VOLUME 56, ISSUE 22
Sweet! Three-day
weekend!
More and more Penn
State students are opting
to take Fridays off to enjoy
a nice long weekend. We
can learn a thing or two
from them.
pg.
3
Funny girl Erin
Gardner
Not only will Erin be
featured in next week's
Humarist show, but she
is
also the hard-working
senior president. Here is
her
story.
pg.
4
Crikey! Look at this
I
ittle beauty!
Well, maybe it's not little,
but Australia is definitely
beautiful. It is also a heck
of a place to explore
abroad as a Marist
student.
pg.
4
Sir Elton John and
Mr. Billy Joel,
together again
The two juggernaut
recording artists are back
in
concert,
rocking sold out
venues for their
adoring fans.
pg. 8
And the award
goes to ..
.
Dan Ro ... wait, that
'
s not
right. Anyways, the
MCCTA
awards banquet
is
this saturday. A time for
MCCTA members to
honor greatness, and get
down with their bad
selves.
pg.
9
Men's Tennis is
going dancing!
Tennis team gets their fifth
consecutive
bid
to
the
NCAA
tournament after
there MAAG tourney
championship
win.
pg. 10
It's not Yankees v.
Red Sox
But it is Marist
v.
Lemoyne.
The
battle
of
the top MAAG
titans
should
be
a doozy.
pg.
10
THE CIRCLE
845-575-3000
EXT.
2429
WRIT
ETHECIRCLE@HOTMA
IL.
COM
3399
NORTH
ROAD
POUGHKEEPSIE,
NY
12601
The student news
pel'
of
Marist College
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2003
Spitzer set to address Class of 2003
Elliot Spitzer holding the family bible he used during the
swearing
in ceremony on
inauguration day 2003.
By Rob McGuinness
Wire Editor
New York State Attorney
General Eliot Spitzer will
address the Class of 2003 at the
57th Commencement Exercises
on Saturday, May 17, according
to an announcement from
President
Dennis
J. Murray.
In April,
the
college board of
trustees voted to award Spitzer
an honorary doctor of
laws
degree in recognition of his serv-
ice to the state,
and
his
accom-
plishments as attorney general.
In_ the announcement, Murray
praised Spitzer's public service
record.
"In
conferring this distinction,
Marist wishes to highlight the
high ethical standards Mr.
Spitzer maintains in
the
per-
formance of his duties as
a
pub-
lic advocate, and his efforts
on
behalf
of the
people
of New
York
...
in
areas
ranging from
investor
protection to consumer
affairs
and civil rights," Murray wrote.
Now in his second term
as
attorney general, Spitzer earned
praise during the past year for
his investigation into some of
Wall Street's largest securities
firms. In 2002, Time magazine
named Spitzer its "Crusader of
the Year" for his efforts on
behalf of investors.
Graduating senior and outgo-
-iug
Student
Government
Association president Brian
McAlpin praised the college's
choice of speaker, given the cur-
rent
business
climate.
"I believe that in this time of
corrupt business practices, it wiJI
be an honor to have such a dis-
tinguished and ethical speaker
like Eliot Spitzer," MCAipin
said.
Spitzer is also credited for
negotiating
the
settlement
between
the YES
network
and
Cablevision, allowing Yankee
games to be shown on that cable
system
.
He has also earned
praise
for securing minimum
wage
pay
for immigrant work•
ers,
and
creating a database to
track charitable
funds
related to
September 11.
Spitzer became attorney gener-
al
on January I,
1999 abd was
re-elected
to the position last
year,
defeating GOP
challenger
Dora
Irizarry.
During the cam-
paign,
Spitzer's track record gar-
nered widespread support, as
well as the endorsement of 22
newspapers,
including the New
York Times, Daily News, New
York Post, Newsday
and the
Albafty Times-Union.
A graduate of Princeton
University and Harvard Law
School, Spitzer served as an
assistant district attorney in
Manhattan
from 1986-1992 and
founded a private law firm,
Constantine and Partners, after
an unsuccessful run for attorney
general in 1994.
In
his 1998 campaign for attor-
ney general, Spitzer visited in
nearly
every county in New York
en route to narrowly defeating
incumbent Dennis Vacco.
Some have indicated the possi•
bility of Spitzer running for gov-
ernor in 2004. Given Spitzer's
accomplishments and promising
political future, his appearance
at the 2003 commencement may
be appreciated more so
in
the
future McAlpin said.
"I am willing to bet that in the
years to
come
Mr. Spitzer will
play a much
larger
role in poli-
tics, perhaps sooner than
we
think," McAlpin said.
"Looking
back
years from now, it will be
even
more of an honor to have
Mr. Spitzer as our guest."
Isenberg uncovers 'A Hero Of Our Own'
By Masha Mitsengendler
Staff Writer
"One person can make a differ-
ence: The Story of Varian Fry" a
presentation on Varian Fry, a
U.S. Congressional Medal of
Honor
recipien
t
who rescued
thousands from Nazi persecution
was given on Tuesday, April 22
by faculty member Sheila
Issenberg based on her book A
Hero of Our Own: The Story of
Varian Fry.
According to Isenberg, she first
heard of Varian Fry in late 1997,
when her daughter read about
him in a footnote
.
She learned
that he had been some sort of
hero, had saved Jews and others,
including artists and writers,
from the Nazis. However, no one
knew
about
him.
Instead,
Americans knew of Schindler
and Wallenberg. Their own hero,
the only American honored by
Israel as Righteous Among the
Nations
,
was forgotten.
Is
enberg
was determined that
Fry
shou
ld
not remain
simply
a
Weekend
Weather
footnote to history. Instead she
During her lecture, Isenberg broadcasts on what he witnessed
set out to tell his story. For A spoke of Fry's life and experi-
in Berlin. However,
no one
paid
Hero of Our Own, she inter-
ences. Fry was an American who much attention to his stories.
viewed surviving members of graduated
from
Harvard
In
1940,
he became involved
·
Fry's Marseille qperation as well University. After college in
1935,
with the Emergency
Rescue
as some of the refugees he had he visited Berlin at the start of Committee, an organization
saved, or their children. She
...--,--~--.-"""'
designed
to rescue people
utilized many archival sources,
from the Nazi regime. The
including Fry's own papers at
organization focused
on
the
Columbia University.
Vichy, France government,
Isenberg believes that the
which had a "surrender on
work she put into this book
demand" clause statipg that
was worth all the time and
any person the
Nazis
asked for
effort.
would be turned over to them
"Now that the process is
immediately by the govern-
over, '' said Isenberg, "I am
ment.
more
than
pleased
that
As a member of the organi-
Americans will find out about
zation, Fry volunteered to go
Varian Fry, who rescued a gen-
to Marseille, France for sever-
eration. The one thousand-plus
al months to help rescue peo-
Europeans he saved -- writers,
■■I
pie that were mostly in danger
philosophers,
political
of being "surrendered on
activists,
most of the surreal-
demand."
ists, musicians, scientists
-
-
When h~ got to Marseille,
created film noir, generated the
Fry had a list of about 200
creative
and cultural atmos-
names which included com-
phere in which the New York
Photo creditlhttp:
l
lwww
.
sheilaisenberg
.c
om/boob.html
munists, Jews, people who
School of Painting was bo~,
and
the Nazi regime. When he wrote or spoke out against the
added indelibly and profoundly
returned,
he wrote two newspa-
Nazi government, and artists
to our American culture."
per articles and did
several
radio such as surrealists whom Hitler
Thursday
Partly sunny.
•
Chance of showers
and thunderstorms
.
in the afternoon.
Highs in the ?Os.
Friday
Mostly cloudy with
a chance of show-
ers and thunder-
storms. Highs in
the lower ?Os.
Saturday
Mostly
cloudy with
a chance of rain.
Lows
near 50 and
highs
in the lower
60s.
referred to as
"degenerate
artists."
Once he got to Marseille, Fry
realized he was going to need
w
rescue a
lot
more than just the
200
names
that were on his list,
as there were hundreds of thou-
sands of refugees living in
Southern France. Under the dis-
cretion of the Vichy government,
Fry opened the "American
Refugee Center" from his hotel
room and used this as a daytime
cover operation.
Through the refugee
center,
Fry
would distribute food,
clothing
and aid to the refugees
who
came
to his office, and would then
decide who to save. By the sum-
mer of 1941, Fry had saved
somewhere between I ,500-4,000
people, including artists Marc
Chagall, Max
Ernst,
and Jacques
Lipchitz.
In September of 1941, Fry's
,
U.S. passport expired and he was
forced to return to the United
States. He then wrote The
Massacre of the Jews in which
continued on page
7
Sunday
Partly cloudy
B.
with lows in the
. . .
lower 40s and
. .
highs in the lower
60s.

























































THE CIRCLE
CAMPUS COMMUNITY
(845)-575-3000 ext. 2429
May 1, 2003
Security Briefs
***Final Farewell***
I'd just like to take this time ( or space rather)
to first of all thank everyone at the office of
Safety and Security for all of their help and
cooperation over the last three years. I'd
especially like to thank Director of Safety
and Security, John Gildard, who was always
willing to accommodate the
Circle's
needs
and even provided some of the humor in
these briefs. I'd also like to thank the
Circle
staff for always making sure there was
.
enough room for all of the campus' crazy
actions and for allowing me to do this for
·
three whole
.
years. I also have to thank my
fast-track partner Katherine because without
her my Circle experience definitely would
have been different and not nearly as much
fun. And lastly I'd like. to thank the students
of Marist College for giving such great and
original content to work with week in and
week out. You guys never cease to amaze
me. It's been a heck of a run. Thank you!
Wednesday
4123
A Leo student went to go freshen up and
groomhimselfat 6:30 p.m. in the shower, but
failed to lock his door
.
He closed it, but there
was nothing stopping someone from enter-
ing. When he returned from the shower all
refreshed, he realized that his wallet was out
on his desk, but $34 was missing
.
His room-
mate and friends were all at the library study-
ing, so he had no.idea who else would go into
his room, and the thief is still on the loose.
Friday
4125
The sophomoric shenanigans that always
seem to go along with Riverf est started early
at 7: 10 a.m. The fifth floor of Midrise was
completely terrorized ~y an unknown perpe-
trator. Two light covers in the hallway were
broken, graffiti written in a black marker
defaced the candy vending machine, a jar of
pickles was smashed on the floor, and vari-
ous other food items were thrown about the
floor
.
Housekeeping had their work cut out
for them, but they dutifully cleaned up the
mess.
Friday
4/-25
Compiled by Ed Williams
III
Staff Writer
off campus student but would not give an
address. The license plate of the vehicle was
recorded, and his identity and address was
soon discovered. It was also uncovered that
this person has had two more incidents last
year.
Friday
4125
Some Leo students were probably feeling a
little left out since they couldn't attend the
Riverfest activities, so they took matters into
their own hands. Unfortunately for them, the
Leo RD was on to
.
their scheming. The RD
noticed a parked car in the Leo lot and some
mysterious packages being unloaded from
that car. Further investigation uncovered a
practical buffet of brews as 28 cans of Busch
Light, 22 cans of Bud Light and 18 cans of
Coors Light were fo1:1°d and ~onfiscated
.
Friday
4125
A female Champagnat student called it a
night a little early at 7:55 p.m. Apparently
unable to make it all the way back to her
room, the student decided to take a little rest
in the grass outside her dorm. She said she
had been drinking at an off campus festival,
and due to her intoxicated state she was
transported to St. Francis Hospital.
Friday
4125
Larceny struck the Upper Hoop Lot right
before the fireworks began to kick off for
Riverfest at 9:45 p.m. A student reported that
an old Huffy bicycle was stolen from the
stone wall near Gartland.
The student
claimed it was not of a lot of monetary value,
but wanted to report it anyways, perhaps
because it held great sentimental value. If
there are any witnesses out there that may
have seen a joyriding Riverfester, please
notify the appropriate authorities.
Friday
4125
After Riverf est concluded, the party appar-
ently kept going on strong in Benoit, until the
RD put a damper on things. 12 cans of
Natural Light beer were confiscated, and a
report was filed at 11 :55 p.m.
Perhaps wanting to get a good spot before the
Saturday
4/26
day's activities, an off can,pus student tried The Riverfesting went on to the wee hours of
driving into the Dyson parking lot to park his the night, and morning for that matter. 17
green jeep at 10:22 a.m. The security guard cans of beer (7 Busch and 10 Budweiser)
on duty in that lot stopped him and told him were confiscated at the Leo Hall entry desk
he would be allowed to park in the space on at 3:00 a.m. Three guests were among the
the outside of the lot. The student did not group of underage alcohol-bearers. Perhaps
like this news and proceeded with a barrage this recent upswing in alcohol activity in Leo
of profanity aimed at the guard. The student is more than just a Riverfest backlash. The
had no Marist parking sticket displayed, and Leo-ers may be making a final push to hold
when asked for identification, the student on to their second pl~ce finish in the alcohol
refused. After threatening to call the town of wars.
