VOLUME
58,
ISSUE
5
FOUNDED IN 1965
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2004
Mayor Jason West joins discussion on gay marriage
By
ANNE RUSSELL
Circle Contributor
Gardner for the discussion.
West, who officiated 25 gay
marriages on February 27, 2004,
was charged with 24 counts of
performing illegal unions.
"When you put it in a legal
sense, not allowing gay and les-
bian [individuals] to get married,
you 're taking away human
rights," Gardner said.
Christine
"The Christian right pulls the
bible out of context," he said. He
went on to say that those who
consider same-sex marriages as
going against the Bible should be
reminded that
Marist students and faculty
discussed the issue of gay mar-
riage
last
Wednesday
on
MCTV's "Arguments." New
Paltz mayor Jason West appeared
as a guest on the Marist debate
team's public issues program,
offering his insight on same-sex
marriages on the personal, local,
and national level.
"This is a basic civil rights
issue," West said. He went on to
refute claims that homosexuality
was a conscious decision.
"This
is
not a choice," he said.
"They
were born gay or
lesbian."
Melton said she
believed
that
religion was a
crucial aspect
of this issue.
'The bible is a contradictory
document
...
if you're going
to live under biblical law, at
least be consistent
. '
such
infrac-
tions as eating
shellfish
and
shaving could
also be consid-
ered wrong.
The program, hosted by
Maxwell
Schumer, brought
Marist faculty and students and
West together for a 30-minute
debate. Jo Anne Myers, a politi-
cal science professor at Marist,
joined political science majors
Christine Melton and Krista
Professor Myers agreed with
West's viewpoint, saying gay
marriage was a basic human
right. Myers also discussed that
throughout history, marriage has
changed.
"As shortly as
IO years ago
people who were deaf couldn't
get married," said Myers.
Gardner said the regulations
were unethical
"I do not
agree
with
[homosexuali-
ty], but I think
they have a right to get married,"
she said. Melton said she
believes it is important for every-
one to maintain basic legal
rights.
West also spoke regarding the
impact of religion on the
issue.
-Jason
West
"The bible is
Mayor,
New
Paltz
a contradictory
document,"
West said,
"If
you 're going to
live under biblical law, at least
be
consistent."
The panelists also discussed the
issue of civil unions versus mar-
riage. West believes civil unions
were a
"response
from people
Reporters have to get it right the first time
A common phrase iti the news-
The latest blow to the news admitted the documents were not short term effects are substantial
room is "Get it first~ but get it media's credibility comes from authentic and should never have
right. But get it first." By that the recent CBS scandal deemed been broadcast.
measure, many major news out-
"Rathergate."
Despite his 42-
Gerry McNulty, internship
lets have been getting it wrong year stint as a journalist on CBS director at Marist College, said
for
a
very long time.
news, Dan Rather is currently he believes the scandal will only
Over the summer, in a front under
intense - - - - - - - - - - - - - reduce the
page
flub reminiscent of the scrutiny.
On
'I think it is a significant
public's
Chicago Tribune'.a infamous Sept. 8, 2004,
embarrassment for Rather and
trust
of
1948 headline
"Dewey
Beats Rather unveiled
the media
Truman
,"
the New York Post documents that
for
CBS.'
for a short
reported that John Kerry, the led viewers to
period of
Democratic
nominee for presi-
believe that the
-
Gerry McNulty
time.
dent had chosen Dick Gephardt p r e s i d e n
t
Internship Director
"I think
as his running mate for the 2004 received prefer-
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
it is a sig-
Presidential
race in the now also ential treatment
n i
fi cant
infamous "Kerry's Choice: Dem during his tenure in the National embarrassment for Rather and
Picks VP Candidate."
Guard. One week later, CBS for CBS," McNulty said. "The
in the heat of the political cam-
paigns. This is a mistake people
like Rather are not supposed to
make.
If
you weren't sure of the
story, don't run it. rh.ere is an
immediate
short-term
situation
of credibility."
In
a recent WCBS interview
with Marcia Kramer, Rather said
he, as a journalist, gave too much
trust to the source that provided
the
inauthentic
documents.
Rather and CBS said they are
dedicated to deliver factual news
to the public they serve.
"There
is nothing more impor-
SEE MEDIA, PAGE 4
is
article was written and reported by
Christine
Catanno,
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ssa Ferrio
a,
Andrew Joyce, hayna Caffie , ara Nylin, an
Laura Fogerty
Jeff Dunham and Peanuts take center stage
Etlc
Kimmel/
The Circle
Comedian
Jeff
Dunham uses puppetS
like
Peanuts to create a h
arious monologue that has delighted
audiences
across America.
Dunham, who pertormed at Family Weekend at Marlst, was the recipient
of
•Standup Comic of the Year" In 1.998.
who are bigoted." Melton said
she
believed church
and
state
should be separated, and
that
religion should
be
left out of
these unions. The
panelists
also
discussed
the
lack of civil union
laws
across the
United States.
''There is
no such
thing as civil
unions in most states,"
myers said. Myers also stated
that abroad, many countries have
two separate ceremonies for
marriage,
one
legal and
one
reli-
gious, and perhaps the United
States should take a similar posi-
tion.
The panelists also addressed
the
issue of gay
marriage
in
the
upcoming
election. West dis-
cussed Kerry's similarities to
Bush
on
the subject, and the fact
that many Americans do not
see
this.
"I
was heckled and
booed
by
saying John Kerry is opposed
to
gay marriage,"
he said.
Krista
Gardner said she
thought
the
civil
unions
compromise
was
"a
Republican ploy to
gather
votes," and
that it woul~ not last
if
Bush
is re-elected.
When asked
what the future
of
the
gay
marriage issue was,
each
panelist
said they
felt
it
would
not be as
controversial
of an
issue.
"As our
generation
takes
power
in Congress,
it
will
become a
non-issue," said
West.
Christine
Melton summed up
her feelings
on the issue.
"Let's
all hold hands and love
each other," she said.
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Military draft may
be
inevitable come spring
By LAURA FOGERTY
ANDREW JOYCE
&
One of
the major changes
in
Circle Contributors
Put down the books and pick
up
a weapon: the threat of a mil-
itary draft in the spring of 2005
is real.
The last time the government-
drafted people for the U.S.
armed forces was in 1972 for the
the
draft is
the
elimination
of
student deferment.
In
the
l 970s,
a full-time student could
post-
pone service if they could
prove
they were earning a degree.
If
the
draft is reinstated,
a
student
will
only be able
to finish
the
current semester.
If
the student
is a senior, then they will
be
allowed to finish
that year
before
Vietnam War. Now, as the fight-
serving.
ing in Iraq contin-
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
With
the
ues and the
mun-
•·1 think a draft could divide
current
SSS
ber of casualties
my
generation
into
rises, the presi-
law,
only
males
are
dent elected in
pieces.'
November may
have the option to
institute a draft.
The Selective
Services System (SSS) is the
government agency that pro-
vides the Department of
Defense
(DoD) with
both
trained and
untrained
personnel
in case of an
emergency. The SSS has updat-
ed its draft plan since 1972 in
case an emergency should
prompt its use.
The agency
needs legislative and presiden-
tial approval
before
it can imple-
ment a draft.
-Amanda
Nietzel
Senior
being eligible
for the draft,
however
the
role
of
women in
the
military is constantly changing.
To include
women
in
the draft,
an
amendment would
have to be
made by Congress.
Amanda Nietzel, a
senior at
Marist College, opposes the
implementation
of the draft for
this war
because,
she said,
the
war is
not technically
a real
war,
and
our
enemy is not clearly
defined.
SEE DRAFT, PAGE 4
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THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2004
Securilv Briels:
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The "Security
Briefs"
and the
"
Alcohol Fantasy
Beat" are intended to be a
parody
and not a repre-
sentation of The Circles editorial stance on drink-
ing- illegal or otherwise - nor is it intended to be
a statement regarding the official Marist College
policy on alcohol consumption.
PAGE2
Oh thank heaven for Family Weekend
Complied by DAN ROY
Campus Editor
9/29
-
An officer
on
duty watched a student park in the
wrong lot at 2:20 a.m. Wednesday. When the guard
questioned him, the student said he really needed to use
the bathroom. "Just give me 20 minutes," he told the
officer. Three hours later, the student still wasn't back,
and his car was booted. The moral of the story is that the
bathroom
is a great excuse to get you out of a speeding
ticket, but not a parking one. The car isn't getting away
when it's parked. I'll use diarrhea all night if I get caught
going 60 in a 35. The officer won't want to find out if
you are telling the truth or not. I've even gotten a police
escort to my house when I said I had diarrhea. Man, it
was great, it just got a little uncomfortable when the cop
waited outside the bathroom door for me with
lmmodiumAD.
9/29
-
First off, I want to say that you should never sign
strangers into your donn. That sounds obvious, but peo-
ple do it. A woman was escorted off campus at 5:35 p.m.
for soliciting salon treatments in Leo Hall. A Leo resi-
dent agreed to "host'' her at the sign-in desk. Yeah,
there's a good idea. Next time it won't be salon treat-
ment, it will be rat poison cupcakes. And if you're dumb
enough to sign a stranger in, you're dumb enough to buy
rat
poison
cupcakes.
9/30
-
A student reported his bike m1ssmg from
Townhouse Cat 7:20 p.m. Friday. A few days later, the
bike
Wll§
found in the Bank of New York parking lot.
Hey, Lance Armstrong, nice getaway. I guess all the
speed bumps ofMarist are more grueling than the moun-
tains in France. I mean, that one by Fontaine alone will
n't say that! That's completely
different!
Who wants tea?
10/1 -
I'll tumble for you, I'll tumble for you. A student
was spotted stumbling around outside Donnelly at mid-
night. Security asked the student how much she had had
to drink, and got the honest response of, "Too much."
She proceeded to puke all over, and was taken to St.
Francis. But hey, as they say the honest bird gets the
wonn. I wish I had a wonn ...
10/1-This brief will prove that there are still some gen-
tlemen out there. At the late hour of 3:55 a.m., a guy
drove his female friend back to her room in Champagnat.
And when I say drove, I mean drove up onto the lawn
from Donnelly to the Champagnat courtyard. What a
guy, huh? And what does he get for his efforts? A nice
ticket and an escort off campus. What kind of lesson
does that teach about chivalry? What's next, we get five
to ten for holding a door open?
10/1 -
The "Emeril of the Week" award goes to a
Champagnat resident for burning his cookies in the
microwave, causing a fire alann at 2: 10 p.m. "Yo, Chris,
have you ever eaten a cookie after it's been wanned in
the microwave?" "Well, no I haven't
'
Satchel." "Oh man,
you are in for a treat. It's all warm and gooey. You'll love
it!" "Sounds great Satchel, how long do they take?" "I
put it in for a half an hour. That way it will be done for
when we're done studying." Needless to say, poor Chris
never got to taste that warm and gooey cookie. The only
thing he tasted was the hot thick smoke from the
microwave . . . as well as a little fire extinguisher dust,
and fruit punch, Not to mention the bitt.er taste of con-
tempt from the other students when they learned it was
his room that set off the alarm.
· male" eve'n
the
·most avid biker rethink his p'ath.
'
10/3 ...._
Holy mackerel! We got an alcoho1 incident in a
9/30
-
A vehicle got damaged in the Midrise lot! Wow,
nothing chaps my backside more than driver's side wheel
wells getting bent.
If I were the one to see that at 4:00
p.m. Saturday, I would have been on the phone with my
hit man by 4:01. "A note was left." Ohhh, well you did-
dornv. It's funny to see how as soon as the parents come
up, everyone tries to behave themselves, except for this
student. At 1 :57 a.m. a student was found getting vio-
lently sick on the sixth floor of Champagnat. St. Francis
housed her for the rest of the night. The next morning,
"Hey, Cindy we're on our way to school. Are you ready
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for us?" "Mom, I'm ready but you won't find me at
school." "What do you mean, dear?" "Mom, I'm in the
hospital. I got drunk and threw up last night." "Cindy!
I can't
believe
how you ... how you and your father are
so alike! This actually makes it easier because the same
thing happened to him last night. He can't hold his liquor
like he used to, poor guy. He is probably in the room
right next to you now."
"Hi,
Cindy!"
"Hi,
Dad ... "
10/3
-
The caper of all capers happened at 11 :20 a.m.
Sunday. A housekeeper reported that the large screen TV
was removed from the second floor of Midrise!
Inspecting the scene she noticed that the bolt holding the
TV down was gone. "Stolen," she thought to herself.
Not realizing the tardiness of that observation, she went
on and scanned the surrounding area. Sure enough, there
were skid marks heading to the elevator. "It was taken to
another floor; very tricky, but not quite tricky enough."
