VOLUME
57,
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23
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THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004
Blair bears blame for
unethical behavior
COURTNEY
KRETZ
/
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Jamal Watson stands beside Jayson Blair following the open forum on eth1cs in Journal Ism.
By
CASSI MATOS
Editor in Chief
Jayson Blair admits that hon-
esty is not his forte.
Blair, the 27-year-old former
New York Times reporter fired for
plagiarism and fabrication of
more than 30 articles, spoke to a
packed
Nelly
Goletti theater
about the ethical dilemmas he
has faced.
After arriving 45 minutes late,
the first thing Blair did was
apol-
ogize.
"First I want to apologize,"
Blair said. "Since I'm not a jour-
nalist anymore, I've totally for-
gotten how to meet deadlines."
Jamal Watson, communications
professor, invited Blair to speak
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to his communication ethics
class and then decided to open
the forum to the entire Marist
community.
Watson said that while many
other professors were against it,
he felt bringing Blair to campus
was important.
"In class we try to grapple with
what it mea,ns to be ethical com-
munications
practitioners,"
Watson said.
"This gave stu-
dents a chance to not just simply
read about what he did, but to
confront him with it."
Blair has also published a non-
fiction book, Burning Down
My
Master's House, which details
the events leading up to and dur-
ing his demise at the
New York
Times.
He said his book contains many
valuable lessons for everyone,
notjust journalists.
"People
can learn from my
experiences, because they do not
just deal with my field, they con-
cern
substance
abuse and mental
illness," Blair said.
Blair said he does not blame his
mistakes on his undiagnosed
mental illness.
"I
was a young man with a lot
of talent who rose up and was
doing well," Blair said. "But I
had problems and I was too
afraid to admit I was weak."
Although the two occurred at
the same time, Blair said there
was no causal relationship
between his substance abuse and
his unethical decision-making.
"Do I admit weakness and hurt
my career, or find a way
to
deal?" said Blair.
"I
was sitting at
an ethical crossroads."
He said the lies started small,
with calling people to reuse
quotes, which gradually became
using them without permission.
"An
ethical choice
is
made
slowly," he said. "For me there
was no one defining moment.
There was just a day when I
woke up and realized I was in too
deep."
According to Blair, he
learned
how to
lie,
fabricate and pretend
he had been places
he had
not
from his fellow journalists.
"I
wish I could say I was an evil
genius," Blair said.
"Other jour-
nalists would show me how they
faked things and I collected these
things and
later
replicated them."
Blair said that from his experi-
ence and what he
knows,
what he
did is. not uncommon.
"The reality is that
in every
major newsroom, every
reporter
could tell you they know at
least
a half dozen people who plagia-
rize," Blair
said.
Sheila
Isenberg, journalism
professor, said
that
his statement
about people
who plagiarize
was
false.
"I have been in this field for
over 20 years and I have never
met a fabricator," Isenberg said.
There have been claims
brought forth that Blair was
sim-
ply
able
to slip through the
SEE
B~IR
,
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CIA and FBI face questioning
By
ALISSA BREW
News Editor
In
light of recent testimonies
about the United States level of
preparation for the Sept. 11
attacks, President Bush issued a
statement
during a press confer-
ence held on Tuesday night that
was borderline apologetic of the
FBI and CIA's failure to prevent
the
terrorist events
of
9-11.
"I
feel incredibly grieved when
I meet with family members, and
I do quite frequently. I
grieve
for
the incredible loss of life. There
are some things I wish we did
looking back. Hindsight is easy,"
Bush said.
On Tuesday, the independent
commission
questioned Louis J.
Freeh, director of the FBI from
1993 until he retired three
months before the Sept.
11
attacks;
Thomas J. Pickard, the
bureau's acting director during
the summer of
2001;
and
Attorney General John Ashcroft
and his predecessor, Janet Reno.
Freeh
defended the FBI and
said that the bureau did a
thor-
blamed Ashcroft,
saying
that
ough job of
watching terrorist
Ashcroft
failed to make countert-
threats, despite an
inadequate errorism
a high priority and that
budget. Ashcroft
placed some of
he told Pickard
that
he did not
the blame on
the Clinton
admin-
want
to
discuss terrorism threats
istration and said that Reno made at FBI briefings.
communication difficult between
Ashcroft denied making those
intelligence and criminal investi-
comments to Pickard.
gations. He also said that the FBI
"I
never did
speak
to
him say-
was underfinanced.
ing that I did not want
to
hear
Reno said that during the about
terrorism," Ashcroft said.
Clinton administration, the FBI "I
care greatly about the safety
did focus on terrorist threats.
and
security
of the
American
However, Reno stated that she people and was
very
interested in
did not recall focusing on
al
terrorism, and
specifically
inter-
Qaeda or
'
the possibility of their rogated h
i
m about threats to the
presence
in
the United States.
American p~ople."
"I never focused just on al
Condoleezza Rice, the
national
Qaeda, because I stood there and
security adviser,
provided in
her
watched the Murrah building in
testimony
on
Thursday that
the
rubble, just
as
we saw the begin-
FBI was
pursuing leads about a
nings of the Oklahoma City possible
terrorist
attack.
bombing on CNN and tended to
"The
FBI
was pursuing
these
jump to conclusions," she said.
Al Qaeda
cells,"
she
said during
"You can't jump to
conclusions.
the trial.
"I believe in the Aug. 6
You can't say that one thing is memorandum
it
says that there
going to be our
overriding
issue." were
70
full
investigations
under
There was a stark contrast way of these cells. And
so
there
between the testimonies of
was
no recommendation
that we
Pickard and Ashcroft. Pickard
SEE
CIA, PAGE 4
Bush
seeks to reassure
nation on lr
.
aq in prime-time
TV
appearance
By
STEVEN THOM MA
&
WILLIAM
DOUGLAS
Knight Ridder Newspapers
(KRT)
President
Bush used a
rare
prime
-t
ime television news
con-
ference
Tuesday
night
to
acknowledge the
"gut-wrench-
ing" sight of Americans being
slain
in
Iraq. But
he insisted the
United States must "stay
the
course"
there
-w
ith
more troops
if
nec
essary.
In
a somber
17-min'ute
opening
statement, Bush sought
to
assure
the
country that the war in Iraq is
worthwhile, that
it
will
transform
the
country and the
Middle
East,
and
that
Americans will return
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sovereignty
to the Iraqis on June
30
as promised. However, he
provided no indication of what a
new Iraqi
iqterim government
would look like or how
it would
be created.
Bush also defended his
response to the possibility of
a
terrorist attack prior to
Sept.
11
,
2001.
An
Aug. 6,
2001, intelli
-
gence
briefing was vague, he
said, and
he would have
"
moved
heaven
and earth" to stop the
attacks if
he had
any
way
of
knowing when and
where they
were coming.
Bush scheduled
the news
con-
ference in an apparent effort
to
counter a
potential
crisis of con-
fidence in his
leadership
on two
fronts-the war in Iraq and the
investigation
into
government
counterterrorism
preparedness
before Sept. 11, 2001.
His
appearance
in the
East
Room
of
the White House was
as
much
a statement as
his words.
It
was but his third
such
news
con-
ference on
prime
-
time television
as president.
In
the past,
Bush has
gravitated
towards
joint
news
conferences
with visiting foreign
leaders,
such as one
Monday
with
Egyptian
President
Hoshi
Mubarak,
rather
than
solo prime
-time
appearances
like
Tuesdey's.
But
on this
occasion, Bush
n~ded to
reach an increasingly
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6
anxious
country.
His
conference
bumped the popular television
show American Idol from airing.
Bush mentioned the sight of
Americans being killed in Iraq,
their bodies being burned and
dragged through
streyts.
"Nobody
likes to
see
dead peo-
ple
on their television screens. I
don't," he
said. "It's a
tough time
for the American people to see
that. It's
gut-wrenching."
He insisted that most of Iraq
's
25
million residents are
~appy to
be
liberated and that the violence
comes from a small
band of ter-
rorists.
He said the
United
States would return sovereignty
SEE BUSH,
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3
GEORGE BRIDGES
j
KRT
President George W. Bush speaks at a news conference In the
East
Room of the
White
House on Tuesday
SPORTS: PALMER FACES FIGHT OFF THE
ICE,
PROVES TO BE STRONG
Against
all odds,
Marist frosh and hockey
player
Jon
Palmer
fights to win his battle with
cancer.
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The "Security Briefs" and the "Alcohol Fantasy
Beat" are inte,ukd to be a parody and not a repre-
sentation of The Circle's editorial stance on drink-
ing - illegal or otherwise - nor is it intended to be
a statement regarding the official Marist college
policy on alcohol consumption.
PAGE2
All because I'm the lead singer
of
my
band! "What band?"
Compiled by DAN ROY
Campus Editor
4/6 -
Man, why you calling me out on my head-
line? "Because you 're not in a band." bh, forget
you, man!
.
Four lights were broken in the Student
Center stairwell from the third floor to the second
floor at 4: 15 p.m. Tuesday. Despite the darkness,
the subject was seen running from the cafeteria with
an arm full of brownies. I think one of those smoke
capsule things would have worked better than
kn,ooking out the lights, but I guess those are hard to
come by. On a further note, mothers have with-
drawn their daughters from Brownie troop 43 due to
lack of supervision
.
4n -
Gartland E block had an unauthorized party
at 11 :00 p.m. Wednesday. Six guests along with two
house residents
·
were at the scene. No alcohol was
confiscated, but a beer pong table was. That's a
bummer, guys. You spend all day building the stu-
pid thing, and then security comes and takes it
before you even get to use it. Looks like you are
going to have to go the rest of the semester using
that table they give you in the kitchen.
4i8 -
We have some pranksters living in Leo. At
3:50 a.m. an air horn canister was set off in the sec-
ond floor hallway. The kicker was that the trigger to
the horo.
