VOLUME 58, ISSUE 2
FOUNDED IN 1965
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2004
Nader poseS threat of splitting Kerry, Bush
vote
By
ALISSA BREW
&
COURTNEY KRETZ
by removing Saddam J:Iussein
from power," Bush said as quot-
ed in a Boston Globe article.
Kerry and Bush have squared
.
Senior Victoria Iacobazzo said
off in the past year, questioning she doesn't support Kerry as
each others' ideas when it comes much as she is against Bush's
to running the nation.
stance on war.
The war in
Iraq still creates
"It's not that I'm voting fo
controversy
between
the two Kerry as much as I'm voting
candidates,
as
Bush
still against Bush," Iacobazzo said.
adamantly supports the recon-
Kerry and Bush also take dif-
struction of Iraq and maintaining ferent stances on abortion. Kerry
troops despite the setbacks that is pro-choice
·
and wants to
the
post- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ appoint
only
war
vio-
lence
and
scandals
.h
a
v e
caused.
Bush and Kerry battle on every
Issue possible as Nader fights
just to stay on the ballot.
pro-choice jus-
tices
to
the
Supreme Court.
He does oppose
third-trimester
Kerry, who
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
abortions unless
did
at one time support the war
effort, reclaimed his opinion say-
ing that Bush misleading the
nation with exaggerated reports
of weapons of mass destruction
(WMDs). Bush also said that he
will not increase the size of the
army, but said he wants to
increase the military budget by
4.2
percent,
to $380 billion.
Bush made sure to point out
his opponent's wavering opin-
ions.
"Look, no matter how many
times my opponent flip-flops, we
were right to make America safer
there is a health issue. Bush
opposes abortion except in cases
in which the woman's
life is in
danger. He signed a law banning
late- term partial-birth abortions.
Iacobazzo said she was angry
after finding out Bush's policies
on birth control.
"It's a woman's body and it's
her righ to choose," Iacobazzo
said.
The candidates' positions on
gay marriage do have similari-
ties. Bush proposed an amend-
ment to the Constitution, to
define marriage as a union
between a man and a woman. He
does support state decisions on
civil unions for gay
couples.
Kerry does not back Bush's
quest for an amendment but does
oppose gay marriage. He said he
sees nothing wrong with allow-
ing states to decide whether or
not to uphold civil unions.
The issue of how to boost the
ises
to enforce trade
agreements so that
U.S. producers are
competing on
the
same
level
with
other countries.
He
·also
proposes
spending
more on
training at
communi-
ty colleges and voca-
Pres.
Bush speaks
to
supporters at Byer's Choice
In
Colmar,
PA.
economy further separates the tional schools. Kerry predicts
political candidates. Bush prom-
that he will create 10 million jobs
Sen. John Kerry addresses
a
crowd
at the sglnlng
of
a governor's procla-
mation.
by 2009. He also said that within
the first 120 days of being in
dent since the Great Depression
has
created
jobs in
this country
office, he
will
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e
x c
e
p
t
George
Bush,
who has
a
policy
of
sending
those
check
that
expo rt
in
g
countries
meet
labor
and environ-
mental laws.
'Every
president
since the
Great Depression
created Jobs
In this country
except George
Bush.'
jobs
over-
- Sen. John F.
Kerry
seas,"
Kerry
In a Boston - - - - - - - - - - - - -
said at
a
town
Globe article, Kerry said that
Bush's promises to create
job~
were empty.
"We've
had recessions and
we're had wars, and every
presi-
hall meeting
in
Greensboro, N.C.
President
George W.
Bush and
Sen. John Kerry battle on every
issue possible, as
Independent
SEE VOTE PAGE 3
Genocide in Sudan, refugees seek humanitarian
aid
By
ALISSA BREW
News Editor
U.S. Secretary of State Colin
Powell
called the crisis in
Sudan's
Dafur region genocide
on Thursday,
September 9, as the
United
Nations
implored
interna-
tional communities to give more
aid to the refugees of Dafur.
Powell's call to end the geno-
cide came after department
investigatorsinterviewed more
than 1,800 refugees.
The pro-
government Arab militias have
killed up to 50,000 people, caus-
ing Powell to call for an end to
the genocide committed against
Dafur's black Africans.
Refugees from Dafur,
·
a west-
ern
region
m
Sudan, claimed that
after attacks by goverruµent air-
craft, an Arab militia group
called the Janjaweed rides into
the
villages
on horses and
camels. The militia slaughters
men, rapes women and steals
from the
villages.
In some cases,
women
abducted
by
the
Janjaweed were held captive as
sex slaves and not returned for
more than a week.
Lazy,
hazy days of summer come to an end
Eric
Kmmel /
The Clrc:le
Nearty tt"lree
weeks
of school
have
turned
summer Into a distant memory as student
get
Into their routines
of
going
to
class and getting
work
done
Students
walk to and from
class
with sunshine and blue skies above. With Hurricane Ivan on
Its
way,
rain and clouds may
a,eet
students
by
the
weekend.
Sudan's government
denies
any
involvement with the Janjaweed.
Powell and U.N.
Secretary Kofi Annan
visited
Dafur to place pressure on the
government to disarm the
militia
group, but there is no evidence
that task bas started.
There
has
been
a
long-term
conflict over land-use
between
the
nomadic Arabs
and
farmers
from the Fur, Massaleet, and
Zagawa ethnic groups.
Two
rebel groups, the Sudan
Liberation
Army (SLA)
and the
SEE SUDAN
PAGE
3
Screenplay
writer
comes to Marist
By LOUIS P. ORTIZ
111
Assiatant Editor
The Student Programming
Council
some students on campus
have
already
been
exposed to
his
award
winning
work," Hugger
said.
(SPC)
and
the
Marist
College
Honors
Program will
co-sponsor a
lecture
,
by
'We
thou
.
ght he would
be a
good choice for a speaker
since some students on cam-
pus
.
have already
been
exposed
to
his award winning
"Angels
in
America"
is
viewed as a
successful
,
interpretation
of
the trouble
a person goes
through
when
battling
their
sexuality and
A
I
D S .
P
u
l i
t
z e r
work.'
Prize winner
T
o n
y
Kushner on
September 16 at 7 p.m.
in
the
Nelly Goletti Theater.
Mr. Kushner will speak on his
screenplay "Angels
in
America"
where he focuses on the AIDS
epidemic of the 1980.
Kristen Hugger, president' of
SPC, says that'as a theater
major
at Marist, she has been exposed
to numerous screenplays by
Kushner in her courses.
"We thought he
would
be a
good
'
choice for a speaker since
- Kristen Hugger
President
of
SPC
According to
www.Barclayagency.com,
Kushner has won
two Tony
Awards, two Drama Desk
Awards, the
Evening
Standard
Award, two Olivier Award
Nominations,
the
New York
Critics' C
i
rcle Award, the Los
Angeles Drama Critics' Circle
Award,
and the LAMBDA
Literary Award for Drama.
