VOLUME 56, ISSUE 13
Astonishing Neal
just doesn't
disappear
Neal hypnotised Marist
once again with hi$ crazy
antics. pg. 4
Gangs of people go
see
Gangs of New
York
Dicaprio and Day-Lewis
battle
in
one of the
years
best movies. pg. 5
'The' bands are
back
This new age of bands
prove that 'The" bands
are more tban just
garage rock. pg. 5
Hockey skating on
thin ice
Marist hockey keeps
playoff-hopes alive by
beating Stony Brook.
pg.6
Girls'
basketball 'D'
up
Lady foxes hold Niagra
to a season low of total
points. pg.
6
Welcome back!
The caring
Circle staff
hopes everyone had a
wonderful vacation. The
spring semester is now
underway and we wish
everyone the best of luck.
The Circle has a few new
members on its editing
team and is using a new
broad sheet layout for
your reading pleasure.
Enjoy!
The student new~paper of Marist College
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2003
Crosswalk
·
influenced
by
new
law
New law passed
by
state
may
help
save
lives
By ROB McGUINNESS
Staff
Writer
Crossing
Route
9 at the
Donnelly
crosswalk
may
soon
be
a little safer, due to a
change in
state vehicie and traffic law.
D
lO
C
Effective Sunday, Jan. 19, the
new law requires motorists to
yield to pedestrians in cross-
walks without
traffic
control sig-
nals, even if walkers and drivers
are on different sides of the road.
Previously, in crosswalks with-
out lights or signals, motorists
were required only to yield to
pedestrians on their half of the
roadway.
The law can be directly applied
to
the Donnelly crosswalk,
according to Marist Director of
Safety
and
Security
John
Gildard.
"The law applies to crosswalks
not controlled by signal lights,"
Gildard
said. "It changed
in
favor
of the
safety
of the pedestrian."
Gov. George Pataki signed the
bill into
law
on Aug. 28, 2002, in
hopes of
eliminating
confusion
and reducing the number of acci-
dents
involving
pedestrians. In
2000, more than 17,000 pedestri-
ans were injured in accidents
statewide, and 355 were killed.
Statistics for Dutchess County
show 61 pedestrian injuries and
one pedestrian fatality from acci-
dents that year.
For some, such as former New
York State Department of
Transportatjon Region 8 bicycle
and
pedestrian
coordinator
Russell Robbins, the new law is
not strict enough.
·
"It is my personal feeling that
the
law
should
[require]
motorists to stop for pedestrians,
not just yield," Robbins said.
"Also,
penalties and fines should
be increased for motorists who
ignore pedestrians
in
cross-
walks."
CHIRS TOMKINSONIPHOTO EDITOR
Students cross Route 9 by the Donnelly crosswalk after late afternoon classes on Monday afternoon.
Since Jan. 19, students do not have to yield to oncoming traffic, as stated on the sign.
The Dutchess County Traffic
Safety Board is planning a media
campaign to inform the public of
changes to the law, according to
Dutchess
County
STOP-
DWI/Traffic
Safety
Administrator William Johnson.
"The only way to decrease the
number of pedestrian related per-
sonal injury and fatal crashes is
to educate both drivers and
pedestrians as to their respective
responsibilities," Johnso~ said.
The Governor's Traffic Safety
Committee is also expected t9
conduct a public education cam-
paign, according to Robbins.
"I think a major media cam-
paign to educate motorists and
pedestrians is way overdue,"
Robbins said.
Revisions to the law also make
it illegal for a vehicle to pass
another vehicle that 'has stopped
to allow a pedestrian to cross.
Even with the extended right-
of-way, pedestrians still have to
exercise common sense in.cross-
ing
at crosswalks without traffic
control
signals.
"No
pedestrian shall
suddenly
leave a curb or other place of
safety and walk or run into the
path of a
vehicle
which is so
close that it is impractical for
the
driver to
yield," the
new law
states.
Furthermore, existing laws
state pedestrians crossing at any
point other than a marked cross-
walk are required to yield, to
oncoming traffic.
In an attempt to alleviate possi-
ble confusion in the Donnelly
crosswalk, Gildard requested
that the NYSDOT install a sign
indicating the pedestrian's right
of way.
"The DOT said 'not at this
time,"' Gildard said.
"I've
sent a
second request to the traffic
engineering and safety office
STATE LAW
YIELD
TO
"
IN
CROSSWALK
PHOTO CREDIT/NYSDOT.COM
NYSDOT provides
this
image
on their website as a sample
to
what new signs will look like.
asking that they reconsider that
decision."
·
Nearly half of the
fifty
states
have enacted legislation
similar
to New York's revised
pedestrian
law. Public awareness
is essential
for the law to
be effective,
according to Dutchess
County
Executive William
R.
Steinhaus.
"It
is critical that both drivers
and pedestria.ns act
responsibly,"
Steinhaus
said in
a DCTSB
state-
ment.
"Yielding
the
right-of-way
on
either side of
the. roadway is
not just the
courteous thing
to
do,
it's the
law."
For more information log on
to:
New York State Department oJ
Transportation
at
http://www.dot.state.ny.us/
Dutchess
County
Traffic Safety
Board at http://www.dutchess
ny.gov/trafficsfe.htm
View Article
27
of New York
State Vehicle and Traffic Law
at
http://www.senate.state.ny.us/
by clicking on
"Bills
and
Laws "
'This call of history has come to the right country'
President George W.
Bush gives his second State of the
Union Address
PHOTO
CREDIT/CNN.COM
President Bush addresses the
nation in his State of the Union
address.
by Katherine Slauta
Managing Editor
Council on Feb. 5 to discuss
Iraq's
weapon's
program and its
ties to terrorist groups.
"If
Saddam Hussein does not
fully disarm for the safety of our
people, and for the peace of the
world, we will lead a coalition to
disarm
him,"
he said.
Iraq was the focus of Bush's
address. Recent polls show an
increased concern with a possi-
ble war with Iraq.
During his speech Bush dis-
cussed Iraq's failure to disarm
over the last 12 years, saying this
failure shows "utter contempt for
the U.N. and the opinion of the
world."
Afghanistan.
"Your enemy
is
not
surround-
ing your country,
your
enemy is
ruling your country," he
said.
Bush also addressed the
U
.
S.'s
growing concern for North
Korea's development of nuclear
weaponry, stating that it will not
help poor conditions in the coun-
try.
"The North Korean regime will
find respect in the world and
revival for its people only when
it turns away from its nuclear
ambitions," he said.
ry has come to the right country,"
he said.
Bush began his speech dis-
cussing the importance of high
public school standards and pro-
ceeded
to another major issue of
U.S. concern: the economy. He
said the best way in which
to
improve the economy is not
through increased taxes, but
through tax relief. With the U.S.
tax relief program, 92 million
Americans will keep $1, 100
more this year.
Bush also discussed the
American system of medicine,
stressing the in\portance of
strengthening the Medicare pro-
gram with $400 billion over the
next decade.
powered automobiles.'
This
development would create much
less dependence on
foreign
sources of energy.
