first
place and learn to be
more accepting of people
in our lives.
we have with other people that
make us human and allow us to
share the message of Christmas.
As far as I'm concerned,
Christmas is about being kind to
others,
celebrating
our relation-
ships with loved ones, and being
together with those people. In the
society we live in today, neither
of these ideals are encouraged.
We have the Darwinian idea of
only the strongest succeeding
and the need to look out for
population and show compassion
for others when everything we
are taught divides us? Good
question.
First of all, we need to stop the
self-pity and ridiculous excuses
we come up to convince our-
selves our behavior is okay. I
mean, we watch shows such as
Grey's Anatomy, which I really
do love, but the entire show is
about people complaining about
their miserable lives, frustrating
Another
problem I
see
with the Christmas season
is
family. I know
we're
young and
naturally there is a part of us that
would rather be with our friends
than our families. But when it
comes to the holiday
season,
family time should be a
given.
So prepare to hear your uncle's
story about seeing
every castle in
Europe again, because that's
what the holiday spirit is about.
We eat a lot of food, we
talk
to
our families to clue them into our
lives, and we take part in tradi-
tions. Now this can be silly or
hokey, but these holiday memo-
ries really do mean something
to
us.
They
will determine how we
raise our children. I'm sure
nobody wants to raise a kid that
thinks Christmas
is
all about who
gets more presents and has no
connection to the positive mes-
sages of the season.
Earlier
in
my article I men-
tioned the idea of new begin-
nings being another part of
Christmas. I
know not
everyone
is a saint, but this is the time of
year we
try
to be a little more
angelic, right? With New Years'
resolutions right around the cor-
ner, Christmas is the perfect time
to get a do-over.
Christmas
is
the time when
Jesus was born, so we should
celebrate
that idea by trying
to
give birth to new hopes. This is
the time of
year
when we need
to
be mending bridges
instead of
burning them. It is the time when
we
should
be reaching out to
friends and
family
members
who
we have lost
touch
with or had
arguments with. If Ebenezer
Scrooge taught us anything, he
taught
us that we need
to
reach
out to the people
in
our lives and
show
we
are grateful
for
them.
Even
though it
is
not a
Christmas
song, I
feel
that
the
Goo Goo
Dolls' song
"Let
Love
In"
really
helps identify
this spirit of:
Christmas. They sing,
"The
only
way
to see
again/
is
let'love in."
It's
a nice message because it
reminds me that
we
have people
in our lives for a reason and we
need to
acknowledge
them
and:
show them that
we
do
appreciate
them
in our lives
.
The overly-commercial aspect
of Christmas, sadly,
cannot
be
avoided. Christmas sales begin
in
October and commercials are
on television before Halloween
.
That sickens me
greatly. I
under-
stand that we want to find pres-
ents for people
we
care about.
However, more often than not,
trying
to find the best
present can
lead
to
more frustration
than
it
is
SEE
FAITH,
PAGE 6
.
Ron Paul shows little promise for success in 2008 presidential election
·~
:
.
.
..
By
JOSEPH
GENTILE
Staff Writer
He's not up for Student
Government
election,
but
Congressman Ron Paul, repre-
senting the state of Texas for
about 20 years in the House of
Representatives
,
has been cam-
paigning more aggressively for
the Republican presidential
nomination here than any Marist
student has for elected office.
Unfortunately for Paul, his bid
for the presidency of the United
States does not get the Marist
''rubber-stamp"
treatment, as is
evident by the uncontested
in
cumbency
of
Student
Government candidates
_
.
It
seems that wherever you
turn
though, Paul
is
promising
more of his
"hope
for America."
Hope, under the Bush adminis-
tration,
has a magnificent record
of providing federal aid to Gulf
Coast
hurricane victims, extend-
ing healthcare coverage to the
millions of uninsured citizens
and
stopping
a
sandbox
quag-
mire
costing tax.payers.
on aver-
age,
$1
billion a
day
acc<>rdi~g
to
the
Government
Accountability Office.
Still, Paul's supporters are fer-
vent in their impassioned pro-
moting at both the college and
greater Poughkeepsie area on his
behalf. But, behind the patriotic
blues and reds, underneath the
star-spangled glamour, what
does Ron Paul actually stand
for? He couldn't tell you him-
self. Nowhere in the current
political fray does a candidate,
possessing such a fractured per-
sonality, purposely exist to be
contradicted.
Excluding Mitt Romney, who
would convert to Scientology if
it
garnished
him votes, Paul des-
perately pans himself as the sex-
iest alternativ.e among a field of
bland Republican contenders by
adamantly opposing the Iraq
War. By being the first, and only,
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say
"buh-bye" to
the Free
Application for
Federal
Student
Aid and
"hello"
to
a sea of red
traceptive-based sexual
educa-
tion. So, if I am
to
get ~is
straight,
Paul does not want to
presidential candidate from the
Grand Old Party
to
do so, Paul
does manage to set himself apart
in
tenns
of his originality
But
,
his so-called
"libertarianism"
sets him light-years apart from
the average American.
----------------
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p me finance
College students, in particular,
might be interested in hearing
that in December 2000, Paul
championed the abolishment of
Due to our
"young
adult" demograph-
ics' history of
Inaction,
I
figure Ron
Paul stands a better chance of being
elected president of Facebook rather
than president of the
United
States.
!JlY
e
cation,
but uses the fed-
eral government
to propagate his
viewpoints
on
faith and
sexuali-
ty?
the Department of
Education.
.
ink upon
graduation.
Sure, those
·pesky
No Child Left
Paul, though, has not tempered
Behind standardized tests would his support of tax-credited fund-
be a relic of the past. However,
ing for Christian
schooling
from
for those of us that depend upon the feds as of September this
a Stafford Loan to finance their year, or for
increased spending
higher education, you can just on
abstinence
as opposed to con-
I'm
confused,
because in my
Political Issues and Ideas lecture
I understood that
"libertarians"
abhorred
big government and its
intrusive policies.
Instead,
they
championed
for the liberty of the
individual
above
.
everything
else. But, in
August
of
1998
,
Paul
voted against a voucher
program
for the
.
District
of
Columbfri':;i
schoo
l
~y~tcm
What
has
Mr. Paul been
trying to
say
ttiis entire time?
While he may
harbor
no
qualms about
spending taxpay-
ers' dollars on
the
religious
indoctrination of
schoolchildren,
Paul voted
against $84 million
in
federal
grants
for
historically
African-American
and
Hispanic
colleges in March
of 2006. I
don't
consider
Paul
racist,
but
his
adamant opposition to affir-
mative-action
programs
in
SEE
PAUL,
PAGE 6
NIE release gives reason to rethtnk diplomacy with Iran
By
MIKE NAPOLITANO
Staff
Writer
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the stcr
typical
school}nrd bully
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one
that
won't
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alone.
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imugme
that
kid
is
a o mtty and
1t
•
al out
to
ki k
another
country
in the gut.
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the
rclca ·
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ational
lntelhgcnce
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timate
(NlE)
la
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"eek. the
clmrlatan
war
hai.vks
'
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have no
more evi•
dence
to go to
w;1T
"1th Iran.
tkr all,
they
hn" en
't
even
had a
nuclear
w
apons
program
since
2110
•.
So
why
not,
<11
thi:
poi
1t.
put
the gun d
wn
,
nd
,1sk
lranums
"hat
their
plans arc
with
tl
·1r
cDTich
d
uranium?
In
order
to find the~~
Oung.\
out.
the
Bush
administration
\
•ould
have
10 d
somctbirt
•
that
it
rarely
does
ractic <liploma-
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const
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claim
by
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of
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international
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Christmas spirit found in
faith and family
worth
,
and makes the holiday be grateful for.
We
need
to
show
-
season more stressful than
it
the people in
our
lives we value
needs to be.
them. This
season
is all
about
When we're in the mall at 10
p.m. trying to track down that
last minute gift, we might lose
the point of Christmas. But we
can get it back,
because
the spir-
it of Christmas is not
all
about
the presents. Yes, this is a time
when we express to the people
closest to us that we appreciate
them in our lives. So getting
them a present has significance,
,
but finding the right gift does not
need to be the sole purpose of
our holiday season.
