YOUIME IMl, ISSUE
10
FOUNDED IN
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Hunger Walk/Run kicks off month of awareness
Event is first
o
f many organiz
e
d by
C
a
m
pus Ministry to aid less fortu
na
te, ove
r
$1,
0
00 raised
By
J
AM
ES
Q
.
S
HEEHAN
Staff Writer
Campus
Ministry
kicked off its
annual
Hunger
Month
on
Wednesday, Nov.
2
in the
Champagnat breezeway with the
Hunger Walk/Run.
The event
serves as a fundraiser to fight
world hunger. The event started
up at
12: LS
and encompassed a
one-mile course commonly
known as the
"campus
loop".
According to those in atten-
dance,
the
weather, despite the
wind was spectacular for such an
event. The runners were the first
group to
go,
finishing up around
eight minutes later,
After the
runners began the wa
l
kers got
moving.
This was an event
which branched out aod totally
involved the Marist community.
Many clubs and organizations on
said. ..It
was a huge success ...
Ma
tt
hew DeVita, a junior
member of Campus
Ministry, felt
the
same.
carnpuspartic-
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_
"The Hunger
'The high winds aside, we
Walk
is
one of
cou
l
dn't have asked for bet-
the few events
ipated., walk-
ing together.
Brian Loew,
a member of
ter weather for ou
r
event
.
on
campus
I
t
that
gets
a lot
of
the s
t
udent
body working
the
Campus
was a huge success
.'
Mio is try
Advisory
Board, said
he
-
Br
lanloew
together,"
Ca
m
pus Ministry
Ad
vis
o
ry
Boa
rd
DeVita said.
was
really
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_
"A
l
ot
of
pleased to
see
such a great turnout from the ath-
letic teams
and
clubs.
"The high winds aside, we
couldn't have asked for better
sports
teams
and
clubs
really utilize their ded-
icated members and help oqt
with
a
great cause."
Some students who were
not
weather for our event,"
Loew
able to walk due
to other com-
mitrnents still took the time and
resources to donate money. The
total amount raised has yet
to
l>e
tabulated because students were
success," Connelly said. "lt was
a little
too
cold
and windy out-
side
for my taste,
but it
didn't
seem to effect the turnout or
permitted
to
-
- -
-
-
- - - - -
amount
of
money raised,
so
I \Vas
pretty
h
appy
with
it."
donate using
Marist Money.
However the
cash
donations
exceeded
$1,000.
Another
'
A lot of
s
ports teams and
clubs really uUllze the
i
r dedi-
cated members and help out
with
a great
cause
.'
The HWlger
Walk was just
-
M
atthew OeVlta
the first of
member of
the
Juni
o
r
many events
C
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-
- - that Campus
Ministry
Advisory
Board,
Ministry
will be holding for its
Marissa <::onnelly, spoke highly
Hunger Month.
of the level of participation by
One such event, said Loew,
the at
hl
etic teams.
will involve a campaign to get
"The sports teams really pulled
people to donate at
least a dollar
together to
make this
event
a
true
to the cause.
"We have the Buck Hunger
tables, where
we
ask for every-
one to donate at least one dollar,"
be said.
The
tables
will
be
set
up
.. this Thursday and Friday at
seven locations all over cam-
pus."
Also
in the works
is
the Hunger
Banq
u
et, ..
a great
event to help
make peop
l
e
aware
of the
state
of
hunger
Ul first. seco
n
d and third
world countries,"
added
Loew.
The
All-Campus
food
Drive
also lasts all month, during
which .. stude
n
ts can take non-
perishable foods that they are
williqg to donate and give them
to their resident assistants, or
they can bring them to the Byrne
House," said Loew.
Options reviewed
for renovations
By
TODD BIVONA
Circle Contributor
By now, many know the Fulton
Street
houtin~
ns
the latest
insta
ll
ment in the improvements
and expansion of the campus.
The scenic bridge coMec
t
s
the
eastcm
part of
the school
to
Route
9,
and the tennis courts are
underway and
set
to
be finished
for the spring. Following that
project, what's next for Marist?
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been in the works to see what
other facilities are necessary for
the growing college community.
The Board of Trustees, the
Physical Plant Office, and the
New York City architecturn
l
finn
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill are
trying to detennine what the next
step is in expanding the college
community. Whether the school
is in
need of a
n
other academic
building, more resident halls,
more parlcing, or another student
center, many of these ideas and
more are under advisement.
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"We are pleased with the work
of the architectural team from
Skidmore
Ownings
and Merrill that is developing the
campus master plan," Executive
Vice President Roy Merroli said.
"Their work sets out nine gener
-
al strategies to
guide the overall
development of the campus for
the next decade.
They have also
helped us develop a more specif-
ic five year campus deve
l
opment
plan designed to enhance aca-
demic, student service and gen-
eral support space campus-
wide."
The trustee member's thoughts
and views are
not the only voic-
es in these plans. The Stude
n
t
Government
Association's
Student Body President, Ken
Juras, submitted the
"Student
Government
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Associatio
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's
Repo
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on the Five Year Master
Plan:
2006
-
2011" on Friday, to
the
board of trustees.
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introduction to this docu-
FEATURES
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LEGACY OF ROOSEVELT LIVES ON
THROUGH FOUR FREEDOMS MEDAL
Louis Ortiz reports on the award that recog
n
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women for their achieve
m
ents In freedom of speech.
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ment reads: "fhe purpose of this
report is to provide the Trustees
and Administration of Marist
College with
an
overview of stu-
di:nt
pcrspecti\'C'lt on
lhi: Moster
Plan. We understand that what
we
have seen is tentntive and
subject to change. However, we
also feel that because the Master
Plan is subject to change, that
this is the most appropriate time
to present the views and con-
cerns of the students before any
final decisions are made."
.. The Board of Trustees was
very pleased to hear what the
students had to say,., Juras said.
..They
thought the repon was
very well-researched and they
felt
that the findings were rea-
sonable considerations, which
they will look into."
The po~ibilities are endless.
Of cow-se,
aJI ideas are thor-
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l
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from many different angles as to
its impact to the local communi-
ty, the campus. financia
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well as
other
issues that could
spark from expanding
the
col-
lege.
"The trustees have been
reviewing the plan for the past
six months," Chief
Public
Affairs Officer Tim Massie said.
.. What
is undertake
n
will depend
upon the
fi
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the college,
the
approval of town
officials, and
the
needs of
stu-
dents, facu
l
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Some, especially those living
in the Residence
Inn,
Marriot,
may strongly argue
for
the build-
ing of more housing develop-
ments
in order to accommodate
the influx of students as
first year
students or transfers. Based on
the
Student
Government's
response, they addresse
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issue as well as the need for an
academic b
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10,
2005
www.maristclrcle.com
·
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Security Briefs:
Frontrunner Sabella to face darkhorse Sharp in finals
N
guys are cool and all. But only
one? A blind man with no arms
could find more drunk kids
than
that
in
Champagnal.
they put
bacon
on
my
cheese•
burger
last
night and
didn't burn
the
bun.
So I was
happy, and
that's
the most important thing
.
that didn
1
t
happen
you just dee id-
aged.
ed to
just
go nuts? Come on
Caitlyn Sharp: People who make
guys. Gregory is a beautiful and the toilets overflow in bathrooms
wonderful place. Enjoy it. No,
are just foul. Those
people
wait. .
.I'm
thinking
of Lower should stick to
public
restrooms,
Supposedly the backbone of
the Circle for the last few years
(at least in tenns of clicks on
www.maristcircle.com),
the
Campus Security Briefs Contest
has received a shockingly ane-
mic response. Despite being the
main stimulus of campus media-
related discussion, as well as a
trophy decoration for many
freshman donn
doors
,
only a
half-dozen aspiring writers and
about
60
total voters have chosen
to
by
to improve the page.
Caitlyn Sharp; That
,
intox:icated
11/4
12:20
A.M.
West Cedar
housing.
In
that i.e. gas stations.
.......
hll•EVIIII
student was
later
found
in
the
A student
turned
another stu-
case.
BREAK IT
DOWN
elevator, naked.
dent
.
over after
having
a bottle
BOYS!!!
11/68:20A.M.Riverview
thrown
at
their
car while driving.
Security officers found a main-
Wednesday, November 9
SPC Concert: Raining Jane
Cabaret, 9 PM
11/2 12:20 A.M.
-
2 A.M.
Donnelly Hall
Brian Sabella: Remind
me not
11/2 2:00 A.M. Donnelly Hall
tenance
truck with
a broken
win-
to rob any banks with
that
guy.
·
Two students staggered into dow.
He sings
like
a canary.
Donnelly
and were interviewed
'
I wouldn't take
umbrage
at this
if
the Briefs were the subject of
undying adulation and respect
from
the
campus community.
Instead, it is regarded as the
exact opposite. We tried to give
the campus what
it
wanted, a
voice and a vote,
but
I guess it's
more enjoyable (and easier) to
not
get
involved
and complain
later. Apply this trend nation-
wide, anct maybe this
is
why
George
W.
Bush and John Kerry
were our two choices for presi-
Pent.
Proud to be a Marist
stude
nt
,
where at
lea
st
I
know I'm free.
This, is the third and final
round.
Send in your votes with
your MA.RIST e-mail account to
briefscontest@gmail.com
by
Sunday at midnight.
Brian Sabella:
In
the span of an
hour
and a
half,
four intox:icated
students were found
in
this vicin-
ity.
Three
of which were
in
Donnelly
itself.
I'm
starting
·to
wonder if there
are
some crazy
parties going on in
the
scien
ce
department that we don't know
about. And
ifl
1
m
right, can any-
body get me
invited
?
11/3 10:50 P.M.
Leo
An unauthorized guest got
caught with a phony pass by
security.
Brian Sabella: As security
looked
at the pass and saw the name
"Gladys Knight" on it, then
looked
at the guest and saw that
they were clearly
not
one of the
Pips, the jig was
up.
Poor guy.
Next
time
try
Buddy Holly
.
11/3 12:10
A.M. Cabaret
Two chicken wraps, a soda, a
11/4
2:08 A.M. Gartland
Brian Sabella: You've
heard
of
the steel cage
death match
?
Well
new
this week
to
Poughkeepsie
is "The
Taxi
Cab of Doom
Match." A
brawl that
erupted
inside one of those
fine
vehicles
spilled out
into
Gartland and was
broken
up by
police. No arrests
were reported. Good thing that
song
bird
wasn't there.
He
would
have
turned
everybody in.
11/5 12:08 A.M. Gartland
18 Bud lites
were confiscated
from
some students.
Brian Sabella: Here's my
prob•
!em
with
this.
6
people
in
a
Gartland
house. 18 beers. That's
3
apiece~
That
party
is
awful
Here's a
new
slogan for all
Marist
people:
Kegs or Bust.
11/1 10:50
P.M.
Champagoat
water and a large bag of fruit and
,.
l+-oan&
&&--Budweiser
.
were
m&t-
miA,.
..
was-i\QIOA-
fwm....the
.JI"
12·30 PM
confiscated from
9
students on
the
third
floor.
Caitlyn Sharp: Now this is all
well good,
freshman
at college
drinking
in
the dorms
and getting
caught. But what
I'm
curious to
know is where they found this
elusive
21
pack.
I
mean, its right
between the
18er
and
the
24.
Absolutely perfect.
lJ/2
12:15
A.M.
Champagnat
An
intoxicated student was
found and allowed
to
go back to
hisfoom.
Brian Sabella: Geez, only one?
No offense Marist S(.."Curity, you
cabaret by three
stu
dents
.
Brian Sabella: Like·most crimes
,
there was sound reasoning
behind
it. As they
ran
away they
were heard shouting "That's for
not being able to use Marist
Money at Monster Taco!"
Caitlyn Sharp:
Too
bad
they
did-
n't think
to
get some cheetos.
Who wants fruit and
nut
mix:
when you're stoned?
11/3
7:39 AM
Jazzmans
Cafe
Brian Sabella: Those crazy
Sodexho people were at it again,
this time as a
fan
burnt out
in the
hip
Jazzmans
Cafe and caused a
fire
alarm. On a
lighter note,
Upper West Cedar
Brian Sabella:
Heres
one
I'll
never understand.
The bathroom
io
th, laundry
room was dam-
aged. Who gets so angry when
they're on
the
toilet
that
they feel
the
need to inflict damage upon
the
stall?
That
must
be
one pow-
erful bowel movement.
11/6
7
A.M.
Gregory
Security found
the
common
areas severely damaged.
Brian Sabella: The destruction is
long
and crazy. But
I
will
ask
one
question
of you crazy
Gregory kids. Were you all
try-
ing to
get
into Marian,
and when
Contest Voting Breakdown
25
20
15
10
5
0
Andrew Slafla
The
second round of the security bl1efs contest showed
markedly
higher voter
turnout.
lncludlna; a
vote
apiece
from Brian Sabella,
Celtlyn
Sharp and Andrew Slafta.