.
\1/as ~peC!l dqwn, emitting a perpetut;tl sound
.Uil>W
u
,,
1
of sin at four in the morning. Residents woke up to
the noise thinking it was a fire alarm. Good job
Ashton, very clever. But watch out, every clam
stubs its foot.
Speaking of warnings ..
.
ATTENTION: Students
are cautioned not to prop front doors with rocks or
other objects. It may lead to unwanted guests, and
unwanted guests stealing wanted things. So please,
it's not that hot yet, keep your doors closed.
4/8 -
Someone left their laptop unattended in the
Library at 1 :45 p.m. and naturally, it got stolen. The
town police were notified, but an argument arose
over who would be the one to write it up. One
thought it was called a laptop, and the other a labtop.
They finally decided on Think Pad. A little sucking
up to IBM down the street never hurts, eh boys?
4/10 -
People are finally learning that Leo can't be
cracked via windows
.
Well, it can't be cracked
through the boiler room either. At 5:20 p.m. two
subjects were caught entering Leo's boiler room
door. These off campus visitors were returned to
their natural state. Everyone is trying different ways
to get into these dorms, but they are missing one key
component. A distraction! I said this last semester,
but I guess no one listens to me. Set off your air horn
outside, have security congregate around it, and then
jump inside your desired dorm. If you don't have an
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That's sure to draw atten-
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Total alcohol-related
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Champagnat - 9
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I think my experience was
interesting because it is such a
unique culture and Cuba is dif-
ferent than I expected it to be. It
made me wanf to g<;> to other
places, like South Africa.
, ,
- Kimberly Beach
Junior
PAGE3
MAP fits going abroad into student's schedules
By KATE
HANLY
Circle Contributor
The Marist Abroad office is
almost four times busier than it
was five years ago.
This semester, a record 127 stu-
dents are abroad in various coun-
tries. In order to heed this
increasing demand to study
abroad, MAP has added more
short-term programs to its
impressive selection of destina-
tions.
programs.
"Now
it is much easier for stu-
dents that can not devote a whole
semester to studying abroad to
take part in the MAP programs
,
"
Thorton said
.
"Athletes and cer-
tain
majors, like social work and
psychology
can
experience
studying in another culture now,
despite their demanding sched-
ules
.
"
Duleep
·
Deosthale
,
assistant
dean
,
international programs
,
said thedestinations will help the
Jerre Thorton, MAP program
.
Coordinator, said this is the first
"Right now we have students
year MAP offers all of these new going to South Africa, Europe
,
China
,
Brazil,
Portugal,
Barbados, and various other
places," Deosthale said. "These
programs allow students to spend
enough time in another culture to
learn something substantial with-
out giving up their entire summer
or winter break."
Deosthale said that student
interest in these programs has
been high.
"When we decide where to
establish these programs
,
we
always take students' comments
and recommendations into con-
sideration," Deosthale said. "The
China and Costa Rica programs
are places we have noticed that
students
'
curiosity levels are
high.
If
I
see that a program is
feasible
,
than by all mea!}S, I do
my best to create
i
t
."
Kimberly Beach, junior, stud-
ied in Cuba this past winter
break.
"It is a beautiful country,
"
said
Beach. "I think my experience
was interesting because it is such
a unique culture and Cuba is dif-
ferent than I expected it to be. It
made me want to go to other
places, like South Africa. I am so
jealous of the students going on
that program
."
Jessica Hovenstein, junior
,
is
one of the students Beach envies
.
This summer she will be a part of
the South Africa program.
"I cannot wait. To be honest, I
cannot stop thinking ab
.
Q.ut it
(South Africa
),"
Hovens
t
ein said
.
"I know it is going to be educa-
tional
,
but
I
also know it
i
s going
to be fun, too."
Hovenstein said she is looking
foward to the course she will be
taking while abroad.
"I am excited to take the elec-
tive
The Economics of South
Africa.
Since I am a psych/spe-
cial education major, I rarely
have time to take elec
t
ives
."
This year over 320 student
s
will have gone abroad.
An
impress
i
ve 128 of th~se students
will have gone abroad with a
short-term program. This is a
large increase from the year
before in which less than 200
students studied abroad, and only
36 took part in a short-term pro-
gram.
"I think these shorter programs
are much
l
ess intimidat
i
ng to stu-
dents than studying abroad for a
whole semester,
"
Deosthale said.
'
.
'Pre
v
iously students sa
i
d, 'no
way' to stud
y
ing abroad. Now
it's,
'
let me think
.'
Marist fund makes steady progress under new leadership
By
LAURA FOGERTY
Circle Contributor
The Marist fund, the college's
fundraising campaign
,
is steadily
approaching their overall cam-
paign goal of 1.1 million dollars
for this year.
The Marist fund is comprised
of six divisions
:
business
,
friends of the college, campus,
trustees, alumni and parents.
Each group donates money to the
school every year, which goes
into the unrestricted fund.
Danielle Blank
,
assistant
director of annual giving, said
that tuition alone is not enough
money to keep Marist operating
as a first
-
rate educational tnstitu
-
tion.
"Since the money raised is
unrestricted
,
it goes to where the
money is needed most at the
time," Blank said. "For example,
technology upgrades, library
materials, attracting top notch
faculty, and special student pro-
grams."
Lisa Johnson
,
a financial
records clerk in the office of col-
lege advancement
,
said there are
several reasons that additional
money prov
i
ded by the Marist
fund is necessary
.
"I
have seen other campuses
,
and I believe Marist is one of the
most beautiful and well-kept col-
leges I have ever seen,
"
Johnson
said. "There are a number of
costs that are related to running
this campus that I am sure none
of us ever stop to consider such
as the electric bill, the cost for
security vehicles and insurance
,
light bulbs, insurance coverage
on everything
,
cafeteria costs,
staff and faculty salaries, clean-
ing machines, gym equipment
and maintenance, etc
."
Three nights a
week
,
Blank
supervises an average of 15 stu-
dents at the phonathon while
they call Marist alumni and par-
ents of current students in a col-
laborative effort to raise money
.
Blank is a new member of the
college advancement team, and
said she has enjoyed her work
there so
tar
.
"I
was so happy to get a job
working with the college popula-
tion,
"
Blank said. "I have always
enjoyed working with older stu-
dents and adults."
Before coming to Marist,
Blank had an internship as a
career counselor at Dutchess
Community College
,
and an
extemship as a pe
r
sonal coun-
selor at the Culinary Institute of
America. She is also a 2003
graduate of Marist College.
So far, the fund has made 81
percent of its overall goal.
Individual division goals for par-
ents and business are already
completed.
"I feel confident that we will
achieve our overall Marist fund
goal by the end of the campaign
(June
2004)
,
"
Blank said
.
Calling people and asking
them to donate money to their
alma mater seems like a difficult
position to hold
.
Alumni and
parents can mistake the callers
for telemarketers
.
Blank has the
students asking for one-hundred
dollars from most alumni and
parents
.
She said this method is
successful
,
and overall has not
angered or offended any alumni
or parents.
"We want the alumn
i
or
parent to give at a level they are
comfortable with, and the stu-
dents are trained to exp\.µn that
to the con
s
tituent
,
" Blank said
.
Sherrl Gli
c
k
!i
h
t
g
a
j
u
nior
criminal justice major who has
worked a
t
the phonathon since
January.
"I like talking to people,"
Glickin said.
"
It's a challenge to
try to get people to contribute
.
It's fun when the alumni are
young and you get to have con-
versations with them. I see peo-
p
l
e's jobs
,
and if they are in my
major I talk to them about that."
Glicklin does not feel uncom-
fortab
l
e a
s
king people for money
over the phone
.
"I only feel awkward when
peop
l
e try to rush me off the
p
h
one," Glickin said.
"If
you
build a rapport with them it
makes it less awkward
.
"
Bush assures America we will be seeking help in Iraq
...
continuedfrompageone
Iraq's 25 million residents are
happy to be liberated and that the
violence comes from a small
band of terrorists.
He said ·the United States
would return sovereignty as
promised
on June 30. Elections
for a national assembly will be
held no later than January and
that the assembly will write a
constitution.
"The nation of Iraq is moving
toward self-rule," he said. "Iraqis
and Americans will see evidence
in the months to come.
"
American troops will remain
there, he said, and might be rein-
forced. With 135,000 troops
already in Iraq, Bush said he
would send more Americans to
Iraq
if requested
by the
Pentagon, a request he suggested
might be coming soon.
"If
additional forces are need-
ed, I will send them,
"
he said.
"If
additional resources are needed,
we will provide them."
Yet he also sought to assure the
country that the United States is
seeking international help. He
said 17 of 26 NATO members
already are contributing and that
NATO could play a greater role
in the future. Currently, only
Great Britain has a substantial
number of troops in Iraq.
He also tried to link the war in
Iraq to the broader war on terror-
ism, drawing a straight line from
attacks on U.S. Marines in
Lebanon in the
1
980s through an
attack on Madrid commuters in
Spain this year
.
The attacks Bush
cited, however
,
were carried ou
t
by different groups united most-
ly by their willingnes
s
to kill
innocent people.
"Now is the
t
ime,
"
he said
.
"And Iraq is the place in which
the enem
i
es of the civilized
world are testing the wills of the
ci
v
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THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004 •
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Student employees celebrate hard Work Hawaiian style
By
COURTNEY KRETZ
&
STACEY CASWELL
Under the influence of mock-
tails and Hawaiian food, students
celebrated their college employ-
ment Polynesian-style at the
third
annual
Student
Employment Appreciation Day,
held Wednesday, Apr. 7.
The festive day, instituted as a
way for campus administrators
to thank student workers for their
efforts throughout the year,
brought over
700
students, facul-
ty and staff members together for
a day of fun in the sun in the
Cabaret and campus green.
