VOLUME 58, ISSUE 20
FOUNDED IN 1965
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2005
Overcoming a battle against your toughest critic
Jessica Cunningham delivers heartfelt
lecture
on her harrowing struggle with anorexia
By
DORY LARRABEE
Staff
Writer
As college students, many of us
can relate to a night spend hover-
ing over a toilet after having one
too many Amaretto Sours at
Hatters. Now imagine that feel-
"ing three times a day. Or even
worse, imagine not eating a sub-
stantial meal in three years.
Eating disorders are becoming a
huge national problem.
According to the National
Eating Disorders Association,
"in the United States, as many as
10 million females and one mil-
lion males are fighting an eating
disorder such as anorexia or
bulimia. Approximately 25 mil-
lion more are struggling with (a]
binge eating disorder."
On Monday, Apr, 4, Jessica
Cunningham shared her memo-
ries of recovering from anorexia,
in "Jessica's Story," a lecture
sponsored by the Counseling
Center, SPC, and the Office of
Residential Life.
Originally from Natick, Mass.,
Cunningham attended New York
University. While in college, at
age 18, she began to suffer from
anorexia ..
"I struggled for about three
years," she said.
Cunningham explained her
explained. "You need to be able
to express yourself, to let your
anger out."
Cunningham advised people
who think they have eating disor-
ders to get help and support as
soon as possible.
"The sooner you address [your
problem], the more completely it
anorexia
came about
by pressure
from a com-
bination of
the
media,
her friends,
her family,
but "mostly
myself
.
"
1
[lt]
is okay to express your feel-
ings ... to be healthy. You need
to be able to express yourself, to
let your anger out.'
can
be
solved," she
said.
"Get
help now-
you will be
much better
off."
-
Jessica
Cunningham
The hard-
"I was extremely depressed,"
Cunninghman said, "like
I
was
not worthy, not good enough,
like a failure, out of control."
During Cunningham's struggle,
she claims to hav.e realized many
important lessons.
"(It]
is okay to express your
feelings . . . to be healthy," she
Anorexia lecturer
est part for
per, she said,
was constantly fighting back.
"Relapses, or whatev~r you
want to call them, arf!n't fail-
ures," Cunningham said. "I see it
almost as a positive thing
because you learn more about
yourself."
Finally
,
a spiritual realization
lead to Cunningham's recovery.
"Th~re was some reason that I esting and informative," McCue
was lucky enough not to have said. "I didn't know that to be
serious physical damage," she actually considered anorexic you
said. "Now I use
my
story to have to weigh less
than
85 per-
help others."
cent of the expected normal
Now that Cunningham is
.
weight."
healthy
again,
she enjoys
Junior Ted Gilsinger agreed.
indulging in her favorite food,
"I enjoyed the lecture very
ice cream.
much," Gilsinger said.
"It
was
"They are - - - - - - - - - - - - - - very
well
all so good; I
1
1 didn't know that to be actually
presented in
can't pick a
considered anorexic you have to
an
educa-
[ fa v.o r i t e ]
tional format
flavor," she
weigh less than 85 percent of
and she
did
said.
the expected normal weight.'
·
an excellent
The hour-
job of telling
long lecture
·
-
~aura Mccue
a little about
was
well-
Sophomore
her
story .
.
.
received
presenting
among students, parents, and fac-
general information without
ulty alike, with the crowd over-
making it all about her issues."
flowing the Performing Arts
Roberta Staples of the counsel-
Room.
ing center said that eating disor-
Sophomore Maura McCue ders are "not an epidemic at
enjoyed Cunningham's lecture Marist, but any problem in the
and learned a lot of new infoma-
real world is also a problem at a
tion.
college of 4,000."
"I thought the lecture was inter-
The counseling center deals
with all stressful issues including
eating disorders,
.
depression,
anxiety, sexual issues, family sit-
uations, roommate and relation-
ship conflicts, among others.
After scheduling an appoint-
ment, students come in for an
"assessment or intake, a consul-
tation" to "identify what the
issues are and the best way to
meet the needs" of the student.
"You as the student decide the
action; nothing is forced,"
Staples said.
The counseling center offers
short-term counseling once a
week for a semester or more.
If
more serious action is required,
the student will be
referred
to an
off-campus treatment center bet-
ter suited to their needs.
The counseling center is locat-
ed in Byrne house behind
Champagnat and Leo Halls. It is
open Monday through Friday
,
8:30a.m.
to
·
5:00p.m.
Appointments can be made by
calling extension 2152.
First-ever Poetry Slam a literary and literal hit
Event to thank
The Literary
Arts Society
In conjunction
with
Student Programming Council hosted the
first
annual Poetry Slam
In
the Perfonnlng Arts Room
on Thursday, Mar. 31. Pictured above are some of
the
night's slammers
with
members of LAS. Prizes were given out :throughout the night to
various slammers as two rounds were held along
with
audience participation
to
announce
the
•worst
poem ever".
En
_
tertainment with a purpose at Unity Day
By
JEREMIAH HOSTETTER
Circle Contributor
have a great time and just relax,"
Hittenmark said.
"It
will be a
great time for students to lay
An integral part of the success of
Unity Day has been the partici-
pation of the school's clubs. This
year, at least 30 will be attend-
On the Saturday, Apr.
16,
SGA back and relax and reflect on the
in conjunction with the SPC, year
,
as it
Students
Encouraging draws to a
'It
will be a great time for stu-
Environmental
Dedication close. We're
dents to lay back and relax and
ing.
Each
club will be
(SEED) and all Marist clubs
will
inviting the
reflect on the year, as it draws to
be celebrating Marist's annual elementary
a close.'
Unity Day. They will also be eel-
schools and
ebrating Earth Day, as the two high schools
representing
a
different
country atild
culture. The
clubs look to
-
Matt Hittenmark
days fall within a short time of in the area
provide
a
VP,
Club Affairs
each
·
other.
and
also _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ real multi-
Junior Matt Hittenmark, VP of hope to see many of the faculty cultural experience, as they are
Club Affairs for SGA said that show up. It should just be a lot representing countries from such
while Marist celebrates Unity of fun
."
far-flung places as Yemen or the
Day every year, this year is going
They will be kicking off the Czech Republic. Marist students
to be bigger than ever.
action at 11 and it will go on will get to experience all of these
"It's about coming together to until at least six in the evening.
