VOLUME 56, ISSUE 20
Porn economically
viable?
Student takes stand
against the pornography
industry. pg. 3
Iraq: Check the
facts
Marist student comments
on the situation in Iraq.
pg. 4
Bringing Down the
House
crashes
Martin and Latifah don't
pull through for audi-
ence. pg.6
Keeping the hope
afloat
Men's lacrosse wins over
Wagner a.nd stays in the
playoff race. pg. 8
Album Review
White Stripes album
shows its true colors pg.
6
Are you a cab
junkie?
Test your taxi knowledge
to see if you are yellow-
vehicle savy. pg 4
The student newspaper of Marist College
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2003
Poughkeepsie cracks down
on jaywalkers
By Angela De Fini
Staff Writer
Jaywalker: one who illegally
crosses the street, disregarding
traffic rules and signals
.
Although jaywalking may not
sound like a serious offense, it is
a violation of the New York State
Vehicle and Traffic Law, a law
many Marist students seem
.
to
ignore.
John Gildard, Director of
Safety and Security at Marist,
reminds students that the traffic
laws apply to pedestrians as well
as motorists, a fact most people
either don't know or choose not
to recognize
.
Gildard said that the campus is
undergoing
an
education
enforcement
campaign,
to
inform
people
that
both
motorists and pedestrians need to
work together to obey traffic
safety laws. Information regard-
ing pedestrian responsibilities
has been distributed on cars
around campus and in student
mailboxes. The most recent
effort in this education move-
ment has been the installation of
signs at the Route 9 and Fulton
Street
crosswalk.
Motorists, alarmed at the
amount of jaywalking at the
crosswalk, alerted the college
·
of
their concern, according to
Gildard.
The signs, which warn pedes-
trians that jaywalking is illegal,
were installed about three weeks
ago to serve as a subtle reminder,
much like signs reminding
motorists to buckle up.
"Our primary goal is to keep
people safe," Gildard said.
In recent years, several pedes-
trians struck while crossing at
the Route 9 and Fulton Street
intersection have been cited for
"Waiting for the light to change
jaywalking.
can be a pain, especially when
Recently,
Town
of there's a break in traffic and you
Poughkeepsie police officers think you can make it across,"
started patrolling near the main Ruppar said. "But I think the
campus g~te, looking to ticket signs will be beneficial to remind
speeding motorists and jaywalk-
people that jaywalking will get
ers. Jaywalking citations can cost you a ticket."
violators as much as $100.
Freshman Kirstin Ettere feels
On March 19, the town board the college's efforts to increase
unanimously voted to amend the safety could have positive
contract between the town and results.
Marist for traffic control on
"I feel safer knowing that the
Route 9. Under the agreement,
college is attempting to educate
the college will pay police over-
and enforce the traffic laws for
time,
according
to
the the safety of Marist students,"
Poughkeepsie Journal.
she
said.
Marist students have already
Another new safety measure is
noticed the jaywalking enforce-
·
the countdown crosswalk at the
ment effort at the main cross-
main campus entrance. Installed
walk. Well aware of the incon-
by
the
New York
State
venience of having to wait for Department of Transportation
the light, freshman Katie Ruppar approximately six weeks ago, the
noted the potential benefits of the
signs in the crosswalk let pedes-
jaywalking signs.
trians know how much time they
have to safely cross the street.
The volume of pedestrian traf-
fic influenced the state's decision
to install the countdown cross-
walk at the main gate. According
to state statistics from 2000,
more than 22,000 cars travel the
section of Route 9 near Marist
each day.
Gildard knows of no plans to
install similar crosswalks at the
north and south gates.
While the benefits of the safety
campaign have yet to be seen,
some students, such as freshman
Brooke Heithoff
,
are skeptical
that the student body will actual-
ly pay attention to the signs.
"You can put up a sign, but
W:hen
the lights don't turn
enough and you have to get to
class, you're probably going to
walk anyway," Heithoff said
.
SGA survey aitns at/ getting student views on school policies
By Alissa Brew
Staff Writer
The
·
Student Government
Association (SGA) is handing
out a survey around campus, to
get the opinions of students
·
on
issues involving policies and
services provided by Marist. The
three-page survey covers issues
such as the efficiency of the
SNAP
program, campus parking
and even the SGA's effective
-
ness
.
The survey is being randomly
administered to all students,
ranging from freshman to seniors
in order to get a reasonable rep-
resentation of the student body.
Former Director of Public
Relations, Matthew Rovery, said
the survey is being conducted to
better serve the students.
"Eventually it (the survey) will
give the SGA insight as to what
the students want," said Rovery
.
This questionnaire will serve as
a guideline for the Student
Government, so they address the
most important" issues first, in
hopes to create policies that will
better serve the students.
Student Body President Bobbi
Sue Gibbons pointed out past
issues that were changed because
of the SGA's discretion with
Marist policy
.
For example,
mailroom hours were lengthened
to accommodate the students'
needs, and the McCann Center's
facilities were cleaned better,
after the lack of cleanliness was
brought to the athletic director's
attention.
Now the Student Government
1s seeking to address larger
issues on campus. For one, the
SGA is trying to improve the
number of parking spaces by
opening "faculty only" parking
lots, located near Lowell Thomas
and Dyson, on the weekend to
the students. The
only
proV1Sion
students must make is to remove
their vehicles by either late after-
noon or early evening on
Sunday. The penalty would be
having their car towed.
Another policy in the works is
the registration of guest passes.
Instead of going through the
process of picking a pass up at
the Housing and Residential Life
office or paying a fee of $3 for
passes that are issued later on in
the week, Marist will adopt a
system used by many other col-
leges. The security guard will
simply require a driver's license
or ID card to stay in the host's
dorm.
Bobbi Sue Gibbons said she
promises a change.
"YQµ
.will
see a change, I feel
very strongly about this," said
Gibbons.
Some policies proposed by the
SGA have even caused Marist to
propose completely new poli-
cies
.
Sometime in the near
future, the possibility exists that
students will have the use of a
shuttle bus to take them across
Route 9 and to other places on
campus.
There are also new policies to
improve the recycling program.
"We want that to be one of the
first policies a student learns
about, when they come here,"
said Gibbons.
Students do not need to wait for
the SGA to address a problem or
concern
here
on
campus.
Gibbons said if students have an
issue to contact them at the SGA.
Any student can voice their opin-
ion via online form, phone num-
ber, or in person if they wish.
The Student Government hopes
that with this survey, more peo-
ple will voice their opinions and
the needs of the student body
will be met.
Informing students of the issues facing today's corporate
world
By Flora Lui
Staff Writer
On Thursday, April 10, the
Marist College Center for Career
Services will sponsors an excit-
ing
career event:
Today's
Workplace:
Issues
and
Expectations.
All Marist stu-
dents, as well as members of the
Marist community are welcome
to attend. This special event will
be held at 2:00 p.m. in the Nelly
Goletti Theater.
Today
'
s Workplace
is based on
the following question
-
How
will technology, intemati<:>naliza-
tion and globalization, <::orporate
ethnics, human factors and social
responsibility affect your career?
Due to the shortcoming of the
current
economy,
Career
Services hopes this event will aid
students in preparation for
today
'
s corporate world.
Twelve panelists have been
invited to join in discussions
regarding the various concerns
linked to the current workplace.
Students will be able
to
engage
in a question and answer panel
discussion on issues related to
Internationalization and the
Global Society; the Impact of
Technology; Ethnics and Social
Responsibility;
Economic
Uncertainty within a Historical
Context; Human Elements and
the Company Bottom Line;
Preparing College Students fo
.
r
Workplace Challenges; and Job
Search Techniques for Today's
Market.
The discussion will be moder-
ated by Vice President and Dean
of Student Affairs Deborah
DeCaprio and Modele Clarke,
Lecturer in Communication.
A reception will be held in the
Perfonning Arts Room (PAR)
after the event where students
will be able to meet the panelists
.
The Center for Career Services
is located on the third floor of the
Library in Room 302. The center
provides a various number of
services, such as assisting stu-
dents with setting career goals
and seeking employment. Other
services include career infonna-
tion and assessment, pre-profes-
sional and graduate school advis-
ing, and job search preparation.
To learn more about this event
or services offered by Career
S~rvices, call extension 3547 or
visit
the
web · site
at
http://www.marist.edu/careerser-
vices
/
.
The lists of panelists mainly
consist ofMarist alumni and rep-
resentatives from numerous
industries throughout the Greater
Hudson Valley including:
James E. Patrick, Ph.D. '66
Brendan Burke '68
George
F.
Decker, Jr.
'
·
'77
Anita Cartin '87
Maria Gordon Shydlo '87
Wayne Mabey '90, '94
Jim Regan
Annamaria Maciocia
Kathleen Crowley
Committee announces finalists for the annual playwright contest
By Ryann Gillen
Staff Writer
Earlier this semester, student
playwrights were encouraged to
put on their thinking caps and
create their own one-act plays.
Eighteen plays were submitted
to be analyzed by the Theatre
Workshop class, where play-
wrights were encouraged to
attend the class and receive feed-
back oh their work.
Only five were chosen to be
through the 26, 2003. They are,
"Thirteen Dollars for Thenipy"
by Landan Gro~s, "I Spy Love"
by Mike Gemme, "Bringing
Home Jimmy Stewart" by Karla
Gareau, "1-900-GET-GIRL" by
'
Chris Weber, "Slippery Fingers"
by Brooke Kaylor, "The Man
from Korvutunturi" by
Mike
Gemme, and "Two Tales" by
Edward Kasche.
The festival is
in
its 23rd year
here at Marist, and will be per-
formed
the
weekend
of
Shakespeare's birth.
Cox and
Dr.
Donald Anderson,
theatre department, started the
festival in 1980.
It
was original-
ly started to encourage students
to write, direct, and act their own
plays.
after graduation. Before leaving
for London with his college
roommate, he dropped of his first
full-length play with Cox, with
hopes of discussing it with him
upon his return. Unfortunately,
on Anderson's first day in
London, he was killed by a car
that had jumped
,
the sidewalk.
Theater Alumni that were
classmates
with
Anderson
returned to Marist and honored
his memory by performing his
only full-length play.
ory.
A faculty committee will ana-
·
lyze,, the plays for their content,
based on the plays performed in
the festival along with any of the
original eighteen semifinalists
that have continued to work on
their plays
.
The plays are not necessarily
judged by the acting, but by the
work the student-playwrights
actually did. Finally, one winner
is chosen to receive the John P
Anderson stipend.
===========-I
performed in the Annual Festival
of Plays, to be held April 24
"This is actually a very exciting
thing, for students to write,
direct, and
.
act in their own
plays," said Dean Gerard Cox, a
founder of the festival.