•trs
a tough Job, but someone has to do
It.•
said Slafta
as
he sent
his
e-mau
vote
and clicked
off
to
do
less narcissistic things, such as creating en Andrew Slefta fan
-
club group
on Facebook.
"Um,
I vote
for
Caltlyn Sharp,•
quipped
Celtlyn
Sharp before
running
off
to
Noah's
Pub for a photo
op,
presumably
to
show upperciassmen that she can relate
to
them. "Sadly, 5abella
Is
the
best
and he will win because of this
fact,•
said Sabella. This
unbrldled hubris
oould have negattve conse-
quences
for
him In the polls,
Just
ask Thomas
E.
Dewey. As
a popullst candidate, Sabella can only hope
that
the vote turnout
will
continue to
grow,
as a flaccid turnout
by
midnight on Sunday could prematurely end
hJs
thrust
for victory. Vote with
.
your Marlst
e-melt
account
at
briefscontestOgmall.com
by a
security guard before being Caitlyn
Sharp:
Clearly, some-
allowed back to their room.
body
busted a cap on the
mainte-
Caitlyn Sharp:
What
could they
possibly be
interviewed
about?
Did
security ask them "Did you
have an awesome time? Did you
drink awesome drinks?
Listen
to
awesome
music
and
just
take in
each others' awesomeness?"
11/3 I 0:50
P.M.
Leo
An
unauthorized
guest doc-
tored
a
pass · and was caught
attempting entry before
being
sent
home.
Caitlyn Sharp:
The que
st
ion is
why would
anyone
want
to
spend
the
night in
Leo? Maybe
it's
for
sex,
drugs and
rock and roll. But
I
don
't
know.
11/5 12:40
P.M.
Gartland
E-Block
nance truck.
No biggie.
It
hap-
pens.
11/6
7:00 A.M. Gregory
Officers on
rounds discov
ered
severe damage
in
common areas.
Ceiling tiles were pulled
down
,
overhead
lights
were ripped out,
and
fix:tures
were
turned
off the
bathroom wall.
Caitlyn Sharp: Clearly the
par-
ents of
those
students who
have
the time to
actually
pull
out ceil-
ing
tiles and
rip
off bathroom fix-
tures,
arc
literally
paying about
$35,000 for
their kids to
f-
around
.
11/6
7:00
A.M.
Housekeeping
supervisors
reported damage to
a
wooden
seat on
the
campus green.
A
fire
alarm was caused by
Caitlyn Sharp: Some kids wanted
...!ood.oo..a..i10lle..
.to
be
Wllte
.a
bonfire.like those
Caitlyn
Sharp:
Ummm ...
Burning
popcorn is not arson, so
chill.
11/1
10:50
P.M.
Champagnat
21
containers of Budweiser
were
confiscated
from a gather-
ing
of
nine
students.
Caitlyn
Sharp:
Wow
that's just
about
2
beers
a person! Too
bad
I
wasn't
invited to this
party!
I
am
a
lightweight
and all.
11/6 12:30
P.M.
Upper West Cedar
V
A
bathroom in the laundry
room
area was reported
dam-
snobby kids on Laguna Beach,
gosh. They used the wooden seat
for
firewood
and pretended
the
Hudson
River was
the
Pacific
Ocean. What? Like that's weird?
11/6 12:34 A.M.
Champagnat
An
intoxicated
student was sent
to
St. Francis.
Caitlyn
Sharp:
Then
he returned
to his dorm
,
he
was overheard
telling
anyone
that would
listen
that he
wasn't just
drunk
,
but was
"soooooo waaaasted
11 •
dude
,
that's not an original story. we all
were. You were just a big enough
idiot lo
have to pay to
get your
stomach
pumped
.
better
luck
next
time, my
friend.
Friday, November
11
Comedy: Late Night Players
cabaret, 9 PM
Sunday, November
13
"Avenue
Q"
Bus Trip Leaves
at
10
AM
Tuesday, November
15
Dennis Kyne
Depleted Uranium Weapon
usage
in
Iraq lecture
Henry Hudson Room, 7
p.m.
Tuesday, November
15
Survival Bingo
Cabaret,
9
PM
Thursday, November
17
-What's
Your
Excuse? Social
Dating with the Real
Life
Hitch"
David Wygant
PAR,
9
PM
Friday, November
18
and
19
"Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory"
PAR, 9 PM
December
2
Pete Correale
Cabaret.
9 PM
Disc/aimer:
The Stt1'rity Brleft
an
/,rt
ended
iu
satire and fully
protected
free spuch
under
the
First
Amendnrent of the Con1titu1ion.
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Annual seminar features Jewish theology scholar
By
JOS
EPH
F
I
ORE
Managing Editor
This
year
marks the 29th
anniversary of Marist College's
William
and Sadie Effron
Lecture in Jewish Studies.
Joshua Kotzin, assistant profes-
sor of English and coordinator of
the Jewish Studies program, has
been organizing the event for the
past three years.
"These
talks
are hosted annual-
ly
in Marist's Nelly Galetti
Theatre," Kotzin explained, "and
some of the more recent speakers
From Page One
have been James E. Young, Galetti Theatre. Professor Ellen
Susannah
Hescbel,
Joseph M. Umansky will deliver a lee•
Telushkin,
and
Arthur rure titled: From Christian
Hertzberg."
Science to Jewish Science:
Dr. Kotzin also spoke of the Spiritual Healing and American
history of the lecture.
Jews.
"Through
generous support
"Umanksy
is professor of
from the Effron family here in Judaic
Studies at Fairfield
Poughkeepsie, it was established University," Kotzin said. "She
in
1976,"
Kotz in said. "The lee-
has written numerous books and
ture
is
intended
to raise aware-
articles on and is a
leading schol-
ness of Jewish history, culture,
ar of Jewish theology, women
and current affairs at Marist and and Judaism, and modem Jewish
in the community."
history and thought."
This year's lecture
will be on
Thursday's lecture will focus
Nov.
IO at 7:00 p.m. in Nelly on the same topic as Professor
Umanksy's latest book, which
"exp
l
ores the Jewish Science
movemen
t
and its cultural and
historica
l
significance." Dr.
Kotzin said "In the early
20th
century, tens of tho
u
sands of
American Jews were attracted to
Christian Science and
its
prom-
ise of happiness and health.
Jewish Science was
an
attempt to
counter this influence through
the offer of spiritua
l
healing
within a specifically Jewish con-
text."
According to Dr. Kotzin the
lecture will
run
t
hrough a similar
vein and attempt
to "uncove
r
this
important chapter
in the history
of American Judaism."
Jim Wiederhold, a junior who
has attended
t
he previous two
lectures said that he had
found
reaped great rewards from going
to the events.
"The
lectures were
great expe-
riences because they s
h
owed a
deeper
realm to Jewish Studies
than
what you get in a history
c
l
assroom," be said.
"The
speak
-
ers were people who had dedica
t
-
ed their whole life
to
studying
this, and it showed during the
talki
.
"
Junior Sarah Gunner said that
she hoped the lecture wou
l
d
broaden stu
d
ents' percept
i
on of
other religions in re
l
ation to each
other.
"Now, more
than
ever, we need
people
to
talk about the common
threads that bind
d
iffering reli-
gious groups," she said. "Alec-
ture
like
this can be a real start-
ing
point for a dia
l
ogue
on
the
hi
story and s
i
milarit
i
es of re
l
i-
gion."
Students debate next addition to campus
favorable to building a new
academic building
in either the
Lowell Thomas
vicinity
or the
Beck Lot vicinity."
"The presentation last
Friday
to
the Board members was about
the
4th
or
5th
one that the Board has seen,"
Dean of
Student
Affairs Deborah
DiCaprio said.
"It
was pretty
much the
final
sign
-
off
version."
DiCaprio indicated that the
Master P
l
anning Group
is giving
heard from
faculty, staff,
and
students.
Now, prioritizing the
plans is in the hands of
"the
college constituents
and the
board,"
DiCaprio
said.
"Obvious
l
y
money
is
the
biggest issue for
us
and the ele-
ments of the Plan
will
be put in
place
·as
money is raised."
"First
thing
I
said is that it
would
be great to have a new
footba
ll
field,"
sophomore
Devon O'Nalty said.
"But
then
I
started to think a long the lines of
alumni.
So it was brought to the
SGA Stude
n
t Athletic Board and
ideas thrown aro
un
d thus far,
the idea of bringing a bar/grill
from a new academic b
u
il
d
ing,
back to campus was thrown
the extension of the Dyson
around;ther
'
We need to remembe
r
that the
::::r• •:.:
s
t u d e n t s
Hudson River Is a great scenic
even the idea
in
t
erviewed
asset
,
so our visua
l
focus
of having a
agreed th"'
should
be
on the river and the
bar/grill back
more
resi-
dence halls
mountains.
'
on campus.
"Safe,
reli-
to
prevent
_
Ke
n J
ura
s able,
and
this
years
on
-
campus is
pr
O
b
1
em
S
tu
d
e
n
t
Bod
y
Pr
esi
den
t something
"h°"'\d
\:,c
th,
n1-Dnbcr one. PTiori-
thot pllTent,
look for,"' O'Nalty-
ty.
Others
were intrigued
at the
said.
"Not only
will
it
be on the
east side of campus and campus
supervised, but it would be
Marist students who could go,
on
l
y!"
As
Juras mentioned in the
introduct
i
on to the Student
Government's report, there is a
ways to go about solidifying a
decision as to what is next to
be
builtatMarist.
"We need more academic
space," Massie said.
"Down
the
line, we may need more
student
hou~ing
. .
we
need
mor-e
parking ... we need to keep the
campus attractive
with
the
right
mix of bui
l
dings and open space
..
we need to remember that the
H
u
dson River is a great scenic
asset, so our visual focus shou
l
d
be on the river and the moun-
tains."
Students are encouraged to log
on
to
http://clubs.marist.edu/sga/
to see the entire documen
t
that
Student Body President Juras
submitted to the Boar
d
of
T
rustees, in response
t
o what you
the
students want
to
see-
on your
campus.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2005
www.maristclrcle.com
Let the
voices
of the Marist
community be heard.
PAGE4
Analysis of recent political events and why conservatism is still strong
By
JAMES MARCONI
Staff Writer
The events of the past weeks
are a very clear indication of the
vivacity and power of a political
trend and movement - conser-
vatism. I've heard so much in
the
news
lately
about bow much
trouble the
Republican
Party
(which
is
the political outlet for
conservatism
in Washington) is
in,
how
it
and conservatism are
fracturing in light of the so-
called scandals plaguing the
Bush
White
House.
Quite
frankly,
I
am sick and tired of the
deluded
misimpressions and
misinterpretations
on the part of
critics who have
drawn this con-
clusion.
Let's start
with
the unusual
story of Harriet Miers, former
Supreme Court nominee. Now,
from the outset, Miers came
under
attack - not so much from
Democrats,
but
from
Republicans,
members of
the
president's
own party!
Even
more,
many members of the real
driving
force and proponents of
conservatism, that is, the ordi-
nary
citizen, objected just as
strenuously to the nomination.
Unsurprisingly, this divide in
opinion
between President
Bush
and many members of
the
Republican
Party
prompted
some
to
draw the erroneous (not
to
mention ridiculous) conclu-
sion that the Miers nomination
signaled the death
toll
for the
party and for conservatism as a
dominant force in this country.
Well,
sony
to disappoint, but
that most certainly did
not
(and
won't)
happen.
Because of
the
healthy debate and criticism
among conservatives, Miers
withdrew from consideration for
nomination to the Supreme
Court. Rather than a display of
weakness,
I
rather
think
that this
shows the strength and
intelli-
gence on the part of conserva-
tives.
It
shows that we will not
blindly follow and accept the
decisions of the government, and
have the will and intellect to ana-
lyze events and come to our own
conclusions about them. And, as
the Miers withdrawal
proved,
we
have the power to affect the
workings of our government
based on those conclusions.
The result of the so-called
schism in conservatism? Today,
we are rallying behind President
Bush and his new nominee to the
court, Judge Samuel Alito, a man
who by virtue of his extensive
experience with Constitutional
law and issues is supremely qual-
ified to serve as an associate jus-
tice of the Supreme Court.
Conservatives like me
are
happy,
and we
are
on the march -
ready,
willing, and able to show our
support.
Democrats, on the other hand,
are in an absolute panic. Just
read this next quote by Senator
Harry
Reid, the Senate's minori-
ty
leader.
"Conservative
activists forced Miers to with-
draw from consideration for this
same Supreme Court because
she was not radical enough for
them. Now the Senate needs to
find out if the man chosen to
replace her is too radical for the
American people. I am disap-
pointed in this choice for several
reasons. First, unlike the previ-
ous nominations, this one was
not the result of consultations
with
Senate
Democrats."
(www.cnn.com)
I
am, to put
it
bluntly, offended
and disgusted by this statement.
First off all,
'conservative
activists' didn't do anything.
The conservatives he refers to
(and that includes those in the
Senate) are not the 'exlreme right
wing,'
are
not 'radicals,' and are
not a minority. The conserva-
tives he refers to are the main-
stream of the movement and the
majority of the movement (and,
I
might add, the country).