Poughkeepsie police he admitted to being an
Saturday
4126
Marian Hall couldn't make it through the last
week of security briefs without getting a van-
dalism incident reported. A large hole was
discovered in the second floor lounge and
four small holes in the second floor laundry
room at 11 :59 p.m.
Sunday
4/27
A report of more car vandalism in the Beck
Place parking lot was reported at 6:23 p.m.
A female student's black jeep was keyed
with profanity on both the tailgate and one of
the doors. One of the rear tires was also
found to be flat. The town of Poughkeepsie
Police was called in for further investigation.
It was quite appropriate that the last week of
security briefs was highlighted by the activi-
ties of Riverfest. The only odd part here is
that the alcohol-related incidents were all by
underage students who couldn 't even go to
the event.
Perhaps these actions were a
protest against the event. In any event, Leo
did manage to take the weekly lead away
from Champagnat, and in doing so, also
claimed second place status for the semester.
/
Champagnat, by far though, set the standard
in excessive drinking and more than doubled
up their closest challenger.
·
I
f'eekll' ulco/,o/ or
dr11 •-re/a led
incidents ta/Iv hv dorms:
Leo - 2
Champagnat
Benoit
I
Semester ·s total o ·alcohol or
drzw-related incidents
hr
dorms:
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28
Leo
12
Marian
··
9
Sheahan
-
8
Midrise
-
4
Old Townhouses
· ·
3
Benoit 3
Upper West Cedar
·
2
Lower West Cedar
· ·
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Donnelly
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Gartla11d
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Analysis
Continued from Page 6
Several students responded in
the negat_ive to that theory.
"I feel we live in a bubble at
Marist, and not many people are
aware or care to be aware of
what is happening in the world."
Of course, not everyone ha9 a
similarly dim view of his or her
peers' news IQs.
Charity benefits from
volleyball tournament
"I feel that they are concerned
enough about having our troops
come home safely, and I hope for
the same," said Marist student
Tim Duguay
.
"But there is not
enough discussion about why we
are over there."
Christina Ventura voiced a sim-
ilar view.
"College kids are more con-
cerned with buying beer illegally
and frat parties than the world
around them," she said.
"I feel that the majority of stu-
dent have an opinion, but not an
intellectually founded
one,"
Nicole LoGatto said.
According to Richard Pinder,
"For the most part, students
seem not to seek out true facts
and generally just accept what
the corporate media is telling
them."
One student spoke anonymous-
ly on the subject.
"I think there are multiple ways
to become more inf9rmed and
Marist students are making use
of them," Sara Nylin said
.
"(The
war) is a common topic of dis-
cussion (at Marist)."
Written and researched
by:
Michael Abitabilo,
Steven Arocho,
Timothy Baxter,
Maragaret Campbell,
Aurbrey Clark,
Matt Dunning,
Marissa Koch,
Paul Lukason,
Timothy O'Brien,
Ashley Pendlebury,
Jeffrey Perry,
Lindsay Schultz,
Joseph Stamp/el,
Jacqueline Stasiuk,
Ryan Taliercio,
and Ashley Thomas
Sports PR group raises
more than $100 for ACS
A group of Marist students
raised more than $100 for the
American Cancer Society
Sunday
,
hosting a charity vol-.
leyball tournament as part of
Prof. Keith Strudler's sports
public relations class.
Several local sponsors,
including
the
American
Cancer Society, Red Bull,
McDonald
-
's,
Quizno's,
Coyote Grill and Tony's Pizza
Pit made contributions to the
event. The band "Lost in
Rhyme" provided entertain-
ment throughout the day.
Sponsor support was vital to
the event's success, according
to
event
coordinator
Stephanie Calvano.
''The success of the event
was dependent on the willing-
ness of local sponsors to sup-
port it," Calvano said. "The
generosity of these local busi-
nesses was overwhelming and
very much appreciated."
Coordinators were also
thankful to the students who
participated in the event.
"Whether playing, referee-
ing or simply watching,
everyone's
presence
was
noticed and valued
,
" said
coordinator Jessica Hunkele.
Congratulations to the
Class of 2003!
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Co-News Editor
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Opinion Editor
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Business Manager
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Faculty Advisor
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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
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Events
Calendar
Battle of the Bands
May 1, 2003 - 1 p.m.
The 4th annual Battle of the Bands will take place
·
May 1 in the Cabaret. There will be 5 bands, and
adm
i
ssion to the event is $2. Pizza and soda
will also be so
l
d.
Capture the flag event
May 2, 2003 - 4 p.m.
Students from Keith Strud
l
er's Sports Publ
i
c
Relations class will be holding a
"
Captu
r
e the Flag"
event on the green between Lowell Thomas and
Dyson. The game will consist of 20 studen
t
s
,
ten
on each team. Sign ups began yesterday during
activity hour
.
The cost is $3 per person. Each play-
er will receive a free capture the flag t-shirt for par-
tic
i
pating in the event. After the game free p
i
zza will
be given to all the players as well as free water bot-
tles during and after the game. The event will be
held rain or shine
.
Call Siena Mair at x5079.
'Marist Madness' 3-on-3 tournament
May 4, 2003 - 1 p.m.
Marist Madness, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament
and skills challenge
,
will take place Sunday
,
May 4
to benefit the Dutchess County Special
Olympics.The event will kick off at 1 :00 p.m. in the
gray gym in the Mccann Center.
The skills challenge will include a three-point con-
test, dunk contest
,
and free throw contest. Prizes
will be given to all winners.
If
anyone is interested
in signing up for these events or for the
t
ournament
please contact Ed at x4622.
The HuMarist Big Show
May 6, 2003 • 9 p.m.
The HuMarist Big Show will take place Tuesday,
May 6 at 9:00 p.m. in the Nelly Go
l
ett
i
Theater.
This improv and sketch comedy show is free to all
students
.
PR expert speaks
May 7, 2003 • 11 :30 a.m.
Frasier Seitel, author of
The Pract
i
ce of Public
Relations
and top profess
i
ona
l
in the PR field will
speak in the PAR. This
i
s an excellent opportun
i
-
ty
to network and learn more about the PR world.




































THE CIRCLE
WIRE REPORTS
(845)-575-3000 ext. 2429
May 1, 2003
With new curriculum, Duke hopes
to produce well rounded students
Despite school's intentions, some
students oppose 'Curriculum 2000'
By Kiya Bajpai
The Chronicle
(Duke U.)
and public policy double major who has not taken a natural sci-
ence course at Duke, believes it is.still possible to get a good lib-
eral arts education when one area of knowledge is omitted.
"There are so many academic opportunities at this school ...
and so little time," she said. "It's important to try new subjects,"
she added, but more important to delve deeply into a subject of
interest.
The most commonly dropped area was foreign language,
which seniors Nick Hunt and Naz Onuzo both omitted because
it was their worst subject in high school.
"To be honest, ifl had to do Curriculum 2000, I wouldn't have
(U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C.
-
With tlie Duke class of 2003's come here," said Onuzo, an English and economics double
graduation less than two weeks away, the era of students forget-
major.
ting about taking Spantsh or skipping out on calculus is quickly
Hunt, also an English major, believes Curriculum 2000 was a
coming to a close.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - good idea, but is glad he was not subject to
All undergraduates who matriculated to
the changes.
Duke during or after the fall of 2000 will
'[Curriculum 2000] is the
"[Dropping an area] makes it easier, obvi-
graduate only if they can navigate their way
most preposterous
way
to
ously, but if you want a well-rounded experi-
through their Curriculum 2000 matrix.
ence, [the new curriculum] would be good,"
The pre-2000 curriculum, proposed in 1986
manipulate students into
Hunt said.
.
and put into effect in 1988, allowed students
being we/I-rounded'
Portia Borden, a junior philosophy major
to drop one of the six areas of knowledge: arts
who is graduating early, did not agree that the
and literatures, civilizations, foreign Ian-
Portia Borden
new curriculum made for well-rounded stu-
guages, natural sciences, quantitative reason-
Duke University junior
dents.
ing and social sciences.
"[Curriculum 2000] is the most preposter-
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
ous way to manipulate students into being
William Chafe made the curriculum review a
well-rounded," Borden said, adding that the
priority in the 1997-1998 school year because he felt that grad-
new curriculum makes ~tudents find ways to ''tweak the system"
uates needed to be more prepared.
or accept a lower GPA because they had to take classes they
"I thought that we should be educating Duke students to be
were not interested in.
ready to engage the world of the 21st century, and I did not
Nevertheless, as time goes on, the University is adjusting bet-
believe we could do that without exposure to all the fundamen-
ter to the new curriculum. Advisors and students alike were con-
tal disciplines, familiarity with different cultures, understanding fused with how the matrix would work out, leaving so~e rising
of the ethical dimensions of all we do, and sensitivity to
.differ-
seniors struggling to finish their requirements, noted Borden.
ent ways of knowing," Chafe wrote in an e-mail.
But as the years pass, more classes are fulfilling more require-
Aside from
a
need
to
improve the University's writing pro-
ments and advisors are more knowledgeable.
gram and give students more research exposure, Chafe felt that
Although students have mixed emotions about Curriculum
letting students omit any areas of study was not acceptable.
2000, Chafe said he is "pleased with the results of C2K., espe-
"I grop,ose.d
that
we ~onsider Q'lrJjor changes because nearly cially the wonderful ch~ges that have occurred in writing,
50%
of graduating
·
1
~ ere
leaving Duke without taking ~
1
cr.~s-cultural jn_quiry, and ethical iJ}quiry."
one of the following: a so~IIM; math or foreign language
So does that mean only students graduating after the year 2003
course," Chafe wrote.
will be "ready to engage the world of the 21st century?" Perhaps
But like many graduating
seniors,
Rebecca Koenig, a French this year's seniors hope it does not make much of a difference.
Seeking long weekend, student~ avoid Friday classes
By Colleen Freyvogel
Daily Collegian
(Pennsylvania State U.)
(U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.
-As
the semester comes to an end and
Pennsylvania S~ate University students con-
tinue to schedule courses, Friday classes are
becoming less popular.
J. James Wager, assistant vice provost for
enrollment, said fewer classes were offered
on Fridays than Tuesdays and Thursdays dur-
ing the 2002 fall semester. "Last fall there
were approximately 1,500 sections that met
on Fridays and 2,700 sections that met on
Tuesdays and Thursdays," Wager said.
Classes typically meet Monday,
Wednesday and Friday for 50 minutes and
Tuesday and Thursday for 75 minutes.
Nicole Shaffer (freshman-communications)
said she chose to schedule courses only on
Tuesdays and Thursdays this semester
because it fit into her schedule. "That way I
can work more, and I don't have to go to
class on Fridays," Shaff er said.
Penn State President Graham Spanier said
in an e-mail that classes have a high occu-
pancy every day and the university must
schedule classes five days a week to accom-
modate everything taught.
"So [eliminating Friday classes] isn't a
rnajor issue for us," Spanier said in the e-
mail. "And even if we had the flexibility to
shorten the acad~mic week, I wouldn't be
supportive of the concept."
Jamey Perry, an adviser for the College of
Communications, said a majority of the col-
lege's professional classes are offered twice a
week for two hours a day.
"I
think
it's attractive for students to feel
like they have a three-day weekend. It's just
how they choose their courses around their
professional classes," Perry said.
Gregory Smits, associate professor of his-
tory, has taught classes only on Tuesday and
Thursdays for the past eight years.
"Because
of the complex material I cover, an.hour and
fifteen minutes is much better in terms of
concluding the matter in a class period,"
Smits said.
Amanda Turner (freshman-division of
undergraduate studies) said she prefers only
taking classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays
because she commutes from Clearfield.
"It's more efficient for me to only go to
school two days a week because we are only
paying for gas two days a week instead of
five," Turner said. "I have my classes one
right after another, so it's nice not having any
breaks because my time isn't wasted sitting
around."
Hacker confesses to crime on Columbia University page
Officials close investigation of February incidents,
claim additional security measures have been taken
By Chris Beam
Columbia Daily Spectator
(Columbia U.)
(U .. WIRE) NEW YORK
-Columbia
University's homepage hacker
has been caught. The investigation of the two defacements that
occurred in February, in which visitors to Columbia's homepage
were presented with a cryptic message and then redirected to the
pornographic web site www.cumsplatter.com, has been closed.
"The perpetrator has admitted to the incident," Walter Bourne,
assistant director of Academic Jnformati_on Systems, said via e-mail.
Bourne would not say whether the perpetrator was a Columbia stu~
dent or not.
Soon after the incidents, Deputy Vice President of AcIS Vace
Kundakci indicated that the hacker may have gained access to the
Columbia server through the
"privileged
account" of an administra-
tor in the Office of Public Affairs.
Columbia's homepage is maintained using a custom-designed pro-
gram that records an electronic log each time the page is modified.
Spectator obtained a copy of the log that was generated at 2:54 p.m.
ET on February 16 -
when the homepage was :first defaced
-
which indicates that the homepage updating program was invoked
through the Cu.nix account of OPA Web master Jiangcheng Bao.
Although Bourne would not confirm or deny whether it was indeed
Bao's account that was
used, he did say that "the problem has been
corrected and additional measures have been taken to increase secu-
n.
·ty"
"The Web site is now secure,'' he said.
