VOLUME 57, ISSUE 17
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2004
Senator Hillary Clinton visits campus
By
CASSI MATOS
Editor in Chief
Rather than being greeted by their professors, students who arrived
for 9:30 classes in the library Monday morning, were greeted by
Secret Service agents.
Kate Poirier, sophomore, was completely caught off guard.
"I started walking toward my classroom, when a woman stopped
me and told me I couldn't walk that way," said Poirier.
Like many students and staff, Poirier was completely unaware that
Senator Hillary Clinton was scheduled to be on campus. In fact, it
was not definite that she would be hosting the discussion here until
several days before the event took place
.
"We were sitting in class and when I looked up, I saw Hillary Clinton
walk by!" said Poirier.
Clinton, who was only on campus for a couple of hours, was in
town to meet with prominent business and community leaders from
the surrounding area. Prior to arriving at Marist, more than 1,000
people heard Clinton speak at a Poughkeepsie Area Chamber of
Commerce breakfast held at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center.
While at Marist, she took part in a panel discussion on the Hudson
River and waterfront development organized by Poughkeepsie Mayor
Nancy Cozean
.
Clinton stated that the Hudson river itself is the biggest asset in the
Hudson Valley.
''The question becomes
,
how can we make the river the center of
economic viability once again?" said Clinton. "We have learned over
the past decades that change is certain. Education is the key to being
prepared for that change."
As an educational institute, President Dennis J. Murray said Marist
has had dedication to Poughkeepsie. Part of this commitment has
been taking part in the overall change in the area during recent
decades.
"We [Marist] have a commitment to the city's economic viability
.
"
said Murray.
According to Clinton, the Hudson Valley has "opportunity, poten-
tial and
promise."
In
the four and a half years since she visited the
area while campaigning, she said it has "changed dramatically,"
thanks to the efforts of the community at large.
The forum was focused on how to encourage development that
enhances the city's historic qualities and links the waterfront to the
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Senator HIiiary Clinton is rushed out of the James Cannavino library following a panel discussion on Hudson River and waterfront development.
downtown area. Clinton also covered a wide range of topics, includ-
ing the need to increase the availab~t)' of affordable housing, using
small businesses to creat jobs, getting support for local agriculture,
the redevelopment of brownfields, encouraging alternative energy
and keeping manufacturing jobs in the country.
She focused on the existing local efforts and partnerships that, she
said, continue to deliver results.
~Most of the
work
has to be done on the local level," she said. She
brought "no answers," she said, but a ''willingness to help."
The federal government, she said, should have a role by continuing
to fund programs that encourage the redevelopment of brownfields
and the use of alternative energy, and by beginning to encourage
SEE CLINTON, PAGE 3
Grant provides for growth
By
CASSI MATOS
Editor in Chief
As Marist grows, so does its
need for adequate space.
In
response to this growing
need, Robert Dyson, chair of
Marist's board of trustees,
announced that the Dyson
Foundation has approved a $3
million gift to build a small addi-
tion to the Dyson Center. The
decision was announced to the
Board of Trustees at meeting this
past Saturday.
make the donation to the school are quickly outgrowing their
for an addition comes from a
necessity to house the college's
growing needs.
"The programs at Marist are
bigger and better than ever," said
Dyson. 'The quality education
Marist maintains needs room to
grow."
An
addition to the Dyson
Center is a way in which to facil-
itate this growth.
space.
While it will be some time
before the college expects to
break ground on this project, the
buildings and grounds commit-
tee will begin working with the
affected academic programs to
determine the best use of this
new space. They will also be
working with architects to deter-
mine the best design
.
Ross King, author of "Michaelangelo and the Pope's Ceilingn addresses a packed Nelly Goletti Theatre.
The building was erected in
1990 and dedicated in honor of
Dyson's parents, Charles and
Margaret Dyson.
Dyson has
been a part of the Marist
Community since 1975 when he
joined the Marist Board. He has
served as its chairman since
1994.
Dyson said that the gift was
given in order to help address the
space that have arisen as a result
of the growth of the School of
Graduate
and
Continuing
Education, and the need to create
additional space for the AACSB
accredited
Schooi
of
Management and the School of
Social and Behavioral Sciences.
However, before building can
begin, the project has to be
approved by the Town of
Poughkeepsie Plann~g Board.
President Dennis Murray
emphasized the fact that it may
be some time before we see any
ground breaking.
Inside the Sistine Chapel
By
COURTNEY KRETZ &
LOUIS P. ORTIZ Ill
New York Times best-selling
author Ross King discussed
his new book, "Michelangelo
and the Pope's Ceiling" to
students, faculty, and commu-
nity members in the Nelly
Goletti Theatre.
After meeting with
Mr.
Ross,
Timmian Massie, chief public
affairs officer, asked if it were
possible for the renowned
author to speak at Marist for
40 individuals who will be
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given the opportunity to study
in Rome for a week during
spring break.
Once the lecture was
approved by college activities
to take place last Thursday
night, Massie made the deci-
sion to open the event not only
to the entire campus but the
community as well.
This hour and a half presen-
tation left over three hundred
people in attendance laughing
and learning a tremendous
amount on the history of
Rome.
Ross opened with a brief
overview of the foundation
chapters of his book, explain-
ing the history behind the
Sistine Chapel and the lifestyle
of Michelangelo Buanorrati.
This popular work of literature
addresses several experiences
that will be seen on the trip to
Rome, according to Massie.
"Michelangelo and the
Pope's Ceiling" details the
story of the four years the
Renaissance master spent
laboring over the 12,000
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Dyson said the decision to
Currently, the offices for all of
these programs are already
housed in the Dyson Center, but
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"We are very appreciative of
this gift," said Murray.
"It
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
12, 2004
Securitv Briefs:
.
marlstclrcle.com
The "Security
Briefs"
are intended to be a
parody
ahd not a representation of The Circle's editorial
stance
on drinking - illegal or otherwise -
nor is
it intended to be a statement regarding the official
Marist college policy on alcohol consumption.
PAGE2
The Grammys;
more
like Borophyll
Complled By DAN ROY
Campus Editor
Alcohol related
incidents this week
Leo-2
Gartland-1
Total alcohol
related incidents
Leo-4
Gartland-3
Midrise- 2
Champagnat - 2
Upper West Cedar - 1
2/2
-
Newman is not going to be
happy.
The
Post Office
reported someone backed into a van and
broke
its tail
light at 12:45 p.m. Monday.
Whether
it was by accident
or a thought-out crime is still being determined.
Personally
,
I
think
it is the
latter.
If
my
Maxim
subscrip-
tion got lost in the mail, I'd be pretty
pissed
too.
called. Now, some people
might think
that
a
simple lock
on
the
locker
would have
prevented
this from happening.
I disagree. The
only
way of being
100
percent
sure
that
nothing will
be
stolen is abstinence.
Abstinence
is the
best
prevention
.
"What are you talking about?" What ...
2/5
-
Gartland wants everyone to know that
last
semes-
ter was not a fluke. At
11 :06
p.m. a party in the E
block
was broken up. All the alcohol in the
room had
been
opened
,
so security was forced to dump everything
remaining down the drain. At that point the party of 10
was broken up both physically and emotionally
.
2/6
-
A Leo student returned to her dorm drunk at 2:20
a.m. Friday morning. She
had
reportedly been partying a
little too hard, and was
placed
under observation by secu-
rity
until
she felt well enough to go to bed. Any questions
that
the Circle receives
on
what it feels like to live in a
zoo
will be forwarded to this girl. And believe me, we
get more than you think
.
2/6
-
Waterworks Road by Midrise was host to a two-
car accident at 6:52 a.m. Either the green Geo or the
white Chevy slipped on some ice, causing the collision.
Needless to say, the Geo got
messed
up. The Geo has
declined comment whether or not there will be a rematch.
2/6
-
A snowplow doing his thing in Talmadge hit a
char-broiled gas grill at 9:35 p.m. Friday night. This
Friday a memorial service for the grill will be held, and
the Talmadge picnic will be cancelled until further notice
.
215
-
A wallet was stolen from a locker in the Mccann
216
-
The fire alarm went off
in
M1dnse at
9:40
p
.
m.
center at 9: 10 a.m. Thur
s
day
.
Cash and credit cards were because of food in the microwave. At 9
:
43 p.m. I was
among the valuables in the wallet. Town police were
seen laughing at the Midrise students standing outside
.