For
Reid,
among
many
other
Democratic
senators,
to
denounce us as radical right wing
kooks is to demean a very signif-
icant and very large percentage
of the United States population.
And as for his disappointment
that Bush did not consult 'Senate
Democrats' when making bis
choice, well TOO DARN BAO.
Number one, the choice of
Federal court nominees is the
sole prerogative and responsibil-
ity of the president of the United
States, George W. Bush, and no
other. He does not have to con-
sult anyone when choosing nom-
inees. Now, that's not to say that
he shouldn't include others in the
nomination process. But those
that he includes are, naturally,
going to be those people who
share bis judicial views; that is to
say, Republicans in Congress
and the conservative public.
Why
Reid,
among
other
Democrats in Congress, thinks
that he is entitled to have a say in
the matter is beyond me. His
party is, and has been, the minor-
ity in Congress since 1994.
Democrats lost Congressional
elections, and as such, do not get
to decide anymore what the poli-
cy is for this country. America,
the last time
I
checked,
has
a
governmental system where
majority rules. Now, that doesn't
mean that the political minority
shouldn't get to have a say, and
shouldn't have a hand in shaping
the nation.
But, the losers of
elections DO NOT HA VE THE
RIGHT to dictate
to
the winners
how the system should operate.
It seems that Democrats just do
not understand this very simple
common sense law.
They
,
by
whatever twisted stretch of their
imaginations, seem to think that
they still run the show on Capitol
Hill and 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue. They seem to think that
the current state of affairs is a
temporary setback.
And any
event that seems to undennioe
the political status quo, as it
were, is okay in their books.
Just take the indictments of
Tom Delay and Scooter Libby,
for example. Both were attacked
as being part of the evil
Republican 'culture of corrup-
tion' that pervades the Congress
and the Bush administration. As
I've pointed out in previous
columns
,
there
are
serious and
gaping flaws in both indictments
that point to the innocence of
Delay and Libby. And even if
the indictments were as solid and
airtight as could be (and as I've
proven, they're anything but),
both Delay and Libby
,
by law,
would be innocent until proven
guilty
in a trial.
And yet, Democrats are still on
the attack, daring to slander peo-
ple not even charged wiih a
crime! Just listen to this. Joe
Wilson, husband of the "outed"
CIA employee Valerie Plame, in
an interview with Wolf Blitzer
said, "I think Karl Rove should
be fired.
I
think this idea that
you can, with impunity, calljour•
nalists and leak national security
infonnation is repugnant." Hold
on now, hold on just a minute.
Karl Rove has not, at least in this
reality, been indicted in the CIA
leak probe. This means that as
SEE CONSERVATISM,
PAGE 9
Budget bill proposal: Oil tycoons, take one giant step closer to destroying northern
Alaska
By
DANIEL BLACK
Staff Writer
As
nearly
all Americans are
already aware, the price of oil
has been steadily
rising
and
seems to show no signs of level-
ing off.
With the cold winter
months approaching, this is con-
strued by some as cause for panic
as they must now choose
between
wannth and wealth.
Our
culture's dependency on oil
is
a
threat to our comfort and,
because most Americans are very
reluctant
to
sacrifice that, the
U.S. government has taken an
alternative strategy to quell the
issue. They plan to reduce the
equilibrium price of oil by aug-
menting the supply to overcom-
pensate the growing demand.
One of the primary means of
increasing
this supply soon to be
proposed
before the sl;.'nate
involves drilling for pettoleum
resources that have remained
untouched
throughout history.
The crude oil has so far been
left
alone because it lies beneath a
national wildlife refuge in
Alaska.
This proposal bas been
described as "one of the most
sweeping environmental roll-
backs"
(Tony
Lallonardo,
N.E.T.W.) and in contrast to sim-
ilar proposals of the past, it is not
attached to an energy bill; it is
attached to a
budget
bill.
Although this may seem contra-
dictory to basic logic and
reason-
ing, to a powerful and conupt
politician or wealthy lobbyist, it
makes perfect sense.
Solely
because of its designation as a
budget bill, it will take
ten
more
environmentally-conscious sen-
ate votes to block
it
than it would
if it were an energy bill because
senators cannot filibuster it.
Clever.
This measure may appear
financially appealing, but if you
think
disposing of our nation's
ethical treatment of the environ-
ment is worth saving a buck,
tben you should know that
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you're not the one that is going
to save it.
Unless you are a
wealthy industrialist with some
powerful friends
in
Washinatoo
D.C., the economical benefits
from this heinous treatment of
the environment will not reach
you. Your price stays the same
despite your country's landscape
getting defiled.
If this bothers you, take com-
fort in kn'owing that very little
money will be earned/saved at
all. The economical benefits to
society will be minimal at best,
and will not be seen anytime
soon. Canadian Foreign Affairs
Minister
Pierre
Pettigrew
reminded U.S. officials that the
U.S. and Canada
had
pledged not
to endanger the Caribou herd in
1987; he points out that this bill
would do exactly that. He also
reinforces
the voices of environ-
mental activists in highlighting
the fact that "the minimal oil
resources in the Arctic Refuge
will not make a timely or signifi-
cant contribution to U.S. energy
supplies." The objective behind
the bill here is foggy, but it's
clearly not for the benefit of
Amfrica 's ptfiple as a whole.
It
alloO.-s'
(or
tlle
ij"1astati0n
df
s
fragile ecosystem and the placing
of national values on the back
burner, all in the pursuit of more
oil, the common thread of so
many other current controversial
issues.
It
seems that with each
passing session of Congress and
written on every piece of paper
that comes off Capitol Hill, the
cancer, that has assumed the
fonn of oil, has metastasized
thrmighout every vital organ of
this country's infrastructural
body and is reaching the point
whereas any hope of successful
treatment seems in doubt.
So let's get real. Common
sense depicts the lands of
Northern Alaska as merely limit-
less abysses of ice, with no pro-
ductive potential other than the
resources beneath them. What
does it matter if we exsanguinate
this region for its resources? In
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ble harm to the natural habitats
of 45 species, including caribou,
poLar bears, itctic fo,¢s, griflly
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1fthe
protection of exotic wildlife is
insufficient justification to leave
this territory alone, then it's defi-
nitely noteworthy that a 20,000
year-old indigenous culture will
be crushed.
Conlrary to the claims of those
who support drilling the
ANWR,
it is not in the interest of the local
populace to do so. Although pro•
ponents for the acquisition of the
oil claim to have the support of
those who live in proximity to
the Reservation, they report only
on the views of the lnupiat
Eskimos, 300 Americanized
Alaskan natives who welcome
the new jobs that will be provid-
ed along with economical growth
and prosperity. But they pay no
attention to th~
less-known
indigenous tribe of the Gwich'in
(people of the land). Living in
15 villages throughout Northeast
Alaska and the Northern Yukon
,
approximately 9,000 Gwich'in
people reside in the unforgivably
freei:~ng
.,_rqli~
conditions o""f tl)r
PiNP.lt.
they ~oln~nse
fut
northern-most Native-American
settlement in the entire continent,
perhaps the reason wby they are
the only remaining tribe to be
undisturbed by our Culture's pat-
tern of destructive consumption
at the expense of other peoples.
Because their livelihood is con-
tingent on the hannony they
share with the migratory patterns
of Porcupine River Caribou
,
a
harmony that has reached near-
perfection over numerous gener-
ations
,
the alterations to these
patterns that will result from the
drilling will put the fate of these
9
,
000 people in serious jeopardy.
The writers and beneficiaries of
this legislation care not 'for the
preservation of a humble and
established people
,
but rather
hold the prospect of thicker prof-
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Health
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2005
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Gonorrhea rates
.
af record low, syphilis and chlamydia on the rise
By LAUREN RICHMOND
Circ(e
Contributor
rash, sore
throat,
fever and swollen Chlamydia may cause no symptoms at
glands.
Left
untreated for many years, all.
Chlamydia can
be
treated with
syphilis can begin to affect the brain, antibiotics, but the antibiotics must be
Recently, federal health officials spinal cord, heart and other organs.
finished
and the person must abstain
announced that the rate of gonorrhea in
Chlamydia was also reported as being
from sex until the antibiotics are fin-
the United States
has fallen to
the
lowest on the rise, but health officials are ished.
number
ever recorded, but that rates of unsure whether this
reflects
a real rise in
Gonorrhea rates are slightly higher for
syphilis and chlamydia are on the rise.
nwnbers
or
bet-
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the third year in
Syphilis outbreaks are cyclical in
ter
detection
'Federal
heatth
offlclals announced
a
row
for
nature, accounting for the recent rise in
and documen-
women
than for
numbers of these cases. The rates of tatioo of cases.
th
at
the
rated
gonorrhea
In
the
United
men, particular-
syphilis have been reported as being on Men can now
States has
fallen
to
the
lowest
number
ly in the
I
5- to
the rise since
2000, increasing about 81
undergo a sim-
ever
recorded,
butthatralesdsyphllls
19-years
of age
percent from
2000 to 2005. Sixty-four pie urine analy-
and chlamydia
are on
the
rise.'
group.
Men's
percent of all cases of syphilis reported
sis to detect the
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
rates are seen to
were men who engaged in risky sexual disease, while
be highest in the
behavior with other males. This group it is becoming more and more common
20
to
24
age group. Rates also
seem
to
accounted for only
5
percent of syphilis
for women
to be screened at their year-
be
higher
in African American popula-
cases
in
1999.
ly gynecological exam for women who
tions than others, reports www.cdc.gov.
Syphilis is passed though direct con-
are sexually active.
Gonorrhea is contracted by sexual con-
tact during sexual intercourse, blood or
Chlamydia is p;issed on by having
tact or contact with the mouth or anus of
open wounds. The first warning signs unprotected sexual contact with some-
someone who is
infected.
Symptoms of
are sores on the genital areas, but the one who is
infected
with the
disease.
this disease for women include bleeding
sores don't hurt and go away
in
3 to 6 Symptoms of Chlamydia include dis-
when engaging in intercourse, burning
weeks, according
to
www.familydoc-
charge, pain during sexual intercourse,
sensation when urinating and discharge.
tor.erg.
If
left untreated, syph.ilis can lower abdominal pain
and
burning sen-
Men's symptoms
include
pus, painful or
enter the bloodstream and can cause 'sations when urinating.
However,
swollen testicles and burning when
uri-
nating.
Health officials
urge people
to
engage
in only safe sex and know the sexual
history of all partners and inquire as to
the sexual health of their previous part-
ners. These precautions will make one's
risk of cont{acting an STD much
lower
than if they had not been taken.
Anyone who wants more information
on these or other
sexually
transmitted
diseases should visit www.cdc.gov.
By
KATE
GIGLIO
Managing Editor
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Nutrition labels scheduled
to appear on McDonald's fare
By
ADAM GUARINO
Staff
Writer
McDonald's announced
last
Tuesday
that starting
in
2006 it
will print a nutritional
informa-
tion chart on
the
packaging of
most of its fast food
products
in
response to the nega-
Some
nutrition
experts ques-
tion whether adding nutrition
labels
will actually discourage
people from eating fast food.
In
a
report
from ABC News, Jean
Harvey-Berino, chair of the
Department of Nutriti'on
&
Food
Sciences at
the
University of
added ingredients that are used.
Hamburger
items topped with
mayonnaise, for example, might
have a
different
fat content when
different amounts of mayonnaise
are added by different cus-
tomers.
tive
attention the
com-
pany
has
been receiv-
ing.
Critics
have
accused the corpora-
tion
of contributing
'There Is llttle evidence that this Is an
effective strategy to change behavior
... labels don't appear to make much
of a difference.'
1n
a NBC News
report
,
Mary M.
Boggiano
of
the
University
of
Alabama
Birmingham's
Department of Nutrition
Sciences had some final
towards rising levels
of obesity and other
health problems.
It
was targeted by the
2003
documentary
"Supersize Me," which focused
on the
health
risks of an all fast-
food diet, and hit with a
lawsuit
blaming the company for the
obesity of teenage customers,
though that
suit was dismissed.
In
a report from
BBC
News,
McDonald's chief executive Jim
Skinner stated that printing
nutritional facts on the packag-
ing of
its
foods would
put
the
information directly
in
the bands
of the company's customers.
"We think this
the
absolutely
easiest way
to
communicate it,"
Skinner said. "We've given them
what they asked for and then
people
take
responsibility
about
whether they add it
up
or not."
The new
packaging
will use
bar charts and
icons to detail
five
basic nutritional
elements: calo-
ries, protein, fat, carbohydrates
and sodium. McDonald's plans
to roll out the new packaging
in
the
first half of 2006
in
restau-
rants
in
North America, Europe,
Asia and Latin America, and will
debut
the nutrition labels at
McDonald's
restaurants
·
at the
Olympic Winter Games
in Turin,
Italy,
in
February.
- Jean Harvey.Serino
words on the subject.
