VOLUME 57, ISSUE 2
NEWS: Bloodmobile
visits Ma rist
The annual blood drive
collects over 73 pints of
much needed blood.
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NEWs: Information
Technology introduces
Foxweb
IT unveils user-friendly
webspace interface giving
students
·
more storage
space.
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FEATURES:
Meeting Marist
Get
-
to know campus
security guard George
Burgevin.
PAGE6
FEATURES:
Giggles & Bits
Comics and Crosswords.
A new feature for your
enjoyment.
PAGE 6
SPECIAL INSERT:
WTC
SECOND ANNIVERSARY
Special pull-out section on
the World Trade Center
two-year anniversary.
PAGES 7-10
OPINION: News From
the Front
Soldier Andy Joyce gives us
a first hand account of the
happenings overseas.
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•
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
11, 2003
Planners def er Mari st housing proposal
By
ROB MCGUINNESS
Managing Editor
POUGHKEEPSIE - Funds ini-
tially intended for the shuttle bus
system will instead be used for
pedestrian law education and
enforcement, college officials
explained Sept. 4.
At a special planning board
meeting in town hall, Dr. Dennis
J. Murray, Marist's president,
explained why the college elect-
ed not to start the shuttle system
on the first day of classes.
"The percentage of students
[the shuttle] would stop from
crossing [Route 9] was so mini-
mal that it would not really
accomplish the goal you had laid
out," Murray said. "Those dol-
lars could be better invested in
enforcement and education."
The Sept.
4
edition of the
Poughkeepsie Journal noted that
Marist had not started the shuttle
system as planned. For some,
including planning board mem-
Sunny fun on the green
ber Marvin Bennett, the article
was their first notification of the
college's decision.
'
1
1
thought we still had bus
shuttles," Bennett said. "I'm dis-
appointed that we had to read it
in the newspaper."
Murray also addressed the
issue of closing the mid-block
(Donnelly) crossw~, which had
been a provision in the condi-
tional site plan approval of the
Fulton Street housing develop-
ment.
JEN HAGGERTY
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Students enjoyed an inflatable obstacle course during last Friday's activity fair.
New, larger parking stickers
By
CHRISTINA GUZZO
Staff Writer
That sneaky Marist red fox has
crept its way into another spot on
campus. This semester you can
even find him in your car's back
window.
During the first days of the
semester, Marist students with
cars received large color-coded
parking stickers, which feature a
bar code, a particular red fox,
and a non-transferable sticker
feature, a major change from the
much smaller and semi-transpar-
ent stickers of previous years.
Marist
Security
Guard
Christopher Murray believes that
the larger size of the parking pass
may be a bit excessive, however
it comes in handy when guards
are patrolling the campus lots.
"To be honest with you, I don't
know why we made them that
big," admitted Murray. "But,
their size makes them easier for
our guards to see, especially in
cars with tinted windows."
Students do not seem pleased
with this new sticker, which,
according to Murray, is four
times the size of last years' sim-
pler sticker.
Lesley Henderson, a junior
communications major, is turned
off by the look of the new stick-
er.
"It better come off my car eas-
ily at the end of the year because
I think it's ridiculous looking,"
said Henderson.
Looks aside, Murray claims
that the new stickers have many
advantages over the ~arlier
model.
"There is a part to the sticker
that comes apart if someone tries
to take it off their window," said
Murray. ''This way, no one can
transfer the sticker from car to
car. Also, the bar code is going
to allow for quicker and paper-
less ticket writing by using a
scanner system."
Murray also proposed the idea
that
if
security guards spent less
time writing tickets than before,
that they would have more time
to patrol the campus and ensure a
safer place.
Taylor Twist, a junior RA who
lives in Leo Hall, thinks that this
year security is cooperating bet-
ter with the needs of student
employees.
"Last year, when I was an RA
in Champagnat, security would
only give me a Hoop parking
sticker," Twist recalled. "But this
year, security is really trying
hard to make sure all the RA's
have special parking privileges."
Kristen Svitak, a junior with a
car
on
campus, i~ indifferent to
the newly implemented system.
"How are they really that dif-
ferent from last year?" Svitak
questioned. "I just don't under-
stand the whole bar code thing.
Why are we wasting money on
scanners for security cars when
the radiator in my dorm room is
leaking and no one on campus
cares to fix it?"
In June, board members recom-
mended that the college close the
crosswalk.