Mary Lou Kutchma, director of
student employment, said the
day distinguishes students who
juggle both schoolwork and a
job.
"[Student Employment
Appreciation Day] recognizes
the importance of the student
work experience," she said.
The day set aside for saluting
student contributions, is a nation-
al event that Kutchma and
Financial Aid, in conjunction
with several campus organiza~
tions, sponsored for the first time
three years ago.
"[Student
Employment
Appreciation
Day)
comes
together because of everyone's
efforts," Kutchma said.
Since
it's inception in 2002,
Student
Employment
Appreciation Day has gained
popularity with Marist students.
After taking root as a party in
the Cabaret in its first year, the
event ha~ sprouted into a day
filled with festivities and prizes,
both indoors and out.
Senior Sean Keenan,- a student
worker in the IT department is
impressed with how much the
day has changed since its cre-
ation.
"They have been finding some
interesting and fun stuff to bring
in," he said. "They are definitely
trying hard, and I think everyone
enjoyed themselves. They did a
good job with the themes, etc.;
way better than previous years."
A committee
decided
on the
Hawaiian luau
theme and
researched what types of food
and activities would go along
with the theme, Kutchma said.
When students arrived they
were given a Hawaiian lei and
received a package that included
meal, mocktail, and raffle tick-
ets, a t-shirt, and a thirty-minute
phone card.
Luau cuisine included ham-
burgers, hot dogs,
Hawaiian
pineapple chicken
and
fruit
cocktail.
Non-alcoholic
straw-
berry
daiquiris
and
pina coladas
were included with the meal.
Outside of the Cabaret, stu-
dents could test their might
against the
inflatable rock-climb-
ing wall or prove
their basketball
skills. Artists drawing face cari-
catures or painting body
art
were
kept busy with long lines
of
stu-
dents.
Popcorn
and cotton candy
machines, as well as an ice
cream freezer, were set
up
to
allow students to indulge during
their special day.
Background music was provid-
ed by
WMAR,
the campus radio
station and the IT
department
put
together
a slide show of students
working
throughout the year.
Keenan
said he is glad that
Marist offers students the oppor-
tunity to be recognized for their
achievements in the workplace.
" Student
workers
don't get
paid much, and while some jobs
don't really
deserve
a good pay
rate, there are lots of jobs that
are
grunt work, or highly technical
on
campus, and we still don't see
a
pay
rate that compensates us
properly," he said. "Mostly it's a
nice way of saying thanks, and it
gets us a free lunch, which is also
a good thing
if you are a college
kid," Keenan said.
Gifts
donated
by local busi-
nesses and organizations were
raffled off throughout the after-
noon. Prizes included cameras,
duflle
bags, and even a free tick-
et to Six Flags Great
Adventure
.
There were also special raflles
for supervisors and seniors who
had the opportunity to win tick-
ets to the senior formal.
The outside festivities were
also open to all students and staff
to enjoy the day alongside stu-
dent
workers.
Kutchma
explained that the Student
Employment Appreciation Day
also serves as way to encourage
other students to seek campus
employment
next
year.
Overall, Kutchma felt that the
event was a success and hopes
that it will only continue to expe-
rience growth.
"I would like to thank everyone
who
makes this day possible and
contributed their efforts," she
said.
Student Government Association celebrates a new transition
By
LOUIS P. ORTIZ Ill
Assistant Editor
The student body, faculty, and
staff celebrated the initiation of
next year's club presidents and
vice presidents last
week during
the Student Government's annual
transition dinner.
Tim Massi~, Deborah
DiCaprio,
Dr. Cochese Davis,
Dr. Jim Kent and President
Murray witnessed as the Gibbons
Administration handed over
responsibility to the Crane
Administration.
Club leaders were commended
on their efforts during the past
year
as Ken
Juras, outgoing vice
president of club affairs, present-
ed.
Juras worked diligently to pre-
pare the nig!tt
.
's
cc;remon\l;ll pr~-
sentations
and could not wait to
step up to the podium in order to
announce the winners.
"When the club affairs council
and myself sat down to decide
this year's awards, we tried to
take into account what clubs did
throughout the year that included
new events and activities," Juras
said.
"We have many active
clubs that do many great things.
Therefore, choosing just one to
give the award to is always hard."
The 2003-2004 Club of the
Year was one of the awards pre-
sented that night.
For the first time in over ten
years, Marist College Television
(MCfV) won.
MCTV was last awarded with
the prestigious title back in 1992
and since then many things have
changed, according to Ralph
Filardo, MCTV News Director.
Travis Tellitocci, MCTV presi-
dent accepted
·
the
award.
He was
very proud to see that his admin-
istration's hard work has paid
off.
"Being awarded Club of the
Year is a testament of the dedica-
tion and hard work that was put
forth by all the members of
MCTV this past year. There
aren't many students on this
campus that are willing to sacri-
fice countless nights and morn-
ings to tape games and edit pack-
ages," he said that is why the
members of MCTV are so
extraordinary."
Throughout the year's MCTV
aired PACTV, a live pre-game
NIT show for the Men's
Basketball Team and shot on a
live basketball double header for
Senior Day. Their efforts took
them as far as Arizona to cover
the Woman's Basketball run in
the NCAA Tournament.
Tellitooci also said MCTV
deserved to win the 2003-2004
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of the hours of production put in
by the executive board and the
entire organization. Tellitocci is
relieved that the year ended well
and that he is graduating on a
high note.
"I am hopeful that this year's
achievements will spark new
interest in MCTV, so that the
club's success will continue for
years to come," Tellitocci said.
Individual awards were also
presented to students who exhib-
ited
exceptional
leadership skills
throughout their tenure in
extracurricular involvement.
The Adrian Award was given to
Travis Tellitocci, The Cox ward
was
given
to
Student
Government Senate Speaker,
John Hackett, and finally both
the Paul Ambrose Award and
Franny Reese Award were pre-
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had an emotional
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duties for the new year to Crane.
Later Crane was presented with
the opportunity to introduce her
new administration.
She feels as though next year is
definitely something to look for-
ward to. Although the transition
dinner was the end of many
administrations, it is the begin-
ning of new ideas, faces, and
events.
"I'm looking forward to serv-
ing as the students' representa-
tive," Crane said. "I am enthusi-
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everyone.
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see all the great things come
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the end of this year. She
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the past 12 months," Gibbons
said. "I did my best to
see
to it
that their concerns were heard
and their needs were satisfied. I
have full confidence in Linda and
her administration !hat they will
continue working hard and have
just as much success.
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Liar, liar, your 'master's house' is on fire
By KATE GIGLIO
A
& E Editor
The
first
thing Jayson Blair did
upon
arriving
for his guest
appearance at
Marist this past
Tuesday was apologize
and
accept full responsibility for
being
45
minutes late.
Not surprising, considering
Blair's modus operandi consists
largely of making excuses
(though he calls them "reasons
for why I plagiarized and fabri-
cated dozens of stories").
While it is perhaps too trusting
on my part, I do believe Blair
when he says he
·
knows he has
been wrong in his actions.
I
do
not think that he expects anyone
to condone his actions, nor do
I
think he
himself
believes that
what he did was ethical.
Jfowever, after reading a few
excerpts from his book as well as
hearing
him speak in the Nelly
Goletti theater on the evening of
Apr. 13, I have come to the con-
clusion that he is more con-
cerned with telling people he
knows
he
was wrong, and telling
people
he is not making excuses
for his behavior . . . yet then he
proceeds, probably even uncon-
scioµsly, to contradict himself by
listing the "reasons" [read:
excuses] that prompted his
plunge down the "Path of No
Principles."
Blair
said repeatedly
during
the
forum
that mental illness was not
an excuse for his behavior, and
that he drd not want people to
think he was
using
it as one.
Well then, why even bother
bringing it up? Why include a
description of your mental ill-
ness in your book?
If
you truly
"don't want to use mental illness
as an excuse," then why do you
make a point of mentioning it at
all?
Inquiring
(healthy) minds
want to know.
When the floor was opened up
to the audience during the ques-
tion and answer portion of the
evening, Blair reiterated several
things he had said earlier. This
was partially because people
asked questions built on what he
had said before, and partially
because Blair is to the world of York Times.
journalism what a bad stand-up
act is to the world of comedy -
someone who does the same act
over jlnd over, cgwpletely oblivi-
ous to the fact that the audience
is not buying it.
"
"I learned them from my col-
leagues," he said. He said that
on his first day at the Times, his
tour guide informed him of a
reporter who, within the compa-
ny, was known to have fabricated
In Blair's
case, the "~ct"
is to repeat
how you did
these terrible,
unethical
things,
and
then place the
Journalism is morally gov-
erned by a Code of Ethics,
which clearly states Intoler-
ance for plagiarism and fabri-
cation in the field.
stories.
He
also said that
there
were
other reporters
like
this,
though
he
would
not
blame for your actions elsewhere
while -
voila
~
simultaneously
saying that there's "no excuse"
for what you did.
Wow,
he is
practically a magician. Let's all
go out and buy his book, it must
be full of infallibilities . . . oh,
wait.
"I wish I could say I was an evil
genius," Blair said, of his desire
to have created the fabrication /
plagiarism/ lying tactics he used
to write his stories. However, he
claimed he had acqufred this
knowledge of how to make up
stories from his peers at the New
name names.
He said that it was the examples
of a few unethical writers that
influenced him to do
.
what he
did.
I found it irritating that Blair
would use this excuse -
excuse
me, influential piece of informa-
tion -
to offset the fact that he
had plagiarized his way through
the better part of his career. It
irritated me so much that I asked
him why he saw the bad exam-
ples as, well, examples of how to
conduct yourself professionally
.
I asked if he did not instead see
this misconduct, and, short from
bringing it to public attention,
(which would have had repercus-
sions resonating much further
than just his personal career)
why he did not see it as an exam;
pie of what to aspire NOT to be.