Bush addressed the increasing
problem of AIDS in
Africa,
stat-
ing the nearly 30 million people
have the AIDS
virus in
Africa
alone. With drugs costs having
dropped from $12,000 to less
than $300 a year, he said
it
was
the U.S. duty·to help the people
of Africa.
''Ladies
and gentlemen,
seldom
has history offered a
greater
opportunity to do so much for so
many,"
President Bush
announced
======----------~•
Tuesday
in
his State of the Union
He said the terror did not only
extend outside of the country, it
is also directed toward the Iraqi
people. This terror inclu,des the
torture of children, dripping acid
onto skin, mutilation and rape.
He promised the Iraqi people the
same food, medicines and sup-
plies as the U.S. is providing to
In a speech that used the
uncontrollable weapons, radical
governments and terrorism to
create a sense of fear and danger,
Bush reassured listeners the U.S.
was an honorable country. He
told listeners that the U.S. makes
sacrifices for the liberty of
strangers. He called this benevo-
lence 'God's gift to humanity.'
Other highlights in his address
included the importance of pro-
moting energy dependence. He
proposed $1.2 billion dollars in
research
funding
so
that
'America can lead the world in
developing clean, hydrogen-
Other topics within the speech
included a $450 million proposal
in the recruitment of mentors
nationally, and a $600 million
program to provide 300,000 drug
addicts with treatment.
"The miracle of recovery is
possible, and it could be you," he
said.
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Address that Colin Powell will
meet with the U.N. Security
Weekend
Weather
Thursday
Mostly sunny.
Highs near 30.
"We go forward with confi-
dence, because this call of histo-
~
Friday
Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the
upper 30's.
Saturday
Cloudy with rain
or snow. Highs
near 40.
Sunday
Mosty cloudy.
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January 30, 2003
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Sec14rity Briefs
The Circle
Sunday
1119
Mother
nature got the best of an
Upper West Cedar X-block
apartment at about 6:30 p.m.
The
arctic temperatures of
Marist caused the water pipes to
freeze underneath the kitchen
sink
and break. There was no
water damage, housekeeping
cleaned
the leak, and the pipes
were fixed.
Wednesday
.
1122
Security came across a large pile
of feathers and broken pillows at
9:35 p.m. in the Sheahan Hall
West stairwell. There were no
signs of an existing pajama party
or
pillow
fight, so the pillow
fighting perpetrators are still on
the loose.
Thursday
1123
wall at 12:30 a.m
.
Before the
semester is over these walls may
have a frightening resemblance
to a piece of Swiss cheese if
these shenanigans persist.
Thursday
1123
An
upstairs Gartland E-block
apartment toilet was flushed, but
would stop runnip.g and over-
flowed. The overflowing water
managed
to
leak to the down
-
stairs apartment causing damage
to the apartment. There was no
property damage, and since the
toilet had already flushed there
were no reports of foul odors
.
Friday
1
1
24
campus without incident. The
entrance guard in Champagnat
caught two more unauthorized
guests on Saturday at 1 :44 a.m.,
and the incident ended with the
same result. Later that morning
the Leo Hall entrance guard
caught another student and had
him escorted off campus. Then
at 3:25 p.m. on Saturday, the Leo
Hall entrance guard caught a for-
mer student tryin'g to use their
old and deactivated ID card
.
The
ID card was confiscated
,
prompt-
ing the former Marist student to
let the guard know where he can
put it.
Saturday
1125
confiscated, and the students
were sent home beer-less.
Saturday
1125
Perhaps in an effort to practice
proper fire safety, a fire extin-
guisher was found to be dis-
charged between the fourth and
fifth floor stairwells of Midrise at
about 3 :45 a.m. The extinguish-
er was replaced and the mess was
cle~ed up by housekeeping.
A message from the Offi
ce
of
Safety and S
e
curity
:
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Editor-in-Chief
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Assistant
Sports Editor
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Opinion
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Features Editor
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Chris
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Managing Editor
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It
didn't take long for Marian
Hall to· be under assault once
again
.
A l ½
ft.
by 3
ft.
hole was
found in the 2nd floor lounge
The watchful eyes of the
entrance guard in Champagnat
proved to be too tough to fool yet
again at 3: 50 a.m
.
An attempt to
get two unauthorized visitors
into the building through use of
other people's Marist ID's failed
and the visitors were escorted off
Security spotted three subjects
walking from the Campus Deli
back to the Marist campus
.
The
students were carrying a bag, and
security proceeded to check its
contents. The search uncovered
a 12 pack of Budweiser long-
necks. The frosty brews were
/
This is just a reminder for the
new semester that the Bank of
New York parking lot is not a
parking lot for Marist College
students unless they are conduct-
ing business in the bank. Marist
students have been taking park~
ing spaces away from bank cus-
tomers
,
and the bank will not
hesitate to tow cars that do not
belong in their lot.
G.
Modele
Clarke
Faculty Advisor
U.'S. bank launches Internet scholarship search engine
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS
WIRE
via
COLLEGIATE
PRESSWIRE)--Jan 15, 2003--
U.S. Bank (NYSE:USB) has
partnered with Petersons.com to
off er students a free scholarship
search engine at usbank
.
com.
The Thom
s
on Corporation
.
The
search engine content is provided
by Petersons
.
com
.
"This new feature is free, and
allows students to come to
usbank
.
com and search for
scholarships to assist them with
paying their
e
ducation
,
" said
Russ Kruse, vice presid
e
nt and
manager for U.S. Bank student
banking
.
"At the same time, they the web page
.
can check U.S. Bank out and see
"The state of the ee:onomy has
if there are other financial servic-
made it much harder for families
es that can help them manage to afford a college education
,
"
their money while
in school."
said Mary Gatsch
,
presid
e
nt of
To reach the scholarship seru-ch Peterson's.
"
We are pleased to
engine
,
users
go
to support U.S. Bank
i
n its efforts
usbank.com/stuqentbanking, and to help students find the money
click on "Scholarship Search
"
they
need.
"
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l
y student newspaper of Marist
College. Letters to th~ editors, announcements
,
and
story ideas are always welcome, but we cannot pu
b
-
lish unsigned letters. Opinions expressed in articles
are not necessarily those of the Editorial board. The
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ters to the editor can be sent to Wr
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tetheC
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mail.com.
Petersons
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com is a leading
provider of educational informa-
tion and services, and is part of
icon located on the left side of
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Retraction
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the D
ecember 12, 2002 ed
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Sodexho was
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pr
esen
t
ation is as follows:
'Us
u
a
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be
tter known fo
r
t
he
ir
en
Tonight/
Thursday, January 30, 2003
Friday, February
7
,
2003
a
pp
ea
ran
ces
in
fo
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d
p
oisoning
elate
d b
riefs,
S
o
d
exh
o
make
s
an
The Animal Rights
Ninjas
will be holding a meeting
The bus leaves from Midrise at 4 p.m. for the Russell
a
pp
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a
ran
c
e
in
a mo
t
o
r
ve
h
icle
1mmons
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oe ry am on roa way.
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poisoning was
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s week." Th
i
s c
om
-
sale
now
for
$25
with a valid Marist ID
.
This show airs on
s
uppo
se to
b
e a humorous aspect
. . .