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Courtney
J.
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Stacey
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Managing Editor
Copy
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At 9:45 p.m. I slipped and fell down my stairs ... I get the
point.
2f1
-
I don't know why we haven't figured out a better
way of doing this yet. At 5:00 p
.
m. four students were
seen
buying
beer at a deli across the street. They returned
to Marist through the South Gate, but were stopped short-
ly after by security in the
McCann
lot. Security searched
the students' heavy
backpacks
and found what they sus-
pected. 54 cans of Bud Light, 12 cans of Bass, one 40-
ounce bottle of Magnum, and one small boy .
.
. well,
maybe not the boy.
Unfortunately
,
these students did
not get close enough to a dorm to allocate points
.
All the
alcohol was confiscated
.
·
2/8
-
Leo had another-observational session on Sunday.
At
1
:35 a.m. a student was deemed too intoxicated to
return to his room
.
Remember
when going to your room
would have been the punishment
?
"You are drunk! Go
to your room!" my mother used to say
.
Now, go
i
ng to our
room is a privilege that we forego when getting drunk.
Ironic? You be the judge
.
2/8
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This last brief I am so mad about. It was
report
-
ed at 12:50 p.m. that the Circle newspaper rack outsid
e
the Bookstore was ... stolen! That isn
'
t even the bad part
.
The rack was stolen
,
but
all the papers were left! I've
never been so insulted in my life! Roy Jones Jr. couldn't
slap me that hard. The stup
i
d rack was more desirable
than this paper. Man! In any case
,
whoever did that must
have a whole lot of
s
omething to nece
s
sitate
an
entire
rack.
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Grant enables library with helpful learning tools
By
ALISSA BREW
Assistant Editor
A $240 million grant for
Funding for the Improvement for
Post-Secondary Education has
made the language lab in the
James A. Cannavino Library a
unique technological learning
center.
This grant allowed Marist
College to "really experiment
with things that were out of the
norm," said Dr.·Claire Keith, pro-
fessor of French and the director
of the Marist Language Center.
The state-of-the-art lab offers
students tools such as a MLC
recorder that tapes a student's
voice and enables
him
or her to
send the recording to the profes-
sor. The professor can then listen
to the recording and email com-
ments to the
student.
"It's essen-
tial, I can't teach without it," said
Keith. The language lab does not
work off of the school's server.
Instead it has its own server that
is capable of saving large audio
files. This way the school's net-
work is never slowed down by
the language lab.
Another unique feature is the
lab's website which was con-
structed by a former Marist stu-
dent, Phillipe Benthien. The
website design is easy enough
for teachers to create their
own
site. They can attach their lesson
plans, audio files, online quizzes,
other materials. They can then
link
everything to the language
lab website, so students can
access it anywhere they have an
internet connection.
Assistant professor of Spanish,
Kevin Gaugler, who helped to
develop the language lab said
that it is essential to language
students.
"[The lab] is more conducive to
learning," Gaugler said.
The
lab also employs
bilingual
students who are trained to assist
others in the language
lab.
Josh
Pardo, senior, a student assistant
at the lab said that the voice
recorder is a helpful tool for stu-
dents and the lab is available to
aid students.
"They can come here and
work," Pardo said.
Senior Juan Nieves also assists
in the lab.
"It gives me a chance to have
computer access to the Internet
and use equipment to listen to
audio files," Nieves said.
The language lab website also
explains how to use the lab
equipment.
Many foreign language courses
are held in the language lab.
Professors use the multimedia
equipment to show videos or
play sound clips.
Laura DiMugno, a sophomore
Spanish major, said that she does
not use the lab on her
own
time,
but she is glad it is there.
"Being a Spanish major,
I
feel
lucky
to have the
materials
avail-
able to me," DiMugno said. "It
was helpful because it is impos-
sible to learn a language simply
from a
textbook;'
The grant was extended for
another year so that more
changes can be made to
other
resources both on campus and in
the community.
During
the first
three years, the FIPSE grant was
used to help the Newburgh
School
District
motivate students
to consider continuing their edu-
cation after high school. The
school district provided a diverse
group of students and Marist
provided the technology.
However, Marist fell short of
their goal due to
internal
strug-
gles within the Newburgh school
district system.
Professor Keith believes that
Marist has come back closer to
home and refocused their goal to
helping
Marist alumni
integrate
technology into their classrooms
at local schools.
"[These teachers]
become
a
colleague and a collaborator
instead
of a student," said
Keith.
The grant will allow for the lan-
guage lab to update its technolo-
gy and create the capability to
store more media and audio files
for individual classes.
Another goal is to "foster com-
munication
between
the lan-
guage lab and the international
offices," said Keith.
Tl)e lab may also offer a way
to make contacts over seas with
t~hnology such as web cameras
and new software.
According
to
Keith
this could
position
Marist "towards the
internationalization of our cam-
pus."
Relay
for
Life raises money and awareness for cancer
By
JAMES
REYES
Staff Writer
This April, Marist will hold its
first annual Relay for Life to
raise
money to help fight cancer.
The Relay for Life is the signa-
ture activity of the American
Cancer Society and held b}'.
schools, communities and organ-
izations nationwide. The event
was started in May of 1985 when
Dr. Gordy Klatt, a colorectal sur-
geon, completed a 24-hour
walk/run around a track in
Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Klatt
totaled 83 miles and raised over
$27,000. The next year, over 220
supporters joined Dr. Klatt and
made the event a tradition.
Junior Katie Flynn has actively
participated in Relay for Life
since her freshman year of high
school. Through the years, she
has-seen both friends and family
suffer from the effects of cancer.
After having presented her expe-
rience for a class project last
year, Katie decided to take a
more active role
in the fight
against cancer.
She was determined to hold a
Relay for Life event at Marist.
"[Relay
for Life] is just some-
thing I've done for so long," said
Katie. "It's one of the most mov-
ing events I have done in my
life."
Katie contacted a representa-
tive of the Hudson Valley Region
American Cancer Society Bob
Lynch from the Office of College
Activities. The representative
arranged a meeting with Katie to
propose her plan. Bob approved
the idea and directed Katie to the
Student
Government
Association.
Since September,
Katie along
with the SGA has been working
in
collaboration
with
the
American Cancer Society and
the Social Work Association to
finalize
the
event.
"It's one of the most mov-
ing events
I
have done In
my llfe."
-
Katie Flynn
Junior
SGA President Bobbie Sue
Gibbons supported the idea.
"It
just sounded. so amazing," she
said. "We knew that with an
event of this magnitude, a lot of
work would be involved."
Marist's first annual
Relay
for
Life is scheduled to take place
April 16-17. Being its first Relay
for Life, the SGA aims to keep it
small and simple. The event will
be open mainly to Marist stu-
dents and faculty.
Ho~ever
,
the
SGA has invited teams from
other colleges such as Vassar and
Bard to join.
The event will take place on the
Campus Green and will last for
12 hours
(opposed
to the tradi-
tional 24-hour relay) to keep the
event simple. During the event,
teams of eight to fifteen people
walk around a set path or track
nonstop. At least one member of
each team is supposed to
remain
on the track to represent their
team. Each member is expected
to raise a minimum donation of
$100.
The relay will start officially at
6:00 p.m. and end the next morn-
ing. The event will also feature a
ceremony ,of illuminaries, during
which candles will be lit and
placed along the path in memory
of cancer victims. The candles
are provided by the ACS and will
be distributed for a donation of
$10 each. Special guest speakers
will
also be present during the
ceremony to talk of their own
experiences with cancer and how
it has affected their lives.
Activities will be arranged
between the ceremonies by the
Student Programmihg Council.
WMAR,
Marist College Radio,
will be
present
to provide enter-
tainment at the event, as well as
Marist College Television, who
are planning to have onsite ~ov-
erage.
SGA is still accepting teams of
volunteers. Anyone interested in
participating
in the Relay for
Life event is strongly encouraged
to contact the SGA office at
(845) 575-2300.
'Andrea's Voice' speaks about health and body
image
By QIU XIA YUAN
Staff Writer
Four years ago, Andrea
Smeltzer did not realize a nega-
tive self-image could eventually
provoke her death.
But in 1999, the vibrant 19-
year old died after a one year
battle with bulimia resulted in an
electrolyte imbalance that caused
her heart to stop.