·
cultures, as each club sets up its
own booth with all kinds of
information. Students will even
get to taste these cultures, if they
try
the cultural foods that the
clubs prepare.
Even if you are not adventur-
ous enough to
try
these exotic
dishes, no one should leave
Unity Day with an empty stom-
ach.
"There will be free food,"
Hittenmark said.
This alone ~hould be reason
enough for many students to
show up. However, if students
are not tempted to go by the idea
of ootton candy and snow cones
and other refreshments, there
SEE UNITY, PAGE
9
student employees
By
COURTNEY KRETZ
Editor in Chief
Spur yourself into action and
get ready for the Wild Wild
West-themed
Student
Employment Appreciation Day.
From 11 :30 a.m. to
I :30 p.m.
o
n
"I
think it is nice to see Marist
recognizing the students who
work so hard to keep this cam-
pus running the way it
does,"
Gunner said.
Student Employment
Appreciation Day will feature
activities such as line dancing,
Wednesday,
Apr.
13,
Marist stu-
d
e n
t
employees
are invited
to visit the
•1
think
it's
great that Marlst
appreciates us as employees,
and
I
have had fun every year,
but this year I'm really excited to
ride the mechanical bull.'
mechanical
bull riding,
and a black-
and-whi te
picture
booth.
In
addition,
campus
green
for
games,
prizes, and refreshments
.
The financial aid office spon-
western-
- Megan
Hernandez
style
food
Junior
will
be
served, fea-
turing root beer floats. All stu-
dents who attend will also be
sors
Student
Employment given a free T-shirt.
Appreciation Day each year in
With the success of Student
order to recognize and thank stu-
dents employed at Marist cam-
pus for their contributions to the
school and campus.
Lisa Boyes, director.of Student
Employment, hopes that the
Wild Wild West themed event
will be a special day for stu-
'
dents, show-
Employment Appreciation Days
in the past, many students are
looking forward to the Wild
Wild West event.
·
Junior Megan Hernandez said
that she is anticipating one activ-
ity in particular.
"I
think it's great
.
that Marist
appreciates
ing
them
•we couldn't do it without them.'
us
as
employees,
and I have
had
fun
just
how
much there
work
is
appreciated
.
-Lisa
Boyes
Director,
student
employment
"We couldn't do it without
them," Boyes said, speaking of
the daily activities student work-
ers do to make the college cam-
pus run smoothly.
Sophomore Sarah Gunner, who
works in the library, said she
thinks that the day is a way for
people to really understand just
how important the student work-
ers on campus are.
every year,
but this year I'm rea11y excited to
ride the mechanical bull,"
Hernandez said.
Student
Employment
Appreciation Day is part of a
national week that aims to thank
student employees for their
work. Colleges across the
COW\-
try
participate, holding one or
even multiple events.
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Gildard imposter suspected in course offerings arson attetnpt
Compiled by DAN ROY
Campus Editor
3/29
-
"Ok,
Staind."
An off duty Champagnat
RA
was
in
the
Campus Deli at 3:00 p.m. when one of his resi-
dents came
in
and
bought alcohol. The
RA
called ahead
to
Champagnat, warning them of the trouble heading
their way. The unsuspecting student was stopped at the
door, and his 30 of Genese was confiscated. Dude, you
totally
just got served. And for what? A case of
Genese? My grandfather's piss tastes better than that
crap. My advice, stick to the sausage, egg and cheese
and live
a
longer, healthier, happier life. Goooo chole~-
terol!
3/29
-
"You drink your grandfather's piss?" I st.m.d by
whatever I say. Some
·
morons attempted an alcohol
transfer in the McCann parking lot at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday.
An officer spotted two bottles of Smirnoff vodka and a
bottle
of Liquor removed from the trunk and placed in
the
student's backpack. Needless to say the backpack
didn't
even make it up the hill.. The officer confiscated
the booze and lectured the students on the art oflookouts.
"See boys, if one of you were a lookout, you would have
seen
me sitting in my CRY in the spot next to you. You
also would have seen
me
braiding the hair of my
American Girl doll. I have Molly."
~/31- One of our many students parked at Staples got
back
to his car at 11 :40 a.m. Thursday and found a note
waiting for him. The gist of the note was that we know
you are a Marisrstudent, and it is illegal to park in this
lot. If you continue to do so, you will be towed.
It
was
signed John Gildard, Director of Security. The student
looked around and oddly. out of the 20 Marist cars
,. parked
_
there,
.
.his was the only one with a note. He
6l'6\rgnf
Uie nofe
into
ccuni
.,
anci he was told that that
was not John Gildard's signature. "Looks like either
Staples hates you, or someone is playing a trick."
"Yeah, that must be it." Shaking his head, the student
drove to work. "Stationary is totally going to get it for
this."
3/31
-
A student
·
returned to his Champagnat dorm
room at 4:05 p.m. to find his door open, iPod and laptop
stolen. He and his roommate both claim the door was
locked when they \ilft. The town police are
investigat-
ing.
Marist security on the other hand is playing
Scrabble.
4/1 -
Here's something you don't see everyday. You
know outside the registrar in Donnelly, they have the list-
ings of all the course offerings taped to
.
the wall? Well,
at 10:50 p
.
m. someone lit that on fire. A security guard
noticed the flames and doused the wall with water. The
fire department came shortly after to secure the area.
Looks like somebody fell below the priority line ...
4/1
-There was an intoxicated student stumblin$ and
mumbling outside Gartland at 9: 10 p.m. Friday. Due to
his lack of balance and verbal acuteness he was taken to
St. Francis. Well I know one thing for sure, if this was
an indication of your gym aptitude and SAT score, I
wouldn't call you!
4/2 -
There was an intoxicated student outside
Champagnat at 1 :02 a.m. who couldn't walk or talk
either. Because of this inability to opera
.
le, she was
taken to St. Francis. Inability to operate? Who are you,
Ron Jeremy post money shot?
4/2 -
"Do you still stand by everything you say?"
It
doesn't even matter. A 2001 Hyundai received damage
to its right fender and headlight in an apparent hit and run
accident at 1:00 p.m. Saturday
.
Sure, that's the logical
guess. Significant damage to a car, no note left; it has hit
and run written all over it. Little do they know that I
was just practicing for battle with
my_ new s\vord.
Tue
car came out of nowhere and got in
tlie way.
"It
was
parked.'' Yeah? Maybe I'll practice on you next
.
time.