Tonight/
Thursday, January 30, 2003
HBO!
o
f
th
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b
riefs, and was
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i
n
tended t
o in
s
u
lt
th
os
e
w
h
o
Cl
c.,
I
z
a
MCTV
is holding their first general meeting of the spring
Saturday
,
February
B,
2003
o
r
k
fo
r So
dexho. We apo
l
o-
semester in the small dining room (by the mailroom) at
i
z
e
fo
r
th
e misrepresentatio
n
.
Billy Burr will be performing at the SPC Comedy Club at
1
O
p.m.
9 p.m. in the Cabaret. Admission is free with valid Marist
Tonight/
Thursday, January 30
& Friday, January 31, 2003
Marist
foreign film program will be showing
The Wedding
Banquet, at
7
p.m. in SC
346.
Rated
R.
Friday, January 31, 2003
Mark
Reedy, who has appeared on Showtime, MTV and
HBO,
will
be performing at 9 p.m. in the Cab~ret for the
SPC Comedy Club
.
Admission is free with Marist ID and
free food and beverages will be served
.
ID.
Monday, February
·
·
10, 2003
Mike
Reiss, the writer for "The
Simpsons," will be in the Nelly
Goletti Theatre at 9 p
.
m. Pick
up
you free tickets at College
Activities Office.
Tuesday, February 11
, 2
003
.--
- - - - - - - - - - - .
At 7 p
.
m., Tom Cornell will be presenting
a
Saturday, February 1, 2003
SPC is sponsoring a ski trip to Hunter
Mountain.
Tickets are on sale at the
College Activities office. Only cash
will be accepted. The costs is as fol-
J
lows:
Ticket:
$25
Ski Rental:
$21
Snowboard Rental
:
$21
lecture on "Catholic Views on War
.
"
Sponsored by the Catholic Studies Program
and by the Political Science Honor Society
and Pi Sigma Alpha in the Performing Arts
Room
.
All are welcome to attend. Admission
is free with Marist
ID
.
Thursday, F
e
b
r
uary 13
&
F
ri
day 14
, 2
003
Marist foreign film program will be showing
Like Water for Cho
c
olate
,
at 7 p.m. in SC
Snowtubing:
$15
Group Lesson
:
$15
.___ _ _ _ _ _ _
_
_ __. 346.
Rated
R.
Monday, February 3, 2003 - Friday, February 14, 2003
.
Senior pictures will be taken in the Stud
~
nt Center.
Thursday, F
e
bruary 6
& Friday, F
e
bruary
7,
2003
Marist foreign film program will be showing
My Life in
Pink, at 7 p
.
m
.
in SC
346
.
Rated
R.
Sunday, February 16
,
2003
SPC is sponsoring a trip to
"
La Bohem
e,"
known as the
"best love story ever sung," and the sour
c
e of "Rent.
"
Tickets go on sal
e
W
e
dn
e
sd
a
y
, Fe
bru
a
ry 5 at
12
p.m. ~t
Colleg
e
Activities.
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z
I
n
-
-
Attention
Circle
writers&
photographers
I
We will be
holding a general
meeting for all
those interested
in writing and
taking pictures for
The Circle
this
spring semester
on Tuesday at
9:30 p.m. in
LT
211.




































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Hypnotis~ ''astonishes'' Marist students
by Dan
Roy
Layout Editor
The
Astonishing Neal returned
to Marist this past weekend to
mesmerize students with magic
tricks and hypnotism.
Being a regular at Marist, his
act did not differ greatly from
last January; however students
still enjoyed the feeling of being
powerless and submitting to his
command
under
hypnosis
Saturdayevening.
The first part of Neal's "aston-
ishing" acts consisted of reading
minds of audience members,
cheap
jokes and bending nails
and keys with the power of the
mind.
part of the show came later in the
evening when students stormed
the
stage
in
effort to be
hypnotized.
tized for the second time by
Neal, said that the activities on
stage were similar to the
previous year.
"Neal
spiced
up the hypnotism
by having us 'ride motorcycles'
this
year in front of the whole
audience, and picked four Marist
men to pretend they were 'Ricky
Martin' on the stage," said
Haggerty. "Otherwise, we pretty
much did the· same skits as last
year."
Neal ended the show by grac-
ing his hypnotized followers
with his "three gifts of the mind,"
which included the ability to
relax, study and remember.
The more highly anticipated
To begin, Neal instructed stu-
dents to concentrate and relax to
be able to free one's mind for
hypnosis. The first exercise con-
sisted of students holding a large
"dictionary" in their left hand,
and
almost
immediately, students
began to bend over due to the
"weight" of the "book." In t~e
right hand, Neal informed the
students
that a
"helium balloon"
would lift them off the ground.
Students indeed followed suit.
Those who could not be hypno-
tized left the stage, leaving the
remaining
fifteen to "perf onn"
for their audience.
Junior Jen Haggerty, hypno-
Especially to remember he'll be
returning next year for all of you
who missed his astonishing
'magic.'
SEAN KEENAN/PHOTOGRAPHER
Marist students feel the effects of being hypnotized
and were
huddr,ng together to feel warmth.
An
abroad adventure in Dublin, Ireland
by Maura Sweeney
Staff Writer
Ceud mile failte is what can be
read all over the city, translated
from the official language in
Ireland (Gaelic) into the English
meaning: a hundred-thousand
welcomes.
About a month ago,
seven ofus from Marist - myself,
Will Gakos, Amanda Augustine,
Beth
Sloan,
Jon
Hi.Rka.ty,
Lorraine Kelly, and Bridget
O'Brien landed in Dublin to be
greeted by that sign and start the
adventure
of
our
life.
As a whole, we are known as
the Dublin Group, studying at
Dublin Business School, while
doing an internship with various
companies in Dublin, and living
20 minutes putside the city with
host families in
·
a wealthy suburb
called Dalkey.
To put it in the words of one of
my neighbors, Bono, from U2,
I
am "Stuck in a moment and can't
get out of
it."
Every morning I
wake up and pull the curtains on
my picture window expecting to
see the. Hudson. But instead I am
delightfully surprised when I see
the brilliant green grass, palm Ireland
.
I usually responded with I would probably never again in chosen to leave something
trees, rolling hills, the Bay of 'why not?' There was
really
no
·
my life have this opportunity behind that has become such a
Dublin, and the city itself.
It
one reason for coming here either.
It
was difficult to finally part of me and go to place where
takes my breath away. I cannot except
the
country
and make the decision to come this I know no one and nothing? The
believe in January the grass can
experiences
themselves.
year. This meant leaving behind answer become clear to me on
be so green and the weath-
the plane: I was going on
er not so frigid. I cannot
this adventure to ~xperi-
even imagine the custom-
ence something the cam-
ary site of snow.
It
has
pus of Marist College
been a month and every
could not give me, and
time I experience some-
each day I am here the
thing new that I never
answer becomes so clear.
could at Marist or in the
1
~ . .