Even if his claims of fabricators
and plagiarizers at the Times are
true, did he glean no examples
from the ethical, responsible
journalists that make up the
majority of the Times staff?
"Character flaw," Blair said in
response to my
question.
He
cited a weakness for cutting cor-
ners in his work.
He then went on to make the
comparison of having a profes-
sor you considered to be "not too
bright, not too swift," and going
into a test of that professor's and
breaking out your cheating mate-
rials. Not sure of where he was
headed with this analogy, I asked
him
if
he was then comparing the
editorial staff of the New York
Times to a professor who was
neither bright nor swift.
"Uh well ... I don't know,"
Blair said laughingly. I
laughed
too, so did the audience; after all
the comparison did seem kind of
humorous in hindsight
.
But
cheap laughs aside, Blair's
inability to explain his reasoning
solidified my skepticism about
his credibility, even as a
"reformed" writer.
The art of journalism is moral-
ly governed by a Code of Ethics
,
which clearly states intolerance
for plagiarism and fabrication in
the field. Whether or 'not Blair
claims, as he did, to be starting
fresh making an honest living, it
does not change the fact that he
tarnished the credibility of true
journalists everywhere and is
getting his name virtually in
lights for his dishonorable past
while other, honest writers strug-
gle for an eight-point byline
.
"~iilce I'm not a journalist any-
more, I've totally forgotten how
to make deadlines," Blair joked
while apologizing for his
late
appearance. Sorry to disappoint
you,
Mr.
Blair but as far as I am
concerned, you never were a
journalist.
Students' lack of political interest, disheartening
By JONATHAN SUMLER
Staff
Writer
Marist College: a small liberal
arts school, situated in the
greater suburbs of New York
City.
With this description, and the
reputation Marist holds, many
would think the student body is
concerned and involved in the
community and the nation.
Unfortunately, it seems the stu-
dents that matriculate at Marist
are not interested in anything
besides their schoolwork and
social lives. It is understandable
that these two aspects of a stu-
dent's livelihood are important.
but in the world we are living in,
there are other things that should
be just as meaningful.
Around campus the
t~pi~
of
conversation typkally ranges
from drunken
"
stories from the
previous night to the books that
some person has to read for
tomorrow.
Meanwhile, our
country is in the midst of a
domestic and international crisis,
which deserves the immediate
attention of all citizens.
But
most people on this campus do
not watch the news or read the
newspaper,
and have no knowl-
edge of the seriousness of this
crisis. I look at other colleges
around the nation and see
protests and support rallies, and
look at Marist and see nothing.
This absence of activism may
~
d~,tp the fa,ci that many
stu-
dents are afraid of the ridicule
they might receive from their
peers or administrators. This is
understandable, as Marist main-
tains a conservative image, and is
not a college where much
activism has been portrayed in
the past.
This is not to say that the col-
lege does not provide opportuni-
ties for students to voice their
opinions. Last week there was
an Iraq war i;,anel held in the
PAR
during activity hour. I went
hoping for an intelligent debate
on the issues surrounding the
war, but not even ten students
showed up for this panel: The
presentation was well publicized
around campus, but the student
body is appa,:ently not interested
in the issue of war.
The presidential election is also
another point of contention for
many across the nation, but there
is little said about it on campus.
The silence in regard to the
-
issues seemingly is due to stu-
dents not listening to the news.
Most students do not watch the
ni~tly news or read the daily
newspapers. Most of the knowl-
edge of national news about the
election is received by the limit-
ed information given by MTV.
Althoug)l I
G0~~4 MTV
.
,
for
taking an active role in the elec-
tion process, students need to
derive their political opinions
from several resources
.
These are not the only two
issues that Marist students
appear to disregard.
Marist
holds many activities on campus
ranging from unknown singers
·
and comedians, to speakers pre-
senting lectures on AIDS, which
both have a small audience.
Even student run oroductions
like musicals and plays have very
low attendance. It just seems that
students have no interests.
Cqll~ge is a time to experience
new tlu,ogs.
Once
we are all in
the workforce we will not have
the time to participate in the
activities that now present them-
selves to us everyday
.
As college
students
with
momentous
amounts of free time, we should
use these
opportunities
to
enlighten ourselves, before our
free time is no longer there.
Loss
of coach Magarity evokes strong sentiments
1
am
writing
toe pre s
my
dis-
appointment
m
the
recent
actton
of
M ri
t
Athl tic
Dir
ctor.
1m
Murray
and
President
Dennis
Murray
I
trongly
belie
that 1h
remo
al
of
Da e
Maganty and
hi
staff
i
unjusufied
as
well
u
unfair
to
the
former
coaches.
the players
and the Marist
Commuruty.
For
18
sea n
Dave
Maganty
ha
been th
loyal
figurehead
of
Marist
Men's
Ba
ketball
and
bas
represented
our
chool
admirably
In
recent
w
paper
int
rv1
w ,
Tim
Murray and
Denni Murray
have made
U
clear
that
the team
record
th·
season
the
main
reason in
the
dec1
ion
to
replace
Dave
M.agarity and h1
ff
a
Mari t
tudent.
am,
soon.
to
be
alumni,
J am
d1sappomted
to
bear
those
sort of
remark
from
peopl
that
represent
my hoot.
The
'welcome"
page
of
the
Marist website
states:
'·Man
t
i
dedicated
to
the
development
of
the
whole person m a
way
that
will
prepare
our graduaw for an
nhgh
oed
sensitive, nd
pro-
duct1
e
life
m
die
global
com-
munity of the
21
ntury"
Does this
tatement not
apply
to our b-aketball players
as
well? Over
the
pa!
t
18
years
Magarity
has
graduated
over
95
percent of
hi
ba
ketball
players
that
comp! tcd their
eligibility at
Mari
l.
Thi
number
1s
among
the
highe
t
in die
nation.
The
most admirable
attribute about
oach Maganty
i
lb "a) m
which he made sure
his
pl
yers
took
care of business
off
the
court.
I
remember
a
certain
key
treshman
being
forced
to sit
out
big game th1
year
hec:m
he
w
b
ing
penalized
for
k1p-
pmg la s.
It
v.
uld have been
ea
y
for
Coach
Maganty to
be
more
cone med
about
m
and
I
and
plav th1 player but
he
understood that the
young
man
must
learn his lesson and r aliz
that schoolwork com
first
at
Marist. It
is throu h domg the
right
thing
that
Coach Magan!
has
earned
great amounts
of
r
pect
tmm
hi
player • col-
li.:aguc •
amt
countless fan
Be u e
of
one
se
on,
a sea-
son
that
aw
freshman carrying
most
of th
lo
t.l
for
a team
agam
t
a
highly
competitive
. chedule Magarity's previou.
17
vears of
hard
work.
lo) ahv.
and
integrity
were m-erlookcd
by
a
clueless
pair
of
men
that
unfprtunately
make all
of
the
maJor
decisions
regarding
Manst
lhJet1c
They have
tated
that they would
like
to
fill
the:
position
"1th a co
ch
h
understands
recrmting
and
that
tt
1s a clear pnonty To me.
chat
sounds
like
the
former staff'
recnutmg capabilities were
not
up to
par
To make
that
ugge -
110n
I
absolutely rid1culou .
This
year's
fre hman clas
~
the
best in the conferen
and
guc
who
brought them
m
'1
Dave
Maganty.
I
would
like
to
finish
m
letter
by
xp
ing my gratitude
to
Coach Magarity
and
h1
staff
for
numerou
years of
dedication
and hard work. Coach Magarity
1 ,\
very highl.,
respected
man m
the
coaching
bu
ines
as
1mph-
cated
by
the numerou
co biog
., ard
he ha
received
M
recent1v,
Maganty
rece1,•ed the
National
soc1at1on
of
Basketball
Coache
D1
trict
ll
D1vi
100
I
coach
of the
year
in
2000-01
and
2001
and 2002.
I
am
confident
that
Coach
Magarity
will
land
a
job in
which he
will
be
appreciated for
hi
exceUent
basketball knowl-
edge as well
the
fine harac-
ten
uc in
hi h be
possesses
lbal makes
him
uch
an
admirable
man
Thomas Keye
Senior
A
case is made for Bobby Hurley:
A
better chance to win
R
mly Man
t
has
made the
well
O\erdue
deci
ion
to
make
a
coaching
replacement,
Thi
i
e cell nt news and we can
n'J01ce
lhal
the
Red
Foxe
may
actually reach
their
potenbal to
become a mid-major
power.
Bobby
Hurley has
expressed
mtere t m the
\lacancy
Hurl
y
play d for Duke under oa
h1ng
legend
Mike
Krzyzewski where
he
won
two
national cbampi-
onships
and
was
highly
compet-
uive.
He h
learned from
po -
1bly
the
best
coach ever and
IS
now
willing
to
Jxing
his
talent
and experuse to
Poughkeepsie.
Heh the skdl and xperti e
to
•
over
thi
floundcnng pro-
gram
with
new
and
inno
at1ve
coachmg
technique
Hi father
i one
of
the pretn1er
aIU
high school
coaches (
L
nthooy ) Hurley Sr enjoy
an
impeccable record
fi
r placmg
qualny
athl tc
ml
college pro-
grams.
This v.ould
be
a
great
opportumty to re nut great 4unl-
ity
from the
New York
area
Hurley
I
the
perfect
age
I 32)
to
relate to young athlete and
develop them properly
Bottom m • his
perieni.:
and
background are perfect for
what we should
be
looking
for.
Children of
great
coachc oft n
make great l-'Oaches.
Marist has
turned into
a
high-
ly
competitive institution in
which
my'ielf and m
many
alumni
friends
are
very
proud
.