However, the festival took a
different course in 1987 when it
became a competition in memo-
ry of John P.
Anderson.
Anderson was a Marist graduate
who went to London shortly
The Festival of Films competi-
tion was later named in his mem-
THE
CIRCLE
845-575-3000
EXT.
2429
WRITETHECIRCLE@HOTMAIL.COM
3399
NORTH ROAD
POUGHKEEPSIE
,
NY
12601
Weekend
..
Weath
.
er
Thursday
Mostly cloudy .
Highs
_
in the upper
40s and lows in
the low 30s.
Friday
Mainly cloudy with
rain. Highs
•
in the
mid 40s and lows
in the mid 30s.
Saturday
Occasional show-
ers, windy Highs
in the 50s and
lows in the 30s
.
Sunday
*
Partial sunshine.
Highs in the mid
50s and lows in the
low 30s.








































































THE CIRCLE
............. o
ii:'~
•••••
0
••••
,
CAMPUS COMMUNI1Y
(845)-575-3000 ext. 2
.
429
April 10, 2003
Security Briefs
VISITING
Compiled
by
Ed Williams Ill
Staff Writer
Wednesday
4/2
Got milk?' The Donnelly cof-
fee shop almost didn't.
A
member of housekeeping was
passing by the Donnelly cof-
fee shop at 12:30 a.m. and
noticed that a portion of the
previous milk delivery was
missing. One container hold-
ing 12-16 plastic bottles of
chocolate milk was pilfered,
but found in the stalls of the
men's room across from the
coffee shop.
All
of the con-
tents were in tact and returned
'to dining services.
Wednesday
412
The extremely difficult task of
s
wiping in was again botched,
this time in Champagnat at
1:
12 a.m. A female student
tried using a fake Michigan
driver
'
s license in place of her
Marist ID card to gain entry
into the freshman dorm.
Security confiscated the card,
there was no report of intoxi-
cation
,
and therefore no logi-
cal explanation for why a fake
Michigan ID was
·
used to
swipe in ..
.
Wednesday
4/2
Sheahan Hall was under
attack at 1 :45 a.m. by some
disgruntled residents. Liquid
laundry detergent was spilled
in the hallway of the third
floor.
In
addition to the spill,
eggs were thrown about, and
the banister leading from the
second floor to the third floor
was plastered with shaving
cream. Housekeeping cleaned
up the mess, but security said
no vandals were found with
"egg on thejr faces."
Wednesday
4/2
An
RD reported that a phone
was missing from the laundry
room in Upper West Cedar at
3:00 p
.
m. The phone was last
seen before Spring Break and
is still missing.
Friday
414
Two Champagnat students
were spotted near the Sheahan
gate walking along the side-
walk at
11
:54 p.m
.
Th
e
y both
were carrying book bags, but
one of the students
'
bags was
found to have several irregular
bulges visible
.
The same two
students were said to have
been spotted departing earlier
with
empty book bags
.
Security investigated the con
-
tents of the bulky bag and hit
the jackpot. Thirty cans of
Miller Light were found and
promptly confiscated making
the whole trip for naught.
Perhaps next time they should
try us
i
ng a bigger bag.
Friday
414
The familiar offense of an off
campus student trying to enter
a dorm with an on campus stu-
dent
'
s ID popped up again
,
this time in Midrise at 12: 10
a.m
.
Security spotted the case
of false identity and the non-
student
was
ushered
off
campus
.
Friday
414
A non-student was caught in
the Donnelly
c
omputer room
attempting to log on a
s
a for-
mer student at 1 :25 p.m
.
The
people at the Help Desk
became
s
uspicious once the
male asked a plethora of ques
-
tions on how to log on correct-
ly
.
Security responded and
the Town of Poughkeepsie
Police was called and escorted
the trespasser off campus.
Friday
4/4
This week'
s c
ook
i
ng snafu is
brought to you by the good
people at the Food Network
who firmly believe that fire
alarms would be cut to a min-
imum if they
'
r
e
programming
was shown on Marist TV. A
student was burning food on
her stove in the I-block
,
but
was able to put out the flames
before anyone had to be evac-
uated. Unfortunately, the dis-
carded contents of the fire
extinguisher diminished the
deliciousness of the food. Her
fellow I-blockers are much
obliged I'm sure.
Saturday
415
Running low on time in the
semester, Marian was desper-
ately trying to restore their
reputation as the big partiers
on campus at 2:52 a.m.
An
intoxicated student showed
her ID to security and then
blew by the officer in a quick
getaway attempt
,
Security
was hot on the trail, though,
and caught up with her at her
room. She was further evalu-
ated and deemed okay to stay
in herrnom
.
Saturday
4/5
Less than an hour latyr Marian
was the scene of the
·
next inci-
dent.
A
non-student tried
using a student's ID to gain
entry into the dorm at 3:32
a.m.
Security stopped the
non
-
student and asked them to
leave
.
The subject first refused
to ID himself, so the Town of
Poughkeepsie Police was
called to the scene. The sub-
ject listened a little better to
the police and left campus
.
Saturday
4/5
Not wanting to let Marian
Hall gain any ground at all on
first place, Champagnat added
to their first place lead at 9:00
p.m. A
~
was broken up
on the gt fl
'
oor. One bottle of
Bacardi Rum and one bottle of
Vodka were confiscated. The
party was comprised of both
students and guests.
The
guests were forced to leave,
and their guest passes were
confiscated
.
Dream ii. Do ii. Disnev.~
.
We,re recruiting on campus~
Marist C.Ollege
Tuesday, April
15,
2003
1
:00
PM, Per1orming
Arts
C.enter
M.m:\s
~
~ - A U
ff'll901S
an:iail
~~
~ls
'irwi.11:d.
'Ilm
'ts
p..,r
dsm:ie
b
go
msde
tliis
~
1!!:S'OI:'~
.
build
your
rc&'IJrt1.G
1'1CtWotk
with Di,nc:,-1~~
ad
'
-mc::d
~twlalb
ttotn a.round
the world.
~'k
out:a.W<Jk ~W<»Y• Co1le#Pto.pmpa.i.di.nt~hip.
24-kNr
~d~TI&
' t s ~
Co~ c:m.t
opportunities
ttSillf
be
:IMli.lable
.
Vwt
our
wie'bsile
a.t
wd,,,,eoU.q:q:,roga.m. coman:i tb:n
~
b
11:,e
~
Atteulan::e
· . . , ~ t o ~
b().,...r
.
\ai.JCOLLfi
£
PR06RAN
'Ml~legeprogramcom
Saturday
4/5
Champagnat continued their
bid to clinch first place at 9:50
p.m. A case of a sick student
was reported on the
8
th floor.
There was indeed a sick stu-
dent found on the premises,
and the cause of the illness
was alcohol. The student won
a trip to St. Francis and was
provided with curb side serv~
ice from Fairview Ambulance.
Sunday
4/6
When it rains it pours, and
when Champagnat drinks
,
they really drink. This time
the fourth floor got into the
action. The RA was making
the rounds at
11
:30 p.m. and
stumbled upon a party. Forty
empty beer cans were found in
addition to a full liter of
Vodka. Six students and one
guest were involved, and the
guest was booted off campus.
Sunday
4/6
A
security guard observed a
male climbing the big hill
towards the East side of
Sheahan carrying a large
paper bag. He was observed
checking several windows
until he left the bag under-
neath one o( the South side
windows
.
He went to the
front of the room, and most
likely would have retrieved
the bag from inside the win-
dow once he got there. But
security stealthily snagged the
bag before the subject had a
chance too.
Inside the bag
was a 12 pack of Milwaukee's
Best beer. That seems like an
awful lot of trouble for a kind
of beer like that.
If
it were
some Bass Ale then maybe I
would think otherwise.
Monday
/
417
A stu<;ient reported that her
book bag was missing from a
Donnelly Hall classroom at
2:30 p.m. Inside the bag were
several books
,
a TI-86 calcu-
lator and her wallet. Inside
the wallet were credit cards
and her identification.
The
Town of Poughkeepsie Police
were called and took a report
.
Champagnat remains relent-
less in their pursuit of first
place. They could stop now,
and probabl
y
still take the
pri
z
e come semester's end.
The real race will probably be
for second place.
Leo has
become a bit complacent of
their second place standing
·
lately
,
and Sheahan and
Marian seem poised to take a
stab at being the runners up
.
Weekly alcohol or dru~-relat-
ed incidents tally by dorms:
Champagnat -
4
Marian- 1
Sheahan
-
1
Semester
'
s total of alcohol or
dru[:-related incidents by
dorms:
Champagnat - 24
.
Leo- IO
Sheahan- 8
Marian- 7
Midrise-4
Old Townhouses
-
3
Benoit
-
2
Upper West Cedar
-
2
Lower West Cedar
-
I
Donnelly
-
1
Gartland
-
1
Write TheCircle@hotmail
.
com
The Circle
Jennifer C. Haggerty
Editor-in-Chief
Katherine Slauta
Managing Editor
CircleManagingEditor@hotmail.com
J ustJen 121618@hotmail.com
PaulSeach
Sports Editor
TheCircleSports@yahoo
.
com
Lauren Penna
Copy Editor
lkpenna9@hotmail
.
com
Cassi Matos
Co-News Editor
CassiMatos@email.com
Courtney Kretz
Co-News Editor
corkey1422@aol.com
Rob McGuinness
Wire Editor
REMno1@aol.com
Dan "Tease Me" Roy
Layout/Community Editor
carmenbrown75@hotmail.com
Matt Dunning
A&E Editor
jackskellington22@hotmail
.
com
Megan Lizotte
Features Editor
megel
i
z711@hotmai
l.
com
James Skeggs
Opinion Editor
skegdog@hptmail.com
Joe Guardino
Distribution Manager
Zspark18@aol.com
Karla Klein
Business Manager
KKfirefly@aol.com
G. Modele Clarke
Faculty Advisor
The Circle is the weekly student newspaper of Marist
College. Letters to the editors, announcements
,
and
story ideas are always welcome
,
but we cannot pub-
lish unsigned letters
.
Opinions expressed in articles
are not necessarily those of the Editorial board.
The Circle staff can be reached at 575-3000 x2429 or
letters to the editor can be sent to
W
r
itetheCircle@hotmail.com.
u
I
u
I
Events
Calendar
Bowling for Lupus
Saturday, April
12
This fund raiser will benefit the American Lupus
Foundation
.