Department of Nutrition and Food
"Hopefully, McDonald's
at the University of Vermont
will make each of their
Vermont stated "There
is little
evidence that
this
is
an
effective
strategy to change behavior .
labels
don't appear to make
much of a difference."
Oihers pointed out that deter-
mining the nutritional content of
each serving at a fast food
restaurant might prove
difficult
in itself, considering all the
items equal
to
one serv-
ing.
If
they
don't, they're
hoping
people
will
remain
ignorant
about
doing
the
math
to account
for serving size."
Regardless
of
the success of the
new nutrition-
al information, McDonald's
has
made a clear effort to revitalize
its
image, with our health
mind.







































































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fford new
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cedD
opportunity fo
r social
interaction
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a
placefor
Mlllds
By
SARAH BRIGGS
S
taff Writer
Myspace.com and theface-
book.com are two of the most
pop
ul
ar websites
to
be
visited by
college students
today.
Both of
these sites are relatively new;
myspace was founded in 2003
and Facebook followed suit in
early 2004. Yet already these
sites have made a major impact
on not just co
ll
ege students, but
the American youth as a who
l
e.
It
was
myspace.com, though,
that would first catch the eyes of
many.
It
was the among the first
of its
kind,
allowing people to
use the Internet to communicate
through an interactive network
of photos~
weblogs,
user profiles,
e-mail, web forums,
groups,
and
other communication devices.
It
was these features that helped to
make myspace the phenomenon
that
it
is today.
What also helped to make the
site such
a
hit was that through
the site,
"you
can
meet people
from all over; people that
you
Grab Bag party promotes
s
o
me pre-holiday spirits
_, PATRICK
F. MAGUIRE
Staff Writer
I
have !.pent hours wondcnng
whal
it
is tha1 kel1)S us on"
ar<l,
nigh! aflcr nigh!. barreling
1mo
lhe twilight with lhc on~ we
tare
about. Tius p:LSt 1.\-CCk•
encrs catalyst
for con:.umption
came m tbe form of a --Grab
Bag Party
More liJ..c a ~mall
gathering or e, en
11
soiree.
the
event
is
held
for
those
scla:1
ind1vutuals
willing
lo im
est
in
some nsk I've participated in
the c\ cnt
once
before last
year·s
Grub 8.sg
resuhcd
ll1
actions ranging from kitchen•
utcn&ll discus off the back
porch
m
Upper Wcsl C~dar lo
someone
round bt;im::.. The
plea.-.urc
JI
sadnc~s
he,
in the
risk h) lhc
participant Dncrsity
i~
key to
forming
a successful (1rab
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seen
Items mn>Jinj:!
from O"Doul's
lo
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exact t::lmtcnts ol my fir
1b
Bag
c-xpcncm.::c nur r.:,m I
remember
most of It
I \\Ok~
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mommg
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bundle
of
Jean!o.
nex1
to
my
bed
to make
urc
I had
my cell
phone
and
,,nlkt.
In
my bac.:k
spending
'Sometimes, late at night,
you
lhc
night
can briefly glimpse Into the meas-
;u11ch~s~
ures of the current time, apart
County·• fro
m
the world, and see a blink of
r
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was a lit-
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or pape,
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tht·
followin!i!
conti.:nt
men
in
blue.
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its aplenJ1dJy
11bsunl
history. four
friends and I
decided to ho:-t Marist
·s s1.."C'
ond annual GrJb
Bag Salun..L:a)
night m the !itudy or an off
campus house
conveniently
located
a
short
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from
foxhole and R,:nnic!i.
Each
part1cipan1 ,s
required
to
pur-
chase six unique beers. si1c
and type are not hmitcd. tht..;r
JUSI
ha,.c
to
t>c
m OOnk
foml
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ed.
they are
dump...-<l 11110
a
cookrand
\:Q\Ch.'d
m
H:c.
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bts
back
rumed,
the participant
must
srab
the first bonle he
touches. Then he re\"eab his
fate for the nc:-tt fifteen mm-
utea to
the group. F\-Cl)'t>nc
does ttus once., and after
all
six
bottles arc
coJL'-Umed
the next
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seemed
rdc-
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at lhe
11me
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that
tune
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a
bottle
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into
the
light.
:-hould was1e
1t:-ell
on
us'> Its b1.-c;iu<;e we
c-mbroce
this moment
that
v.
hold onto
the r,,:cling,:
Jnd
the
uniqul.' pleasu1cs
of t'iem
) oung.
Somcttmes. la1e 01
night,
you
can
lmetly
glimp-.i.:
into the
measure~ of lhc- cur•
rent
time. apart
from the\\ orlt
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and sec
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blink
of the
tcmpor
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uouml
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with bloodshot
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said, "So
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f
ormation.
may not nonnally talk to," said
freshman
Julie
Lavin.
and even make new friends.
The features that myspace and
"They
allow everyone to
express
t
hemselves, post pic-
Facebook - - - - - -
- - -
-
- - -
provide
are often
w
h
a
t
draw
in
students
to
such
'They allo
w
ev
e
ry
one
-
to expre
s
s them
•
se
l
ves,
po
s
t
pi
ctures
,
and meet peo
-
ple they wo
uldn
'
t meet otherwi
s
e
.'
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nd
ie
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a
l
u
m
bo
tures, and
m e e
t
people
t
b e
y
wo
u
ldn't
meet oth-
erwise,"
sites.
But
F
res
hm
a
n
s a y s
what
is
freshman
best
about these
sites is
that they
Cindie Palumbo.
"I
know for
are
a
portal
into a new d
i
mension me, myspace allowed me to get
of allowing
people to be creative to know some
·
of my fellow
future Marist students before I
even met them, well before I got
onto Facebook.
It defi
n
itely
helped to make me feel more
r
e
l
axed, knowing that
I
would
know people and be able to
rec-
ognize some fami
l
iar faces come
move-in day."
In
the end, tho
u
gh, it seems that
Facebook is the more pop
ul
ar of
the two among college stude
n
ts.
"It's more secure," says fresh-
man
Melissa Amarianos, when
asked
why
she
pr
efer
r
ed
Facebook over myspace. There
is
also the fact that by requiring a
college e-mail address, it's very
clear that Facebook is more for
mature users, in comparison to
myspace, which allows people
often as young
as
fres
hm
en
in
high
schoo
l
to join.
No matte
r
which is more popu-
lar o
r
is vis
i
ted more frequently,
both seem to be sites whose pop-
ularity won't go away anytime
soon
.
Co
ll
ege s
tu
dents have the
abi
l
ity to express thems
el
ves and
meet new peo
pl
e in ways many
had never imagined possible.
Rat
eMyProfessor.com elicits mixed
reacti
ons from faculty, students
By
JOSEPH GENTILE
Circle Contributor
body identifiab
l
e by name in any cates that the professor might be
occupation may soon
be
subject too easy and shou
l
d be avoided.
to evaluation on the web by
anonymous
fans and detractors,"
said Kenneth Westhues, a sociol-
ogy professor at the University
of Water
l
oo.
Responding
to
a
frequently-
asked quest
i
on
(FAQ)
regarding
its purpose. the site's creators ask
users,
"Where
else can you find
out what others think of an
instructor?" It goes on to add,
"It
also gives you, the user, a place
Likewise, all comments should
be about teaching ability, or they
will
be deleted, and possibly the
rating as well. Still, that hasn't
j,f
PSQed
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ments
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as
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4
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need a pillow" and
"Teaches
well,
invi
t
es
questions, and then
insults you for 20 minutes." Just
for fun, the creators also added a
"Hotness"
quotient which regis-
ters as a chili pe
p
Pfn based upon
Forget about apples,
chili pep-
pe.rs are
1
wh~t
professors want
thts
upcommg
semester at
RateMyProfussors:-com, a com-
mercial
web
site
with about
four
million
ratings for
more than
600,000 educators.
Operating as
the onJine
infonnant for inquisi-
tive
college students
wanting the
lowdown on
their instructors.
its
message board format
enables
students,
as
the name
suggests,
to
rate
their professors. However,
for a few academics,
the allure of
"shopping"
for
your
professors
seems
a little too hot to handle.
to voice
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
the mun-
her
of
"hot" and
"not
hot"
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t
e
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•
w
i
t
h
Jn May
of
1999, John
Swapceinski, a software
engi-
y
o u r
opinion.
It
gives
you
a
p
l
ace to
make
a
4
i
ffer-
ence
in
your edu-
'
For better or for worse
,
anybody Iden
•
t
i
llable by name in any occupation
may soon be subject to evaluation on
the web by anonymous fans and
d
e
tracto
r
s
.'
"bot" at
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and
neer
from
Menlo
Park,
California,
founded
-Ken
n
eth
W
es
thue
s "not hot''
RateMyProressors.com (RMP).
Originally
launched
as
TeacherRatings.com, the
site
transitioned to its current incar-
nation during 2001 and
expand-
ed
its network to college
students
throughout the United
States and
Canada.
In
order to monilor the
several
million ratings flying
through
cyberspace,
the site
hires moderators at each
college,
usually a
student,
to update pro-
fessor listings and analyze each
individual post. Due to its wide-
spread
popularity, RMP bas
established several
sister
sites,
including RateMDs.com (a web
site
for
patients),
RateLawyer.t.com (a web site for
legal
clientele),
and
ClubRatingZ.com (a web site
grading local hot spots).
Pr
o
f
essor,
Un
lversoty
o
f
W
ate
rlo
o at
-1. A
cation."
-
- - -
- - - - - - - - -
Chi
l
i
"For
better
or
for worse, any-
And what a difference it has
made. Accessible for free by the
general public
,
students and pro-
fessors alike, categories are
based upon a five point rating
system,
with
"5"
being the best.
Judging the
"Overall
Qua
l
ity"
rati
n
g for
a
professor combines
the average of a teacher's
"Helpfulness"
and
"Clarity"
rat-
ings. Afterwards, a
"smiley
face"
(yellow for excellent, green for
mediocre, and blue fo
r
awful)
will appear next to the profes-
sor's
name, all of which are list-
ed alphabet
i
ca
ll
y. Yet the other
category,
"Easiness,"
isn't calcu-
lated when detennining the
''Overall
Qual
i
ty'' rating. The
creators
explain
that
an
"Easiness"
rating of "5"
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Attention
Students!!
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ney
Acce
pted
paper will only be displayed if
there's a positive number.
Even still, the web site advises
against legitimizing
·
its resu
l
ts.
"Remember -
we have no way of
knowing who is doing a rating
-
students, the teacher, other teach-
ers, parents, dogs,
cats, etc." ln
short, RMP's creators advocate
"that studen
t
s are the CUS-
TOMERS of professors" and
should be able to broadcas
t
their
opinions.
Of course, not all part
i
es
are
ent
hu
sias
t
ic about this con-
sumeris
m
in the classroo
m
. "[
oppose this anonymity, unless
it's a ballot box," said philoso-
phy Professor Bryce Kiernan
(4.3).
"T
h
ere's an assumption
that may be accurate and there's
nw.clnilplt&,a
no way to verify the assumptions
of the raters as being truthfu
l
, so,
that's my
b
iggest prob
l
em."
"You
can't fight the
machine," explained communi-
cations Professor Colin McCann
(f..'l)._
"'An~>c
°"I
Ii"
,
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8)14
tap
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fnto
1,rfywbe\-e.'
Although
opposed
to
its
anonymity, Mccann felt it still
sho
u
ld be public knowledge,
despite the fact that Marist
College already has students for-
mally rate their professors at the
end of the semester. "It's unfor
-
tunate that a lot of people
are
beginning to use that to choose
their professors."
"I
don't have any p
r
oblem
with
it,"
said sociology Professor
Daria Hanssen
(4.2), "I
think it
gives students the opportunities
to
express
themse
l
ves."
However, instead of just
hi
tting a
button, Hanssen bel
i
eves more
"ta
l
king" and less "
j
udging"
shou
l
d
be
done because
"every-
body bas a different experience,
a different connection with
someone."
Simi
l
arly,
John
K.han
j
ian, a
freshman -who, as did so many
others, \lSed RMP to assist in his
course selections for next semes-
ter,
felt
it helped. "It just made it
easier," said Khanjian. However,
he cautioned bis peers against
using RMP
as
-a
bellwe
th
er.
"I
wou
l
dn't say that would be the
on
l
y thing you wou
l
d go by
when choosing a class, but I
think you should definite
l
y use it
in choosing your classes and
tak-
ing a look at professors."
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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER .10, 2005 •
PAGE 7
Number of civilians killed in Iraq grossly
understated
ByDAN
BLACK
Staff W;iter
An
article
I
wrote appearing
under
the
headline "A grim mile-
stone is reached as
2000
soldier
is killed
in
Iraq" was printed
in
the ninth issue of The Circle this
year.
In
this article, I stated
" ..
the number of innocent Iraqi cit-
izens who have died in the cross-
fire
...
is unknown, but estimates
range
from
at least
5,000
to over
10,000."