In
light of additional
information from the New York
State
Department
of
Transportation, the college has
decided against closing the
crossing.
"We feel that [ closing the
crosswalk] could potentially
make the situation more danger-
ous," Murray said. "The cross-
walk was put in to stop students
from diagonally crossing Route
9. It may not be an ideal situa-
tion, but it has worked."
Roy Merolli, Marist's execu-
tive vice president, reported that
the Donnelly crosswalk and the
main gate intersection are being
studied by the DOT.
·
As part of the college's expand-
ed enforcement plan, Marist is
paying Poughkeepsie police for
20 to 24 hours of duty each week
at the main intersection.
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New school year brings
new changes in policy
By
STACEY CASWELL
Copy Editor
Along with adjusting to a new
living situation, incoming stu-
dents
will
have to accept policy
changes in regards to their con-
duct this semester
.
This year's incoming students
not only received the traditional
student
handbook/academic
planner, but also a second book
detailing the standards they are
expected to uphold during the
course of the year
and
the rights
they are guaranteed by the
school.
This comprehensive manual
includes the right to a more user-
friendly judicial system.
"In the past, students didn't
have the option to say I didn't do
it and I want to hear it," said Pat
Cordner, assistant dean of stu-
dent affairs.
Now all of that has changed.
"Students have significantly
more due process rights,"
Cordner said.
This summer the office of stu-
dent affairs worked with other
offices of the college community
to create a more centralized judi-
cial system. All cases must now
go through the office of judicial
during the hearing.
Rachel Cabrera, freshman of
Sheahan Hall, was in attendance
at Thursday night's freshman
forum about the new judicial set-
up.
"It's different when it's someone
your age. What we know
and
what
we feel about other people our age
make for a more honest judgment,"
Cabrera
said. "It's nice to know
that you have a say."
Other
students, such as senior
Catherine Solazzo, agree that the
judicial
board
will be
advanta-
geous for its students.
"I
think
it gives Marist students a
[better] fair judgment. I've seen the
student
nm
judicial
system
and that
seems
to
work well, but I
think
incorporating the Marist staff
will
fill in the gaps with a more mature
objective," Solazzo said
Kim
Doscher, a sophomore
stu-
dent, said she feels the separate
code of conduct
is
beneficial
to
stu-
dents and makes them more aware
of the college policies. "It gives the
person more of a chance to prove
themselves in front of teachers,
faculty
and
students,"
said
Doscher. "No one really looks at
the code of conduct in the hand-
book,
so
if
it's
separate,
more
peo-
ple might acknowledge and
ijllder-
affairs, which - - - - - - - - - - - - - stand exactly
what it is."
a s s u m e s
"If you're 21, you should be
responsibility
able to drink in the com-
for
proper
,
Torres and
others hope
.that the new
judicial poli-
administration
fort of your own home."
of the judicial
system.
"You're all used to coming
from where there are rules and
there are standards ... coupled
with these standards there are
rights," said Robin Torres, dean
of student affairs and he!id of the
office of student affairs during a
talk Thursday night.
Torres, along with Cordner,
held a workshop to explain the
implementation of the new sys-
tem to incoming freshman, part
of a series of programs to aid
them
in
understanding campus
services available to them. In
addition, the office of judicial
affairs mailed letters to the stu-
dents to spark awareness of the
new system.
''The idea is that the new sys-
tem really does a lot of things
that are a bit different. It's clear-
er about student rights and
.
responsibilities," Torres said. "I
also think that this new system
really promotes what it is to be a
community."
Comprised of both student and
faculty justices, the new panels
are designed so
-
that whatever
case may be presented there is a
fair balance of opinions between
peers and professors, with each
receiving equal voting power
cy will aid in offering a fair and
balanced judgment to students who
have been charged with an offense.
"My advice to students who are
charged is to first of
all
be honest -
immediately face the situation. It
just helps
to
admit
if
you are
responsible. Remember that it's
not going to be asswned that you
are guilty ... even
.
though some-
times it looks very
bad."
Al~hol Polley
Another major change that has
occurred in
the
student code of
conduct involves the alcohol poli-
cy. Students who are 21 are now
able to have alcohol in their room
even if they share it with an under-
age person, as long as the under 21
roommate isn't drinking.
"People who are 21
or
over
couldn't
drink
in the
-
presence of
people that were under 21 that
lived in their houses," said
Stephanie Pierce, Lower West
Cedar S-block resident assistant.