The housekeeper, intent
on
getting to the bottom of this,
grabbed her magnifying glass, and scoured all the floors
by the elevators for skid marks. Bingo! Fifth floor! She
then followed the marks all the way to a room. "This is
it! I'm sure to be promoted now!" She knocked, and the
students inside let her in. "There it is," she said to her-
self. "Did you boys take that TV from the lounge?"
"Ummm." "Because you forgot the remote silly! Here
you go! Ooo, Xbox! Can I play?"
Alcohol-related incidents this
week:
1. Champagnat - 1
Total alcohol-related incidents:
1.
Leo-6
2. Gartland - 5
3:
Champagnat-
4
4.
Old
Townhouses
-
1
5.
Gregory
- 1
e.
Upper West Cedar
- 1
7. Mid
rise
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1
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THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 7 2004
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' '
Students don't just have the
right to vote, tney have the
right to vote where they live.
''
- Jesse Jackson
Reverend
PAGE3
Absentee
ballots might
be more trouble than
they are
worth
By
MICHAEL RISPOLI &
SARA NYLIN
Circle Contributors
The process of registering to
vote and getting an absentee
ballot, or the other option of trav-
eling back to a hometown, is
turning some students away from
making the important decision to
vote in the upcoming election.
Students who are not perma-
nent residents of their college
towns,
or who still retain their
home address with their parents,
are fmding the voting process
quite discouraging. In order to
vote by absentee ballot, a request
for an absentee ballot must be
made in writing and submitted in
the student's hometown city to
the township clerk.
Because many young voters in
the
18-24
demographic attend
school outside of their district,
many attempt to register locally
to avoid the process of absentee
balloting or missing school to go
home. But barriers are put up to
prevent this.
County election offices are the
ones that usually give the stu-
dents a tough time when it comes
to registering to vote in their col-
lege town.
Some areas, like
Utica
,
N.Y. say that a dorm
address is not a "permanent resi-
dence". By not being a "perma-
nent resident," they are ineligible
to register locally.
However,
these boards are incorrect.
A
1979
Supreme Court ruling
established that a student can
vote in the district where they go
to school provided they declare
that
as
their
permanent
residence. But, even after a stu-
dent declares this, they still may
have a long road ahead of them
that prevents them from voting
locally.
Many cities or towns mandate
that if a student declares
permanent residence in the area,
they are required to fill out a
tricky questionnaire before they
can vote.
Questions on these
may include "Where is your
automobile registered?" or "Are
you dependent on your parents'
tax
returns?"
If
a student incor-
rectly fills out these forms, they
are denied the eligibility to vote
locally.
In a recent Rolling Stone arti-
cle, Reverend Jesse Jackson
spoke on the issue of young vot-
ers being thwarted in attempts to
vote locally.
""This is an intentional act of
disenfranchisement,"
said
Jackson.
"Students don't just
have the right to vote, they have
the right to vote where they
live."
In
Dutchess County, however,
to register to vote, all that is
needed is a valid driver license or
knowing the last four
.
digits in
your social security number.
Fran Knapp, Democratic
Elections
Commissioner,
Dutchess County, said she recog-
nizes the power of the local
college population vote which
includes Marist College, Vassar
College, The Culinary Institute
of America, and Bard College.
Knapp said she would encourage
all these students
to
vote locally.
David Gamache, Republican
Elections
Commissioner,
Dutchess County, said although
young voters at school can have
an impact in an individual com-
munity, he believes that students
are more familiar with their
hometown and the candidates.
He said that students nearby
should register to vo~e from their
home communities, however,
and not in Dutchess.
"College
students should vote,
no question, but the ones who
vote from 'home' are much
wiser," Garnache said. "Where
their roots are, that is where they
can make an impact."
Students on average reside at
school for about
8
months
out of
the year for about four
to
five
years. Many students feel that
this is reason enough to take part
in local elections and have a say
with what goes on in the commu-
nity.
Alyson Della Vecchia,
20,
jun-
ior, is a registered voter and
plans on voting in the upcoming
SEE ABSENTEE, PAGE 4
Patriotic
condoms
urge students to protect their right to vote
By
SHAYNA CARRICK &
MELISSA FERRIOLA
Circle Contributors
Red, white, and blue condoms
are being distributed at Vassar.
These condoms contain politi-
cal and voting information on the
labels and are part of various
efforts to get more students
involved in politics and
voting.
The presidential election
is
nearing and
schools
are doing
everything they can to encourage
students to vote.
The number of college
students
voting in the presidential
elec:-
tions has dropped dramatically
since
1972
according to an arti-
cle by the Commission on
Independent
Colleges
and
Universities. Marist College and
other schools in New
York
are
making a conscious effort
to
pro-
vide students with voting regis-
tration materials and answer stu-
dents' questions regarding absen-
tee ballots.
Jim Kent,
58,
advisor to the
Mari
st
College
Student
Government Association Senate,
said there
is
a strong inclination
for college students to think that
the national
issues
the election
revolves
around
do not
apply
to
them.
"To act
like, or pretend, or
think that because the
election's
not about lowering the drinking
age
to 15 [it] doesn't apply to
you
is
practically suicidal," said
Kent.
Issues such as travel, economy,
school
systems and healthcare
are important to the United
States and can have a huge
impact on college students, espe-
cially those graduating or trying
to study abroad.
Therefore, teachers and organ-
izations on campus are trying to
promote voting among the stu-
dent body. Kent is one of the
many teachers at Marist College
incorporating the election into
his class. As part of the mid-term
he is requiring students to bring
in evidence
that
they
registered
to vote.
The Student Government
Association (SGA) is also
attending various events to pro-
mote voter registration. Alyssa
Oxford, sophomore, SGA elec-
tion's commissioner, said that it's
important for students to vote
because it's their right to express
themselves, but they need to be
informed voters.
.
"It's important to put the seed
in [student's] brains and get them
talking about politics and get
them thinking about what they
believe and what candidate
reflects their values," she said.
Vassar College has taken huge
strides to inform and engage stu-
dents in the issues pertinent
to
the upcoming election. Multiple
organizations put together cam-
pus■
wide events such as pllrties
to watch the presidential debates
and educate the students on voter
registration details.
Vassar
Democrats coordinated various
trips to Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Buffalo, N.Y. to campaign with
Kerry and encourage people to
go to the polls and vote on
Election Day. They also made
concentrated efforts to obtain
absentee ballots from all 50
states and Washington, D.C.
Michael Donnelly, president of
Vassar Democrats, offered his
ideas on how to make the regis-
tration process less complicated.
"I'd like to see a national
absentee ballot request form
because right now there are 50
different absentee ballot request
forms and only three different
voter registration
forms
and- that
complexity s~rv~s to disenfran ..
chise students," Donnelly said.
Raymond
Parker, 52, associate
dean of Vassar College, said he
notices a lot of confusion among
·
students regarding voting regis-
tration because it is a new
process for them. For instance,
students don't realize they have
to pick up their absentee ballot
from the place they registered.
Therefore, Parker attempts to
clear up any misunderstandings
and advises students to either do
that or change their place of
registration.
In addition, Parker said that
Congress
reauthorized
the
Higher Education
.
Act that
included a rule for colleges and
universities to provide voter reg-
istration for students. However,
most schools will have the
required materials, but won't
inform the students that they are
available.
"The demographic profile of
current voters shows that people
in the college age group don't
participate in large numbers,"
said Parker. "I think it's impor-
tant for people to support the
democratic
process
and
encourage
students to
get
SEE CONDOMS, PAGE 11
Dr.Jo
Anne Myers
gives a lecture on sanctity of gay marriage
By
MATT ALFIERI
Circle Contributor
Some people marry
"to
become
better citizens."
Some people
believe
that "marriage
is
[ mere-
ly] an institution" that allows
"the patriarchy to continue," and
do not marry. The
"Marriage
and
Relationship to the
State"
Lecture, addressed both these
issues at the first of a faculty
-
stu-
dent series sponsored by Marist
College Activities.
At the lecture, assistant profes
-
sor of political science and direc
-
tor of women's studies
Jo
Anne
Myers discussed how marriage
"has
evolved over the years."
She pointed out how, in the
beginning of history, a man
could have many
wives.
Next,
marriage was used as a systemat-
ic
approach toward keeping
property and/or status within the
family
through inheritance.
In
today
's
soc'iety, Myers said,
"governments
want citizens to
marry, procreate and supply peo-
ple for the military to give their
lives." She
illustrated this point
by
examining
who is allowed to
marry: people over the age of 18;
those who are competent; and,
more specifically, a man and a
woman.
Myers said that as a result of discussed with her audience that
fears that the state of Hawaii President Bush gave three mil-
would allow same-sex couples to lion dollars to promote hetero-
Slaves could
not
legally
marry
and,
until
1967,
neither could
interracial
'Governments
want citizens to
marry, procreate and supply
people for the military to
give
their llves.'
marry, the sexual marriage, despite debate
U n i t e d
on the local, state and federal
States gov-
levels pertaining to the legality
e r n m e n t of same-sex marriages.
p a s s e d
The issue then poses the ques-
D e fens iv e tion as to why there is so much
of Marriage emphasis on keeping same-sex
Act in 1996, couples from marrying. Myers
w h i c h said that same-sex couples are
couples.
These
cir-
cumstances,
Myers pointed out, deny same
-
sex couples the
"privilege"
to
marry.
-
Jo Anne Myers
Assistant professor,
political
science
d e f i n e d denied several benefits afforded
marriage, for purposes of federal to heterosexual couples, includ
-
law, as the legal union between a ing social security, food stamps,
man and a woman. Myers then housing, immigration rights, and
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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2004 •
PAGE 4
MTV uses its channel as a way to encourage the youth
to
vote
By
ERIKA GRADOS
&
CHRISTINE CATARINO
Circle
Contributors
In
today's pop-saturated socie-
ty, even MTV recognizes its
strong influence on 20 million
young American voters.
In the past, the nation's youth
shied away from the polls more
than any other age group.
In
fact, half of this
population
will
be voting for the first time in
November, according to the
Center for Information and
Research on Civic Learning and
Engagement. This includes 22
percent of 25- to 30-year-olds
who were old enough to vote in
the last election.
Three-quarters of this polled
age
bracket
said that they think
November's election is the most
important of their lifetime. As a
result, more young voters are
registering to vote than in recent
election years
..
Eight in ten of
those registered say they plan to
vote.
Lee Miringoff, director of
Marist College Institute for
Public Opinion and political sci-
ence professor, said the projec-
tions of young voter turnout for
this election are promising.
"There is definitely the poten-
tial for reversal of trends this
year," Miringoff said.
In light of controversial issues
like Watergate and Vietnam, typ-
ical campaigns in the past
emphasized issues to which the
public could not relate, accord-
ing to Miringoff, which is why
many did not vote.
"
Issues
are what drive people
to the polls," Miringoff said.
One issue that may drive more
young voters to the polls is the
lingering threat of reinstatement
of the draft. According to a
recent New York Times article,
Congress called for a 20,000 sol-
dier expansion of the army.
Daniel Capelan, Marist under-
graduate, said he is greatly moti-
vated to vote by this issue.
"I definitely think that this
election is more
important in
young people's eyes because of
issues like the draft," he said.
Since the Bush administration
is associated with the ongoing
war on terror, a controversial
topic among the young
voting
population, it is not surprising
that this group favors
Kerry.
According to a survey conduct-
ed by CBS News on behalf of
MTV and the Center for
Information and Research on
Civic Learning and Engagement,
Kerry is favored over Bush 46 to
40 percent among 18- to 30-
year-olds.
Miringoff believes that the
issues will arouse interest in
young
voters.
"Between
the economy and the
international situation, young
people think it matters who
wins," Miringoff said.
MTV realizes that nearly eight
in
ten
people between the ages of
18 and 30 say that seeing the
candidates represented on their
favorite television station would
help them make a more informed
decision. Among this age group,
MTV is the prevailing media
outlet over Fox, CNN and
MSNBC.
MTV uses this power to gener-
ate awareness among their target
audience with their widely
renowned Choose or Lose cam-
paign. This campaign
highlights
the issues surrounding the elec-
tion and generally raises aware-
ness so that these issues may be
resonated in the minds of young
voters. Their aim is to reach the
"20
million loud" group of
potential
voters.
Regularly
scheduled programs are inter-
rupted with public service
SEE
MTV,
PAGE
11
From Page One
Dan Rather's slip-up costly for all
Whats
your prtmary
source of news?
tant than the trust of our view-
has
a
strong level
of trust. Washington, D.C. and Chicago.
ers," Rather
-
said.
Shawn Sheih, a political sci-
ence professor at Marist College,
said the public anticipates
errors-
made in the news media, even
from established journalists like
Rather.
According
to a recent survey of This means Rather's 60 Minutes
predominantly
college-aged
youth, only six
percent
of those
surveyed admitted they
do
not
trust
the
media.
is trailing rival broadcasts in
each of these major cities, except
for San Francisco.