''Columbia University Security has concluded its investigation,
consulted with University administrators, and passed this on to
appropriate authorities to determine a course of action," Bourne
added.
In
response to the hacking incidents, AcIS is drafting an updated
list of cautionary measures students can take to protect their comput-
ers and accounts. These suggestions will be available through the
AcIS Web site.
Isaac Vita Kohn contributed to this article.
Write TheCircle@hotmail.com
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RIAA
F1u
SHARING CRACKDOWN
Following lawsuit,
U. Missouri examines
file sharing policies
By Sarah Larimer
The Maneater
(U.
Missouri)
(U-WIRE) COLUMBIA, Mo. -
University of Missouri students
who spend their nights down-
loading the latest releases from
their
favorite
artists
were
reminded this week to be more
aware of federal law.
Information
and
Access
Technology Services sent out a
mass e-mail Tuesday warning
students about the potential con-
sequences of their actions.
The e-mail was sent because of
an increase in file sharing and as
a response to a recent crackdown
on copyright infringement by the
Recording Industry Association
of America, according to IATS
spokesman Todd Krupa.
"If
file sharing is continuing,
then MU has an obligation to
investigate any notice that we
get," Krupa said. "There are
going to be a lot of opinions on
whether the law is right and
whether CDs cost too much. We
can't get caught up into that."
The RIAA has recently taken
action against file sharing, filing
individual lawsuits against four
college students and is asking for
$150,000 for each recording the
students made available for shar-
ing online. The result could be a
multi-billion dollar settlement.
At MU, 172 complaints of
alleged infringement of the
Digital Millennium Copyright
Act, which governs file sharing,
have been filed since Jan. 1; a
total of 97 of those• allegations
came in the past month. Krupa
said MU is required to follow up
on every complaint issued.
"If
we didn't have a process to
document it and investigate it,
the university would be held
liable," Krupa said.
When a citation is filed, student
offenders are notified by IATS
and instructed to remove the
shared files from their comput-
ers, Krupa said.
If
they do not
comply, they will be brought
before student judicial court.
No students have appeared in
court
yet
on
file-sharing
infringements.
Krupa said from a technical
standpoint, file sharing also
poses a problem for MU because
it slows down the network.
..
"The issue isn't really the
number of computers, the issue
is the bandwidth consumption,"
Krupa said. "Between midnight
and just before
5
in the morning
every day, the amount of band-
width that is available is saturat-
ed."
Curtis Tompkins, president of
Michigan Technical Institute, is
one university official who has
spoken out against the RIAA's
actions.
Joe Nievelt, a Michigan Tech
student, is one of the four indi-
viduals facing a
RIAA
lawsuit.
"I. am very disappointed that
the RIAA decided to take this
action in this manner," Tompkins
stated in an open letter to the
recording industry. "As a fully
cooperating site, we would have
expected the courtesy of being
notified early and allowing us to
take action following established
procedures, instead of allowing it
to get to the point oflawsuits and
publicity."
Some MU students said though
they are breaking copyright reg-
ulation rules, they don't think
they're doing anything wrong
because file sharing has grown to
be an accepted practice.
"I don't
think
there's a problem
with it," said junior Jennifer
Paull, who shares files online.
"My mom taught me how to
share."




























































THE CIRCLE
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(845)-575-3000 ext. 2429
May 1, 2003
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By Christina Miller
Contributor
Chances are, you know Erin Gardner.
She's the Maggie Gyllenhaal look alike
(even though she won't admit the striking
resemblance), often seen roaming the halls
of the Student Center or rocking out to
Bono on her walkman as she
'attempts
to
break the record for fastest elliptical speed
in McCann history.
This "alterna dream girl" has a pair of
sunglasses for every occasion and a smile
that makes you blush when it's sent in your
direction. Ms. Gardner is one Marist sen-
ior you should have the chance to get to
know before she slips away on May 17th.
Ql.
Erin, you're
one of those people
who
stand out from
the
crowd-but in a
good way,
of course. Do you have a per-
sonal motto for living?
[Her "aw-shucks" pose overtakes her small
frame.J
Al.
That's hard to sum up in one state-
ment. Man, if I
knew
that, I'd have a tat-
too! I don't know ... 'Rock,' I guess.
Q2.
A lot
has been said lately about last
semester's
HuMarist
show, specifically,
the opening skit which depicted a young
boy
being abused
by
a
Catholic
priest.
wnne
the HuMarists have printed a col-
lective statement
in
The
Circle,
none
of
the
individual
members have
made their
peace. What's your take· on the whole
controversy?
i
A2.
People are definitely entitled to com-
plain about the show, and we take it as
constructive criticism. But the letter that
was printed in The Circle did not include
the person
's
name, which
is
cheap, I think.
If you want to say that you have a belief,
put your name to it, or else why bother?
Plus, I think this person should have stuck
around, instead of walking out after the
opening skit -
.
it was followed by a
Michael Jackson dance number.
[She
shimmies in her seat, giving me a peak at
last December's show stopping moves.]
I
really think this was the least offensive
show we've done in a while. People just
shouldn 't take things so seriously. It's all
meant in fun. Just laugh.
Q3. What are the
best and
worst things
about being the only female member
in
the
HuMarists?
A3. The best thing
is
that when I'm with
the guys, it's the only time I feel like a real
girlie girl. When you 're around six good
guys and they tell you you 're pretty, it feels
really
.nice.
[Her whole body swells with
happiness.]
I mean, I'm sure they
're
lying,
but I'd rather buy into it and think I'm
unattainable. The worst thing has got to
be the boy smell. I mean, all boys have it,
but these
·
boys are especially smelly. The
o_ther thing would have to be that I don 't
really like to be naked nearly as much as
the rest of them. It makes me uncomfort-
able.
[She squirms, adjusting her highlighter
yellow thrift store t-shirt.J
Q4.
In
addition to
being in the
HuMarists,
you
are also the Senior Class
President. I'm sure you, like
every
sen-
ior across the nation, are
facing
the
question: What are your plans after
graduation?
A4.
Well let me put it this way
[she
laughs
and nervously pulls at her hair]:
J
came
into Marist an undecided major. Now, I
feel like I have less of a clue of what I want
to do with my life than when I got here. No
grad school, no job lined up, and no, I
don't want to teach. I would like to coach
my Jl-year-old cousin's basketball team in
December. That's about as far as my plans
go.
QS. On a lighter note,
what
are
your
feelings
on Kid Rock?
[That smile comes across her face and she
sfgh~-ht!'avity;
16olcittg
dreamily at the ceil-
ing.}
A5. I understand why people don 't like
him. But even before
"Picture"
[his duet
with Sheryl Crow]
he always had a special
place in my heart. He just doesn't care
-
what he looks like, whether he brushes his
hair, if he has midgets running around on
stage. He rocks hard. He's a damn fine
American, an American bad ass, really.
That's Erin Gardner in a nutshell. Next
time you see her on
.
campus, give her a
wink and a wave. She'll be the one cruis-
ing around campus on her latest Good Will
purchase: a classic '80s style sea green and
purple Huffy Summer Sport bike, com-
plete with matching streamers, a basket for
her CareBear, and a bell. And in case
you're wondering -
yes boys, she is sin-
gle.
Christina Miller is part of Dr. Jennifer Driscoll's Writing, Editing
& Revision class (ENG 230).
Ad students Compete
i~ AAF competition
by
Megan
Lizotte
Features Editor
Senior advertising capping stu-
dents competed in the American
Advertising Federation National
Student Advertising (NSAC)
competition last weekend in New
York City.
Each year, advertising students
are assigned a case study from a
given company. This year they
took part in developing a market-
ing and advertising campaign for
the Toyota Matrix.
The assignment from Toyota
was for participants to present a
recommendation to Toyota for
implementing
a special Matrix
marketing and communication
strategy with the necessary cre-
ative to reach the youth-market.
Marist students based their posi-
tioning of the campaign on "Get
Your Fix."
This concept was developed
through specific print, television
and radio advertising, creating an
addiction among the target audi-
ence for the Matrix.
www.images.google.com
Students developed an in-depth
plan book over the past two
semesters and delivered a 20-
minute presentation to judges
who included a representative
from Toyota and other important
figures from the advertising
industry.
The student presenters this year
were:
Patrick
Brodfueher,
Andrea Carroll, Kristina Gavin,
Megan Lizotte, and Lauren
Neitzel. In addition to them, the
entire class deserves credit for all
their work and talent that made
the project a success. They are:
Anthony
Azzaro,
Kristen
Cacioppo, Amanda Coviello,
Maria Isolda, Heather Leja,
Kelly
Newman,
Stephanie
Powers, Amy Riopko, Michelle
Slesinski, and Barinyim~ Tee. A
special thanks to Marcia Christ,
our professor, for all her
patience, knowledge and time!
www
.
aafo,g
Write TheCircle@hotmail.com
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G'day Mate
By
Sophia
Sarantakos
Australian
Internship
Program
Spring 2003
The sound of
lorikeets
and kookaburras in
the early morning, the Opera House glim-
mering in the harbor, and the actual verbal
usage of "G'day Mate" -
this is just a pinch
of what life in Australia is like.
Photos courtesy of Sophia
Sorantakos
Above: The Bridge Climb on our way up the arch with the
Opera House
In
the background. (Front
left clockwise:
We, the Australian Catholic University
group, arrived in Sydney on February 6, and
have been living blissfully ever since. At a
quick glance, Australia can almost be mis-
taken for a less populated America, but once
you allow your senses to awaken from pro-
found jetlag, Australia's distinct culture
begins to emerge.
Lauren Mccusker, Sophia Sarantakos, Kirsti Demato, Jeff
Varecka, Kirsten ftRed" Waage, and Lauren McGann).
Below: Sophia Sarantakos and Lauren Mccusker at the bot-
tom of Wentworth Falls.
The people are laid back and relaxed; life
to them is more closely associated with hap-
pines~
and enjoyment than monetary success and fame
-
quite the opposite from American life.
There are blatant similarities
though
between the United States and
the
Land
Downunder: music, movies
(almost
every
form of entertainment in fact), and fashion
(
for the most part there are some outfits that
make you think,
"why?"
but that happens
back home as well). We're all taking these
similarities and differences and storing them
as what they really are
-
part of an experi-
ence.
By the way, did I mention how
we're
going
to have not one but TWO summers this
year? Another benefit of traveling to the
Southern Hemisphere I suppose.
The whole point of going abroad and trav-
eling is experiencing different environments
and while you're there, allowing yourself to
adapt to them. I can't speak for everyone on
this trip, but I feel confident in saying
that
this five month journey was a life-altering
experience. We've learned more about our-
selves, each other, Australia as a
whole,
and
how Americans are viewed from
abroad.
This last
~Jffffe;
~~peqa}Jy
important
consid-
ering our current p~liticid situation.
Americans may not be the most
popular
people in the world right now, but regardless
of how we're viewed, all 13 of us were
determined to make this trip one which we
would never forget.
To write a paper ... or not?
by Aubrey
Roff
,,.
Staff Writer
I've noticed that even though
it's not finals or midterm time, a
lot of people have many papers
due. Writing a paper
is
a
very
interesting
process. Before you
even begin the paper, you feel the
need to battle all your friends
and acquaintances to prove who
actually has the worst paper.
Who really wins in this situa-
tion?
Person one has an eight-pager
on world religions, Person two
has a seven page Communication
Research paper due, and Person
three has a six pager due with a
Power Point presentation. Who
wins? None of them.
The real winner is the kid next
door who doesn't have to write a
paper and is
leaving
for the Mad
Hatter in an hour.
So the procrastination begins.
How many people can you IM,
episodes of Sex and the City can
you watch, or trips to the Cabaret
can you make before you actual-
ly start your paper? And when
you finally start it, the distrac-
tions are endless. Your roommate
is cleaning. That creepy guy in
the library keeps staring at you.
Repeats of Dawson's Creek are
on.
Marina's is practically
screaming your name.
It
would probably be much eas-
ier if you removed these distrac-
tions and just sat down and
WROTE your paper. But you're
kind of asking for it. Do you
really need to
keep
changing
your away message
to inform
people of your progress on writ-
ing your paper? Or keep chang-
ing it from,
"papers
suck," to "I
hate papers," to "I hate [profes-
sor that assigned paper]." Sign
off of AIM. You can do it. Also,
if you
attempt
to write a paper in
the main library computer lab on
a Sunday night, you know exact-
ly what you're getting yourself
into. Especially if you sit near
the front, where
you're
in the per-
fect position to see everyone who
enters and ask anyone you know
about their weekends. Then you
IM your roommate about it.
People have many different
methods for
writing
papers.
Some write them out on paper
first and then type them and
some use note cards, etc. People
write papers in their rooms, their
friends' rooms, or the library.
Probably the easiest way to write
a paper would be to sit down and
just write the whole thing. But
we stretch the process over sev-
eral days,
writing
minimal
amounts and cranking the whole
thing out on the last day.
Also, plagiarism is stupid.
Don't steal papers off of the
Internet. That used to work jun-
ior year in _high school with your
semi-retirement social
studies
teacher who didn't know what a
computer was.