Bowlers will compete in teams of
four, and entry is limited to 20 teams
.
The entry
fee is $40.00 per team and includes three games
and shoe rental. The event is open to all Marist
College students, as well as the general publ
i
c
,
provided they are sponsored by a mutual o
r
gani-
zation.
For addit
i
onal information
,
contact Ed Williams at
extension 4622, Alex Gamma at (845)
-
575
-
3003
x7142 or visit http
:
//bowl
i
ng.mar
i
stonline
.
com
.
U.S. Marines Helicopter Rides
Tuesday, April 15
Marist-students, faculty
,
and administrators are
invited to take a free ride around the Marist cam-
pus with Captain Melinda Rizer
,
USMC from
10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m at the area south of the
Marist Boathouse. Enjoy a spectacu
l
ar view of the
Hudson Valley scenery and learn about Marine
Corps Aviation and Marine
Corps Officer
Programs .
Student Employment Appreciation Day
Wednesday, April 16
The Student Employment Appreciation Day will be
held at the Cabaret from
11
:30 a.m. to 1 :30 p.m.
Student workers are invited to come and enjoy
free food, carnival games
,
prizes and raffles
.
"Man of La Mancha"
Sunday, April 27
The Broadway trip beings at 10 a.m. when the
bus departs from the Midrise Parking lot. For
more information contact SPC at extension 2828.
International Food Festival
Sunday, April 27
The International Students Club
i
s sponsoring the
Third Annual International Food Festival, from





































THE CIRCLE
WIRE REPORTS
(845)-575-3000
ext.
2429
April 10, 2003
Write TheCircle@hotmail.com
Page 3
SARS sprea~ ends Syracuse Hong Kong program
By Jen
Buske
Daily Orange
(Syracuse U.)
dents
back home," he said.
In the 44 years DIPA has been operat-
ing, thfa is the first semester program
where it
had
to send students home
early. The
decision
to send the 31 stu-
dents home was made Friday by several
officials
from both DIPA and SU, said
Jim
Buschman,
the associate director of
admissions at DIPA.
DIPA students are studying, causing the
institution to be closed. The suspected
student was tested for the disease and
found not to be infected. The university
remains shut down until April
6
for
fur-
ther inspections.
however, work with students who do
want to complete module C."
DIPA is also unsure of what will hap-
pen to the fall study abroad program to
Hong Kong.
(U-WIRE)
SYRACUSE, N.
Y.
Syracuse University, along with the
Division of International Programs
Abroad, has cut the semester-long study
abroad program
·
in Hong Kong short,
sending students home because of the
continuous spreading of Severe Acute
Respiratory
Syndrome,
said
SU
spokesman Kevin Morrow.
"It
is obvious this disease is not under
control," Buschman said. "We talked to
the New York State Health Department,
people in Hong Kong and other officials
and concluded we should act and bring
the students home."
Depending on their specific programs,
DIPA will work with students to either
do an independent study, an internship
or a research project once they return to
the United States, Morrow said.
"I'm already getting questions about
the fall program that I can't answer yet,"
Buschman said. "I'm holding out and
hoping the people will get the disease
under control and the fall group can go
out."
'
,
SARS is a flu-like, potentially lethal
disease and its origins have not yet
.
been
determined.
The majority of
SARS cases
involve
healthcare work-
ers or family members of those who
are infected. Because study abroad
students do not fall into one of these
categories, DIPA hoped the disease
would be contained and not spread to
where students coulci pick
it
up,
Buschman said.
Students had already completed the
majority
of their
course
work,
Buschman said. They were to return
home May 21, after completing module
C of the program, a five-week intern-
ship, usually at one of the multi-nation-
al corporations in China.
DIPA secured airplane seats for all stu-
dents at
no
extra cost to bring them back
home Tuesday, Buschman said.
If
stu-
dents choose to stay, they have to sign a
waiver along with their parents and
eventually, exchange their ticket on their
own to return home.
If
students cannot travel there this fall,
they can consider the~selves already
accepted on another DIPA program,
Buschman said. Students will be able to
switch to any other study
~broad
pro-
gram with no problems.
Morrow said that the decision was
based in part by the Centers for Disease
Control and
Prevention, which issued
travel advisory and health alert notices,
advising people with nonessential travel
to China to postpone trips until further
notice.
"It may
tum
out someone will stay,
even if it is against our recommenda-
tion," Buschman said "The program,
however, has officially ended."
·
"SARS is a
very
serious situation that
has received considerable attention•
in
Asian countries and the United States,"
·
Morrow said.
"This
was a precautionary
measure based on concern for our stu-
dents in Hong Kong.
"DIPA has been monitoring the situa-
tion, but the advisory from the CDC
helped
solidify
the decision to bring stu-
Now the disease has spread into the
Hong Kong community. There was also
a suspected case of SARS infection at
the City University of Hong Kong where
"Classes are already done, so students
have at least 12 to 15 credits,"
Buschman said. "Even if students
did
nothing with module C, they would still
have a full semester of credits. We will,
For the future of studying abroad, the
law and business summer program in
Shanghai, China, and the Culture and
Art short-term
·
program in China that
occurs in May have both been cancelled,
said Morrow.
"It
was a difficult decision but was
based on very sound judgment."
SDSU policy sets housing time limit, bumps upperclass
_
men
University
establishes limits
for current
residents, looks
to house freshmen,
transfers
give the new students a chance to live on campus,"
Kroncke
said.
"New freshmen· and new transfer
students really benefit from living on campus."
Students who have lived on campus four semes-
ters
or more will be given priority to live at Piedra
.
del Sol, University Towers and nearby apartments
administered through the campus housing pro-
gram, Kroncke said.
Important information like this policy should be
divulged differently, she said. Information in the
Journal is usually not that important, so no one
really
·
reads it.
While there had been discussion of this policy for
some time, including a freshmen-only policy that
was decided against, students were told via the
journal as soon as the decision had been made,
Kroncke said.
By Paul Filice
The Daily Aztec
(San Diego State U.)
The policy is going to affect about 100 students
who would have returned to live on campus, she
said. Piedra del Sol and University Towers can
accommodate that number of students.
(U-WIRE)
SAN DIEGO
-
Many students love
living
on the San Diego State University campus
.
However, a new housing plan may break their
hearts.
Liberal studies sophomore Jamie Winkelman,
who lives in Villa Alvarado with three roommates,
said she feels the policy is unfair,
especially
the
way students were notified.
The decision was announceif~ t}J~ Mar£h l
O
edi-
tion of the Hall Street Journal, the residence hall
newsletter.
The leasing period for off-campus housing
around San Diego State begins in March and April
_for
the following fall, she said. Students were noti-
fied at this time so they could have time .to find new
housing.
Andrews said she has found housing, but now she
has to worry about getting a job, fighting traffic and
paying for gas and parking.
Students who have lived on camp~ four semes-
ters or more
wiH
not be allowed to return beginning
fall 2003, according to a policy released by the
Office of Housing Administration
.
There have been long waiting lists for on-campus
housing for the p;ist three years, according to direc-
tor of housing administration Patricia Kroncke.
Knowing the waiting list would be long again and
not wanting to
tum
away new freshmen and trans-
fer students, the housing administrators decided to
give these students the chance to live on campus.
Winkelman said this was an ineffective way to
notify students. The residence hall staff could give
students no furths:!r informatio.n than what the
Journal had to say, she said.
Kroncke said closing Templo del Sol this fall to
make way for tennis courts and a softball field did
not affect the decision to
institute
this policy.
Cuicacalli residence hall, which has 18 more
spaces, was built to replace Templo. For two years,
Templo del Sol and Cuicacalli were both open. The
amount of housing will now return to its normal
level.
"We were having a terrible time finding out infor-
mation
-
period,
.es
pecia:lly
since
no one would
return our calls, e-mails or even respond to face-to-
face questions," Winkelman said.
Andrews said tearing down Templo is still going
to create problems.
It didn't seem fair to let students live on campus
three, four or five years while a new student could-
n't get any place to live on campus, Kroncke said.
Liberal studies sophomore Clare Andrews, a res-
ident adviser in the Living/Leaming
Center,
said
she first heard of the policy through rumors and
had to call the housing office for information the
day before it was announced,
"They're taking away 600 beds for something I
can
~t
u~e," she said
.
Winkelman said two of her roommates, who are
juniors, are being affected terribly. They're going
to transfer to California Polytechnic State
"It's
a hard choice, but I think we really have to
1:•1'11
1
111:1
,e
iJlftJ
1
11
BYU student protests ~otels' adult programming
By Burke
Jensen
The Daily Universe
(Brigham Young U.)
(U-WIRE) PROVO, Utah -
Pornography
has grown into
a
$10 billion business
-
big-
ger than the National Football League, the
National Basketball Association and Major
League
'
Baseball combined,
according
to an
ABC News
report.
And Mana Vautier,
23,
a freshman from
Auckland, New Zealand, majoring in physics
at Brigham Young University, has decided to
take a stand
against
it.
Vautier organized a petition last week that
commits students to encourage their friends
and families to stay in hotels that do not pro-
vide pornographic material on TV program-
ming.
"After
collecting over 2,000 names, I will
visit the four hotels and motels that offer
adult
entertainmen
t
(in Provo and Orem)," he
said. "The petition will hopefully show that
there is
enough
people against the availabili-
ty
of
adult
programming in hotels and motels
in the Provo/Orem area that the owners will
see
it
is not
economically
viable."
Heritage course requirement, Vautier said.
He was required to do something practical to
help solve a problem in American
society.
Vautier said he sought the advice from a
professor for help on the project and was
referred to Reid.
"I could tell he wanted to do
something
on
the community level so together we came up
with this project," Reid said,
'I
could
tell he
wanted to do
something on the
community
level so together we
came up
with this project'
Rory Reid, BYU
Instructor
Through this petition, Vautier said he hopes
to contain the pornography problem and keep
it
from oozing out of the local hotel
estab-
lishments
.
One of the ways people get involved with
pornography occurs during overnight busi
-
ness trips, when they stay in hotels that show
pornography on television, Reid said.
"When they are bored, they surf the chan
-
nels on the television until tpey come across
something pornographic
,
and then they
watch it," Reid
said.
In 1999, the issue of pornographic televi-
sion programming was brought to Omni
Hotels, and they resolved to stop providing it,
said
Caryn
Kboudi, the marketing vice pres-
ident for Omni Hotels. Their hotel was the
first major hotel chain to make that decision.