When CBS released the docu-
40
0
■ lV
20
13
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0
"I guess the people expect that
the media is going to make mis-
takes," Sheih said. "There is
more of an issue of mistrust in
government than in media."
Pauli
also said college-aged
youth are
kept up to date with
breaking news through less-
mainstream television
programs
like
Comedy Central 's The
Daily
Show. In fact, the survey also
ments in question, there were
some rumblings among the mili-
tary community that they more
closely resembled Anny lan-
guage than that of the Air
National Guard or the Air Force.
revealed
that
45
percent
of those But, for Michael O'Brien, a lieu-
surveyed get their
news
primari-
tenant colonel in of the New
Which
nevvs medium
do
you
trust
the most?
Carol Pauli, a former CBS
journalist and a current journal-
ism professor at Marist College,
said there is a process to follow
after such mistakes are made,
so
that credibility can be restored
and maintained.
ly from television. However, the
majority
of those surveyed said
they
trust newspapers
over any
other news
medium.
York State National Guard, the
jargon within the docyments is
not the issue, but rather President
Bush's military record.
"A National Guardsmen needs
to show up for duty to receive
benefits and retirement when
40
30
20
10
0
"When we blow it, we get it on
the air and we say so
-
Dan
Rather apologized for his mis-
take -
and that limits damage,"
?au\i said.
Even after Rather aired the
false documents, the public still
Despite
the survey's
indication
that
public
trust
has not signifi-
cantly faded, the Nielsen rating
report for this week revealed that
Rather's CBS broadcast has an
audience margin of 6- to -1 in
some
of
\he
'lop
\0
mebopo'irtan
areas of the United States,
including
New York City,
their time is up," O'Brien said.
Where was second lieutenant
Bush for those two years? No
one knows, and that is the real
issue."
S,uveys conductedlprod#ced
by
Modek Claru'B Joarnalism
ll
class
Possible draft could cause same sentiments
that
were present in Vietnam
era
"I think a draft could divide my schooling, they should be he said. "I feel the current talk of national defense and homeland
generation into pieces. There are allowed to finish. Still, he said, the draft is merely a scare tactic.
security, and for other purposes."
repercussions to these actions I
the
experiences a person can The draft has been in place for These active bills currently sit in
am not sure America is ready to gain from military service are males since 1980."
the
Committee on Anned
handle," Nietzel said.
valuable for a lifetime.
Licameli is referring to the Services.
If
the draft is re-instated, the
"There is a certain type of pending legislation in both the
Licameli also feels that above
foreign affairs
John
Manley and
U.S. Department of Homeland
Security director Tom Ridge, the
declaration involves a 30-point
plan which implements, among
other things, a "pre-clearance
agree-
'I
feel the
current
talk of the
ment"
government would implement a
maturity
that occurs while
one
is House and the Senate (twin bills all else, the most
lottery system similar to the one going through
military
service S 89 and HR 163). Twenty-eight important thing
used in 1972. In this system, -
having to deal with life and million
dollars
have been added for those affected
draft numbers are selected by death responsibilities that cannot to the Selective Service budget, by the pending
draft is merely a scare tactic.'
of peo-
p I
e
entering
birth date. The first men to be
be
achieved in any other walk of Congress brought twin bills S 89 legislatipn is to
drafted would be those turning life," Hirnmelberger said.
and
HR
163 forward this year, get
the
right
20 years old in 2005.
Himmelberger's daughter
is entitling the Universal National information.
Art
Himmelberger,
director
of currently serving in
Iraq.
Service Act of 2003 "to provide
"Don't go run-
- Lt. Col. Frank Llcameli a n d
Professor
of military
science
depart-
and
arts
ing each
the music program at
Marist
Frank
_
_ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_
for
the ning to Canada
College, is a retired sergeant L i c a
m
e
1
i ,
•There Is a certain type of matu-
common just yet, but it is critical that
major from the U.S. Army.
Army
lieu-
defense by young people
today
learn about
Himmelberger was drafted pito tenant
colonel
rlty that occurs while one Is
requiring the draft, and how it might affect
the Army as a private and in
and Professor
going through mllltary service
that
all them individually," Licameli
1972 atthe age of 21, and contin-
of
military sci-
•••
that cannot be achieved in
young per-
said.
ued to serve until just two years ence and
arts
sons [ages
But running to Canada may not
ago.
at
Marist
any 0ther walk of life.'
18-26] in even be an option, like it was
"The draft defined my life," College feels
the United during the Vietnam War. In
Himmelberger said.
students need
-Arthur
Himmelberger
St ates, December 2001, the United
Himmelberger said he does not not
worry
Director
of
Music Program
including States and Canada signed a
think the current draft system is about this par- - - - - -
- - - -
-
- - - -
w o m e n
, "smart
border declaration,"
fair.
ticular
draft.
perform a period of military which could be used to keep
One reason he said is
because
"The president can call for a
service or a period of civilian would-be draft dodgers in.
once a student gets in the flow of draft whenever it is necessary," service in furtherance of the Signed by Canada's minister of
From Page Three
country.
Reforms aimed at making the
draft more equitable
along
gen-
der and class lines also eliminate
higher education as a shelter.
Underclassmen would only be
able to postpone service until the
end of their current semester.
Seniors would have until the end
of the academic year.
When not in a draft state,
America's military has been an
all-volunteer force. As. in all
vol-
unteer forces, the military is
much more efficient and cohe-
sive, than if it were mandatory,
but with forces being mobilized
and deployed to points all around
the globe,
including
Anny
Reserve and National Guard
units, the Pentagon was forced to
implement what some called a
"back door draft" of recent
retirees
and those who entered
the Inactive Ready Reserve
before leaving the
military.
Licameli said that reinstating
the draft would not only provide
the numbers the Pentagon needs,
but would create a more diverse
environment in the military
.
"With the draft, there are peo-
ple from all walks of life, and it
provided for a more diverse and
educated
people," Licameli said.
Some Marist students under-
stand that they have an obliga-
tion to their country, but would
rather stay where they are. Marc
Ricigliano, a senior at Marist,
said that if his
country
needs
him, "I'll go, but I'd much rather
be
a college
boozehound."
Absentee ballots stifle voter turnout among college students and could change election
national election. She said, how-
ever, that a student's right to vote
locally should be expressed.
"Permanent residence should
not be a deciding factor as to
whether an individual's political
opinion should be heard," Della
Vecchia said. "We are as equally
affected by local lawmakers as
any other permanent resident and
it is only fair that we have an
equal say in what goes where we
live."
There are some who say that
voting is a very organized and
controlled procedure that must
prevent fraud, produce statistics,
and that there is no way around
the lengthy process that students
are facing. Contradictory to this
view~ it is also said that students
are
being purposely inconve-
nienced.
Due to the lengthy
process of absentee ballot cast-
ing and students
being
systemat-
ically denied the right to vote
locally, a poor young voter
turnout could
possibly
sway the
presidential election in the fall.
In
a recent study conducted, the
Center
of Information
&
Research
on Civic Learning &
Engagement, also known as
CIRCLE, polled 805 randomly -
selected local politicians across
the nation. About 88 percent of
these
leaders
said that youth
political engagement is a prob-
lem. These
leaders
blamed the
media, negative campaigning or
high schools not preparing stu-
dents to
vote
when eligible.
None of these leaders cited
tricky legislation for poor young
voter turnout.
Gamache also said that
and social security.
"If a candidate had
the
choice of speaking in front of
500 college students or 100 sen-
ior citizens, they would take the
senior citizens because more
apathy and
disconnec-
tion
is
another
reason for
p
o o r
would
actually
v o t e , "
Gamache said.
'Everything
will be In their
hands In a few yeas ... they're
going to be running the show.'
John
B a l l o
,
Democratic
-John Ballo
y
o u n g
v
o
t
e r
turnout.
Democratic deputy
comlssloner,
D e p u t y
Commissioner,
Dutchess
County, agrees
focus on older
Because
older citizens show up to the
polls in greater numbers than
young voters, the candidates
focus on issues like healthcare
Dutchess county
that candidates
people more, but young voters
need to be active as well because
of their future stake in America.
"Young
people have no
real interest (in the
elections)
compared to older people, but
the whole job of government
is
getting turned over to them
,
"
Ballo said.
"Everything
will be
in their hands
in
a few years and
it's so vital to take interest
because they're going to be run-
ning the show."
In the 2000 national
election, only 42 percent of 18-
to -24 -year- olds
voted.
In states
where Election Day registration
was allowed, the youth voter
turnout was on the average 14
percent higher than states with-
out
it.
Out of the top five states
for voter turnout, three of them
allowed for Election Day regis-
tration. But, if a student cannot
register locally, then
Election
Day registration is negated.
Some students do not
vote
because of a
lack
of
polling
loca-
tion options.
Although
the
elec-
tion office does not chose
loca-
tion sites, Knapp said she hopes
that in the next few years more
locations
will be opened up to
make
voting
more available for
college
students.
"If
college students got more
active, more vocal about
getting
polling places on campus, candi-
dates would respond,"
Knapp
said.
"My
goal is to make is as
easy and accessible as
possible
to vote."


























































THE CIRCLE
-
Let the voices of the Marist
community be heard.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2004
www.marlstclrcle.com
PAGE5
It might be
tPe
worst April
Fool's gag of
all time
By
ALEX PANAGIOTOPOULOS
Assistant Sports Editor
It might be the worst April
Fool's gag of all time.
April 1, 1971, Marist
College.
Page four of The Circle. A sen-
ior
history
major and football
player named Bill O'Reilly had
one of the last
editions
of his
weekly humor
column,
titled
"Attitudes:
Outrageous" pub-
lished.
Mr. O'Reilly took a diversion
from his usually light-hearted
and whimsical
soliloquies
and
chose a
serious
topic: a disturb-
ing culture at Marist College that
rewarded
arrogance
and ego
inflation,
and marginalized
intel-
ligent discourse and compro-
mise.
O'Reilly had to take a stand on
the
self-appointed
purveyors of
Greatness who seemed to be
tak-
ing
over what should be an
accepting and
enlightened
cam-
pus. In his own
words:
"As everyone knows here at
Marist we are a
Community.
A
community of people who over-
look petty differences and work
together to improve life for all.
We are not only interested in our
own welfare but with the welfare
of our neighbors. We may differ
with another's opinion but we
allow him to express it and dis-
cuss differences of opinion open-
ly.
It is very nice here at Marist for
all these reasons and many, many
more.
It seems that we have all
overcome our smallishness and
have become broadminded and
tolerant of others. This, I hope
everyone
realizes,
is
pure
unadulterated bullshit."
What is this, the Talking Points
portion of The O'Reilly Factor?
Replace community of people
with the Coalition of the Willing,
welfare with War on Terror, and
the 100-proof scatological refer-
ence with flip-flop, and Rupert
Murdoch could have started Fox
News 25 years earlier.
However, the stance O'Reilly
was about
to
take might have
hurt ratings over at the sensation-
alist Fair and Balanced Channel:
"We are tired of the Marist
Community Myth. We are
fatigued by people who cut up
people behind their backs. We
are appalled
by
the lack of pur-
pose and direction on the part of
both faculty and students. We are
fed up with people verbally
anni-
hilating other people's creative
efforts again behind their backs.
We
are
sickened
by the
hypocrisy of people who will not
tolerate anyone else's view but
•
their own."
This, coming from a man who
could copyright the phrase "Shut
up!" as legitimately as anyone.
Most viewers of The Factor that
don't count red white and blue
elephants in their sleep can attest
that O'Reilly
'
s style is anything
but tolerant for dissent; it is what
makes him stand out. For exam-
ple, he has continued his two-
year crusade to boycott France;
they did not appreciate the cre-
ative efforts of U.S. prewar intel-
ligence on Iraq. He was d3fferent
in 1971.
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Have you seen this woman?
She was last seen cutting hair in late
May, 2004, near Maritt College in the
City of Poughkeepsie, New York.
Her clients have beard nothing from
her since then and are desparate with
worry.
Tammy knows the Poughkeepsie area
quite well, but
it
is possible that she's
traveled across the Mid Hudson Bridge.
"We appeal to the small minds
to ease up and try to create some-
thing instead of demolishing
everything including themselves
... We see no improvement com-
ing about unless people learn
to
live with their frustrations and
inadequacies and not vent them
on other people."
The young Bill O'Reilly sounds
like a wimp! After already run-
ning circles around New York
Times columnist Paul Krugman
in an Aug. 7 appearance on
Tim
Russert's CNBC show (there is a
reason Krugman sticks
to
writing
and O'Reilly
to
debating on tele-
vision), O'Reilly responded to
Krugman's criticism of Fox
News by accusing
him
of being
in cahoots with Fidel Castro,
Hezbollah, and the likes of the
Ku Klux Klan. O'Reilly, who
played football at Marist and
stands at a strapping
6'4, looked
like he was ready to clothesline
the mouse-like Krugman on the
spot. I wonder if the 22-year-old
writing his column
m 1971
would even recognize himself
today.