Christmas is going to be here in
,
less than two weeks. I'm not
expecting everyone to start a rev-
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tive messages of Christmas,
but
I
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appreciating
and
spending time
with family and friends.
People
travel thousands of miles
to be
home for Christmas because
"home is where the
heart
is."
So we need to remember that
we create
our own homes
.
We
need to surround
ourselves
with
goodwill to others,
both
in
our
lives and the less
fortunate. We
can
take
this
vacation time
to
recharge
our mental batteries
and
our
hearts. As
a
society we
need
to open up more
and
take
on the
negativity of the world.
We
need
to reach out to
other people
in
our lives, and maybe even make
some new friends.
So smile
at
someone
else and
brighten
their
day, I promise it will
be
conta-
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holiday
spirit is all about.
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cent of Facebook subscribers
that support Paul using the U.S.
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application. a joint proj-
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site and ABC News.
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although the first-place Paul out-
paces bis nearest Republican
competitor
,
Mitt Romney, by
about 16 percent, the Marist
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Paul a distant
fifth
among likely
New Hampshire Republican
Presidential Primary voters as of
December
.
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percent support.
Although I commend Paul for
encouraging political efficacy
among the 18 to 25-year old
demographic, of which
40
per-
cent vote
on
Election Day
according to my We the People
textbook, I doubt their
devotion
extends beyond their
desktops.
Sure, it may be "revolutionary"
as you skulk around campus
under the cover of night
,
eluding
SNAP as you coat every avail-
able surface with Ron Paul
bumper stickers. But, I sincerely
wonder
if
his rli.dre than 44,000
sup~rtelT
oif
raceoook can
identify their two U.S
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Senators
,
or what federal Congressional
district they are from or if they
bothered to register to vote?
However, due to our "young
adult"
demographics' history
of
inaction
,
I figure
Ron
Paul
stands a better chance of being
elected president of Facebook
rather than president of the
United States.
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Where is the real Christmas spirit?
By
VINNIE PAGANO
By
ASHLEY POSl~ATO
Staff Writer
and time. I was going to mass. The obligatory bever-
age
would have to wait. I
painstakingly
walked to the
bathroom
to brush my teeth and wash my face before
devastatingly embarking
on
my journey to the chapel
where I would employ the forecasted attitude; sitting in
isolation, I would consistently remind my disconcerted
self that in
one
hour
I
would be free for indulgence.
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As I
woke
up this morning I was greeted with an AOL
instant
message that
immediately elevated
the potential
level of obtainable success today.
It
read,
"Dunkin
Donuts?"
My initial reaction to my telepathic friend
was
"How
did
you know?"
At approximately
11:
15
am
there was nothing
more
, appealing than a hot cup of coffee to
start my
day.
Assessing my list of the day's essentials; ·an
entire
research project to complete, a final paper
to begin, and
an
assortment of exams to begin to strategically
prepare
for, a preliminary trip to Dunkin Donuts was surpassing
attractive, and becoming necessary.
As
my fingers, suffering the worst kind of manicure-
neglect, began typing "ABSOLUTELY,"
I was
sudden-
ly reminded of my inhibiting circumstance. With the
nearly unmanageable amount of work ahead, I
had
reserved my 12-1 time slot for mass. My anticipated
inevitable procrastination would leave the evening
exhausted with the assignments that had
been previous-
:
ly conquered by ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas
'
lineup.
:
The submissive tasks would be pending completion,
therefore the 7:00 pm evening mass was a
highly
falli-
ble option.
•
As
11: 15 became 11 :25 I began to rework my plans
in order to fit in a timely visit to Dunkin Donuts.
: Maybe if we left right now without brushing my teeth
: or hair, with the pillow creases still imprinted
on
my
face, and in the pajamas and slippers that were comfort-
ably conforming my well rested body, we could make
it back. .. and I would be sitting in the chapel, an erupt-
ed volcano, draped in the highest level of inadequate
attire when
in
the presence of the Lord. Plan A= termi-
nated.
My imaginary endeavor seemed to have made th~
clock ~k faster; it was now 11 :40.
With tinly 20 minutes to the welcoming hymn, I had
to quicken my procedural development stage.
If
I sub-
merged complete tornado mode, got dressed and
refreshed,in less than ~o minutes, vigorously sprinted
to the car as if it was the finish line in a track meet, sys-
tematically approached each traffic light as it changed
from red to green, and surpassed each customer in line
without any situational explanation ... I would end
up
decrepit in the parking lot; victim to attack by those I
cut in line (who were most likely were
on
their way
Christmas shopping and necessitated Dunkin
Donuts
as
their stimulating starting point).
It was the vision of assault that ignited my return to
reality. I relinquished all attempts to transcend space
As I approached the chapel I began to feel guilty
about my restless misery. I was going to church for all
the
wrong reasons. Approaching a vacant spot in the
second pew, I decided I should pray towards forgive-
ness
for
the
convention of seemingly viable manipula-
tions
that
would allow mi: to acquire my coffee and
fur-
ther distract my participation in mass. Kneeling down
I was acquainted with the- most beautiful depiction of
genuine love and ultimate happiness.
There
was
a couple sitting directly in front ofme. No
younger
than
eighty, they were eloquent in their age
and exuding vast amounts of ancient wisdom. The man
wore
a hearing aid which his wife assisted in adjusting
with the
hand
that was not enveloped by his.
And
it
was the
interlocking
of their fingers that served
as the
causation of my enligh~nment. At the ripe-old
age of eighty, with more years than those equating my
lifetime spent together, the union of their hands sym-
bolized
a
timeless
testament of their affection. I was
immediately reminded of my selfish behavior. I grew
increasingly embarrassed of my earlier attempts to
evaporate the
.
present
in pursuit of a future reward.
The tranquility of the couple b~fore me altered my per-
ception. Not only were they content with the current,
they were in love with it.
Mass
progressed
and the father asked us to offer each
other
the sign of peace.
As I extended my hand to the esteemed man in front of
me, he exceeded my gesture, placed his right hand on
my cheek (his left was still holding his wife's) and said,
"To you, good health and happiness, and a very Merry
Christmas."
,
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a ~orld
.
thal is consumed with look-
1.ng ahead makes 'it difti.cuit to recognize the beauty of
the present. The reason for my attendance at church,
although initially insincere, was to be reminded to
enjoy each moment for exactly what it is. I will forev-
er remember the grace and authenticity apparent
in
the
couple's manifestation of love: undeniably unmatched
by a cup of coffee. Upon the periphery of the holiday
season, remove yourself from the tornado-resembling
lifestyle
you are currently engaged in, and reflect on
instantaneous significance; good health, and happiness,
and a very Merry Christmas.
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.
st and the most terrible tech gifts
it Girl: tech & web culture from a net-savvy
chick
r
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By
USA BRASS
, Copy Editor
was a flashing-lights speaker in the shape of
a dog that gets a personality based on what
music you play? Yeeeeeah. Now we have
the iFish. A speaker, but in the shape of a
fish. For your iPod. Besides being an
absolutely
retarded
concept, I picked the
iFish to go in the terrible category because
of the description I found on the site, which
calls the iFish as a "robotic-fish-cum-iPod-
speaker." Lol.
If
you still want it, it's avail-
able on Ecrater.com for
$19.99.
doing that? And it's not like this thing will
guarantee a non-tilted picture. I think this is
dumb, so don't buy it for
$21.99.
The typical thing for me to do this week
:
would definitely be along the lines of "Top
Holiday Tech Gifts," which is exactly what
•
every other article in the tech world is cov-
ering. Lame. This week, I'm going to
describe to you a few of the most terrible
tech gifts and the most awesome tech gifts
you could give to anyone. Most of them are
highly impractical. You'll want them any-
way.
Awesome:
If
you go to MyTego.com, you
1
can get "skins" (durable plastic covers) for
a multitude of tech devices like every ver-
sion of the iPod, different phones, laptops,
portable game systems, and much more.
The skin easily sticks to your device and
won't peel off unless you really
try to
remove it, and for prices as cheap as
$10
and as expensive as $34, that's pretty
damn
gQod. This concept isn't new, but what's
really cool about MyTego.com is that you
can customize each skin with whatever you
want. To customize, you pick which device
you 're making
·
the skin for and then drag
and drop text, images, etc. A really cool gift
for any tech people on your list who have
ugly or boring technology they need to
spruce up.