As part of a program to educate
students about the seriousness of
eating disorders, Andrea's par-
ents, Tom and Doris Smeltzer
from Napa, Calif., recited
Andrea's poems and showed pic-
tures. They attempted to verbally
resuscitate, through her own
writings, the struggle their
daughter endured to promote
awareness in the college commu-
nity.
Her mother, Doris Smeltzer,
said the purpose of the lecture is
to aid students in recognizing the
·
influence of society on body
image.
"I want to try to save them [the
students] from having to go
through what we went through,"
she said. "Each of them have the
power to change our culture by
tweaking slightly the way they
speak and act about body image,
weight, and food."
"Each of them [need to] recog-
nize that they
.
have the power,"
Smeltzer added.
Two hundred and sixty stu-
dents braved the harsh wintry
conditions to hear the lecture,
held in the Nelly Golletti
Theater.
Sponsored
by
Marist's
Counseling Services, the Student
Programming
Council
and
Student activi-
experiencing what they have
gone through and educate stu-
.
dents on
·
the severity of eating
disorders, said Doris Smeltzer.
She hopes these presentations
will help empower students to
see something that Andrea did
not see when she was struggling
with bulimia.
Andrea, a passionate young
woman and an able linguist who
spoke fluent
"Bulimia
Is harder to see
because people can look
healthy on the outside but
can have the disorder."
Spanish,
completed
her
under-
graduate
degree
at
Pitzer College
during
her
ties, the pro-
gram
was
t i t l e d ,
"Andrea's
Voice: Eating
Disorder from
a Daughter's
Insights and a
- Jessica Hendricks
sophomore
Parent's
Perspective."
It was part of a spring semester
mental health initiative to pro-
vide students with information
about what is quickly becoming
a dangerous trend among college
students.
Three months after Andrea's
death, the Smeltzers began trav-
eling
to other colleges and uni-
versities across the country to
talk about their daughter's strug-
gle with bulimia.
The intent of the presentation
is to help prevent others from
Frosh
year. She had
hopes
of
working with a humanitarian
organization, such as Amnesty
International after college.
Through Andrea's letters and
poems, students learned tlie ways
in which she became weight and
calorie conscious, and shared in
her loneliness and pressure to
become thin.
They saw that
Andrea knew her struggles, but
denied her need for help. They
listened to her thoughts of how
she could control her efforts, but
how she also had to hide the
details of her behavior.
In addition, students were
informed of various false beliefs
that people have about eating
disorders, warning signs and
symptoms of individuals strug-
gling with eating disorders .
Yvonne Poley from
Marist's
Counseling Services invited the
Smeltzers to present the lecture
because she said college stu-
dents, in particular, are at a great
risk of developing eating disor-
ders. Since "Andrea's Voice"
used a
different
approach to pres-
ent the topic, she felt that stu-
dents would respond more posi-
tively to it.
"You never hear the story from
parents who are grieving," she
said. "I thought the students
would be
interested
in hearing it
from a different angle.".
She added that the Smeltzers
presented their message success-
fully and were sincere individu-
als.
"Tom and Doris were very
effective," Poley said.
"They
seemed honest and down to earth
and very real and sad. They were
talking from the heart."
Jessica Hendricks, frosh,
knows a great deal about eating
disorders. She came to the pres-
entation because of a friend, but
realized after it that bulimia is
more
prevalent
and deadly than
anorexia, and it is more difficult
to detect.
"Bulimia is harder to see
because people can look healthy
on the outside but can have the
disorder;' Hendricks said.
Hendricks
was surprised at the
number of students at the event.
She felt the
Smeltzer
's
related
most to students by the incorpo-
ration of Andrea's poems and let-
ters.
"Using her writings in the pres-
entation allowed the audience to
hear her voice even though she's
not physically there. We can see
how she progressed in her
ill-
ness, and she
didn't
see how
severe and gripping the disease
was in her life," Hendricks said.
According to Poley, bulimia is
one
the most prc::.ssing issues at
Marist, and colleges across the
country.
"It's a
health
and psychologi-
cal related illness," Poley said.
Students can contact the
Counseling Services, ext. 2152,
to make an appointment or to
discuss with counselors how to
communicate with friends who
have eating disorders.
From page one
Clinton addresses
community
in
'
Cannavino
Library
"smart growth" through incen-
tives in transportation and
affordable housing.
Following the discussion, in
a small press conference,
Clinton said she was pleased
with the way the discussion
had.gone.
"This was so helpful and
informative to me," said
Clinton.
"I
have found getting
everyone together and listen-
ing and talking is very help-
ful."
Immediately after, she was
rushed off to meet with the
Poughkeepsie
Journal
Editorial Board.
President Murray credits the
professional team at Marist
responsible for hosting events
such as this for making the
Senator's visit run so smoothy.
Renouned
author
lectures about
latest
work
on
the
Sistine
Chapel
square feet of the vast Sistine
Chapel ceiling while the power
politics and personal rivalries
that abounded in Rome swirled
about him. It is the follow-up
book to King's best-seller
"Brunelleschi's Dome: How a
Renaissance
Genius
Reinvented Architecture."
During the lecture, Ross
answered many questions that
put to rest several myths on
Michelangelo's work with the
Sistine Chapel.
"Upon con-
trary belief, Michelangelo did
not in fact paint the Sistine
Chapel on his back," said Ross.
"He and his hand-picked assis-
tants stood bending backward
on a
special
scaffold he
designed for this purpose."
In
the mid fifteenth century,
Pope Sixtus began an urban
regeneration program with
the
intention of beautifying
Rome,
according
to
Ross.
Construction of the Sistine
Chapel began in 1474, and
because the Pope was responsi-
ble for protecting the city and
the Papal States, the chapel
was built with military charac-
teristics.
Ross' book has been nomi-
nated for the National Book
Critics Circle Award for criti-
cism and has the opportunity to
win on March 4, 2004.
Recently, he has signed a
two-book contract where
one
fiction and non-fiction tale
,
related to the topics of art his-
tory, social history, and rivalry
will be released in 2005-2006.
Many
individuals
have pointed
out that his books have the ten-
dency of including massive
explosions.
''This
will be no exception,"
Ross said.



































































































THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2004
fter
taping her Close Encounters
dating v,
eo,
Veronica regrets stating
her preference
for
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larger
than life experiences
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ACROSS
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waisted
stinger
5
Rotating parts
9 Bombards
14
Operatic tune
15
"The
African
Queen'
screenwriter
16
Bus Itinerary
17
Immediately
following
t
8 "Imagine" singer
20
Skin art
22
Hard work
23
Well-suited
24
Loud
cry
25
Bellowing
27
Wrongdoing
30
Object
valued tor
its age
34
Inseparable
35
Beaver project
37
Rigged events
38
Spelunker's
milieu
41
Fluffy
scarf
43
Swedish
autos
44
Make obeisance
46 On its
last
legs
48
Sturgeon
eggs
49
Mack of
Keystone
films
51
Before
sunrise
54
Orbital
periods
56
Prayer finish
57
Rwy.
stop
60
Work with
needles
61
Chinese soup
64
Catcher's error
67
Duration
68
Nabisco treats
69
Skin soother
70
From square
one
71
Prosit,
e
.
g.
72
X
-
ray
shielding
73
Fast period
DOWN
1
Privation
2
District
3
LXVII
4
Tapped
gently
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Sweet
-
talked
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Back In time
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Zubin
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of
Spain
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Moon
goddess
12
Roof
with
removable
panels
13
Mailed
19
Serengeti cats
21
Grand
_
Opry
26
Comic Rudner
27
Ridicules
28
Asinine
29
Just
a
touch
31
Enforced
isolaflon
32 V10lin
stroke
Solutions
33
City on the Ruhr
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Bossy bellow
39
Startot
a
counting-out
rhyme
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Most
satiny
42
Swiss
·
peak
45
Tolerate
·
47
Spoke with
draw
n-out
\'Owels
50
Of primitives
52
Comic Philips
53 Of
teeth
55
Lacking
originality
57
Dalmatian
detail
58
Poi
source
59
Cruising
82
Broken mirror,
for
example
63
Salamander
65
Help!
66
Mauna
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&
Bits is made p~ible by KRT.
"
We just want to make music.
That's what drives us.