Now
you pay
$25,000 to professors that own
programs to find people that steal
papers
.
I don't know if they give
guest passes to people that get
kicked out of Marist for
plagia-
rism, so think about it.
Unfortunately, or maybe fortu-
nately, some of yo11r best papers
result from not-so good situa-
tions. Results of all-nighters
sometimes
tum out better than
your hardest efforts. I know peo-
ple who have
written
papers
up.der
various
levels of intoxica-
tion and turned out all right. And
that conclusion that your room-
mate made up for you at 2 am
somehow scored you an
A.
I
don't condone or encourage these
practices, so don't push your luck
with them. Just hope that when
you really need it, it works out.
So that's it. I'm not going to
tell
you to do your
homework,
or the
right way to write a paper. That's
what your professors and your
conscience are for. If everyone
did papers the right way and their
homework
on time, college
wouldn't be college. It would be
the third grade. And you would
get stars or smiley face
instead
of
a grade.
Hmm
...
what a thought.













































































(845)-575-3000 ext. 2429
May 1, 2003
Letters to the Edi
tor
Students take campu
s
se
c
ur
i
ty for granted
Over the course of my time at
Marist I have read this paper and
never have I been as disgusted
with it as I am today. I am com-
p
l
etely appalled with the piece
written by Miss Maria Meany
("Campus insecurity: A serious
problem," April 24). First of all,
a newspaper article should show
both sides of a situation; this arti-
cle is more of an editorial with
no investigative work and only
second-hand stories.
Second of all, Miss Meany, you
should not
·
report on topics,
which you do not have all the
information on, such as the
alleged rapes in Beck Place and
Lower West Cedar.
Additionally, something I would
like to clarify for the entire
Marist community is the defini-
·
tion
of a
safety
escort.
According to the Merriam-
Webster Online Dict
i
onary, the
definition of safety is "the condi-
tion of being safe from undergo-
ing or causing hurt, injury, or
loss" and the definit
i
on of escort
is "a person or group of persons
accompanying another to give
protection or as a courtesy."
When you put these two terms
together, a safety escort is a per-
son or group of people accompa-
nying another to give protection
from undergoing or causing
hurt,
injury, or loss.
Let's think for a moment:
nowhere does it say that a safety
escort is a ride. Yes, that is right~
Marist College no longer pro.;
vides a taxi service to its students
but rather a safety escort.
Part of the college experience
is to develop into mature adults
who are prepared and ready to
enter the real world. Miss
Meany, if you think the world is
filled with nice people, who
would never invoke harm on
you, than you are in for the shock
of your
life. Nowhere in the
world will you find police offi-
cers on every corner or lights in
every dark alley. Additionally, if
you think someone will always
be able to distinguish the differ-
ence between girls' screams on a
college campus you are crazy.
Have you ever been in a resi-
dent's hall where there are not
screaming girls?
Skidmore, Siena, Vassar, The
Culinary, Bard, and a variety of
State Universities are a few of
the large number of colleges
"where
peop
l
e can just walk in
off the street and not be ques-
tioned about their business on
the campus."
First, I would like to ask if you
have noticed the large black
fences surrounding the campus?
Second, no college campus will
ever
be
completely
safe.
Anywhere you go security offi-
cers, police officers, and other
law enforcement figures can
only do so much. The rest is up
to individual people to use their
common sense and for those
lacking in this area, you may
want to develop some by asking
a few simple questions.
How about
-
should I keep
my door locked? That persori
does not look like they belong
here, should I call security?
Should I really walk there alone?
In closing, I would like to say
thank you to all the security offi-
cers, because yes this is
Poughkeepsie, and I have been
safe. I have always been safe
because the security officers are
sitting at the residents halls and
walking/driving the entire cam-
pus 24
-
hours a day. These are
individuals who work on every
holiday and every snowstorm.
They do not get vacations like
we as students do.
Something else the Marist com-
munity forgets is as simple as the
"Gol
d
en Rule": Treat others as
you wish to be treated. The secu-
rity officers are people and sel-
dom, do we, as students, remem-
ber this. We complain about
everything security does not do,
but do we actually recognize
what they do, other than write
tickets?
·
Do you realize hpw
quickly they respond when there
is a situation, or the number of
them that put their lives in dan-
gerous situations, like the one in
Benoit?
It is time for us to wake up and
stop placing the blame on
President M
u
rray's lack of
response to the security situa-
tion.
It
is time for us to start tak-
ing control of our own lives and
use
o
ur common sense.
Elizabeth DeMidio
SNAP Coordinator
Dear Miss DeMidio,
The contribution by Maria
Meany was an opinion piece that
was submitted to
The Circle.
It
was not intended to be conveyed
as a news article.
The Circle
does not endorse viewpoints
expressed in the opinion section,
as stated in our staff box found
on page 2: "Opinions expressed
in articles are not necessarily
those of the Editorial board." We
encourage all members of the
Marist community, including
facu
l
ty, to express their views in
our open forum.
-
The Editors
War should not end
international conflict
This letter is written in response
to the article, "Facts needed to
fully consider Iraq situation." I
definitely agree that "as a college
student you certainly do need to
consider all the facts concerning
this war," which is the only rea-
son I am writing this article.
Nobody is pro-war here. It's all
about freedom. I am against the
war,
and I'm not pro-Saddam. They
are not mutually exclusive ideas.
·
First of all, I honestly do not
think that "mortal" people have
the ability to reason, for sure, if
the United States is in this war
because of oil, although for now
it seems it is not. Iraq may not be
the largest source of U.S. oil, but
there is still oil there
.
The United States consumes
more resources than any other
country and what if Bush was
partially influenced by this fact
and the corporations who desper-
ately seek the energy to fuel "the
American lifestyle"? You might
say "I do not see gas prices going
down though; Bush is giving the
oil to the Iraqis
.
"
Maybe, maybe not. .
.
the trade
agreements occupation period I
think will find the United States
using the oil indirectly to pay for
this trillion dollar war.
On the weapons issue, I will
agree that Saddam has not com-
pletely complied with interna-
tional policy, but many of the
materials that Iraq could make
biological and chemical wea-
pons from were supplied by the
United States. As for decreasing
the threat of an attack on the
homeland: Are you kidding me?
This war is raising so much
T
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The envelope c~ntalnlng the letter received from SPC Andy Joyce, who Is stationed In Kuwait.
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tmarked April 14, 2003, the letter reached The Circle's office on April 28.
War up close: Reflections from Iraq
SPC Andrew Joyce
CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT (A.pril 14,
2003) -
Well, ( can say now with some
weird sense of satisfaction that I've final-
ly made it to Iraq.
Almost immediately after I wrote last
we were all whisked away to a place
called Camp YOYO (which stood for
You're On Your Own), this is where I
stayed briefly until one morning when my
squad leader told me that I and a few other
select people from our platoon were to
engage in our first mission into Iraq.
five of them.
We then rolled through the first
in
a
series of little villages along the way to
our destina
t
io
n
. Little Iraqi chi
l
dren
r
an
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up to our vehicle, cheering and hollering.
Disarmed land mines, once buried in the
road I was traveling, sat on high beams
a
l
ongs
i
de the road, most likely placed
there by Army engineers as a warning not
to go off the road.
I
spoke before about this being the real
deal,
and how I was ready .for busiru:lss,
but when I heard I was going in, all that
bravado flew right out the window.
They
-
wanted food.
In
the MRE's (Meals
Ready to Eat), we're issued, there's some
pretty good stuff, so they went a
l
ongside
the road.
I
felt like I was the ice cream
man, except that (few) of the ice cream
men I remember carried M-16s across
their legs as they rode along.
'All aspe
ct
s of co
n
flic
t
and war are he
ll,
p
lai
n
and s
i
mple
.'
Needless
to
say, I've seen some other
things I don't feel quite ready to talk
about right now, but as safe and comfort-
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all asp.ects of con-
flict and war are hell, plain and simple. I
can't imagine how different life will be
once I get back to Marist and enjoying a
normal life once again.
After being told to bring supplies for
two or more days, I struggled to concen-
trate. What do I need to bring? Where am
I going exactly? Unfortunately, in this line
of work, there's no time for questions like
these, so I got what I needed for a day or
two and that night we were gone.
I definitely feel stronger as a verson
now, and despite everything, I feel
I'll
come out of this ordeal a new and better
person
.
I was just longing to see them as they
were me, so I started flinging stuff out of
the window like I was Santa C
l
aus, it was
great. The Iraqi women were gracious and
they winked and smiled at me as we slow-
ly came through. So now I can say my
effect on women is pretty good, even
So, in closing let me just say right now:
everything is pretty good.
I'm
eating well,
and the accommodations here aren't all
that bad, not all that great, but not bad
either.
From what
I
can recall now, when we
crossed the border into Iraq, the sun was
setting, and the sunsets out here are unbe-
Thank you for all the prayers and sup-
port, I'll see you all very soon.
lievab
l
y gorgeous.
,,.
worldwide.
·
I noticed the wa,r had already claimed a
lot of vehicles; we saw burned out equip-
ment strewn about all along the road, and
the smoke from the oil pipes set ablaze
caught my eye, smoking up towards the
sky. There must have been about four or
For a short while, I actually forgot
where
I
was, and I wasn't as tense as
I
had
been once I had first gotten there. But,
sure enough, the farther north we headed,
the situation I was in presented its dan-
gers.
resentment around the globe, and
increasing the threat of terror
immensely.
If
Saddam is not killed by one
of the United States' bombing
raids, maybe he will go under-
ground, and maybe pose the
greatest threat ever. Another
issue on weapons: Out of all the
nations possessing large wea-
pons supplies, which nation is using
them at will? The United States
-
even if it
is
for a good cause.
On a last note, North Korea
poses a much greater threat when
it comes to weapons of mass
destruction, but the Bush admin-
istration should ask itself, does
North Korea have oil or an
acquired negative image in
America? Not yet at least.
I will agree that Saddam is a
cruel dictator. He has done some
serious crimes to his people and
neighboring people. Although
this is extremely hard to over-
look, and it should not be, there
are many other cruel dictators
running countries and ruling
people in the world.
Some African countries are
enforcing virtual ethnic cleans-
ing right now that make
Saddam's kill count and cruelty
look like child play. There are
also other leaders who have
openly threatened the United
States and pose a greater threat
as an attack on the "homeland
.
"
If you are going to weed out the
terrible dictators, then there are
numerous nations after Iraq to
'
'liberate." The truth is, America
cannot go around policing the
globe, defying international poli-
cy with legal and illegal, yes ille-
gal, wars.
To
"keep
world peace" in this
fashion is in my opinion tyranni-
cal, even though good things
might come out of it like a liber-
ated people. I believe Iraqis are
rejoicing over the end of
Saddam's rule, not American
occupatio
n
and policy.
While I agree this war had one
good result, I fear it will also
have terrible
consequences,
many of which are hard for the
majority of Americans
to see.
It
has a
l
ready set an awful prece-
dent in international and foreign
affairs. I personally think Bush
and Blair should be tried in an
international court.
Unfortunately, the good that
has come out of this will only
encourage future wars that gain
support
out of materialized
media
.
Who's next? Iran? North
Korea? Hopefully the next step
will be a victory for democrats in
the 2004 election
.
War is something that will
never go away because people
like President Bush cannot main
-
tain control of the fear that the
country has of terrorism. The
only way it will ever stop is if
someone finally buckles down
and accepts the fear, and worries
about defending themse
l
ves,
rather than going off and killing
thousands of people over a
hunch.
The cycle can only continue
with war, to terrorism, and then
to more fear and over and over,
until someone realizes that a life
is not something to throw away.
Children should not have the
opportunity to
•
think and have
ideas taken away, just because
someone tries to justify it. And
thousands of completely inno-
cent Iraqi people were killed
because of this. I consider them
victims. No war is necessary.
Dragan Jovici
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.
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s
ed b
as
ed
on imp
e
riali
s
tic motives
First, let me state that I am not
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"against the troops" or "unpatri-
otic." I am, however, against this
war. The United States has
attacked a defenseless nation,
crippled by sanctions, repeated
bombings and invasions. We
have done so under the guise of
"bringing democracy to the Iraqi
people
.
"
In
actuality, the United States
government is only interested in
furthering our financial interests
.
Specifically, the United States
wants to create a new market and
control of Iraqi oil fields. As a
political science major, I have
s1'Jdied U.S.-Iraqi relations and
concluded that our aggression
·
has purely imperialistic motives.
After all, it was our government
who backed Saddam Hussein
and supplied his regime with (the
infamous) Weapons of Mass
Destruction
(WMD's).
The
United States was hoping to
install a puppet regime in order
to overthrow the Ayatollah and it
backfired
.
The result was the
Gulf War and 12 years of sanc-
tions. Ironically, the intent of the
sanctions was to "bring
freedom
to the Iraqi people."
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Letters to the Editor, continued
For unplanned
pregnancies, there
is a place to turn
continued from page
5
To say that this war is not about
money and oil is a blatant lie.