"The decision was made for no other rea-
son other than we felt it was the right thing to
do," she said.
Since then, the hotel chain has received
thousands of letters thanking them for the
decision, she said.
Kboudi said she tould only remember one
.negative
response.
Since that time, the decision to eliminate
adult entertainment has increased the hotel's
business.
"We've
never seen a decline in business
from the decision," Kboudi said.
"It
has
allowed some ne~
groups,
such as religious
groups that were opposed to adult entertain-
·
meht, to come to our hotels."
,
The
effects
from pornography can be dev-
astating, Reid said.
''Pornography
teaches a fraudulent message
about
human intimacy," he said.
"It
portrays
distorted
views
of sexual relations as nonnal
interaction
between partners,
creating
unreal
-
istic
expectations in relationships."
University because they cannot afford to move off
campus.
She said she plans on staying at SDSU for one
more semester and then transferring to California
State University at San Marcos. The financial bur-
den of moving out makes matters worse and is a
major factor in her decision to transfer.
Kroncke said SDSU is one of the last schools
to
institute this kind of policy. Unlike many campus-
es, the university still allows students to come back
for a second year.
The housing administration provides
free
online
listings and it's working with a local landlord for
more apartment spaces that
·
would help
returning
students, she said.
.
"We're providing [students]
alternatives,"
she
said.
"l
just really can't see
why'
they would
change. I'd really want to talk to them and find out
why one of these
.
alternatives isn't possible."
Students aren't being stranded, she said.
"As housing people, we want
everyone
to be able
to live
_
on campus, because we think it creates
a
substantially different kind of college experience
that students benefit froin," Kroncke said.
"We're
trying
to
give more students the opportunity to live
on campus and I think that is fair,".
Still, Winkelman said the dec
i
sion
has changed
the way she views the
.
university.
"I cannot feel pride for a school that throws its
upperclassmen out on their butts," she said. "I used
to take so much pride in being an
Aztec,
but I
fil!l
hurt that I have been
treated
so
poorly."
Unless motels understand that the commu-
nity
won't
support
pornography,
change
is
unlikely,
said
Rory Reid, a part-time faculty
instructor
who
focused
his
graduate
work on
impulse control
disorders
associated
with
pornography.
These people are
alone
and realize they
can
indulge in this
inappropriate
behavior
with
little or no
consequences,
he
said.
"Sad
ly
,
there are
a
l
ways consequences,"
he
said.
Pornography also
minimizes
the
conse-
quences of promiscuous sexual behavior,
such as sexually
transmitted diseases
and
unwanted pregnancies, he said.
~
LI-WIRE
THE CIRCLE IS
A PROUD MEMBER OF
THE
UNIVERSITY NEWSWIRE
The project
originated as an
American



















































































THE CIRCLE
FEATURES
(845)-575-3000 ext. 2429
April 10, 2003
,
WriteTheCircle@hotmail.com
Page
4
The unsung
heroes of the war in Iraq
The effects the media has
on war and the future
of wartime coverage
By Owen Daly
Staff Writer
When this war broke out back
in mid March and the battles
began
,
Americans were glued to
the media. With the embedded
reporters and the live engage-
ments on television
,
we were
able to get battlefield informa-
tion faster then ever J:,efore. We
are now able to watch our sol-
diers live in a firefight
;
it is the
ultimate in reality television.
The media can do damage as
well as good though. I know we
have all heard "Rumsfeld did not
ask
for
enough
troops
,
"
"Rumsfeld
ignored
liis
Genera
l
s
,
" "Our troops are
bogged down in heavy resist-
ance
,
" and my favorite "The
United States plan has failed."
That last remark comes from
Peter Arnett while he was on
Iraqi State run television. Both
NBC and National Geographic
have since fired him.
Don Rumsfeld
,
Tony Blair and
General Franks have also acted
heroically in this saga. At times I
do not think that they get the should be commended as well.
credit that they deserve.
In
fact Their battle plans have worked
some in the media have recently superbly and the evidence is in
criticized these men and their the results.
In
less then 20 days
supporting s~aff mem-
bers. These men have to
fight the public relations
war in addition to wag-
ing a war against an evil
dictator.
Tony Blair is a profile
in courage. This man
put politics aside and
did the right thing. He
went against his own
party in Parliament and
much of the local press
~nd sided with the
United States in its
endeavor to destroy
Saddam's regime
·
and
his weapons of mass
destruction. Blair under-
stood that Saddam is a madman
and that he must be taken out, he
did not care what the press said
or what his pollsters told him. It
is very rare to see that in the
political arena and Mr. Blair
should be commended for doing
so.
The Secretary of Defense Don
Rumsfeld and General Franks
we entered the capital and we
have done so with our hands tied
behind
·
our backs. Our Air Force
does everything it can to prevent
civilian
casualties.
lf
the
Pentagon wanted to, it could
have carpet-bombed
Baghdad
into the Stone Age like it did
Tokyo and Dresden
.
They chose
not to and because of that our
troops were slowed down at var-
ious times. When this happened
news organizations like the New
York Times could not wait to use
its buzz words: "quagmire" and
"bogged down.
11
Then there were
the Monday morning quarter-
backs who said that Rumsfeld
and Franks did not have enough
tr.oops in theater.
How could they even think
this? Here is a history lesson for
those that believe this is a failure,
Operation Market Garden in
Have you
ridden in a cab lately?
World War Two was a failure.
This current operation is one of
the greatest military plans in his-
tory. The Pentagon never said
this would be a "cake-
walk" and that the Iraqis
would just fold. the
journalists said this.
Many in the media want
to emphasize the nega-
tive and I believe this is
because that is what will
sell the most papers and
airtime
.
This is ethically
and morally wrong and it
does a great disservice to
our men and women who
wear the uniform and to
the American people as a
whole. By examining the
facts that I have outlined
from the beginning one
would easily surmise that
our men and women of the
armed forces are fighting better
then they ever
.
have in history.
Never before has an army moved
so fast and so far with so few
casualties.
As much as some members of
the media and anti war protesters
want it to, this is not Vietnam.
We are winning, we are suffering
extremely light casualties and we
are doing our best to help and
protect the people of Iraq. The
truth must be getting out to the
American
people
though.
According to a Fox News poll,
83% of Americans believe that
the war is going well. If that is
the case, perhaps I am reading
too much into this problem or
maybe it is just that most
Americans are intelligent enough
not to believe everything they
read or see.
In
recent weeks I could not be
more proud to be an American
·
and a member of the United
States military. Our men and
women that are overseas are
serving with honor and great
cour~e. Not only are they fight-
ing for our freedoms but for the
freedom of the Iraqi people. Our
Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, and
Airmen are spilling their blood in
the desert and streets of Iraq
thousands of miles from their
mothers, wives and children so
that the world might be a safer
place for us all. They all deserve
our respect and massive thank
you. Semper Fi!
Warning signs of
being a Po-town
taxi aficionado.
I've compiled a list of criteria which 9.When you call a cab, you add at least
will help you determine how much four people to whoever is standing with
you've actually ridden in
Poughkeepsie
)IOU.
Fettuccine Alfredo
by Aubrey Roff
Staff Writer
Before
I
came to Marist
,
I
had been in
a cab only one time. It was New York
City, 'pouring rain, kind of creepy, and
cost a total of seventeen dollars.
But anyone who's been at Marist a
significant amount of time has probably
ridden in cabs more than they can
count. But cabs at college are very dif-
ferent than that one that you were
forced to take on a s
i
ghtseeing trip in
the city. Poughkeepsie cabs are espe-
cially unique
.
They are not regular
cars, but more leaning towards mini-
bus proportions
.
They only co~t a dol-
lar a personf which can be paid in any
denomination and often, is. They have
different categories
,
including the noto-
rious "Jamaican cab" which includes
deafening music, and often strange
additions such as chairs in the back, and
TVNCR combos
.
And no matter how
many, times they say they're "around the
·corner," "ten minutes away," or "right
on the wayi" it is NEVER the truth.
Throughout my experience with cabs,
cabs .
.
. AKA, 'how big of a
partier
you
lO}
You
have several
cab
numbers
are.'
stored in your cell phone
.
These are just the basics:
Now
if
you 're a more hardcore parti-
1.
You have paid for a cab in "ghetto er:
change" - quarters, dimes, and nickels.
I.You've gotten kicked out of a cab
2
.
You know what it means to "lap it" company .... forever.
and have done this on several occa-
2.When a party gets broken up, you
sions.
walk two blocks, pick a random
3.You think that you should be able to address, and call the cab from there.
f i t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.You call at least three
'Poughkeepsie
cabs are especial-
a t
ly unique.
They are not regular
cabs and get in the first
one that shows up.
cars, but more
leaning towards
mini-bus
proportions.
They only
cost
a
dollar
a
person, which can
be
paid
in any
denomination and
4.You have tried to drive a
cab.
5.
You have given the cab
driver your phone number.
6.You got the
·
cab driver's
phone number.
often,
is.'
7. You have gotten into an
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - argument with the cab
least a d<;>zen people in a van.
4.You know the names of at least two
cab drivers.
5.
You have, under the influence of alco-
hol, injured yourself getting in or out of
a cab.
6.You have gotten kicked out of a cab.
7.You, or someone you know, has either
gotten sick in a cab, or come very close
to it.
8.You, or someone you know, has made
out in a cab.
driver, or even better, the dispatcher.
8.You have begged, cried, or made up
an outrageous story to get
a
free cab
ride.
9.You not only know the names of sev-
eral cab drivers, but know their
hometowns, hobbies,
and day jobs.
IO.You have taken a cab to
McCoy's .... enough said.
ADVERTISE
WITH
THECIRClE
r----------------------------------,
TIME IS RUNNING OUT
All ON CAMPUS
ADVERTISERS
RECEIVE A 10%
DISCOUNT!
CALL EXTENSION
2429TODAY!
WRITE FOR
THE CIRCLE
BEFORE THE YEAR ENDS!
CALL EXTENSION 2429 TODAY!
L __________________________________
J
TEACHING
POSITIONS
available for certified and uncertified
teachers.
we serve hundreds of public, private and parochial
schools irt CT and NY.
Over 10,000 placed since 1965.
THERE IS
NEVER A
CHARGE
UNLESS WE ARE SUCCESSFUL IN PLACING YOU,
and
many of our private schools P?Y the f
e
e.
Call us to discuss
your background and the types of positions for which you are
qualified.
FAIRFIELD TEACHERS'
AGENCY, INC.