"We must stop enjoying the fail-
ures of others and truly learn
what friendship is. We must cul-
tivate friends and understand and
forgive our enemies. We must
also develop into leaders who
w~ll create a positive atmosphere
and use their position not as an
extended ego-trip but as a vehi-
cle to help others."
Extended ego-trip? Ever hear
Bill mention The Factor's rat-
ings? Their commitment to "fair
and balanced reporting?" How
much the other channels suck?
Check out the transcripts at
www.billoreilly.com. While you.
are there, order copies of"Who's
Looking Out for You?" by Bill
O'Reilly, "The O'Reilly Factor
For Kids" (he'll take your bullies
into a 'No Spin Zone'), and wash
it down with a SPIN STOPS
HERE coffee mug! It is good
when a man can overshadow the
news he reports.
Nobody has ever as~ed me if
I
heard what Keith Olbermann
said on "The Countdown" last
night.
That is because
Keith
Olbermann is a nice enough man
with a bland style and a fair jour-
nalistic approach. Bill O'Reilly
is an opinion anchor; he is paid
to provide news analysis. What
he provides his audience with is
political pornography; he is the
Howard Stem of cable news.
People watch because they love
him, or because they despise
him, just to see who he ~ill shut
down or what he will condemn
next.
The stakes are much higher
at
the Marist College community
now. The shouters and intimida-
tors are winning; the University
of Civilized Politics loses. Every
day O'Reilly spends on televi-
sion, he deviates further and
fur-
ther from the admirable stan-
dar~ and ideals that he proposed
in his article soine 33 years
ago.
And to borrow a
phrase
from
Mr. O'Reilly, that is
"pure,
unadulterated bullshit."
They come in fun textures, colors and
flavors
By
J.
TARA SMITH
Circle Contributor
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It b not every
day
that l go to
my morning class on a Friday
and find myself met with flyers
promoting condoms on campus.
Apparently Oct.
I was such a
day
to
break my weekly routine.
The flyers had slogans like ''Be
Smart. Be Safe." They also
gave reasons why students
should use condoms, ranging
from avoiding pregnancy to pre-
venting STD's.
A friend of mine, who attends
classes in Dyson, reported seeing
flyers and condoms in the
entrance of the building in front
of the Dyson Cafe. Some flyers
prompted
,
students to talk
to
their
SGA representatives to get con-
doms distributed in the Health with this situation? Marist is no
Office located in the Student longer a Catholic -
run college,
Center.
but it still enforces Catholic
rules
~noom di..,.tri.buti~n ~n
~am--
pus is a hotly - debated topic, As
many of you can agree, Marist
students are sexually active, and
we mean very active. It seems
that
wimle
;it Marist
.are
reluc
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tant~
lcfmit
tht) slmple fa'ct: It
is as though they are turning deaf
ears to the bad jokes and puns
students
make,
"Mattress
College".
Since Marist is an institution of
higher education with strong
Catholic traditions, it does not
promote use of contraceptiv~s
and fears that free condom distri-
bution will promote sexual activ-
ity among students. Does any-
one else see something wrong
?.t".d
~\:.efs.
It is time for those higher up to
realize that college students will
do plenty of illegal activities
while attending their years at
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colle,gt.
If
.
they
are
go~ij to
,ha{re s"d, it
is best that they lfave
contraceptives available to them
that will protect their health and
their futures. A number of other
colleges and universities
offer
free condoms at their health cen-
ters.
If
Marist wants its students to
be responsible about sex, then it
should provide students with the
education, knowledge and con-
doms that wi_lt help students
par-
ticipate
in sex responsibly.
Is the war in
Iraq
part of the war on terror?
Presidential debates, Bush pushes the fight against terrorism
By
IGOR VOL.SKY
Circle Contributor
Last Thursday, 61 million
Americans tuned into the foreign
-policy-centered
presidential
debate. Both candidates attempt-
ed to sway the 10 to 20 percent
of undecided voters, but by the
end of the night Sen. John Kerry
emerged as the clear winner.
Still, each candidate held his
own. President Bush defended
his illegal invasion ( according to
Kofi Annan and international
law, both of which George Bush
has nothing but the highest disre-
gard) of Iraq and tried to lump it
into the global war on terrorism.
For his part, Sen. Kerry correctly
pointed out that it was not
Saddam Hussein who attacked
the United States on 9/11, but
rather al-Qaeda and Osama bin
Laden.
President Bush uses the pres-
ence of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,
a deadly 38-year-old terrorist,
who has emerged as a major
threat in
Iraq as exhibit A in his
"Iraq is part of the terror war"
argument. National Security
Adviser Condoleezza Rice has
dubbed Zarqawi "the face ofter-
rorism in Iraq." Matthew Levitt,
a former FBI terrorism analyst,
Failing to strike a known
ter-
calls him "the most active and rorist in order
to
bolster an ideo-
~netic terrorist commander out
there today." International secu-
rity experts even argue that
Zarqawi is more important than
bin Laden who is "out avoiding
capture in the frontier provinces
of Pakistan" while the· Zarqawi
"is executing operation after
operation after operation."
This terrorist, who according to
experts has tenuous ties with al-
Qaeda, has become active within
Iraq only after the American
occupation and there is litile evi-
dence tying him to Saddam
Hussein. In fact, on March 2, Jim
Miklaszewski of NBC News
reported that the Bush adminis-
tration had several chances to
wipe out Zarqawi and his terror-
ist operation prior to the invasion
of Iraq, but failed to act. From
June 2002 through January 2003,
the White House rejected three
Pentagon
plans
to
attack
Zarqawi.
"Military
officials
insist their case for attacking
Zarqawi
's
operation was airtight,
but the administration feared
destroying the terrorist camp in
Iraq could undercut its case for
war
against
Saddam,"
Miklaszewski reported.
logically driven case for war, is
regretful at best, criminal at
worst. Still, the president per-
sists, citing what Iraqi Prime
Minister Allawi called "a flow of
foreign fighters" as proof of his
point. But Iraq became a haven
for terrorists only after the Bush
invasion, and the occupation of
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Iraq turned the country mto
the
terrorist sanctuary President
Bush envisioned it
to
be during
the buildup.
Moreover, Iraq has become for
Zarqawi ( and countless of other
terrorists} what Afghanistan was
for Osama bin Laden in the
1980s-a fertile ground for ter-
rorist training and recruitment.
And for some moderate ( on the
fence) Muslims, the Iraqi occu-
pation has grown into the great
motivator; comparable only to
9/11.
After the 9/11 attacks,
Americans were incited to start a
global war on terror. Likewise, in
the wake of the Iraqi occupation,
these former Muslim moderates
have begun joining the holy
jihad
in
record
numbers.
President Bush made it so.



















































































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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2004
www.marlstcircle.com
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go wandering
around in the middle of the
night, but it's a lot safer than
they make it out to be.
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- Phil Deyman
Junior
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'Take back the night' speaks out for the victims
By
COLLEEN MCALLISTER
Circle Contributor
One out of every four women
will be sexually assaulted on a
college campus.
One out of
every eight women will be raped
on a
college campus.
In 2002, there were 247,730
victims of rape, attempted rape,
or sexual assault.
Pretty
depress-
ing, huh? It's even
worse to
find
out that only five percent of these
sexual abuse incidents will be
reported to the police. Marist
holds
different events each year
encouraging students to help
fight rape,
domestic
abuse,
and
violence, giving students various
ways to speak out for victims.
This year, on Friday, Oct. 15 at 7
p.m., several student organiza-
tions are coordinating such an
event: the third annual Take Back
the Night rally.
Take Back the Night is a rally
and candlelit walk held yearly
at
Marist College to speak out
against rap~, domestic abuse and
violence. Immediately following
the walk is a speak-out
open
to
all those participating, encourag-
ing them to share their own expe-
riences or make a tribute to a
loved one. Everything is kept
confidential.
This is Marist's third year par-
ticipating in Take Back the
Night. It is entirely student coor-
dinated; with organizations such
as Gender Equality, MCCTA,
LGSA, Dance Chili, Kappa
Lambda Psi, Tau Beta Sigma,
SEED, SGA, the Black Student
Union and the Social Work
Association
participating.
Performing at the event
are
the
Sirens, Marist's female a capeJla
group.
Continuing last year's tradition,
Take Back the Night will display
Gender Equality's Clothesline
Project
at the speak-out. The
Clothesline Project was
begun
by
a small
group
of
women
in 1990
with the intent to educate,
break
the silence and bear witness to
violence against women.
Based
on
the idea
of
the
AIDS
quilt,
shirts are hung
on
a
clothesline,
each one decorated to
tell
the
story of a woman who has been
the victim of violence,
done
either by the
woman herself or a
friend or family
member
in
honor of her.
If you would like to
participate
in Take Back the Night, meet
outside the Rotunda at 7p.m. on
Oct.
15. The speak-out will fol-
low the walk
and
will be held
upstairs on
the third floor of the
Student
Center. There will be
refreshments
provided and T-
shirts for sale.
All proceeds
from
the
night
go
to benefit
the
Rape,
Incest,
and
Abuse
National
Network
(RAINN),
an organiza-
tion that carries out
programs
that
prevent
sexual assault, help
victims,
and
ensure that rapists
are
brought
to justice.
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By
ANGELA DE FINI
Circle Contributor
Freshmen have it easy -
Champagnat, Leo, or Sheahan.
Sophomores have it
a
little
tougher -
Midrise, Gartland,
Marian, Benoit or Gregory. By
the time junior year rolls around,
many Marist students can feasi-
bly consider off-campus housing
as a realistic option. But where
does a 20-something college stu-
dent start house hunting in Po-
town?
Junior Phil Deyman, former
resident of both Sheahan and
Gartland, now resides on Delano
Street, located near Main Street
in Poughkeepsie.
Main Street
offers convenient places to eat,
and Deyman notices a revitaliza-
tion project that
seems
to be
underway.
A mere five-minute drive from
campus, Deyman says his neigh-
bors are mostly college students
and that there is a sorority house
on his block as well. "The area
is
great," Deyman said. "I
wouldn't go wandering around in
the middle of the night, but it's a
lot safer than they make it out to
be."
One drawback to Delano Street
is that the fire department is right
down the road on North Clover,
and the trucks come blaring
down the street at all hours of the
night.
Parking can also be a
minor problem, but Deyman says
it is generaJly OK as long as peo-
ple don't take up more than one
parking spot.
Junior Sean Grinnell lives on
North Clover Street, and claims
he loves this street
because
of the
firehouse.
"There is very little loitering
outside of our place that is com-
mon on sUJ;rounding streets,"
Grinnell said.
Being only five minutes from
campus makes this resident's
commute a breeze as well.
Seniors John Nucci and Alex
Hasapis live five minutes south
of campus on Livingston Street,
directly across from Vassar
Hospital. The neighborhood is
not as heavily
populated
with
college students, and
both
Nucci
and
Hasapis
like the convenience
of a nearby hospital in case of
any emergency
.
"In case I hack off
a finger
while cooking I have somewhere
nearby to go to," Hasapis joked.
Nucci recommends
looking
into
houses
in the area such as
this
one
because it can
be about
two to three thousand
dollars
cheaper a year than living on
campus, depending
·
on how
many people you live with.
All four of these off-campus
residents agree that living off
campus teaches them much more
independence and responsibility
than living on campus.
"I think it's a good experi-
ence,"
Deyman
said. "I cook
everything
myself,
I had to
fur-
nish my
own house,
and I have to
deal
with the bills.
It
gives me a
really good idea of what to look
for when I move on after col-
lege."
Nucci also recommends to
look into off campus
housing
if
your priority points are not as
high as they might need to be to
get the most desirable on-cam-
pus
housing.
Grinnell reminds of a few
drawbacks to living off campus.
"You tend to forget about a lot of
events on campus, and you also
can forget about the reality of
paying water, electric and inter-
net bills," he said. "And a lack
of an extension number on cam-
pus makes people not want to
call you for group work or club
events."
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First in a four-part series
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Copy
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In the
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the United States could construct
a "voting machine" and sell it to
local election officials.
Most state governments had no
guidelines for testing or evaluat-
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local
officials
had the option of
either trusting the manufacturer
or going by word of mouth that
the machine was accurate.