4/3 -
Some wild and crazy chicas threw a party in the
Upper New Townhouses, but unfortunately it got broken
up at 1 :24 a.m. Seven students along with six cans of
Busch were on the se!ene. One of the partiers got really
.
mad and was heard saying, "Man! Our game of Musical
Beers was just getting good! We weren't even using
chairs!"
4/3
-
An officer observed a visitor being helped along
by two friends at 4:30 a.m. Sunday
.
Upon further inves-
tigation, the visitor was deemed ok to continue with his
friends. And continue they did, to the diner! There's
nothing like a breakfast burrito at 4:30 in the morning to
get your peart racing.
Alcohol-related incidents this
week:
1.Champagnat
-
2
2.Gartland - 1
3.Upper New - 1
Total alcohol-related incidents:
1.Champagnat- 5
2.Leo-4
3.Gartland - 3
4.Lower West Cedar - 2
5.Gregory - 1
6.Talmadge - 1
7 .Uooer West Cedar - 1
a.Old
Townhouses-1
9.Benolt
- j ;
10.Sheahan - 1
11.Upper New - 1
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Busheviks win prize with Foreign Policy for Dummies
Final intelligence report shows White House relie_d on suspect Iraq information
By
IGOR VOLSKY
Staff Writer·
On
its surface, the final report
of the presidential commissio~
on intelligence is another white-
wash and rehash of previous
investigations into pre-war intel-
ligence debacles. The president
appointed the commission reluc-
tantly, delayed its final report
calculatingly and "did not
authorize it to investigate how
policy makers had used the intel-
ligence they received." Yet a
close read and a cursory knowl-
edge of modern political events
still confirms the President's role
in deliberate deception.
The commission outwardly
concluded that "in no instance
did
political pressure cause them
[intelligence officials] to skew or
alter any of their analytical judg-
ment." The very next sentence
contradicts this assessment.
''That said, it is hard to deny the
conclusion that intelligence
agencies worked in an environ-
ment that did not encourage
skepticism about the convention-
al wisdom."
This conventional wisdom was
sought
,
crafted and manipulated
by the administration. Since dis-
senting opinion did not compli-
ment the administration's presup-
posed ideological assumptions of
American foreign pre-eminence,
it was conventionally expunged.
A quick reminder for the for-
getful: In January of 2004,
George W. Bush's fomier treas-
ury secretary~ Paul O'Neill dis-
closed that the
Bush
administra-
tion had l:1een planning
an
Iraqi
regime change "from the very
beginning.
11
According
to
O'Neill, "Saddam was topic A'
ten days after the inauguration.
II
O'Neill's remarks are consistent
with the ideological outlook of
the President's closest advisors.
Back in 2000, as members of
the neo-conservative 'Project for
'
the New American Century', cur-
rent Secretary of
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld and former
Deputy
Secretary
Paul
Wolfowitz {the brains of the Iraqi
invasion),
•
signed
onto
a
'Rebuilding America's Defenses:
Strategies, Forces and Resources
for
A New
Century' memo, coun-
seling America to "play a more
,
permanent role in Gulf regional
security.
11
The document suggest-
ed that "while the unresolved
conflict with Iraq provides the
immediate justification, the need
for substantial American force
·
presence in the Gulf transcends
the issue of the regime of
Saddam Hussein." In 1998,
Wolfowitz
urged
President
Clinton to brand removal of
Saddam "the aim of American
foreign policy."
The election of George W.
Bush in 2000 brought regime-
change advocates to power. That
the ideologically
blinded
neo-
conservatives eagerly manipulat-
ed the "group think" consensus
of the intelligence community-
the assumption that Saddam
Hussein had re-started his WMD
programs after inspectors left in
1998
to compliment their agenda
of global hegemony is non nego-
tiable.
lysts were affected by this con~
ventional wisdom and the sense
that challenges to it-or even
refusals to find its confinnation-
would not be welcome."
The commission's report details
the reaction of former CIA
Director George Tenet to news
that the center-piece of Colin
Powell's U.N. P.resentation (the
existence of mobile biological
labs) was of dubious origin.
According to the report, Tenet
dismissed the senior intelligence
Neither is
the admin-
istration's
policy of
extending
The administration's pre-war the-
atrical performance was
-
a thin
veneer to appease the moderate' s
insistence on cosmetic public
debate of pollcy.
American
g l o b a t - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
analyst
raising
doubts
with "yea,
yea"
and
told
him
that he was
dominance.
Consider the following asser-
tion found in our nation's
National
Security
Strategy
(released on September 17,
/
2002). "Our forces will be strong
enough to dissuade potential
adversaries from pursing
a
mili-
tary
build-up in hopes of surpass-
ing, or equaling the power of the
United States."
The President's ambitions and
the intelligence community's
conclusions were conveniently
complimentary
.
Even the com-
mission admits this. "Some ana-
personally
"exhausted
.
"
And while the sleeping patterns
of our former CIA chief are cer-
·
tainly noteworthy
,
Tenet's quick
dismissal of dissent is indicative
of the former chiefs low toler-
ance for unorthodox opinion.
Reportedly it was this trait that
later earned him the presidential
medal of freedom
.
Nonconformist
.
conclusions
were also shelved by the
President. The new intelligence
report indicates that since the
Iraqi inspectors had tested and
disproved almost "every piece of
fresh evidence," their conclu-
sions were routinely dismissed
by the White House.
For three months, between
November 2002 and March
2003, the inspectors served as
the verifiers of weapon claims-
the eyes on the ground. During
that time period they raised seri-
ous doubts of a supposed Iraqi
nuclear program, questioned
Bush
_
's claims that Saddam pur-
chased uranium from Niger, dis-
puted CIA charges that Iraq had
purchased aluminum tubes for
use in centrifuges and found no
evidence of mobile biological
laboratories. U.S. intelligence
dissenters had reached similar
conclusions
;
only
·
to find their
concerns dismissed.
Such dismissals were made in
the interest of efficiency. The
administration's pre-war theatri-
cal performance was a thin
veneer to appease the moderate's
(Powell's?) insistence on cosmet-
ic public debate of policy. The
decision to invade Iraq was made
by the neo-cons in the 1990s.
September 11th provided the
opportunity for attack.