A goal of SPC this
semester is
to get a
diverse
roster of
speak
-
SEE
KUSHNER
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THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
16,
2004
www.maristclrcle.com
Securitv Briefs:
The "Security
Briefs"
and the "Alcohol Fantasy
Beat" are intended to be a parod)! and not a repre-
sentation of the circles editorial stance on drinking
-
illegal or otherwise - nor is
it
intended to be a
statement regarding the official Maris/ College pol-
icy on alcohol consumption.
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Entry
officers
·on
the lookout
Compiled
by DAN ROY
Campus Editor
I've got some more notices for everyone.
Tampering with fire equipment on campus is strict-
ly prohibited.
Think
of it as smoking at.a movie the-
ater.
A student caught doing this will suffer strict
disciplinary action or arrest. Another thing; do not
prop open your townhouse doors with bricks or
stones. We've been through this before. I know it is
easier to come and go, but we don't want just any-
one
coming and going. Capi&ce? Now finish your
maoarom.
9/7
-
"Ok just one more problem, and then I'll go to the
bathroom. Two divided by one is ... two. Boy I love
Excursions." That was the last math problem that poor
boy did with his calculator at
10:00 a.m. Tuesday. He
went to the library's bathroom, never to return again.
And by never return again, I mean his calculator was
stolen.
9/9
-
...
Or
do I? Another theft took place at
4:00
p.m.
that same day. An unchained bike was stolen from in
front of Gartland E block. What goes around comes
around, Gartland E. You want to drink? We'll take your
bike!
9/10
-
Our first alcohol incident occurred at
1 :44
a.m.
Friday in the rear of Gregory. Eight students were found
partying with 14 empty Bud Lights and one full one. I
feel bad for tlie person who had to clean up that mess.
9/lQ
~
:>
~!1~
'!'
:S\~
~P~~
kids get ~cpepted
..
to th.is .scbqol?
At
1:JS
r~
't
W!
t
l!,h~~
student
_
_
aU:empte_d to di_sable the
smoke 3etector
m R1s room. Call me crazy, but 1s that not
one of the dumbest things anyone can do in life? That
alarm is there to save your life, and you want to disable
it. Did we forget what happened at Seton Hall fout years
ago? I'll remind you. They added a knitting class to the
fashion department.
9/10 -
The Champagnat entry desk officer spotted
something a little
funky
at
11 :07 p.m. A student was car-
rying an abnormally heavy bag for that time of night, so
the guard checked it out. Just as J:ie suspected, he found
the first three seasons of Friends
•
on DVD.
Unfortunately, the guard then noticed 20 cans of Bud
Light underneath the DVDs. What rotten luck!
9/10 -
The Upper West Cedar U block kids were having
themselves quite a little party on Friday night. Sadly, at
11 :08, security came to break it up. Nine students were
on the scene with 20 cans of opened beer, and one big
bowl of fruit punch. The guard was especially concerned
with how these kids could get a hold of so much punch.
Security then noticed the Kool Aid pitcher guy tied up in
the corner
.
9/11
-
A security guard spotted a male student assisting
a female student into the first floor window of Leo at
1
:
10 a
.
m. When the officer caught up
,
with them, he real-
ized that some drinking had been going on, and one of
the students was sent to St. Francis
.
What a disappoint-
ing night that turned out to be. You go from helping
some girl into a window to do who-knows-what inside;
to seeing your prospect get carted off to spend the night
in St. Francis
.
I feel for you man, I really do.
9/12
-
Holy Moses! Midrise is actually doing some-
thing bad!
A
student got stopped at
2: 11
a.m. at the entry
desk for a suspicious knapsack
.
Upon further investiga-
tion nine cans of beer were found, eight Buds and one
Bud fi,i_ght. Hub? Does that make sense to anyone, eight
Bu~ wd one
Sud
Light
?
Good
try
Michi$e, but I think
you should stick to playing Uno
.
9/12 -
Oh Leo, Leee O! Oh Leo, Leee O! You know,
Wizard of Oz. I don't
.
know; that just came to me. A stu-
dent was found sick in front of Leo at 2:45 a.m
.
, and
since whenever anyone is throwing up at Marist it's from
alcohol, the student got taken to St. Francis. Remember
when people vomited because they had the flu or were
bulimic? I miss those days.
9/12
-The entry guard in Champagnat was told at
3:40
a.m. that someone exposed their buttocks out the fourth
floor window. The officer tracked down the room and
found three kids in there, but was unable to identify the
rear end in question
.
"It was tough
,
" the guard later said
.
"They all had their pants down."
Alcohol-related
incidents
this
week:
1. Leo
-
2
2.
Gregory
-
1
3.
Champagnat
-
1
4.
Upper West Cedar
-
1
5.
Midrise
-
1
Total atcohot-related Incidents:
1.
Gartland-
5
2.Leo-3
3.
Champagnat
-
2
4. Old Townhouses-1
5. Gregory
-
1
6.
Upper
West
Cedar -
1
7.
Mldrise
-
1
Friday, Sept 17, 2004
Stephen Kellogg
9 PM
Nelly
Galetti Theater
Saturday, Sept.
18,
2004
Whale Watching Trip
Bus leaves 6 AM
from Midrise
Sunday,
Sept.
19,
2004
'Rent'
Bus leaves at 10AM
from Midrise
Wednesday, Sept 22,
2004
Coffeehouse
SYD
9
PM
PAR
Frriday, Sept.
24,
2004
Comedy Club
DC
Benny
9PM
Cabaret
Saturday, Sept. 25, 2004
Outdoor Movie
"'The
Stepford
Wives·
9
PM
Champagnat Green
SGA reminds
students
to register to vote
On r{iesday, Nov. 2, cit-
izens across the United States
will be casting their ballots in the
presidential election.
The
Student
Government Association (SGA)
hopes that Marist students will
be voting as well, and is helping
to register unregistered students
.
From Sept. 20-24
,
members of
SGA, as well as members of
organizations like the Social
Club and Political Science Club,
will be registering voters in the
Champagnat breezeway and
Dyson. Residents of New York
will be given the New York State
registration application and out-
of-state students will be able to
fill out the National Voter
Registration form
(NVRA).
Students from North Dakota and
Wyoming can register online at
www.RockTheVote.com,
and
New Hampshire residents must
register in their county.
Students already registered
who would like to request an
absentee ballot should contact
their local counties; voters can
locate their county Web site
online. Most absentee ballot
requests must be received by
Oct. 20.
-
Alyssa Oxford
SGA Elections Commission~r
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Sept. 16-23
-
Positions available on the
Student Academic Council: Representatives for
the
School
of
Sciences
and
for the School of Computer Science and Math,
and a Financial Officer. Applications for posi-
tions are available in the SGA office until Sept.
23.