''Now people that are 21 can
drink
in the presence of those who
aren't."
This is also to the delight of
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Security Briefs: First week fender benders and alcohol busts
ByDAN ROY
Campus Editor
8/30
-
There was a minor fender
bender
at
1:
15 p.m. in the
Riverview parking lot.
A
Nissan
Pathfinder backed into a
·
silver
Maroa, causing damage to its
rear
bumper.
and the Mazda's front
fender. Due to this incident, Nissan
is considering changing its suv•s
name
to
a
more
fitting,
"Pathmaker."
ple! Fairview hospital would have
friend of his wanted to
kill
her-
had a field day with that one.
self. Upon further questioning
9/2 -
Some Upper West Cedar
residents called security at
9
p.m.
and
complained
of being
harassed by their non-Marist
neighbors across the street. The
town police responded and after
questioning the neighbors, found
out that they were just upset
because 20-year-old college stu-
dents have better living condi-
tions than they do.
by the guard, the student admit-
ted that he did not have a suicidal
friend and he returned to his own
donn.
I
applaud the creative-
ness, but isn't that kind of like
when someone uses the excuse
that their Grandmother died and
they didn't do the homework
assignment? Then, like two days
later, the grandmother has a heart
attack and dies ... or maybe that is
just me ...
9/1
-
Another minor accident
9/3 -
On Wednesday, Marian
occurred in the Sheahan lot at 4:20 had its first problem of the year
p.m.
on
move-in day. One
car
was when a water filter broke at 6:30
reportedly exiting the lot while p.m. Panicked students fled from
another
was
entering,
and the fast rising water levels in the
kablaamo! They hit. That's one donn. However, thanks
to
way to make friends on
·the
first Marist's bravest. maintenance
day of school. The town
police fixed the problem with only
9/5 -
An off campus male student
tried gaining access into Marian
Hall by using a female
ID
at
2:06
a.m. Friday. The alert security
guard
picked up on the fact
that the
card holder did not have the proper
anatomy, and refused
entry. The
student was then ushered off cam-
pus with his tail
between
his legs.
called
and filed a report.
some minor flooding.
9/1-.Shortly
after that nice meet-
ing, was yet another accident, this
time
on
the North end. A woman
walking back to her parked Honda
found the bumper
"banged
and
scraped."
9/2
-
The first of many
run-ins
with the privileged kids of Gartland
.,
began
at 11 :25
p.m.
A
party
of 11
students was held in the E-block
Tuesday night. Luckily, Security
came in the nick of time, and con-
~ed
fflJi
®,ttl~
<lf
.
~
I;gb.t1.l
don't even want to
think
of~~
would have happened if security
didn't come; six bottles for 11
peo-
9/3 -
The poor driving contin-
9/5
-
Our
friends from Gartland
ued into the next week
*en
a
E-block are back
again.
Security
GMC Jimmy took on a Pontiac interrupted a party at 9:25 p.m.
in
_
the Donnelly parking lot at Friday night. This involved 12
6:30 p.m. It was a long awaited
crazy
students and
7
bottles of Bud
showdown between these two, Light, 2 cans of Busch, and 2 cans
who have had their problems in of Budweiser. This second
inftac-
the past. Pontiac lost the battle,
tion against the E-block is pretty
suffering a broken parking light,
similar to the first; Gartland may
but claims the war is not yet over.
party, but at least they do it in mod-
No police report was filed for
eration.
these sportsmen.
9/5 -
Gartland F-block got in on
9/i
-::>T
,M
J.,:,3~ early Friday the
fun
on Friday night, having a
morning; a student attempted to party of five students get broken
up
gain entry to a dorm by inform-
atl0p.m. Twounauthorizedguests
ing the security guard that a
were removed from campus. One
Upcoming events
pint
of Busch, 10 cans of Bud, and
seven
cans
of
Bud
Light were
confiscated. Security felt bad for
the low tum out party and said,
"Don't worry, the seµiester is still
young, you can still make
friends."
9/6
-
Determined
to have a suc-
cessful party, Gartland E-Block
got shot down again at 11 :50
p.m. Saturday night. They cut
down on people, only five, but
upped the alcohol to 14 cans of
Busch Light and eight cans of
Busch. That's better E-block,
baby steps ...