P.O.
Box 1141 / Fairfield,
CT
06825
(203) 333-0611 /
www.fairfieldteachersagcy.com
Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time:
l>-15
mlns
Ingredients:
-3
tablespoons of butter
Directions:
~Melt
butter
in medium
saucepan;
stir in flour
-2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
•
:-1
cup of
evaporated milk
or heavy
-Gradually add in evaporated
milk
or
heavy
cream and chicken broth
~Cook, stirring constantly,
until
mix-
ture comes
to
a boil and
thickens.
~Stir in Parmesan cheese,
pro-
volone cheese
and pepper until
cheese is
melted.
cream
~1 /2 cup of chicken broth
~1 /2
cup
of
parmesan
cheese
~1 /2
cup
of provolone cheese
(optional)
-1/8 teaspoon o_f
pepper
.,..1
9 oz.
package of fettuccine
-Prepare
pasta, toss with sauce.
arning!!!
. . .
_,.
1te
fooled, . .
Tw _.. Nlcreetal •111111•
Oct
the
deepest.
'1ublt,
b1pst luting
tan
Jn
5 days
or
lea
parutNd,
With the
Slfe8t
most
advlaced
teclmology
In
the
industry
S
TANS $25.00
(ONBPBllPERSON)
MIMiPSUffi
UNLIMITED TANS
$29.95,....-
•NO
DOWN
PAYMENT
FREE
THREE DAYS AND TWO
NIGHTS
VACATION
OF YOUJ. CHOICE
*WITH EVERY MEMB.IRSBIPJ
1.1//4 miles
north
00
R.t.9
OD
tho
left
•While
,applies
last
•Bxpira
12131/02
~
~',L..;
. . . . . . . _ . ~
Nf
12590
(14St2274227
I
hifthiiMCI
Aw.
,_.....,...,NY12603
(MSJ
454-8700
Route 9
Npde
Park,
NY
12538
(14$}
229-9900
Visit us at our webtlte ..
www.lndl.eluun.c.om











































THE
CIRCLE
~~
LA
q.'i-
••*.
~
... *••···
0
••••
OPINION
(845)-575-3000
ext. 2429
April 10, 2003
Write
TheCircle@hotmail.com
Page 5
Letters to the Editor: Facts needed to fully consider Iraq
situation
To the Editor:
This letter is written in response to the
letter printed in last week's edition of
The Circle, titled
"Iraqi
War Concerns
from a Marist Student". As a college
educated person, you certainly do need
to consider all the facts concerning this
war.
First of all, you ask if Bush is in this
war for the oil. The oil the United States
imports from other parts of the world
comes primarily from Canada, then
Saudi Arabia, and then South America.
Iraq is only sixth in importing oil .to the
United States. We don't need the oil
coming
from Iraq; the reason our sol-
diers are so adamant about
protecting
their oil wells is because the Iraqi people
will need their oil as a source of revenue
when they govern themselves.
Secondly,
.
you ask the
question
of fac-
tual information concerning weapons of
mass destruction. In this war alone, Iraq
has already fired SCUD
·mi
ssiles
at
our
troops in Kuwait, SCUD missiles being
exactly the missiles Saddam was forbid-
den to have. Troops have found hun-
dreds of chemical/biological weapon
suits.
Saddam had no
qualms
about
using these chemical weapons first
on
Iranian soldiers in the 1980's and then
on the Kurdish people (his
OWN peo-
ple) living in Northern Iraq. So are you
saying that we should sit
back and
wait
for Saddam to drop a
_n
uclear
bomb
on
New York City so we
can
have factual
evidence that he has these weapons of
mass destruction?
You then begin a debate about the
United Nations, calling it the League of
Nations. If you look back in your histo-
ry books, the League of Nations and the
United Nations, although formed for
similar purposes, were very different
organizations. And the United States
chose not to join the League of Nations
through a congressional vote, not
because it was not "on
our
soil, so we
could make the money and we could
have the center of trade". We
did
not
join
because
as of yet we were still a
developing
nation, not yet
handling
the
superpower status World War I
had
boosted
us into. We did
not
join
because
our
constitution and the founders of our
free nation warned against the nation
getting involved in alliances, because
that is exactly why Europe, the Middle
East, Asia, and the rest of the world have
been warring with each other for the last
thousand years.
Finally, you compare this war to World
War II, in that the nations who do not
support
us
include France, Germany and
Russia. You want to talk about money?
France, Germany and Russia (and China
may
I
add) all have economic ties with
Iraq and Saddam's regime. They are
afraid that if Saddam's regime falls, they
will los·e
billions
of dollars. That is why
those countries will not support us.
Why did we "start" this war, you ask?
This war was started to protect our free-
dom, to protect our progeJ!y's freedom,
and to protect the world from a madman
who has a
reputation
for using weapons
of mass destruction. Should we just sit
back and wait for Saddam to gain the
power to actually
launch
those weapons
a great distance
-
say, to America? Or
should we take the opportunity to rid the
world of one ruthless dictator and his
terror regime?
The terrorists who
attacked us on September 11th had no
apparent reason to attack, they attacked
solely because they hate us. Do you
think that if we stay out of Iraq they will
hate us any less?
I understand your qualms about going
to war, I hate war, but war is something
that will never go away, because the
madmen like Saddam, Hitler, and Pol
Pot will keep trying to take power.
I,
for
one, am so thankful that we live in a
country that is willing to go to war in
order to bring peace to the world.
Anna Santonastaso
Letters to the Editor: Other
MAAC
arenas size up
To the Editor:
This letter is in response to last week's arti-
cle,
"Bigger
is better: Why Marist needs an
arena." \1/hile most would agree that our bas-
ketball team needs a bigger place to play, the
author should have checked his facts before
he wrote the story.
In his article, Olivieri said, "The Mccann
Center, bursting at the seams, can hold 3,000
people," and later, "Teams such as
Manhattan, Fairfield, and Siena have facili-
ties that ·allow them to schedule better teams
for on-campus home games."
Last time I checked (today) Fairfield's
arena can hold 2479 people, and Manhattan's
holds 3000. How do those colleges host bet-
ter teams than Marist if Mccann holds the
same amount of people?
And then there is Siena.
'Last
time I checked, Fairfield's
arena can hold 2479 people,
and Manhattan's holds 3000.'
While it's true that the Siena Saints play in
the 11,000 seat Pepsi Arena,
Olivieri
forgot
to mention (or didn't know) that the Pepsi
Arena isn't
on
Siena's campus, it's not even
close. Siena College doesn't own
it;
they
merely rent it for home games. And don't
think that because the Saints play in front of
11,000 seats that those seats are
full.
Even if
the entire undergraduate population of Siena
College attended a game (which is
unlikely)
8300 empty seats would
remain.
What's bet-
ter, playing in a packed
McCann
center
or
at
a ghost town in the Pepsi Arena?
The fact of the matter is, if Marist won't
even pay to build a pedestrian bridge over Rt.
9,
.
they won't pay to build a 10,000-seat arena
for a college that has less than 4,000 under-
graduates. Perhaps we should set our sights
on a more reasonable goal, such as
holding
our home games at a nearby arena that holds
more people, or expanding the Mccann cen-
ter as the· basketball team grows i11 populari-
ty.
IF YOU'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A LEADER IN
OUR COMPANY, THIS COULD BE YOUR NEW OFFICE~~
• Summer training for
college men and women.
• Financial assistance
towards college is
available.
• No ~raining or classes
during the school year.
1-800-342-2408
Leading Marines
is one
of
the greatest
challenges a
person
can
choose to accept.
To
stand in front of
the
smartest,
toughest, most
elite forces in the world, rank
is not enough.
Before you can say.
"Follow me,"
you
must
first
develop intellect. human
understanding, and
character to the
point
where
you
can
inspire
others to
follow
you.
If
you
are ready for
a
physical, mental.
and leadership
challenge
then
this program might
be
for you.
Guaranteed pilot, flight officer and law
positions are available
I
I!
Tbe
Few.,
Tbe Proad.
U.S. Marine Officer Programs
Captain C.D. Beasley
2021 Western Ave
Albany, NY 12203
BeasleyCD@1mcd.usmc.mil
• You don't learn
leadership, you live it.
• Push yourself
to
the
Ii m it. Then take it even
'
further.
•This in not R.O.T.C., it
is the primary source of
al I Marine Officers.
www.MARINEOFFICER.com
The U.S
.
.
Marine Corps offers programs for
undergraduates and graduates
that allow
you
to get
started now on mastering the art
of
leadership and
earning a commission as a
Marine Officer
.
Th.ey're called:
PLC and OCC
Find out
if
you
have what it takes. Call or email
for an appointment.
Seats are still open so contact our
office in Albany for further
information
NOW! I
I












































~,- LA
~t. .....
fl:-~ •••••
0
•••
THE CIRCLE
ARTS
&
ENTERTAINMENT
(845)-575-3000 ext. 2429
April 10, 2003
Write TheCircle@hotmail.com
Page 6
Evanscence stands out among nu-metal releases
by
Matt Dunning
A&E Editor
Evanescence - Fallen
·
We all knew it wouldn't take long for
a woman to come along and figure out
secret of making a decent nu-metal
record. The unifying theme of all nu-
metal acts, from Adema to Rob
Zombie--not to be confused with White
Zombie, there is a difference--, has
always been a sort of frail, beautiful
depression.
Weil, you won't find a
singer more beautiful or depressed as
Evanescence's frontwoman, Amy Lee.
Lee, along with her Little Rock,
Arkansas cohorts, are throwing their hat
into the ring to be crowned this genera-
tion's hard rock messiahs.
So, what
gives them an edge over bands like
Staind (that isn't a typo, they're just
dumb), Disturbed, and Saliva? For one,
as far as nu-metal lyricists go, Lee is a
standout.
She writes with sincerity,
conviction, and perhaps most impor-
tantly, talent.
"Perfect by nature, icons of self indul-
gence. Just what we all need, more lies
about a world that never was and never
will be," she cries on "Everybody's
Fool."
both v_pcal and literary, better show-
cased than on the heartbreakingly
defeated "My Immortal" as Lee
laments, "I've tried so hard to tell
myself that your gone, and though
you're still with me, I've been alone all
along."
There aren't too many kind wor~s that
can be said of nu-metal bands. Since
the genre's inception in late 90's, it's
been the whipping boy of critics the
world over, and, for the most part, right-
fully so. However, in Evanescence's
case, what fewcompliments that can be
paid to the foresaken stepchild of mod-
ern rocke can be easily applied.