,,
-Jeff Berner
Five Minute Riot
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'Five
Minute Riot' gets fifteen minutes of fame
By
STACEY
L.
CASWELL
Copy
Editor
Soon Marist may add another
group of starlets to its growing
VIP alumni list of pin-up person-
alities.
Five Minute Riot, the boyishly
handsome altema-funk trio that
has been shooting the college bar
circuit for the past year, recently
signed a $100,000 contract with
Abrad Entertainment, an inde-
pendent record label from
California. The contract, which
requires the band to record two
albums, also includes a debut
tour through the United States,
and possibly Europe.
"We're supposed to start
recording in May and the tour
starts in December," said bassist
and vocal harmonizer, Dave
Geschwendt. "It'll depend on
how the CD sells. We try not to
get our hopes up too much," he
said.
The group consists of Marist
graduate
Geschwendt and cur-
rent
students,
Marc Capaldo on
lead vocals and drums, and Jeff
Berner on guitar and harmony
vocals. They formed just over a
year ago after several jam ses-
sions helped them realize their
potential musical chemistry.
"What impressed me most was
the way [Geschwendt's] right
hand was connected to my
right
foot," Capaldo said.
Through hit-and-miss music
making, the dynamic trio formed
a
five
song album titled, "Hoints
Away," which instantly ranked in
mp3.com's "top five songs in
_
rock/pop: Poughkeepsie,
NY"
charts.
FIVEMINUIIRJOT
.
COM /
COURTESY OF
FIVEMINUTERIOT.COM
Jeff
Berner, left, and Dave
Geschwendt, right, rock out during a recent concert at a local bar. After about a
year
of.
playing
together,
the
band landed
a $100,000 rec
·
ord deal with Abrad.Entertainment. For more infor-
mation on
this newly-signed
band
and
upcoming
concert dates, check out www.FiveMinuteRiot.com.
"[Hoint's Away] is more just
kind of an in-joke about throw-
ing all caution to the wind,"
Berner
•
said. "[It's about] just
going for it, which is what we're
doing right now."
In addition, "F.U.S.B," the
fourth
song on "Hoint's Away"
placed #56 out of 6,589 on
garageband.com's "rock" charts.
The group that
"plans
to bring
the funk" was discovered while
performing at Don Hill's in
Manhattan,
"We played a couple shows
with [Fishbone and Kings
X]
and
the owner of the record label was
there,
1
He
.
~xRrn~e~ ~ll~~st
.
iwd
it worked ouJ," sajd Bemer.
5MR has gained popularity by
performing with Rahzel at The
Chance, and continues to make
regular appearances at The Hyde
Park Brewery and Hobnobbin'
North.
Under the new contract,
Capaldo will
remain
lead vocal-
ist, but newcomer Kurt Reifler
will take over as drummer. The
band hopes that this will allow
Capaldo the opportunity to inter-
act with the audience and get
them more involved in the show.
"[Reifler] is a very talented
musical drummer that will bring
even
more
to
the formula,"
Bemer said.
"He's
got the talent
and ability to do it, so we thought
why not take the band to the next
l~Y.~i?':
Each member of the trio has
performed with various bands
since high school, but are
extremely confident that 5MR
will be their doorway to a prof-
itable and prosperous future.
"We just want to make music,"
said Berner.
"That's
what drives
us."
Don't miss out on
5MR
and
their patented brand of catchy
tunes and old favorites, certain to
catapult you through a random
ride of soul, from the past five
decades to the present. By com-
bining their own funky music
with
a
love of entertaining, the
trio's
CD
is destined for future
center stage stardom.
Five Minute Riot performs
Friday at the The Brewery start-
ing
at 10;00
p.m.
For more information on this
newly-signed band and upcom-
ing concert dates, check out
www.FiveMinuteRiot.com.
Ten things
I
love about you
L t week
my
column explamed ev rything that men and
women
hate about
each other.
Thi~ week.just
in
time for
V
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i
Matos
and
I want to tell
you
everything that we love about the opposite c and can't
do
ilhout.
l Fir~t.
e
know
you are truly
att.ra
t1ve
b n
y
u
look beauti-
ful
before
all
of the
w
rk,
tn
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with
your hair
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definite]
tum
nn
wh
n you wear
our
clothe
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we\er thirdly,
we
lo,e it when
girls
get
dres
up
1
g
out
2.
It'
not ju
t
about look . We
want
y
u to
att
a attracli
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look
love girls
with
\
r
atihty
.
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girl that can
kick
back n rhe cou h
or
go out
and
ha e
a !!ood
rime ge~
my
ote.
ow ·er,
you don't alway have
tog ,
1th
the
fl
w: be
your
own
person.
•
•
Vii
hen
it
l'omc to relation-
-h·r .
we
love
an
unde landing
woman;
som one
who
doesn't
t:
pr.:rt u. to do , 11
those embar-
r&)
1
ng
thing.
in
public.
Our
trls n d
to
understand
we hav
an image
to
maintain and
the
need
for
an
occa
,onal guy '
mgbt
out. When
y
u under
taod,
\\ appreciate
it We
will defi-
rut
I
make
II
up
to
you
when
1t'
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mr'' tlllle. In addition, noth-
ing
bol1sts
our
go more than
when
you
make us
feel needed.
4.
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a
relationship
come
intima
y
To u
guy
,
sex isn ta
dog biscuit only
gi~cn
for
good
deeds.
fl
i
an
e ·change
of
I
e
and pleasure.
You really
get
u
1
oing
hen
you
·an be ponta-
neous. We may
ant
it
all th
time, but
bone
tly
don't
expect
1t,
Sure we love a girl ho'
1 Gu
are truly nttracuve
good
in the
bedroom,
but
we
when
they
can look
gmxJ
wear-
want
you
to
be
good
in the clasi
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in their
wn
old weat
hlrt
and
room too. Smart
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sexy Street
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but
also know how
sman are unponant
well.
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themselves up When
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girl
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6.
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pretty much
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lo· to what its
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girl
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who
like
when
ou see
him
gets rough and tumble,
all dre
sed
up
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appreciate
a
good
!me
it
when
you
blow
action mo i , and can
us
away
ay
what' on
her
mind
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the
be.,t
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want
a
hen
they
don't
alway
girl
who
bri1 g
out
the
ha
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to
follow
the
pack
st in u
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don't
nund
you
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peaking f real
going
out
with the
guys
girls
th
phtlosophy
all
the
lime,
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wanl
goes
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who
drank to go
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wnh
the
girls
too) bur
a
beer:
When out. there are
those
guy \\ho
c
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ju~t
tay
1r1
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who sil al
the
bar
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atch
movie
on 1he
couch
fut mixers,
and
there are the real
every no
and lhen
1
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r~l
girl out on the floor,
beer
bottle keeper.
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me
real fun.
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ho ~111 treat
us
8
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it
or not. guys like
right.
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h,1,
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girls
who
eat. and arcn
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afraid mushy... but ju
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let
u know
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in
front of them.
that
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to
say
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that intimacy doe~n·t
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mean
don't expect to wm all
f
them
se
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but
we lov a girl
who
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good
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ks
and
can compromise.
sense of humor \\
ill
get
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~
inn
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are the
girl We love a girl
with
manner· one
who
will keep us on our
who
know
there's a tune and
toe
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.
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chose
swee1
and
place for
everything.
Finally, a
spontaneou
gu s
1
"daddy little
girl"
is
dcfimtely
6. Girls love
gu}
who make
a keeper
them feel
lik
the)
will
be
taken
rare of and can depend on
some-
one:
someone
whu is
ble
to
ftx
the car when
1t
breaks
down,
and
1t
with
you
when
your fi
h di .
7.
When peaking of real girl
w
mo
want
a
'real
guy."
Don't
just act
tough bccau
e
your
friend:,,
are
around
or extra
weet
because my frienili are around
We
love a
guy
who ha
the
ame
attJLude
no mailer
who
h
with
8.
Try new
thmgs. not ju
t
pizza and
v,
ings Don't
be
afraid
to tray from your u ual take
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and
fast
food. If
w
k ve ush,,
then
'll love
it
if
you
try
out
that
nev.
Japaoe
e
re
·tauranl
with
u.
9
Guy
are
just
as
stubborn
as
girls
when
it
come
to
argu-
ments.
We don
t
ulway
have
to
be ri
hi.,
but
neither
du
you
We
too love
u
gu
1hat can compro-
rn
e
and admit
10
us when he
1
\.\rong.