9/6
-
Two blocks down in
Gartland G, another party was
interrupted at 12:15 a.m. Here24
cans of Busch, six cans of Busch
Light, and 18 bottles of Bud light
were taken away from
·the
five
partiers. The acute and sensitive
security guard told the lonely
five that there were some guys in
F-block who needed friends.
Security then took all of them to
the Palace Diner for some steak
and eggs.
9/6
-
Security was called over
to Gartland agai!)-
Saturday
morning, this time to F-Block
at
Canadian impression.
,
9/6 -
Haha, this one almost
writes itself.
At 4:05 a.m., a
Marist student was trying to get
back home after a long night of
celebrating his 19th birthday.
Wandering around Lower West
Cedar, he finally made it to the
door and knocked to be let in.
The punch line is- it wasn't his
door! Ha! He knocked on a
stranger's door at 4:05 a.m,
!
Oh
God,
let
me
collect
myself ... Anyway, security came
and took
him
home.
9n
-
Now, for the only frosh
inci-
dent of the first week. At 2: 19 am.
Sunday morning,
an
intoxicated
·
student tried to enter
.
Sheahan Hall.
The security guard stopped
him
and called Fairview. Upon further
evaluation, the student was deemed
·
fit to go to
bed.
But let me just say
how proud
I
am of the freshman
class. The
first
weekend of school
can
be very tempting to let loose,
but you handled yow-selves with
dignity. Gartland
can
learn some-
thing from you guys.
Alcohol
by
dorm:
related
Incidents
1: 15 a.m. Here, seven students
1.
were found with 28 cans of Bud
2.
Gartland-6
Sheahan-1.
Light, seven cans of Busch
Light, and
fiv,~
bottles of
Roy's Dorm Alcohol Incident
Molson. Molson eh? "Let's go
Fantasy
Beat
ootside, play hockey and drink
some Molson, eh!" That's my
Despite
the
slow
start,
Champagnat is again back this
year ranked as the number one
drinking donn. They made the
most of season acquisitions hav-
ing to fill 9 floors, and with the
new crop they look to take home
another championship.
Leo is coming into the semes-
ter thinking it is their year.
Sources
tell
me that the Leo front
office sent out scouts to high
schools in the Northeastern area
looking for the best partiers out
there. I'm still not confident that
will put them in with the elites of
Champagnat or Marian though.
Sheahan has something to prove
this year. Since its rebuildit:tg,
Sheahan has not stepped up and
become a major player in the
alcohol incident war.
I
look to
ha~e Sheahan have a break-
through year, silencing the
haters.
The sleeper this year could
,
be
Gartland. And with the start they
have, they
·aren't
sneaking
up
on
anyone! Watch out for them to con-
tinue their streak and make a
Cinderella
run to the
final
weekend
of the semester.
The last major player, but
certain-
ly not the least is Marian. You
can
never count these ,guys out. They
are
crafty
veterans
and
have proven
that they know what it takes to get
written
up.
That
will pay off down
the stretch of this long semester.
With all that said, I predict
Champa.gnat beating out Marion in
the last week of the semester, with
Gartland at a close third.
Thursday, Sept.11,
2003
The foreign
film being
shown tonight is
Europa Europa
Friday,
Sept.
12,
2003
SPC comedy cl_ub
presents Spanky in
the
Nelly
Goletti Theater
Saturday, Sept.13, 2003
Music o·epartment
fundraiser the Hudson
River,
Valley
"1;3and-0-Rama"
Sunday, Sept. 14 2003
HuMarist improv workshop
at
9
p.m.
in front of
College
Activities
Monday,
Sept.
15,
2003
Tickets go
on
sale at noon at College
Activities for Michelle Branch's Oct.
2
Mccann Center show.
Tuesday,
Sept. 16, 2003
Greek sorority
rush meetings.
I
I
I
Wednesday,Sept.17,2003
Tickets go on sale at 12 noon at College
Activities for a trip to see the Yankees on
September 28th. Tickets are $20.
'
'
Wednesday, Sept.17, 2003
Student Coffeehouse at
9 p.m. in the
PAR.
',
'It',,.
Thursday,
Sept. 18, 2003
Bruce
Almighty
on
the
Champagnat gi-een at 9 p.m.
Stop by
College Activities today
to
pick up free tickets for Duncan
Sheik performing Saturday, Sept.