That this ideological bend sus-
tained an environment in which
'pro regime-change' assertions
were encouraged is the finding of
the presidential commission
( once one is able to read past the
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Staff
Writer
Marist will host the Relay for
Life program on April 22 to 23
on the campus green.
The
nation wide program is run by the
American
Cancer Society. The
event is, as the name suggests, a
relay.
There are multiple teams and
the members of each team do a
series of laps for 12 hours. At
least one member from each
team must be walking at any
given time. The teams typically
set up "camp sites" consistidg of
tents and banners and participate
in various recreational activities
while others are walking. The
event will also have on
-
campus
bands performing as entertain-
ment along with motivational
speeches given by cancer sur
-
vivors.
Rachel Worrell, a sophomore
and member of the event's
Entertainment Committee, feels
that this is great opportunity for
Marist students "who think that
chance to give back to the com-
munity, and those who need help
the most."
Marissa Connelly, who is also
on
the
Entertainmept
Committee, commented on some
of the activities which take
place.
"During the night we have
some bands from the school play
or set up games, and then when
it's more peaceful and relaxed,
we usually have the
lumineria
ceremony or hear a speech from
someone who's been affected by
cancer."
Team sign-up is available
online. A $10 registration fee
also serves as the participant's
donation {or the event. Many
clubs and organizations on cam-
pus have formed teams
'
, although
it is open to anyone willing to
form a team and be a "team cap-
tain."
There are currently about 40
teams organized for Marist's
event.
Some teams have
fundraising goals ofup to $4000.
With such ambition
,
the event
Marist can use all the communi
-
·
seems promising to be a success
ty-building events it can find.
and r!lise a large amount of
So often we separate ourselves money for cancer res
e
arch.
from the outside world
,
we for
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Teams in the past qave made t-
get that there are things out there shirts showing unity and their
bigger than us, and our school
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dedication
to
the
cause.
work."
Sophomore Paul Stavish joined a
Worrell also commented on ieam because he said he wants to
how the event benefits those out
-
help out on a global level.
side of Marist.
"I'm involved because it's a
"Relay for Life gives us a great chance to aid in accom
-
plishing a common goal that
takes on a worldwide problem."
Rob Celletti, sophomore, is
participating in the Relay for
Life because cancer has had a
significant impact on his family.
"I am participating because my
family has been deeply affected
by cancer on both sides. My dad
lost his brother to cancer in the
early 90's and my mo~'s sister
is currently battling breast can-
cer," Celletti said. "This is a dis-
ease that leaves you feeling help-
less in a lot of ways, but what
you can do is help raise some
money to fight it. That's what
participating in the Relay for
Life does."
Marist is not the only institu-
tion hosting a Relay for Life in
the Mid-Hudson Valley
.
SUNY
New Paltz is hosting' one a week
after Marist
'
s and there are other
events in Fishkill, Newburgh,
and Rhinebeck.
The American Cancer Society
runs programs aside from the
Relay for Life. The society has a
strong emphasis on cancer pre-
vention which includes cam
-
paigns to help quit smoking and
being tested early and often for
various forms of cancer
.
They
have a large focus on cancer
education as well as informing
those who are diagnosed about
treatment options and coping.
For informaion r
e
garding the
Relay for Life please contact the
SGA office.
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Questions of morality raised in ongoing debate
By ALLYSON CORCORAN
&
KELLY GLYNN
Circle Contributors
Michael Schiavo may be a
murderer or a saint.
After 15 years in a veg_etative
state, Terri Schiavo's husband,
Michael
Schiavo, removed the
feeding tube which had sustained
her
life. Schiavo's parents, how-
ever, Bob and Mary Schindler,
fought to keep her alive.
Controversy surrounding this
case
ended when Schiavo died
on
Thursday around 9 a.m. after
almost two weeks without a
feeding tube.
Jacquelyn T. Tacey, dean of
Frankford Hospital School of
Nursing in Philadelphia, said she
was concerned about who had
Schiavo's best interests in mind.
"Old pictures show her arms
contracted; if they were doing
proper therapy she wouldn't
have the contractions she has
now," Tacey said.
"Everyone
is
focusing on the feeding tube, but
for me, as a nurse, I look at the
quality of life, and the quality of
life isn't there."
Barry Pinckney, a Marist secu-
rity guard of 19 years, said that
he
disagreed with Michael
Schiavo's decision.
"If I were in Terri Schiavo's
position
,
I don't know how I
would feel; when it comes down
to it everyone just wants to live,
11
Pinckney said.
"If
she was on
oxygen and hooked up to
machines for survival it would
be a different story, however,
they are starving her."
In the past few months, the
media attention has centered
around the controversy over the
quality of life, and who has the
right to determine when life
should end. Terri Schiavo has
spent the past 15 years in a vege-
tative state, with only the ability
to breathe on her own. Her hus-
band,
-Michael
Schiavo, now
lives with Jodi Centonze, the
mother of his two toddlers.
Patricia M. Laffin, administra-
tive secretary for the Academic
Learning Center, said that she
was skeptical about Michael
Schiavo's motives.
"I have this theory about him,"
said Laffin. "He is living with a
woman for many years now, he
even has two children by her,
doesn't that make her his com-
mon law wife? That would make
him a bigamist, and shouldn't
that allow the parents to have
control over the
well-being
of
their daughter?"
Tacey, dean of nursing, mother
of two, said that she questions
Michael Schiavo's allocation of
funds.
"Michael
receives $300,000
from a legal
settlement,"
Tacey
said. "The parents have used all
their money to have Terri cared
for, and he spent his to go to
school .. .if he really cared he
should have given his money to
the parents."
Bob and Mary Schindler did
not want their daughter to die.
They had been spending time
and energy in efforts to reverse
the decision to remove their
daughter's feeding tube.
It
appears that they were convinced
that one 4ay she would regain
normalcy, an~ they wanted to
give her that chance of survival.
Shaheed N. Mohammed, PhD.,
assistant professor, communica-
tions, Marist College, said that
he
could
empathi~e
with
Schiavo's parents.
"After 15 years with no sign of
life
I
wouldn't want my daughter
to suffer," Mohammed said.
"I
understand what they are trying
to do, it's hope against hope."
Although Schiavo has been in
this condition for the past 15
years, the media has only recent-
ly taken a great interest in her
final hours. Political figures such
as president George W. Bush, his
brother Jeb Bush, th'e governor
of Florida, Rev. Jesse Jackson, a
political activist, and Rev.