However, once stories of votiilg-
equipment
inaccuracies
started to
circulate, concerns about the
integrity of the election system
rose among people. According to
Mary Bellis' article, "The History
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by the General Accounting
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Elections
concluded
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the causes for computer-related
election problems was "a lack of
appropriate
technical
skills at the
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which voting system hardware
and software could be evaluat-
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Now, nearly 30 years later, peo-
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Some people view this year's
election as one that will be con-
troversial, as far as voting meth-
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ness.
Many people view the
United States voting system with
disdain because they feel that the
electronic voting system is not
secure.
"I am adamantly opposed to the
use of fully electronic or Internet-
based systems for use in anony-
mous balloting and vote tabula-
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however,
that do
provide a paper printout of votes
cast. Last month Dean Heller,
Nevada secretary of state; helped
institute a system that allowed
primary voters across the state to
cast their votes on machines that
printed out paper records. Will
Doherty,
executive director of
VerifiedVoting.org, said that he
thinks all electronic voting
machines should be able to pro-
vide tangible records, and that
those machines that do not have
the capability will be subject to
scrutiny.
"I think there are going to be
various failures and
malfunc-
tions," Doherty said, "and the
ones
that do not have a paper trail
are vulnerable
because
it's
impossible to conduct an audit."
He said that Nevada had taken
a big step in its voting methods
and hoped other states will fol-
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"I'm happy that every voter
in
Nevada will have the opportunity
to make sure their vote is record-
ed as they intended," he said.
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Doherty
said,
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recounts."
then be used in a manual recount
or audit.
Alfred Charles, a vice president
of Sequoia Voting Systems,
which made the machines used in
Nevada, said that it was not so
much the machines that are caus-
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technology itself.
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against it and complain about
various issues," Charles said.
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founder ofNotable Software Inc.,
is one of the most prominent
computer security and electronic
vote tabulation specialists. She
said she feels that an entirely
electronic voting system
is
not
secure.
The electronic voting machines
in Nevada worlc like this: A voter
casts a ballot, and the machine
shows a printout of the vote
(under glass). After the voter
checks the accuracy of the vote,
the anonymous receipt falls into a
locked box.
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''Dr.Robert J.
Sullivan,
Medical
Technology professor and Dr.
Sally Perkins, chair of the
Athletic Training Department
have joined together
and
created a pre-albumin test.
,,
- Sara
Nylin
Staff
Writer
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2004
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Cold season hits hard, flu season to follow
By KRISTEN ALLDREDGE
Health Editor
a few
days: Health Services said
it
has not
yet made any diag-
noses of strep throat.
Most cold-causing factors are
difficult to overcome, like sitting
in classrooms together, sharing
bathrooms and computers,
and
l
ack
of sleep, which
promote
the
spread
of
colds
around campus.
It's
that
time
of the year
again,
when everyone
seems to be sick.
Your
roommate,
the
kid
coughing
behind you
in class;
and
if
prevention
fails, it
could
be you.
Although everyone
on campus
seems to be
carrying
tissues and
stocking
up on
vitamin C, it is
likely the
coughing
will only last
Jane O
'
Brien,
director of
Health
Services, stated that stu-
dents
have been coming in with
"s
imple upper
respiratory infec-
tions, but all
strep throat tests
have come
back
negative." She
said there
has
been a steady flow
of ill
students since the start of
the semester, mostly freshmen
who live
'in
close quarters.
To help your immune system,
O'Brien advises
making
healthy
food choices, managing your
time
well,
getting at
least
seven
to eight hours of sleep per night,
utili
zing the
fitness facilities
,
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Pink ribbons promote cancer awareness
By
KRISTEN ALLDREDGE
Health Editor
Pink
ribbon
lapel
pins are
visible
reminders of
breast
cancer awareness
,
and they are worn
throughout
October
,
Breast
Cancer Awareness
Month,
to
honor survivors, remember those lost to
the disease,
and to
support
the
search for
a
cure.
Breast cancer
afflicts
about
200,000 people a year
and the
disease takes more than
Fundraisers for cancer research are held across
the nation to raise
aware
ness
,
foster
camaraderie,
and raise funds for research
,
patient services
,
education and
advocacy.
Making Strides
is
a non-
competitive
walk which began in 1993. Since
then, nearly two million walkers have raised more
than $100 million through Making Strides.
Relay for
Life,
another American Cancer Society
program
,
was held on campus last April. The event
40,000 lives,
painfully
affect-
ing not only the cancer
patients
but their loved bnes. The
Breast
Cancer Awareness
Month campaign, now in its
Breast cancer debilitates about
200,000 people a year and
takes more than 40,000 lives.
originated
in Tacoma,
Wash.
when Dr. Gordy Klatt
walke
d
83 miles around a
track in
1985. After raising
$27,000 for
the American Cancer Society,
20th year, has
h
e
lp
e
d
increase the number of
mammograms, improve treatments, and save lives.
This year, mammogram percentages have
dropped
.
Many women are not
getting
scans as
often as they used to. Since mammograms are
co
n
sidered
unsuitable for women in their 20s and
30s,
it is recommended
they
conduct monthly
self-
examinations and receive a clinical breast
exami-
nation (CBE) by a health expert every three years.
After age 40, women should have a breast
exam'
ev;ecy year.
he was joined by
220 support-
ers the
fo
llo
w
ing
year, creating
Rela
y
for Life
.
The
overnight
event was
designed to honor
survivors
and
raise
money for research and programs. During
the event here
at
Marist, teams of people took turns
walking or
running laps and
raised
$26,000.
For
more information on Breast
Cancer,
links to
assist you as a member
of
a
patient's
support
group, or
to see
what you
can
do
to advance
research and awareness on a local level
visit
the
Att1.erican
C2incer
Society's Welf
site at www.can-
f~ro1g.
,
www.maacsports.com
Swim team after MAAC Championship.
Fourteen
swimmers are volunteering
f
or a campus-conducted protein
test.
Swim team selected for protein tests
By
SARA NYLIN
Staff Wr
i
t
er
The biology
and athletic train-
ing departments
will
be
conduct-
ing
a
series
of new tests on
the
swim team.
Robert
J.
Sullivan, M.D., med-
ical
technology
professor and
Sally
Perkins,
M.D.
,
chair of the
athletic training department
have
joined together and created a
pre-albumin test.
If
the project is
successful, athletes will know
if
they are getting enough protein
in their diet
or if they should be
taking supp
lements
to
improve
their performance
.
.
The
test is
being
conducted
on
14
vol
unt
eer swimmers under
strict confidentiality. It consists
of
three separate
blood
tests at
the beginning
,
midd
l
e and
end
of
their rigorous
season. Three days
before
each test,
the
swimmers
must record everything
that
they
put into their body, including
meals, snacks, water,
and
even
drugs
or
supplements.
"Even alcohol will affect
the
nutritional status,"
said Sullivan.
The
confidentiality factor
of
the testing is
stressed because it
allows for complete honesty
from
the
students, which is nec
-
essary to get accurate data. Each
swimmer is identified by a
num-
ber and Sullivan is
the
only one
who knows which number
matches with which athlete.
Swimm
.
er Joe Pilewski
said
that the
hardes
t
part was just
remembering
what you ate
for
the three days before the test.
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Across Pa., musicians sing in state that swings
By
ROB CELLETTI
Staff Writer
As I drove east to Reading, PA
last Friday, I could have sworn it
was 1969.
I
was making an unnecessarily
long car trip to attend a concert
that had politics written all over
it in a time of American crisis.
Well,
maybe I'm exaggerating.
It
wasn't
quite Woodstock,
but
it
was
one
of the six concerts hap-
pening that night in the state of
Pennsylvania as part of the Vote
for
Change tour.
This
tour
is one of the most sig-
nificant
and ambitious concert
tours in rock 'n' roll history.
Over 20 artists joined together
and
announced in August that
they were embarking on a tour of
the
country's
battleground states
to try and get people not only to
v-ote, but
to
vote for a change - a
regime change, if you ·wm. The
artists, who range from Bruce
Springsteen to the Dixie Chicks,
would essentially be playing for
free, with all of the proceeds
going to America Coming
Together, an organization whose
goal is to get people to the polls
on Nov. 2.
Out of the six shows that night,
I probably went to the one with
the lowest profile. It featured a
classic yet all but forgotten rock
band, an up-and-coming indie
band and a film actor's newly
formed band: respectively, Pearl
Jam,
Death
Cab for Cutie, and
Tim
Robbins'
project Gob
Roberts. So would you believe
me if I said it was one of the
most special concerts I had ever
witnessed?
The first
band
was Gob Roberts
and as I
listened
to Tim Robbins
sing,
I
really couldn't help from
smiling.
The lyrics were all
about the Bush administration
and while they poked
fun,
they
also had a serious undertone
to
them.
In
their closing song,
Robbins sang "This is the land
you tore out the heart of/ George
W. find yourself another country
to be part of." These lines elicit-
ed chuckles and cheers from the
crowd which had filled about
half of the venue's l 0,000 seats
.
The Sovereign Center was just
warming up.
More people filed in as Death
Cab for Cutie took the stage at
8:15. They ripped through stun-
ning renditions of "The New
Year," "The Sound of Settling,"
and "We Looked Like Giants,"
all from their 2003 release
Transatlanticism.
Ben Gibbard, the band's lead
singer, took time out in the mid-
dle of the 35-minute set to
express his feelings about the
Vote for Change tour and upcom-
ing election. He called it the
most important of our lifetime
and said that Death Cab for Cutie
"was honored to be a part of the
tour."
The band closed its set with
"Prove My Hypotheses," from
1997's "You Can Play These
Songs with Chords," and this
was the true jaw-dropper for me.
Despite Death Cab's propensity
for delicate love songs, this one
culminated in a loud, ambient
instrumental jam. At one point,
Ben Gibbard played his guitar
with his teeth and lead guitarist
Chris Walla climbed on top of
drummer Jason McGerr's set.
When the band left the stage,
they received a standing ovation
from a
·
crowd of mostly Pearl
Jam fans.
And then there was Pearl Jam.
Yes, they still exist, though you
probably wouldn't recognize
Eddie Vedder if you saw him.
He is no longer the long-haired,
flannel wearing poster-boy of
grunge.
As a matter of fact,
grunge is dead, if it ever existed.
Pearl Jam is simply a rock 'n'
roll band, and one of the best live
acts of our generation.
Even though Vedder and his
bandmates,
guitarists
Stone
Gossard and Mike McCready,
bassist Jeff Ament and drummer
Matt Cameron are all either 40
years old or pushing that age,
they still have the ability to con-
nect with their audience
on
a
level that few bands can. Last
Friday night in Reading was
no
different.
The band opened with "Love
Boat Captain" from 2002's "Riot
Act," a mid-tempo
aJ?them
that
echoes the
Beatles
in the lyrics:
"I know it's already been sung /
Can't be said enough
/
Love is all
you need, all you need is love."
Other
highlights from their open-
ing set
included
the Pink Floyd-
esque "Nothing As
It Seems" as
well as the first ever live per-
formance of "Sad," a song that
appeared on the 2003 B-side
compilation "Lost Dogs."
After a short break, Vedder
came out by himself to address
the crowd about the importance
of voting. He even comically
compared
being
indecisive at
such an important time in
America to having a mullet: "Do
I
want it short? Do I want it
long?
I just can't make up my
mind!" he chuckled. After this,
the band joined him on stage sit-
ting for
an
acoustic set, which
featured
a
chilling cover of Bob
Dylan's
"Masters of War" and a
gorgeous
version
of
''Nothingman," which
became
a
grand audience sing-along.
The band then
plugged
back in
for the final 45 minutes of the
show. Tim Robbins sang along
on "The New World," a political
song written by the punk group
X.
Rousing
versions of "Alive,"
the Who's "Baba O'Riley,"
and
"Yellow Ledbetter" closed the
show.
After thanking the audience
endlessly, Pearl Jam too~ a bow
and
left the stage with Eddie say-
ing, "Getting out the vote has
never been so much
fun.
Thanks
a lot ... we'll see you next time."
As I walked out of the
Sovereign Center that night, I
felt as if I had been a part of
something meaningful, as there
was nothing but a positive
atmosphere in the building. The
'
political banter
between
songs
consisted more of hopeful mes-
sages than Bush-bashing. It was,
in a way, empowering to be in
the audience
because
it felt like
you mattered.
All of the artists on the Vote for
Change tour feel like they can
make a difference in this year's
election. Sometimes music is the
best way to reach the masses.
Four guys link two generations, all in one incredible show
1964 . . . The Tribute, in their
21st year channeling
Beatles, bring their magic to McCann
By ALEXANDRIA BRIM
Staff Writer
Forty years after the
British
invasion, Beatlemania
continues
to
influence
the music scene.
Beatles
cover
bands
and imper-
sonators travel world wide to
bring
back the music that so
greatly influenced modem rock.
On
Oct. I, Marist's Family
Weekend began
with "1964 ...
The
Tribute"
rocking
the
McCann Center.