-
While I had to leave
United States, I stop and
.___.
behind my housemates
think how
lucky
I am. This
and
friends,
I
was
'moment' will last four
extremely
lucky
to be
m
o
n
t
h
s
with six others who chose
These first few weeks
to do the same thing I did.
have
been
about adjusting
We have formed a bond
to the new country, learn-
that will not be broken.
ing about the Irish culture,
We have come to learn to
finding our way around
rely on each other for a
Dublin
and the surround-
good laugh, share a story~
ing towns, and also
looking
Marist students currently studying in
Ireland
PHOTOCREDIT/MAURA SWEENEY
or talk with when we get
for
the perfect. pint and
I came to college knowing that family and most importantly a homesick. We will never be able
pub!
I wanted to study abroad.
It
group
of friends, especially my to replace our friends at school,
Dublin
is a very young city and sounded like such
an
amazing housemates and close friends but they serve as the perfect sub-
is said to have the largest popula-
experience to be able to become whom over the past years have s
t
1
t
u
t
e
tion of
people
under the age of completely immersed in a cul-
become my family.
This semester is going to arnaz-
25, which always makes for a ture, and live in a foreign country
As I was getting ready to board ing.
I
encourage anyone thinking
good time and crowded pubs. for four months with little the plane to Dublin, many about going abroad to apply.
Before I left in early January, responsibility except for a couple thoughts ran through my head Marist will always be there
but
people
asked
me
why I chose classes and an internship. I knew and one was - why? Why had I this experience is once in a life-
IS TR ERE SOMEONE
SPECIAL IN YOUR
LIFE?
This Valentines Day leave a few
lines of love for them in
The Circle!
This is free and you may have up
·
to five lines.
E-mail your requests, with your name and who
it'~
for to Megeliz711@hotmail.com
SPACE IS LIMITED!
All requests must be
recieved
by 2/9/03
time, at least go to the informa-
tional meetings, research about
the countries, and talk to others
who
have
been
there.
We are very lucky to have such
a great abroad program. So
many
things that one would not think
of are taken care of for us
.
The
people in the Marist Abroad
Program
(MAP)
office are
well
organized, as are the Resident
Directors in each
country.
It
provides evecy
student
wjth
an
easy adjustment.
,t
We have trips planned and
organized, our homes are care-
fully selected, and we have a
great foundation course, which
teaches students a great deal
about the country we are in
before being mainstreamed into
classes with the other students.
The Dublin group wishes to say
a special thank you to everyone
in the MAP office who made this
semester possible. They would
also like me to pass on a
special
hello to all their housernates and
friends
back
at
oampus.
Maura Sweeny is a Marist junior.
She was the co-Business manag-
er of
The Circle last semester.
We wish her a great
experience!




















































THE CIRCLE
OPINION
(845)-575-3000 ext. 2429
January 30, 2003
Write TheCircle@hotmail.com
Page4
Open Le
t
ters to the Editor: students expres
s concern
s
Letter to the Editor:
Fifty-four pages of text, nine
nude pictures, two tales of rape,
Literary Arts Society Presents
Fall
2002
Voices
and
Visions
one rim jol?, and a partridge in a
pear tree. Or at least a pear in a
coffee mug. No, I am not loo.king
at a magazine sold in a black
plastic cover at the gas station. I
am refeJ,Ting to the Fall 2002 edi-
tion of the Mosaic!
The Literary Arts publication.
which previouslY, contained a
plethora of artistic student sub-
missions and discerning pictures,
has transformed immensely. To
say that some of the current
material is offensive, vulgar, and
distasteful would be putting
things mildly.
Disturbing, to me, are not only
the authors of these works but
also the editors who put them
there. It was only one semester
eaFlier when one of. these
depraved poems was submitted
to
the Mosaic in the aftermi1th of
a series of alleged rapes on cam-
pus. Needless to say, the editors
thought that it was objectionable
and not fit for publication in the
school-funded magazine.
Flash forward to this year. The
same odious submission was
Letter to the Editor:
As the next semester begins,
students such as myself prepare
to organize our rooms, buy our
books, and reacquaint his or her-
self with friends. The coming
year will bring new challenges to
every student who seeks to be
academically
successful.
Similarly, the college administra-
tion also faces new challenges as
it
attempts to improve an already
excellent institution of higher
learning.
I would like to take this oppor-
tunity to share a few ideas on
how the college may improve
student life. Through discussions
with my peers I have found
agreemertt in many of my ideas,
all of whom have expressed a
want to voice such suggestions,
but are simply too busy to do so.
My first suggestion might be
perceived as a small one, but
could speak volumes about what
direction Marist College is tak-
ing. Speculation is widespread
about what plans the administra-
tion has for the physical plant of
the campus. Rumors circulate
concerning projects such as
Long View Park or a Technology
Center without any clear answers
on when they will be completed
or if they even exist.
If
Marist
had a section on the web page
dedicated to providing such
information,
it
would give
prospective students and contrib-
utors a glimpse of what the
future holds for the campus.
Another aspect of the campus
that is of particular concern to
both current and prospective stu-
dents is the quality of food
sent in, this time with another
attached piece that states, " ... cen-
sorship is worse than intoler-
ance, you cowards." Apparently
such an attachment motivated
the editors to not only publish
the poem, but attach a disclaimer
from the chief editor as well. The
disclaimer goes so far as to
imply that such a piece will
''teach and entertain" its read-
ers.
Although I do not think this
should have been published,
I
am, in fact, against censor".'
ship.
I believe that everyone
should have a forum for his or
her opinion, and even art.
However a religiously affiliat-
ed school-funded literary arts
magazine is hardly the place
to do
it.
Such a
forum
is creat-
ed with the idea of publishing
tasteful material.
It boggles the mind how in
such a short time, an editor
could change her opinion so
significantly as to first con-
demn and now embrace such
a thing. Perhaps we are in a
world where if someone calls
you a name, you will do what
he
or she says. Where
it
is bet-
ter to write an illogical
defense of a disturbing sub-
mission than to be labeled as
repressive. Maybe next you
can include official submis-
sions
from
NAMBLA?
Shame on you. It is horrible to
see that people cannot hold
true to their values through
obstacles and time.
Signed,
Kent Smith
served in the dining hall. I would
not raise the issue, however, it is
the most discussed aspect of stu-
dent
life
among my peers.
Sodexho, the company that does
the food service, could serve stu-
dents better through making a
few adjustments to their policies.
I have suggested improvements
such
·
as
making
grilling
machines available for students
to make their own hot sandwich-·
es only to have them rejected on
the basis that they do not make
good
business
sense
for
Sodexho.
I serve on a board comprised of
faculty and students who meet to
review how the food service at
Marist may be improved. I was
saddened to learn that during
most of the meeting Sodexho
representatives discussed why
the operation at Marist was dom-
inant to the food services of
other
Mid-Atlantic-Athletic-
Conference colleges, also operat-
ed by Sodexho. How can any
improvement be made when
those in charge are content with
the system the way it currently
exists? Other institutions like
Susquehanna University have
won awards for their food serv-
ice, is there any reason why
Marist students and faculty
should accept anything less than
the best?