Patrick Mahoney, a conservative
Christian activist, have flocked
to
the
political
upheaval
involved in this case.
Bria K. Soucy, Marist sopho
-
more, said she was disgusted by
the media attention.
"I personally don't feel that it is
anyone's business but her fami-
ly's," Soucy said.
Another Marist College sopho-
more, Laura A. Perugini, said she
was also skeptical of the media
coverage of Schiavo's story.
"It's good that this has been
brought to light by the media,
however, I think their coverage
of it is overkill,
11
said Perugini. "I
don't believe that political fig-
ures should be involved because
they are using this for their. own
political gain."
Doctors removed Schiavo's
feeding tube on March
18,
and
she did not receive any water or
nutrients thereafter. Michael
Schiavo's
attorney,
George
Felos, had been battling the
Schindler's appeal to the 11th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to
have the feeding tube restored.
Complications from bulimia
caused Schiavo to suffer from
cardiac arrest, which resulted in
permanent brain damage.
Tacey, who earned her nursing
diploma from Fitzgerald Mercy
Hospital School of Nursing,
BSN at the University of
Virginia, and her master's from
University of Pennsylvania, said
that she believes the quality of
life Schiavo received was poor.
"The feeding tulie is physiolog-
ically keeping her alive and there
is more to a person than that,"
Tacey
said,
"There
is her mental
ability, her ability to care, and
there is her soul."
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THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2004
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For years we have known that perceived
stigma has been a barrier to discussion of
STDs, and this survey shows that people
simply don't believe they are at risk.
' '
- Dr. James R. Allen; President a-nd CEO of ASHA
PAGES
S TDs are a silent, widespread epidemic
By KRISTEN ALLDREDGE
Health Editor
"One out of two sexually active
young people will contract a sexually
transmitted disease (STD) by the time
they tum 25," the American Social
Health Association's (ASHA) study
reported
on
April 5.
The ASHA is a non-profit organiza-
tion dedicated to promoting health.
With a focus on preventing sexually
transmitted diseases and their harmful
consequences, they sponsor National
STD Awareness Month in April. STD's
are at epidemic levels, while public
knowledge is quite low. The latest esti-
didn't ha"_'.e an STD, but one out of
three did not discuss STDs with their
partner. Only half said their partner was
'
tested.
"Despite the fact that STDs are
extremely widespread and have severe
consequences," James R. Allen, presi-
dent and CEO of ASHA said, "it is
troubling that there is such a large por-
tion of people who still feel invinci-
ble."
The ASHA data showed that two-
thirds of adolescents think they are
being tested for STDs on regular health
visits, but such testing is not routine.
Some STDs may not show up on a pap
smear. P~ple are often hesitant to talk
mates of ASHA
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to their health care
include that one in
five
people in the
U.S. has an STD
and two thirds of
Condoms are typically effective
in reducing the risk of STDs but
not guaranteed prevention.
providers
.
Less
than half of those
surveyed talked to
their doctors about
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all STDs occur in
people age 25 or younger.
ASHA's report is called
"State
of the
Nation 2005: Challenges
Facing
STD
Prevention
in
Youth." Their findings
show that for effective STD prevention,
health care for adolescents, compli-
ance, testing and counseling need to be
combined
educational programs in
schools.
One of the most disturbing findings
of a study done by ASHA revealed that
people are not
communicating
about
STDs,
thus
putting
themselves
unknowingly at risk for contracting and
spreading diseases
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A 2004 survey
revealed that 93 percent of people
believe their current or recent partner
STD s.
"For years we have known that per-
ceived stigma has been a barrier to dis-
cussion of STDs, and this survey shows
that people simply don't believe they
are at risk," said Dr. Allen.
STDs are spreading at a rate of 15
million new cases each year. An esti-
mated 45 million Americans have gen-
ital herpes
,
and over five million
Americans acquire genital warts each
year. Sexually active people are at risk.
Shockingly, many STDs have no
symptoms or are too minor to see.
Relying on symptoms to appear before
getting tested puts one's heath at risk
and increases the possibility of passing
on the STD to an unknowing partner.
The only way to know if an STD is
present is to get tested. The ASHA
reports that less than half of adults ages
18 to 44 have ever been tested for an
STD other than HIV.
,
One is not immune to an STD once
they had it, even after treatment. They
can get infected again. Genital herpes is
a lifelong disease that can be passed to
a partner even through using a condom
and when no symptoms are present.
If
symptoms for an STD are present,
abstain from sexual relations get tested
immediately for the most precise diag-
nosis.
Condoms are typically effective in
reducing the risk of STDs but not guar-
anteed prevention. Some STDs are
transmitted through the touching of
skin. STD's such as HPV are not
testable without symptoms. Genital
herpes can also reveal a negative blood
test if the body has not yet built up anti-
bodies against it. The test for herpes
requires a different blood test than the
one for chlamydia, gonorrhea and
syphilis.
STDs are preventable through absti-
nence, using condoms consistently and
getting tested before sex
.
Most STDs
can be curable or controlled to prevent
difficulties.
One can get a free and confidential
STD test at the Dutcbess County
Department of Health in Poughkeepsie
.
Hours for STD testing are Tue 3:00-
5:00 and 4
:3
0-6:30. For further infor-
mation on STDs, visit the Dutchess
County Department of Health online or
the ASHA website
,
www.ashatd.org.
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' ' This
identification
of charac-
ter to reader is what makes
Greer's stories so compulsive-
.
ly readable and intense.
, ,
- Sarah Gunner
THURSDAY, APRIL
7, 2005
www.marlstcircle.com
Heartbreaking and thought-provoking,
Greer's collection deserves recognition
HOW
By
SARAH GUNNER
Staff Writer
reader a glimpse into the fate of the four written and thoughtful,
they are
boys, a technique used often in both his lacking in the impact Greer's
sto-
stories and novels.
ries usually have on the reader.