All completed applications and letters of
recommendation are due by 9 p.m. on
Sept. 24
Sept. 17
-
Petitions or signatures are due by
4:00
p.m. in the SGA office. They must be
returned to the· mailbox of Alyssa Oxford,
Elections Commissioner.
Sept.
19
-
Starting at midnight, all candidates
can begin campaigning for their positions.
Sept. 20-24 -
Do not forget to register to vote.
Pick up information at the SGA office, located in
the Student Center across from College
Activities
.
Sept. 21
-
At
9:30
p.m. in the Performing Arts
Room (PAR), "Speech Night" will be held, giv-
ing candidates a chance to address the student
body as to why they are the best person for their
respective position.
Sept. 23
-
"Get Carded" -
SGA will be dis-
tributing information to students about sexual
assault on college campuses.
Sept. 23 -
Starting at
9:30
p.m. in the PAR,
SGA will be hosting a social
,
"Meet the
Candidate," giving the students an opportunity to
meet with the candidates face-to-face.
Sept. 25
-
SGA is sponsoring "Rock the Vote /
Battle of the Bands." The event will take place
on the Champagnat green from
1-3
p.m. Any
bands interested in participating, please contact
Alyssa.Oxford@marist.edu.
Sept. 26 -
Campaigning for all candidates ends
at midnight.
Sept. 27-29 -
Elections begin at
11
a.m. on the
Marist homepage, www
.
marist.edu
,
and end at 7
.p.m. Votes will be tabulated and
_
results will be
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www.marlstclrcle.com
, ,
Thousands, including thou-
sands of children under five
are dying every month from
cµseases which can be easily
prevented and treated.
, ,
-
Lee
Jong
Wook
WHO Director-General
PAGE3
SGA gets large number of candidate applicants
By
CHRISTINE ROCHELLE
Circle Contributor
Fall elections
for Student
Government Association (SGA)
are under
way as
candidates
pre-
pare their
campaigns in
hopes
of
being voted class
officer.
This year, SGA has received
an overwhelming
amount
of
stu-
dents who wish
to
run for office.
"Last semester we
didn't
have
this much
support," said sopho-
more Alyssa Oxford, SGA
Elections Commissioner. "It's so
exciting."
From Page One
The candidates must first pro-
duce their declaration of
position
to SGA and then need to have
their petitions signed by mem-
bers of their class in order to
be
eligible. Class officers
are
to
acquire 90 signatures, or ten per-
cent of the class, and senators
must present at least 360 signa-
tures, or ten percent of the stu-
dent body.
Freshman Joe Ryan, who is
running far president, gathered a
total of 207 signatures instead of
his required 90, and is eager to
start his campaign on Sunday,
Sept. 18. Ryan was not involved tight one, but may the best per ..
in student government while in son win."
high school but wants to get
MaryEllen Conway will be
involved in col-
1 ,
campaigning for
lege.
I
d llke to get paper tow-
secretary of the
"I would like
els In the bathroom and
sophomore class,
to get paper
plan more activities and
towels in the
I
lghts
,
and said she has
already been an
active voice on
campus. Conway
bath r o
o
ms , "
mov e n
.
Ryan said. "I
also would like
-
Joe
Ryan
wants to plan
Freshman
to plan more
- - - - - - - - - - -
more events for
activities and movie nights."
There are currently six fresh-
men
running for president, as
Ryan explains. "It's going to
be
a
her class.
"I want our class to be more
united," Conway said. "I want to
be there for anyone and be able
to get stuff done."
Conway's ideas include a blind
date game that MCTV can also
be involved in, as well as a
Mr.
and Mrs. Marist contest, a
Christmas
dance
and
a
Superbowl party. She
would
also like to form more commit-
tees for the sophomore class.
"I love helping others,"
Conway said. "I want to get
more people involved."
Senior John Mullody was
appointed last semester to be
vice president and has already
taken part in planning such
events as Senior week and
Senior formal.
"I hope to make some
changes," Mullody said. "But
I'm n,ew at this."
Once the elections are over, the
victorious students will take on
numerous responsibilities in
SGA. The class officers look
after their respected class while
senators take part in committees
that deal with student issues.
"I hope that everyone tries their
best," Oxford said, "and should
get it1volved whether they win or
lose."
Democrats push for Nader off ballot, fearing loss of Kerry's votes
ballot.
According to an article on
CNN.com, Democrats in Florida
are suing to erase Nader's name
from the ballot. The state's party
members argue that the Reform
Party
is no longer
~
legitimate
national party, and claim that
Nader and his campaign did not
follow Florida election laws
requiring minor candidates to
qualify by petition or through a
nominating convention.
Communications professor Jim
Fahey has mixed feelings about
the surge against Nader.
"Everybody has the right to run
for president," Fahey said.
"However, certain state require-
ments have to be met."
If Democrats succeed, Florida
would join a number of states,
including Arizona,
Oregon,
"The Democrats should stop
Pennsylvania,
Missouri and whining and go to work,"
'
Nader
Virginia, that have knocked said in a CNN interview. "They
Nader has been knocked off the should be landsliding Bush [in
November ballot.
2004]."
Nader disagrees, saying that it
Iacobazzo said that she dis-
was Gore's dull campaigning agrees and thinks that her vote
that led to his defeat. He also
would be wasted on Nader.
insists that he will not be a barri-
er on John Kerry's road to poten-
tial victory.
"He doesn't have a chance of
winning," she said. "I'd rather
have my vote count than not."
Nader also has opinions about both
the
Republican
and
President Bush and his re-elec-
Democratic
Parties
were captive
tion campaign.
to corporate interests.
Bush, he told CNN, clearly has
Nader says he is running "to
a record against workers, con-
challenge the two-party duop-
sumers and the environment. He oly" he says he believes is
dam-
is a "big corporation in the White aging American democracy,
House disguised as a human CNN.com reports. He also has
being."
criticized the treatment of third
When announcing his cam-
party and independent candi-
paign in Feb., Nader argued that dates as "second-class citizens."
Sudanese government and rebels blame oiie another for recent conflict
Justice and Equality Movement government for taking the side of
(Jem), emerged to form an oppo
-
Arab militias. The Sudanese
sition against the Sudanese gov-
government also recruited tribal
ernment.
militias to control the land since
In April of 2003, the SLA the country is too large for the
attacked El-Fasher airport in national army to control. The
Dafur and destroyed several Janjaweed was created by securi-
planes.
ty agencies under Vice President
According to an article written Ali Osman Mohamed Taha.
on BBC.com, the Sudanese gov-
Over 200,000 people escaped
·
emment places blame
·
on the the region and now take refuge
rebel groups for starting the con-
in neighboring countries like
flict while the rebels blame the
Chad. However, the refugees
that camp along the border
remain vulnerable to attacks. In
an
article
published
on
BBC.com, aid workers said that
people are also vulnerable to
malnutrition since the rainy sea-
son has started, causing parts of
Dafur to become inaccessible.