I
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guys
may be up tor
a
''daddy girl
,
there is nothing
v.-orw than a
"mamma's
hoy"
\ e
lik
tl
wben
gu)
s
1re abl co
think
for thcm,elves
and
do
thmgs on their o n.
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keeper
i
a uy who can do ht
own
laundry,
clean ht
own
room. and he
,
maybe
even cook
a little
every
n< "
nd
then
.
There is nothing wrong with a
nice rom nti
ndlellgh1
din
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ner
for
two
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Let the voices of the Marist
community be heard.
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY
12, 2004
maristcircle.com
PAGES
More young
people
are going
·
to vote in 2004 ... uh-oh
By
STEPHEN BUTKA
Staff Writer
You can barely watch MTV
for more than three minutes
these days without
seeing
Anna Nicole Smith's
TrimSpa
commercial and hearing that
ridiculous
"TrimSpa
Baaaaabbbbyyy" line.
However, between repetitive
commercials you will also
notice advertisements
spread-
ing the word to young men
and women to go out and vote
in the 2004 election.
While the message is pure,
and worthy of praise because
choosing
not to vote is a
denial of one's own humanity,
I can only shudder at the fact
that some people are so care-
free about their country's pol-
itics that they have
no idea
what they're doing as they
cast that ballot.
As was proven
in
2000,
every vote does count and
even though Al Gore and his
entourage of loons might have
tried to rig
it,
the election was
still close~ than any election
in
the history of the United
States.
When asking one woman my
age a
question
about whom
she
is going to elect come
November she responded,
"Howard
Dean."
When I
asked why
she
said,
"Because
George Bush is stupid." Not
only did I find this comical
because of Howard Dean's a
Master
of
Business deem that
successful,
it is
not
own
World
Wrestling Administration from Harvard the resume of an
"idiot".
Entertainment- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ B u s i n e s s
To all of you eighteen year
like antics last
The next time you want to
School
in olds who are getting ready to
week, but also
listen to someone foolishly
1975.
Years vote for the first time I beg of
because I per-
tell you George Bush isn't
e a r 1 i e r
,
you to take some time out of
sonally know
President your day to think about your
what
the
capable of running the
Bush scored decision.
resume of our
country ask them why a
just under a
The choice you make will
President looks
man literally In love with
1300 on his affect you for years to come
like and I know
partial-birth
abortion
SAT
exam, and not having prior know
l-
it
isn't
the
would be a better choice.
well
above edge of your government and
resume of an
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
my own score it's politics is nothing but
"idiot".
and well above the national ignorant.
George Bush graduated average.
He was the first
The next time you want to
from Yale University in 1968 Governor in Texas history to listen to someone foolishly
with a bachelor's degree back be re-elected to consecutive tell you George Bush isn't
when the Ivy Leagues actually terms, and he was at one time capable of running the country
had some class. He was also a a partner in the Texas Rangers ask them why a man literally
pilot in the Texas
Air
National
ba
seball
organization.
in love with partial-birth abor-
Guard. He
proceeded
to earn
Whether or not you want to tion would be a better choice
-
or why a retired General,
despised by 90% of his subor-
dinates, is the man for you.
Maybe, in an extreme condi-
tion,
someone can explain to
you why Al Sharpton's multi-
million
dollar
"Vo
1
u n
tee
r/N' onprof it
Organization" tax write-offs
are
really ethical.
.
You see, no one is saying
any one
candidate
is perfect.
In
fact,
there's never been a
perfect Commander-in-Chief.
However, some
are
stronger
than others and when you
're
ready
to make that decision do
it
for the right reasons -
intelligent
ones, and leave
insMts
and speculation out of
it.
Stamp out racial prejudice; start the process on our campus
By
JAMAL E. WATSON
Circle
Contributor
My grandma worked as a
domestic. She had to. In the
America that she grew
up
in,
jobs for African Americans
were
scarce, and she didn't
have the luxury of being able
to pick and choose. And so she
did what she had to do in
order to take care of
-.her
twelve children.
Segregation kept her out of
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most schools, and for the
majority of her
life,
she was
legally prohibited from vot-
ing.
My
students
here at Marist,
born twenty or more years
after the end of the Civil
Rights
Movement,
are
shocked, saddened
and horri-
fied
by the black and white
media footage that I show in
some
of my
classes
,
of at'ffied
police
officers
randomly
attacking
black
·
children,
/
using dogs and fire hoses as
lethal weapons.
Fortunately, that's not the
country that they know.
The racial
brutality
that
defined much of the 1950's
and 60's has
disappeared
.
Today, African Americans
hold prominent positions in all
sectors of society. We've won
the right to vote, to live where
we plettse,
and
to frequent
public restaurants and stores.
That's the good news.
The bad news is that racism inclusive of all individuals-
still exists. African Americans
are still prime targets by
police departments for racial
profiling, and still suffer dis-
crimination in housing, and
employment.
As we spend February
reflecting on Black History
Month, let us
work
diligently
toward stamping out the last
~cstiges of racial prejudice in
our
country.
Let's resolve to
make Marist College more
irrespective of race,
ethnicity,
religious
belief
or sexual ori-
entation.
Martin Luther King,
Jr., was
right when he challenged us to
"lift out national policy from
the
quicksand
of
racial injus-
tice to the solid rock of human
dignity."
Today we must protect and
safeguard
against assaults on
affirmative action programs
that
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African
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and universities that refused
only a few decades ago to
admit qualified students of
color.
And finally we must vote.
What better way to honor the
legacy of African Americans
like my
gr3Adma,
than
to
make our voices heard at the
ballot box next November.
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UPCOMING
EVENT
The Vagina
Monologues
Friday, Feb. 13
&
Saturday, Feb.14th
8:00pm
Cabaret
THURSDAY
,
FEBRUARY 12, 2004
marlstclrcle
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Controversy fails to muffle Grammys' melody
By
KATE GIGLIO
A&E Editor
This
year's
Grammy ceremo-
ny contained
the usual amount
of elaborate
performances, nos-
talgia
,
tributes, and of course, a
few presentations of awards
thrown
into the whirlwind.
Beyonce's night to shine
Beyonce Knowles and
Prince
opened
the show with an ener-
getic medley
of the
latter's hit
songs, as well as Knowles' hit,
"Crazy in Love."
Knowles later changed into a
sparkling
gold and
turq
uoise
gown to perform the title track
from her album,
"Dange
rously
in
Love." Her performances solidi-
fied her as a talented solo artist,
as
did
the five Grammys award-
ed
to her. Four were awarded
before
the broadcast, and she
accepted
the fifth
-
best
R&B
album
-
during the ceremony.
Beyonce's five awards tied a
record set by Alicia Keys, Norah
Jones and Lauryn Hill for the
most Grammys won by a female
artist.
''Beatlemania"
rekindled
Ear
ly
in the show, Sting,
Pharr
ell
Williams, Vince Gill and
Dave
Matthews
covered
the
Beatle
s
"I Saw Her Standing
There." This
was in
tribute of the
fortieth anniversary of the
Beatles' arrival
in
America
in
1964.
The
group received
the
Presidents' Award in honor of the chose to
skip
the
event
altogeth-
occasion.
Olivia Harrison
and
Yoko Ono
were there to accept;
Ono's
voice
breaking
with
emo-
tion as she concluded
her
words
of thanks.
Ringo
Starr and Paul
McCartney sent their thanks via
video.
Tribute to a legend
A
touching
tribute to Luther
Vandross, who suffered a debili-
tating
stro!!:e
last year, was
one
of
the
more
sentimental parts of the
show.
Celine Dion and Alicia Keys
were included in the tribute, per-
forming
Vandross
'
songs. Dion's
performance started off shakily,
with audio
problems
plaguing
the beginning of her rendition of
"Dance
With
My Father."
Patti LaBelle
introduced the
tribute and the performers.
Vandross sent a videotaped
message thanking his supporters.
He ended his poignant
comments
with the words, "When I say
goodbye, it's never for long."
Half-time aftermath
Noticeably absent
from
the
event
was
Janet
Jackson.
Rea
sons
for this are unclear, but
a few
-
are possible.
CBS had
stipulated
that to
appear on the
telecast,
Ja
ckson
and Timberlake had
to apologize
onstage for their Super Bowl
antics. While Timberlake
com-
plied with this,
appearing as a
performer and
winnet, Jackson
er.