It
h
high academic standards and
1s
an
example
f
quality educa-
tl
n. We
can
ha
ea 1n111ng
tra-
dition
in
basketball
without
ac
rificing
our
high
tandard
There
I
no reason our hoop pro-
gram
cannot
be
on
the.
level
of
a
Gonzaga, Xa ier or
t
Josephs.
We
certainly
are
academically.
We have been foUowmg the
Man
t
program for
18
years nd
1th
kW
exception
ha
seen
nolhmg
but a
group
of
directJon
less
non
athletes.
I
have
watcbod
cl
se.ly
traveled
to
the MAAC
lourney everal
time
as well as
annual games at Fairfield,
Manhattan, Iona and t
Peters.
To be completely
hone
t
I
haven't seen
anything
r ally
exciting
since
I
lived
in
Leo
Hall
That ww
1986.
Many
of
you
were
probabl
not
born
Tru
t
me,
it
was
a lot of fun.
Pre.c.ident Murray and
Athletic
Director Tim
urray
need
to do
the right thing Hire Bobby
Hurley.
Rob
Moore
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THE
CIRCLE
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004
marlstclrcle.com
The Daily Grind
A passionate experience at the theatre
Many movies over
the
years
have
c~used great con-
troversy, but few
have caused as
much uproar as Mel
Gibson's
The
Passion.
Today's
' - " , . ; . ; ; . . a ~ = - '
society tends to overanalyze, but
because
of
the nature of this film,
a mainstream religious motion
picture,
it has been scrutinized
with mixed reviews.
Even before the film's release,
critics were brutally beating or
highly exalting this film. Many
decreed that
Mel
Gibson's obses-
sion with violence was finally
taken too far
.
Others were fixated
on
the film's so-c;:alled anti-
Semitic spntiments, but the critics
who enjoyed the film's "accurate"
portrayal of Jesus
_
Christ's last
hours spoke quite highly of the
College Life
interpretation.
In
order to stay true to the
piece,
Gibson chose to use two accurate
but dead languages, Latin and
Aramaic, and originally planned a
debut without subtitles.
As
Gibson attempted to stay accurate
with the language, he also
tried
to
remain true with the movie's
imagery. Over the years, depic-
tions of events during Christ's cru-
cifixion have become very tame.
It was,
to
the faithful, Christ lay-
ing down his life -
being brutal-
ly beaten and nailed to the cross
-
to save all humanity. This act
of pure and divine kindness has
been portrayed many ways over
the years and a traditional image
has been fonned; one that lacks
the true depth of the events.
The Passion
takes the audience
back to reality, by portraying these
events as stated in the Bible.
Through
an
emotional roller-
coaster, Gibson portrays every-
thing that
mankind
throughout the
years has overlooked.
We
observe
every whip, thorn, and nail as His
oppressors pierce His skin and the
emotional anguish Jesus feels.
Mostly, we experience the emo-
tional agony of a mother witness-
ing her son's
murder
on the cross.
Throughout the
film
Mary is
portrayed
as an emotional pillar
as she witnesses the pain of her
only begotten son. She remains
strong and we are the ones who
feel her pain.
Here, Gibson
accomplishes a complete catharsis
for the audience as sobs and snif-
fles can be heard throughout the
theater.
One critic, Melinda Ledman,
noted, "Jesus' words on the road
to Calvary remind her of his call-
ing, and inspire lwpe in her frag-
ile nwther's heart. Wttlwut saying
so, the nwvie implies that Jesus
spent a lifetime preparing her for
what must eventually transpire
.
His message of hope protected her
from the despair of appearances.
His s1,tffering was great, but His
cause was greater."
Few words
can describe this scene as it draws
every emotion imaginable to the
surface leaving the viewer speech-
less.
This film has special importance
not only to the Christian faith
community
,
but to all mankind. It
is not only a spiritual event, but a
cinematic masterpiece that every-
one should witness. As we enter
the holy season of Easter, I
ericourage you to view this film,
especially
if
it is your first time.
You not only watch this film; you
truly experience it.
Warm weather makes for good chillin'
The nice weather has set in and
brought with it
plepty of distrac
-
ffl""~=........j
tions.
In other
words, this is the
time of the year
where classes and
homework get in
the way of college
.
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__,
In
the Northeast, the first two
months and the last,
twQ
)Jlopths
are
tb~hlr~l-,!,i.w~
mr~
q~-p..col-
lege campus
.
The weather is
decent, and you 're surrounded by
thousands of people that are the
same age as you.
The warm
weather is accompanied by lots of
fun events. There's the spring
concert, Riverfest, Greek Week
,
outdoor parties, and plenty of
time to relax and enjoy
.
And
those time-consuming classes and
pesky assignments just don't
seem as important as they did
30
degrees ago.
I'm beginning to think that most
of the school year is merely an
excuse for skipping classes
.
We
spent the whole winter justifying
missed classes because of the
cold weather. And now that it's
starting to get nice out, we take all
those "personal days
"
that we
swear we've been saving for the
warm weather.
Not only can you use sunny
days as a means of procrastina-
tion, but as a way of pretending as
if ypu
are
doing
work.
Evqyp
,
n~
'.
~
~w,ay
,
o;i.essages will
change to "doing work outside /
on the porch / on the green."
These textbooks, notebooks, and
laptops are mere props in the
scenery of springtime. No one is
actually being productive
.
So
unless you need something to
prop your head on ( or something
to throw at your friends), don't
even bother bringing any
learning
materials outside
-
you're not
going to get anything done.
The other purely college aspect
of warm weather is the use of
indoor furniture as a patio setup.
Because college students can't
afford actual outdoor furniture
(and there's probably some cam-
pus regulation against it), we're
forced to use our institutional
couches, and various mismatched
furniture to sit outside. That or
our comforters. Until we realize
we have to eventually put them
back on our beds. Ew, gross.
Then there's the creative ones,
who
try
and make the townhouses
as hP,~Y as possible.
.
~oqlp~ete
with hammocks, screen doors,
and
papasan
chairs. Only college.
And then, finally, there is the
clothing of spring . . . or lack
thereof. As soon as the tempera-
ture
goes above
fifty,
and we're
not required ·to wear our winter
coats to class anymore, less defi
-
nitely seems like more in terms of
fashion. As the girls migrate to
the campus green to
tan
and pre-
tend to do homework, the guys
follow by playing football/ kick-
ball / ultimate frisbee.
This is all merely a ploy
.
It's no
accident that most of the females
on the green are wearing signifi-
cantly less clothing than usual.
We have spent plenty of time in
our rooms deciding how to look
best, avoid tan lines; and attract
the maximum amount of atten-
tion. We have also devised plans
to lie on our blankets and towels
in the most flattering manner.
And you can thank American
Eagle and Wet Seal for those
s.bonts that are jqst a
/.iftk
top
short.
It's also no secret that the guys
don't seem to have any concept
of the score of the game, or even
which game they're playing.
And it's not very subtle when
you take the same walk arounq
the perim
e
ter of the green four
times in a row. Or when you ask
that girl you've never seen before
if you can borrow the chemistry
notebook on her blanket.
Ah,
spring. Love is in the air.
Or is that cheeseburgers and
beer?
Ah ...
college.
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Meeting Marist: Cunningham class president balances many campus roles
By
LAURA MONROE
Circle
Contributor
Night has fallen in Enfield,
Conn., and local teenagers are
outfitting themselves in their
best black outfits. The girls are
pulling their hair into ponytails,
and the boys are collecting spare
cans of Benjamin Moore
.
As they stealthily make their
way through
tobacco
fields and
scattered sleeping cows, their
adrenaline increases and they
anticipate another night of barn
painting
.
Hours later, they walk
away knowing that their names
are proudly displayed on the
side of yet another local barn
and that thankfully, no one has
gone to jail.
Though this may not be a tra
-
ditional evening in the suburbs,
to one Marist student, it was just
a way to make her mark on the
world.
But today, she is making her
mark in another way. In only
three short semesters, Kellie
Cunningham,
20,
has secured
her place in the Marist commu
-
nity.
Currently in her second term
as class president, Cunningham
is also vice-president of Marian
Hall's Resident Student Council
(R
.
S
.
C.), holds two board posi
-
tions in her sorority, Alpha
Sigma Tau (A.S.T.J. works six
hours a week at the Marist
library, and maintains a
3.0
GPA.
Cunningham said she was rec•
omrnended to R.S.C. during her
freshman year after transferring
to Marist from the University of
Rhode Island. Hoping to meet
people and make new friends,
she also decided to also to join
the
Student
Government
Association (S.G
.
A.).
"I
just kind of ended up doing
all of this stuff," she said. "And
I'm
so glad I did.
It
keeps me on
my toes.''
According to Cunningham,
she devotes no less than five
hours a week to each of her
activities. She has office hours,
obligatory meetings, and fund-
raisers, not to mention the time
it takes
to
plan all of the events
she helps to host for her assort-
ed activities.
"I
really love ~verything I do.
That's why I spend so much
time on everything," she said.
"But I'm most committed to my
sorority," she said with a smile,
"because tlley
'
re my best
friends."
Cunningham said her sorority
is a great way for her to fit a
social
life
into her hectic sched-
ule, which
otherwise
leaves lit-
tle free
time.
HJ
love to go
out!
I
never have
time to go out on weekdays, but
I
really do
hang
out with my
friends every weekend," she
said.
This past fall, Cunningham
tried to merge her desire for fun
with
her
duties as class president
by
planning a sophomore class
trip to Montreal, Canada.
''All
of the hard work was
worth it, because people had a
genuinely good time," she said.
She is
planning
another trip for
next fall.
Cunningham gets a lot of sat-
isfaction out of making her
classmates happy and said that
her main goal is to make her
class smile.
"What's the point of college if
you don't have any
fun?''
she
said. "You have to make the best
of it, lµld I want to help."
One of Cunningham's current
goals is to help students make
the most of the dining services.