The World Health Organization
(WHO) said that thousands of
children und~r the age or'five are
dying fro,n malnourishment
because there is not enough
food, water and medicine for the
refugees.
WHO director-general Lee
Jong Wook said in an article
posted on BBC that deaths could
be avoided if more nations give
money.
"Thousands, including thou-
sands of children under five are
dying every month from diseases
which can be easily prevented
and treated
,
" Wook said.
So far, the U.S. gave $206 mil-
lion in 2004 and the
U.K.
con-
tributed $94 million. Oxfam,
Care International and Save the
Children claimed that three
countries do not contribute
enough aid. The agencies blamed
Japan, France and Italy for giv-
ing only $6 million, $9.6 million
and $10.8 million respectively.
The agencies claim they need
$531 million to fully support the
humanitarian effort in Dafur and
so far they have raised only
.
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million
.
The U.N. emergency relief
coordinator Jan Egeland told
BBC that more money is needed
for an international effort
to
help
Dafur.
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- if we get that, we would get
mortality rates down dramatical-
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arking vigilante issues final warning to illegal parkers
1,SMASTEVENS
Features Editor
has
wme
to
my
attention
1bat
a
number
of
nuscreant stu-
den
here
at Marist
have
absolutely
no
t
for the
paking
rules
and
regulati
ns
Oil
~
and
that
secunty s
lhrell
of
booting
or towmg
111
parked
is
QW.te
an
empty
one While
1
can sympa-
'thia
with
the
students'
frustra
e
regarding
the
lack
of
park-
sq options
at our
school,
my
sympathy comes
to
an
abrupt
tialt
ftustranon h.in-
dn
legal
parking of ngbt-
fully
entitled
registered drivers
Monday
night,
after
a
iqaa
day
C
and
a long
everung
o nmmng mands off-
campus,
I
wanted
nothmg more
than
to
return
to
my
donn and
I
into bed
pon
my
aarival
I discovered,
mu
h to
my
dwnay
that the
lot
for
which
my permit
hol
was
completely
full.
t wanting to
mak
an unn
,
ri
ly
lqng
walk home alone, in
th
wee
hour of the
mommg, and
un
ilhng
t
accept a ticket tor
parking
in
an
unmarked pace
in
my nghtful lot.
I
decided to
ca)]
c1.:unty to ee
~
hat
l
hould do.
Aft
r
b
·ng
told
th
t
there was no hing
they
could-do
to rerned)
Dl}
itnmediate park-
mg dtlemma, I
was
mfonncd
that
I
uld
park aero
the
street
m
th Beck lot or by
th
north end field
in
the Hoop lot
without
r ce1ving
a
c1tat1on
The
security oflic
r
with
horn
I
poke
offered to
nd
a
S. A P
e cort,
but was other-
wise
unable
to sol\ m
p
b-
lem He added
that
Muri
t
d
not 'overbook •
the parkm
lo
so
my
m1 fortune
fell
a
direct
result of
my
fellow
tu-
d
nts'
choices to
park
in
my
parkmg
lot
illcgall .
I'll
sa, m)
commentary
on
the
. .A.P
program
for
an th-
er day, a
1t
\\
ill
sutlicc for
ttow
to
ay that l
am
\ca11 of tu-
dent
·corts
~
o,
unable to
think
fa
better
olution
l
was
tore
d lo
follow
the
ecurity
offi er'
·ugg ·
t1
n and th n
ma c
the
1ong
trek
homi.:,
11 b_
my
lon ome
n
ortunat
I
for the
tudcnt
culpnt
at
the
source
of
m woe,
this
l ~
w
al
:i"
c me
some
time
to
wallow
m m) anger, and
t
de, lop
a
plan
of
a
11
n
The ni.:
t
time
1
find
ID)
elf
in
a 1m1l,u 1t:uutmn
I 111tend to
re
ord
the
It
u
pl
tes
and
Marist
p.
rkmg permit numbers
of
all
the tudent
parked
itle--
gall
(
1icr
making the agg:ra-
vatmg extended
,,.11
to
m
d
rm.
another mmute
in thc
parkm
lot \ n t faze me.
1cn,
my
call
r
sCl:U
ty \\
i1I
not be to
ask for
,d,
ice, but
rc1ther
to
rep( rt
these
cats.
While
1:unty seems hesitant
to
boot
or tow
illc
•ally
parked
cars,
thi.:y
are \ ell knmvn
for
th
ir
readiness to hand out
exp
nst\ parking
tickets.
That
1d,
I
would
like
to
encourage oth r students who
find
themselves
m this
frustrat-
mg
circumstance
to
do
the
same.
To
the ulpnt . I encou
ag ) ou
to
take this a
your
wnmmg
1t
you
think
1t':-.
annoymg
to
ha\ e security
on
your
case,
ju
t
1magrne whAt
i1
will
be hk
when
th
tuden
v.ho c
parking
spaces
you've
stolen
team
up
against you
Wal-Mart
deals with issues plaguing company
By
MICHAEL RISPOLI
quality clothing.
Eighty-three
Circle Contributor
percent of this exclusive apparel
is from factories outside the U.S.
Wal-Mart
employs more
than
1.2
million people
in
the
United
States
currently,
and none
of
them
belong to a union.
Same goes
for all former
.
employees
because Wal-Mart
forbids
their
workers
from
unionizing. Over
two-thirds of
these workers are women, but
over ninety percent
of all store
managers
are male. Less than
one third of all
the store manage-
ment positions
are
female,
which
is
fifty-six percent
lower than
their major competitors.
Wal-Mart
does
have
some
places
where
men
and
women
earn equal wages
.
They are in
the factories
of
outsourced
jobs
in
third world countries with
which Wal-Mart
does
buslll.ess
.
Wal-Mart
offers great
prices on
\Val7Mart.
<:lotlung factory
employ~es~in'S'Alpan w~rk 10-12
hour shifts seven days a week,
and earn about $3 dollars an
hour. What happens if you fall in
love and get
pregnant?
Fired!
Problem
with the conditions?
Fired! And forget about worship-
ing or going to a political func-
tion, because the factory forbids
religious activity or active politi-
cal
affiliation. Keep those prices
rolling back!
Women struggling for equal
pay is not new, but in a time
where women are supposed to be
treated
equal, the giant corpora-
tion denies women these rights.
The
largest
class action suit
ever against a private employer
was filed in June
200 l and is in
the
process
of going througl;t
appeals and the court system.
All female employees since Dec.
26, 1998, a number is estimated
to be about
1.6
million women,
11te
involved
in
the class action
suit.
In all of this, it may be lost that
Wal-Mart does employ the most
women
in
the nation. So, maybe
taking
these
counterparts
in
the factories who
also stood up to authority.
In testimony from a single
mother who worked at Wal-Mart
for eight years, which can be
found on walmartclass.com, she
asked why men who had lower
or equal seniority than her were
being promoted and paid more.