The fear of more
controversy
led
CBS to put the telecast on a
five minute tape and audio delay.
This allowed CBS to edit any-
thing that could have been
con-
sidered offensive.
In
the days following their half-
time show performance that led
to outcry
,
both Timberlake and
Jackson have
issued
formal
apologies.
But Timberlake
appears to have dimmed
his neg-
ative
spotlig
ht
with more success
than Jackson has dimmed
hers.
Timberlake's thirst for main-
stream approval
was apparent in
his eagerness to
apologize
on-air.
It was partially quenched by his
win for best male pop
vocal
per-
formance for
"Cry
Me
a
River".
It's been a rough
week
on
everybody," Timberlake
said.
"What occurred was unintention-
al and completely
regrettable,
and I
apologize if you guys were
offended."
·
Jackson was
originally sup-
posed
to take
part
in
the
!Jibute to
Vandross
.
According to CBS,
she
declined the invitation to
appear
and apologize.
Coldplay surprises with win
Coldplay, the
mellow British
band
whose sound
has
pervaded
radio
airwaves,
took home
Record
of the Year for their song,
"Clocks."
One
of
the
"big three"
Grammys,
along with song and
album
of
the
year,
the
trophy was
a slight surprise to
the
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February 8,
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Beyonce
's
"Crazy in Love" and
OutKast's
"Hey Ya!". were also
nominated.
Variety of performers add
spice
to show
Several different artists sea-
soned the ev~.J;ling )Vith their per-
formance~.
In addition to the
Beatles
and
Vandross tributes, the Foo
Fighters performed their n01ni-
nated song,
"Times
Like These,"
with jazz piano legend Chick
Corea.
They also accepted a
Grammy for best rock album.
Country artist Martina
McBride sang her
current single,
"Concrete Angel," and the
White
Stripes
also
performed.
Christina Aguilera
sang
her
win-
ning single "Beautiful,"
accom-
panied
by a full orchestra.
The Black-Eyed Peas gave
a
spirited performance of their
hit
"Where Is the Love," with
guest
artist
Justin Timberlake.
They
called for reform by
.
closing with
the
words, "Something's wrong
with
the world. Make sure
you
participate and vote."
.
The
show
also featured
an all-
star
funk tribute,
starring
Earth,
Wind &
Fire,
OutKast, Robert
Randolph
and the
Family Band,
and
George
Clinton
and
his
Parliament/Funkedelic
unit.
Perhaps fueled by
their
wins
for
album
of
the
year
and
best
rap album for "Speakerboxxx /
The Love Below," as well as the
best urban/alternative
perform-
ance trophy for "Hey Ya!",
OutKast
closed the show with an
adrenaline-rich performance of
"Hey Ya!", providing an
ener-
getic end to the evening.
Keep the focus on
the
music
Despite
the controversy
involved in
the
preparation for
this years Grammys,most artists
believed in keeping the focus on
the music. Queen Latifah best
summarized the feeling of the
Grammys in her
brief
chat with
red-carpet maven Joan Rivers.
"Sometimes,
it's about the
power of the human
voice,"
Latifah said.
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Circle Contributor
Shutter
Island
,
written by
Dennis Lehane,
is an excellent
book that
encompasses many
different literary
genres. At the
simplest level,
it
is a suspense
novel
filled with fast
paced
dia-
logue
and
many
plot twists.
However
,
Lehane's
writing, tran-
scending
the
limits of his genre,
often
aches with
the pain
of lost
love
and deep depression. The
novel begins
with the
main char-
acter,
Teddy Daniels, headed
to
an
island
known as Shutter
Island
in
1954.
This island is
notorious
for
the mental hospi
-
tal, Ashecliffe
Hospital.
Teddy is
a
US Marshall
and is
traveling with
his
partner Chuck
to
investigate
the
disappearance
of a violent and
highly un
stab
le
patient named Rachel Solando.
She
has
left cryptic clues
in
the
form of code as to where
she
has
gone. As
the Marshalls
investi
-
gate, a
hurricane
hits, trapping
them
on
the island.
This gives
Teddy the opportunity to track
down a
patient
named Andrew
Laeddi
s,
who killed
Teddy's
wife Dolores by lighting a fire in
his apa_rtment building. The
more
Teddy
delves into the psy-
chotic world of Ashecliffe and
the death of his wife, the
more
dangerous his visit becomes.
Shutter Island brims with
quick wit and multi-faceted
emotion. Teddy is a war veteran
trying to deal with the loss of his
wife and come to terms with his
actions in World War II. Unable
to let go of his wife and the hap-
pier times that she represents to
him, he dreams of
her
constantly.
Through his dreams, she
guides
him
through the
inv
estiga
tion
of
finding both
Rachel
Solando and
Andrew Laeddis.
Many passages in the book
convey Teddy's deep sense of
loss and despair at the thought of
continuing on without his wife.
As time passes on the island,
Teddy realizes that he must
give
up
the
m
emory
of his wife in
order to remain sane. As much as
this book is one of
s
uspense
, it
is
also one of sentiment; a man
coming to terms with the life he
has
no
choice but to live. Lehane
has created a story that is myste-
rious and heartbreaking at the
At the end
of
the
book,
a
feeling
of
discomfort
lingers,
one that
can come
only
from reading novels
that truly
reach Inside
of
you.
same time.
Shutter Island
is
325 pages
long and almost
impossible
to
put down. It is difficult not to
devour the boo.le in
ope
sitting,
but it is much more effective if
read bit by bit. Lehane's writing
is to the point and his language is
simple
.
This
frugal style
lends
itself to the novel's impact. By
having set the
story
in
1954,
Lehane has
chosen
the
perfect
time
period
for
intri
g
u
e
in the
field of psychiatry. This is the
time when drug experimentation
began and
lobotomies
were still
common practice.
By
infusing
these elements into the book,
Lehane
has
crafted a perfect psy-
chological mystery in which the
ghosts of Teddy Daniels
res-
onate.
Lehane's writing is very simi-
lar in style to that of Harlen
Cohen and
Dan
Brown. His
characters
have
a
depth
to
them
that is not common in your usual
suspense novel
,
and his plot
twists allow for the reader to
never become fully comfortable
with what is going on. He keeps
the attention of the reader to the
very
last
sentence.
Re
gard
le
ss
of the types of
books
you
like
to read, this novel
will appeal to your every emo-
tion. You will become emotion-
ally
invested
in the character's
welfare, and at the end of the
book, a
feeling
of discomfort
lingers, one that can come only
from
readi
ng
novels that truly
reach inside of you.
This ''Ruckus'' far from dissonant: Galactic
harmonizes with eclectic sounds
By
AUDRA
TRACY
Staff
Wri
ter
Galactic polishes up their live
fresh funk. The
smoo
th
six-piece
improvisations while
experi
-
unwraps
their
lat
est
gem with
menting
with loops
and samples
"
Bittersweet",
a
strong
opener
Like an
exp
lo
sive
firecracker under the
g
uidance
of hip-hop with a tone that dabbles
'
both in
rocke
t
ing for the stars, Galactic's
producer Dan the Automator. daylight
and darkness. From the
fourth studio album
lights up Known
for
his
collaborations
drivin
g
disco beats of "The
W
ith Beck
and
the
Goril
l
az,
the
Moil" to the fluidity of "Paint",
today'
s
funk scene
with bold
bursts
of color.
Automator
adeptly
mixes the
atmospheres arranged in
"Ruckus" features a co
ll
age of "Ruckus" into a seamless flow of "Ruckus" are shifting in
new
and
sound
that
blends
e
lements
of synthesized soul.
promising
dir
ectio
ns
.
funk, jazz, soul and electronica
Armed with
a
handful
of stand-
Rich
with
the infusion of natu
-
into
a solid samp
l
e
of structured out tracks, Galactic
manages to
ral and electronic
sounds,
origi-
imagination.
Through 13
tracks, fill their album to
the brim
with nal
songs
like the hypnotic
"Ruckus"
features
a col-
lage of
sound
that blends
elements of funk,
jazz,
soul and electronica
into
a
solld sample of structured
imagination
.
"Gypsy
Fade",
spacey
"Mercamon",
and
charming
"Kid Kenner"
embody
Galactic's
multi
-
faceted musical
personali
-
ty. Meanwhile,
"Ruckus"
turns to
mush with
"Tenderness".
A
euphoric
General Public cover,
you may
recognize
the 80s tune
from the end of such movies as
"Cl
u
eless"
and "Weird Science".