She said she wants
to
develop a
one-credit cooking course for
resident students in facilities
with kitchens.
"
Every student actually pays
for 16 credits a semester," she
said.
"I
think that would be a
great way to make up that credit
that most people don't use."
The cooking class would also
help with Marist's concern that
students don't eat healthy, well-
balanced meals, she said.
Cunningham admits her work
at Marist is not completely
self-
sacrificing.
As a communications major
with a concentration in advertis-
ing, she said that all of the activ-
ities have boosted her resume
booster.
"Doing all of this stuff has
already opened a lot of doors for
me," she said.
Cunningham said she deals
with others
'
opinions of her
often. Being so active opens her
up to encounters with strangers
who sometimes make judg-
ments about her based on her
activities and role in the Marist
community.
When posters were put up of
Marist's campaign regarding
student drinking, for which she
was photographed and featured,
she felt more pressure.
"Now people are always
watching me," she said.
Courtesy of
KEWE CUNNINGHAM
Among her
many campus activities, Kellie Cunningham, far
right,
holds
two
board
positions in
her
sorority,
Alpha
Sigma
Tau.
Above,
CUnntngham, Kristen
Franzese, center, and Stephanie Fields,
left,
enjoy
a pledge
cl~
bowling
event
She also said people always
ask her why she lives in Marian
Hall, the campus' notoriously
"bad" dorm on campus.
"I
love my dorm," she said
.
"It's a great place
to
live. That's
my next mission,
to
make
peo-
ple love Marian!"
In the future, Cunnin
g
ham
said she has no plans to run for
student body presid
e
nt. She
wants to maintain some fr
ee
time and knows that being pres-
ident of the student
body
would
be too much like a full time job.
"I
want to prep
for
my career
and help out on campus, but my
goal is to graduate college
knowing I had the most
fun
four
years of my life, because I'll
never get to do
it
again,"
Cunningham said.





































































maristelrcle.com
THE
CIRCLE •
THURSDAY
,
APRIL 15, 2004 •
PAGE 7
Alumni networking helps students make connections
By
PATRICIA COOGAN
Circle Contributor
Every May a new group of sen-
iors take its place on the campus
green and become alumni of
Marist College. These alumni go
out to the work force; but contin-
ue to keep their connection with
Marist College.
Students today who are begin-
ning to look for job and intern-
ship opportunities do not realize
alumni can be an important
resource.
Chet Koulik, associate director,
center for career services said
alumni are an important resource
for students.
"Alumni have knowledge of the
industry to share with you,"
Koulik said. "They have a con-
nection to Marist and always
will."
Alumni remember what it was
like to be a senior at Marist and
unsure about their career options
.
Now they are experienced and
have knowledge, many of them
want to help students who are
going through the same fears.
Jim Joseph, Class of
1991,
Director
of
Front
House
Operations, The New Victory
Theater, said students can learn
from the experience of alumni.
"The best way [for alumni] to
help students is to relay their
own experience," Joseph said.
Marist offers a few ways to
contact alumni. .The Alumni
Career Network is a Web site
with the contact information for
over
900
alumni. These are peo-
ple who have agreed to share
their
contact
information
because they want to be contact-
ed by students and to help them
out any way they can.
The Alumni Career network
can
be
found
at
http://www.marist.edu/careerser-
vices/alumcareer.html. You can
search for people by name, loca-
tion, industry, or major and all
you need are your K account and
password.
There are also fourteen Marist Coppola said.
career expo that took place on
alumni chapters all over the
Students do not realize how March 31, 2004. She also said
country.
If
you are looking to important
i
t is to network. Koulik one of the reasons she decided
-
to
talk to someone who lives in a
said 80- 90 percent of job open-
come was because she saw it as a
specific place you can contact ings are not openly advertj.sed
.
different way to network. This
the chapter president and they Having a connection to Marist was an opportunity to talk to
can contact you or refer you to alumni migh
t
increase chances other people in her industry and
someone else. This information of getting a job.
she wanted to take advantage of
can
be
found
at
Tracy Paurowski, Class of it.
http://www.marist
.
edu/alurnni/ev
1998,
Director of Marketing and
ents.html.
Public Affairs for the NYC
Amy K. Coppola, executive
director of alumni relations, said
alumni really enjoy being con-
tacted by students
.
''They love it, I had one alum-
ni whose
information
was delet-
ed fr9m the network by accident
and was upset he wasn't on it,"
Housing
Development
Corporation said networking is
an important part of finding a
job.
"Networking is key, it might
seem silly but people know peo-
ple," Paurowski said
.
Paurowski participated in the
Jerry Gretzinger, Class of
1994, News Anchor/Reporter
WRGB channel
6
said there is a
lot of competition for Jobs and
knowing people in the
;
ndustry is
helpful.
"There might be
500-1000
peo-
ple interested in the job," he said
.
"Never underestimate the power
of personal contact."
Kona, a favorite spot among students, gets an image makeover
By
NICOLE NOLTING
Circle Contributor
With Kona Coffeehouse
on
Marist Drive already estab-
lished as the place to go for a
good cup of coffee, owners
Katie and Eric Panico are trying
to refocus their image by
adding breakfast and lunch
items to the menu.
.
"By keeping the Kona product
and adding the bagels, we hope
to keep the old customers and
gain new customers," Eric
Panico said.
Katie, 29, and Eric, 30 started
out in the computer industry
before they
bought
Kona
Coffeehouse from the original
owners about a year ago.
"It was stressful at first," said
Katie Panico.
But for a young couple that
started out with no previous
food industry experience, they
have come a long way.
Kona's improved setup is
modeled after a store in Albany
called Uncommon Grounds,
says
the
couple.
Like
Uncommon Grounds, Kona has
placed a deli counter in the
front of the store, which allows
more room for food prepara-
tion.
So what sets Kona apart from
the neighboring delis?
Kona
serves more specialty items.
"I don't want this to be just
another deli," said Eric Panico.
"It's something special ...
something different,".
Speed is also a factor.
"What I'm aiming for is a
five-minute
lunch," he added.
"This is the place that you can
get in and out of fast."
Kona' s new menu choices
tend to cater to a more health-
conscious crowd,
but are
nonetheless tasty, Eric said.
Some of the newcomers
include specialty sandwiches
such as the "Pesto Chicken
Wrap" and the "Italian Surfer,"
which includes grilled chicken,
artichokes, roasted red peppers
and
balsamic
vinaigrette.
Along with the bagels, Kona
has introduced egg sandwiches
and the "Western Omelet." But
if you have a sweet tooth, don't
fret; Kona also offers an assort-
ment of fresh baked pastries
.
As for the coffee lovers,
despite the new focus, the cof-
fee is here to stay.
"We're having a little bit of an
identity crisis,
"
Eric Panico
jokes.
The smoothies, espresso
selections and specialty coffee
flavors- including the popular
favori
t
es "Jamaican Me Crazy",
"Jungle Bookie" and "Island
Java"~will still be available.
"We're known for good cof-
fee," said Eric Panico
.
"But we
want to be known for good
breakfast and lunch too."
Kona Coffeehouse accepts
Marist Money.
The academic learning center provides student-friendly support
By
MICHAEL RISPOLI
Circle Contributor
Oh, I get by with a little help
from my friends.
Students helping students,
friends helping friends is the
main
message from the academic learn-
ing center, located in the
Library,
room
331.
The center offers private tutor-
ing, academic review,
drop-in
ses-
sions, and online paper tutoring
for students looking for individu-
alized help
in
a subject matter
or
paper tutoring.
Barbara
Carpenter, director of
the academic learning center, says
the present goal of the center is
retention of Marist Students.
"We want students to be suc-
cessful
and
to
graduate,"
Carpenter said.
The peer to peer tutoring is what
makes the Center work. A stu-
dent can get private tutoring for a
small fee of six dollars which
goes right to the tutor and is sig-
nificantly lower than any other
tutor you would find off-campus.
.
The student helping student
atmosphere is a great way to fos-
ter education and is a big differ-
ence in the somewhat competitive
nature
of
the
classroom.
Academic review, drop-in ses-
sions, and the online paper tutor-
ing are
free
of charge.
The Center offers many other
courses
as
well.
Self-
Management is a popular pro-
gram
for freshman and sopho-
mores and "exposes students to a
practical self management model
that enables them to increase aca-
demic and personal achievement
in a
college environment,"
a&ororng to the office's brochure.
Other courses include Leaming
Theory and Application, Critical
Thinking
and
Reading,
Introduction to College Reading,
and Introduction to College
Writing
and
Introductory
Algebra.
These courses are
designed to help ease the transi-
tion of students from high school
to the more demanding college
workload.
Although students coming into
Marist are enrolled i1,1 the pro-
gram,
any undergrad or graduate
student can stop by for help.
The warmth of secretary Pat
Laffin would melt away any
timid feeiin~ a
'
student Would
have by corning in and asking for
help.
If
tutoring is what is needed, a
student can go into Jane Fiore's
office and she will immediately
set you up with a tutor.
'
If
students from other countries
need help getting accustomed to
life here at Marist
,
they can talk
to
Karen
Tomkins-Tinch,
Leaming Skills / International
Program director.
Having problems with linguis-
tic-related work? Talk to Vicky
Sarkisian
.
Whomever the student talks to
in the office, they are sure to
meet a
caring
per
s
on who is will-
ing to help in any way.
The number of students
involved in these courses range,
including even those with high
high school GPA's
.
With a freshman class being
cne third undeclared, this pro-
gram
helps focus qn what they
want to do and allows them to
chose a major wisely
:
In
the past, however, there were
more incoming students being
'
enrolled in the program.