The store manager
womel}'S
thoughts
into
consideration
would
be
a
good idea when
having business
meetings. After
all, they do rep-
'Being
the
nation's
largest corporation, one
would figure Wal-mart
would want to represent
equ~I opportunity.'
said, "Men are
here to make a
career and women
aren't." She was
also informed that
men have families
to support.
resent your general work force
right.
That is probably why
female Wal-Mart employees
were required to attend meetings
and outings at Hooters and strip
clubs. If not, they would proba-
bly end up like their female
Wal-Mart is
such an attraction because it car-
ries everything; electronics,
clothes, groceries, music, hard-
ware. You name it, chances are
they have it. The problem is that
they
run
all local businesses to
the ground.
Merchants can'~
anks a lot Katie
Courie,
you
sellout
!IIYAIIANOAWAAS
~
Contributor
I
want
to complain
about
ethapg.
Shocking.
I
know.
l
am
unbehe ably ick
of
so-
called
•exclusiv
mterv1ews
with
cclebnties
constantly
~
out
by
televised
new
,..mes
uch
"Dateline"
"20/.20."
Y, ,
I
kno
that
~ "
going off
the air
w
4'()
much
more
important
than
say
the
upcoming
pre
dent1a1
lection or
the
WAR,
but let'
pnorittze
people.
Ye
tt
was
extremely hard to say goodbye
to
peopl who are
paid
$2
mil-
hon a
week to pretend
that
in
t
ad, Katie ounc, the
high-
est
paid
fcmal
joumah
t
in
his-
tory,
wa
off inten
i
v.
in
th
cast of
"Frasier. '
Donald
Rumsfeld
you can wait.
We
need to g1v
ra
1
r
rane a
proper send
o .
II
u
d
t
be
that
you
had
reg-
ular Journalism
arid
nsational-
hed
JOUmali m
ow. a grov,-
ing
trt:nd
seems
to
be th.1L
everythmg
i
scnsat1 nahzed,
and
C\
eT) thmg
1s
for
rating ..
Celebnty
mt
1e\\s are
b
mg
conducted
by
el bnty
JOlllnal-
lst
and
I don
·1
like
it
It
s
a
ad
da}
for
journah m v. hen th
Joumali.
t
has
become
the tory
instead
of
s1mpl reportmg
the
tory
It
al. o seems a th ugh
the
higher
the
Joumali t gets on
the 'celebrity
ladd
r. the more
the cater to soft news
and
're our
"friends, ' but
what
about
what
was
going on
at
the
time
of
thi tragic goodbye to
sub-par
actors and a
tre
e ?
Ah.
yes·
the Iraqi prisoner
_ celebnty 'is uc . '
Barbara
ual abuse
scandal.
ft
was a
real
Walters
was
notorio~ for this.
possibaljty
that
th Secretary of and.
now,
so
I
Katie
oun
.
Defen
would get fired,
but
It'
a
sh m . because both
women are
,1d11irablc
gtfted
JOumah
u
They
rose
to
the
top
bv
d
kmg
the
had quC!itJons b_
not
pulling pund
but
now
that they'
e
got
the
huge
salaries and the Park Avenue
aparttnents,
th )
seem to
ha\'
forgt ttcn bout
the
JOLtmnhstic
mtcbrnl
the p
1.:s ed in lhe
earlier
da) of their
careers.
11 11
me,
Katw
what
p
11inent
information
am
I gomg
to
gain
from
\\.ltchin
an
int n,1ew
with the smger of
a
song titled
•'Boot)
It
I
u · ·•
Oh
.
I
learned that B
yon
e
1s
dating
Jay-Z.
ireat.
kanwhile
the
economy, the
gO\
emrn nt' for-
e
I
gn p
hi.: .
the
presidential
election and
the
w
ir
m
Iraq are
all taking a back seat to this d
1
-
gu tmg form of
lebrity
ego~
trokm
So,
where
does
thi
leave us
as a
·ountry'>
I this
v.
hat
we
want? It seems to be that way;
because news networks cater to
the public,
they
\\ant
ratmg .
Pt:rsonally. I
am frustrated
\\ilh
Joumaltsm
tod
1y.
And
smce
I
decided
to
do
a
double
maJor in ad\crtl
mg
and jour-
nali m this
issue
i
very impor-
tant
t
me.
One
day,
I
might
be
a
career
journalist.
.
nd still
it'
extremely
hard
to keep our
integnty and
our
morals intact
in
a
world
so
on
urned
with
fatne
and
fortune.
\\ h
•re
will this en
ationah -
tic, fame-dn
t.-"lljoumal1
Ill
lead
u
in
the future
Only
tim
w
111
tell, but I can promise
you on
thmg
1ny
"Katie
oun
Po\~ er'
t- h1rt
is
g ing
in
the
garbag •.
Thanks
a
lot
II-out.
Let's recap·
Katie
ounc'
.
lary
$12,000,000
a year.
mnnda \\a · sala11· $0
a
y ar.
omc:thiog doesn't add
up.
compete with Wal-Mart, because
they do not buy from the manu-
facturers; they buy from distribu-
tors, and can't compete with
falling prices.
,
And forget about keeping them
out of your town. They will just
go to another nearby town and
run
the shops into the ground just
the same.
Wal-Mart puts their money in
to big banks, but takes money
from the local people. No money
goes back into the community, as
it would with a mom and pop
store. Spend the extra
50 cents
on a hammer, at least your
money will benefit local trade,
not to mention your neighbor.
Being the nation's largest cor-
poration, one would figure they
would want
to attempt to, at least
on the surface, represent equal
opportunity. We would like to
assume the All-American busi-
ness empire is a fair corporation.
What is the cost for consumer
convenience and "low prices
fVety~?"
RUJll).ing
lq~al mer-
ch!i~ts BiiP
'of
business', detrying
equal pay and opportunity
for
women, not allowing their work-
ers to unionize, and buying from
outsourcing companies .
In
the wake of the class action
suit and Wal-Mart trying
to
get
its business into every town,
I
think
it
is important for people to
understand what and where they
are buying. Next time you walk
into that store, take a good look
around, because you are in
one
of the most evil stores in
America.
In
a country where human
rights should be respected
and
upheld, Wal-Mart seems to be
very
"un-American."
Suddenly,
that bouncing smiley face does
not seem so welcoming.
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Looking back
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CARL
GUASTAFERRO
Circle Contributor
It was about 9:30 in the morn-
ing when I woke up on Saturday.
I went through the usual motions
and read the morning headlines.
I remembered what day it was,
slipped on some sandals, and
walked outside.
I took a short walk to the wall
in Gartland that overlooks the
river.
It
was early, and you could
hear some bir-ds in the distance.
It
is cliche, but the weather was
just as beautiful as it was three
years ago. I looked down at the
Hudson River and saw someone
cruising upstream in a motor-
boat. I saw the hills across from
me and the trees and the house
'
s
that dot the landscape. I looked
up and saw a beautiful sky with
few clouds.