Terrible: Does anyone else remember the
horrendous iDog product from last year that
Awesome: USB devices other than flash
drives are generally terrible, but that's not
the case when it comes to Thinkgeek's USB
Digital Microscope. Seriously. View tiny
objects and organisms up to 200X and take
pictures, videos, and time-lapse movies of
the interesting bits. The LED lighting
ensures you
·
won't be left squinting at dark
shapes on the slides, and the great software
that's bundled with it lets you mess with any
snapshots you take. It's pricey at
$199.99,
but it's an especially
fun
gift for younger
kids who are still bright-eyed and curious
·
about the world. Just wait until they look at
scrapings from under their fingernails!
Terrible: Also from Thinkgeek comes the
Gorillapod, a device that firmly secures
your digital camera to anything by wrap-
ping its creepy little robot arms around
things. What the hell? It's designed for
places where you don't have a flat surface
to place the camera on ... but when are you
Awesome:
If
you're looking for some-
thing more practical than anything else
that's been mentioned, you'll love this. Let
me introduce you to the Chargepod, a
device that plugs into the wall with a single
cord and then charges up to six electronic
devices of your choice
.
Go to Callpod.com
to order the Chargepod base unit and add up
to six other adapters for whatever you need
to charge--iPods, cell phones, game sys-
tems, palm pifots, and more. It's heftily
priced at
$50 for
·
the base alone and then
$9
.
99 per adapter, but hey, this guide wasn't
designed to find you realistic gjfts.
Terrible: Speaking of unrealistic, could
we please stop getting each other the
Humping Dog USB device?
If
you've never
heard of it, it's a little dog that plugS' into
your computer with a USB plug where his
you-know-what is. Connect via USB dock
to begin the action. It isn't even a humping
dog disguised as a memory stick-it's just a
humping dog period. I don't know who
thought of this, but they obviously had time
and money to waste. Stop getting this thing
as a gift for friends
,
because it
'
s not funny.
If
you laughed
,
you lose. And no, I'm not
telling you where to find this nor how much
it costs. Sheesh. (Newburycomics.com,
$12.99)
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Oh, What a night: Po-town
Hotspots
By KARLIE JOSEPH
Circle
Contributor
We all know the feeling. It's
Friday afternoon and .you just
spent the last 75 minutes of
your life drooling through
your philosophy class anxious-
ly awaiting the week's end.
While this weekend's agenda
shows signs of minimal cam-
pus activity, we can all rely on
one consistency: clubbing.
Though Marist College admin-
istration may boast minimal on
campus partying, we cannot
deny that this is the result of
one truth
:
everyone is doing it
somewhere else. So where are
all these college hot spots?
Easy; whether you want a hot
dance party or just to hang out,
there are a variety of places to
let loose.
If you're a freshman, Friday
nights are usually spent in the
Sandbar, complete cheesy luau
decorations, oversized beach
balls and security guards
perched at the highest of life-
guard chairs
.
While this fes-
tive setting may ,eem ideal
,
beware of themes such as "hip-
pie" night: if you're decked
out, chances are no one else is.
Of course, if you're a fresh-
man, you are aware of the infa-
mous loft. Why? The price is
cheap and the drinks are easy,
with or without a proper ID.
And don't let weekends limit
you, •'Tipsy Tuesdays" allow
you to explore the bottom
floor and enjoy eclectic col•
lege rock. Although this hang-
out is predominantly fresh-
man, few upperclassman of the
male gender can be found
working the dance floor with
the "fresh meat".
Although partying is always
fun, the location can get old
fast. Mad Hatters provides a
solution to
this problem.
However
,
with greater space
and
a
more
mature
crowd,comes the burden of
avoiding creepy Poughkeepsie
locals who consistently linger
by the dance floor, looking to
make a move.
For a more relaxing setting,
you can hit up Backstreet. This
atmosphere provides for a
more bar-like setting, if you 're
tired of the dancing scene.
Sorry underclassman, its
21 to
get in, so either forget it or
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Hook Ups and Break Ups
Don
't
Drink and Dial
By
MORGAN
NEDERHOOD
Staff Writer
twisted to mean
something
innocent, like you
needed the Biology homework (an excuse also
used by my friend).
The drunk dial can go a few ways depending on
Try
it
out and see how it goes. Your booty ~all
_
the situation, level of intoxication, and relationship accepts the invitation? Awesome, go get 'em. They
with the dialee. l'm obviously talking about
drunk don't? Play innocent, saying you never had any-
dialing that involves a crush because drunk
dialing
,
thing like that in mind, and then tell them to get
your friends just isn't as funny for me or
embar-
their mind out of the gutter.
rassing for you.
Another friend once had no idea she was even
Whether it's via Facebook messages, text mes-
drunk dialing anyone. After a solid few rounds of
sages, or the old-school phone call,
drunk dialing is car bombs, "Jane" proceeded to call her friends
the point when you realize that, somewhere along about plans for later that night. While calling per-
the line, your night went horribly wrong.
son after person and answering phone call after
Now, let's examine the twisted and awkward lay-
phone call, she lost track of to whom she was
ers of the
drunk dial, as witnessed by friends and
speaking.
11).yself.
·
Eventually,
she found herself talking to John, the
It's Friday night, you're piss
drunk, and your crush whom she had apparently called either out of
drunk self is mistaking 'sloppy' for 'sexy.' You're habit of some sort of subconscious want of booty.
not a mess, you're a stone cold fox.
At first, she didn't even realize what she had done,
So, you call "John," and he unfortw\ately thinking she was talking to her roommate.
ans~ers the phone.
"Who
is this?" She asked.
You put' on your best seduction voice as you tell
"John."
him that the two of you are meant to be, screw his
"Hey,
what's up? Why did you call?"
girlfriend of over a year.
"I
didn't, you called me."
What you don't realize is that you're
shouting.
I don't thirtk I need to go into more dialogue for
Everyone within a five mile radius can hear your anyone to imagine how awkward that conversation
seduction voice? Screw 'em, you can't hear your-
was.
Luckily,
he was a·lso
drunk, so the stupidity on
s~lf at all.
each side was basically equal.
And your seduction voice? I'm pretty sure that
As fun as it is at the time,
drunk dialing usually
voice has only - and will only
-
ever worked on turns out to be awkward as anything the next day.
people as
drunk and/or mentally lacking as your-
Looking through your call log from the previous
$¢lf (but don't worry, we've all been there.)
night, you .realize that you
-
a drunken sort of jug-
Hopefully, John hangs up the phone immediate-
gernaut
-
had managed to call John, text Billy, and
ly, It may seem harsh at the time, but trust me, it's call John
again.
At least you didn't Facebook mes-
for the best. It will save you from saying any other sage that kid from your science
.
class again
.
q:nbarrassing things.
Apparently he didn't fully appreciate the humor in
One of my friends has a very direct approach to your offer to be the DNA helicase that unzipped his
drunken
dialing (in her case, drunken texting and
Facebooking). Once she's chosen her target, she
cuts right to the chase.
"Give it," she messages.
To me, it's the perfect
drunk message. Only two
words long, it's hardly a complicated sentence. No
drunk
person can speak accurately, let alone type
or text sonnets.
Plus, it's pretty ambiguous. It could mean somes
thing raunchy - which
it
usually does
-
or
can
he
genes.
Don't worry too much, though. Chances are,
everyone you called was also
drunk,
so they might
not have even remembered that you had called.
As I said before, we've all been there. Plus, the
more embarrassing the call, the better story you
have to tell, so dial with pride ( especially since
pride is
exactly
what you're going to lose once you
sober up).
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2007 •
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•
Marist Defined:
An UrbanDictionary for the
Poughkeepsie Inclined
By
MARGEAUX LIPPMAN
Editor in Chief
Safety Buzz (n.):
The sweet spot between drink #3 and
drink
#4
where you can knowingly act stupid and get away
with it -- by blaming it on your alcohol consumption.
See also:
not~quite-b~~r7
.
g_oggl
,
es, a freshman after one
glass of wine, "oops" hookup.