Presently there are fewer stu-
dents entering the program as
freshman
,
but Carpenter said this
is a good thing.
''The college re
s
ponds to the
student of today," Carpenter said.
"
Students coming in are more
academical
l
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are able to give students more
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THE CIRCLE
''
Sometimes it is easier to climb
back up the mountain than it is to
stay up on top of it.
''
-Tim Smith
Head Coach, Tennis
·
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004
maristclrcle.com
PAGES
Mickelson
e
-
arns first green jacket, wins
Masters
By WRIGHT THOMPSON
Knight
Ridder Newspapers
(KRT)
AUGUSTA, Ga.-Wben the putt
rolled in, and the gallery's impos-
sible roar told his wife it was safe
to open her eyes, Phil Mickelson
jumped in the air like a child.
He'd actually won the Masters,
and done it the way a Masters
should be won, with a 31 on the
back nine and an 18-foot, tourna-
ment-winning putt.
Standing next to the 18th green,
wearing a smile a dozen years in
the making, Phil's father watched
his son virtually dance to Butler
Cabin to receive his green jacket.
Dad knew as well as anyone
about the pain of being the best
player to never win a major and
the joy of shedding that burden
forever.
"makes it that much more spe-
cial, sweeter, and it just feels
awesome."
Yeah, for the rest of his springs,
he'll remember a day that ended
much as it began, with a putter in
his hand.
About four hours before his tee
time, Mickelson made a circle of
golf tees around a hole on the
practice green, like stations in a
three-point· contest. Each peg
was a wedge length from the pin,
and had a ball next to it. He made
thirty
in a row.
knew he had to act.
"Nobody goes after that pin,
and I took a pretty aggressive
line at it, knocked it in there
about 12 feet and made the putt,"
he said. "That's when I started to
feel like I could make this hap-
pen."
What followed were two of the
most memorable hours in the 68-
year history of this storied tour-
nament. Each man matched the
other shot for amazing shot.
Mickelson birdied 13 and 14.
Els, one hole ahead, promptly
birdied No. 14 and made a huge
par-saving putt on No. 15.
"It's just as good as it gets," the
elder Mickelson said, shaking his
head. "There were a lot of people
pulling for him, and- that was
very neat."
·
Phil smiled. All week, the
talk
had been about the new Phil, the
Zen Phil. On Sunday, he was
beyond loose. Eating lunch in the
player's lounge with swing coach
Rick Smith, he watched "O
Brother, Where Art Thou?" You
know the line that goes, "That
ain't your daddy; your daddy was
hit by a train"?
Well, when he heard that, Phil
just lost it. Put down his sand-
wich and guffawed
.
ERIK CAMPOS/
THE STATE
Phil Mickelson, (I.) sports a new green Jacket as Masters champion after winning the tournament on Sunday.
Down the stretch, Els parred
the last three holes, putting the
tournament
in
Mickelson's
hands. As Mickelson trudged up
the 16th fairway, he felt a calm
that had eluded him' for the last
12 years of major championship
failures.
"As I was walking up to the
green," he would say later,
laughing at his own confidence,
"I really thought that it didn't
seem overwhelming. I thought
,
I'll make this putt, and I'll birdie
one of the last two."
When he looks back, Phil
Mickelson will remember many
things about one of the most
exciting final rounds ever at
Augusta National: the 2-stroke
lead to begin the day, the col-
lapse, the
comeback,
the
thrilling
shootout with runner-up Ernie
Els.
"To have it be such a difficult
journey to win my first major,"
said Mickelson, who had been 0-
46 in the big four tournaments,
Soon -
about an hour before
the biggest round of his life -
he
began giving a lecture to a few
fellow golfers and the clubhouse
waiters about the science of time
travel.
As fans walked by the window,
oblivious, Mickelson
talked
about worm holes, and the
human body's inability to handle
extensive space voyages, and the
books of Stephen Hawking. At
one point, he
TooRed
up and
asked sheepishly, "You really
want to hear all this?"
'
About 90 minutes later, just
three holes into his round
,
Mickelson wanted to try out
some of that time travel he stud-
ies. It was happening all over
again
-
the classic Phil col-
lapse.
On No
.
3,
he
missed a 3-foot
par putt. You know, the putts that
Mickelson always misses on
Sundays in a major.
On
No. 5,
he tried to get cute
with
a bunker shot and barely'
moved the ball. Another bogey.
Streak
comes to an end
Red
.
Foxes men's tennis losses
first MAAC game in five years
By
PAUL SEACH
Sports Editor
After winning more than
60
consecutive matches in the
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference, the Marist men's
tennis team lost their first match
in over five years.
"Sometimes it's easier to climb
back up the mountain than it is to
stay up on top of it," said head
c;oach Tim Smith.
Playing indoors because of the
soggy conditions, the Red Foxes
matched up against Fairfield,
.
Loyola and Manhattan. Fairfield
and Loyola were wins 63 and
64
for the Foxes.
Going into their match-up, both
the Jaspers and the Red Foxes
were undefeated. For the Red
Foxes, the match against the
tough Jaspers would continue
tradition or set a precedent.
After the Red Foxes swept the
doubles matches to win the first
point, it appeared that the team
would be comfortable upholding
tradition.
Nick Bass and Mark Santucci
defeated Ezra Cohen and Diego
Alvarado 8-4, while Chris Hagan
and
Pedro Genovese
beat
Nicholas Gravagna and Zoltan
Bus, 9-8 (8-6).
"Chris took seniof'leadership to
a new height today," Smith said.
In the singles competition,
frosh Ray Josephs stood out
among the Red foxes, but it was
to no avail, as Manhattan still
crept by 5-2 to remain undefeat-
ed (4-0 MAAC).
"It was an outstanding win for
Ray-Gun at number six," Smith
said.
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On No
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On No.
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.
His wife and parents
stared
at the leader
board,
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in a few minutes an eagle would
be posted for Els, who had offi-
cially begun his charge.
The nexl two holes, Mickelson
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He stagnated at four under, while
Els screamed around the tum
leading by a stroke, looking to
widen the gap
.
The tournament seemed over.
Standing on the tee at No. 12,
Mickelson heard a roar from the
13th green. The noise covered
him, and he knew Els had made
another eagle and
led
by three.
Something came over
Mickelson. All week, he'd played
it safe, vowing never to shoot
himself out of a tournament
again
,
That was part of the
1
rfe'w
Phil.
But on that tee box, he
.
He did it. All of it: the birdie on
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When it was over, Mickelson
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"Daddy won!" he said, showing
every last one of his teeth. "Can
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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004 •
PAGE 9
Palmer faces fight off of
_
the ice, proves
t9
be strong
By
SCOTT MONTESANO
Staff
Writer
In
a year when wins were rare
for the Red
·
Foxes ice hockey
team, the story of freshmen Jon
Palmer can easily bring a smile
to any fan's face. He-wasn't one
of the Foxes most recognizable
faces this season, but his story is
one that provides the club with
its most important win of the
campaign.
More importantly, his unwaver-
ing confidence in the face of a
terrifying disease provides noth-
ing short of a positive spin
on
a
season full of negative moments.
Palmer played in only five
games for the Foxes, before his
season was cut short soon after
the new year.
An
18-year-old
man from Ocean, NJ, Palmer
was diagnosed with melanoma
skin cancer during winter break.
"I began feeling a rock hard
lump
in
my
upper right
thigh,"Palmer said during an
interview from his home earlier
this week. "I had no idea what it
was."
Palmer -
who was on campus
at the time with the hockey team
-
checked into St. Francis hos-
pital for examipation, with the
original thought that it was a sign
of mono. While nothing was
found, a later biopsy at New York
Sloan-Kettering Hospital showed
signs of a tumor.
Melanoma is considered a very
serious form of skin cancer,
which typically shows up on
males on their neck, shoulders or
-
in Palmer's case -
his upper
thigh.
Immediately after the diagno-
sis, the vibrant forward's season
was over. After suffering a shoul-
der injury early in the campaign,
he had worked hard to get back
on the ice. Now his season was
officially over.
Still, throughout it all, Palmer
has remained nothing short of
positive.
"I tried not to think about it," he
said. "I didn't dwell on it."
Known for his outgoing person-
ality and ever-
Jon's uncle died from cancer
nearly two decades ago, which
led doctors to guess his was a
case of genetics.
While there is still a chance that
there may be microorganisms of
the cancer still present, Palmer
said that by all accounts, he
should be fine.
present smile,
'I
think God has a plan for
he has main-
tained
those
everyone.'
His next step
is to partake in
a clinical trial
of a new can-
qualities over
cer vaccina-
the past few
-
Jon
Palmer tion drug. On
months.
- - - - - - - - - - - - Apr. 9, he will
On
Feb. 5, Palmer had the can-
head to the University of
cer removed at Sloan-Kettering Pennsylvania where he will
Hospital. The surgery, he said, begin treatment.
was called a success.
However, since it is a clinical
Palmer said that the world trial, Palmer may or may not get
renowned
Dr.
Coit performed an the actual drug. The drug is cur-
amazing surgery. Palmer also rently in stage three of testing,
said that his family had a history which is the final
phase
before
of this form of cancer.
the
Food
and
Drug
Administration can give its
approval.
Due to his treatment, Palmer
had to leave Marist for the
semester. That doesn't mean his
life is only full of doctor visits.
In order to stay somewhat up
to his fellow peers, he enrolled in
a macroeconomics class at a
community college near his
home. He also has a job at a retail
store to earn extra cash
Marist head coach Bob
Simmons said Palmer will not
lose any eligibility since he was
not put
on
the second semester
roster. Simmons fully expects
Palmer back on the roster this
fall.
As the weeks pass by, Palmer's
optimism never seems to break.
He always maintains a fresh out-
look around others.
Palmer said he never wonders
why he contracted the disease.
"I think God has a plan for
everyone," he said.