Wearing
suits and sporting
bowl haircuts,
the performers
were
Gary
Grimes
(Paul
McCartney),
Jimmy
Pou
(George
Harrison),
Greg George
(Ringo Starr) and Mark
Bensop
(John Lennon). The four per-
formers took the stage and
faunched
immediately into "I
Wanna
Hold Your Hand."
For the first set, popular
Beatles
songs "Since
I
Saw Her
Standing
There," "This Boy" and
"From Me to You," among
oth-
ers,
filled the
gym.
The audience
reacted
enthusiastically, clapping
hands
and
'
singing along. The
group even did a cover of the
Beatles' cover of "Till There Was
You" from the Broadway musi-
cal "The Music Man
.
"
To add to the authenticity of the
concert, a group of screaming
girls rushed the stage, dancing
and
singing
along
.
The
"Beatles," enjoying the audience
participation,
invited everyone
up to the front of the stage.
"Students . . . parents
.
. . let them
show you how it
'
s done!" they
called out.
A small group hesitantly made
their way to the front of the room
and began dancing as if the
Beatles were on "American
Bandstand"
again. Their enthu-
siasm provided for a relaxed
environment and eventually the
small group multiplied, filling
the gym with smiling
,
dancing
bodies. As the first set ended, the
band plugged their merchandise
man, Kenny, and invited e
v
ery-
one over to the table during inter-
mission.
When the group began the sec
-
ond half of the concert
,
those
dancing expanded again in num-
her
,
many wearing just-bought
merchandise
,
as
the
band
explained that the performance
was being taped for a CD. "Sing
loud enough and you might make
it on the recording!
"
the audience
was told.
The "Beatles"
launched
into
"
Yellow Submarine
,
" with the
audience singing the title theme
to the cartoon movie the quartet
made in the I 960s. After the
songs,
"
George
"
and "John"
threw their picks into the audi-
ence, those in front of the stage
quickly claiming them as their
own. The band continued with
such hits as
"
Help!" until the
night came to a close.
With the audience singing
along
,
"1964
..
. The Tribute"
ended with "She Loves You."
The crowd participated and thun-
derous applause shook the gym
at the conclusion
,
bringing the
band out once more for an
encore
.
As the families left the McCann
Center, they exhanged comments
about how real the band
looked
and sounded
,
some even express-
Beatles tribute band played popular favorites like, "Yellow Submarine," "She Loves You" and "I
Saw Her
Standing There." The audience was swept away by the band, rushing the stage, dancing, and singing enthu-
siastically with the
music.
ing amazement over how
long
the impersonation group
has
been together.
This is the band's twenty-first
year together, surpassing the
actual Beatles tenure as a group.
The quartet has performed all
another performance,
while
over,
from the Liverpool bar the Marist families will treasure their
Beatles
began in to Carnegie memories of the act.
Hall in New York. In January
,
We loved them, yeah, yeah,
"1964 ... The Tribute" will return yeah. And with a love like that,
to the
famed music hall for you know they should be glad!
David Auburn's award-winning words find capable vessels in Marist actors
By
ERIN GANNON
Staff Writer
This month, the Marist College Council on
Theater Arts (MCCTA) brings to life David
Auburn's
Pulitzer Prize-winning drama
Proof
A
fresh and exciting way for
MCCTA
to kick off its
28th season,
"Proof' is the story of a young
woman
coping with the death of a brilliant,
beloved
family member and trying to find sense
in the ramblings of his madness while simultane-
ously discovering the genius within herself.
Proof,
a play of life,
laughter
and hope has some-
thing for everyone, student producer Anthony
Francavilla said.
"It's a comedy, a drama and a mystery,'
-
' he said
.
With four very
believable
characters the play
addresses the fine line between madness and
genius and the role of women in the sciences
.'
'
This suspenseful story is turning heads; the play
opened on Broadway during the 2000 season,
Students
perform David Auburn's
Proof,
a play of life,
received a Tony Award for Best Drama and had a
laughter
and hope.
run that lasted well over a year. A major motion
picture version starring Gwyneth
Paltrow
and
Jake Gyllenhaal is due this Christmas from
Miramax
.
Hailed by the New York Times as
"accessible and compelling as a
detective
story,"
"Proof' is nevertheless remarkably human.
Auburn doesn't bog down th~ play with math,
but rather strongly emphasizes the humanity in
the loving and brittle relationships that he
depicts.
MCCTA's interpretation of "Proof' is both
modem and creative
.
Under Schneider's hand,
"Proof' has undergone dynamic change and
innovation, and its actors have been encouraged
to explore new techniques and approaches. "We
are daring the audience to invent,'' said director
Mark Schneider
,
a
Drama
League Directing
Fellow and a member of the Lincoln Center
Directors Lab.
"We are challenging them to imagine with us ...
["Proof'] is an organism that is shaping and
forming before your eyes; closer to a dream than
it is to sit-com land,
"
he said.
Talented MCCTA veterans like Brian Apfel,
Danielle DeSimone
,
Joe Matero and Katie
O'Hagan create a theatrical world that adds up to
much more than math and the zeal for discovery.
Their characterizations examine notions of com-
mitment and love and what they have to say about
society when matters of trust have to be tested.
"Proof' runs Oct. 15 and 16 at 8p
.
m
.,
and
October 17 at 2p
.
m. in the Nelly Goletti Theater.
Tickets are $5 for the campus community and $10
general admission
;
$3 student tickets are available
if they are reserved before Oct. 14. "Proof' is
scheduled to be qu
i
ckly followed by the Mainstage
Musical "The Pajama Game
"
on November 5-7.
MCCTA concludes the fall semester with the world
premiere of "Softly Sara Falls" on November
19
-
21. For ticket reservations and additional infor-
mation visit www.mccta.com
or
phone the box
office at (845) 575-3133. "Proof
'
tickets are selling
quickly and reservations are strongly encouraged.






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Rockers Train draw old crowds and gain new fans
Many saw popular music group perform at Marist,
some for first
time, some for umpteenth
By
TARA DRIGGS
Circle
Contributor
The Train concert held this past
Thursday in the Mccann Center
was a phenomenal success.
Audience members ranged from
old
to young, all equally enjoy-
ing the show. Fans traveled from
Connecticut, New Jersey, and
numerous
other places just to see
the
band, some for the fifth or
sixth time.
Opening for Train was New
York band Johnny Society.
Known for their rich melodies
and
sophisticated lyrics, Johnny
Society embraces and performs
all
types of music. This three-
person band is composed of lead
singer Kenny Siegal, drummer
Brian Geitner, and bassist/key-
boardist Gwen Snyder, also
known
as
"Blueberry."
Performing "Mexican Sunset"
and "Trust," Johnny Society
made people want to learn more
about them and their music.
Lindsay Halligan of New
Jersey said, "The band was more
than
what
I expected. Their style
included a broad range of pop
and rock, and it was different
than
anything I've heard before."
Johnny Society was embraced
amiably by the audience at
Marist College, and that was just
the pre-show.
loved the band's old hits such as
"Calling All Angels" and "Meet
Virginia," and received a sneak-
peak at some of their upcoming
work as well.
"Their music is timeless. Being
a fan for over five years,
I
can't
get enough of, them and their
shows. They are the best,"
Michelle Manning, Califon, N.J.
said.
Even students who had never
heard Train were impressed by
the performance. Marist sopho-
more Jenn Tompeck said, "Train
was awesome! You didn't have
to know all the songs to enjoy the
show.
I
also liked how they
played new songs." The concert
attracted both diehard fans and
those who didn•t know too much
about the band, and both groups
walked away happy.
Lead singer Pat Monahan was
truly a spectacle. Not only is he
amazingly talented, but he
expressed his sense of humor and
appreciation for his fellow
band
mates and fans.
"I didn't know too much about
Train before tonight, but after
I
heard them and saw Pat's love
for his fans
I was truly touched,"
Adam Crawford of Danbury,
Conn. said.
Train began their set with "Get
To
Me,"
followed by "When I
Look To The Sky," "Save The
Day," and "All-American Girl,"
among others. The audience
As the band exited the stage,
seemingly bringing the concert
to an end, the group came
back
to
thrill their fans with their hit
"Drops of Jupiter" as their
Train performed In the McCann
Center last Thursday night, playing such favorites as •orops of
Juplterw and
•Meet
Vlrglnla.w
The band was well
encore, providing for a str0ng
received by an enthusiastic
Marist community, and entertained fans as well as listeners
who were
unfamlllar
with the band's
music.
·
closing to a memorable perform-
ance.
Singer Monahan leads more than just
his
band members in vocals
By
TARA DRIGGS
Circle Contributor
At
9:20
last Thursday night, Train 's lead vocalist, Pat Monahan,
and his fellow band members appeared on stage and were welcomed
by a relatively small, yet enthusiastic, audience. Monahan even com-
mented on the turnout in jest, labeling the presidential debate as the
reason. Throughout the show, Monahan used humor as a way to keep
attention between songs, comparing his dance moves to those of
Justin Timberlake and reminding everyone that he liked to talk a lot.
When the band performed, however, Train's dedication to making
music became evident.
Train's performance included far more than simply their popular
musical numbers. To break up the concert a "it, Train perform~d a
remake of Bad Company's,
"I Feel Like Making Love," "Ordinary"
from the Spiderman 2 soundtrack, and a tribute to those soldiers
fighting overseas,
"When
I
Look to the Sky." According to
Monahan
himself, the highlight of the performance was most
likely when he allowed two brothers, Sean and Jake
Monahan
-
somethtng the band insisted they did not
plan - to join him in singing on stage. He shared
the microphone as the boys, ages seven and nine,
sang "Save the Day" in perfect harmony and
received a pair of drumsticks as a gift. Monahan
displayed a kind spirit throughout the concert, espe-
cially when he stepped off stage to let his band
members have the spotlight during instrumental
solos.
Towards the end of the concert
,
Monahan
explained that the band is releasing a live album in
November and that they are in the middle of writing
a new one. Train introduced some of the new songs
that they claimed were not even finished yet but the
audience did not seem to care and welcomed them
ERIC KIMMEL
/
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Joining Pat Monahan on
stage
were brothers Sean and Jake Monahan (no
relation, Insists
the
band), ages seven and nine, singing •save the Day.~
The
boys
left
not
only
with the satisfaction
of a few minutes
of
fame,
but a
pair
of drumsticks
as a
gift.
ERIC KIMMEL/
THE CIRCLE
Lead singer
Pat
Monahan lights up
the
stage
during
one of
his powerful
songs.
Audience
members were delighted
by
his
extraordinary vocals as
well as his sharp
sense of
humor.
as much as th<:y did the old favorites. Overall, Train's performance
was well received by the audience, who was delighted by the band
'
s
encore. "Drops of Jupiter
,
" a song about the passing of Monahan's
mother, was the last song they sang, ending the concert on a senti-
mental note.
After the show, MCTV reporter Brian Loew commented,
"I thought
the overall performance of the group was great. They really got the
audience into it.
I
think
I
can speak for everyone when
I
say that
everybody really enjoyed themselves." Not only did the fans have a
good time at the show, but Train also seemed to have been genuine-
ly pleased with their stop at Marist College.








































































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THURSDAY, OCTOBER
7, 2004 •
PAGE
11
From
Page Seven
Fourteen swimmers volunteer for series of protein tests
"But with the amount of effort needed.
we put in, the results could defi-
nitely be worth it," said Pilewski.
"It's good to know the do's and
dont's of eating and how it really
impacts
me."
Although referred to as the pre-
albumin test, Sullivan explained
that
it has nothing to do with
albumin. It involves thyroid
binding
globulin, which stores
thyroid hormones until they are
"It's one of the more important
macromolecules and can b~ used
as a tool to estimate if they (ath-
letes) need
to
take a supplement
to improve performance," said
Sullivan.
Perkins and Sullivan developed
the project from Sullivan's
healthcare
background
and
Perkins' strong connection with
Marist athletes. They considered
all the athletic
teams,
and finally
decided
on the swim team.
''They're a hard-working group
of athletes that have a long sea-
son, which makes it easy to work
with," said Sullivan. "They don't
even get a Christmas break."
This whole process
is
only a
trial to see if the testing does in
fact produce the results expected.
If
all goes as planned, it can
serve as a prior
indicator
of mal-
nourishment or as a tool to deter-
mine if the athletes are getting
adequate proteins in their diet.
Both Perkins and Sullivan will
be working with the results from
the three tests over the summer
to see if it
did
just that. Starting
this September, the testing will
take almost a year to resolve.