To
cab-it (v.):
Activity undertaken by Marist students when
the cafeteria isn't serving edible food and they must ~elo-
cate to the Cabaret. Also done by seniors who somehow
wind up with $1,000 in extra Thrifty Cash and need to
spend it before graduation.
See also:
Sodexho, quesadilla, Marist Money.
Sleepdrunk (adj.):
State of consciousness induced by lack
of sleep from finals-, capping or extracurriculars. Those
who are sleepdrunk are often known to hallucinate or act
in an overly hyper fashion.
See also:
insomnia, Red Bull, communing with the soul of
Lowell Thomas.
Obvi (adv.):
Derived from Instant Messaging shorthand,
term is us~d when ~omething referred to is fairly appar-
ent. Short for obviously.
See also:
legit, captain obvious, blatant.
The
2007 /2008
Circle
staff wishes the Marist
community a healthy and safe holiday season.
Thank you for all of your support this semester.




























































































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I
Over your holiday budget? Gifts under $10
'
By
JUSTINE MANN
¢ircle Contributor
.
:
Christmas may be a time of joy,
but gift giving can be a daunting
I
t~sk when you peer into your
empty wallet. While it may seem
that the best gifts are the most
qxpensive,
sometimes it really is
tlle thought that counts.
Making a
gift
personal will
qlway:S
make it special.
If
you
qon't know the person well, go
with food. Most people love it
(and
it's easy for them to re-gift).
1
Searching for a gift for some-
dne special? Stay away from
generic gifts such as candles,
lbtions,
or socks. How many
pine tree scented candles does a
person need? Thanks to modem
discount shopping, you can
afford to give a personalized gift.
To start, try Target, Best Buy,
and Icing. If you're better at
shopping online, the best web-
sites are overstock.com for dis-
count prices on anything and
everything and
deepdiscount.com for CDs and
DVDs. Just don't forget some
cute wrapping from the dollar
store.
Still stuck? Here are 10 gift
ideas all for under $10:
1) Shoelaces. While it may
seem strange, shoelaces can be a
cute gift that shows how much
you know about a person.
Gnomes, music notes, and imag-
inary friends are my personal
favorites. $4. 99 Hot Topic
2) New York Yankees ball
ornament (Giants also avail-
able)
...
because the Yankees are
great. $4.99 Target
3) Jewelry. While it may seem
a little preteen, Icing does have a
jewelry selection worth
looking
over. They have a lot of the same
styles as expensive stores for
half the price. Just take off the
Icing tag and put it in a cute box.
$5-10 Icing
4)
Metallic
ID
case. A
3
inch by
4
inch metal case so you can
swipe in
in style.
$6.
80
Forever21
5) Flavored cocoa set. 4 boxes
of yummy goodness.
$6.
99
Target
6) Scarves. Many can be found
for under $10. They're soft,
sweet and show off any personal-
ity. $7.80 Forever21
7) Mini chocolate fondue set. It
comes with
chocolate
and a tea
light. Now you can make
s'mores in your dorm room!
$7. 99 Target
8) Cow soap set. Soap dish,
brush and soap shaped like a cute
farm animal. $8.99
Target
9) Magnetic Sudoku game.
Because gifts are about getting
junk you wouldn't buy for your-
self. $9. 99 Target
10) Dynex blank DVDs with
movie cases. That friend
who's
always making
slideshows
and
short films can show off their
stuff.
$9.49 Best Buy
Students' picks for best holiday movies
By
ALEXANDRIA BRIM
Staff Writer
It's that time of the year again:
cookies,
lights, trees,
Santa,
commercials,
presents, food and
of course, the standard marathon
of season-themed movies and
specials.
Everyone
has a list of the
movies
they must see every time
December rolls around. Marist
~dents
are no exception.
The first two
"Home
Alone"
movies
came to
freshman
Chris
Steber's
mind.
'"Home
Alone' is
qne of
The
6est
comed
.
ies
of the
'90s,"
he
said.
Steber also recalled a
¢hristmas episode
of
"1:he
~impsons,"
·
which is better
Imown for its Halloween-
themed Little
Treehouse
of
'
1:Jorrors,
called
"Marge
But Not
~roud"
in which bad-boy Bart
steals
a game he wanted.
:
"It
teaches
many important les-
~ns,
like forgiveness of what
)I-our
relatives have done, how
you
can't always get what you
'f
ant,
and that
Christmas
is a
ll.oliday that just about anyone
delebrates,"
Steber said.
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Junior Mary Di Masi listed her
Jtavorite
Christmas
movies,
which
included "Elf," "The
Sells of St. Mary" and
"Frosty
the
Snowman" among others.
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"Die Hard" was one of Junior
Russ Voss' picks for holiday
viewing,
as
well as "Santa Vs.
Satan"
and
"Santa
Claus
Conquers the Martians."
"Those
two movies are won-
derful examples of how morons
try
to cash in on the holidays and
fail miserably," he said. "And as
for 'Die Hard,'
I
just can't resist
picking a movie that takes place
on Christmas where stuff blows
up."
Steber
also
mentioned
"National Lampoon's Christmas
Vacation," as did
sophomore
Ryan Glander
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'"This movie makes my
fami..:
ly
seem normal," Glander said.
The cartoon classic,
"A
Charlie Brown Christmas," was
also
"
cited as a favorite.
"It
is
a
reminder that
Christmas is not just about gifts
but about the birth of Jesus,"
Glander said, referring to the
scene where Linus recites the
angel's message to the shep-
herds.
But the two best Christmas
movies, it seems, are "A
Christmas Story" and "It's a
Wonderful Life." As Voss said,
they are the iconic movies that
embody Christmas.
"A Christmas Story" shows
the adventures of Ralphie and
his quest to get an "official Red
Ryder, carbine action, 200 shot
r a n g e
model
air
rifle"
for
Christmas.
This movie
gave
the
world
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quotable
llines like
"You'll
poke your
eye out!"
"It
lS
simply
a
cult
clas-
sic," Steber
said.
Released
in
1946,
"It's a
Wonderful
Life" stars
Jimmy
Stewart as
George
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Bailey·
and Henry Travers as Clarence,
the angel who showed him what
the world would be like without
him.
The American Film Institute
agrees with the Marist students
who chose this film as one of
their favorites. "It's a Wonderful
Life" was named the number
one most
inspirational
film in
their "100 Years ... 100 Cheers
countdown."
Junior Nicki Boisvert said it is
one of her favorites.
"It's
a beautiful,
empowering
story that brushes an often over-
looke·d meaning of
Christmas,"
she said.
"It teaches you how important
every person
is
to the world
around them," Steber agreed.
"It
may be considered a Christmas
movie, but its message spans all
the seasons of the year."
As Dec. 25 looms nearer and
final exams and papers dwindle
down, perhaps a marathon of
these beloved movies and spe-
cials
is
needed.
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"High School
Musical" star
tac Efron
will earn a $3 million
!Paycheck
for the series' third
jfilm,
signifying another success
;for
Disney.
The
"High
School Musical"
ifranchise
has earned the Walt
:Disney
Corporation over
$
1
bil-
)ion
since the premiere of the
:tirst
movie in 2006, according to
:a
report on CNN Money. Add the
;Disney
Channel's
equally suc-
;cessful sho_w "Hannah
Montana"
:to the equation, and it demon-
strates how popular the Disney
~hannel
franchises have become
:With
preteens across the
country;
:the
shows' products are predict-
ed
to be popular among shoppers
:this holiday season.
The
"High
School Musical"
:movies
and
"Hannah
Montana"
series are thriving on their own,
but each franchise has produced
a successful line of related mer-
chandise,
including
DVDs,
books, beauty products, clothing
and home decor.
Marist junior Lauren Plante
works at Club Libby Lu in the
Poughkeepsie Galleria. This
retail chain caters to preteen girls
and carries merchandise from
both Disney Channel franchises.
Plante said all the
"High
School
Musical" and
"Hannah
Montana" merchandise are the
focus in Club Libby Lu for the
holiday season.