I had to remember what this
valley in front of me witnessed
three years before.
It
is believed
that a man by the name of
Mohammed Atta was the hijack-
er / pilot of Flight 11, the first
plane to hit the World Trade
Center. We have seen his face all
over the press. His expression is
grim,
staring ahead, blank and
emotionless. If you did a little
research, you would find that
Flight 11 flew right over this
area in the Hudson River Valley.
Atta used the Hudson River as a
directional guide to fly south
toward the Twin Towers. At 8:46
a.m. Flight 11 crashed into the
North Tower.
I began to think about that
short period of time when the
plane was over this area as it
flew toward New York City. I
can imagine a million things
going through his head at that
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forget. Forget that there are places
in
the world that
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made out of stone. That there's a - there's a - there's
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tlms of the terrorist
attacks.
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time, but I do hope Mohammed
jobs
in the
city
that
day.
Still, •
Atta thought one thing. I hope he what
we realize
over
time
is
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Valley and saw how beautiful that
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morning was and realized
that,
cannot
touch. Just like everyone
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despite his
efforts,
he
and his
remembers how beautiful
that •
cohorts could
not take
that
away day in 2001 was, we can see that
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from
us.
today in our daily lives.
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Their
intentions that day were to
Whether you catch the sunrise
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terrorize
the American
people.
or the sunset, or it just looks
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Those ofus
living
right outside of pleasant at that time, that mo~ent
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New York
City definitely felt
of appreciating the local, natural
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that. Some
of us•might remember beauty is yours
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Maybe you are at
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the cars
abandoned at train
sta-
a beach and it's a cool summer
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night or late SP.ring day. Maybe
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the
national
grounding of
all
you are doing a little
backpacking
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flights, or the
terrifying
accounts
and life just feels good
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Whatever
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of classmates'
various relations to the case might happen to be, just
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potential
victims.
I come
from an remember that the moment is
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and yours, and
nobody
can take that
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2004
www.marlstclrcle.com
The vendors enjoy
·
answering
questions and providing infor-
mation on health and wellness
to the Marist community.
,
,
- Jane O'Brien
director, Health Services
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Local vendors promote health awareness
By
KRISTEN ALLDREDGE
Health
Editor
The seventh annual Health and Wellness Fair
started the Marist
community
off in the direction of
promoting
healthy lifestyles.
On Sept. l 0, vendors from surrounding counties
gathered in the Mccann Fitness Center for stu-
dents, faculty and staff to get a jump-start on keep-
ing healthy habits.
Roberta Staples, director of the Counseling
Center, organized the event with a coordin!1ting
committee. Jane O'Brien, director of Health
Services, helped, and said the Health and Wellness
Fair continues to be a great way for the Marist
community to find resources on maintaining
healthy lifestyles. She said she was very pleased
with the turnout.
"We had a constant flow of
students,
faculty and
staff," O'Brien said.
Nearly
80 vendors offered a variety of ways to
promote fitness and health, including the Hudson
Valley School of Massage Therapy,Arlington Yoga
Works, and the Poughkeepsie EMS store.
Representatives from organizations like the
American Cancer Society; Rape, Aggression and
Defense (R
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A
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D.)
Systems;
American Lyme
Disease
Foundation
µicorporated
(ALDF)
and the
New York Donor Network also attended.
Senior JeffVarecka said he was impressed by the
variety.
of representatives and wide range of focus
from health promotion, prevention, and
mainte-
nance.
"Everyone
was
helpful
and laid back about pro-
viding information," he said.
"They
had a lot of
free samples, and pamphlets available
too."
Students,
staff and faculty
left the
fair
with bags
full of
free
products like toothpaste,
condoms
and
tee-shirts.
Those
present also
sampled
a variety of
health foods and
shakes. The afternoon
included
demonstrations from Agatsu, an Aikido school and
pushup challenges from Army recruiters.
R.A.D. brought a life-sized model used for self-
defense classes. Ken Jures, senate speaker for
SGA, said, "We are working hard to bring R.A.D.
to Marist to teach self-defense classes."
SGA representatives were also present to provide
information on voting, absentee ballots, and to pro-
mote Rock the Vote and Battle of the Bands which
takes place at Marist Sept. 25.
O'Brien reported that the vendors are excited
about the fair year after year.
"They look forward to interacting with the stu-
dents," she said. "The vendors enjoy answering
questions and providing information on health and
wellness to the Marst community."
Local vendors volunteer their time and provide
many free samples usefi,11 for healthy living.
In
addition, O'Brien stated, "the vendors get a lot
back from the students who are concerned with
taking better care of themselves."
The Health and Wellness Fair is a valuable
resource for first year students who are taking full
responsibility
of their own health and well-being
for the first time in their lives. Local organizations
in attendance provided them with phone numbers,
pamphlets and personal connections. The Dutchess
County Health Department promoted prev¢ntion of
drunk driving and prevention of STDs and Lyme
disease.
·
Steve Sansola, assistant dean for student affairs,
presented information from a well-known social
norms campaign (most Marist
students
have 0-4
drinks when they go out). He also discussed an out-
reach program
,
involving Poughkeepsie's police
and fire departments, that provides
students
living
off
campus
with
community
connections.
The fair
was
the
place
to
be
for
anyone interest-
ed in
developing or maintaining a healthy lifestyle
,
either emotionally or physically. Marist has numer-
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I
guess the coolest thing
about the soundtrack's suc-
cess is that it shows the
labels that there's a bona
fide desire for this kind of
music.
''
- Zach Braff,
writer /director/star of "Garden State"
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2004
www.marlstclrcle.com
PAGE7
Fresh tracks bloom on "Garden State" compilation
Zach Braff
's
eclectic personal mix evokes universal
feelings in listener
By
KATE
GIGLIO
Copy Editor
My first reaction to the "Garden State" sound-
track was that it played like a great mix CD that
your friend made one day, to which you've lis-
tened ever since. Zach Braff, writer, director· and
star of"Garden State," said in an about.com article
that that was exactly what he had done.
"Essentially, I just made
a mix
CD of the music
that I felt was scoring my late twenties," Braff
said.
Since the soundtrack was selling out in stores
during its first few days of release, many people
can obviously identify with the assortment of clas-
sic, indie, and pop songs that make up the album.
"I
never imagined that so many people of so
many different ages would respond to the same
bands that inspire me," Braff said in the article. "I
guess the coolest thing about the soundtrack's suc-
cess is that it shows the labels that there's a bona
fide desire for this kind of music.
That, and the fact that my grand-
tion of this track. As someone who loves music as
a
focal
point and not just as something in the
background,
I was happy to appreciate a pure
moment
of just enjoying a song for the piece of
music it is. Although only on for a short
moment,
a lot is said about how much Braff values music
as not only the
background to
our lives, but as
.
something that can affect them. ''New Slang" has
a kind of folk music feeling,
a
distant, younger
cousin to the Simon & Garfunkel track that
appears later on ~e album. Harmonious choruses
of "Oooo, ooo, ooo" open and close the track.