Althougli this
excerp
t
is
true
to the
exten,t
that the fig-
ure is «unknown" and may be
"over
I 0,000",
I am cenain that
the
estimate
gives an impression
that so seriously understates their
losses that it ought never have
been
printed.
'Collateral damage' (unintend-
ed destruction resulting from the
proximity of our
urban
warfare,
to include deaths of by-standing
non-militants) is a very real by-
product of America's campaign
in
Iraq,
but policies adopted by
the
Defense
Department include
no procedures for assessing how
many innocent lives our involve-
ment there
bas
destroyed.
Civilian casualties have been
respected throughout history as
an integral part
of
a war; they
have always been among the
most shameful and therefore
sel-
dom discussed aspects. The war
in Iraq
is no exception, but the
conduct of our government is in
stark contrclSt to the traditionally
grave,
solemn,
and penitent
approach in dealing with the
matter. For
obvious
reasons, and
as expressed by General Tommy
Franks,
the
U.S. Government
will
not
conduct
nor does it
desire any
fonnal
or
official
Iraqi
body
count.
Their policies
are
so
extreme they almost
s
uggest
such occurrences never tran-
spire.
Consequently, attaining
a
reli-
able estimate of the total number
of Iraqi citizens killed in this
conflict bas been the most diffi-
cult
part
of my article's research
efforts.
I have ieviewed several
independent
studies
and have
discovered
compelling
evidence
from multiple, unrelated
sources,
the substance of which collec-
tively
suggests
that the
losses
of
Iraq's citizens are closer to
set time period during current
military operations, then com-
paring the two individual find-
ings to one another. What they
discovered is the frequency of
violent death, to include homi-
cide, bas risen exponentially in
each of these regions since
March '03 and that
coalit
ion
forces account for the vast
majority, although not
all,
of
incidents of preventable death.
These findings apply not exclu-
s
iv
e
ly
to cities and urban areas
where the insurgency
is
hot; the
100,000
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
victims
are
not
only
men
capable
of fight-
i
n
g
aga·inst
our coali-
and may
be
as
many as
140,000.
Among
them is
a
study
Several Independent studies and
multlple, unrelated sources, collec-
tlvely suggests that the
.
losses of
Iraq's citizens are closer to 100,000
and may
be
as
many
as 140,000.
conducted by Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public
Health. It bas indicated that the
risk of death from violence in
Iraq has increased
as
much as 58
times since the conflict began.
Precise figures pertaining thereto
are beyond calculable because
so
many individuals have been
killed by coalition forces on
massive scales through almost an
industrial methodology, render-
ing their remains
impossible
to
be identified or discerned from
one another. The
Johns
Hopkins
study does, however, provide
very persuasive estimates, con-
servat
ive
interpretations which
indicate Iraqi civilian losses very
likely
exceed
100,000.
They
attained
such
data
through sur-
veying 30 households each from
33 different regions in
Iraq,
com-
piling the frequency and causes
of death
of
a set time
period
before the war began and then a
tion
in
the insurgency. Findings
actually uncovered the opposite
to be true: most individuals
reportedl
y
killed by
coalition
forces are women and
children.
Io my
·
previous article,
I
repre-
sented their losses
1:10,
or
1:14,
possibly even
I
:28
and I
am
dis-
gusted with myself for my negli-
gence.
I
am further disheanened
by how difficult it has been to
sunnise
a
reliable number
of
civilian deaths that directly
resulted
from
a U.S.-led coali-
tion, and especially that the
U.S.
itself
is the very impediment that
stands in the path of
co
nceivin
g
such
reliability. Whether
we,
as
individuals, supported th.is war;
whether or not we
voted,
demon-
stra1ed,
protested, or turned
a
blind eye, we are all united in our
collective responsibility because
through
our tn:ll:es. we all subsi-
dized it.
As individuals within
this
society,
we
work,
we pay
t;egacy
,,,
6f
-"
Roosevelt
lives on
through Four Freedoms Medals
By
LOUIS ORTIZ
Staff Writer
Through all the political prop-
aganda or what
society
calls "red
tape,"
tradition
remains
constant
in
H
yde
Park.
As the 32nd president of
the
United States, Franklin Delano
Roosevelt
(FDR)
was a
man
that
worked toward
structuring
a
government that represents
soci-
ety
positively.
On
January 6, 1941, FDR
explored
the
realm
of
making a
democracy flourish. According
to the Roosevelt Institute,
it
was
on that day when
"one
of the
most important
speeches
of the
twentieth cen!Qry" introduced
the four freedoms.
Known as the Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
Four
Freedoms
Medals, each year the Roosevelt
estate holds a reception that
acknow
led
ges
men and women
for their achievements in
com-
mitment to either
"freedom of
speec
h
and expression, freedom
of worship, freedom from want
or freedom from fear."
This year, figures that have
impacted the world of politics
,
academia, and
service
were
introduced into the Roosevelt
family
courtesy
of
Anne
Roosevelt. FDR's granddaugh-
ter.
"We gather each and
every
year
here or
in
Middleburg to remem-
ber
the wisdom of the four free-
doms," Roosevelt
said.
"That
clear
articulation of
what it
means to be a democracy. We
also
gather
t
ogether
to be
reminded of what
l
eadership
looks like," Roosevelt
said.
Veteran news journalist, Tom
Brokaw, Thomas
Kean and
Lee
Hamilton of the
9/11
commis-
SEE MEDAL, PAGE 9
Students enjoy summer of science
By
KRISTEN
BILLERA
Copy
Staff
While;
most Marist
students
spent
their summer
s
leeping
late
and
lounging at the beach, soph•
omore Lauren Jackson and jun-
ior Jeremy Madden had the
opportunity this
summer
to
get
a
head
start
on their careers and
develop innovations
in
.
their
field.
Lauren
and
Jeremy, both chem-
istry majors
,
spent this
past sum-
mer conducting analytical chem-
istry
research
at
Ma.rist.
Analytical
chemistry
research is
a
branch
of
the
science
that deals
with
fine-tuning various chem-
istry processes.
The
students
were attempting
to devise
a
more effective, safer
and
cheaper
way to measure
mercury
U1
low concentrations.
According to Encarta.com, mer-
cury is an extremely poisonous
chemical that can eventually
accumulate
in
the body and
become hazardous.
This is
a
serious concern because low lev-
els of mercury can be found in
fish.
Nonnally, mercury is measured
by using a chemical
so
luti
o
n
that
reduces it to a more easily meas-
ured fonn. However, by using
a
UV
pen light, they could pro-
duce the same
effect.
Lauren
and
Jeremy were able
to
make
changes to this process in order
to make it easier to use. Since
UV
light it dangerous to the
eyes, Lauren also was able to
create a small capsule from alu-
minum foil to help cover the
light.
In
March, the students will be
attending the 57 Pittsburgh
Conference
on
Analytical
Chemistry
and
Applied
Spectroscopy
in
Orlando,
Florida with their
teacher
,
Professor Neil Fitzgerald, Ph. D.
Lauren is
looking
forward to
attending this conference.
"I'm really excited because it's
very difficult to gain research
experience right after your fresh-
man
year to begin with and to be
able to present my findings at
a
conference is
really
amazing,"
she said.
The project was originally
started
by Ryan Bend!,
a senior,
the previous
year
and Professor
Fitzgerald was worried that if the
work wasn't replicated, it would-
n't be
publi
shed.
"I
was just trying to replicate
his work, but then
I
took
a
differ-
ent approach of detennining bow
much interference other metals
would cause in this experiment
and
I
ran
with that," Jeremy
said.
Ryan also believes that it's
important his experiment was
repeated.
"It's important that others
repeat the experiment to
enhance
the validity of my data," be
said.
Jeremy was extremely
sur-
prised and pleased to learn that
their work paid off and that they
will be able to present their new
findings
at
the
confe
renc
e.
"
...
To have the
re
search
accept-
ed at a
nation
al conference
was
really excited and unexpected.
I
mean,
there
was hope but you
ever really think it will be
accepted,"
he said.
taxes,
and through the apathy of protected
people,
the
U.S. gov-
the majority
,
we pennitted our emment has blinded
its
own
eyes
government to conduct itself the
from any hope of
discovering,
way it
so
far has. This compla-
and therefore quashing
such vio-
cency has borne
the
careless Jenee against the
'protected'
citi-
slaugbter of defenseless people
zens of
Iraq
because, sadly, our
.
and now we must live with the
own
occupying forces
are the
blood of as many
as
140,000
very source
that
much of
this
(approximately
,
that
is,
for we
violence originates from.
don't
even
know
for sure)
on our
The United
States of
America
hands because we failed to pre-
is
arguably the most powerful
vent it.
country
in the
world
.
It
is inar-
The lessons we ought to learn
guably
the wealthiest and
I
from this war, besides the over-
believe it is
consequently the
abundance
of
ba
shed
and most influential. The culmina-
rehashed cliches of Vietnam, tion of all these
significant ele-
include a sharp
reevaluation of ments
carries with it
an
innate
what resources are appropriate cultural responsibility to
wield
for engaging
enemies
surround-
our
resulting
supremacy
prudent-
ed by innocent people in an ly and properly.
The U.S.
urban
environment.
Throughout Government and the Department
this war, the U.S.
has
used over of Defense has blatantly discard-
50,000
bombs, mostly
in
urban
ed this
fesponsibility
in
favor of
and
city settings.
Artillery, heli-
expedience and
pseudo-vigilance
copter gunships
with
unguided veiled behind
'
homeland
securi-
rockets, and other indirect area
ty', a
propaganda
scheme that
weapons systems
are
routinely
leaves any definition
of genuine
used
in
·
support
of the fol'Ward
security
sullied unrecognizable.
ground - - - - - - - - - - - - - That this
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majority
neverthe-
of
civilian deaths.
That our less palatable
for so
many
fighting
techniques have gone Americans
sickens me, as well as
unchanged as we transitioned all the
countries
of the Arab
from the traditional, black-and-
world, and many
other
neutral
white combat environments
of
first world
nations as well.
yesterday
to those ridden with
It is
generally
agreed,
and sel-
grey
areas and murky uncertain-
dam even disputed
against,
that
ty
of today is the reason politi-
President Bush has
severely
and
cians want to keep
the
masses of pennaneotly
damaged
our
accidental deaths
sh
roud
ed
in
nation's
stancling in
the
eyes of
mystery.
Even
though the the international community
.
Geneva
conventio
n
s
demand that The reek.less
,
absurdly over-zeal-
an occupying force
ensure
ous
Bush-led
extermination-style
humane treatment and protection
war against
terror
staged
in
Iraq
against
acts Of vio
l
ence
for the
and Afghanistan paid no
concern
to the
vulnerability of
the mil-
lions
of
non-terrorist
citizens
liv-
ing in the
same
area. It
is
clear
now
that they
die just
as easi
l
y
as
our
intended
targets,
and they
continually
do
so
while their
families
see
no acts of
contrition
from their relatives' murderers.
The ironic outcome
,
thus
far,
of
the
"Gl
obal War on Terrorism" is
that despite our
efforts
to
decrease the
likelih
ood of
further
terrorist-led
atroc
itie
s
on the
home-front, this administration
has justified and
solidified
the
Middle-Eastern
cu
ltural
hatred
of
the United States through their
rash techniques
of combating
it.
Results
of our
preventive action
boil down to a reinvigorated
pas-
sion against
the American
way
of
life that inspires new circles
of
terrorism, hence magnifying the
chances of
repeating the tragedy
of September
11. When it hap-
pens,
I
guarantee
the Bush White
House
will
blame the democrats'
rational
approach
and diplomatic
strategy,
branding them as the
weaknesses
that
caused
history
to
aepeat itself,
and they'U use
the
tragedy
to
va
lidate
grotesquely
disproportionate
defense
spending
that will ulti-
mately accomplish nothing. The
GOP's friends will grow richer,
once again,
because the lives of
numerous young Americans will
be
exchanged
for blood money,
once
again.
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THE CIRCLE
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A&E
THURSDAY, NOVEM
B
E
R 1
0, 2005
www
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tf
stc
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l
e
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com
There's
pl
e
n
ty of bleeding, burn
-
ing alive,
h
ypodermic needle pits,
and of co
u
rse the popu
l
ar guri
sho
t
to the eyeball.
"
- James Q. Sheehan
Film Critic
PAG
E
S
Ge
neric message leaves Cage's new movie under the 'Weather
'
By
KELLY
LAUTURNER
Circle Contributor
People depend on the weath•
er. Tiley want to have full faith
in their weatherman.
In
Gore
Verbinski's
to lie about his name to a man
standing
in line with him. When
he gets
stopped
i
n
the street and
is asked about the "Weekly
Spritz Nipper" or the coldest day
of the week, he makes
u
p cocky
force an inappropriate re
l
ation-
ship on the boy.
T
h
e
Weatherman,"
everyone
w
a n t s
Nicholas Cage
to be their Mr.
Dependable.
Cage
plays
When Spr
i
tz learns that his
father's deteriorating health
allows him only several
months to live
,
he realizes that
he needs to get his famlly
back together
answers.