It is my sincerest hope that
when Sodexho's contract is up in
2005, Marist will seriously
examine how their food service
stacks up against other schools
outside of the MAAC. When yo
1
.1
are the tallest of the
1 ..
~Jgets,
you're still not very tall.
Dear Opinion Editor,
Don't like cell phones then
don't use one.
So at home one night I decided
that I want to talk to a friend of
mine. I don't want to have a loug
conversation with him or any-
thing, it's just that
I
haven't spo-
ken with him recently. I live off-
campus and he lives on-campus,
I would end up spending more
time driving to campus to talk to
him than actually talking to him.
So I pick up the phone, dial his
number, and talk to him for a
couple of minutes. Now accord~
ing to a recent article printed in
the opinion section of The
Circle, I have just taken an action
that may result in becoming
more of a social hermit. Let me
remind you I did this by talking
to someone on the phone.
My cell phone allows me some
degree of freedom. When I'm on
Dear Opinion Editor,
On
December
l 0th
the
Humarists held their show in the
Nelly
Galetti Theater. My
friends and I were really looking
forward to this semester's per-
formance. Those of us who had
seen one of their shows were rav-
ing about them, and the rest ofus
were looking forward to a night
of comedy.
Unsurprisingly, the theater was
packed and it was impossible for
us to get seats
altogether. When two of the
actors came out on stage for the
opening skit, the audience wel-
campus and I feel the desire to
call someone, be it friend, family
or other,
I
can do so without
using a payphone and without
going over to a friend's place and
asking if I can use their phone.
If
I need to call
a
cab from say, out-
side Noah's, I don't have to walk
down to the train station to use a
pay phone.
I
just use my cell
phone. Not only does it save me
from having to produce the nec-
essary amount of change needed
to make the call, but also it pre-
vents me from wandering around
the streets of Poughkeepsie look-
ing for a phone.
Now imagine this: I have some
need to make a long distance
call. Maybe I'm calling a friend
who goes to a college outside of
the 845-area code, or I could be
calling my grandmother to wish
her a happy birthday. My cell
phone can do it, really. I don't
corned them with an eruption of
cheers. With a build-up like that,
I personally couldn't wait for the
show to begin.
The lights went out and two of
the cast members appeared on
stage. One of the performers was
dressed in the vestments of a
Catholic priest. He held a whip
in one hand and a half eaten
banana in the other. His partner,
who was kneeling on the floor
with his hands folded and an
apple stuck in his mouth, was
barely clothed at all. A third
member of the cast came out to
issue a disclaimer about the
get charged for long distance
charges since just about every
cellular plan out there allows for
calls in multiple area codes to all
be included in the plan.
I
can call
my aunt who lives out in
Chicago or my cousin out in
Colorado at no additional cost,
because the plan that my phone
is on includes nationwide long
distance. In addition, since the
area code for my phone number
is the same area code as my par-
ents, they don't have to call long
distance if they want to get in
touch with me.
So I'm sorry if my phone plays
a ring that you find annoying, but
I didn't pick it out for you. I'm
sorry if you think cell phones
should be reserved for emer-
gency workers, but then again, if
{ get into a car accident they will
be on the receiving end of a cell
phone call won't they.
show. Before he was done, the
actor portraying the child got up
from the stage floor to reveal a
back covered in blood.
I had debated leaving the show
when I saw the first part of the
scene, but I reasoned that
although it was a very cheap
shot, no one else seemed to care.
I thought maybe I was the only
one who found it offensive. Yet
when I saw how the "child" was
presented, I just couldn't stom-
ach it anymore and left the the-
ater.
I did not find the scene funny at
all. As much as I try to put it in a
I'm sorry ifl tend to communi-
cate to people on a cell phone,
but then again, I often call people
who I'm planning on visiting, to
make sure they are home. If you
really have that big a problem
with cell phone advertising on
television, then why don't you
actually go out and interact with
a person. Whatever the incident
that traumatized you about cell
phones was - let it go. And if you
really have that big of a problem
with cell phones then qon 't use
them.
Signed,
Zak Naldrett
cell phone user
non-Catholic perspective, I still
cannot see the amusement in it.
Where is the humor in the depic-
tion of an anally raped child?
I respect the Humarists for all
the work they did on the show.
However, I wish they had taken
into
consideration audience
members who woulp think the
opening scene went too far. For
all their hard work, I wish I had
felt comfortable enough to see
the show in its entirety.
Signed,
Joe Email
aka JMAM9249@aol.com
The editorial section of The Circle is an open forum for
members of the Marist community
·
to express their opinions.
The opinions expressed in the forum are not neccessarily
those of the Editorial Staff or Marist College.
Every rose has a thorn as the
old
saying
goes, and if the thorn
of student life at Marist is not the·
food
service,
it is the issue of
guest passes. I am well aware of
the debates that take place
between
the
Student
Government Association and the
administration, but I feel this
issue is worth a moment of study.
Marist seeks to protect its stu-
dents and many students simply
want to
be
able to have friends
visit without jumping through
hoops to fill out paperwork.
Most colleges are more liberal on
this issue by not requiring stu-
dents to fill out guest passes.
These same colleges also main-
tain the
safety
of their students.
It
is
not an issue of safety as much
as it is one of conservative values
from the Catholic heritage of the
school.
As time passes, Marist may
find
students
increasingly vocal
about this issue and should con-
sider phasing it out over time. As
the college receives more appli-
cations, it will become apparent
that perspective students do not
want to attend a school that is
governed
by an old moral code
long abandoned by other institu-
tions.
The next semester does indeed
pose
challenges
to students and
the administration. Hopefully
through considering some of my
·
suggestions, Marist will continue
to grow into an institution that
reflects excellence both academ-
ically and in student life. Thank
you for your time.
Sincerely,
Gregory Paris
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THE CIRCLE
ARTS
&
ENTERTAINMENT
(845)-575-3000
ext. 2429
January 30, 2003
Breaking the
mold
Garage-rock's got company with
newest
crop of 'the' bands
by
Matt Dunning
A&E Editor
for in energy what it lacks in free of the inane
.
shout-outs, tire-
depth.
some guest spots and dull, unin-
another assembly of pop-punk
criminals out to be the next Blink
182 (and what an honor that
would be!). But as the song pro-
gresses and the lyrics remain sin-
cere and perhaps a bit nervous,
we get the sense that there is
something better at work here.
WriteTheCircle@hotmail.cor:n
Page 5
The Exies
-
Inertia
Indeed, the Exies hope to earn spired skits that seem to plague
themselves a seat at the pop rock the American rap industry.
elite table that has been, until Original... is more geared
now, exclusively reserved for towards raising consciousness
bands like the Goo Goo Dolls than it is celebrating the wealth
and Third Eye Blind.
And of its mastermind. That is not to
though a l;>it heavier that its con-
say that Skinner does not do his
temporaries ("Without" and the fair share of boasting his own
bass-heavy "No Secrets" would rhyme skills. Whether challeng-
probably feel more at home on
·
ing fans that say they are fed up
Reveille's Laced than they would with the monotony of pop music
on A Boy Named Goo), Inertia is with the alt-rock radio favorite
certainly a step in that direction.