The fifth song
on
the soundtrack is Colin Hay's
"I
Just Don't Think I'll Get Over You." Hay's
raspy vocals convey his earnest message that,
well, he won't get over you. His are the lyrics that
someone puts in their away
message
after their
third "breakup" with their significant other.
"Your face it dances and it haunts me
/
Your
laughter's still ringing in my ears / I still find
1
pieces of your presence here
/
Even after all these
years ...
I
just don't think I'll get
rriother 's driving around Boca
The album's Immediate
Raton cranking Coldplay."
success in
stores
proved Its
While the success of the sound-
over you," he sings.
It
niay not
be one of the standout tracks on
the album, but Hay's direct
lyrics make for good solid filler.
track may surprise Braff, it
widespread appeal.
The next track, "Blue Eyes" by
Cary Brothers, features a chorus
couldn't be clearer to me that this
album will be a favorite of music
lovers.
I did
see
the movie, and though I am sure that this
adds a certain depth to the soundtrack for me, the
album stands on its own as a great listen.
that is strong if somewhat gener-
ic. This song transitions from Hay's unspectacu-
lar yet Iistenable
fifth
track - again, nothing
spt•
cial but a good track to space out on.
This less memorable section of the album con-
tinues with Remy Zero's
·
"Fair," which features
vocals that are similar in tone to that of "Blue
Eyes," "Fair's" being perhaps a little lower and
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Coldplay's "Don't Panic" opens the album, a
revamping of the track that brings out the guitar
strumming more so than
it
did on the band's sec-
011d album,
"Parachutes."
The brisk pace and res-
onating guitar provide a solid musical platform on
which the song's sweetly simple message stands:
raspier. The chorus sounds almost exactly like
Writer,
director and star
of
•Garden State," Zach
Braff (left)
explains the movie's soundtrack as •a
mix
CD
of
David Gray's "Babylon," a song that
I
don't really
the music
that [he] felt
was
scoring [his] late twenties." Proving to
be
an
enjoyable album, the soundtrack Is
like in the first place. But if you do, then you'll be
sure to become an Instant favorite of music lovers. The album art shows a memorable
.
scene
from the film.
"We live in a beautiful world," sings Chris Martin,
the band's lead vocalist. The ethereal quaJ,ity that
is so characteristic
9f
the Grammy-winning band
fits the mood and theme of the film. "There's
nothing here to run from," Martin sings,
'"cause
yeah
/
everybody here has someone to lean on."
"It's a luscious
mix/
of words and tricks," James
Mercer, The Shins' singer/songwriter claims on the
second track, "Caring is Creepy." Although he is
not talking about the track
itself,
this description is
certainly fitting for it. There is an instrumental
interlude you can get lost in, and tinny cymbals
complement the rrieandering synthesizers.
Zero 7's "In the Waiting Line" is one of the many
gems on this album
.
Sophie Barker's soulful voice
would be at home in a
smal~
shadowy club, her
rich vocal tones mixing with a fog of cigarette
smoke to cloak the audience in the
lilting
melody
and rhapsodic bridge of the song. As the track
fades out, you can picture smatterings of applause
but more of a dazed reaction from the audience,
haunted by the dreamlike song.
The Shins surface again, this time with ''New
Slang." During one scene
in
the movie, this song is
the focus as Natalie Portman's character tells
Braff's to listen to her headphones, as she claims
the song
"will
change his life." Subsequently, one
moment i
_
n the film is devoted to listening to a por-
From Page.Eight
a fan of this track. It rolls right along, and is over
just before you can get sick of it.
Nick Drake's "One of Th~se Things". is the
strong track that opens the album's Act
II
after the
sleepy intermission of the past few songs. Folk-
sounding vocals are layered over a brisk waltz
beat, one-two-threeing the listener right to the end.
Piano and subtle percussion accent clean vocals.
Asian and electronic influences are found in
Thievery Corporation's
"Lebanese
Blonde," the
ninth song on the album. This is unique to an
album mostly organic-sounding, if for the occa-
sional touches of electronica in some of the earlier
tracks. This tra~k sounds a little bit like the music
heard in a store like Urban Outfitters or a hipper-
than-usual Gap: edgy, but at the same time suitable
for
,
the mainstre~.
The only well-known song on the album, Simon
&
Garfunkel's "The Only Living Boy in New
York" still fits perfectly in the soundtrack and the
movie, giving a little old-school flavor to an album
that features artists who have probably been
inspired by the
legendary
duo. The
·
choruses of
"A~, aah, aah" are comforting, and the lyrics
("Half of.the time we're gone/ but we don't know
where
/
and we don't know here") are timeless,
encompassing the movie's theme and that of many
of the other songs on the compilation.
Th~ eleventh song is a cover of The Postal
Service's "Such Great Heights." Iron and Wine's
version is sober and whispery.
I
feel like
I
could
hear the nyinkling, singular notes of this song upon
opening a musical jewelry box, the combination of
simple, melodic guitar work and hushed vocals
being the true gem to be found among gold
bracelets ip:1d ruby rings.
If
the Colin Hay song is
what someone would put in their away me~sage
after that umpteenth breakup, this is the one put in
after they get back together.
"I
would like to spec-
ulate
/
that God himself did make
us
into corre-
sponding shapes/
like puzzle pieces from the clay
/
and true, it may seem like a stretch
/
but it's
thoughts like this that catch my troubled head
/
when you're away and I am missing you to death
.
"
This stripped-down version of a song that was
already
one of my favorites is great in its bitter-
sweet simplicity.
Upon
hearing Frou Frou's
"Let
Go,"
I
was imme-
diately transported to the end scene as this song is
heard at the very end of the movie. This is often
how
I
can identify a great soundtrack song
-
if it is
strong enough to be associated with the scene in
which it is placed. Arranged with an artful hand
and ear, the song builds throughout its duration,
making for a musical short story.
A
sweetly
melodic exposition and rising action, a climax
characterized by the chorus of "Let go, let go,
jump in; oh what are you waiting for," and denoue-
ment with calming strings are evident. The vocal~
are similar to the Irish accent-inflected falsetto of
The
Cranberries'
Dolores O'Riordan.
Bonnie Sommerville's
"Winding
Road" is the
grape Skittle in the soundtrack •
it's
tolerable, but
few would really complain if it wasn't there.
It
is
left until the end, and instead of letting the CD fin-
ish,
you might just discard the not-particularly-
appealing
flavor that is
"Winding
Road" and start
the disc over with the very "red"
Coldplay
track, as
I did after
a
few listens. Basically,
"Winding
Road" is not unwelcome here but is better suited
for a
"Dawson's Creek"
soundtrack.