Godsmack -
Faceless
In
1998,
Boston
post-grungers
Godsmack burst onto the hard rock
scene with their self-titled, major label
debut.
It
was recieved as one of the
tightest and most aggressive rock
records in recent mem-
ory.
Then, in 2000,
they did again, that is to
say they released an
album that was nearly
identical to its prede-
cessor. Now, in 2003,
predictably and at the
same time unthinkably,
they've doqe it again.
Godsmack
maintain
most of their strengths
Lyrically, Erna finds himself shackled
to the same tried, worn-out phrases and
ideas that, once upon a time, set him
apart from most nu-metal frontrnen.
"So make me believe, just take me
away from this hell I've created.
And I'm afraid, I'm breaking
·my
·
own vows knowing I'll go down
in flames," croaks the chorus of
"Make Me Believe."
Ema is
seems so hell-bent on reconjur-
ing the groundswell of populari-
ty that their debut album gar-
nered five years ago that henot
only refuses to expand himself
lyrically, but went as far as to
constructed
Faceless'
song order
to that of the first two, complete witq a
(by now, obligatory) Doors-like tribal
psychede1ica number to close out the
album.
Godsmack have the potential to be
something truly unique. Rombola's bat-
tering-ram riffs and
Erna's demonic howl
could
easily
reign
supreme over a young
generation of metal
bands if they could
simply break their own
mold.
Tragically, a
band that was once, not
too long ago, likened
to metal greats like
Metallica
and
Motorhead, now appears to be doomed
to wallow among hard rock's B-squad:
·
loud and angry enough to get the atten-
tion of blood-thirsty
concert-goers,
yet
woefully illequipped to share the
fil)Ot-
light with rock's elite.
Link.in Park -
Meteora
dollars CD sales, concert revenue, and
merchandise sales
...
and no one can
really explain why. Linkin Park, in all
their packaged glory, rewrote the book
on being one of those bands.
Meteora,
the
group's long-
aw a it e d
answer
to
2 0 0 0 ' s
H y b r i d
Theory,
does-
n't miss a sin-
gle digitized
beat, picking
up precisely
w h
e r e
Theory
left off. Whether or not that's a
good thing is entirely up to the listener.
The album opens with an eerie montage
of steel-pounding and breaking glass.
That track, and another instrumental
piece that sets up the
.
album's closer, are
as good as it gets. The remaining 33-
minutes-plus are simply dismal, and not
in the way the band probably would
have wanted. For all the sheik sampling
and squeaky-clean power riffs (if you
can call strumming once every four
measures a rift) that make up the back-
bone of the album, Meteora is as bland
and poorly focused as a rock record can
be. Each song is a trite, ill-conceived
affront to artists everywhere that pour
themselves into their work. It's as if nu-
metal's schlock-slinging tag team
Chester
Bennington
and
Mike
Shindoah didn't even take the time to
microwave their contrived, post-adoles-
cent woes after removing them from
the
can.
"Sometimes I remember the darkness
of my past. Bringing back these memo-
ries I wish I
_
didn't
have,"
Bennington
mopes on the insufferable
"Easier
to
Run." At no point on the album are the
lyrics any more specific than that. The
most glaring of frustrating vague exam-
ple of Linkin Park's verbal ineptitude
lies in the track
"Breaking
the
,Habit."
"I don't know what's worth
fighting for or why I have to
scream, but now I have some clarity
to show you what I mean," confess-
es Bennington. It's at this point we
ask, foolishly expecting an answer,
"Alright Chester, what do y~u
mean? Please clarify." No such
luck. It's no wonder that neither
Shidoah nor Bennington assume
lyrical credit on either of band's
two releases. Questioning a person
about the stories and inspirations
behind their songs (which
is
about
all you can do with any of Linkin
Park's songs) can prove fairly
diffi-
cult if no one will admit to writing
the song in the first place
It may sound mean-spirited, but it
bears saying. The very best part of
Meteora is that, eventually, it ends.
::ATTENTION ASPIRING J URN L
· ·
The Mil'ist
Cit'»is
loolcrgfcrdeclcafedwilefs
i1
viu:tyfNefy
depaib1iert
NEWS
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
SPORTS
ARTS
&
ENTERTAINMENT
FEATURES
No prior experience is necessary. CoWtact us or send us a story at
our e-mail box: writethecircle@hotmail.com
Indeed, Lee may be Evanescence's ace
in the hole. Sonically, the band is noth-
ing groundbreaking. Quick, clean riffs
and well-timed synth seasoning will
afford the Arkansas quartet a steady diet
of airplay, but it will be Lee's vocals
that set this band apart from their Cro-
Magnon contemporaries.
Lee's is a
chilled, haunting wail that blends Tori
Amos' range and gentld sense of
melody with Stevie Nicks' bewitching
mystique. Nowhere is Lee's ability,
amid the glaring repetition that makes
up the bulk of
Faceless.
_
The album
brandishes the kind of punishing guitar
work and mosh-pit-ready rhythms that
have become Godsmack's trademark.
Elements of metal's blackest, from
Sabbath to Slayer, permeate the album,
and it's refreshing to hear the kind of
sonic mastery that Tommy Rombola
brings to the fold. It's a shame that lyri-
cist/singer Sully Erna just can't keep up.
Every once in a great while, a band
comes along and raises the bar of rock
n' roll success. They make millions of
_____ __!:==================;;;;;;;;;;====..
White Stripes riding
high on
Elephant's
back
by Jennifer Goldsmith
Staff Writer
Toss your computer out the
window, and grab some record-
ing gear that predates your birth.
Life in the technological age has
inevitably taken its toll on the
music industry, with pop-hungry
producers all too eager to point-
and-click their way to mixing a
marketable sound. While admit-
tedly, these new resources have
their place, it is refreshing to see
a band eager to escape the novel-
ty of digital doctoring-- and
what's rpore, for them to succeed
without setting foot (or guitar)
on the operating table. It's no
wonder such a band is high atop
both American and international
charts: people are beginning to
remember the value of pure,
unfiltered music.
Detroit duo Jack and
Meg White have poure~ copious
measures
of
flavor
into
Elephant,
their fourth release,
and still champion the band's
minimalist identity. Recorded
with equipment from no later
than 1963 and forgoing any con-
tact with computers, this album
stands solely on the talents of its
inventors: vocals and guitar from
Jack, Meg on drums.
It's as
though the simplicity itself has
been stuffed to seam-bursting
extents, and erupts in
fiery
blaze
of compacted sound. The out-
come? Rock 'n' roll, in all its
fashions, flooding the ears of
whoever stuck the genre on the
endangered species list.
"7
Nation
Army"
launches
Elephant
into action
with a crescent bass-line pulse.
Crisp drumbeats emerge with
wind-up-toy precision, soon
trailed by Jack's prickly, mewl-
ing vocals in wafts of electricity,
A tinge of bluesy undertones
sets the tone for songs to come;
namely
11
Ball and Biscuit,"
which floats longingly down the
soggy banks of the deep south in
its seven-minute carnal plea.
"Black Math,"
11
Little Acorns,"
and "Girl You Have No Faith In
Medicine
11
recover Jack from his
torrid hankering, throwing him
into the early days of punk with
enough force to fuel the teeming
reverb. The Stripes also give a
nod to the harmonies of Styx,
Queen, and the like in coagulat-
ed vocal style, chanting "There's
No Home For You Here" until a
splintering guitar wail, impas-
sioned and howling
at
the moon,
disperses the unison.
But Elephant doesn't
take
itself
too
seriously.
Interspersed throughout the
album are fanciful ditties; the
boyish croon of "You've Got Her
In Your Pocket" clad in play-
ground intonations and simple
acoustic backing, as well as the
youthful musing of "I Want To
Be The Boy," reveals a purity as
innocent as the color white
itself. Meg White also takes this
opportunity to step up to the
microphone in the hauntingly
simple, half-playful, half-omi-
nous tune
"In
the Cold Cold
Night."
The unl~ely highlight
of the record lies in the hands of
one Burt Bacharach and his
1970 hit "I Just Don't Know
What To Do With Myself."
Upon glancing at the track list-
ing, one would think this aged
piece of cheese was just a chid-
ing cover. Not so. The White
Stripes transform this oldie into
a lament suitable for a midnight
wander in winter's most bitter
rain, barefoot and without
umbrella, with the sort of
wrenching desperation
that
would lead one to do this. Jack
sounds genuinely crazed and
tearful, and his guitar moans
alongside him accordingly. The
Stripes' ability to breathe life
into this cliche of a song is
enough to contend any claim
that the band's simplicity leaves
no room for passion.
In short, the White
Stripes
have
trained a tri-
umphant Elephant. The four-
teen-track album charges full-
force towards its animal desires,
yet finds time for some circus
tent stints-complete with jesting
expression and a clown on its
back. But don't mistake its grin-
tusked sashay for domesticity:
call rock
1
n
1
roll an ivory art, on
the verge of extinction, and this
guy will start chucking peanuts
at your face. Elephants don't for-
get. This is how rock is done.
·
'
Students, the Time is Now!
Endowed
Scholarships
2003-2004
Applications are currently being
accepted through May 1, 2003.
For a list of available Scholarsh!ps,
visit our Web Page
http:/ /www.marist.edu/financialaid/ endow.html
Applications are available on the Web
or in The Office Financial Aid, Donnelly 200
(Applications will not be accepted after May 1, 2003)


























































THE CIRCLE
SPORTS
(845)-575-3000
ext.
2429
April
10, 2003
WriteTheCircle@hotmail.com
Page7
Softball team on a hot streak Men's tennis team continues
'
Won three straight, five out of last six
stellar
play with a 14-2
record
by Mike
Benischek
Staff Writer
For the first time
all
season, the
Marist Softball Team won
both
ends of a double header.
On
Sunday the Gaels of
Iona
ven-
tured up to Poughkeepsie to
challenge the Foxes to a
double
dip and were sent home doubly
disappointed, as Marist won
both
6-5 and 3-2.
Marist won game one in
thrilling fashion. Sophomore
pitcher Danielle Blake shut out
the Gaels for five strong innings
before Iona's Kate Giella opened
up the scoring with a solo home-
run. Entering the bottom of the
seventh Iona led 2-0.
With their back against the wall
and still without a
run on
the
board Meaghan Gosh stepped up
to the. plate with two ducks on
the pond and lined a double to
centerfield sending them both
quacking all the way home to tie
the game up at two. Barbara
Leasure and Nichole Rawson
scored on the play.