Consider that when Saddam
Hussein first set fire to Iraq's oil
fields. The United States con-
demned the action because
Saddam "broke his word and
even was in violation of the
U.N.'s resolution." I found this
ironic because the United States
,chose ignore the U.N. and now
wanted to punish Iraq using
international law. In addition, the
concern over securing oil was
apparent.
Sadly, I have heard many politi-
cians and government officials
refer to Gulf War
II as a "just
war." In reality it does not adhere
to the requirements of "just war"
theory.
Specifically, we have not estab-
lished jus ad bellam, which is the
right to go to war. Using jus ad
bellam, Iraq would have to attack
us first, diplomacy must be
exhausted before engaging in
war and the war cannot be hope-
less
or
costly. The second criteria
(for a "just war") is
jtts
ad hello,
which is the conduct during war.
Our conduct must be morally
right. Do you think that "decapi-
tation attacks" and
.
massive col-
lateral damage would
fit those
criteria?
This is not and never will be a
"just war" because it is preemp-
tive. We
.
are the aggressor.
Technically, the Iraqi govern-
ment would have a better case
for "just war." In my opinion, we
are not
liberators
but the last vis-
age of imperialism
.
I'm disgusted
by the supremacy of warmongers
and the cowardice of the
American media.
Maya Tyler
Final thoughts from a
graduating senior
To the Marist Community
:
I write this letter not only as my
last piece in
The Circle
,
but as a
senior who is days away from
leaving Marist. Maybe I'm writ-
ing this for myself in order to
bring some sort of closure.
But I also write this in hopes
that I can give those that aren't
graduating some insight for the
rest of your college experience
based on what I learned here.
Two and a half years ago
,
I
made the decision to transfer
here from American University
in Washington, DC. Since then,
my experiences have surpassed
any expectations I had coming to
Marist.
As a communications major,
my academic experience has
been enriched by the small class-
es that allow us to have one
-
on
-
one attention from the profes
-
sors.
In
addition, I was always
impressed with the genuine con-
cern of my professors towards
my well-being.
I am grateful for the opportuni-
ties that have enhanced my expe
-
rience here: going abroad to
England
,
internships
,
community
service projects, a sturdy liberal
arts foundation, and numerous
peers and faculty who helped me
grow and gain a greater perspec-
tive of the world around me.
I can admit that not every
encounter here has been "pleas-
ant;' but I have learned from
each one
.
The important lesson I
learned is that you take certain
incidents and people with a grain
of salt ( constant advice from my
mother) and realize there will be
people like that forever. I sin-
cerely believe in
some
form of
"what goes around comes
around" to those that make yoµ
miserable.
What I will take away with me
when I leave are the good parts
of being here though, not the dis-
appointing or upsetting ones.
I
have a new understanding of the
phrase "life is too short."
But at least I'm not leaving
here with
regrets
and that was a
concern of mine when I trans-
ferred here -
would I still get
the college experience I wanted
coming in half way through?
And I did -
people could not
have been more welcoming ... P4
I love you guys
.
Before now, I didn't truly
understand the essence of what
people meant when they said to
watch out because time will fly
by in college. I thought I did
when I graduated from high
school, but this is different.
College is your home and family,
in every sense of the word.
Although we're all trying to
squeeze the life out of each
moment
here,
leaving
is
inevitable.
If you are reading this and are
going to be graduating on May
17, congratulations and good
luck. If you're reading this and
will
be
hanging around here for a
year or two more -
take every
moment you can to steal an extra
glance at the Hudson while
you 're sitting in the library, go
out even
though
you'd rather
sleep or should be doing work,
go on adventures with your
housemates and don't worry
about what you're missing back
on campus, enjoy each other's
company-
and savor the
moments of hysterical laughter
with those around you.
I say all of this because the
reality is that if you don't take
advantage of each moment,
you 'II be standing on the
Campus Green in your cap and
gown on graduation day telling
yourself there were things you
wished you could do over. So
always try and put things into
perspective, you'll never have
any of these moments again.
Lauren Penna
Copy Editor
Class 2003
Graduating senior
says farewell
To the Marist Community:
In a few weeks I will be dressed
in a robe and gown, and if weath-
er permits
,
sitting out on the
green for the last time before I
receive my diploma. After that
I'll be thrust out into this thing
I've been hearing about for years
called the "real world." No I'm
not talking about reality TV, I'm
talking
about the reality of life.
I'm leaving Marist.
As a member of The Circle for
the last four years, I find it hard
to write a final farewell. How
does one capture a complete
transformation of self in the mat
-
ter of a few paragraphs
?
I think
every senior understands what I
mean.
While thinking about what to
write I took a trip down memory
lane, and realized that not only
have I grown, but Marist has too.
I've seen the old dorms we lived
in as fr
e
shman fac
e
r
e
novations
as well as Donnelly. I've seen
Adrian Hall get knocked down
and Fontaine rise to great
heights. I studied in the Steel
Plant across Route 9 for a semes-
ter while the library was fin-
ished. I also remember being so
nervous to use anything in the
library once it finally was open
only to live in it a year later. And
I'll never forget being wowed by
Upper West Cedar, as it became
the newest living facility. I've
even seen the Route 9 crosswalk
have
a
flashing crosswalk
installed as a freshman. As a
junior it was deactivated and as a
senior it has been removed only
to have cops sit outside our cam-
pus monitoring the crowds. Yes,
there have been changes
.
However, we as a community
of
people
have changed as well.
We've faced deaths and births,
new arrivals and sad departures.
We stood in hallways and class-
rooms, or sat in our dorms star-
ing at the television together on
the day of Sept.
I
l.
We later
joined together, holding a vigil
and a year later a memorial serv-
ice that lit up the sky, to honor
that day.
Many of us have ven-
tured overseas to explore the
world beyond and brought back
not only photographs, but also
insight.
However, of all the things that
have influenced me over the last
four years, the most important
have been the people.
I have
interacted with more people than
I ever thought possible and
everyone in some way or another
has helped shape me into the per-
son who will graduate in 17
days. I would like to thank my
professors, housemates, friends
and family for their help
;
you are
my Marist experience. I would
also like to bid a final farewell to
the members of The Circle.
There isn't a greater crowd of
people I would like to stay up to
3 a.m. copy-editing with.
I
would especially like to thank
my fast track partner Ed who has
been my Circle sanity since
freshman year. Thank you, and
keep on trucking, choo choo!
I entered as a freshman, scared
and uncertain
,
I leave an adult
prepared and confident.
Thank you,
Kath
e
rine Slauta
,
Managing Editor
Varian Fry
continued from page I
Fry told about how many
Jews
there
were
in
European countries, and
how many were killed by
the Nazis.
He published his autobi
-
ography in 1945 that was
titled Surrender on Demand
and in 1986, he was given
the U.S
.
Congressional
Medal of Honor. He was
also
honored
at
Yad
Vas hem,
the
Isra
e
li
Holocaust museum in 1996.
Fry is the first, and so far
only, gentile to be honor
e
d
by the museum for his res
-
cue efforts during the
Holocaust. He was also
given honorary Israeli citi
-
ze
nship
.
shelter, food and
child care.
The program
surely can't hurt any student.
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____, requires mothers
Photo courtesy of www
.
keepkidshealth
y
.
com
Are you ready for a bundle of joy?
In fact, according to the Kaiser
Family Foundation only one to
five percent of parents actually
remove their child from such
courses. Then again
,
even if a
woman decides to use a prescrip-
tion contraceptive only 39 percent
of HMOs cover all five types
available
.
By Christina Dias
Staff Writer
In my high school there was a
nursery for the babies of teen par-
ents. I couldn't understand why
taxpayers' money would fund a
daycare that supported teenage
pregnancy. Then again, it would
be a tragedy to force a child to
lose that care as punishment for
the indiscretions of a parent.
How can American citizens
encourage responsible decision-
making while still caring for chil-
dren? Considering the United
States' teenage birth rate is the
highest in the developed world,
America better find
an
answer
pretty soon.
Working with young mothers
this semester at Good Counsel, as
part of the Praxis requirement for
my Religion and Politics class
made me see how much of a
struggle it is to raise an unplanned
baby. Volunteering brought a
human side to my opinion on the
predicament of teenage pregnan-
cy prevention.
The Good Counsel Home
for
women
and
children
in
Poughkeepsie not only asserts
that every child is a gift
,
but also
provides a useful outl
e
t for moth-
ers to realize that fact. The organ-
ization helps women earn their
GED, find housing, a job and
transportation while providing
to attend parent-
ing classes and
contribute part
of their salary for the operation of
the facility. Volunteers from the
community and local colleges
baby-sit the children or provide
tutoring services.
Good Counsel is an organization
that lends credibility to the pro-
life movement that is appalled at
the 1.4 million abortions per-
formed each year in the United
States
,
but often falls short on
offering tangible support for some
of the 1.2 million unplanned
babies who are actually born.
·
Fewer than half of public
schools offer comprehensive
information on how to obtain
birth control. What a disservice
we are doing for America's youth.
When will we abandon the notion
that every teenager is a sacred
symbol of snowy white purity and
realize that teens need a real-life
education?
In
2002, the end of a
five-year period where approxi-
mately $500 million in govern-
ment funds was spent on absti-
nence only sex education pro-
grams occurred.
Several mothers living at Good
Counsel are having their second
or third child and are just begin-
ning to realize the benefits of
abstinence. Having a course that
stresses this practice as the
smartest solution to preventing
STDs, AIDS
,
and pregnancy is
certainly a wise idea, but prqu,4-
ing information on alternatives
Even those who feel that it is a
parent's responsibility to educate
their child on sexual practices
have an incentive to support com-
prehensive sex education
.
Nearly
80 percent of teen mothers will
eventually go on welfare.
The mothers at Good Counsel
are
testimony to the difficulty of
getting higher education
,
or e
v
en
a patt-time job with the financial
pressure of an infant. Certainly,
our economy would be better off
if the 36 percent of teen mothers
who do not graduate from high
school were able to do so
.
There
is
no need to legislate
morality through abstinence only
programs
.
Students only need the
facts of reproductive health
,
so
that the teenage birth rate may
continue to decline.
·
As a nation
,
we need to decide
if we are going to compensate
poor decisions with a
w
elfare
check or begin to educate our
youth to be responsib
le
adults.
For more information on this
issue or to find out how to get
involved visit
www.p
lan
ned
par
-
enthood
.
org,
or
~ c
o
ve
rm
yp
-
ills
.
org.
Marist contemplates Iraqi war
A slight majority of Marist stu-
dents, approximately 60 percent,
were in favor of the military
presence in Iraq, according
·
to an
informal campus poll conducted
,·
on Tuesday, April 8.
Twenty days before American
bombs started dropping on Iraq
,
16 journalism students fanned
across the Marist campus and
surveyed more than 250 students
about their views on the war
,
as
well as on their news reading or
viewing habits.
In addition to the majority
opinion on the war, the survey
also found that nearly half
-
or
46 percent of students had some
personal connection with sol-
diers in Iraq.
Another finding was that more
than 65 percent of Marist stu-
dents were engaging in discus
-
sions with one another about the
war, at least three times per week
in the period leadin
g
up to the
war
.
The data further showed that 13
percent of students
e
ngag
e
d in
discuss
i
on more than fiv
e
t
i
m
e
s a
week
,
and that another 13 per
-
cent engaged in discussion about
the war four to five times per
week
.
Almo
s
t 40 pe
r
c
e
nt of stu-
dents surv
e
yed said they talked
about the war with another stu-
dent at least two to three times
p
e
r week
.
These findings may come as a
surprise to some students who
felt ther
e
was too littl
e
dis
c
us-
sion among student
s
about the
war.
"It is unfortunat
e
that a
'
lib
e
r-
al' coll
ege
has such probl
e
ms
voicin
g
their opin
i
on about any
-
thing that does not dir
e
ctl
y
con
-
cern th
e
ms
e
l
ves,"
said sopho
-
mor
e
Janic
e
Rice
. "
Th
ey
will
stand in the street to argue jay-
walking rule or pass out con-
doms to argue the unavailability
of them on campus. But when it
comes to anything that involves a
larger population, they are either
without opinion, or unable to
adequately voice it."
In actuality, several students
passionately vocalized their pro-
war opinion
,
at least, in the sur-
vey.
,
"We need to kill the Iraqi
regim
e,
kill Saddam, and give
the Iraqi people their rights
,"
said
one student who asked to remain
anonymous.
In addition to their opinions
regarding America's presence in
Iraq, students were surveyed
not available on camp
u
s
,
five
Marist students chose Fox News
as their primary news source.
Approximately one-qu
a
rt
er
of
Marist students get tht:ir news
from the Internet. The m
a
jority
of Internet users, 23 percen
t,
get
their
information
'
from
CNN.com. Thus
, C
NN
, w
hether
on the Internet or TV. gamers the
highest ratings at Marist. Eight
percent of students named either
MSN.com, NYTim
e
s
.
com
,
or
AOL.com as their primary news
source.
Just twelve percent of those
polled said newsp
a
p
e
r
s
were
their primary news source
.
Of
the 21 students who
·
read news-
about their news gathering papers, eight read The New York
habits. Given that the most popu-
Times. The stud
e
nt paper, Th
e
lar major
on
campus
is Circle, was the second most pop
-
Communication
,
it was probably ular newspape
r.