Without a doubt, Palmer owes
a great deal of thanks -
by his
own admission -
to his parents,
who have been there every step
of the way.
From making phone calls, to
arranging treatments and cover-
ing the expensive costs, he says
he owes plenty of gratitude to
them.
With a confident, while not
egotistical aura about hii;n,
Palmer made his battle with' a
deadly disease look easy to oul~
siders. He never wavered and
never let his genuinely friendly
personality disappear.
Now, he looks forward to next
season and another chance to
play collegiate hockey.
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Josephs defeated Alon Cohen
7-6 (10-8), 6-4 in a match that
took about two and a half hours
to complete.
us winning 4-3," Smith said.
"[But] we played a team that was
better than us today."
"nice meal in an Italian restau-
the team is still focused towards relaxation methods
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to maintain
rant in Queens."
the MAAC tournament this focus and calmness. This method
team looks to shake off a tough
loss while looking forward to
Niagara on Saturday morning in
the.
MAAC tournament.
"While some were down about weekend in Flushing, Queens.
is not uncommon as many ath-
"Nick
Bass
and Pedro were
both in competitive matches.
If
they won, you were talking about
While some were upset about
the
loss, the team ate in style
afterwards, retreating to a quiet
dinner,
or
as Smith would call a
the loss, many felt pretty good
All season the team has turned letes, especially Olympic ath-
about the way they played," he to a sports psychologist to help letes tum to sports psychologists.
said.
the team maintain focus. The
The psychologist may get his
While the streak may be over, psychologist offers players many money's worth this week as they
Recent Bush administration testimony questions prior 9/11 knowledge
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way of these cells. And so there
agreed that they were not aware
was no recommendation that we that Bush was interested in the
do something about this."
domestic threats posed by Al
President Bush received a Qeada that were mentioned in
C.I.A. briefing 36 days before the brief. They also agreed that
Sept. 11 that had been described the White House failed to include
by Whitehouse officials as a
a written intelligence report
"hi~toric:al" account. This ques-
along with the brief.
tionable document contained
Ashcroft said he would have
both old and new information. provided a report on domestic
The brief was entitled "Bin terrorist threats
if
he knew of the
Laden Determined to Strike
in
president's interest in the matter.
U.S."
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was not aware that the pres-
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made a request in that respect,"
Ashcroft said. "It would have
been my intention to provide the
president with a comprehensive
report from the F.B.1."
In
a brief statement to the press
after attending Easter services in
Fort Hood Tex. Bush was
adamant in saying that he was
not given any specific informa-
tion in the questioned document.
"I am satisfied that I never saw
any intelligence that indicated
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Children's theater brings classic fairy tales to life
By
MELISSA FERRIOLA
Circle Contributor
incorporate
the
sho~ into their
classes.
"It gives
our
children the
Marist College Council on
chance to see a col1ege perform-
Theater
Arts
takes
the
local ance," Operowksy said.
"We
Poughkeepsie
school
children
to
usually don't
get buses so this is
Looking Glass Land in their a nice walking trip for us."
annual
children•s
theater
produc-
Jessica
Hovenstine,
tion.
Psychology/Special
Education
Throughout
the
week of
March
major, sai~ that she would take
29, 22 local
- - - - - - - - - - - -
her classes to
schools
and
Children's theater Is a great
see MCCTA's
some
day-care
children the-
centers
came
to
experience for the caSt
ater perform-
the
Nelly
because they can be as crazy
ance in the
Goletti
Theater
as they want.
future.
for
the
35
year
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"You can tell
to
watch
Looking Glass Land.
the actors are enthusiastic and
The play, written by James students respond to that, but I
De
Vita, combines
Alice and would make sure my students
Wonderland and Through the were familiar with Alice in
Looking Glass and brings in Wonderland," said Hovenstine.
more characters, such as The
The typical ages that attend the
Responsibilities.
show are from three to nine years
Mary
Patterson,
the play's pro-
old. Amanda Nietzel, director
ducer, said children's theater is a along with Aimee Blackton, said
great experience for the cast that once the children are about
because they can be as c~azy as seven or eight they start ac.ting as
they want and the children get a if they are too cool to enjoy the
chance
tq go to a theater produc-
show.
Left
to
rtgt,t,
Stephen Cubbellottl, Beth Apfel, Eddie Grosskreuz, and
Jessica Lane, read the Jabberwocky
book during
their
performance
of
"Through the Loooklng
Glass:
Courtesy of
JENNA GOLDSMITH
Proper authorities Instruct Alice,
Jessica
Lane,
on
the rules
of chess as she travels through Looking Glass
Land.
Alice
starts as a
pawn
and becomes a
queen.
tion.
"It
is a different
experience
for
them (the children),"
said
Patterson. ''To be
so
interactive
and be
·
able to greet the cast
afterwards is just
so cool
for
them."
First grade teacher at Columbus
Elementary
School,
Ada
Opecowsky, said they come
every
year and always
try
to
The show is open to the public
on the weekend
shows
begin.
and Nietzel
said
many
people
will bring their
children
then.
She said the
shows are not
any
different,
Once the children
are
about
seven
or
eight
they
start
acting
as
If they
are
too cool to
enjoy the show.
one's
schedule.
Since the
shows
do run
twice a
day
throughout the
week, there are
two
casts
to
help
accom-
modate
every
-
except
they do not do the
sing-
alongs before the weekend
Patterson, whose
.
job
is
to keep
the cast in order, said they
grouped the casts
separately
dur-
ing rehearsals for convenience,
but during the shows the two
groups mixed according to peo-
ple's
schedules.
"It
is also different from an
"A lot of people are in the cast,
about
60,
so a lot of people were
already involved," said Patterson.
"Also, with Charlie Brown just
ending and festival starting, peo-
ple were busy with other shows."
The tickets for the show were
donations for the Jennifer
Dressel Memorial Scholarship.
The scholarship is awarded
annually to a student involved in
the production part of theater.
actor's point of view because it is free, however tpey collected
a double cast; so no show is ever
the same, you never know who
you are
going
to be working with
and everyone does something a
little different,"
said
Patterson.
In addition, Patterson
said
the
two casts make the rehearsal
processes a little hectic and it is
hard working with the costumes
when the actors are not the same
sizes.
According to Nietzel, chil
-
dren's theater
is
a much more
relaxed production and only
takes about a month to put
together.
"The
scripts
are relatively
easy
and the
shows
only run about an
hour so it's not as time consum
-
ing as some
of
the other proj-
ects," said
Nietzel.
Patterson explained that for this
production, a lot of positions
were left
empty,
such as props,
house,
and
publicity,
so
it
was up
to the main production
staff
to
take
care
of those duties.
Courtesy of
JENNA GOLDSMITH
A character from -rhrough
the
Looking Glass•
has
a
moment
to
him-
self
on
the
stage.
Philosophy class performs Socratic plays in lieu
-
of final
By
TRISHA SEMINARA
&
CINDY
MEYER
Circle Contributors
Imagine you
are
given
the
option to produce a play instead
of writing
a
five
-
page paper
-
would you take it? Well that is
exactly
what Professor Worrell's
class did when he presented his
Introduction to Philosophy with
this opportunity.
According to
co
-
director Vickie
Gettler, at first there was a lot
of
trepidation
concerning
this proj-
ect
because, for most of the
stu-
dents, this was new territory.
"At first it was
overwhelming
with the amount of work that
each person
had, but once we
started
to know
each
other
better,
we began to work together
and
it
became
easier
to
get our tasks
completed
successfully," Gettler
said.
Getter's statement was
correct.
Once all the tasks were divided
up,
everyone
began to take on a
sense
of responsibility toward
their projects
and everyone
became very-
excited about
the
production.
For the past
few
weeks, 18
of
Professor Worrell's
students
have worked
tediously
on mak-
ing
two
of Plato's Socratic
play's, Euthyphro and
Phaedo,
together
during this project and
I
come
to life.
feel
that it has brought us togeth
-
They
have been busy writing
a er as
a class."
Seminara said.
prologue, creating feasible and
Students are
excited
that they
decorative
sets,
making
period
-
ic
costumes,
and
drawing
and
strategical
-
ly
placing
------------
are
moving
'At
first
it
was overwhelming
outside
the
but once we
started
to know
classroom,
each
other better, we began
and seeing
the
to work together.'
meaning
of
Plato's words
posters all
over
_
Vickie Gettler
come
alive
campus so that _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
through
the
word reaches the
student
body.
voice
and
actions of the
students
At
a general
meeting for the
rather
then that of the professor.
play, Trisha Seminara, co
-
pro
-
Now,
as
the
performance
draws
ducer, said
this had been
a good
closer, opening night is
Friday,
bonding
experience.
Apr. 16, with an
encore perform-
"We have spent a
lot
of time ance
this
Saturday, a buzz
has
been
created
amongst members
of the Marist
community.
Nick Aiezza,
·
a member of the
publicity team for the play,
says
he can
envision
packed
crowds
in
Fontaine
Hall's Black Box.
"This
production is fantastic,
everyone
on campus should
see
it."
Aiezza
said.
Overall, it has been quite an
experience
filled with long
nights and
early
mornings put-
ting the
finishing
touches on the
performance, and polishing up
their
act according
to Rob
Celleti,
who
plays
Socrates.
"I
think
that it has been a
fun,
interesting, and enriching experi-
ence
for everyone,
and it will
turn out really well," he
said.
"And
who knows? They might
even
call for an
encore,"
Celletti
said.
With the help of
Dr. Donald
Anderson in
arranging
time for
rehearsals as well
as
offering
suggc;stions
for
staging
and light-
ing, the
students feel
the play is
really turning into
something
special. They are
all
excited
to be
able
to
share
this production with
the
student
body and
feel
their
hard work has paid off.
In the words of one
anonymous
student, "This play is
hot and
siz~
zlin'
!"