Andrew Sean Greer is best known for
"Lost Causes," the third story, is about a They do not take
away
from the
his most recent novel,
"The
Confessions man who was beautiful for only four collection, but seem
to function
as
of Max Tivoli," which was featured as a months out of his entire life. At every moving the book forward
towards
Today Show Book Club book several other point in his life he was an average better and more intense
stories.
months ago. His 2000 book of short sto-
looking man, save for the time he spent in
"Four
Bites" follows the life of
ries, "How
It Was For Me," is a collection Portugal with a very distinct cast of sup-
a man as he matures
from
child-
that is both heartbreaking and
hood
to adulthood
through
thought-provoking, and deserves
Greer i•s a master of taking small, usually mun-
four
s~parate
meals in his
the acclaim.that "Max Tivoli" has
dane moments of people's lives, like attending
life during which he could
garnered.
not eat-no matter how
"How
It
Was For Me" begins
a soccer game or going out to eat, and con-
much he tried to force him-
with "Cannibal Kings," a semi-
trasting these events with the inescapabllity of
self.
"The
Future of the
autobiographical account of a
time and what the future holds.
Flynns"
is
the
story
of a
young man named Davis
in
need of
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
family during one night
in
a job in San Franci&co. Despera~ for porting characters.
which they wish to go out to
eat
at
cash, he asks a friend if he can help her
•~Life is Over There" is named after a an Italian Restaurant.
Greer
also
squire Vietnamese boys around to various line in an Emily Dickinson poem and incorporates
jumps
into the future
private schools on their interviews. She switches constantly between the present, a
lives of each member of the
fami-
agrees, and he is given the boy Trung. The children's soccer game, and the. future
ly, contrasting a
simpie family
story follows the two on their trip to sev-
lives and tragedies of the families watch-
dinner with the
complexity
of
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era! different schools, closely examining
ing. "Blame
it On My Youth," perhaps my what is to come.
the issue of truth through the actions of favorite out of all the stories, follows
The last story,
"Come
L.ive With
both characters.
"Life Is Over There," examining tJie rela-
Me and Be My Love," has Greer
The title story, "How It Was For Me," tionship between a gay man and a straight
returning
to
a familiar
subject--
comes next. The story is a tightly woven woman as they become close friends and the relationship and
ensuing
mar-
Greer's short
story
collection, ·How It
Was For
Mew
(cover
art shown above) includes 11 short stories, all
of which work together
to
portray
Greer's
unique and
thought-provoking writing style.
piece about four boys and their plans to
then lovers.
riage of a g,y man to a
lesbian
woman to
destroy their piano teachers whom they
The next three
stories,
"Titipu," "The enable them to live their
lives
in privacy,
believe to be witches. Greer subtly moves Art of Eating," and ''The Walker" are
escaping
the
scrutiny
of others.
It
is
a
from the present to the future, giving the unremarkable.
Though they are well-
wonderful story
told as a flashback from
the
gay man on
his fortieth birthday.
SEE GREER, PAGE9
The Postal Service goes gold, a sure sign that they
should
not
"Give
Up"
By
JAMES
Q.
SHEEHAN
Staff Writer
The Postal Service
is
not the
on(y
artist on Sub Pop with high
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album sales. In late March, both
Independent musi ' we know Si!ifJ alb
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it may be takin~ ne
shape.
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Wor!J"
an
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utes too Narrow"
February of 2005, The Postal sold 300,000 copies each. Iron
Service, a side project of Death & Wine's album "Our Endless
Cab for Cu.tie's front man Ben Numbered Days" reached the
Gibbard, had thei:i; first LP certi-
100,000
copies
mark in late
tied gold by the RIAA, an honor March as well. These numbers
given to an. artist when their are not typical for artists.not on a
album sdls 500,000 copies.
major label. The Sub Pop web-.
While
many
site explains in
artists
hav~
I
hope these artists remain with
a jovial but
been c.ertified
a label such as Sub Pop and not
accurate man-
gold, it is rare
accept offers from others who
ner that there
that an artist
are about 20
wlll try to mold them into what
should achieve
people work-
such
high
wlll produce the most profits.
ing for their
standing with-
label;
one
out heavy commercial air play.
laughs at this notion until
the
The only other album to ever go realization of its significance sets
go1¢ on Sub Pop records was
in.
Nirvana's
"Bleach,"
happeding
I first learned that this was
only after the band had received more than a few lucky bands·
commercial success with their when I tried to buy tickets to see
mainstream
"N~vermind."
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favorite
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nights
in
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that I
will
not be at the
show,
I
am happy
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for the Shins that
they have reached a point where
their music deserves
to be.
One can
speculate why
this
phenomenon is occurring.
I
believe it
is
because lyrically
and
musically
the
music being
released
by these
artists, while
unique,
is still very
palatable.
The
Postal
Service's "Give Up"
makes
use
of interesting elec-
tronic beats, the Shins
have a
pop
sensibility
on par
with that
of the
Beatles, and
Iron
&
Wine incor-
porate hints of
country,
folk and
blues
into
a unique blend
of
acoustic rock.
I
would
also like
to think that
this
success
is a
result
of these artists' ability
to
do something popular
music has
failed to do for quite some
time -
write
and record honest songs.
Another explanation
for the
success of
these groups
may
be
their
recent
exposure
in
Hollywood.
Both
the
Shins and
SEE POSTAL
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PAGE9
PAGE 6.
Spring
fihn show
that
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is in
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a three
parl
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based
on
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set in his fic-
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THURSDAY,
APRIL 7,
2005
www.maristcircle.com
Polanco and Merlino carry Red
Foxes in sweep over Bulldogs
By BRIAN HODGE
Staff
Writer
ble, juniors Bridget Hurlman
and Katie
·Eskin
each recorded
.
singles
to put Marist ahead 3-0,
The season of
spring
tepre-
ending the day for the Yale
sents a time for Gleaning.
starter,
Hunt.
This past Sunday, the Marist
McHugh would add another
softball team did some cleaning hit iJ the second game, stretch-
of their own, breaking out the ing her
season-high
hit streak
brooms and sweeping Yale in a to
13
games. The junior also
doubleheader.
scdred a pair or runs.
The Red Foxes cruised to a 5-
Ma.rist freshman Megan
1
victory in the first game of Rigos was stellar on the mound
the day. The team later returned in the first game. She pitched
to play just a few hours later seven
complete
innings, allow-
and
secured
a
3-1
win.
ing only four h,its, while also
Junior
Jasmery
Polanco striking out four. Rigos, now
opened up the scoring for six-fm;-eight on the year, also
Marist when she stroked a two-
came back for the second
out
single,
driving in fellow game, notching the save.
junior teammate Chrystine
Another Marist freshman
McHugh.