Only one stud
e
nt
no surprise that a substantial named
the
Poughkeep
s
ie
majority of students polled
-
97 Journal. Another studen
t
chose
percent
-
said they seek out the Washington Post
a
nd two stu-
some kind of news source at least dents named The Wall Str
e
et
once a week.
Students were
Journal.
asked to name their primary
source of news
,
whether televi
-
sion
,
newspapers
,
magazines or
the In
te
rn
e
t.
Mor
e
than h
a
lt:, or 62 percent
,
of students surveyed said they
get their news from television.
Of these students
,
nearly half
-
46 students out of 8
4-ge
t their
news from the cable network
CNN. The runner-up favorite
was MSNBC
,
with 10 students
naming NBC's cable chann
e
l as
their primary news source
.
Nine
students chose UPN
,
and one
stud
e
nt named MTV
.
Another
stud
e
nt tunes into Jon Stewart
'
s
"The Daily Show
"
on
C
omedy
Ce
ntral as a prim
e
news source.
Althou
gh
Fox N
e
ws Chann
e
l is
A mere two percent, or two stu-
dents
,
said they g
e
t th
e
ir n
e
ws
from ma
gaz
in
es.
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e a
n
ony-
mous s
t
udent
r
ep
o
rt
e
d that
Cosmopolitan served as his or
her primary source of news; th
e
other student nam
e
d Tim
e
ma
g
a
-
z
ine.
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lt
hough the surv
e
y
p
ro
ve
d
that most Marist stud
e
nts were
see
king out news sourc
e
s just
prior to Ame
ri
c
a'
s p
re
s
e
nc
e
in
Iraq, the survey also
s
ou
g
ht to
determine whether
s
tudents
believed their p
ee
rs w
e
r
e c
on
-
cern
e
d
e
nou
g
h about th
e
app
ar-
ently imminent w
ar
with Iraq
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Blue Man Group hammers
out pulsing new
album
By
Jennifer Goldsmith
Staff Writer
With azure-lacquered scalps,
jet-black attire, and a stint on a
computer-chip corrimercial, the
Blue Man Group have no trouble
getting people's attention.
But they didn't get famous for
simply being blue. The artists,
Chris Wink, Matt Goldman, and
Phil Stanton, are well-rounded in
performance mediums, with a
flair for music at \he forefront.
The group's debut CD,
Audio,
earned the men in blue a
Grammy nod for best pop instru-
mentals in 2001.
This year, the trio has emerged
with a freshly painted relea~e,
The Complex--
and complex it is.
.
The Blue Man Group's album
succeeds, more than ever, in
dn.umµing their eccentricity and
innovative flair onto the outskirts
of the mainstream
.
Though they
may look like aliens, the cobalt
performers do not alienate.
"Above," the album's opening
track, immediately unveils the
group's knack for the unconven-
tional. A hammer dulcimer coax-
es listeners gently into the mystic
pull of found-object instrumenta-
tion, where fiberglass boat anten-
.
nae and PVC pipes acquire a
musical stance alongside guitars
and exaggerated drums.
The BMG has even fashioned a
disemboweled piano, the focus
of "Piano Smasher," for thwack-
ing with a large mallet. And,
while their stage performance
visuals are absent, the Blues
more than compensate with audi-
tory energy-the songs have an
acrobatic tinge to them, with
beats that combine tribal human-
ism with an ethereal energy, suit-
able for the likes of Cirque du
Soleil.
In fact, it is the kind of music
that may find its listeners
attempting somersaults or jug-
gling acts in effort to match the
energy of the rhythms. A voice
narrates throughout "Time To
Start," instructing
us
to follow
along with aptly suited "rock
movements,"
numbered and
_
named throughout the song, in
accordance with the instrumenta-
tion. The beats soar through the
speakers: the album is nothing if
not a catalyst
for
motion.
The character of the Blue Man
never speaks, so the addition of
lyrics to this record comes as a
surprise. But the Smurf-like
mimes haven't abandoned their
vow of silence-instead, they find
their voices in the form of estab-
lished singers.
These collaborations enable
both the BMG and featured
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comfort zones and into the mist
of unprecedented terrain. "Sing
Along" pulls Dave Matthews
from his trademark jam-band
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themselves reflect an uncertainty
("if I sing a song / will you sing
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will you play along / will you see
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else")
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Tracey Bonham offers her
.
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Josh
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and
Gavin
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A memorable appearance by
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eerily against a backdrop of
undulating wind from the Blue
Man's airpoles, lending a new
spiral of surrealism to the
Jefferson Airplane of old. Grace
Slick would be proud.
But the group has not deviated
from their instrumental origins
completely. Many of the stronger
pieces on this album transcend
the use of words, most notably
the epic "Exhibit
13."
The
nearly
ten-minute
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with the mournful lament,of gui-
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as
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meaning surpasses any lyrics
could achieve.
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The mood was light and the music was world-class as Billy Joel and Elton John shared the stage for
two sold•out nights in Albany.each highlighted by favorites from both songwriters' catalogues.
Piano giants face off in Albany
By
Rob
McGuinness
Wire Editor
Storming through a three-hour
,
31 song set at Albany, New
York's Pepsi Arena Saturday, it
seemed that little could slow pop
icons Billy Joel and Elton John.
Except for a misplaced har-
monica
.
Moments before playing the
final encore, Joel, cavorting
around the stage, dropped his
harmonica.
Scramoling to place
the harmonica back in its holder,
he
took his place
at
his piano
stool.
Playing the first few bars of
"Piano
Man,"
Joel realized
something was wrong.
"The harmonica is in back-
wards," Joel said, stopping the
song altogether. "I put it in back-
wards!"
From the other side of the
stage, John quipped: ''That's the
story of my life."
As John tried to hum the part
normally played by Joel's har-
monica, Joel made the necessary
adjustments, and started the song
again
.
As usual, "Piano Man"
evolved: into a 17,000-person
sing along, with the sold-out
audience singing the chorus of
the 1973 hit.
The harmonica mishap aside,
both piano men managed to
please the crowd during their
second show in Albany on the
latest incarnation of the Face to
Face tour.
Joel and John started the
evening by trading verses on two
of their top-selling ballads,
"Your Song" and "Just the
·
way
You Are." John's band joined the
duo onstage for "Don't Let the
Sun
Go
Down
on
Me."
Afterwards, Joel left the stage,
and John and his five-piece band
played through an upbeat, 11-
song set.
Focusing mainly on hit songs
from the l 970s, the highlights of
John's set
included "Tiny
Dancer,"
"Saturday Night
'
s
Alright for Fighting," and a
bouncy version of "Crocodile
Rock" which had the
fans
in the
floor section dancing in the
aisles.
John also managed to include
two newer songs, "Wasteland"
and
"I
Want Love," both from his
latest album, "Songs from the
West Coast."
"We're going to do a couple of
songs written
in
this century,"
John said, introducing the new
material.
Joel took the stage at the con-
clusion of John's perfonnance,
and delighted the crowd with his
own 10-song set.
Joel, his voice sounding far bet•
ter than it did on last year's
ill-
ness-plagued tour, performed
hits including "Scenes from an
Italian Restaurant," "Movin'
Out," "River of Dreams" and
"New York State of Mind."
With support from superb
vocalist Crystal Talifero, Joel
also tackled "An Innocent Man,"
bowing out only on the highest
upper-register notes.
As conversational as ever, Joel
entertained the audience between
songs as well, especially during
hi~
introduction
of
"Prelude
/
Angry Young Man,"
during which he recalled playing
at the Knickerbocker Arena (now
the Pepsi Arena) and the
Schenectady Aerodrome, as well
as his college tours.
"I m'ust have played every
freakin' college in New Yortc
state," Joel sa
i
d, listing some of
his
1976
tuur
stops.
"
Binghamton, Albany, Fredonia,
Oneonta
,
New Paltz."
Joel's onstage antics were near-
ly as entertaining as his perform-
ance, including his microphone•
stand twirling exhibition during
"Ifs
Still Rock and Roll to Me,"
and
his
mock-Irish step dancing
atop his and Sit Elton's pianos
.
Closing out the evening with a
seven-song encore, Joel and
John,
joined by both bands,
poW1ded through "My Life," and
"The Bitch is Back," among oth-
ers, and even paid tribute to the
Beatles ("A Hard Day's Night")
and Jerry Lee Lewis ("Great
Balls of Fire").
Both bands left the stage for
"Piano Man," allowing Joel and
John to end the evening the way
they started
it,
face to face.
Given the ovation Joel and
John received at the end of the
encores, it was evident that they
had hit all the right notes with
the
Albany audience.
The tour continues this week
With stops in Detroit and St.
Louis, and concludes next week
with a make-up performance in
Chicago.
Guest's latest mockumentary a
quirky and
irreverent
triumph
By
Paul DeMichelle
Staff Writer
Once again director, writer
,
actor Christopher Guest has
delivered a film that meets every
standard set. .. by himself
.
The Mockumentary genre invent-
ed by Guest continues with his lat-
est installment: A Mighty Wind
In
1984, director Rob Reiner
(The
Princess Bride
,
A Few Good Men)
made his directorial debut with
This is Spinal Tap;
a collaboration
of both Guest and close friend
Michael
McKean's
writing.
Together they wrote a story that
would start one of the most innova-
tive comedic genres in
film
history
.
The premise of
A M
i
gh
ty
Wind
revolves around the Folk music
business
.
A reunion of three past
folk groups is organized in wake
of the death of a founding folk
group producer, Mr. Steinbloom.
His son, Jonathan Steinbloom
(Bob Balaban), is in charge of
organizing the concert
,
yet has
an extremely limited amount of
time to gather the 60
'
s singers
together.
After some humorous interviews
and extremely interesting character
development
,
all three bands:
Mitch and M
i
ckey
(
Eugene
Levy
and Catherine O
'
Hare), The
Folksman (Christopher Guest
,
Michael McKean
,
and Harry
Shearer)
,
and The New Main Street
Singers are gathered to perform the
concert of their lifetimes.
they left almost all of the dia-
logue for the actors to fill-in.
Basic story concepts and particu-
lar joke
s
are all that is written in.
The difficult part of making a
movie such as
A Migh
ty
Wind
comes after the film
i
ng, when it
needs to be edited.
Over 80 hours were filmed yet
only 87 minutes were release~ to
awai
t
ing audiences, which is
very similar to how rea
l
docu-
mentaries are made
.
A Migh
ty
Wind
ranks fairl
y
high as one of the best releases of
2003. While I don't' fee
l
it
demonstrated the same level of
While the storyline is extreme-
artistry as Guest
'
s past work
ly simple
,
it only acts as a guide-
(
This is Spinal Tap, Wa
iti
ng for
line for the ac
t
ors to follow. The
Gujfman
,
and
Bes
t
in Show
)
,
it
movie is done a
l
most entire
l
y in undoubtedl
y
should not be
improv
.
m
i
ssed.
It
is both one o
f
the
fun-
When
C
hri
s
topher Guest and niest and well-made films
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MCCTA announces 2003 awar
d
nominees
by M
att Dunning
A&E Editor
As the 2002-2003 academic year
draws to a close, the Marist
College Council on Theatre Arts
has released the nominees for
this years annual awards banquet
to be held this Saturday, May 3.
The awards are held in honor of
the hard work and unrelenting
commitment that the Council's
members put forth in the course
of a year. This year, competition
is stiff, as nine shows vie for a
variety of awards, including the
ceremony's
holy
grail:
"Outstanding Achievement in
Overall Production".
Four
shows, Pippin, Talk Radio, As
You Like
It,
and Abracadabra
Aladdin, will battle it out to be
crowned 2003's show of the year.
The ceremony will also include
awards for achievement in cos-
tumes, sound, lighting, and pub-
licity campaigns, as well as
awards,for leading and supp
o
rt-
ing roles. The complete list of
nominations is as follows:
O
u
t
sta
n
d
in
g Ac
h
ieve
m
e
nt
by
an
Actor
in a
Lea
din
g
Role
Mike Vece (Barry)- Talk Radio
Chris Fortney (Leading Player)-
Pippin
Michael Abitabilo (Pippin)-
.