In
return, Spritz
gets hit with
many types
of
l
eftove
r
fast
food.
Spritz then sets his sights on
h
elping his depresse
d
daugh
t
er,
Shelly. He
tries
to get her
to
take
the archery
l
essons that she had
once engaged in, but does not
succeed. Ironically, Spritz takes
the archery
l
essons and begins
t
o
find some peace in his life. The
more arc
h
ery lessons he takes,
the better he feels about his life.
Throughout Even t
h
oug
h
he cannot live up to
the course of his father, Spritz beg
i
ns to accept
Chicago weathennan, David
Spritz. He is a distant and lack-
ing father with a family deeply in
trouble. His wife has left him for
someone else, his fifteen year old
son is recovering from drug
addiction, and his twelve year
old daughter gets made
fun
of at
school.
In light of all these tribu-
lations, however, David still tries
to follow
in
the impressive foot-
prints of his father, Robert
Kingfisher Spritzel, a Nobe
l
Prize-winning author, while at
the same time trying to
l
and a
job.
the
movie,
that he can be known for differ-
angry fans
throw
Wendy's
ent th
i
ngs. His failed career as a
Frostees, 7-up Big Gu
l
ps, and
writer comes to surface, but
even warm apple pies at him.
Sp
ri
tz learns not to
care
about it.
When Spritz learns that his
The most important lesson that
father's
de
t
eriorating hea
l
th
David's father teaches him is
allows him
something to the
only sever-
In the movie's attempt to con-
effect of, "Life
al months
vey a more true
-
to-llfe lesson
is crap; throw
to
live, he
than other Hollywood movies
,
shit."
.
He is
rea
l
izes
11
TheWeatherman
11
comes off
telling
David
that
he
that
it
is okay to
needs
to
as depressing and under
•
get
th
i
ngs
get
bis
whelmlng
thrown at you,
family
but you have to
back
t
ogether. Things with his
defend yourself. In the movie's
wife worsen
as
Spritz convinces
attempt to convey a more true-
her to go to marriage counseling to-life
lesson
than
other
and he breaks her trust for the
Hollywood
movies,
"The
Spritz, who changed his name
from
Spritzel
to go into the
weather business, is angry about
the
way
people treat him. He is
an ungrateful and reluctant
celebrity
He
even goes so
for
as
last time during counseling. His
Weathennan" comes off as
son,
Mike, spends too much time dep
r
essing and underw
h
elming
with
his older, male drug coun-
as the audience is left unfulfi
ll
ed
sclor
who
eventually
tries to and let down in the end.
Courtesy
of GOOGlf
IMAGES
N
ich
olas ca
g
e sta
rs as Davtd
Sp
ritz
I
n
V
e
rbins
k
l'
s
-rile
W
eathe
rman
•
Tim F
i
te
'~ci;e.atudty.isia
r
fr
o
m '
Gon
e
'
as demon
s
t
rate
d b
y S
ept
e
mber
re
lease
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i51riingto
~ncll<lt'""1tiorlollly,
Will
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s~t>ts frorn
Chin~ Koo!a, Ti>IWan
who would
like
to
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ant to write for
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are interes
t
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JIM MEARNS
Ci
r
cle Con
tr
ib
u
tor
Upon opening
the
packaging for
"Gone Ain't Gone," there was no
doubt that this album was going to be
weird. Tbe album art presents a story
of a baby who was born without blood.
This baby survived against all odds
and was given blood by a machine.
Since
h
e a
l
ways has the machine
to
give him life, he doesn't care at all
about preserving it, and thus is invinci-
ble. This is where the story ends and
frank
l
y this frightens me, but the story
does not carry over into the music,
which is mo
r
e frivo
l
o
u
s. Tim Fite at
this point is unstoppab
l
e
himself and
bis music disp
l
ays this attitude of not
ca
ri
ng about anything, but playing
what fee
l
s good to him.
I am humb
l
e
d
by this listen. After
reviewing mult
i
p
l
e ge
n
eric bands that
follow a given sce
n
e like
sheep
I was
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dumfounded by this album, which is
exactly the opposite. Tim
Fite
is clas-
sic,
a
little bluegrass, a little
groovy,
a
little demented, but that's not impor-
tant.
The importance of this albwn
comes from its o
ri
gina
l
ity. ''Gone
Ain't Gone" gives me kne\f'flbpe that
creativity does still exist even if
most
choose
to igno
r
e it. The production is
clean and presents the materia
l
on the
album with little interruption which is
perfect for the overa
ll
concept of the
story held within.
Tim Fite doesn't care if you listen to
him; he'll
be
ok on his own. But I'd
like to recommend him.
If you're
l
ook
-
ing for somei
hi
ng that will calm your
nerves and give you
a
little southern
influen<.,ed groove and blues then
please give this a listen. Sure,
i
t's
weird,
but isn't that just what
you've
been
looking
for?
Recommended Tracks: I, 3
,
9
Gory,
bloody,
and
downright
disturbing, James
Q. liked what he
''Saw"
The J1gsa\\
Killer
1s
back al
it
again
tn
"Saw
II·
t~rrormng
a
whole
nc" . . . .
_ . . .
set
of those
L...:==:;_J
Y.ho arc ung.mtcful
for their
li\cs.
fhe dttlcrcncc this
time· the cop
on
the case,
Enc
l\latthc\\-S
(Donnie
\\ahlbcrg) has
a
son
DO\\
playing:
J1gS.1\\ ':-.
twis1cd
fJ.me
·1
he pla~ ing
tie1J
1s
an
abandoned
hlllhC,
slowly
filling up
with poison gas
and equipped with many
trnps to
snare
!hi:
plavcrs.
Jigsa\\
i, in
pohce ca.-,,todf
durmg
the
tilm
but
since
his
hft: is aln.•ady lo-;t lo
cancc(
he is
unw1lhng tu
(ttVC
;may
the
l
oco.tion of
the
house
II
is
a
i-mry
of Erk
commg to
1cnns \\ 1th
tu:.
raulh
in
onkr
to
~'>'c
tho
c
clusest to
111m.
This liJm
I
ddini1clv more
p:-.ycholog.1call} pt!rplc:i.;mg
than tJ1e fin.I msl.lDment
but
that's
really not
Sa)mg
much
fhc
\I.Tltcn.
:.till
dropped more hints lo 1hc
ending than Republic.ins
drop
"n,1al
programs.
As for as the
spookmcss
fa..:tor
goe'-, 11 b
rreuy
high.
I here's
plenty of
bleeding,
bum mg ali,;e, h) podcm1ic
nci.-dlc
pib.
anJ
of coursi.:
lhc
popular gun
"hol to the
c~c
ball. Mo:-1 of
lhi.•-.c,
howev-
er.
h.t\
c
a
limilcd
shock
'o'alue
and are forgoncn
ahout ai soon
a.-.
you
leave
the
theater.
The ending lca\c~
it
rossJ•
blc lor a
",;;aw
lll"
to
bi.•
maJe which I
c.:ould
51.'e
hap-
pening. for profit r~asons.
HoY.e\cr.
I'm nol ~ure how
much longer the aud1em.:e
\\ill
r1.~pood
10
lln~
_grotesque
tind
rerctiti,c
blend of horror but that\
fo1
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U
RSOAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2005 •
TH
E
CIRCLE
www.marbtclrde.com
From Page One
Communication students visit NYWICI conference
making a great first impression,
personally and professionally.
The conference fared well with
Communication Arts stu
d
ents,
including
junior
Tess
Kittelberger.
"I
tho
u
ght the confe
r
ence was
extremely informative in how to
From Page Four
go about reaching your career
goa~,'' she said.
"The women
were proof that you can achieve
your goa
l.
W
ith
their
inspira-
tiona
l
stories, they reached out to
a
ll
the peop
l
e at the conference
on a personal level!
It
was
amazing!"
The confe
r
ence also was help-
ful
to several stu
d
e
n
ts, like fresh-
man
Stac
i
Makovich, who were
p
r
evio
u
sly unsure of what majo
r
o
r
conce
n
tration bes
t
s
u
ited
them.
"I
r
eally enjoyed go
in
g to that
confe
r
e
n
ce,'' she sai
d
.
,
"It
h
e
l
ped
me rea
l
ize that I don't want to
minor in advertising anymore
,
but now double major comb
i
ning
pu
b
l
ic relations and marketing.
I
apprec
i
ated the panel
'
s honesty;
it was great to finally hear the
real deal about comm
u
nications.
The keyno
t
e speakers were a
l
so
superb, they were great to lis
t
en
to and very inspiratio
n
al."
NYW
I
CI also offers
th
ousands
of do
ll
ars in st
u
dent sc
h
o
l
arshi
p
s
every year. For more
i
nforma-
tion,
go
to
www.nyw
i
ci.org/foundat
i
on/sc
h
o
l
ars
h
ips.
For mo
r
e
in
forma
ti
o
n
abo
u
t the
Co
mmu
nica
ti
on Arts Society, o
r
about atte
nd
ing future co
n
fer-
ences, contact Rac
h
e
l
Koeppel
through the
AIM
screen name
"CommArtsSociety."
Current political events spark conservative perspective
l
eak probe. This means that as
far as the government is con-
cerned, Rove did absolutely
nothing wrong. So why should
anyont think that he deserves to
be fired?
I'll tell you why. There were
From Page Seven
some that had hoped that this
exhum
i
ng
pr
e-Iraqi war
in
te
lli
-
this tum of events that they trig-
the info
rm
ation we had at the
investigatio
n
wou
l
d lead to mul-
ge
n
ce and p
u
tting
t
he war o
n
gered a closed sess
i
on of the time, YOU voted to go th
ere
.
tiple indictments of high govern-
trial. But based on the co
n
crete
Senate last week to force an
Deal with
it
and move on.
me
n
t officia
l
s, u
p
to and inc
l
ud
-
evide
n
ce, none of this has hap-
in
vestigatio
n
of the intelligence
Based on all of this,
i
t's
n
ot
ing Dick Cheney himself. Who
pened.
In
fact,
Se
n
ate that led
u
s into Iraq. Let me clue co
n
servatism tha
t
's in any dan
-
knows, you might eve
n t
opp
l
e
De
m
oc
r
ats we
r
e so upset,
fran-
these Democrats in to a little ger of
l
os
i
ng focus an
d mo
me
n-
President Bush in the process by
tic, and utterly confoun
d
ed by secre
t
; we're there, and based on tum. To any who sti
ll
think
thaJ
th
e co
n
servative
m
ove
m
ent has
bee
n t
o
rpe
doe
d
a
n
d
t
oppled, I
say to
tak
e a closer loo
k
at recent
events an
d
your own
p
arty, an
d
th
e
n
t
ell
me w
h
o's
in
danger of
s
inkin
g into scanda
l
an
d
obsc
u
ri-
ty
.
'Four Freedoms' medals keep Roosevelt's legacy alive
sion, Co
rn
e
ll
West of Princeton
University
,
and Marsha Evans of
the American Red Cross were
those individuals celebrated for
their contribution to 'tomorrow's
future
;
as ex.pla
in
ed by FDR
himself.
Fonner P
r
esident Bi
ll
Clinton
was in attendance as the individ-
ual to encompass all four free-
doms.
According
to
WhiteHouse.com, Cl
i
nton is
only the second democrat to be
reelected for a second tenn. The
first was
Franklin Delano
Rooseve
l
t.
Clinton posed a depiction of
FDR's mentality as the sign
i
fi-
cant historica
l
premise for the
world society strives for and the
freedoms meda
l
s themse
l
ves
.
"And if ever there was a
pill
ar
of se
l
f-re
l
ia
n
ce in the deepest
and most pro
n
ounce sense, it was
Roosevelt who be
l
ieved that
both the govern
m
e
n
t
h
ad to be an
instrument to the common good
and he personally had
t
o live a
respons
i
ble
life
,
"
Clin
t
o
n
said.
David Woo
l
ne
r
, Ex.ecutive
Director, was responsi
bl
e for the
development of last Octobe
r
's
ceremony and provided a forum
for Marist students to network
with this year's rec
i
pients.
Ken Juras, senior, is currently
the Student Body P
r
esident for
the Marist College Studen
t
Government Association (SGA ).
He attended the Roosevelt estate
servi
n
g as an
u
s
h
er to Governor
Thomas Kean, C
h
air of the 9/l
I
commissio
n
. Juras be
li
eved the
recep
ti
on was a grat
i
fying expe-
rience that gave
h
im an o
p
portu-
nity to be in the
pr
ese
n
ce of
those who have
d
one many
t
h
i
n
gs for their co
un
try.
"A
ll
of the la
u
reates have, I
think,
done wo
nd
erful th
in
gs to
b
enefit the people of this cou
n
try
an
d
a
r
ound the wo
r
ld," Juras
said. ''To be apart of this h
i
s
t
oric
ce
r
emony recognizing the work
that these i
n
dividua
l
s have
done was an honor in and of
itself," he said.