In the tenth Iona put the pres-
sure back
on
the Foxes scoring
three runs in their half of the
inning,
but
the Foxes would not
give in. In the bottom of the tenth
they would rally, tying the game
at
five
before
freshman
Chrystine McHugh singled to
center, sending Nichole Rawson
home as the game winning run.
Blake pitched the complete
marathon for Marist, giving up
just eight hits in ten innings
pitched. The win was her second
of the season.
While close, game two lacked
the theatrics of game one. Marist
scored early with a two run
Rawson double in the third, scor-
ing Bobbi
Jo
Gonnello and
Kathleen McEvily. Iona struck
back in the fourth when an
Amanda Pucci sacrifice fly
scored Suzan O'Shea, but Marist
would score again in the sixth
rebuilding their lead to two when
a Leasure ground ball to second
scored Rawson, and Marist
would cruise to the victory 3-2.
Nicole Fox pitched a complete
seven innings for Marist, giving
up only six hits
while
striking
out three. On the offensive side,
Nichole Rawson played a part in
all three runs, scoring one and
knocking in the other two.
On
Monday the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
named Kathleen McEvily offen-
sive player of the week. McEvily
hit .420 during the week while
scoring six runs and batting in
three.
The Foxes have now won three
straight games and five of their
last six contests
·
. Marist will take
a trip to West Point on Thursday
to play Army, and· return home
on Saturday afternoon to take on
MAAC rival Siena.
Orangemen complete championship
run with victory over Kansas
By
Pete Jorizzo
Daily Orange
(Syracuse U)
(U-WIRE) NEW ORLEANS -
When it finally happened, there
were no shouts of jubilation or
tears of joy. In fact, Jim
Boeheim
barely cracked a smile.
Seconds after winning his first
national championship -- and the
first in Syracuse men's
basketball
history --
Boeheim simply
walked over to Kansas coach
Roy Williams and said congratu-
lations.
"Well, I don't feel any smarter
yet," said Boeheim, SU's 27-year
head coach. "Maybe tomorrow.
As I said before the tournament,
I want to win this thing. I'm
tremendously happy."
Meanwhile, 15 feet away, the
Orangemen danced and celebrat-
ed, having just beaten Kansas
81-78 in front of 54,524 at t~e
Louisiana Superdome. They
rejoiced partly out of relief after
nearly blowing a 12-point sec-
ond-half lead.
With 24 seconds left, SU guard
Kueth Duany made
one
of two
free throws to give Syracuse an
81-78 lead. Kansas' Kirk Hinrich
missed a 3-pointer with 14 sec-
onds left, but the Jayhawks
quickly fouled Hakim Warrick,
who missed both free throws.
Then Warrick made what is no
doubt the most famous block in
Syracuse history. He stretched all
6-foot-8 of his lanky frame to
knock away Michael Lee's
would-be game-tying 3-point try
with 1.5 seconds left.
"I definitely wanted to go out
there and just try to make
a
play
after missing the free throws,"
Warrick said. "I saw a guy open
in the comer, and I knew they
needed to hit a 3, so I just tried to
fly at him. I didn't want it to be
another one of those Keith Smart
shots."
Kansas had time for one last 3-
point try, but Hinrich's
desperate
heave from the right comer
missed everything and safely
nestled into Duany's hands.
Minutes after the game, the
Syracuse fans chanted "One
More Year!" begging Carmelo
Anthony, who won the NCAA
tournament's Most Outstanding
Player
award, to forgo the NBA
draft. Anthony led Syracuse with
20 points and 1
O
retmunds
"MJJff"da'y
night.
"I've never had a feeling like
this," Anthony said. "This is the
best feeling I've ever had in my
life."
After the on-court celebration,
Anthony hugged his mother,
Mary, who sat in the front row.
"I just told him I love· him very
much," Mary said as tears
streamed down her face. "I'm so
proud of him."
Nick Collison and Keith
Langford each had 19 points for
Kansas. Williams, the Jayhawks'
15-year head coach, now has the
second most NCAA tournament
wins of any coach without a
national championship.
"This is one of those times I
feel so inadequate as a coach and
so inadequate as a person,"
Williams said. "There's nothing I
can
.say
to change the way my
kids feel, nothing that can
change the way I feel."
Despite being down 10 with
6:55 remaining, his
Jayhawks
never quit. They closed the score
to 78-73 after a Hinrich dunk
with 2:36 left. SU guard Billy
Edelin hit a layup for Syracuse,
but
Hinrich alley--ooped to
Collison
to
keep
the
Orangemen's lead at five.
Kansas pulled to within three
early in the second half, but poor
free throw shooting held KU
back in the middle stages. At one
point, the Jayhawks missed
seven straight from the line.
"You try to make a free throw,"
Collison said. "You miss, you
make, there's nothing else you
can do."
A
Bourbon
Street-style cele-
bration
could
have
broken out
well
before
midnight
on
Marshall Street in Syracuse, N.Y.
The Orangemen led 53-42 at
halftime,
and their lead had been
as large as 18 at one point during
the first half behind six 3-point-
ers and 18 points from Gerry
McNamara.
During a 17-5 SU run,
McNamara hit back-to-back 3-
pointers, putting Syracuse ahead
23-14 early. McNamara shot 6-
of-8 from behind the arc in the
first half and 6-of-10 overall.
"I just got
off
early,"
McNamara said. "I knew that if
we were going to be successful
I'd have to make my shots. I got
the looks in the first half and the
guys carried us in the second
half."
.
The onslaught continued when
the Orangemen hit five consecu-
tive shots --
including two
McNamara 3-pointers -- in the
half s last seven minutes. After a
Duany 3, SU led 47-29.
Kansas never established its
up-tempo game because of
Syracuse's first-half 56-percent
shooting, including 77 percent
from 3-point range. Though the
Jayhawks
seemed
to
gain
momentum toward halftime,
.
they blew two opportunities to
get back in the game.
With Kansas down 12, guard
Keith Langford made a dazzling
cut from the right comer and hit
a layup. That sent the Kansas
fans into hysterics, but those
feelings quickly subsided when
McNamara answered with a 3-
pointer.
After Syracuse missed two con-
secutive shots, Anthony threw a
streaking Langford to the ground
on his layup try. The referees
whistled Anthony for an inten-
tional foul, but Langford missed
the second of two free throws.
Then, on the
ensuing
posses-
sion, Hinrich missed a layup, and
the Jayhawks lost the ball out of
!founds. Anthony drilled a 3-
pointer on the other end, giving
the Orangemen a 53-40 lead.
After the game, the
Orangemen, who pulled out a
close one yet again, reflected on
the win. Some were lost for
words.
"Talk to me in two hours when
it· hits me," SU center Craig
Forth said. "I'll have to sit down.
I'm sure every person in the
nation will try to describe this. I
don't think you can."
by Paul Seach
Sports Editor
The past few weeks for the
Marist College men's tennis team
have been as hectic as ever.
After defeating the University
of Savannah 7-0 during their
spring break training for the final
weeks of Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC)
_play
and
the season, the Red Foxes look to
improve on their 14-2 record and
take the campus by storm.
The beginning of the final run
of the season was a little bumpy
for the team. The team started
great, defeating Iona April 2 in
New Rochelle.
"The
matches were extremely
competitive, especially in one
and two singles," coach Tim
Smith said.
In number one singles, Pat
Hofer defeated Cesar Aderge 6-
2,
4-6 ( l 0-8). At number two sin-
gles, Chris Hagan defeated Tiago
Figueiredo 7-5, 6-4.
After the MAAC victory
against Iona, the team traveled to
Army the next day.
"We were very competitive
in
the first sets in most of the
matches," coach Smith said.
Hofer, David Slater and Martin
Aldorsson were in the game for
most of their respective matches,
however they all fell in straight
sets.
Mike Nassif picked up the only
win for Marist, defeating David
Collins 7-6, 6-0.
Army handed Marist its second
defeat of the season, winning 6-
l.
think they wanted to show they
still had some steam
in
the
engine."
This past weekend, the team
traveled to the University of
Rhode
Island.
The game was
scheduled to take place outdoors,
"(The
loss was) a combination but due to temperatures in the
of
playing
matches
on
40s and 20 mile per hour wind
Wednesday (against Iona) or gusts, the teams were' forced to
"I think
they wanted to
show they
still had
some
steam
in
the
engine."
~Coach
Tim Smith,
on
tennis team's
play against
Loyola
Army well conditioned, wearing
our players down," coach Smith
said.
"I
was a little bit disap-
pointed because the match
could've been scored 4-3 in
either favor."
The Army loss did not seem to
affect the Red Foxes tennis team
as they traveled to Loyola on
April 5, winning 7-0.
Slater, Aldorsson, Hagan and
Nassif all won in straight sets in
the
victory.
"The team knew they should
have played competitive ( against
Army),"
coach Smith said. "I
play on indoor courts. Some dou-
bles matches were not played
due to available court time.
Slater continued his hot play of
late, defeating Karl Antons 6-0,
6-1. Santucci and
Al
dorsson also
won in straight sets.
"The team is peaking at the
right time," Smith said.
The hot play of Slater, along
with the emergence of Nassif,
who solidified the number six
singles with his great play over
the past three weeks.
The team will travel to
Livingston,
NY
this weekend to
take on MAAC rival Niagara
who remains undefeated in the
MAAC along with Marist. The
match will determine what team
is the power and strength of the
MAAC.
Dr. Keith Strudler's Sports Reporting class will be holding a flag football
tournament
on
Sunday,
April 27. For more
information,
call x4663
or
e-mail maristflagfootball@yahoo.com
Friendly
Mercedes-Beru
T.i
0
23~ Blfflll C
WITH
B
ON
IT
nems:
S35 $30 S25
• ATTHE
PAC
IIIIFFICE
845-311-&0II
•WDstCOI
• BURTS
ElECTRINICS
IPA
I
llnaston, NY
Burt's
Electronics
Rondout
Savings&nk
C&CAUTO






















































THE CIRCLE
SPORTS
(845)-575-3000 ext. 2429
April 10,2003
Baseball team takes
two against Rider
Tracz pitches gem, Ool earns
first victory
by Scott Montesano
Staff Writer
Take this opportunity to stand
up and give a round of applause
to the Rider University Broncs
baseball team.
Last weekend, the Broncs were
able slow down the Marist Red
Foxes, something a rare spring
snowstorm, windy conditions
and freezing temperatures could-
n't do.