Pippin
Edward Kasche (Orlando)-
As
You Like It
O
utstanding A
ch
ievement by
a
n Actress in a Lea
d
i
n
g
Rol
e
Kristin Amundson
(Various
Roles) .. The Dining Room
Alexis Valianos (Various Roles)-
The Dining Room
Jennifer Go
l
dsmith (Celia)- As
You Like It
Kwadoo "Nana" Osei (Aimens)-
Talk Radio
Maggie Campbell (Rosalind)- As As You Like It
Pippin
Outstanding Achieve
m
ent in
Make-Up
Mary Patterson, Kyle Brown- As
You Like It
You Like It
Michael Vece (Le Beau)-As You
As You Like It
Like It
Abracadabra Aladdin
Christine DiGirolamo, Tara Anthony
Francavilla,
Dan
Calandro- Abracadabra Aladdin
O
u
t
s
ta
n
d
i
n
g Ac
h
ieve
m
ent by
an
Act
o
r in
a
Su
ppo
rt
in
g R
o
le
Shawn Lynch (Loudspeaker)-
Eng/ish Made Simple
Chris Fortney (Sylvius)- As You
Like It
Matthew Roberts (Touchtone )-
As You Like It
Brian Sa
b
ella (Jacques)- As You
Like It
John Milius
(Ali
Abracadabra Aladdin
Bubba)-
Outstanding Achievement by
an Actress in a Character Role
Joey Lyn Addesa (Berthe)-
Pippin
Marianne Folan (Waitress)- The
Philadelphia
-
Monica Mejia (Audrey)- As You
Like It
Ou
tstan
din
g Achieve
m
ent by
Karla
Gareau
(Neighbor}-
an
Actre
s
s in
a
S
up
p
o
rting Abracadabra Aladdin
Role
Jenny
Farnam
(Catherine)-
Pippin
Tara Falasco (Fastrada)- Pippin
Marisa Levy (Phebe)- As You
Like It
Jenny
Farnam
(Alakazam)-
Abracadabra Aladdin
O
uts
t
a
ndin
g Achievement by a
S
tud
ent
Di
rec
t
o
r
Jennifer Goldsmith- All In The
Timing
Mike Gemme- All In The Timing
Alexis Valianos, Mary Patterson-
Abracadabra Aladdin
O
u
tsta
nd
i
n
g Achieveme
n
t in a
Cameo A
pp
ea
r
ance
Eddie Grosskruetz (Rasheed)-
Ta/k Radio
Tony Messina (Bob)- Talk Radio
Alexis Valianos (Rose)- Talk·
Radio
Jason Shaw (William)- As You
Like It
Ou
t
s
ta
n
di
n
g Achievement by
an
Actor in a Character Role
S
h
awn Lynch (Kent)- Talk R
,
adio
Outstanding Achievement by
an Actor in Multiple Roles
Michael Vece-
Talk Radio,
Pippin,
As
You
Like
It,
Abracadabra Aladdin
Brian Apfel- Talk Radio, Pippin,
All In The Timing, The Dining
Room,
As
You
Like
It,
Abracadabra Aladdin
Chris Fortney.. Pippin, As You
Like It, Abracadabra Aladdin
Shawn Lynch- Talk Radio
~
All In
The Timing, As You Like It,
Abracadabra Aladdin
Outstanding Achievement by
an Actress in Multiple Roles
Kristin Amundson- Talk Radio,
All In The Timing, The Dining
Room
Marisa Levy- Talk Radio, All In
The Timing, As You Like It
Tara
Falasco-
Pippin,
Abracadabra Aladdin
Jenny
Farnam-
Pippin,
Abracadabra Aladdin
Outstanding Achievement in
an Overall Production
Falasco- Talk Radio
O
uts
t
an
d
ing Achievement in
,
Nicole
Ann
Boisvert- Pippin
HuMarist Skit
P
erformance
Lindsay Twichell- The Dining
Cheating Parents
Room
Department Store Hamlet
Christine DiGirolamo, Jenny
Slamball No No
Farnam- Abracadabra Aladdin
Reeboks Pumps Just Aren't That
Cool Anymore
Outstanding Ac
h
ieve
m
ent in
Outstandi
n
g Performance of a
Monologue (College Initiative)
Kristin Amundson- "Crooked
Braid"
Laura Fogerty- ••under The
Burqa"
Marisa Levy- "Flood"
Outsta
n
di
n
g Lo
b
by Design
Kristin Amundson, Marisa Levy
-
Talk Radio
Set Design
Michael Abitabilo, Paul Ryan-
Nicole Russel- "Angry Vagina"
Michael
Abitabilo,
Kristin
Amundson, Tar.a Falasco- The
Dining Room
Kristin
Amundson,
Yvette
DeGracia- As You Like It
Kristin
Amundson,
Julie
Fiasconaro, Colleen McAllister-
Abracadabra Aladdin
O
u
tstanding Achievement in
Poster Design
Laurie
Benner,
Jennifer
Goldsmith- All In The Timing
Nick Billestrino- The Dining
Room
Aimee
Blackton and
DeFlumer-
The
Monologues
Jennifer
Goldsm
i
th
Abracadabra Aladdin
Jess
Vagina
Outstanding Ac
hi
evement in a
Pu
bl
icity Campai2n
Jennifer Goldsmith,
Marisa
Levy- Pippin
Andrew Joyce, Emily Sheean-
A// In The Timing
Jennifer Goldsmith,
Marisa
Levy- As You Like It
Kristin
Amundson,
Marisa
Cucolo- Abracadabra Aladdin
Talk Radio
Michael Abitabilo- The Dining
Room
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Like It
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Brian Trapp
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Sound
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B
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Paul
L
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Staff Writer
The Asbury Park Surf and Skate
Festival was origina
ll
y a one day
event held in the Asbury Park
convention center back in 2001.
The festival was so successful it
was expanded to a three-day
event the next year. For its third
time around, the festival mdin-
tained its three-day format, span-
ning April 25-27.
Over a hundred of bands per-
formed, including some of the
biggest names in fourth genera-
tion punk rock. Friday's line
u
p
boasted Coheed and Cambria,
Thrice, Goldfinger, and The
Used to a so
l
d-out crowd, mark-
ing the event as a mainstay in the
New Jersey punk scene. Sunday
(the day) had Alkaline Trio, Reel
Big Fish, Reggie and the Full
Effects, and Midtown grace the
stage.
Possibly the best day, Saturday,
had From Autumn to Ashes,
Catch-22, Finch, Takiog Back
Sunday, and Thursday playi
n
g to
a jam-packed main stage crowd.
Thursday (the band), Catch-22
and Finch were all returning acts
from last year, while newcomers
From Autumn to Ashes and
Taking Back Sunday showed no
signs of freshman jitters.
The final three acts of the night,
Finch, Taking Back Sunday and
Thursday electrified the audience
as the definite crowd pleasers.
Returning band Finch is a
melodic hardcore quintet hailing
from Temecula, California. The
band has come a long way since
their formation in the late '90s. In
those days, the band was better
known as Numb.
Though the bands current incar-
nation features a near
-
identical
lineup, Finch has matured into
their own unique voice.
Amid all the radio-friendly nu-
metal, Finch has emerged as a
breath of fresh air. With their
debut album, 200 l's Falling Into
Place,
Finch burst onto the scene
,
with a new brand of melodic
hardcore that is nothing short of
breath taking.
·
Finch opened their set with the
post-hardcore number "Grey
Matter." With riffs coming fast
and heavy in combination with
powerful screams of lost hope,
Finch expels a sorrow stricken
story of lost love.
Continuing on the same note
Finch followed up with Fight
Club-influenced
"Project
Mayhem"
.
A song fueled by so
much raw energy that only singer
Nate Barcalow can deliver it with
such precision.
Furthering the raw energy that
Project Mayhem provided Finch
continued
with
personal
favorites, Perfection Through
Silence, Postscript, and Letters to
You.
Simi
l
ar themes echo in
Postscript and Letters to You as
Nate expresses his innermost
thoughts of losing and loving
again.
Perfection Through
Silence resonates the love theme
,
but expands upon it as it is
unsure of how to move forward
to the next step. Finch closed the
set with the ra&o friendly "What
It Is To Burn".
The song provides a friendly
beat but with quick riffs that gets
the blood moving. The song con-
tinually talks about a girl that
.
knows what
it is to burn.
On
the
surface it doesn't make sense, but
looking deeper it is a self-procla-
mation of true love.
Finch will continue to provide
melodic hardcore and set them-
selves ahead of the pack as they
seem to bring more to the table.
Their 2002 release
,
What It Is To
Burn,
should be in every punk
collection.
Following Finch was the five-
man group, Taking Back Sunday.
Hailing from Amityville,
N.Y.,
they earned their stage legs as an
unknown band from Long Island
with much to reflect on.
From headlining packed shows
to a potentially tragic accident
due to MTV2 exposure, Taking
Back Sunday ran a gamut of
highs and lows while steadily
building an incredibly loyal fan
base and earning critical acclaim
from music press
.
Taking Back Sunday redefines
the rock sub-genre referred to as
"emo," while delivering passion-
atly dueling vocals and a twin
guitar attack that has combines
the
fury
of rock, the intensity of
·
punk, and an urgency all their
own.
With the bleachers filled and
the floor packed, TBS claimed
the stage their own as they belted
out several songs from their
debut album. Lead singer Adam
Lazzara put on quite the specta
-
cle as his antics with showstop-
ping mic-slinging antics.
Lazzara was able to fling his
mic in every direction while on
stage
while
avoiding
the an alb.um that should not be
inevitable knockout of a fellow missed.
band mate, successfully catch it
in mid-aif. and continue dispens-
ing his well-construed lyrics
without missing a beat.
TBS opened their set with the
ballad "There's No I in Team",
which deals with a man's strug-
gle with an alcoholic best friend.
The two are quite close, yet can't
get over the wrong decisions that
they both seem to be making.
The delivery, in unison with the
overpowering guitars produces a
sowid that resembles nu-metal
while still bringing something
new to the table.
.
TBS continued playing, sam-
pl1ng various songs from their
album, as well as presenting new
material to the crowd.
TBS closed with the first track
off of their album, "You Know
How I Do". The opening words,
"So sick of being tired, and oh so
tired of being sick" pretty much
sums up every 20-something's
life, ideally what TBS is playing
for.
The repetition and reversing of
lyrics is something so simple, yet
so powerful. "So obviously des-
perate, so desperately obvious.
So good at setting bad examples
Listen, trick, I've had all
I
can
handle."
We are all so desperate for
something to live for, and yet
along the way we are all so won-
derful at living our lives in poor
taste as most of us place too
much emphasis on material pos-
sessions. Like I said back in
September,
Taking
Back
Sunday's T
e
ll All Your Fri
e
nds
is
The main event, so to speak, of
the night was undoubtedly
Thursday, as they returned from
last year as the powerhouse
group playing to their native
Jersey bretheren.
Thursday are an innovative,
young band helping to inspire
and motivate a new generation of
listeners.
The band began as a closely-
knit group of friends who
,
chan-
nele<;i those unbreakable bonds
into not only an idea, but also a
sound. Their fresh-faced attitude
brought a refreshing outlook
towards the sometimes-tired
soi.Inds of hardcore.
These New Brunswick,
N.J
.
rockers have been making waves
since their inception and will
continue to turn heads and awak-
en new ideas in hardcore for
years to come.
Thursday, consisting of Geoff
Rickly (vocals), Tom Keeley
(guitar)
,
Steve Pedulla (guitar),
Tim Payne (bass), and drummer
Tucker Ruleand, opened their set
with the heartfelt, yet very
aggressive "Autobiography of a
Nation." Rickly'~ stage presence
and ability to get the crowd riled
up was absolutely amazing.
Everyone, both in the pit and in
their seats, was up and screaming
along with every word.
The
intensity of the crowd during
their set went unmatched.
Rickly continually asked the
crowd what he should play next,
as he said "I'm not up on stage
against you. We are here togeth
-
er to share this music. There is
no crowd and there is no band.
Together we are a collective
group with a common objective,
to just enjoy the music."
Following "Autobiography ... ",
Thursday played the crowd
pleaser "Jet Black New Year", the
only new song off of their live
album recorded in Asbury Park
during the Warped Tour the pre-
vious summer
.
Thursday presented a collec-
tion of new material because
Rickly wanted Jersey fans to be
the first to hear new songs.
While the crowd was unclear
on particular titles, they were
indeed blown away, as Thursday
will continue their edgy hardcore
movement. Growing popularity
and television exposure has not
gone to their heads as they
remain true to their roots.
Closing with "Standing on the
Edge of Summer", the catchy
poppy tune was not enough for
audiences
.
Immediately after
Thursday left the stage, crowds
chanted for one more song.
As participation grew, Geoff
and company had no choice, but
to come back out for the day's
only encore. "Understanding In
a Car Crash
,
" the song that put
Thursday on the map, would be
the final tribute to fans for the
night.
The Surf and Skate Fest is sim-
ilar to the Warped Tour but offers
more stage time to bands as the
number of participants is cut
considerably
.
It
has certainly
become a tradition in the Jersey
punk scene, and will hopefully
be around for many more years
to come.
















































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Page 10
COMMENTARY
If you
write it,
they
will read it
By Mike Benischek
Staff Writer
It called out to me last night as I lay awake in my
bed. The message was clear, concise, and would
change
my life forever. The voice told me,
"If
you
write it, they will read". And suddenly it was obvi-
ous what I must do.
With the summer movie season rapidly approach-
ing it has occurred to me that we, as a society has
lost sight of what truly great cinema should be.
Sure, I will. be first in line to watch Wolverine and
Cyclops stop 63-year old Sir Ian McKellen from
tak-
ing
over the world, and I will be buying my ticket to
see Keanu Reeves' greatest sequel since Bill and
Ted's Bogus Journey. but neither of those films can
hold a candle to movies of the greatest genre the cin-
ema has to off
er; Sports Flicks. Arid so, I have taken
it
upon myself to list a few of the greats for your
viewing
pleasure.
At the top of this highly arguable list has to be
Field
of
Dreams.