"Let's Push Things Forward" or
purging his own demons by way
of the Shady-esque "Too Much
Brandy," Skinner always man-
ages to slip in a few lines dedi-
cated to
.
his own lyrical fortitude.
The real gem, however, is the
album's closer. The darkly ironic
"Stay Positive" serves as a
reminder that no matter how
doomed your
life may seem, it
could (and according to Skinner
The line "As long as your alive,
here I am. I promise I will take
you there ... " indicates
an
urgency in not only the music,
but in the band's way of life. In
fact, there is little mystery
behind the desperate and agitated
sound of the debut release from
this Utah foursome. The Used
have had to wade their way
through homelessness, addiction,
and growing up in a town that is,
well, less than creatively con-
ducive.
Gangs of New
York Triumphs
In an age in which rock
'n'
roll
is
so
desperate
to
recalibrate
itself, and bands must decide
from the get-go if they are metal,
punk, or garage, it seems as if
there is little middle groun~ any-
more.
Day-Lewis steals show
in
latest Sc
-
orsese
epic
By
Paul DeMichele
Staff Writer
The
Exie~
do what they can to
remain
neutral in the genre wars
with their major label debut
Inertia,
an 11-track pop-rock
romp laden
with
crunchy guitar
riffs, accessible lyrics, and
an
overall
driving-with-the-top-
down atmosphere.
The Streets - (?riginal Pirate almost always will) get worse.
Musically, the Used are doing
what they can to blur the lines
between pop-punk, metal, and
hardcore.
·
Frontman
Bert
McKracken spends as much time
shredding his vocal chords a la
Pantera's Phil Anselmo as he
does emitting a high-pitched and
very marketable croon reminis-
cent of New Found
.
Glory's
Jordan Pundik.
Director Martin Scorsese's lat-
est movie is bringing audiences
around the world through an epic
tale of gang life in 19th century
New York City. This beautifully
staged film manages to create a
seamless plot of adventure and
revenge during its 168-minute
run-time.
Inertia
follows a pretty rudi-
mentary formula: ten or eleven
tracks, all of which maintain a 2
½
to
3
½
minute
range with the
exception
of "Genius," which
clocks in at an epic 3 minutes
and 46
seconds.
At least five of
the 11 tracks deal with the end-or
inevitable end of a .relationship~
The rest are an assortment of the
sort of generic twenty-something
malaise that is usually dismissed
as contrived and uninspired.
What makes Inertia different
and worth listening to is that the
Exies seem genuinely interested
in their craft. Where most bands
of their particular breed would
have been content to simply
record the album and call it a
wrap, the Exies enlisted the help
of Grammy award-winning pro-
ducer Matt Serletic (Collective
Soul, Matchbox Twenty) to add
an electronic element to an
already solid arrangement. The
result is an album that makes up
Material
The last time an internationally
popular musical act rose from the
dismal patch of Earth known as
Birmingham, England, it was not
long before he arrived biting the
heads off of various winged crea-
tures and urinating on American
landmarks. Now, the city from
which Ozzy Osbourne descend-
ed from playing for the unsus-
ptHijipg
masses has a new ace up
its sleeve - 23-year-old Mike
Skinner, A.K.A the Streets.
Skinner's brand of
delivery
is
truly unique, muted yet con-
frontational,
and
intensely
British. Immediately, we get the
sense that if all the world is a bar
fight, Skinner is the guy trying to
talk some sense into the two
instigators, just before smashing
beer bottles over both their
heads.
His worldwide debut, Original
Pirate Material,
is a breath of
fresh air into the insanely repeti-
tive realm of hip-hop. The beats
are refreshingly clean and sim-
ple, and the album is generally
.
.
If
the MTV2 playlists are any
indication (The Streets' video has
been in heavy rotation for more
than 14 weeks), big things lay
ahead for Mike Skinner. Only
time will tell, however, if he and
his family will get their own real-
ity
TV series.
The Used - The Used
Make no mistake, the Used are
a far cry from a "the" band.
While their sound is
jagged
and
gloss-free and their appearance
is unpolished and tangible, they
subscribe to a whole different
theory or rock 'n' roll.
At first glance, the MTV2
smash hit "The Taste of Ink"
appears to
be
the
product
of yet
The guitar w,ork is
~11
over the
map, ranging from crushing,
Deftones-ish growls ("Maybe
Memories" and "Box of Sharp
Objects") to quick, punchy chops
("Buried
Myself
Alive,
"Bulimic," and "Say Days Ago").
The unlikely addition of a back-
ing string section on "On My
Own" and a piano lead
on
"Blue
and Yellow" indicate that the
Used have
their
·sights
set on the
kind of credibility not usually
afforded to bands that share a
marquis with Simple Plan and
Good Charlotte.
The Used
does not proclaim
itself to be a punk album, nor
·does
it even
try
to convince
us
that it its a foetal album. Simply,
it presents itself a testament to
what four guys from Orem, Utah,
perceive rock n' roll to be all
about: guitars, noise, experimen-
tation and, above all, heart.
Gangs
...
begins in 1846 with a
large gang war in which the
result will determine who con-
trols "The 5 Points." During this
gruesome battle, Priest Vallon
(Liam Neeson), the leader of the
"Dead Rabbits,'' is slain. His
murderer is
William
'The
Butcher' Cutting (Daniel Day-
Lewis
),
the leader of "The
Natives." The death of Vallon
leaves his son, Amsterdam
Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio),
distraught and his clan in pieces.
Amsterdam is spared through the
good will of 'The Butcher' and
sent off to a correctional school.
After spending the next 16 years
at the correctional facility, he
returns with the sole intention of
seeking
revenge
on his father's
killer.
Sex, Lies, and Headlocks takes hard look
Scorsese certainly proved his
abilities as one of the great direc-
tors of our time. When taking on
Gangs ...
,
he traveled to Italy to
re-create the streets of New York
City in the 19th century. After
picking up a Golden Globe
award for "Best Director" this
past month, he will certainly be
in line to receive his 3rd Oscar
nomination at the Academy
Awards.
at World Wrestling Entertainment
Assael and Mooneyham
porfrays
Vince
McMahon as savage, savvy businessman
by
Mike Turpin
Circle Contributor
Although it's been on a decline
in pppularity as of late, World
Wrestling Entertainment has
come a long way since the days
when Jesse Ventura was still
"The Body." In, Sex. Lies. and
Headlocks: The Real
Story of
Vince McMahon and the World
Wrestlin~ Federation, Shaun
Assael and Mike Mooneyham
rip the backstage curtains open
and focus upon the evolution of
wrestling from
a
carnival
sideshow to a multi,million dol-
lar
industry.
Vincent
K.
McMahon, current owner of the
WWE, has been hailed as a cre-
ative genius by many, and this
book gives him credit where it is
due.
Most of Sex, Lies, and
Headlocks,
though, focuses on
McMahon's darkest moments as
a businessman. A sexual harass-
ment
scandal
rocked the compa-
ny in 1992, and a high-profile
steroid trial in 1994 nearly land-
ed McMahon in jail. Ted Turner
and his WCW promotion ch~l-
Jenged
McMahon
when he was
at his nadir, and for the first time
in years, McMahon was
losing
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definitely
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SPORTS
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January 30, 2003
Lady Foxes defeat Niagara
Defense, solid team play propel women
to victory
by
Mike Benischek
however,
was
hard-nosed
"ft
was a great team effort,"
Staff Writer
defense.