,
took the mound for the second
That was just the beginning game, and again, she failed to
for Polanco (J3ay Shore, NY). disappoint. Kristen Merlino
When the dust settled on the (Wappingers
Falls,
N.Y.)
diamond, the junior catcher had pitched 6 2/3 innings for the
enjoyed a five-for-seven day at Red Foxes, allowing only one
the plate, including three RBIs.
run on seven hits.
Laurissa Riley, a junior trans-
Following a run-scoring sin-
fer
from
Dutchess
C.C., gle by Polanco in the fifth,
knocked in her first career Marist held a slim 3-0 margin
home-run off of Yale pitcher heading into the bottom of the
Peggy
Hunt
in the third inning,
seventh.
opening the Marist lead to 2-0.
When Yale scored in the
It
would be a lead Marist inning and had two runners
would never relinquish.
aboard with only one out, head
After another McHugh dou-
coach Melissa Tucci went to
the bullpen. That was all she
wrote for the Bulldogs, as
Rigos came in to finish what
she started, a sweep of Yale.
Marist currently
holds
an
8-
12 overall record on the season,
and a
0-1
record in the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC). Their first and only
MAAC loss came to the Siena
Saints on Feb .
.
26,
where they
suffered a
6-0
defeat.
The Red Foxes will host the
Rider
Broncs in a doubleheader
this Saturday, beginning at
1
p.m.
Courtesy
of
GOREDFOXES.COM
Junior Jasmery Polanco batted
5-
for-7 while driving In three runs
for the Red Foxes as they
swept a
doubleheader on Sat.
Apr.
3.
Upcoming Schedule
Baseball: Saturday, Apr. 9
-
at Manhattan,
noon.
(Doubleheader)
Softball: Saturday, Apr. 9 - vs. Rider
,
noon
(Doubleheader)
PAGE7
Diener's hat trick
stops three-game skid
By
GABE
PERNA
.
Staff Writer
Playing a Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference
(MAAC)
opponent
for the first tim~ all
season
while
being on a three-
game losing
skid,
women's
lacrosse coach
Noelle Cebron
needed an impressive effort
from
her
squad
against
Fairfield
this past Saturday.
And that is exactly what
she
got.
The Red
Foxes
rolled over the
by freshman Jessica O'Brien.
The teams exchanged goals to
put the score at 5-3 right before
the half. However, Marist went
into the break with a three goal
advantage
after
senior
Christine Connell hammered
one into the back of the net,
being fed from Diener.
With the game fairly tight, the
Red Foxes would need Diener
to start finding the back of the
net frequently as she has done
all season. And the freshman
from Nanuet;
N.Y.,
out of
Stags
12-8
- - - - - - - - - - - - - Clarkstown
She [Diener] scored all four of
South High
,
on
the
strength
of
a four-goal
effort from
freshman
sensation
Lindsey
her goals In the second half,
s
c
h
O O
1
,
answered
and added an assist our draw
the call and
co
·
ntrols and groundballs on
led the Red
the entire day.
Foxes to vie-
- - - - - - - - - - - - - tory.
She
Diener. The win
is
only
Marist's second of
the
season
and comes after
an
arduous
West Coast
trip,
where
they
dropped contests to
UC Davis,
St. Mary's, and Oregon.
Marist
jumped
to an early
3-
0 lead on
goals by sophomore
Joanna Maehr
and seniors
Francesca
DeLorenzo
and
Lauren
Serge.
Fairfield would pull
within
one goal, but Marist kept
the
lead, strengthening it
on
a
goal
scored
all four of her goals in
the
second
half, and added an
assist and four dra\1/ controls
.
and groundballs on the entire
day.
.
The Red Foxes, with a record
of
2-4 overall and
1-0
in the
MAAC, will battle conference
rival
Siena on the road on
Saturday, Apr. 9 at noon.
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THE
CIRCLE
•
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2005 •
PAGE 8
Van Hall scores three points and earns MAAC rookie afweek
By
DAVE
HOCHMAN
Staff Writer
The Marist men's
lacrosse team
dropped
its
second
consecutive
game away from home
this past
Monday, Apr. 4.
For the second game
in a row,
expected heavy rains
moved the
home contest
from
Leonidoff
Field over to Dietz Stadium
in
Kingston.
After losing
to Colgate
there
last week by a
score of 11-7, the
Red Foxes lost to Manhattan
11-
10.
This was an extremely close
contest that saw Marist come
back from a 4-0 deficit in the
first
few
minutes of the game.
Junior midfielder
Bill Duerr
was the one who put Marist on
the board to
start.
With
7:26
left
in the first quarter, he netted a
man-up
goal assisted by sopho-
more midfielder Mike McGuire
that got the Red Foxes rolling.
From then, Manhattan man-
aged to score another five first-
half goals, but Marist stayed with
them behind the leadership of
junior
miqfielder Tini
·
Iuculano
.
Iuculano scored three of the next
five goals the Foxes had in the
first half, closing their deficit to
goal on a break.away with just
four ticks left
in
that quarter.
After junior goalie Stephen
9-6
at
ha
l
f -
time.
Marist
came
out
m
the sec-
From there Manhattan managed to
score another five first-half goals, but
Marist stayed with them behind the
leadership of junior midfielder Tim
luculano.
Gravino
o n I
y
allowed
one goal
m
the
th
i rd
quarter,
Mari
st
ond half
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ -
really .ready to. play, especially
on defense. The third quarter saw
Iuculano achieve his fourth goal
of the game, and freshman Pat
Van Hall scored his first career
was only behind by
two,
10-8.
Unfortunately, the last frame
wasn't their best.
After Iuculano scored again for
fifth goal of the gapie early in the
fourth quarter, the Red Foxes
just failed to break through for
that game-tying goal.
The Jas_pers' Justin Otto scored
a goal with 3:38
to
go which
basically wrapped everything up.
Down
11-9,
Marist refused to
quit, as Van Hall scored his sec-
ond goal of the game with 3:01
to play.
From there on the Foxes strug-
gled again to score and ended up
losing after a solid effort.
The goalies were fairly
matched in this contest with
Gravino stopping six shots while
~'
·
Manhattan's Justin Henry
.
made
five saves.
The squad now has an overall
record of
1-4
with a
1-1
record in
the
Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference
(MAAC).
The team
also boasts the number three
goal-scorer in the conference
with Iuculano averaging three
tallies per game.
Marist will continue its MAAC
on the road when they oppose
Fairfield
University
on
Saturday,
Apr. 9 at 1 p.m
.