If
this test proves successful
and is accepted by the college,
the test can be run anytime and
results will be
produced
at a
much faster rate of less than 24
hours. It is an expensive proce-
dure, but
Quest
Laboratories is
providing
the
special instruments
required to
run
the tests for an "at
cost" amount.
Some seniors will be helping in
collecting the data and putting
together
the
results.
Matt
Havranek,
the only senior athlet-
ic
training
major involved, said
he will be working with several
medical technology students as
well. It gives these seniors
a
chance to be involved in this
new
application for diagnostic test-
ing.
"The work hasn't started yet,
but it's
a
good thing to
be
involved in," said
Havranek. "It
will look good on a resume."
Health Services ready for flu season despite vaccine shortages
getting fresh air, and drinking
plenty
of fluids, especially water,
which helps transport nutrients.
Since antibiotics do not work
against cold and flu germs, use
the
enclosed chart for recom-
mended medication to fight your
symptoms .
.
For students who
have head congestion and
From
Page Three
scratchy throats Health Services
can provide a decongestant,
cough medicine, ibuprofen to
relieve aches and pains, and a
juice pass to the cafeteria. St.
Francis' emergency
room
and
Marist's campus physician, who
has more hours on campus this
year - five days a week
-
can
write prescriptions for Marist
students, who to receive a dis-
counted
rate at Hyde Park's East
Park Pharmacy. Students can
pick up their prescriptions
or
have them delivered to
Health
Services. Eckerd's also fills pri-
vate prescriptions,
but
does not
give a Marist discount.
Additional ways to fight off
unwanted
infection include gar-
gling with salt water
or
antiseptic
mouthwash,
using lozenges
,
drinking hot honey and lemon
(made
up
of fresh
lemon
juice,
boiled water and added
honey),
taking extra vitamin C, using a
humidifier, and of course home-
made chicken noodle soup.
Health
Services will make the
flu vaccine available in
prepara-
tion for the
upcoming flu
season.
However, there have been recent
news reports of a vaccine short-
age
due
to
the
Chiron
Corporation, which provides half
of America's
flu
vaccine. Chiron
failed to meet sterility standards.
VOA News says that Health
offi-
cials have
devised
a contingency
plan that
prioritizes
·
children
between
six and 23
months and
adults over 65, people
with
chronic problems, and
health
care
workers
over
healthy indi-
viduals.
Red white and blue condoms are more than a patriotic ploy for students
involved and the first step is get-
ting them to vote."
Kent,
assistant professor, pub-
lic
administration,
Marist
College, said that there are a lot
of towns that want students
to
be
confused about the
registration
process so they'll be discouraged
from voting.
"If you don't think people will
vote for your party, you'll want
them to be confused," he said.
Mike Weida, director of student
services, Dutchess Community
College, said that every year they
send out an activities brochure
for voting registration to the stu-
dents to remind them of upcom-
ing activities related to voting.
"We encourage students to vote
and be involved in the process,"
he said. "We
try
to remain as
non-partisan as possible. The
students are old enough to form
their own opinions."
Mount St. Mary College had
their voter registration week two
weeks ago, where they were set-
ting up tables for people to get
their absentee
ballots.
Also, the
League of Women's Voters visit-
ed the campus and explained the
history and importance of voting.
Heather Leonard, student grad-
uate assistant, said that this year
MTV
Rock
the Vote and Real
World
personalities
were around
to help attract college
students
and get them involved in voting.
"This year was the first year
they were trying
to
make a big-
ger push," Leonard said. "We
had a bigger turnout with 80 stu-
dent signatures the first day."
Jill Maline, senior class
presi-
de.iit and co-chair of voter regis-
tration week, said the number of
people that registered was
half
the college's resident population.
"I hope we got the message
out
that it is important for
our
age
group to get involved,"
Maline
said.
MTV and celebrities use influence over young audiences to generate voter awareness
announcements
encouraging
viewers to vote. Their
spokes-
people include rappers Twista
and P.
Diddy
,
skateboarder Tony
Hawk and actress Hilary Duff.
"When you see big stars like P.
Diddy telling you to vote and
how important it is, I think peo-
ple really listen," Capelan said.
Despite MTV's latest efforts,
,.
Sine.
not all young people prioritize
voting in November. Kate Napp,
an undergraduate at Johnson and
Wales, said she is not baited by
MTV's promotional commer-
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Despite those uninterested, this
year's presidential election will
prompt the nation's youth to vote
in greater numbers. However,
Miringoff said that in a close
election any age group can sway
the outcome.
"It is always unclear what will
happen in the end," Miringoff
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PAGE 12
From Page Thirteen
Cross
country
best of the rest behind powerhouse Iona
race, was key for us," he said.
"Our guys had real strong finish-
ing kicks."
However, Colaizzo pointed out
that the wann temperature and
fatigue did factor in the Marist
runners' times.
"Our times were a little off, and
partly because it was our third
meet in three weeks, but it was
a solid finish," he said.
For the Red Foxes, junior
Justin
Harris
(Wappingers
Falls, NY), coming off a per-
sonal best time at the Iona
College Meet of Champions
just six days before, trimmed
another 18 seconds for a time
of 26: 11.4 and a 15th overall
finish in the meet.
Colaizzo said this was the
best race Harris has run in his
career at Marist.
"[Harris] ran a great race," he
said. He's really worked hard
and had a great summer.
Mentally, he's focused in and
knows what he needs to do
right now."
After Harris placed 26th, sen-
ior Steven Hicks (Red Hook,
NY), who beat his previous
VCP personal best from last
year with a time of 26:37.6.
Following Hicks, Marist had
a 29th place finisher in senior
captain Geoff Decker (Delmar,
It
would take a clutch per-
team, but there's a big gap
NY)
who finished with a time formance by the Red Foxes between the fifth and sixth run-
of 26:44.3.
fifth runner to seal the deal.
ners. He really stepped it up
If you took your eyes off the
Senior Sean Hopkins for us on Friday."
meet for less
(Brookhaven
Rounding out the top seven
than a second
'We're going to re-charge
Hamlet, NY) were
junior
Sean
Prinz
after Decker,
the batteries.'
stepped up to (Wantagh, NY), 69th with a
you
would
the challenge time of 27:45.8 and freshman
have
missed
_
Pete
Colaizzo
and
showed Brandon
Cartica (Pleasant
sophomore
Head coach
just why he is Valley, NY), 72nd in 27:53.5.
M
a
r
k - - - - - - - - - - - one
of the
Colaizzo said that Cartica is
Fernandez (Commack, NY) team's captains.
making a harder transition than
finish 31st in 26:45.0.
Hopkins finished 45th with a most but handling it very well.
But even with these four great
finishes, a third place showing
at
the
Metropolitan
Championships was not in the
books just yet.
time of 27: I 0.9, and with that,
"Cartica is interesting," he
Marist was able to take third.
said. "Guys are usually making
"[Hopkins] knew what was at a transition as it is, because in
stake, and he made it happen," high school they run a five
Colaizzo said. "We have a deep mile, and in college we run a
five kilometer."
"Cartica was a soccer player
in high school, so he never
even did cross country. He's
doing a great job with it
though."
Marist now has a 15-day
break from competition before
heading into action at the
Albany Invitational, Saturday,
Oct. 16, where they placed 3rd
out of 25 teams last year.
"[During the break] we're
going to get a lot of work in,
but if guys are banged up, we'll
take care of them," Colaizzo
said. "We're going to re-charge
the batteries."
Magarity
reflects
on eighteen years of Marist basketball
the big picture of the basket-
ball program than one bad sea-
son.
"I think it would be really
wrong to focus in on just this
season," Murray said.
"The
discussion as I understand
them, or at least what I was
involved in, was where Dave is
in his career and where the pro-
gram is in its evolution. A lot
of people didn't' think that was
a good idea going into a final
year with all the pressures
.
"
Magarity placed some of the
blame for last season's dismal
6-22 record on his senior play-
ers.
In recent years, it had
been his handpicked veterans
like Nick Eppenheimer, Sean
Kennedy and David Bennett
who had carried the Red Foxes
on their backs.
"We were just too young and
too inexperienced, and some of
the older guys frankly had bad
years," he said.
Last year's troubles aside,
Magarity is still very proud of
his time in Poughkeepsie. 90
percent of his players ended up
graduating, the program was
never involved in any kind of
scandal, and they ended up
with some 253 total wins.
"We won some MAAC cham-
pionships, got in a couple of
postseason tournaments and all
of those things were special,"
Magarity said. "The kids we
brought in and graduated
helped make it a tremendous
experience."
In hindsight, it was tough for
Magarity to pick a favorite
squad.
"I would have to say the
NCAA team in '87 was awful
special, but the National
International Tournament team
in '96 was the most cohesive
group in terms of great bal-
ance, shooting, great inside,
great outside," he said. "They
fit together."
Magarity said there was still a
soft spot in his heart for his
scrappy 1990 team.
"The team that stands out the
most in my mind because they
overachieved was the team
from 1990," he said. "We lost
a lot of guys, and the program
was coming off a year of pro-
bation that I inherited. The
team was a bunch of role play-
ers, but we finished in second."
As far as a favorite player,
Luft comes within one pass attempt of school record in loss to CCSU
Traynor had a career
high
eight catches and
118 yards receiving for Marist. On the defen-
sive side of the ball for the Red Foxes, defen-
sive lineman Matt Grande had eight tackles
and a pair of sacks.
Luft was 20-39 passing, one attempt short
of the school's 1-AA record. His 20 comple-
tions also leaves Luft one completion short
of tying Jim Daley for first on Marist's all-
time list.
The Red Foxes resume play at home on
Oct. 9 against St. Peter's on homecoming
weekend.
Magarity chose the "Dunkin'
Dutchman," Rik Smits.
The
seven foot four center led the
team to two NCAA appear-
ances in 1986 and 1987, was
chosen second overall in the
1988 NBA Draft, before going
on to twelve seasons with the
Indiana Pacers.
"Smits was obviously my
most famous player and a great
kid," he said. "He epitomized
everything that a collegiate
player should stand for with his
work ethic."
Magarity is still proud of the
team that he left behind.
••It'll be tough for me, but I'm
happy for those guys," he said.
•·The seniors didn't step up and
lead and it fell on the shoulders
of [Jared] Jordan,
[Will]
Whittington and [Carl] Hood.
They'll be better for it down
the'road, it's a good nucleus."
Might Magarity pick up his
clipboard once again?
.. I'm not saying I'm not gonna
coach again," he said.
..It's
something that I really enjoy
doing. This is a good yeaar for
me to get involved and look at
something else for a change."
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Volleyball
team
drops weekend set,
swept by Harvard
By
ALEX PANAGIOTOPOULOS
Assistant Sports
Editor
No one could be more excited about returning
to Poughkeepsie than the Marist volleyball
team.
The Red Foxes saw their record drop to 9-7
after losing to Providence 3-2 and Harvard 3-0,
on the road. Their 16 games so far have been
against non-conference competition.
In Friday's game against the Providence Friars,
Marist was buoyed by the best performance of
freshman Christy Lukes' young career. Lukes
posted
seven
blocks and 12 kills out of 19
attempts, for a lofty .632%. Marist struggled to
maintain their momentum throughout the match
and ended up losing their first, third, and fifth
games.
Sophomores Jaime Kenworthy, Stefaaie
Miksch and Sally Hanson posted 15, 16, and 16
kilis respectively while combining for six
blocks
and 25 digs
.
The next day, Marist lost three straight games
ERIC KIMMEL
/
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Junior setter Meghan Cochrane prepares
to
strike.
Cochran had assists on
33
of
Marlst's
total
of
40 kllls In
their match
against
the
Harvard Crimson.
to the Harvard Crimson by scores of 30-22, 30-
21, and 30-19. Miksch shone once again with
10 kills and 13 digs, while junior Meghan
Cochrane had an eye-popping 33 assists.
They will play the second game of their home-
stand at 6 p.m., Friday Oct.
8,
at the McCann
Center.
Magarity remains member of MAAC community
By
ALEX PANAGIOTOPOULOS
Assistant Sports Editor
When Dave Magarity stepped
down, he didn't end up selling
qasketballs at Dick's Sporting
Goods.
After ending his 18-year tenure
as head coach of the Marist
men's basketball team, Magarity
applied for the position of con-
ference director of men's basket-
ball
operations in the Mid-
American Conference.
When
the MAC turned him down,
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference
comm1ss1oner
Richard Ensor had the same
position waiting for him, and on
Sept. 22, it was announced that
Magarity
had
the
job.
Magarity's duties will include
organizing the MAAC basket-
ball tournament, the regular sea-
son schedule, officiating, and
coordinating special events.
Magarity says that he does not
have much administrative expe-
rience, but that he is eager to
learn.
·
"This year I'm going to be feel-
ing my way around and learning
about different aspects of the
job," he said. "I just got back
from Buffalo, where the MAAC
tournament is going to be this
year. There's a lot that goes on
behind the scenes
...
this is real-
ly something."