Niagara was held to Magarity said. "Everyone had a
'
their lowest point total of the great game."
Marist College can cancel their year, scoring 20 first half
points
..
Not the least of which,
yearly trip to Six Flags Great MAAC
player
of the year candi-
Magarity said, was Whitney,
Adventure.
date Eva Cunningham, who who set a new career highs with
Any student searching for the averages over twenty-points per
IO points and 7 rebounds.
wildest rollercoaster in the coun-
conteSt, scored juSt 11 points.
"Whit came in right off the
try needs look no further than
After the gapie, Giorgis bench and in the last two games
their women's basketball team.
expressed his appreciation for she's really brought a lot of ener-
On Sunday afternoon the
Red
the team effort it took to stop the
gy
with steals and fast breaks."
Foxes followed up an ugly loss Niagara s~.
Vilardi, recipient of the MAAC
to Canisius. from Friday night
"I can't say enough for the jo.b Rookie of the Week award for
with a masterful victory over the that Vilardi, and Vicki Wancel, the second straight week, scored
Niagara Purple Eagles, the top and _Laura Whitney did on ten on four of nine shooting, and
team in the Metro Atlantic Cunrungham," he said. "They Kristin Keller added to the
Athletic Conference (MAAC), did a great job· to lock her up to Marist scoring with nine points,
64-51.
eleven. I'm very proud of the her highest total since December
It was the first time in program kids.
11
l 2's meeting with Hartford.
history that Marist was able to
Vilardi and Laura Whitney had
The Red Foxes' second leading
defeat the top-dog of the confer-
three steals a piece to lead a
scorer on the season, Stephanie
ence. The victory ended a two-
defensive assault that forced Delpreore, left the game early in
game losing skid for the
Red
Niagara into 19 turnovers and the second half with a sprained
Foxes and revived their chances
created many easy faSt break ankle after falling hard to the
of capturing a first round bye in opportunities.
ground jumping for a rebound.
the MAAC Tournament.
Despite only hitting
one
three-
The initial prognosis is that she
Head coach Brian Giorgis said point shot after Marist's initial
will be out of action for at least
his team's refusal to let Friday offensive surge, Giorgis said ten days, with a possible return
night's game affect Sunday's early effective perimeter shoot-
date set for Friday, Feb.7 when
play was a key to the game.
ing forced the Purple Eagles to the Stags of Fairfield come to
"I
really tip my hats off to the play honest defense allowing Poughkeepsie.
kids,
11
Giorgis said, "They Magarity to thrive.
·
With the victory,
·
Marist
could've come out today and
"The key to Maureen's success
improves to 8-9 overall for the
really have been lethargic and is really the key
of
what the other season and a sixth place standing
stuff after the loss the other day.
people do," he said. "Its all a
in the MAAC with a 4-4 record.
And now we kind of put our-
matter of how much people try to Niagara falls to 6-3 in
confer-
selves right back in the thick of take her away.
You can take ence play with the loss and out of
tntngs."
away
Maureen, it
takes more
first place.
The Red Foxes' play was any-
than one, but if people do that
thing but lethargic.
Marist then other people need to step
up."
scored on their first four posses-
sions of the contest.
Vicki
Magarity enjoyed her second
Wancel opened the scoring with straight good game, scoring ti.f-
a three-pointer.
teen-points and collecting 5
Maureen Magarity stepped out rebounds. The Red Fox Captain
from the post to knock down a has ironically played noticeably
jumper from 15 feet. Next time better while school is in session,
down Kristen Vilardi connected scoring eighteen-points per con-
from behind the arc. After a test and shooting nearly sixty-
Magarity free throw capped the percent from the field, as com-
9-0 Marist rup. to open the game pared to just 12 points per game
Niagara was forced to call a time
during
the winter break.
out just one-hundred seconds
Much like Giorgis, Magarity
after the tip-off.
said she attributes her success to
The key to the Marist victory, her team's balanced attack.
TEAM NOTES
The next challenge for Marist
will be Friday night at
7:00
p.m.
when the Gaels of
Iona
come to
the McCann center.
The Red°
Foxes disposed of Iona, the
worst team in the
conference,
with ease in their first meeting of
the season 58-45. Delpreore col-
lected 1·5 points and nine
rebounds in the game while Nina
Vecchio scored seven points
grabbed six rebo\llldS and dished
five assists.
Men's basketball team slumps
Foxes lose
and Magarity is honored
for
300th
win
by
Andrew
PearsoR
the third leading scorer in the
Staff Writer
MAAC conference (17.5 ppg),
Defend. Rebound. Execute.
getting into foul trouble and hav-
That is the philosophy of Siena ing to sit for much of the opening
head coach Rob. Lanier.
half. Eppehimer would turn out
Unfortunately for Dave to be a non-factor in the game,
Magarity, the Red Foxes did nei-
with all four of his
points
coming
ther of those things in
losing
to in the first half.
the Saints 81-68 at the McCann
For Magarity, the lack of
Center on Superbowl Sunday.
involvement by Eppehimer real-
"They had us in just about ly hurt.
easy baskets, exposing the Red
Foxes undersized frontcourt. As
a result, the Saints shot nearly 53
percent
'for
the game, with the
lead at one point ballooning to
24 points.
Not to be forgotten for the
Saints was the play of point
guard Prosper Karangwa, play-
ing only his second game at the
point position. Karangwa effi-
ciently ran the Saints offense
'
nearly garnering a triple double
with 11 points, 12 assists and 8
·
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REBECCA CRISPI/PHOTOGRAPHER
Marist Hockey team skating easy after defeating top team Stonybrook
last
Friday at Mid Hudson Civic Center
Hockey
team
upsets Stony Brook
Win keeps slim playoff chance alive for Red Foxes
by
Scott Montesano
staff writer
The Marist Red Foxes club
hockey team's national tourna-
ment hopes
may
not be dead
quite yet.
Unranked
in the American
Collegiate Hockey Association's
(ACHA)
poll in the middle of
January,
it appeared
as though
the
Foxes were guaranteed
another
March without
a nation-
al
tournament
appearance.
However, a recent
s.tring
of
upset
victories
has turned a
surprising
season,
into
one that could have a
most
unexpected
finish.
Mari st has positioned
itself into
the
#9 ranking
in
the ACHA's
Northeast region.
The top four
teams
in the northeast
region
qualify for the
national
tourna-
ment,
which
will be held
in
Los
Angeles, CA. The final rankings
will be announced on Feb. 4th.
"(Making
the national tourna-
ment) is definitely
in
the back of
our minds," said junior
captain
Jerry Tavella.
With their 3-1 upset
victory
over
the
number three ranked
Stony Brook Sea
Wolves
on Jan.
24th at the Mid-Hudson Civic
Center, the Red Foxes
continued
a
late
season surge, which
helped
them climb into
national
tourna-
ment
contention.