Amer Nat>il,
seniOft served.
as
media personnel representing
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b
il believed that the
r
eception was history in the mak-
ing and not enoug
h
words could
d
escribe the personal s
i
g
n
ifi-
cance.
"As ajouma
li
st, I was ho
n
ored
and overwhe
l
med to some
ex
t
e
nt
, by being a part of the
Four
Freedoms
Medal
Ceremony," be said. "I hig
h
ly
admi
r
e and respect the award
recip
i
ents. Without a
q
uestion,
this was h
i
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u
ld express the sights and
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u
nds of this event vividly to
my colleagues, who were unab
l
e
10
am:nc!,"
Nabil said.
Colo
n
e
l
West, Professor at
Princeton UT1iversity
,
was this
year's winner of the "Freedom of
Worship." As a symbol of the
civil rights move
m
ent and t
h
e
efforts of the late Martin L
u
t
h
er
King Jr., West represe
n
ts a
ll
of
the
hi
s
t
orica
l
significance
th
at
FDR lived for.
When asked
about w
h
at co
ll
ege s
tu
dents
shou
l
d pay min
d
to when look-
ing toward the future, Wes
t
pro-
vided a powerful vis
i
on.
"Well
I
wo
u
ld say that
I
think
st
u
dents s
h
o
ul
d
be
l
ess obsessed
with success and more preocc
u
-
pied with greatness," West said.
"That we've got too much
b
l
i
ng
bling in terms of the menta
li
ty of
young people. Use your success
for something b
i
gge
r
than you,"
West said.
Pr
es
i
den
t
Cli
nt
on
p
rovided
one
fin
al tho
u
gh
t
he wou
l
d never
forget on beha
l
f of FDR.
It
sig-
nified the his
t
o
ri
ca
l
reference he
has estab
l
ished since 1944, when
the Rooseve
l
t site was nationally
i
n
troduced.
"So
I
think he (FDR) wo
ul
d
say, ok, so
t
here is a bunch of
thin
gs you do
n
't l
i
ke and t
h
ere is
a bunch of thi
n
gs you do; w
h
at
e
l
se is new,'' C
li
nto
n
said.
"Lift
your head, take a deep breath,
throw your sho
u
lders back and
go to
w
ork.
That is what
Ame
ri
ca is a
ll
about."
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Four returning starters give Marist fourth place
Upcoming Schedule
_
By
ALEX PANAGIOTOPOULOS
campus
Editor
Matt Brady shares his name
with a 1994
gun
control bill.
Although the bill's effectiveness
is highly debatable, Brady's
arrival at Marist has resulted in
greatly-improved shooting along
Soon after, center Will
McClurkin was suspended after a
book
returning
snafu and power
forward Ryan Stilphen hurt his
back. Coupled with
the lengthy
absences of senior guards Pierre
Monagan and Brandon Ellerbee,
the losses began to pile on.
"We had significant attrition
with some more winning.
over the course, of the year,"
Before his arrival, the men's
Brady said.
"We were going
goal of getting bigger ~d more
athletic through recruitment. The
team had decent help defense but
-
the next to worst block numbers
in the MAAC (64, while Fairfield
came
in
first with 192). They
also came in seventh in defensive
field goal percentage (44 per-
cent).
more spectacularly this year.
"Jared is even more fit,
looking
to shoot the ball even more, and
Will Whittington got a lot better
with his defense," he said.
This
showed in the annual
White vs. Red scrimmage in
which Jordan hit six of
11
three-
pointers
while
Whittington
showed a heightened defensive
awareness. "Oubya" also hit six
of his seven
long-range
attempts.
!•J
was pleased with our progress
and improvemeqt offensively,
while defensively we developed
The team's finishes around the
basket should
be
a
lot
more excit-
ing than
last
year. Compared
to
last
year's lay-up fest, the team
features two incredible
dunkers
in Gregory and Caner, senior
guard Carl
Hood isn't
exactly
chopped liver, and junior Miles
Orman has earned the practice
nickname of "Baby Vince."
Brady said he continues to
focus on
improving
the
team's
shooting.
"The dunk is an exciting part of
the game,"
he
said, adding that
Saturda).
:\ov.
19
at Seton Hall. I p.m.
+
Saturda), !\ov. 26
v~. Dcla~arc, 7:30 p.m
Saturday~ Det.
J
at Lafayette. I
p.m.
Tu .. dl),
D«.
6
,·s.
Ohio
L'ni,crsity, 7:.30
p.m
Friday,
D«.
9
basketball
team
was dead
last
in
down
throughout
the season,
los-
tbe Metro Atlantic ~thletic
ing confidence.
When we got
Conference
(MAAC)
in three-
down, our kids believed they
point shooting and points per couldn't change the outcome."
game and next to last
in
shooting
McClurkin, Monagan and
percentage. The team finished in
Ellerbee, the bread and butter of
n
James Smith is a dominant
defensive
rebounder
,
" he said.
"For [the
MAAC]
he gives us a
dominant defensive presence.
Marko's got
a
chance to get major
minutes for us. [He's] interesting
in that he's gotten a
lot
stronger
and a lot more skilled."
an identity
- - - - - - - - - - - -
the
dunks
will
increase
when
the
opposition's
zone defense
expands to
guard
the
three-point
line.
at \-1.anhattan. 7 p.m. •
:::: .. in':fi
'When
we got down, our kids
the Dave
three cate-
believed they couldn't change the
~,.:s;t!ii
gories at
outcome.'
g o n e ,
the end of
replaced
by
and a way
of playing,"
Brady said.
The
scrimmage
also
dis-
'I was pleased with our progress
and Improvement offensively,
while defensively we developed an
Identity and a way of playing.'
Sunday,
Dec. II
,.s Iona, 4 p.m. •
Saturday,
Dec.17 -
last sea-
- Coach Matt Brady
7'0
junior
son.
transfer
Any preview of the men's
Marist basketball program would
be
remiss without mentioning the
team's very core: Junior Magarity
recruits Jared Jordan and Will
Whittington and red-shirt sopho-
more Ryan Stilphen.
p
I
a Ye d
-Coach Matt Brady
freshman
- - - - - - - - - - - -
at St. John •s, 2 p.m. ""
The team almost doubled its
James
Smith,
6'11
red-shirt fresh-
wins from six to
11.
The team is
man
Marko Vucajnk.
6'4
fresh-
ranked
fourth
in
this
year's pre-
man point Gerald Carter, and 6'3
season MAAC coaches poll
red-shirt
freshman
Kaylen
behind
Iona, Manhattan and Gregory. Excluding Smith, the
Canisius.
new players
are
considered proj-
Last season's high point came ects, possessing the
unselfish
during January wins over eventu-
attitudes demanded by Brady
but
al MAAC champion Niagara and
still working on their jump shots
the previous season's Cinderella and strength.
team Manhattan.
Last season, Brady
had
stated a
Whittington was only the fifth
player in NCAA history to finish
top-five in both three-point per-
centage and three-pointers per
game, while Jordan was named
second-team all-MAAC
in
the
preseason poll.
Stilphen was
named to the MAAC All-Rookie
team
last
season.
According to Brady, the dynam-
ic guard duo will perfonn even
backup point guard Gerald
Carter's
strengths
(speed,
defense, creative passing) and
weaknesses (turnovers).
"He has the ability to make
other guys better," said Brady.
"Hopefully, the
[10
turnovers]
won't be typical, or you won't be
seeing him. He was trying to do
too much, a very competitive
kid"
Sophomore forward Ben
Fanner
will
likely be out
until
finals
are
over with an "eligibili-
ty issue,
u
while Shae
Mcnamara
sat out the scrimmage with a bac-
terial infection and should be
ready
to play on Nov.
19
at
Seton
Hall.
Brady said
there
aren't any
redshirts expected.
Wednesday.
D«. 21
vs St. Bonaventure, 7:10
p.m.
• dent)f~
\tAA.C
opponent
· denote venue of MnJison
Squal"C'
Garden
Ranson's arrival brings toughness, leadership to experienced backcourt
By
JOE FERRARY
Staff Writer
record from
last
season.
One of the main priorities for
Ranson this year will be to work
From his playing days as one of with the point guards and to
best Division
JI
players in the
improve the overall energy of the
country,
to
finding
Team team.
Baltimore, one of the top
As a decorated All-American,
Amateur Athletic Union
(AAU)
he was one of the best DII point
teams in the northeast, new
guards in the natioo Ranson at
assistant bead men's basketball
Southern
New
Hampshire
coach, Orlando "Bino" Ranson
University (SNHU). During his
has
always been a winner.
playing career, he is seventh on
RanSQik
.who. ..
m,..es .....
re10ce
..
n
..
tljo!f-"1h
..
,, ..
sc,.h"'go"'l ..
'1,.a1"'1.,.tim1111o.e oo
....
io11>tSiUl11>iSwL
i~
hired by Marist College to be
an
fifth
in assists, and is fourth
in
assistant basketball coach, will
three-point field goals made.
look
to bring his winning ways
"I
will be working primarily
to the court this season and help
~ith
the
guards this season," said
improve the Red Foxes 11-17
Ranson. "I hope to teach
them
some of the tips that
I
received
from my playing days."
One of the point guards that
Ranson will
be
working with is
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) stand-out,
Jared Jordan.
Ranson will not have to worry
about teaching
Jordan
any bas-
ketball skills, because he
has
them all. However, Ranson said
he will focus on Jordan's leader-
~and
mental
.!Q_.ess.
"Like all great point guards,
they have to be mentally tough,"
he said.
"I
am hoping to tough-
en
Jordan
up mentally and
improve his leadership skills as
well. This should have a snow-
ball effect on the rest of the
team."
Coach Ranson's ideas have
already been implanted into
Jordan's bead, as he has started
to improve his
leadership
skills
during the first parts of this
young
sea.son
"Jordan is always the first per-
son at practice, taking extra jump
shots or free throws
,
" he said.
"If
the rest of the team will foUow in
his
footsteps, the team will begin
to see better results."
Ranson said he
hopes
to instill
in Jordan and that is to
break
opponents' backs.
"Jordan has
the
ability
to
go
into
the lane
and create bis own
shots, just like
I
did
while play-
ing
in school," he said. "The
only difference
is
that
I
was a
sniper and could fmish off the
other team."
With Jordan returning for his
junior season to run the point,. the
Red Foxes
are
loaded with talent
and
are
poised to win it all.
"We
have
the
ability
to
win the
MAAC title this year," said
Ranson.
"As a team, we need to
buy into the offensive schemes
of
head
coach Matt
Brady
and
we
should be fine."
Another
perk
to adding Ranson
to the coaching staff is his ties
to
the Baltimore area. By founding
Team Baltimore, one of the best
AAU teams in the northeast,
Ranson
should be able to help
recruit, some of the cities great
talent
One of the
most
famous play-
ers on Team
Baltimore includes
current
National
Basketball
Association
(NBA)
star
Carmello Anthony.
The men
,-s
basketball season.
starts November
19th
at
4
J'-~·
as they take on Seton Hall
m
East Rutherford, NJ.
While basketball has yet to begin, Marist's
possible
walk to Graceland begins now
By
KEITH STRUDlER
Communications
Professor
I :.till
think
of Sam C a,scll as
a Semmolc
£\.•en now. writing 1h1, ,,.1th an
LA Clipper:,
iumi;:
on in thi.:
background. I still sec Bohhy
Sura on the wing
and
Pat
Kt.-nncdy
doing
b1,
~~I
Job
nuL
10 C1..IJCh.
hen
though (u,sell helped
leaJ
my }
lou ton RllCkets to an
NBA hlli:
tn
hi/'i fir:r.t
)'C:3f Ill
tbl!
pros, evt--n
""1th
tho~c giant ring
on his rela11vcly d1minu11vc
hand, tfor ba.,kctb,111 1hat
1s).
he'll ulw.1ys wear l\Jaroon and
C •Id m my head
Of course,
CcA..,sdl
isn'l
tho
onl)
oni:.
When I think
about
mt,sl guys m
the
NBA
guys
lik~
Alonlo
Moummg
(Gc,1rgetown1. 0,\-yanc Wade
(Marquette).
lim
Duncan
l\\'akc Forc,t)
•
to me, lh1!y're
more alumm
than
pro hullffl In
my mind. college basketball
1s11·1
t.he
mtn\'f
league It's the
only league.
And
trutt's
~
hy
this. ltme of
yc..--ar 16 perhap!i the
iiWeetesl
of
all Sweeter thilll Sprmg Break.
{no1 that I'm young enough h>
.. ~re) s,,.el!'t~r than summer
vacatwn. sweeter than snow
days when
11
doesn't reully even
snov.
Th1<,
1m1e
of year 1s
the
time of
po
ibil111t"S,
h's
the 1m1e 111 col•
I ~
basketball when C\t:1)001!
qmck
turnover ol c1.,llegc i:am•
is
undefeated when C'iaderellas
puses And cv.:-n 1hough logic
run
rampant and
rnidmgb1
:seem~ and
~tatist1cal
pn)bab1lllies
tell
lig}u years awa)'. Aud whether
u:. thtit
1>01 ,J1.111ces ilt'C
fihm
at
you're u n11d major or
Wl \(
C
lhiiJ
11011.:
of vear, logic t.akcs
.a
JlO"-CT
you
1.'Il..11
Mill
fam.') ymu-
bad
fte.lt
tl)
dayJrearru
~pc
self a title
contcnJcf.