The members of
Galactic
shared
their
crayons
and together
drew up quite
a "Ruckus",
an
album ideal for
your
next party
or road trip
.
At less than four
minutes
per
song,
each
track
is a
candidate
for radio play, but the
high
-
spirited
"Uptown
Odyssey"
may just float its way onto the
airwaves.
Galactic
is currently
in the
midst of their 2004 Freezestyle
Tour, heading west for shows in
Denver, Dallas, and Houston.
For more infonnation and a com-
plete list of upcoming Galactic
tour dates, visit www.galactic
-
funk
.
com
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THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2004
marlstclrcle.com
" After the first practice I ask each play-
er, if Donald Trump had them
in the
board room, how would he rate each
individual performance
[
during prac-
tice], and who would he fire?
,,
-Tim Smith
Head men's tennis
coach
PAGE7
Red
Foxes men's tennis drops pair over weekend
By
PAUL
SEACH
Sports
Editor
One
week after splitting up and
playing
in two locations, the
Marist
men's tennis team
came
together
to play against Colgate
and
Stonybrook
over
the week-
end
at
the
Colgate University.
After winning
seven
events at
the
Harvard
Invitational
Tournament last week, the men's
team could only muster
u
_
p
two
wins,
losing
6-1
against
Stonybrook
on
Saturday and 6-1
against Colgate
on
Sunday.
Men's head coach Tim
Smith
said he is not overly concerned
with
the loss, especially
given
that
the
team is still in its early
stages.
"We are
a
young team,"
he
said. "We play these tournaments
to get ready for
the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference. I
am
more interested in the per-
formance [of my players]
rather
than resu\ts."
On
Saturday,
Pedro Genovese
and Chris
Hagen
picked
up
the
lone
win,
defeating
J
.F.
Robataille
and Meir 9-8 (7-5).
Freshman Ray Josephs held his
own, going to a super
tie-breaker
against Phillippe Amireault 6-4,
6-7 15-13.
On Sunday, the
Red
Foxes
entered the day upbeat despite
Hagen
forfeiting his match due
to illness.
Sophomore Nick Bass, also
missing from competition, is
sidelined
with a
rotator pull.
He
is expected back this weekend in
Vermont.
Sophomore Mark Santucci,
who
impressed many by winning
two
games in
Harvard
last week,
captured
the
only win for
Marist.
Santucci defeated Jake Heims 6-
4, 6-7, (9-7), (10-5).
Coach Smith said Santucci is
currently the best Red Fox on the
said.
"He
played
the
best of any-
one over
the
weekend."
Junior cap-
tain Michael
Nassif lost in
two sets to
Marshall
GOREDFOXES.COM
Wheeler 6-7
Mark
Santucci
(7-4), 4-6.
{above) is
off
to
Turning to
a good start this
P a r a g u a y
semester.
Powerhouse
P
e
d
r o
ing into double's action.
Unfortunately
for Marist, the
doubles
team
came
up short.
Reed
Hagmann and Evan
Ambrose
of Colgate
handed
the
duo
a 6-8
defeat.
Alain Boletta and frosh Ray
Josephs had
similar results, los-
ing 6-8 to Jake Heims and
Marshall
Wheeler.
The
Red
Foxes travel to
Vermont
for a
Valentine's
week-
end of
playing
in the Vermont
Invitational
tournament.
Coach Smith said his team can
win all three matches. As for the
court.
Genovese and senior captain young team's progression over
"Right
now
Mark
[Santucci]
is Chris Hagen, the
Red
Foxes
.
the year, Smith said
the
Red
the most consistent player," he seemed to be in good shape mov-
Foxes
are
"ahead of schedule."
"After the first practice I ask
each player
if
Donald Trump had
them in the board room, how
would he rate each individual
performance [during practice],
and who would he fire?"
Upcoming Tennis
Schedul.e
Sunday, Feb. 15
Marist
@
Vermont
Tuesday,
Mar.
16
Marlst
@
Savannah
State
Thursday,
Mar.
18
Marist
@
Coastal Carolina
Women's basketball team looks
to settle score with Manhattan
Red Foxes Upcoming Sporting
Events
Thursday, Feb. 1.2
Men's Track
Women's
Track
Women's
Basketball
Fastrack
Invitational
St Valentines Classic
By MIKE BENISCHEK
Staff Writer
Heading into Friday night's
match-up with the Purple Eagles
in Niagara, the Marist College
Red Foxes Women's Basketball
team held a two-game first place
advantage in the MAAC, poised
to take a stranglehold on the con-
ference title.
Two losses later to Niagara and
Canisius, the Foxes found them-
selves in a three-way tie for first
with just six games remaining in
the regular season.
On Wednesday night Niagara
and Canisius clashed, breaking
the three-way tie, placing the
Foxes in second by a half game,
entering Thursday's meeting
with
defending
MAAC
Tournament
champion
Manhattan
Jaspers.
Despite
the Foxes' two road
setbacks over the weekend, head
coach Brian Giorgis is pleased
with where his team is.
"If someone told me that two
thirds of the way through the
season we would be in first, well
I would have taken that," he shld.
"We were disappointed we didn't
do a better job in Buffalo, but
you can't cry over spilled milk.
We've got to keep
looking
for-
ward and take care of business
against Manhattan."
The Foxes' (12-9, 8-4) two
consecutive losses
matches
Marist's longest losing streak of
the season. Following the first
two-game skid nine games ago,
Marist rebounded with a six and
one record over the next seven
games.
On Jan. 9, Marist fell to
Manliatl'an;
56'-42,
at Dtaddy
Gymnasium in Riverside,
N.Y.
The 42-point output was the
Foxes' lowest of the season.
In the game Marist shot just 35
percent from the field and turned
the ball over 19 times. Just two
Red Foxes scored in double-fig-
ures, Nina Vecchio (12) and
Stephanie Del Preore
(11).
Player of the year candidate
Rosalee Mason scored 18 points
and collected 11 rebounds for
the Jaspers.
Giorgis said in order to win
there are several areas the team
will need to improve on from
their last meeting.
"One of the things we have to
do better is to make better deci-
sions," he s.aid. "Part of their
[Manhattan's]
defense is to be·
very aggressive. We didn't shoot
the ball well and we didn't make
good decisions."
Marist College Monday and Wednesday
Intramural Basketball Standings
Monday
Night
Tolm
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Coalition
1.
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C-Oampers
3.
l
Ground 2:ero
4,
Bum-Fight
Ktew
5.
J
Aqna Teen Hunger
Force;
6.)
FIST
7.
The
Dead
Heads
8.)
The Cool
Kids
9.)
ATF
10.)
Poop!
11.)
Baby
BcJuga
12 )
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?~'s
Wednesday
Night
Tutm
1.
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Olde English
2
)
Son's of Ltben)
3.)
The
4.)
Ground Zero
5.)
Muddy Bears
6.)
WinterFresh
7.)
Lights
Out
8-)
We Hate Roach
9.)
The NeverWas
10.)
Cleveland Steamers
11.)
Money Shot
12.)
The
Busch
Boys
•Onl)
the
top 8
teams
make
the
playoffs
Record
1-0
l-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
0.1
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-1
Res.1,rd
I-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-1
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0-1
0-1
Since
Manhattan's
win over the
Foxes, the Jaspers have fallen
into a slump,
losing
eight of its
last nine contests,
and
are now
just ninth in the conference with
a record of 4-8. The team is also
without second leading scorer
Serra Sangar, who was injured
three games ago and will likely
miss the rest of the season.
Two players that gave the
Foxes an unexpected
lift
in
Sunday's loss to Canisius but
could play a role against the
Jaspers are senior Vicki Wancel
and frosh Shannon Minter.
Wancel
came off the bench and
gave Marist solid play at the
point, scoring four points and
passing
out
four assists. Minter
scored a career high seven
points.
"They really gave us a lot of
energy," Giorgis said. "Shannon
·
showed a lot of
breakdown
abil-
ity and gave us some much need-
ed offense."
Giorgis said his team is excit-
ed to get the season
back
on
track.
"The kids are really pumped
for this game since we played
so
bad there and they beat us," he
said. "We have to win some
games. We still believe we can
win this conference."