Sophomore Chris
Walling
and
juniors
Jerry
Tavella and Lou
Gugliemetti each scored a goal,
while
senio~
goaltender Matt
Allatin
continued
his MVP cal-
iber play to lead the Foxes to the
win before 325 fans.
The
victory
was nothing out of
the ordinary for this
resurgent
group of
Foxes.
Over the past three
weeks,
the
Foxes have defeated Penn State
and Indiana (PA), as well as tied
San Jose State, ail of which are
highly ranked in
the
ACHA. The
Red Foxes are an
impressive
6-4-
1
in
their last 11 games, and an
acceptable 10-13-2
·
overall.
This is all coming from a pro-
gram, which had won only 13
games over the previous three
seasons combined.
"We
are having
fun
right now,"
said Tavella, who added that the
team trusts each other on the ice.
Marist's national tournament
hopes have also been helped
by
the failure of higher ranked
teams to win
lately.
Fifth ranked
Central Connecticut State lost
twice last weekend, while sixth
ranked
New
York
University
split
their two games.
Still, while the Red
Foxes are
performing well, their chances
are realistically slim at best.
However the clock is running out
for the Red Foxes.
With only two games
rem~lh-
ing
until the final rankings are
announced, the Red Foxes must
win, and preferably win big, to
impress voters.
The Red Foxes play host to the
Ramapo Rangers on Friday, Jan.
31 at 9:30 p.m. at the Civic
Center in a non-league game,
·
and then travel to Westfield State
on Saturday, Feb.
1st
for a Super
Efst Hockey League
(SECHL)
game.
Made up of players who are
between the ages of
16-20,
the
Ramapo Rangers are a
junior-
level team, not a collegiate
squad. Nevertheless, using a
style of play
that
has been
described as
"chippy,"
by
Marist
head coach Bob Simmons, the
physical Rangers have proven
to
be a tough foe to many
northeast-
ern college programs this season.
Siena struggled
against
Ramapo early in the season
before pulling out a
victory.
Meanwhile, Ramapo recently
defeated a junior cqllege
varsity
team
in
central New York.
A win by the Foxes over
Ramapo would set up a show-
down the following
night
just
west
of Springfield,
MA, against
SECHL foe the
Westfield
State
Owls.
Although Westfield
(11--1-1) is
ranked #4 in northeast, the
school
is ineligible for
postsea- ·
son play because
the
Owls are
in
their
first season
as
a
member of
theACHA
Nevertheless, the Owls have
.
become
a dominant
•
force,
led
by
a
roster
full of marginal
Division
III
varsity
level
talent. This
should come
as
no
surprise
since
the school's purpose
for having a
team is ta
drum
up support
fot
what is perceived to
be·
an
inevitable move to varsity
status
for
the
program in a couple of
seasons.
Westfield
beat
the Foxes
5-3
at
the
Civic
Center in
early
November.
"We are
looking forward to
playing
them again. We
feel
we
can beat anyone," noted
Tavella
.
After this
weekend Marist will
still have one more
regular
sea-
son game on Feb.
7 aga
i
nst New
York
University
at
the
Civic
Center.
FOXES'
NOTES
*
In
addition to
making
a
last
ditch charge
towards nationals,
the Red Foxes
will try to lock up
a playoff spot in
the Super East
Hockey
League
this
weekend. At
4-7-1
in SECHL play,
Marist
can
clinch a
playoff
spot
with
a
win
over
Westfield
on
Feb.
I
coupled
with a
win by Montclair
State
over
the University of Albany
on
the same
night. Marist
'
s magic
number of points to
clinch a
playoff spot is
three.
The Foxes
currently
hold
the
sixth and final
p
l
ayoff
spot
in the
league, which
will hold
i
ts sin-
gle-elimination
tournament in
Newburgh
from
Feb.
14-16.
every area," said Magarity.
"After we went up five, I didn't
"Offensively they were really want to take a chance and have
clicking."
.
Eppehimer get a third foul," said
The Red Foxes did their best to Magarity. "Nick never got in the
make a game of it, though, as
flow of the game. It completely
they pulled to within 37-36
on an
changes the way we play when
Eric Siegrist three-pointer at the Eppehimer is in foul trouble."
outset of the second half.
Bennett,
though,
refused to
However, Siena promptly went blame his team's poor perform-
on a 17-2 run,
highlighted
by a ance
on
the sub-par effort by
re~~i:~s~ositive side for the Red.
MA AC UPDATE
S
Compiled
by
Paul Seach
Sparts Editor
Men's
Basketball
Justin Miller dunk. A
Brandon
Eppehimer.
Ellerbee tltree-pointer temporari-
"I feel we have personnel
·
on
ly stopped the bleeding with this team to make up for Nick
10:38 remaining, but Siena having
a
bad night," said
would prove to be too much for
Bennett
.
the Red Foxes.
The Red Foxes were
ultimately
"We had a few bad shots, peo-
done in by a Saints team that
pie trying to force plays, and proved to be too strong, too big
defensively we went into a and too quick. Five Saints fin:.
lapse," said Marist guard David ished the game in double figures,
Bennett.
led by Justin Miller's I 7 points
Foxes, junior Chris Handy
played perhaps his best game of
the season, finishing with 16
points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocked
shots. Brandon Ellerbee finished
with 15 points, though many
came with the outcome already
de(?ided.
Prior to the game, Magarity
was honored by Marist College
for attaining his 300th victory
which came January 10 versus
Canisius.
However, Magarity
surely would have liked a differ-
ent outcome against Siena.
"I'd trade it all for a win, to be
honest with you," Magarity said.
The Red Foxes were hurt early and 8 rebounds. Siena repeated-
on by senior Nick Eppehirner, ly used their muscle inside to get
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Women's Basketball
Kristen Vilardi named
rookie of the week
After making three consecutive
starts and recording a career-high
four assists and tying a career-
high with three steals against
Niagara, Red Foxes freshman
Kristen Vilardi was named the
MAAC Rookie of the Week.
Over the week, Vilardi averaged
eight points, four rebounds and
two and a half steals a game.
This is the 2nd consecutive
Rookie of the Week honor for
Vilardi.
Canisius' Stevens named
MAAC player of
the week
Janel Stevens was named the
Women's MAAC player of the
week corning-off an all star ~r-
formance week. In a loss to
Niagara, Stevens scored a career-
high 36 points, while also pulling
down a career-best 16 boards.
Her hot playing continued with a
win over Marist, with Stevens
posting a double-double with 25
points and l
O
rebounds and then
scoring 24 points and grabbing
10 rebounds in a win at Iona.
Flores
Cl11dMendez
named Co-
MAAC players of
the~
Luis Flores of Manhattan and
Juan Mendez of
Niagara
were
named the MAAC players of the
week. Flores scored 44 points
against Fairfield, which ties three
others for 2nd highest point
total
scored by a player in a MAAC
game. Mendez averaged a dou-
ble-double during the
week,
averaging 21 points and
10.5
rebounds
a
game.
Marvin
McCullough of Iona
took
home
Rookie ofthe
·
Weekhonors, scor-
ing 12 points, eight assists and
six rebounds against Marist.