"'High
School Musical 2' is
coming out on DVD in time for
Christmas, and the 'Hannah
Montana' concert tour is going
on right now," she said. "We
have received many new items in
the store as well as created many
promotions for each franchise."
Toy analyst Chris Byrne said
Disney has found a winning
combination
in marketing
their
fran-
chises.
"What
Disney has
done so bril-
liantly is
leveraged
teenage fas-
cination with
music and
put it into
properties
that
really
appeal to a
younger age
demogr.aph-
ic,"
he said.
Acclaim
for the
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"High School Muslcal 2" came out
ory
DVD Tuesday
Disney
Channel
franchises
extends
beyond preteen girls and their
parents. Entertainment Weekly
recently named
"High
School
Musical"
star
Efron
and
"Hannah
Montana" star Miley
Cyrus
to
their
Top
25
Entertainers
of the Year list,
call-
ing Efron the
"Hollywood heart-
throb du jour" and
Cyrus "the
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Wise words of fa hion
By
KATE GOODIN
Staff
Wfiter
D~ar
Fa. hionable Re.ader\
2007.
\\
hat
u
yi:.
1r
in fashion!
If ,
•
e learn
d
nything from
the
happenings
thi
year
iL
that
the
fi
shion
lll<lLl Lry
i.
:-.till
thriving
and ~, r-changing.
Hold on
to
your f..lanolo ,
becau e the fa:-..hion 111dustry
IT11.JVC
so
fa:it
that
1hi.;y'rc
air
ady
last
season.
But as great as this . ear was,
all
good things
111u
t
come
to
end an<l
so
cmls my po
t
a:s
fashion columnist
and
purveyor
of all
trend:;
an<l ne
\.
ot the
l
luot1
indu
-rl)
I
am
graduat-
ing this Oe • mber, an<l
whil •
I
am
sorry
to
I ave th column, 1
am t11ankful
f
had the upporrnm-
ty
f
wnlc
iL
,md l hop
thal
1f
e, ~r you.
readers,
·hould take
ad\
ice fr
m
one
of
my columns,
it will be
ll11
o
1c.
TI11
,-..c1,:k I
:viii
offer you m)
final
pearl of
\\ i dom on fashion and the art
f
dr~ ing.
[ often
v.
rot
my
colum11 Oh
"'
bat
to wcur wh.1t to wr.:ar to
ra111c ,
what
to wear on
10b
i
1tcrvi \\,
t .
Rut
LhL'rc's
~ome-
thing th,
l
ou
lwul 1
w
ar
e
er)
day
evel)·where, nil
the
lime
and
it\
ill
make·
ny
outfit
ym..1 c.-ir ir1fin11
ly b
tt~r than
1f
;rou wore
it
\\1thout 11.
I am
speaking, of
couP.-e
about con-
fiden e.
Ill
y
ur
d
nd
i
1
ho~
·
)OU
fo
k
II he
pen
1vc
clothe ,
shoe·,
handb. gs
.111d
orh
r
accout1
ments
in the
world
can'1
make up for
lack
of c,.m1id n~ . And dre sing
\\ell i • m my opmion. the
a
·1-
c
1
1.:onfidcnce
booste1 out
there.
I
lu
i.
vh) we drc . up for
mtervie\\ , meeting
nd pre-
sentations.
It
give_ you as ur-
am;c m yot11 •
b1lities
nd
i
the
eas1 t way
t
con
y
that )
ou
at
least
luok lik
)OU
know v.-hat
you·re <laing.
H,i\
c you
i.:\
er b ught an out-
fit or
gam1cnt
that
}OU'cl just
been
dying for' It feels grear
\\ hen
)OU
final!}
net
it
ven
b tier
v.
hen you wear
at and
sho v rt
oft. You
look gre,
t,
nd
subseguenth,
you
feel
great.
Ami that' imp)) hat dressmg
i:s
all about. h okmg an
1
fi..:clin
great. o wlmt
if
5-iuch
heel
or
:-.kinny
jean, are a trend!
t
won·t
touch
leggings
b ca
sr.:
they
Just
don
·1
make me
look
or feel th
l
great. Put on \\hat makes you
fc
J
and
lo(
k
ytiur
best.
hottest ticket in the U.S."
This
compliment
to
Cyrus
is
far
from exaggeration.
Since the
summer, controversy surround-
ing
ticket sales for
Cyrus'
Hannah Montana: Best of Both
Worlds concert tour has plagued
both
heartbroken
young girls arid
frazzled parents.
After a
shortage
of tickets for
Hannah Montana fan club mem-
bers, many parents have turned
to
scalpers
and
ticket re-sale
websites, spending
as
much as
$800
per
ticket,
according to a
CBS News report.
Regardless of the
controversy,
Cyrus'
tour
is
one of the most
successful tours of
2007, accord-
ing
to Ticketmaster.
"High
School Musical" has also proved
to be a success on the road with
a concert
tour,
professional stage
tour and
ice
show selling out
across the country, according
to
Disney's Web site.
Following
the
holiday
season
\ 'hut vi.:r)
uu
,.,
··u-
be
comfort-
able and
happy
wtth
·ourself
-
n<l
our fashion
choices
Cvn
fidcr1cl.!
will
ITortlessly
fol-
10\.
And that':. actually
the
great
thin
ah
11t
fashion: no
one can
fault
you for
wearing somcthmg
·
m1t of
fa:-..hion'
as
long
as
you
pt1II
it
off ,
ith
panache.
Have
you
noticed
the
breakneck
speed
at
which
f'
hion
mov
1
Trend~
come
and
go
!iO
fast,
they were
out
of style
yesterday.
In
fashion. it's
lcs'
about
fol-
lowing
trt>nds and
more about
hreakmg all the
rules.
Designer,
'
pull
i
1spirat1l"n
roin all
comers
,
. .'f th world
o
th~se
days
any-
tlung goes.
Be
your
own mu
e
and ere
te
your
own
style---
th
t ·
something
that
will
alwAy~
be
in ashion,
One
other
thing
to remember
i'>
that
fashion
do
·
matter.
A5
much as ,ve all like
to
thmk.
we
are
above
trends nd
look
upon
fashmn
1ctims \\
ith
a
sense
af
upcriority,
fa
hion
bold.
a
lot
of weight
tor
humans
every-
\\
htre
How
you
dre s
is
effec-
1
h cly
who
you
arc
You
are
'
\\
hat
you
wear! And
~ople
do
pa
s
judgment about
you
solely
ha-.ed on
\\•hat you
wear.
your
Job. incom<.:,
per
unality,
age,
etc. It's
not
nght, but
ifs
what
people
do. Humans have
an
innate
uunostt)
~nd inc
pltca-
1
ble
nt:
•<.I to
•figure"
other
peo-
ple out
lt
,,ould b~
quite rude to
1mpl._
pproach
me ne
and
ask
th
m personal
4.uest1ons,
so
v.
c du dctccti
'C
work
and
deci-
pb
-r
wh
t
we can
about
them
based on
obviouf.:
clue
(1.e.
your outfit).
Be co~mz.ant of what
your
outfit tells oth r
people. This
prob,1bly matter
mo ton ome-
thin like a
job
interview.
our
i
dr
·ss is your ov.
n billboard,
in a
wuy. It ad, crt1:;es
to others
part
of who you
are. Make
1t
a mes-
sage worth reading.
o
I
kavc
you wnh
those
final
word£ of advice and
hope
that
) ou
regard
fashion
not s a
mys-
t
ri
u.,
unpre<lictable
force
but
a
tool
o
c
pn.:
ion.
Some
tashion
can
be outlandi
·h
crazy
and "' 1rd
but
ultimately
n's
wond ful and ere
tive. You can
be ,mything you want
with the
right
outfit-but
l
've
found
it's
alwa s ~asiest to
be
yourself
in
an outfit
that's
right
for
you.
I
hunk
you to all my
readers.
Have
happy
holiday
season
and a fashrunable
ew
Year'
sales surge that Disney
expects,
they are optimistic about
thcirl
franchises in 2008. Shooting
fot,
"High
School Musical 3" is se~
I
to begin in March, with a
theatri-
:
cal
release
date scheduled
fo
later in the year, according to a
'
press release from Disney. A
fea-
ture-length Hannah
Montana'
movie is set to hit theaters
ull
winter of 2008, Cyrus confirme4!
during a recent appearance oJ\l
"Oprah."