However, that is all Rider could
do, slow down Marist, as the Red
Foxes continued their march
towards another Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
title by taking two of three from
the Broncs.
The Foxes won the first game
on April 6, before the teams split
a doubleheader on April 7.
Chris Tracz
(3-1) produced a
solid pitching performance to
lead Marist to a 5-1 win in the
weekend opener. The junior went
eight innings allowing one
unearned run on five hits while
striking
out seven.
Keith Brachold had three hits,
while Tim Allen and John
McGorty added two hits apiece
to spark the Foxes offense.
The Broncs actually scored
first
-something
they
did
in all
three games- in the top of the
second inning. With two outs and
Erinn Pesaresi at second base,
David Deane hit a grounder that
skipped passed third basemen
Andy
Kiriakedes,
allowing
Pesaresi to score.
Nonetheless, Marist would
soon take control against Rider
starter James Hoey.
The Foxes scored two runs in
the bottom of the fourth, first off
of a
Mike
Sidoti sacrifice fly and
then a McGorty RBI single.
Marist then added a run in the
fifth, sixth and seventh innings.
Brachold put an exclamation
mark
on
the victory with a line
drive
homerun
to rightfield in the
seventh. It was his fourth of the
season.
However, the Marlst bats
would go silent in the first game
of the doubleheader on April 6.
Rider starter Mike Rakoczy held
Marist to only four hits as the
Broncs took a 2-1 decision.
Carl Loadenthal gave Rider all
the runs they would need with a
two-run homer to leftfield in the
top of the first.
Senior Chuck Becthal suffered
the loss for Marist dropping to 4-
1 on the season.
Nonetheless, Marist rebounded
in the second game with a 7-4
victory over Rider.
Tyler Brock had three hits and
Keith Brachold had two hits to
lead the Foxes. Brock and
Brachold also had two RBI each
Senior Kevin Ool (1-0) earned
his first victory of the season,
going seven innings and allow-
ing two earned runs.
Marist is now 6-3 in the MAAC
Conference and 14-9-1 overall.
The Foxes will return home this
weekend against MAAC oppo-
nent Niagara for a doubleheader
on April 13 and a
single
game on
April 14. First pitch both days is
at 12 p.m.
Quick
Notes
•
It
was a shock to most that
Saturday's game was even played
considering
there
was
an
overnight snowfall that coated
the field.
With a soggy field, bitterly cold
temperatures and pockets of vis.;
ible snowdrifts still visible down
the foul lines, Abner Doubleday
would have fainted at the sight.
Marist Record
MAAC-
6-3-0
4th place
Overall- 14-9-1
MAAC
PITCHER OF
THE WEEK
,.___
__________
__,
GOREDFOXES.COM
Chris Tracz
(above)
was
named
the
Metro Atlantic
Athletic Pitcher
of
the
week.
Tracz
is now
3-1
with a
3
.
18
ERA. He
is
the all-
time
winningest
pitcher
with 23
wins
for Marist.
In his last
start against
Rider,
Tracz
pitched
eight
innings, giving
up
one
unearned
run
while
striking
out seven.
Keith Brachold,
who hit
.647 during
the week was
named the MAAG
player
of
the week.
Tracz
Stats
W
L
ERA
3
1
3.18
K
H.B
.eA
29
9
.261
Write
TheCircle@hotmail
.com
Page 8
Playoff hopes alive
for men's lacrosse
by Jennifer Pascual
Staff
Writer
Marist
men's
lacrosse
kept their
playoff hopes alive with an
impressive
12-7 fourth
quarter
victory over Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
opponent
Wagner
College,
Saturday afternoon on Staten
Island.
After playing an evi,;:nly
matched
game through the first
three quarters, the two teams
went into the fourth quarter tied
at. five. Head Coach Edgar
Glascott said that his speech
.
motivated the players.
"The guys could tell I wasn't
happy with their play," said
Glascott. "We were playing
down at their level.
I
told them
that the playoffs were on the line
and they responded by stepping
up their play. Key fre
'
shmen
stepped up and helped the team
as well."
The Red Foxes responded well
by scoring four
unanswered
goals, three of which came on a
man advantage, to secure the
win.
Marist outscored the
Seahawks
7-2
in the fourth quar-
ter.
Marist's offense was lead by
freshman Billy Duerr and junior
Josh Ben-Eliyahu, who both had
outstanding games for the Red
Foxes.
Duerr lead the team
in
goals on
the day scoring four,
including
the game winner with 8:40 left in
the fourth quarter. Duerr also had
an assist
to
round out his five-
point performance.
"Billy is doing outstanding at
both ends of the field. It is tough
for a freshmen to step up and
take on a leadership position,"
Glascott said of Duerr's perform-
ance
Ben-Eliyahu added
three
goals
and an assist for Marist for a
four-point game.
Marist's defense also had
a stel-
lar day. Justin Casano and Billy
Dziedzic lead the team with
groundballs. Casano had
nine,
while Dziedzic had seven.
13obby Gross had a
strong
day
in goal, making 11 save
while
playing the entire game.
With the
.
win over Wagner,
Marist's record improves to
2-8
overall and
2-3
in the MAAC.
Their next few games are
crucial
because one
loss
could be
the
difference between Marist mak-
ing or missing the MAAC play-
offs.
"We need to take each game
one at a time and then play
each
of the games fifteen minutes
at
a
time," Glascott said. "We need
to
look at the game we are
playing
instead of looking
forward
to the
next few games."
Marist is back in action on
April
12, when they host MAAC
opponent Providence
at 7
:
00p
.
m.
To
ALL MARIST STUDENTS: SUPPORT YOUR TEAMS
Ser'Ang espresso drinks, smoothies,
bagels,
and
lunch dai~.
,----------------~
:
10% OFF
:
:
wltfl
MaPlst Student
ID
:
~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
J
Commentary
by
Scott
Montesano
Staff Writer
The downstate New York and
tri-state areas have long been
known as regions that love base-
ball.
Marist College is no
exception
with more students donning
Yankees and Mets paraphemalia
than anywhere this side of the
Bronx or Queens. I've even seen
numerous Long Island Ducks,
Newark Bears and countless
other minor league merchandise
being sported in classrooms.
So why is it then, that with all
of this affection for baseball
swirling in the air on campus,
that the Red Foxes baseball team
draws more seagulls than fans to
its games?
Last weekend Marist hosted
Rider
in
their first conference
home series of the season.
On
Sunday, there were only 100
people and the vast majority
were parents and relatives.
Granted the weather was not
the greatest last weekend, with
sunny but cool
conditions,
but
there is a
consistent
track record
of poor student support for the
baseball program. Through four
home dates this season the Red
Foxes are averaging approxi-
mately 80
spectators
per game.
I've been here for three years
and the best that a weekend game
on campus has drawn
is
around
200. The overwhelming majori-
ty of those in attendance are fam-
ily and friends from outside the
Hudson Valley.
Think about it, there are more
people who live farther than a
two-hour drive away attending
the games than students who live
a two-minute walk away.
To be honest, student support
for most of this college's teams
isn't the greatest. This must
change and ( with respect to our
extremely
successful
crew,
swimming, tennis and track
teams) there is no better place to
start than with our championship
baseball team.
Baseball is a popular spectator
sport for many people on cam-
pus. If people won't attend these
games, its hard to then expect
them to attend other sports.
Our baseball team has won
three
straight
Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
titles, been competitive at the
National Collegiate Athletic
painful chore for 300 or so stu-
night game.
dents to attend games on a regu-
The college could have
student
lar basis. Add to that the nearly
·
bands play in the
concourse
area
100 family and friends that come
·
during the game and have stu-
and, just like that, there is a
dent clubs set-up to display that
crowd of 400 packed around the year's efforts (if any).
Heck,
baseball field.
bring the pep band and cheer-
While there are obstacles for leaders down ( other
colleges
do
the athletic department to over-
it). There could also be a
student-
come to raise baseball atten-
only BBQ in the picnic area
dance,
namely
this student down the left-field line.
body's inane apathy towards
Then, after the games, have a
events, there are still some fireworks display.
changes that could take place to
This game could be marketed
increase
support for the baseball as parts of the college
activities
team.
spring weekend events that go on
For starters,
new
bleachers at in late April. As far as
getting
the baseball field would be a
students to
the stadium,
have
great addition. They don't have to buses transport those
who
don't
be anything special, just places have cars, similar
to
the way the
to
sit that at least
look
safer than mall trips work.
the
splinter-filled
wooden
The team actually had
a
regular
bleachers we currently have.
season series at Dutchess late
last
======:::::::::=====::!..--------------------------.
Association (NCAA) tourna-
Obviously a stadium would be season, but after students had left
Hours
Check out our new
website!!
www.giacomospizza.com
Sun. - Thurs. 11-10
Fri.
-
Sat. 11-11
Our store is opposite Marist College in
the Home Depot Plaza, next to
Starbucks.
Phone: 452-5550
Fax:
452-0100
ment, and boasts nearly a half-
dozen former players in profes-
sional baseball this spring.
Unfortunately,
few on campus
realize this, or care.
Students don't think twice
about going to the Mccann
Center to workout, but to get
them to stop by the baseball field
for a few innings is for some r~a-
son inconceivable.
This
is
one of our college's
most
succe~sful
programs, and
the
student
body has been ignor-
ing
it for years.
I'm not
saying
the time has
come for the baseball team to
average
1,000 fans per game.
However,
it
should
not be a
nice but I'm a realist.
campus for the summer which
How about a few promotions at doesn't do much
good
.
the games as well? Many college
Having a party at Dutchess
ba~eball teams treat their games
Stadium will help bring
excite-
much like a minor league team ment to the baseball team both
would, with betweeb inning con-
on campus, as well
as
in the com-.
tests and the usual fanfare.
munity.
Besides the
students,
The last solution, which I think baseball fans in the
region
will
is the best, is to move one also attend because
,
what e\se
is
Saturday night late April double-
going on here in
April
besides
header to Dutchess Stadium in garage sales?
.
Fishkill, ;ind
turn the game into
Even if
this
party idea
doesn't
an all out
event.
Dutchess float, students on this
campus
Stadium provides amenities the
must start recognizing the base-
baseball field doesn't have such ball team and
attending games.
as
concession
space and easily Many simply don't
realize
how
accessible restroom facilities.
much
of
a good thing
we actual-
The stadium also has
'
lights,
ly have and that's
saddening.
which means this could be a
Sports Opinion Question of the Week
Do you feel
Marist
baseball
is given
enough
coverage
and support from
the fans??
Send
your opinions to TheCircleSports@yahoo.com