Three-run seventh inning rains on Red Foxes
MAAC
parade
Riders Moronese
·
throws complete game while only giving up two earned
·
By
ERIC ZEDALIS
Staff Writer
Marist fell to
5-12 overall and
3.
·
1
in the Metro
Atlantic
Athletic Conference
(MAAC)
with an 8-2
loss to visiting
Rider
on a
cold,
wet
Sunday
afternoon on Apr.
3.
Red
Fox starting
pitcher and
Albany
native, Scott
Chambers
(0-4), took the loss as he
strug-
gled with control
in the wet
conditions.
In his 3 1/3
innings of work,
he allowed
five
runs on
five
walks
and
two hit batsmen.
Marist then
used three of its
relievers to
pitch the rest of the
game
before it was
called after
eight
innings
because
of dark-
ness.
Freshman
Tom Close, sopho-
more Bobby Hastry
and junior
Kevin
Shurtleff allowed three
earned
runs in
relief in the final
4 2/3
innings.
Rider starting pitcher Jeff
Moronese allowed just six hits
and two earned runs in the win,
moving him to
'3 -1 on the year
.
Moronese went the distance,
striking
out
five while walking
four.
Poalise, the center fielder,
reached on a walk and moved
to second when Chambers
plunked in Broncs' right fielder
Tom I.:etizia.
Catcher Scott Knazek moved
both runners over with a sacri-
fice bunt, and then Poalise
scored on Rehm's RBI ground-
out to third.
Second basemen Jeff
Reynolds led the way offen-
sively for the Broncs with three
hits and
The
Ciccarone started all 19 games this
R
e
d
tww
runs
scored,
and third
basemen
J
o
h
n
Rehm
'
Foxes
season and boasts an on base per-
c 1 awed
centage of .359 and 1.000 stolen
back to
base percentage.
tie it in
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the bot-
knocked
tom
of
in three RBI's.
the second with scsme small
Red Foxes' sophomore left ball of its own.
fielder Thomas Ciccarone led
Senior Joe Sargent and
Marist with two hits.
Ciccarone reached on a walk
The Broncs galloped onto the
board in the first inning, forc-
ing the Foxes to surrender con-
secutive walks.
Rider leadoff batter Mike
after being hit by Moronese's
offering.
One batter later, center field-
er Kevin Grauer walked to load
the bases for junior shortstop
W h
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Andy Kiriakedes.
The Great Barrington, Mass.
native lifted a fly ball to center
field to score Sargent on the
sacrifice fly.
However, this would be the
clqsest Marist ever got, as the
Broncs
consistently found
ways to manufacture runs
throughout the rest of the game:
Rider
The Broncs would then tally
a run in each of the next two
innings to go up 5-1.
The fourth inning saw Rider
again capitalize on a
lead-off
walk, this time to infielder
Bryan Wagner. Rehm did
the
job yet again, with a sacrifice
fly to right field for his third
RBI of the game.
Rider
Junior shortstop Andy Kiriakedes has-
turned nine double plays, good for
second in the MAAC, while his field-
ing percentange is
.927.
executed
a
sacri-
fice fly in
the fifth
inning as
w
e
1 I
added
two runs
in
the
very next
frame on
two ~its,
a
walk
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and a wild pitch.
With one out, Knazek walked
and then advanced to second on
a wild pitch. Rehm then sin-
gled to left center scoring
Knazek. Later in that
inning,
Reynolds hit an RBI single to
left field, scoring Rehm and
upping the lead to 3-1.
when
Wagner drove Reynolds home
with a fly-out to center.
After a rain delay of just
under an hour, the Red Foxes
cut the deficit
to
three runs in
the bottom of the sixth when
designated hitter Justin Lepore
drove in senior first basemen
Kevin Buck, who reached on a
lead-off walk.
Despite Marist's
•
comeback
attempts, Rider was able to
blow the game open in the sev-
enth inning scoring three runs
on four hits.
The Broncs' Mccreedy led
off the inning with a double,
while Reynolds followed with
an RBI single. One batter later,
Wagner also singled and then
U'otted home
011 an RBI-single
by Poalise.
Letizia scored the final run of
the inning on a passed ball by
Marist catcher Bryan Towler.
The Red Foxes hit the road on
Saturday, Apr. 9 when they
oppose
MAAC
rival
Manhattan
,
in a doubleheader,
beginning at noon: Marist con-
cludes
their
s~ries against
Manhattan on Apr. 10 at noon
while finishing their road trip
against Albany on Tuesday,
Apr. 12 at 4 p.m.
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Earth Day
and Unity Day combined to celebrate diversity of all
kinds
should be more than enough
other things to do. SGA, SPC,
SEED and
theother things
to do.
SGA, SPC, SEED and the other
clubs have come up with a vari-
ety of fun activities.
Planned activities include face
painting, basketball bungee,
relay races and a game called toi-
let racing, a
variation
of go-cart-
ing, with the twist that your seat
is not a traditional car seat, but
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rather a toilet seat. There will be
prizes given out, and Shooter is
planning to hand out t-shirts.
If
some students aren't into rid-
ing around on a toilet seat, there
will be other more intellectual
activities. Marist's chess club
will be providing students with
an opportunity to play Human
Chess, complete with the swords.
Also there will be mock duels by
the Anime Society and the
Fencing Club which should give
some insight into the differences
between Japanese and Medieval
'styles
of swordsmanship.
Unity Day also will feature
great music, including a duet of
the winners of this year and last
year's Marist ldol
competition.
The bands Nine Pints Later and
Parker House and Theory will be
playing at two and four, thanks to
SPC.
Along with celebrating Unity,
this time will also be used to pro-
mote Marist Student's environ-
mental awareness. In addition to
planting a tree on campus, SEED
will be on site presenting facts
about the earth and encouraging
environmental
awareness
through recycling. They will pro-
vide students
with pots and seeds
to plant.
Hittenmark noted that SEED
and SGA will also be unveiling a
new program known as
"Lug
a
Mug."
"This program," Hittenmark
said,
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the environment
by supplying students with non-
disposable mugs. Rather than
throwing Styrofoam after every
cup of coffee, the students will
be able to use these mugs. A real
incentive for students also comes
in the fact that they will get a ten
cent deduction on any drinks
purchased on
campus when
they
are using these mugs."
Unity Day looks to be a great
time to lay aside the stress of
ending
the
semester and just
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