·
,
:1
Plante says she cannot see
thCl
Disney Channel phenomenott:
dying any time soon.
:
"When
girls come into
the:
'
store, I hear them say how ther,
want to be like Hannah Montana,:
and they can sing and dance:
along
with every 'High Schooti
Musical' song," she said.
''The:
bottom
line
is that both of thes~;
franchises are extremely relatJ
able to the kids who are watch~!
ing."
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Healthy New Year's resolution solutions
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By
CLARE LANGAN
Staff Writer
After the presents have been
opened and the carols have
been sung,
it
is time to make
those annual promises also
known as New Year's resolu-
tions. Love 'em or leave 'em,
it's hard not to feel a bit more
motivated to start the year off
with high aspirations. Go to
any gym the first week of
January and you will be hard
pressed to find a treadmill.
And isn't it convenient how
many self~help books arrive on
the shelves around this time of
year? Banking on people's
half-ass resolutions is a big
business, people.
alarm clock, fridge, notebook,
etc. Enlist some housemates to
help you with your goals
because chances are, they
probably share some of the
same ones.
Fitness is one the most pop-
ular resolutions, and unfortu-
nately, it's the one that usually
fails the most. Instead of
resolving to sweat it out at the
gym
7
days a week or com-
pletely ~ut out all junk food,
have one specific goal in
mind. Maybe it's to be able to
bench press your weight or
swim
20
laps without stop-
ping.
mer event (running
,
biking, and get a cartful of new note-
surfing), and you can train for books, pens, Post-It notes -
it all winter. Resolving to get you name it. Sometimes all
into shape doesn't have to be you need is a brand spankin'
boring, you can mix it up. You new binder to get you motivat-
will be working towards your ed to keep your assignments
resolution and picking up organized. While you may still
some new skills in the process. be spending hours at the
Whatever the reason, being
short on cash can really weigh
on the mind in a negative way.
There are a few things you can
do to follow through with your
money resolution. Too broke
to save money? Read on.
Make
a list of the past l 0 purchases
you have made. Now take a
look at this list. Chances are
you probably could have done
without at least
2
of the things
you bought. Maybe it's that
overpriced movie theater pop-
corn or that DVD that you will
probably only watch once. I
came upon the statistic that
you could save $540 a year if
you cut back on your three-
days-a-week Starbucks habit!
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,
people know what you are
try-
ing to do so they can remind
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slip up. Don't put yourself in
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to fall into your old ways,
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thing of the past (yes!) and a during exam week when you
new semester will be here. pull out those old notes you
checking MySpace every
5
, .
minutes
,
go where you won
"t
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,
be distracted. Have the habit
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hard pressed to find a treadmill. And Isn't
It
convenient
how many self-help books arrive on the shelves around
this time of year? Banking on people's half-ass resolu-
tions is a big business, people."
of getting stressed
? ,
Take a
5
1
minute break to listen
tl
;
music, lie down or go for
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ti•
ing on the past and lookini
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into the future. Resolutions are
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Instead of undergoing a com-
plete lifestyle change you
know wi
11
fade off come
February, why not commit to a
few resolutions that you know
you'll stick with? Better yet,
write them down and stick
them everywhere - your desk,
Whatever you do, make sure
it's somewhat realistic: most
exercise and diet regimes fail
because people can't keep
them up. This is a great time of
the year to try a new activity.
Why not sign up for a ski trip
to Hunter Mountain, go to the
Civic Center to go ice skating
or try a Pilates class? If you
are bit more ambitious, you
could try signing up for a sum-
This is the ideal time of year if
one of your resolutions is
related to academics. Many
people I've talked to really
want to become more organ-
ized. With the amount of hand-
outs, notes and packets profes-
sors throw at you, it can be
hard to keep it all straight. So
why not think of the New Year
as a fresh start? Go to Staples
kept.
If
you are anything like me,
your cash supply can take a
nose dive this time of year.
Saving money always ranks
high on resolutions lists.
Maybe it's because people
overspend at the holidayt or
maybe it's the fact that they
are finding themselves in a bit
of debt ("but it was on sale!").
Quitting bad habits also
ranks high for many resolu-
tion-makers. Whether it's bit-
ing your nails, smoking
,
Facebook-ing
,
gossiping, or
that annoying thing called pro-
crastination, breaking these
kinds of habits are not easy
because they have become a
way of life for many of us. Let
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Circle Contributor
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For those ofus who celebrate the holiday of Christmas, we know th@.t
,i
is normally (and unfor.-
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tunately) associated with stress.
Sure.
we all want.to believe
that.it sbw1ldn~
be
stressful because.
we should all
be
focusing on the real meaning of Christmas, but honestly
,
ljei'Jlg a college
Stu-...
dent can be a little distracting, especially around this time of year.
•
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As if the last week of classes and finals to follow weren't enough to keep us busy, Marist h~.
decided to end finals only a mere 4 days before Christmas. Are you nuts? When are we supposea"'
to have that family time of putting up the tree, decorating the house and all of those other hol:,
:
day traditions that most students will be missing out on? "I know that since we started a wee
i-,
later we don't get to go home until a week later, but not only am I worried about my finals, bul
I need to get my Christmas shopping done while I am here too since I won't have enough time=
at home," said freshman Jennifer Hill.
I myself feel very pressed for time. One moment I am thinking about who I have left to get
Christmas presents for, the next minute I realize I have a 5 page paper due and, oh yeah
,
I hav;;
those things called finals to start prepping for. The Christmas season is a naturally stressful tim
f,t
of the year anyway, just ask my mother. I feel like one of these years she will drive us both
to
the pojnt of insanity, because she spends so much of her time choosing gifts, and a lot of the!
time she wants my opinion on gifts she is buying for my cousins. This year I can only help heJ;
so much via e-mail. "I miss not being able to go shopping with my sisters and my mom, this
year I am basically restricted to doing it on my own and what's the
fun
in that?
"
said freshman:
Arissa Chonis.
It
is also a little sad when you get a phone call from your parents and they tell you that they
·
have put up the tree and will be decorating it the next day. Your mom has also started wrappin
~.
and shipping off some of the family's Christmas gifts and you simply can't be there to help bet
:·
I suppose that I am still a little bit touchy on missing all of these things, as it is my freshman
year and my first time away from home, b~t I'm sure there is a little part in everyone who mis
;..:
es doing those small things, even if it is watching "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and
"
Ho~
the Grinch Stole Christmas" with your family.
Next year I hope that Marist will come to its senses and go back to its normal policy, in whicfr
we have 5 weeks off for the holiday break like most other colleges. For now, I guess we will ju~
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It's bad enough they make your skin crawl, but
wq~t
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Tµiy
bloodsucking creatures are hungry and finding
their way into your sheets.
If
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You may want to sleep with one eye open as ento-
mologists have seen a rise in bed bug cases over
the
,
last three years, especially in the New York
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~hysically
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be4 is the only place you can find !hem. Bed bugs
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bugs and transport them back to their bedroom.
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itcfi'y and irritable
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people exhibited welts. Severity may vary
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skin type and the amount of bed bugs
invplved. A tell tale sign of bed bugs are small dark
red-spots on your sheets or carpet. Since they feed
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tra~e of where they have been
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woes. These tiny critters have been the source of
lawsuits against hotels and apartment complexes
across the nation
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They are also being found in
health facilities.
In Septembe£, one Fordham
University student filed a lawsuit again
s
t a
Manliattan hotel after being attacked by bed bugs
.
Michelle Hopkins stayed at the New Yorker Hotel
in Midtown
,
which provides housing for students
.
She had been on a waiting list for on campus hous-
ing at Fordham. She suffered an allergic reaction to
the bed bug bites and required medical attention
.
Hopkins sued the manager of the hotel for negli-
gence and unspecified damages.
Bed bugs are common in multiple occupancy
housing
.
Acco
r
ding to Health Services at Marist
,
there have been no official reports of bed bugs on
campus, but a small number of students have com-
plained of unusual bug bites during the winter sea-
son.