Monday
Results for
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on Natty lce47-ATF
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Coalition
42
-
The
Dead
Head
33
Team
J1upa
35
• Baby
Beluga
26
John
ons 23
-
Poop! 13
Old School
37 - The
Cool
Kids
33
Wednesday
Results for 2/4
The
61
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The Never
Was
29
Son'
of Libeny
7
•
Busch
Boy
38
Wmterfre
h 44 -
Money Shot
41
Old Engli
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29
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Lights
Out
28
Ground Zero
32
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We Hate
Roach
23
Muddy
Bears
37 - Cleveland
Steamers 24
Manhattan at Marist
TBA
TBA
7:00
PM
Boston,~
Boston,
MA
McCann
Center
Saturday,
Feb
14
Men's Track
Friday, Feb. 13
Women's Basketball
Fastrack Invitational
Men's Basketball
Marist at Saint Peters
TBA
Rider at Marist
4:00PM
Boston,
MA
7:30PM
Jersey
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to
Canisius
By
ANDREW PEARSON
Staff
Writer
finished with 12 points.
Marist began the game well,
taking an early 11--6 lead behind
two three-pointers from Brandon
Ellerbee (8 points, 3-9 FG's) on
his first two shots of the game.
Surprisingly, those were the last
shots Ellerbee took from the
field, a stretch lasting nearly 12
mintues
until
he attempted a shot
with 5:01 left in the first half.
With 13 of their games this sea-
son decided by six points
or
less,
it might have come as a surprise
to Coach Dave Magarity and his
team that the
Red
Foxes weren't
involved in another nail-biting
contest
against
Canisius
Saturday in Buffalo
Still, there was a familiar feel-
Following the second three-
ing surrounding the team when it pointer by Ellerbee, the Golden
was over-one of defeat as Marist Griffins manufactured a 17-4
fell to the Golden Griffins for the
second time this season, 78-63,
stretching its losing streak to
seven games.
"The
first loss to Canisius was
the beginning of the slide," said
Magarity. "We didn't find a way
to
win that game, and everything
started snowballing."
Similar to the first game
between the two teams at the
Mccann Center on
Jan. 16
where Marist lost 78-74, the Red
Foxes were essentially fighting
uphill the entire game, getting as
close as 31-30 on a jwnper by
Carl Hood with 4:41 remaining
in the first half. However, the
lead eventually ballooned to 18
points despite a final Marist
charge capped by a Jared
Jordan
lay-up that closed the gap to 62-
54 with 8:52 remaining. The
Red
Foxes went cold from the field in
the second half shooting 33 per-
cent from the floor, while Jordan
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Women's Lacrosse
announces
s-ix athletes
to
sign
National
Letter
of
Intent
Head coach Noelle Cebron
announced that Maureen
"We have to keep our
heads up.
We need to
understand that this Is an
aberration. Things don't
go the way you want them
to sometimes.
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- Dave Magartty
Head
men's coach
run, retaking the lead 23-15 as
five Canisius players tallied
points during the stretch. Absent
from the run was Canisius's lead-
ing scorer of the night Darnell
Wtlson, who finished with 14
points. For the game, Canisius
had five players in double fig-
ures.
Will McClurlqn led the way for
Marist with 16 points and Chris
Handy chipped in with ten.
The loss to Canisius ended a
four game road trip for the Red
Boucher,
Meghan Flemming,
Alison Camabuci, Kelsey
Haggett, Lindsay Deighton, and
Caitlin Bergin intend to become
members of the Red Foxes
lacrosse team as well as Marist
Class of 2008 graduates.
Foxes
during
which
they
dropped games to Niagara, Rider
and Loyola, who earned its first
victory of the season over Marist
and in the process gained nation-
al expos~ on ESPN.
More
importantly, though, the Red
Foxes lost junior guard Pierre
Monagan, a key contributor this
season, to a knee injury during
the game against
Niagara.
For
Magarity, the loss of Monagan is
an extremely tough blow to a
team that is already reeling.
"When
Monagan went down at
the fifteen minute mark versus
Niagara, it completely took the
wind out of us," said Magarity.
"He really has been a guy we've
looked to· for defensive tough-
ness. The last thing we needed
was to lose one of our top play-
ers, one of our top guards."
Things do not get any easier for
Marist as they wind down
-their
schedule
still having to play
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference
leaders
Manhattan
twice along with games versus
Rider, Iona and Siena.
"It's been a tough time for
everyone," said Magarity. We
have to keep our heads up. We
need to understand that this
is
an
aberration. Things don't go the
way you want them to some-
times."
Senior track captain sets
school record
Women's track captain
Marissa Artiano set a school
record for the 60 yard dash
with a time of 8.27.
The old record was 8.35 held
by Sarah McTurk.






































































THE
CIRCLE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2004
maristcircle.com
Foxes swimming, diving
teams def eat Seton Hall
in final event of season
Meet marks seniors' final home game of collegiate career
By
ANTHONY OLIVIERI
Staff Writer
UPCOMING EVENT
Women's Basketball
Manhattan at Marist
Thursday, Feb.
12, 2004
7PM
Mccann
Center
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their final event, Marist
College swimming and diving
teams ended a fierce dual-meet
season with wins over Seton
Hall University last Saturday in
the McCann Center Natatorium.
Karen Finnerty paced the Red
Foxes in the 1,000 freestyle.
Heslin notched a first place fin-
ish with a time of 10:40.37, and
right behind her was Finnerty
with a second place time of
10.44.51.
Two events later, Marist contin-
ued its one-two winning punch
in the 50 freestyle. Senior Jen
Meyer won the event with a time
of 25.39,
barely
eclipsing her
teammate, frosh Kim Koehler,
who came in with a time of
25.45. Meyer and Heslin later
won the 100 and 500 freestyles.
diying
events,
sophomore
Meghan Duffy won the three
meter with 259.95 points, beat-
ing her teammate, senior Amber
VanDeCarr, who came in second
with 251.03.
In the one-meter event,
VanDeCarr came in first with
243.90 points, just above Duffy's
241.80 points.
Red Foxes' seniors gather around the diving board after their final dual meet at Marist. Seniors are Top Row, in
order from left to right: Anthony Manza, Matthew Miller, Raymond Ferranti, Ben Lakin, Rob Dunn, Will Readan.
Bottom Row, in order from left to right: Kristen Schnitzer, Karen
Finnerty,
Jen Meyer, Amber VanDeCarr.
The men's teams finished up
the 2003-2004 campaign with a
10-2 record after their 126-97
victory over the Pirates. The
women topped the Pirates by a
score of 134-98, finishing the
season at
8-4.
Junior Emily Heslin and senior
Taking the win in the women's
In men's diving, senior
Anthony Manza won both the
one-meter
and
three-meter
events for the Red Foxes. He
Sophomore Joe Pilweski won
the 200 individual medley and
200 butterfly for the men's team.
He took the medley with a time
of 1.56.97, and the butterfly with
a time of 1.55.42.
took the one meter
witb
238.42
Junior Matt Castillo, also a
points and the three meter with double winner for the Red Foxes,
,
213.98 points.
won the 100 and 200 freestyles.
Even ice hockey games can be rained out
Last Friday's
Marist
ice
hockey game, which was to be
televised by MCTY, was can-
celed due to the snow, sleet,
rain and ice that fell all day.
The team was scheduled to play
SUNY-Albany at 9:30 PM at
the McCann Ice Arena.
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This is the third game on the
Marist hockey schedule that ha
been postponed, with games at
Holy Cross and Rider
University the other victims of
inclement weather. Thus far
neither the hockey team nor
MCTV have planned to
reschedule the game.
Saturday's game against rival
Siena was also postponed until
Tuesday, Feb. 10 due to the
weather. The Foxes will play
their last home game, Senior
Day, on Friday, Feb. 13 against
Maryland. They will play their
final game on Sunday Feb. 15,
a rescheduled game at Holy
Cross.
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Jesse Disbrow
Marist Hockey
Event
Senior
Day
Maryland at Marist
Friday,
Feb. 13
He also swam the 200 breast-
stroke in 2.11.74, the fastest time
of anyone at the
meet.
Junior Jeff Paul, who won the
400-medley relay to start the
meet, captured the 50 freestyle to
round out the list of Marist's
three double winners.
over, the Red Foxes are prepar-
ing for the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
tournament at Loyola College in
Baltimore, MD, Feb. 19-21.
With the dual-meet season
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