All the songs on the soundtrack are hand-picked
squares
1n
a patchwork quilt of some obscure,
some up-and-coming, and some average songs,
making for a warm and always-welcome accompa-
niment to a
trip
in the car, a read in a good book,
or an afternoon spent just laying on a blanket, star-
ing
at the sky. The album holds
its
own as a great
listen as well as a soundtrack for
"Garden
State."
It gives you time to zone out during the not-as-stel-
lar tracks but jars you back
to
blissful conscious-
ness with its many outstanding ones.
Lux sets new record; helps Women's
volleyball
beat
Lehigh
and
Columbia
861, ending the day with a career total of 866.
In
Lukes was named rookie of the week,
totaling
addition, the junior libero was named defensive seven aces and eight block assists.
player of the week.
This marks the first time in school history Marist
Hanson finished the weekend with 60 kills in 16 has swept weekJy award honors. The 5-2 record is
games and
12
aces. That play earned the
sopho-
also the best start under head coach Sarah Watters.
more co-offensive player of the week honors, along
"We are really young, but everyone is doing a
with Jaclyn Levi of Rider. Marist frosh Christy good job of coming together and playing as a team.
We are really excited about what we're doing right
now," Watters said.
The pumped-up squad next suit up when they
host the Red Fox Classic on Sept. 17-18 at the
Mccann Center. Coach Watters said the team is
looking forward to their first home
game.
"The girls ~e
excited
to finally be home, playing
in front of a home crowd and seeing what they can
do," Watters said.
Marist plays Central Connecticut at noon and
University of Delaware at
6
p.m. on Friday, and
Brown University at 10 a.m. and Holy Cross at
2
p.m.
Women's soccer shakes off loss versus
Bucknell; prepares for five-game home stand
.
Team Notes
Sept. 19 against Maine at 1 p.m. and concluding on Sept.
24
at
5
p.m. and MAAC conference contests
"We
are
very excited
to
showcase
our team's
The team is continuing to work as they approach Tuesday, Oct.
5
against Army. In the middle of this with Loyola Md. Oct. lat
7
p
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m. and Rider on Oct.
growth.
Our
record is no indication of the quality
a five-game home stand beginning on Sunday, home
stand,
Marist will play Delaware State on 3 at 1 p.m.
this team
is becoming,"
Huckleberry said.
Foxes'
linebackers
shine
in lackluster defeat
to Wagner; Sperl, Drury
lead
team in tackles
corps was a bright spot in an otherwise lackluster
defensive
effort.
Senior linebacker
Andrew
Sperl led the team with
15 tackJes, and
fellow
linebacker
Chris
Drury
had
12
tackJes and a forced fumble.
moving him within one
completion of a
tie for sec
-
The Red
Foxes
had a
couple
of milestones on the ond place
in
Marist's
all-time
Division I-AA
offensive side of the ball. Luft
completed
nine record books.
passes on the night
giving
him
134
for his
career,
Junior
wide receiver
Guy Smith
had
four recep-
tions on
Saturday
night,
giving
him 60 for his
career,
placing him
second
all-time for Marist.
The Red
Foxes
have a bye-week before
facing
the
Iona
Gaels
at LeonidoffField
on Sept.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2004
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Upcoming Events:
Women's Soccer: Sunday, Sept. 19
against Maine at home at
1
p.m.
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against Albany at home at 4 p.m.
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Marist women's soccer team (
1-
4) dropped a heartbreaker 1-0 to
the Bucknell Bison.
The Bisons scored the only
goal o( the game in the 62nd
minute.
Meaghan Ferris scored off a
feed on a comer kick fr.om
Ashley Dincher. The Bison took
seven other shots for a game
total of eight.
"We struggled as a team to find
a rhythm offensively. The attacks
came from the flankers and we
missed crosses." Coach Sheri
Huckleberry said.
The Foxes only registered three
shots throughout the course of
the game. Shots were taken by
sophomore Deirdre Murray (two
this season), Senior Courtney
Moore (three}, and Sophomore
Jenna McCrory (five).
Girls soccer get shutout
Sophomore Goalie Danielle
Cibelli recorded four saves, two
in each half for a total of 33
saves on the season.
SEE SOCCER, PAGE 7
Foxes' football
loses to Wagner
By
ANTONIO OLIVERIO
Staff Writer
The Marist Red Foxes are now
0-2 on the young season after
dropping a 28-13 decision to the
Wagner
College
Seahawks
Saturday night in their home
opener at LeonidoffField.
The Foxes fell behind 7-0 in
the opening minutes of the game
as Wagner quarterback John
Sciara ran in for a touchdown
from two-yards.
Marist tied the game shortly
after when senior quarterback
James Luft found freshman
run-
ning back Steven Whitlow for an
eight-yard touchdown.
Sciara immediately went to
work, leading the Seahawks on a
nine-play drive ending in a 25~
place-kicker Bradley Rowe
had
yard touchdown hook-up with his point-after attempt blocked.
wide-out Mike Malik.
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The Seahawks would shut
MARIST
FOOTBALL
Luft answered by diving into the
end-zone on a naked bootleg
play that brought Marist within a
point at 14-13. However, they
would get no closer as freshman
Marist out in the second half,
and punish them with their
run-
ning game.
Warren Barrett dominated the
Red Foxes defensive unit, put-
ting up 170 yards on 40 carries,
and sealing the game with two
second-half touchdown plunges.
Barrett had a two-yard
run
in
the third quarter and a one-yard
run
in the waning minutes of the
fourth quarter.
Marist
was
at a significant dis-
advantage on the ground as their
leading rusher was Whitlow who
had 52-yards on only 13 carries.
The Red Foxes line-backing
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F001BAll,
PAGE 7
Women;s volleyball
nets two at Lehigh
By
BRIAN HODGE
Staff Writer
At the Lehigh Mountain Hawk
Invitational, the Marist College
women's volleyball finished 2-1
on the weekend and improved to
5-2 overall for the season.
Despite dropping their match
Friday, Foxes' volleyball team
,made
yet another impressive
showing in their second tourna-
ment of the year.
The team started off Friday
falling to a talented North
Carolina State squad, 30-27, 30-
19 and 30-24.
Marist rebounded Saturday by
beating host Lehigh in four
games (28-30, 30-26, 31-29, 30-
18).
In the game, sophomore Sally
Hanson filled the stat sheet for
the Red Foxes, notching 14 kills,
one service ace and four total
blocks. Fresh off the victory, the
team next promptly defeated
Columbia
in
three games (30-25,
30-22, 30-27).
Sophomore Jaime Kenworthy
led Marist in the second game,
notching a double-double while
recording
10
kills and 12 digs.
As an added bonus, during the
last game, junior Katie Lux
(Wantagh,
NY)
broke
the
school's career digs record.
Lux came into the season
ranked second on Marist's all-
time list with 763 digs. Six
matches and 99 digs
later
(including eight Saturday against
Columbia), Lux passed Julie
Gosewich's previous record of
SEE
VOLLEYBAU., PAGE 7