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DECEMBER
13, 2007 •
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-
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2007 •
PAGE 12
Marist folds late, falls
to
UMass at Mohegan Sun
By
GREG HRINYA
Assistant Editor
If the UMass Minutemen's
momentum carried over into the
casino
following
Saturday
night's tussle at Mohegan Sun
Arena, it's quite possible they hit
;
the jackpot.
:
After the Red Foxes established
a 58-52 lead with 8: 19 remaining
·
in
the
second
half,
the
Minutemen closed the game with
a 31-10
run
to escape Conn. with
'
an 83-68 win. With 3:46 left to
play,
Minutemen
forward
Etienne Browne capped off a
then 18-2 UMass run with a
'
straightaway
three-pointer
to
give his team a 70-60 advantage.
The Red Foxes never recovered.
In the midst of UM ass's
extended run, Marist endured a
,
number of suspect foul calls on
,
the defensive end that ended with
:
the officials slapping the Marist
bench with a technical foul.
Marist head coach Matt Brady
failed to attribute his team's
.
downward spiral to the question-
able
officiating, however.
"Tonight we didn't play well
enough to win on the road,"
·
Brady said. "We have young
guys and a lot affects young
guys. My coaching style maybe
affects them, the whistle,
or
a
made
basket
by the other team
affects them. We've got a lot of
growing up to do, and I'm dis-
heartened because I circled this
as a game that we were playing ior guard Louie Mccroskey. thing that's going to go unno-
past. The Red Foxes edged
the
well enough previously to win, McCroskey led the Red Foxes ticed, but we as a staff have Purple Eagles in overtime
in
but we didn't play well enough
noticed it."
their first meeting last season,
tonight."
Marist trailed by as many as but Marist suffered an 83-75 loss
After Red Foxes' center
eight points in the first half. in front of the Red Fox
faithful
Spongy Benjamin converted a
After being down 28-20 with for
its
only home loss of the sea-
lay-up to give Marist a 58-52
4:06 left to play before halftime, son.
lead, UMass head coach Travis
the Red Foxes embarked on a
After dropping a tough game
Ford promptly called timeout
12-4 run highlighted by seven on the road against
UMass,
with 8:06 left to play.
GIIIFr
points from freshman Jay Marist must now wait ten days to
Following a Dante Milligan
Gavin. Gavin finished with 12
compete
again.
free-throw, Ma{'ist turned the
points.
"I would prefer to get right
ball over in its own back-court
----~~
"We didn't play a good first back and play again.,. Brady
and UMass capitalized. The
half and we found ourselves emphasized.
"The
problem is
Marist lead evaporated after
tied,'' Brady said.
"In
the second that we now have basically four
UMass guard Chris Lowe inter-
half,
I
thought. we would plllY road games to go before the
cepted a pass and cruised in for
better, and we really didn't play schedule gets any easier.
I've
a
lay-up to tie the game at 58
better. We took care of the ball said from the very beginning that
with 6:42 remaining. The
marginally better, but we didn't this is the most difficult schedule
Minutemen never looked back
play a whole lot better.
I
think
in the
history of Marist College
and their lead grew to as large
there were a lot of things that basketball and road games are a
as 18. Chris Lowe finished with
didn't go well."
big part of
it."
a game-high 23 points on 7-of-
Long layoff
When the Red Foxes face the
13 shooting.
Following the UMass loss, the Purple Eagles, Coach Brady
Unlike Mari st 's previous
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Red Foxes will not hit the hard-
believes the
test
the team faced
games, the Red Foxes failed to
McCd
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tdhe tMea:
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with
h 22
points
wood again until Dec. 22 when
· t UM
'll
b
fit th
an
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a,,.., owever was
.
agams
ass wi
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take care of the basketball.
not able
to rally behind
him
for
the win.
the team heads to Metro Atlantic players.
Marist turm:d the ball over 22
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
"We've
talked about the keys
times compared to UMass' 11.
with 22 points on 9-of-17 shoot-
foe Niagara for its second con-
[to the Niagara game] being
"To me it was like a snowball
ing. The guard also collected a ference match-up.
exactly the same [as
the
keys for
rolling down a hill," Brady said.
game-high 11 rebounds to com-
The 6-4 Red Foxes and 4-3
UMass] and that we need to
"I
think that they created some plete his first double-double as a Niagara Purple Eagles both sit at improve in all areas," Brady said.
turnovers and then it just kind of Red Fox. McCroskey's 11
1-0
in
the MAAC. Niagara fell
in
"We're going to
spend
a lot of
fed
on
itself. We turned the ball rebounds showed the defensive its last contest against Towson time on offensive execution here
over in some unusual ways, but it presence he creates in addition to 75-72
in
overtime. Charron this week, and next week we'll
was really just passing and catch-
his scoring abilities.
Fisher leads the team in scoring
spend
a lot more time
getting
ing. That's where most of the
"Louie's turning into a player once again and delivered 31
ready for Niagara and the chal-
turnovers came from, not com-
that
_I
thought that he could points against Towson. The sen-
lenges that they pose to us, but I
pleting passes."
become," Brady said. "He's ior averages 27 points per game.
do think that we'll hope~lly
In
the loss, Marist received becoming a better defensive
Niagara has proven to be a
improve here in the next 10
to
12
another strong performance sen-
player on the ball and that's a tough opponent for Marist in the
'
days."
A small school state of mind
By
ANDREW BATTI
Staff
Writer
A small part of the sports fan in
me
always regretted coming to
Marist. Instead of immersing
my ·elf
in Hi
f.a.,t
basketball,
T
watched
11w
demise of Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) football. A small part
of me still wishes that
I
could see
my school play in a packed arena
and talked about on ESPN, but
then
I
realize what
I
would have
missed. Marist sports allowed
me to connect to the school in a
way that
I.
could not have done at
a larger school. Too bad
I
am
only realizing it my senior year.
While my view of the Marist
football team for my first three
years came from the glorified
tree
house
that
occupied
Leonidoff Field, it could have
been worse.
I
might have been
camping in a tent outside Beaver
Stadium at Penn State for a week
to get a quality s~at to
see
the
Nittany Lions play Ohio State. I
could have been taking my
chances in the student ticket lot-
tery for entry into Ben Hill
Griffm
Stadium ("The Swamp")
at
the University
of
Florida. Say
what you want about the quality
of Marist sports, but the thought
of not
being
able to watch a
Marist
,home
game never entered
into the realm of possibility.
The difference between Marist
and any school that routinely
appears on national television
is
that Marist has thankfully not
allowed money to tum their
games
into
an expensive
and
exclusive activity. Rather than
twvmg
fo
oroer a season-ticket
package or freeze
in
a tent for six
nights, every game
I
watched on
my school's campus has been
free
of charge and waiting lines.
Many schools have made their
games highly profitable at the
expense of the students, the
demographic that is responsible
for the existence of the school.
The University of Florida, a
school that has reached the pin-
nacle of athletic success in recent
years, proudly boasts that the 25
percent of The Swamp's seating
capacity allotted for students is
the highest in the SEC. For those
fans that end up on the wrong
end of the ticket lottery, they
have no one to blame but their
own
luck.
At
Clemson
University, student ticket prices
for basketball games reach as
high
as
$25.
I
guess the thou-
sands of dollars that kids pay for
tuition, room and board is not
enough.
As
for national media cover-
age, it has come to be expected
for a small fraternity of schools.
It is difficult to imagine
a
women's national
ba kt.!lball
tournament wi~out teams
like
the
University
of Tennessee
or
the University of
Conncct,cut
who have become college
ba -
ketba11
frxtures
in
March
fhe
success of teams of this
c· ltb1.:r
cannot be compared, however,
to
the feeling that the fan of
an
underdog team feels after
!'lulling
an upset on the national
stage.
The excitement generated by
the
Marist women's basketball
team
reaching the Sweet Sixteen
o
the NCM Tournament last
year
would have been far less
relevant
if they were a perennial
power•
house.
After nearly four years as
a
Marist student, a part of me
still
wishes I could have been
the
hysterical
face-painted
fan
storming the field on a
nationally
televised game. It would
ha\'c
been the closest I would
e\
·
Cr
come to connecting with the
elu-
sive
student-athletes
who
only
seem to appear on game
<lay.