Although he is excited about his
new position with the MAAC,
Magarity admits he would have
liked to patrol the sidelines of
Mccann for a couple more sea-
sons.
"My biggest regret was that we
had a rough year last year,"
Magarity said. "I would've liked
to have coached another year or
two. We sat down and looked at
the whole thing and it made
sense for me to step down. You
have to deal with people and the
administration, and I have no
hard feelings."
In an interview, Marist College
president Dennis Murray told
the Poughkeepsie Journal that
the decision was based more on
SEE MAGARITY, PAGE 12
Men's cross country finishes
third
at Met
Chag1pionships
By
ERIC ZEDALIS
Staff Writer
The Marist College men's cross
country team finished third out
of 15 teams at the Metropolitan
Championships last Friday.
The race was held on a sunny
day at Van Cortlandt Park in the
Bronx,
and the
Red Foxes
,
with
117 points, finished 9nly behind
Columbia (32), and Iona (113).
"We went in
hoping
for a top-
five finish, with third place prob-
ably
being
the best," head coach
Pete Colaizzo said. "Iona is
nationally ranked, and [they]
didn't even have to use all of
•
their guys. They are unbeliev-
able. Columbia is also a power
in the region, so we did the best
I thought we could do."
'We went in hoping for a
top-five finish, with third
place probably being the
best.'
-
Pete
Colaizzo
Head coach
Colaizzo said he likes Van
Cortlandt Park because it is a
"fair" course, one that has hills
and flat land.
"It's five miles long, and what
I like about it is that it's been the
same forever. It's a good way to
compare your team with teams
from the early 1990s," he said.
"It starts flat, then there are the
back hills, then it gets flat again,
and then near the end is what
they call Cemetery Hill, which
wouldn't be so bad if it weren't
for where it is positioned, near
the end of the race."
Colaizzo said he preaches to
his runners the importance of
toughness during the last two
miles.
"Maintaining, and even
jump-
ing up spots near the end of the
SEE CROSS COUNTRY, PAGE 12
Season ends mercifully for Mets, Expos in Flushing
attend
the
game at
Shea
Stadium.
Some thought it
foolish
to go watch
th~
Mets
and
Expos. But as
it
WIJS
the
last
game of
the season and
they arc tv.•o of
the
worst
teams m baseball, the c peri-
ence
and excitement of a live
porting
event
made this oth-
erwise
pointless
game enjoy-
able.
A much
as I love
watching
port
on
tclcvi
ion,
there is
nothing quite Ii e attending a
game. The
onl}'
ad\antagc of
watching
game
on
televi~
s1on
is
the
view and l:larity of
the
action
of
the playing field.
At
a
game
>
ou
do
not
usually
have
the
best
seats.
where you
could
actually
see the fai.:e
of
the
players,
but
for most of us
we
are
content \\
ith
just being
able
to
read
the
numbers
on
the backs or
their
jcrse ·.
Going to a sporting event is
much
more than
just
ha, ing
a
great
view
of the action.
It
is
the crov. d, the company,
and
the food that we
get
from a
gam~.
As
much as
television
trie .
they
cannot
display
the
emotion from the fans; the
chants, singing. yelling, or
feeling ,,
hen a
balloon
or
beach ball
comes into your
section
It
was
.a
long day
on
·
unda),
and waking up early
and
rush-
mg to catch
a
10:30
a.m.
train
was only
the
beginning. A
fc"
hours later,
and
after
a
quick sub\\ ay ride,
v..
e
were at
Shea Stadium.
It
was
my
major
league
baseball
game,
and it
did
not
matter that I
dislike both the Mets
and
Expos;
with
good company
even
a.
bad game
can
be
c cit-
ing.
Besides
being
the Expos' last
game,
it was also the last
game
for Mets plaver Todd
Z ik
before
retiring, and
potcnhally
for
John
Franco in
a
Mets
uniform
.
E
v..-r
·
time
Zetlc stepped to the plate, the
crowd
gave th 16 -
year
vet-
eran a wel1~deserved ovation
.
After grounding out
in
his
first at
bat, and
11ying
out
to
center
in
his
second,
Zeile
stepped
up
to
bat in
the bot-
tom
of
the sixth and delivered
a three-run homerun.
The
crowd was relentless
in
their
applause until Todd ZeHe
came out
of
the du.gout
for
a
curtain call.
Zelle
was later
pinch-hit for
so
he
could end
his career with
a
home
run
With
the years that both teams
had,
the end of the game was
the
best part
of
their seasons.
Like
they
have done 95
tunes this year, the
r
po lost
the game
,
8-1
It
would bave
been nice to see the Expos
go
out
a
winners, after what
tvfajor
League
Baseball
has
put them
through
the last
cou-
ple of years.
Although
I,
ould have
nc\ er
watched these teams play
on
television, attending
a
profes-
sional
·
sporting event,
espe•
cially with the
right
company
can be an amazing
lnp.
THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2004 •
PAGE 13
Seggel scores lone goal in 6-1 loss to Rider
By
GABE PERNA
Circle
Contributor
The woman's soccer team's
disappointing season continued
this past Sunday as they suf-
fered a tough loss at
the hands
of Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference foe the
Rider
Broncos 6-1 at Leonidoff Field.
After making
a
strong state-
ment against Delaware St. (win-
ning
11-0)
a week back, the
Red
Foxes were looking
to
re-ener-
gize their
season
and gain
some
momentum in the coming
games
.
Instead
what followed
were the two worst losses
for
the Red Foxes this
season
to
Loyola and then
Rider, losing
by five goals in each
game
"The thing that we
learned as
a team, is that we must play for
90
minutes," said head coach
Sheri Huckleberry "We came
out flat and a little timid."
Tami Coyle scored two quick
goals for the
Broncos
inside the
ten-minute mark. Rider scored
twice more and had a
command-
ing 4-0 lead at halftime. The
Broncos
issued a relentless
offensive
attack throughout the
game including 24 shots, 15 on
net and six players tabbing at
least goal
or
assist.
After
letting
up four goals at
halftime, Huckleberry
switched
goaltenders, putting
in freshman
Liz Herber for sophomore
Danielle
Cibelli.
Herber
faced a
similar, if not more persistent
Bronco
attack as 16 of their 24
shots
came
in that second half.
She fared
pretty
well in damage
control saving seven shots while
only letting up two goals.
Sophomore Susie Seggel
scored a goal for the Red Foxes
in the late minutes of the game.
She tallied her goal after senior
Laura Clark's free shot deflect
off the post and into perfect
striking range for her.
"Susie offers a lot athletically,"
said Huckleberry, "Hopefully
scoring a goal will give her
some confidence for the future."
With a tough schedule ahead,
including several MAAC show-
downs, the team looks to turn-
around their recent skid.
"I look for this team to fight
for this MAAC championship,"
said
Huckleberry
,
"And we have
a good chance to start that
against in state rival
_
Army
next."
Football loses 28-13, remains winless on road
By
ANTI-IONY OLIVERI
Staff
Writer
The Marist College
football
team dropped a
non-conference
match-up on the
road
against
Central
Connecticut
State
University, 28-13, last Saturday.
Marist could not overcome
four interceptions,
and
21 fourth
quarter points by CCSU, to drop
to 1-3 on the
season.
CCSU
junior
Tom
Hunter
had
a touchdown catch and
run
for
the
Blue
Devils, including the
first score of the game.
Marist's Kevin Frederick
muffed a punt
at
midfield, which
was subsequently
recovered
by
CCSU.
The
Blue
Devils
marched down the field, taking
four
plays
to
punch
the
ball
in
the end-zone, punctuated by
Hunter
'
s 19-yard touchdown
reception from quarterback
Scott Dolch.
The
Red Foxes responded with
a scoring drive of their own.
Senior quarterback
James Luft
connected
with junior tight end
Mike Marshall
on
a
7-yard
touchdown pass, knotting the
game at seven all.
·
Marlst held their ground in
the third quarter, only
allowing 10 yards of
offense In the period.
CCSU ( 4-1) then had a special
teams
gaffe of their own, muff-
ing a punt, which was recovered
by
Marist
defensive back Brian
Beck
at the Marist 46-yard line.
The
Red
Foxes
cashed
in with
a field goal by freshman place
kicker
Bradley
Rowe,
increasing
their lead 10-
7
as the first half
expired.
Marist held their ground in the
third quarter, only allowing 10
yards of offense in the period
.
The Red Foxes added another
field goal at the beginning of the
fourth quarter to increase their
lead to 13-7.
CCSU responded quickly as
junim wide receiver Andre
Smith ran a 65-yard reverse
route down the
left
sideline for
a
touchdown, reclaiming the lead
14-13.
Luft was then picked off for
the second time by Nigel
Monge, and CCSU capitalized
with a 4-yard touchdown
run
by
Hunter.
In only a one-possession game,
CCSU needed to hold.its ground
defensively. Linebacker Corrie
Tucker intercepted
a
Luft pass,
returning it 40 yards for a touch-
down to put the finishing touch-
es on a 28-13 Blue Devil victo-
ry.
Junior wide receiver Tim
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Upcoming Events:
Football:
Saturday, Oct. 9
-
against Maine
at home,
1
p.m.
Men's Soccer:
Sunday, Oct.
10 -
against
Niagara,
1
p.m.
othing can
beat being
at the game
On
unday.
Oct. 3, 2004.
Major eague
Ba 1::ball' reg-
ular
season
came to an
end.
Th
son has
been
one
ot
the
mo
t
compeliti
e\ er,
and
coming into the
final ,,
~
k-
cnd of play there were still
two playoff
spo open the
ntional League wild
card,
and the American League
,v
t.
It
\\as
also the final
game for the Montreal
Expo
,
a team and
city that hme
rarely enjoyed a
!.UC\:cssful
season throughout their c
i
-
tence. The 1ontreal
Expos.
bought by Major League
Bascb
U
in
2002. are headed
for our nation' capital nc.
t
sea'iOn.
o on mduy, while football
game:s
were
being
played
,llld
baseball gam
·
that mattered
•ere
on television,
I
was
w
hing th Met
play
the
f:
po
.
o, I
,,
not .... alch-
jng
th
game on
l
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is1on,
I
\\ " fortunate enough to
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2004
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THE CIRCLE
Marlst senior goaltender Mike Valenti dives
to
stop a shot Valenti
posted
his
first
shutout
of
the season and the
fourth
of
his
career.
His
perfonnance
helped Improve
Marist's record
to
34 as they move
into
MMC play.
Marist improves to 3-4 with 1-0 thriller at Oneonta
Valenti notches fourth career slmtou~ Caputo MAAC Offensive player of the week
By
ANDY
ALONGI
Staff
Writer
On Oct. 2, the men's soccer
team
defeated
the host team, the
Oneonta Red Dragons 1-0.
Marist scored the only goal of
the game in the 35th minute as
freshman Damien Caputo found
the back of the net for the first
time in his collegiate career,
beating Red Dragons goalkeep-
er, freshman Timothy Melia.
The Red Foxes took a total of
16 shots on the game and put
four shots
on
goal while the
Red
Dragons
took
11
shots and
put three on goal. However,
when Oneonta State got a shot
on goal, Marist senior goal-
tender Mike Valenti came up
with the save. The shutout was
Valenti's first of the season,
bringing his career total to four
shutouts.
After non-conference play,
Marist players stand atop the
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) in points.
Sophomore Keith Detelj is in
first place with 11
points
while
sophomore
teammate
Anthony
Graci is second with nine
points. Graci and Detelj are tied
for first place in goals, scoring
four each.
Detelj
is second in
assists with three. Valenti is tied
for eighth in saves with 17 with
a goals against average of
I.
78.
Moving into MAAC play, the
Red Foxes have a record of3-4.
On Oct. 8, the Red Foxes will
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14
Marist tennis
wins big in
MAACopener
By
PAUL SEACH
Sports Editor
After
losing the Metro Athletic
Atlantic Conference
·
title last
season for the first time in what
seemed like a century, the Red
Foxes men's tennis
team
started
the
fall
2004
campaign with
an
impressive
win
against Siena
College
7-0.
Portugese powerhouse Pedro
Genovese
defeated
Brian
Onofry in straight
sets
6-2, 6-3.
In second singles, freshman
Leonardo Rodriguez defeated
John Michalisin 7-6(8-6) and 6-
2.
Frank Algier, fresh from com-
ing off his
win
in flight C sin-
gles in
the
University of
Connecticut's fall tournament a
week earlier, defeated Siena.
Algier blanked Jose Loren 6-0,
6-0.
Ray Josephs and Jeff
Nguyen
defeated
Onofry and
Mike Aliotta 8-1 in first dou'-
bles.
Genovese and Rodriguez
defeated Michalisin and
Loren 8-2.
The Foxes play next at the
Bucknell
Invitational
in
Lewisburgh, Pa. this week-
end.