·
In the movie, a farmer
named
Ray
Consella (played by Kevin Costner) plows under his
cornfield
and creates a baseball field when a voice
calls out to him
"If
you build it, he will come".
"Shoeless"
Joe Jackson and a host of other deceased
players return
from
beyond to play at this field, and
as we learn at the end of the film, one of those play-
ers was Consella's own Father. I am not normally
one for
emotions,
normally preferring explosions
or
a good old-fashioned pie in the face to a tearful
reunion,
but I don't mind admitting that when Ray
asked his Dad if he would like to play catch
I...umm
... had
something
in my eye, that's the tick-
et.
Field
of
Dreams perfectly captures the essence of
baseball, and sport as a whole, with this story of
Father
and Son. Ray searches throughout the film,
on a quest to
satisfy
an unknown goal. The pot of
gold
at
the
end
of this rainbow was simply a game of
catch
with
his Dad. Also, James Earl Jones' "people
will
come"
speech is,
in my opinion,
·
the greatest
monologue in the history of film as a whole, let
alone simply sports
movies.
The second greatest
sports movie is "an incredible
Cinderella story,
this unknown comes out of
nowhere to.lead
the pack at Augusta ... " that's right,
Caddyshack.
How can
a
movie which includes
sex,
gophers, golf,
and a scene with Rodney Dangerfield
dancing
in
the
fairway
to Journey's "Anyway you
want it" not
rank among
the greats? Ten people can
watch
this
film
and they may all have a different
favorite
part. I am partial to
Chevy
Chase's "Ty
Webb"
,
a
playboy with ungodly golf skills. The
character
of Webb
is
really a modern day cowboy,
with
a
quick
sarcastic
wit (I taught him everything he
knows)
and a
talent for giving shiatsu massages to
blonde
co-stars.
And I de~ anyone to watch this
film
without
constantly
chanting
"Na
nanan
·
ana"
afterwards.
In
all, Caddyshack
dealt much less with
golf
as it did with making
fun
of the rich and simply
getting
off a
couple
of
great
one-liners, including the
greatest athletic advice
in the history of
sports,
"No
pressure Danny, if
you
miss, we lose". Ah,
Ty
Webb,
you are
the master.
Finally, receiving
the bronze medal is White Men
Can't
Jump
.
This is
a
story
near and dear to my
heart,
a!]d
no
,
its not because I know how painful it
is
to have your
girlfriend's
life threatened by two
"Soprano"
rejects.
As a
white man with hoop
dreams
,
I ~ow
the pain of not having "mad ups" or
any ''talent", so
I can identify with Billy Hoyle
(played
by Woody
Harrelson)
when he
simply
can-
not reach
rim
but
is
dumb
enough
to bet his life
sav-
ings trying.
I think the best part about this movie is
that, when you
get right
down to it, there is,really no
meaning
to the
film.
Scholars can
look at it as a ter-
rific
example
of reversing
stereotypes
See If
you
wrtite
it, Page
7
FNE
IN A ROW:
THE
TRAIN KEEPS MOVING
by Paul Seach
Sports Editor
It is becoming more appar-
ent as each season passes by
there is nothing that can slow
down the driving train that is
the Marist men's tennis team.
After winning the regular season Metro Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) title with a school
record 22 wins
overall
(19 in the regular season),
the men's tennis team (22-2) defeated Niagara in
the
finals of the MAAC tournament to capture
their fifth consecutive championship at the U.S.
Open site in Flushing, Queens.
"It is always spectacular to play at the U.S. Open
site," Martin Aldorsson said. "It was a good end-
ing to a good year."
After Canisius upset Manhattan in the first
round t~
·
determine
which team gets to play
~
the
main draw, the Canisius team found themselves
standing on
the
tracks of the mighty Marist train.
They got rolled over.
Powered
by the spectacular doubles play of
Viktor Sapezhnikov and Alain Boletta, who
played in place of David Slater and Martin
Aldorsson, the team won their match 6-0, 6-0.
The team went on to defeat Canisius 7-0.
"I sat Slater and Aldorsson because I wanted
Sapezhnikov and Boletta to get match experience
at the U.S. Open," coach Tim Smith said.
Loyola, corning off a huge win against Iona,
challenged the Red Foxes in the semi-finals. Due
to inclement weather, Chris Hagen played indoors
against David Schismel and won 6-0~ 6-0. Marist
took the entire match 7-0.
The finals match was a rematch from the regu-
lar season
thriller
in which Niagara gave Marist a
scare a couple of weeks ago. Niagara still had
some tricks up their sleeves.
Niagara caught the Red Foxes off guard, win-
ning the doubles point early on.
"When a team wins the first point, it sometimes
sets the tone for the match," Smith said. "We
came this far, and we did not plan to lose to a
team we ~hould beat.
11
This time, Niagara could not set the tone for the
match.
After huddling up to discuss strategies after their
doubles loss, the team came out fired up.
"Co-captain David Slater did not have kind
words to say after their doubles loss," coach
Smith said.
"I was not angry at my team," Slater said.
11
I was
trying to get them motivated telling them 'I'm not
going to let these guys (Niagara) walk away with
something that is ours.
11
Martin Aldorsson provided Marist with their
first point of the match, defeating Jason Ramos
6-
1, 6-1.
Mike Nassif gave the Red Foxes the go ahead
point in jµst the second singles match, defeating
Kris Hrisovulos 6-2, 6-1.
"We were nervous, not worried, but concerned,
11
Nassif said. "I went up big early and then I closed
it out."
The train finally started to pull away at full
steam when Chris Hagen defeated Kris
Hrisovulos· 6-2, 6-1. Hrisovulos defeated Hagen
in their last match up 6-4, 6-3.
"He (Hrisovulos) is a really good player, a top
ranked junior player in Mexico,
11
Hagen said. "I
knew I could beat him, so I stepped up my game
and played good tennis.
11
What Hagen didn't know was that his match put
the team ahead 4-1, clinching their fifth consecu-
tive title.
"Everyone was. watching me, I had no idea it
was the deciding
match,
11
Hagen said.
"We ~eeded Chris to put the 'roof on the house',
11
Smith said. "Our team got better throughout the
tournament,
culminating by
our
outstanding per-
formance."
"Everybody performed at their
highest
level,
11
Aldorsson said.
"It was a great feeling last year when we won,
but this year it felt much better," David Slater
said.
Following the MAAC t01m,'\ment, what seems
to
becoming
a routine for the Red Foxes is the
National Collegiate Athletic Association's
(NCAA) tournament.
Game
Notes
Marist
did not lose a singles match in the entire
tournament.
Niagara
won 52 singles games
against Marist in the last meeting, was held to 25
singles victories in the finals.
With 22 victories, the team has set a school
record for most wins in a season. With seniors
Hofer, Aldorsson,
and
Slater graduating, the
team will have a different look next year.
"This will not be a rebuilding phase but a reload-
ing one,
11
coach Smith said.
Hofer won the Dr. Grassi award for the 3rd year
in a row. The award is given to the best player in
the MAAC. Hofer has not lost a singles match in
the MAAC all season.
Head coach Tim Smith won the Coach of the
Year award for the second year in arrow. The deci-
·
sion to name Coach of the Year is cfecided by all
the head coaches in the MAAC.
Marist hosts LeMoyne in crucial three game series
By Scott Montesano
Staff Writer
Keith Brachold continues to league Marist at the plate with a blistering
.426 average and seven homers. Meanwhile, Tim Allen is hitting .350.
Finals exams may not be starting until next week, but for the Red Foxes
baseball
team, they will be receiving their toughest Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) test so far, this upcoming weekend.
On
the mound, the Foxes three weekend starters, Chuck Bechtal, Chris
Tracz and
Kevin
Ool, have all fallen into their typical dominant selves.
Combined they are an impressive 14-2.
The LeMoyne Dolphins counter with an equally formidable offense, and
one of the deepest pitching staffs in the northeast. Sam Perkins leads the
team with a .371 batting average, while Jeff Justice is hitting .364.
Marist hosts the LeMoyne Dolphins this
Saturday and Sunday at the Mccann Baseball
field in a three-game series that will feature the
MAAC's top two teams.
As a team, the Dolphins are hitting .313.
Saturday will be a
doubleheader,
while Sunday
is a single-game. First-pitch on both days is at
noon.
The Foxes will also have to contend with the top pitching staff in the
MAAC. Weekend starters Matt Scherer, Brian Mattoon and Mike Lewis all
have
ERA's
under 4.00. Then, waiting in the bullpen, is the
side-arm
righty,
Andy Weimer, who has a 0.69 ERA and four saves.
Regardless of the outcome of the series, the chances of these teams meet-
ing again a month from now at Dutchess Stadium is quite high. A playoff
appearance for each team is all but a formality.
The Foxes enter this weekend in second-place
with a 14-4 league record. H9wever, LeMoyne
has simply been
sensational
through the first
month of conference-action, going a perfect 16-
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behind LeMoyne, with each team scheduled to
Keith Brachold continues
play nine more conference games. Needless to
While this weekend's series will have plenty of implications on the MAAC
standings,
it will also be a chance for the teams to renew one of the better
baseball rivalries in the northeast.
LeMoyne
has long been considered one of
the top baseball programs in the northeast, while Marist is rising rapidly to
success in the relatively short span of the team's existence.
to lead Marist with a .426
.
average
and
7 home runs
say, wms are a must for the Foxes if they have
.
any hope of winning the MAAC regular season
title for the
second
consecutive season and earning the top seed in the play-
offs
.
In
each
of the past two seasons, the Foxes defeated LeMoyne at the MAAC
tournament. That includes a 2001 quarterfinal matchup that saw two near-
brawls, and a 2002 quarterfinal game in which Marist won on a Tim Allen
1
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th inning home run.
The
·
Foxes
have won nine out of their last ten MAAC games, including
winning two of three at
Canisius
last weekend.
Marist has also won seven of the last
eight
meetings between the teams.
Sizing up the western conferen<?e in the NBA playoffs
By
Anthony "R.B.I. Guy"
Olivieri
Staff Writer
On
Christmas Day, the Los Angeles Lakers
faced off against the
Sacramento
Kings on nation-
al television in a re-match of last year's thrilling
conference finals. The Kings came away with
a
win on the Lakers' home floor, and confidence
that with the Lakers'
slow start,
this was going to
be their year to dethrone the three
-
time defending
champs.
COMMENTARY
Not
so
fast
Sac
-
town. You
have plenty of
contenders.
The Lakers walked
away
from the
game
with
an
11
-
19 record
,
and whispers that this may be the
end
of their championship run. However,
they
:fin
-
ished the
season 39-13, securing
the
5th seed
in
the Western
Conference.
Not to mention owning
the two best players on the planet in Kobe and
S
haq.
If the Lakers are to four-peat, role players
like Derek
Fisher
and Robert Horry will have to
hit their open
shots.
The Lakers and Kings
,
possibly the two
best
teams, are
·
not even two of the top three
seeds
in
the
conference.
San Antonio is the top seed in the
West and is on a quest to bring David Robinson a
second
NBA
championship in
his final season in
the league. They have the NBA's coach of the year
in Gregg Popovich,
and maybe
the league MVP in
Tim Duncan.
Can
young
Frenchman Tony
Parker
stay
Vfith the
likes of Mike Bibby and Steve Nash?
Can
Stephen
Jackson perform on the NBA's playoff
stage?
If
so,
the Spurs
should
be on their way because no
one can guard Duncan
consistently.
All right, we've mentioned the defending
champs,
the team that nearly beat them last year,
and the
top
seed.
That only leaves out a team that
won
60 games
after
starting
the
season
I 7
-
1, the
Dallas Mavericks. Mavs' owner Mark
Cuban
has
used his dot.com
fortune
to
turn
Dallas
from
laughingstock to playoff lock.
Dallas
'
big thre
e -
Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, and
Michael
Finley
-
always
g
ive them
a chance
to
win,
but defense is the name
of
the
game for 'Big
D'
if they
want
to win
it
all.
We know they
improved vastiy in that
area
this
season,
but
can
Shawn
Bradley
and
friends
guard Shaq
when it
counts in
the
fourth
quart
er?
Stay
tuned
.
The
Minn
esota
Timberwolves, who are facing
the Lakers in the first round as the fourth seed,
have MVP candidate Kevin Garnett and home-
court advantage in the playoff series. Garnett,
along with
Tracy
McGrady, has been dubbed one
of the two best players to never make it out of the
first
round of the playoffs. Garnett has had his
best season yet lifting the T-Wolves to home court
in the first round, and is trying to
turn
that fortune
around this time.
The
series
(as of April 29th) is tied at two apiece.
Garnett
has come up huge so
far,
but for the T
-
Wolves to prevail
Troy
Hudson and Wally
Szcerbiak
will have to hit big
shots
down the
stretch
because Garnett cannot do it
alone.
The Western
Conference
playoffs will be very
entertaining.
You cannot count out teams like
Phoenix, Portland, and Utah.
Each
has young
stars
(Amare Stoudemire,
Suns)
and
able veterans
(Karl Malone, Jazi).
So,
it might
just
prove that
the
real
NBA
championship
will not be won at the
NBA
Finals,
but rather in the Western
Conference
Finals. Especially since
the top teams in the
east
strugg
l
e
to
get 90
points on
some
nights. Yeah,
Detroit I'm talking to you.