Instead, I can get a live
po
l
game report sitting in my
kitchen
with the starting center of
\fori
t
basketball team who lives on
th
second floor of my house. It
i
not a bad trade and one
I
am
happy that
I
made.
No, honing your Guitar Hero skills does
not count as "relevant experience"
on your resume.
It's not too late!
The semester may be over but your chance to join
The Circle is not.
E-mail CircleEIC@gmail.con, for details.
Roarin'
Red Foxes
Mari sf
s
male and
female
·tar
perfonner
for the "" eek end of
Dec.
7-9.
Louie Mccroskey
Basketball, Senior
Mc ro k~. led
the
team
"ith 22
point
and
11
r bound m their
-68
lo s
to
UMa
.
at Mohegan
un
th1
pa
t
aturday
The
eniur gu rd • Iso
added
four
t
al .
He wa 9-17
from
the
field
and wa
-
4
from
the free
throw tin
On
the horizon:
The Fox
,\ill
look
to
r bound, but
wall
ha\
e
to
t
hile
t
o
until
the finally return to actton
De mb
r
22nd at
iagara.
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p.m
Rachele Fitz
Ba
ketball,
ophomore
TI1c
ophomore
star
contin-
u
d
to
imprcs
·
in Marist•
5 -44
win
o,
er
Fairfield.
he led th team
\\
ith
I
pomt and
v.
a
7-10
from
the
field
he
bo
dded
four rebound
and
t\1,o
assists a Mari
t
won
their
tenth
tra1ght
On the Horizon:
111e
wom
n lll
b
out of
action
until
the 22nd of
Dccemb r
"hen
they
take
on
UAlban_
in a 2 p.m.
game.
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THURSDAY
,
DECEMBER 13, 2007 •
PAGE 13
:
Marist Sports: 2007 in Review
Tri-MAAC Champs
Soccer makes history
Senior Dani Diaz led the Red Foxes with two interceptions and a touchdown in the upset win against rival Iona.
·
With the win, the Red Foxes clinched a share
of the MAAC championship for the second straight season.
:
Ouquesne and Iona also claimed a piece of the MAAC title. The Red Foxes beat the No. 5 nationally ranked
:
mid-major Iona Gaels and the No. 1 ranked defense among FCS teams. Marist ended the season on a two-
game winning streak after earning
its
first Patriot League victory the prior week after a tough start to the 2007
season. Marist salvaged a 2-2 home record at the new Tenney Stadium at Leonldoff Field. The Red Foxes
~pped their home opener but recorded their first win against the La Salle Explorers the following week..
JAMES REIU.Y
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HE CIRC
LE
The women's soccer team had a record breaking season in 2007. Their 11-5-3 overall record and .658 win-
ning percentage was the
best in program history. They set 10 program records In total, Including goals scored
(40), assists (32), and total points (112). Freshman keeper Allison Lane also set a school record with her .98
goals against average. The team finished first In the MAAC for the first time in history and well one win short
of winning the MAAC tournament and getting a bid in the NCAA tournament
!
Lady Foxes reach Sweet
16
Red Foxes advance in NIT
The Marist Red Foxes reached the Sweet 16 after beating Ohio State and Middle
Tennessee State In the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament The Red Foxes fell
to
eventual NCAA champion Tennessee in Dayton, Ohio. They finished the year with a record
of 29-6, and a No. 22 ranking In the USA Today/ESPN Women's College Basketball poll.
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Jared
·
Jordan
Courtesy
of
Newsday
:
Jared Jordan competed for the New York Knlcks In the 2007 NBA pre-
:
season and, after being waived, signed with the Euroleague. Jordan
:
was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 45th pick.
The Red Foxes captured their first outright MAAC regular season title by beating
Siena 98-88 In the season finale at the McCann Center In a game televised on
ESPN2. After suffering a loss to Siena
in
the MAAC tournament. the Red Foxes went
on to win their first ever NIT game against Oklahoma State. Marist sank 10 thrEMr
pointers and Will Whittington poured In 31 points against an Oklahoma State team
that beat Kevin Durant's Texas Longhorns.
Bob-by Hastry
Courtesy
of
Martst Sports lnfonnatlon
After signing with the Kansas City Royals,
Marlst product Bobby Hastry emerged as a
contributor for the Royals A affiliate
Burlington.
As
a rookie In the Appalachian
League, Hastry appeared in 14 games.






















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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2007
www.marlstclrcle.com
All teams are idle this weekend.
The Circle
wishes good luck to all students on
finals and a safe trip home.
Happy Holidays from The Circle Sports.
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Foxes through worst
of non-conference with one blemish
Fitz
a major
factor in the success of Marist outside and in MAA C
By
ERIC ZEDALIS
Sports Co-Editor
Head coach Brian Giorgis
may just be able to have his
cake and eat it too.
The sixth year coach always
makes it a point to schedule
tough non-conference teams to
help his players and staff get
ready for the Metro Atlantic
.
Athletic Conference (MAAG)
schedule. Sure, winning non-
conference games might help
them vie for a higher seed in
the NCAA tournament, but
these games have never meant
anything unless Marist took
care of business in the MAAC
first.
Therefore, the entire season
is predicated on winning the
MAAC championship because
that has always been the only
way for a school like Marist to
make the NCAA tournament -
just ask last year's men's team.
But with Marist having
played out most of its tough
non-conference
schedule
already, something funny hap-
pened - they won all b1.1t one
game. So not only has Giorgis
put his team to the test to pre-
p.are for the conference sched-
ule, .with wins over Utah,
Nebraska (32nd in the RPI
poll), and Eastern Washington,
(the results of Wednesday
night's game against Hartford,
no. 40 in the RPI poll, still
pending as of Dec. 11) Mari st
may not need to hoist a MAAC
trophy come March just to get
to the NCAA tournament.
If the Foxes run the table the
rest of the regular season, but
lose in the conference tourna-
ment, do they have a case for
an at-large bid to the NCAA
tournament?
"It
depends on what kind of
people they are," Giorgis said.
"I don't get myself involved in
that, which is why running the
table means nothing to me.
We want to determine ifwe get
there, and not leave it up to
them."
Marist doesn't seem to leave
anything to chance these days.
After dropping its season
opener against then 16th
ranked Ohio State, the Marist
women's basketball team has
shown its opponents no mercy.
In the Red Foxes' 11 straight
victories (as of Dec. 11), nine
of them were by double-digit
margins, and they more than
doubled-up the Ivy League's
Dartmouth, 71-35.
The scary thing is, the tough-
est part of the Foxes' schedule
is
already
behind
them.
Therefore, there is a good
chance the Foxes could finish
the season with just one loss.
Marist already disposed of
Iona and Fairfield, ranked
sixth and second in the MAAC
pre-season
coaches'
poll
respectively, but the Foxes
may face a stern test over the
winter break at Loyola on Jan.
11.
The Greyhounds are 6-3
overall and 2-0 in conference
.
However, if the Iona and
Fairfield games were any indi-
cation, the Foxes should have
no trouble winning the
MAAC
regular season oµtright for a
fourth straight year. Marist 's
defense stymied the Stags this
past Sunday as they held an
opponent to 30 percent shoot-
ing from the field for the
fourth time this season. Iona
didn't fare much better the
Friday night prior, shooting
just 38.2 percent.
Meanwhile, the Fo~es' soph-
omore sensation Rachele Fitz
has proven unstoppable
,
aver-
aging 17 points per game. In
the two MAAC contests Marist
has played, she has dominated,
totaling 40 points and 12
rebounds.
Giorgis' original plan to pre-
pare for the MAAC season
seems
to
have
worked.
Obviously he and the Red
Foxes would like an automatic
bid to the tournament by win-
ning the MAAC; but if they
should fail come tournament
time, the wins they already
have on their resume might do
the trick.
JAMES REILLY/ THE CIRCIE
Sophomore Rachele
Frtz
Is averaging 17 points per game. She is a
major factor why the Red Foxes are on an 11 game winning streak.
The Foxes' last loss came against Ohio State In their season opener.