~imply
wl.;
cially
v.
hen
lho~ daydreams
'"i
bJby
Mcps _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mcludc the firsr
towarc.ls 1hat In
my mind,
college
round
of an
G racelanJ
NCAo\ regional
knO\~n all, the
basketball
Isn't the
minor
fo
he hcmcst, l
Final Four
league.
It's
the
only
can't chum to
be
league.
""
au1hont)
on
MansLwearc _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mari:.f's men'
H re at
p.srtu:ul.trly
ba:-l:c:1balt team.
eager for our fantas) 11d~ to
begm. It's bcl?n !.111..:e
the
I 9HO
"hen we ~1 foJlo,,.cJ ow meo'.s
bask.t:tball leam
into
the N(AJ\
tournament a llfotimc gtH'n lhc
l\e heard \\c\e got -.omc tal~nt
l'\-e hcar4! we're rircny young
AnJ
T
know we lo l kc) senior
s.lartcr~ from 1a.-;I
}c,1f\
team,
I als,, knilw
iluit
t:onch M,nt
Brady
bu
had an
extra
yoar
to
mold his
team.
usma h15 play~
book and
h11
coaching
te<:b-
n1ques Ht'
e,,en
got
a
few
of
his own recru..tlS
manning
ht1
b<nch
Maybe mon, so
tlwt
cvo:n
last
year.
the
Brady Olll
has
nov.
truly
begun
Over the course of I.be next
few
month1, oae of two things
will happen. Perhaps lht Manst
men
fl
basketball
ttam \\
ill
meet
our k\fty ex.pectauons, finally
"'inning that clo
1ve
MAAC
toumanu:nt title for the nght to
pla)' against a
group
of NBA
furun:- stars
If
that 1s
the:
case.
d,e
bandwagon
will
need
a
big-
ger cngm~.
On
th<
other
band,
maybe the
team
won't
find
that
ephemeral
grandeur
Maybe
they II fall
short
of
the
promise land.
a.,
Ibey
have smce l
\.C
been
h1..-re.
And
lhcn
only true fans
w'l11
carry the burden of rairh and
<kvot1on wa1tmg apin until
ne"-1
year finally com~.
Either ~ay, ~bethcr March
ii
cv'-"lltually mad or 101ply mad·
dcmng to me nothmg
Cll:11 c-01n-
pate
to
right here, right
DO\\.
\\: her~ the unknown take.
prccedem.:e. where fotlta.~ics
:k.:etn
rcissiblc if not probable,
and
whett
Sam tasscll a guard
for
the
Lo,; Angeles Clil)pffl.
can alway be a Flonwt St.1.te
Seminol<..
McClurkin's shoes filled by Vucajnk as he hopes to slide in nicely after red-shirting last year
By
GABE PERNA
Staff Writer
After waiting a season
to
learn
American style basketball, red
shirt freshman Marko Vucajnk. is
finally ready to step_ onto the
court and play this season.
Since first
coming to
Poughkeepsie
from
Zalec,
Slovenia, Vucajnk bas done
nothing
in
the actual games other
than
cheer for his teammates.
But
if
things go right for the
6'
11
center, then he will be on the
front court battling for rebounds
with his Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference
(MA.AC)
opponents.
While a year's worth of
anticipation would make some
players anxious
upon
first
stepping on the court, Vucajnk
game."
basketball for Pivovama Lasko
said he feels differently.
Obviously, no one could have
in Slovenia, hasn't exactly had to
"It's different if you play but I gone
from
Slovenia
to
learn whole new game; he has
don't know yet; we'll see when
Poughkeepsie
and
done
had to adjust.
the first game comes up,"
be
everything without some help.
Vucajnk said the European
said. "I think I will be excited
Vucajnk
- - - - - - - - - - - -
game
does
andpumped,especiallywhenwe said
he
' .. ,
the year off helped me
In
my
have its dif-
play at
home. Playing
in
front of attributes
development, helped me find and
ferences from
four and a half thousand fans all
his transi-
learn the speed
and
style
of
the
the American
cheering for you pumps you up."
tion
to
his
game.,
style.
It wasn't
like
Vucajnk just sat
coaches
"European is
around and did nothing last year.
and team-
slower
He practiced with the team and
mates.
R~h~:~~r~::~:~
game,"
he
was constantly developing
his
"The
said.
"Over
skills and learning how to play first people who helped me were here, it's like get the ball down
ball ... Marist style.
the coaches," he said. "They the court quickly while
in
Europe
"I got used to the game pretty
allowed me to get there and
it's more of jogging down and
much,"
said Vucajnk. "But
the
taught me everything
I
needed to
setting the play."
year off helped me in my
know. Also all my teammates
Vucajnk also said in Europe
the
development,
helped
me find and helped me along the way.
"
shot clock is 35 seconds, while
learn the speed and style of the
While Vucajnk, who played
over here it's 24. And the final
difference he mentioned was the
key in A~erica is a rectangle
shape while over there it's a
trapezoid.
One
player
who accustomed
quite nicely to the differences
between
Europe and American
basketball
was Marist
legend Rik
Smits. Vucajnk, who
is
well
aware of Smits' accolades, said
he
has
failed
to think
about living
up to the
legend
status of Smits.
''There's no pressure for
me
to
live
up
to that," he said. "I
haven't thought about
that
much
to be honest with you."
What Vucajnk said he has
thought about is helping out the
Red Foxes compete for the
MAAC crown this season.
One way he could possibly do
that is teaming
up
with junior
James Smith, a 7'0 foot center
who
transferred
from
Westchester
Community
College.
Vucajnk said he
thinks having
two 7'0 footers could be huge for
the Foxes.
"Having two 7'0 footers in my
opinion is helpful, because on
defense,
they have to shoot over
tall people,"
he
said. "And on
offense, with
the
movement, it's
hard
to
guard.
I
think it's going
to
help the team a lot."
And no matter where
his
role
lands, he said
helping
the team
win some games is his main
focus going into the season.







































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ntUIISDAY.
NOVEMBER
10.
2005
Upcoming Schedule
Women's Basketball: Saturday, Nov.
12 - at
UCONN, 7
p.m. (Preseason WNIT)
Football: Saturday Nov.
12 - at
San Diego,
4
p.m.
EST
PAGE 12
Red Foxes sq~eak by Gaels for rare win in New Rochelle
By
NATE AELDS
Staff Writer
With
a
28-27
victory last
Saturday over Iona College. the
Marist football team secured a
winning season for the first time
since 2002.
At6-3overalland3-1 inMetro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) play, the Red Foxes are
now ranked fifth among mid-
major football schools.
Head coach
Jim Parady
said he
was pleased with bis team's
effort and recognized the impor•
tance of the
victory.
"It
was
great
to get our sixth
win
and guarantee a winning sea-
son," he said.Hlona is a
VCI)'
dif-
ficult place to play. We hadn't
won [in New Rochelle] since
1999, and were
2-S
in
our last
seven games there."
The
victory also enabled the
Fox.es to secure a second place
finish in the MAAC for the sec-
ond consecutive season, trailing
six-time
MAAC
champions,
Duquesm, University.
The two teams
traded
touch-
downs throughout the contest
,
with Iona scoring
first.
Marist
senior
quarterback
James
Luft
tossed an interception on his first
possession. After a 43--yard
return, Iona commenced their
drive at the Marist
12-yard line.
Five plays later, Iona owned a 7-
0 advantage on a Oreg Bielski 1-
yard run.
Luft rebounded quite effective-
ly, however,
leading
the Foxes
on a seven-play, 55-yard drive.
Facing a third and goal, Luft
called his own number, racing
into
the
end zone on a 4-yard
bootleg.
Coach Parady praised
his
quar-
terback's efforts after the slow
start.
"He
[Luft] showed a lot of
poise after the interception," he
Facing a third down
deep
in his
own territory,
Jona quarterback
Michael Biehl hooked up with
senior wide receiver Dennis
Calacione for
a 73-yard strike
,
giving the Gaels a first-and-goal
inside the Marist five-yard line.
After Biehl recovered
his
own
fumble on first-down, and was
sacked on second down, his third
down
pass
in the end zone to
Calacione fell incomplete.
A pass
interference caJI against
said. "He
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Mari st
gave Iona
new
life
however
.
stood
in the
pocket and
took some
hits, but be
delivered
'It was
great to get
our
sixth
win
and guarantee a winning season.
We hadn't won [In
New
Rochelle)
since
1999.'
Marist's
defense
his
passes."
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a
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ping run-
gave
Marist the
8-7 lead.
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s
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After a 73-yard Jona pwtt
the
goal line twice
,
before Biehl
pinned
Marist
deep in its own
kept
it himself
and plunged one
territory early
in the second quar-
yard for the score
.
ter, Luft found sophomore
run-
After halftime, the teams ttad-
ning back
Bo
Ehikioya out of the ed drives before Iona .fin'ally
back field for 23-yards and a
first broke the tie
,
as Biehl tossed an
down. Junior Frankie Farrington
18-yard touchdown poss to Greg
then tallied his second
longest
Asplint. With Iona leading21-14
run
in as many weeks, bolting late in the third qunrter, Marist's
SO-yards to the Jona six-yard offense motivated itself to even
line.
On
the next play from scrim-
mage, Ehikioya took
a
Luft
handoff six yards for six: points
.
The score remained 14-7 until
late in the second quarter.
the score.
On the ensuing driv
e
, a Luft
third down pass to Guy Smith
fell
incomplete howev
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r and
Marist was forced to punt After
two
Iona rusheft
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atherod
only
Foxes finish third in MAAC
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By
DAVID HOCHMAN
Staff Writer
Senior Day 2005 celebrated
the careers of the senior soccer
players on Marist's men's soc-
cer
team
prior
to their game
versus Iona College. Peter Rea
made this day even
more
memorable for the seniors
through
his play on
the
.field,
leading
the Red Foxes to a 2~ 1
victory
last
Sunday at home.
First, Rea assisted junior
Keith Detelj's ,econd
half
goal
that tied the game at one.
Detelj's goal gave him eight on
the year to go with his 21
points,
leading the
team in
both
categories. His goal
soared just inside the left post
at the 70:54
mark,
energizing
the
team for
the
rest of the
half.
Almost 20 minutes later,
Rea
made an
even bigger impact.
Senior classmate Ben Castor
passed the ball to Rea on the
right side of the field. who
proceeded
to score
the game-
winning goal with just 35
sec-
onds left on the clock.
After playing from behind
for
56
minutes,
the
Red Foxes
showed their resiliency when
they came back to win. Junior
goalkeeper Michael Danyo
made
three
saves in the
63
minutes he played
,
keeping the
Gaels from building on their
lead.
This victory gave Marist a
6-
3 record in the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
and a
number three seed in
the
conference tournament.
The MAAC tournament will
begin at Fairfield on Friday
with the Red Foxes facing
Loyola at 3 p.m. Marist closed
out the seqson on a hot streak
since losing to Loyola in mid-
October
,
winning five out of
their last six game
s
.
four yards, Biehl dropped back
to
pass
on third
down
and
six.
His toss found the hands of
Mari st senior defensi
\
'
e back
David
Snell, who returned the
interception
4f
yards for
a
touch-
down.
Coach Parady called Snell's
pick the "pivotal play in the
game."
The
interception shifted
the momentum towards Marist at
a crucial
juncture.
With
the score
tied at the begin-
ning of
the fourth quarter, Marist
engineered
a IS-play drive,
chewing up almost six minutes
of clock. Ehikioya capped the
drive with
a
one-yard touchdown
plunge.
Now winning 28-21
,
victory
was the responsibility of the
defense
.
On
the
first of Iona's
final
two
possessions, Biehl was
sacked on second down
and
1welve, leading to third and
founh down incompletions.
The offense failed to accumu-
late any security points on the
scoreboard however, and Iona
regained possession facing 77
yards with just two minutes and
12 seconds left on the clock.
Ten plays later, Biehl again
found Calacione, this time for 22
yards and a touchdown. After
luting up to kick llw 'extra point,
Gael's head coach Fred Mariani
sent his offense back onto the
field to
try for two
points and the
win
.
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Calacione however,
and
Marist
retained
a
one-point
lead.
Senior Tim Traynor covered up
the ensuing onside kick attempt
by
Jona and sealed the victory for
the Foxes.
Looking ahead, Marist lravels
to San Diego
this
Saturday lo
take on a Torero's team averag-
irtg over 40 points per contest
and ranked first amon{t mid
majors teams.
Coach
Parady
said he knows
his offense wiU need
to
play
well.
"We will
need
to keep their
offense off the field by sustain-
ing our offensive drives and lim-
iting the chances
they have to
score," he said.