27, 2003 and Ari Hest
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
NEWS BRIEFS
SECURITY ALERT
John
Gildard, director of safe-
ty and security, recently issued a
security alert to all students
regarding an attempted assault in
a freshman dorm. At about 2
a.m. Mon. Sept 8, a female stu-
dent was confronted in the 9th
floor women's bathroom in
Champagnat.
The suspect is described as
being a white male, college age,
approximately 6 feet tall, medi-
um
build,
with dark brown hair
and wearing
a
dark shirt. The
suspect fled after hearing voices
in the hallway.
Gildard urges anyone who may
have information regarding this
incident to contact the Office of
Safety and Security at extension
2282.
LIBRARY WEBSITE
GETS
MAKEOVER
Just prior to the start of school,
the Marist library introduced a
new and improved website for
students and faculty.
The new website is still a work
in progress, but is aimed at mak-
ing usage simpler and more
user-friendly.
"We are trying to help demys-
tify resources at this library.
People will be able-to find things
easier," commented Library
Director Verne Newton, who
was
instrumental
m
the
makeover.
Among the changes to the
website were organization of
databases and reference books
by subject, and a change in the
color scheme, which are felt to
make the website easier to
access and more intuitive.
"We have a lot of terrific
resources
,
but they were being
underutilized. It wasn't always
easy for people to access
resources," said Newton.
In the weeks to come more
improvements to the library's
website will be made in hope
that they will increase usage,
accessibility, and make students
aware of helpful programs little
used in the past.
MARIST MONEY
As
of Sun. Aug.
31,
the
acceptance of Marist Money
-
at
off-campus
locations
had
expanded
to several more local
businesses. In addition, partici-
pating merchants will offer dis-
counts and
specials
for purchas-
es made with Marist Money.
The participating locations
include .Applebee's,
Campus
Deli,
E-Z
Wash Laundry, K
&
D
Deli, Kona
Coffee,
McDonalds,
Marina's Pizzeria and the Palace
Diner.
Cardholders may not purchase
alcohol, tobacco, or lottery tick-
ets with Marist Money and all
tips must be paid in cash.
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, ,
The opportunity to assist the
American Red Cross is a
wonderful experience for our
athletic department and the
entire campus community
, ,
-Tim Murray
Director of
Athletics
News Editor
Cassi Matos
News Editor
Courtney Kretz
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Sav
.
e a Life Tour
·
2003 visits campus
Athletic Department hosts second-annual blood drive
By
TARA MORRILL
Asst.
Managing Editor
The National Red Cross Blood
Mobile visited Marist Wed. Sept.
3 as part of its "Save
a
Life Tour
2003." The stop was scheduled
in co~junction with the second-
annual blood drive, which col-
lected a total of 73 blood dona-
tions.
The national tour made its only
stop in the Hudson Valley at
Marist College as part of its six-
month journey through 350 cities
and over 33,000 miles. A mobile
museum was
open
to students
and faculty, allowing for an
experience that incorporated the
newest technology.
Charlie North, President of the
Poughkeepsie Area Chamber of
Commerce, expressed his appre-
ciation that the tour planned a
visit
to
Marist.
"We here in Poughkeepsie are
honored to
be
one of the stops in
the cross country tour of the
Blood Mobile, and proud to be
part of this national event,"
North said.
The blood drive was hosted by
the Athletic Department in hopes
of increasing regional blood sup-
plies. As of this past summer,
the Red Cross experienced blood
TARA
MORRILL
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shortages, yet they remain opti-
After
donating, Dave
Magarity,
coach
of the
men's basketball team, shakes hands
with Dan Ragone
,
American
Red
mistic that the return of college
Cross blood drive supervisor. Over 73 donors were able to give blood during
the
five-hour
drive.
blood drives this fall will
turn
it
around.
According to Associate Athletic
Director Colin Sullivan, the
blood drive was coordinated on
the same day as both the ath-
letes' physical day and the col-
lege job fair in attempts to get
the word out more effectively.
"This
is
our second year host-
ing the blood drive and because
there's usually a shortage in
September, we're trying to hold
it the first Wednesday every
September to kick off the year,"
said Sullivan. "Last year's drive
was successful; we exceeded the
donor projection and I believe
this year's ~ill also be a suc-
cess."
Tim Murray, director of athlet-
ics, feels it is a great opportunity
for Marist to host the blood drive
and get
students
involved.
"I am extremely proud to have
our student athletes, coaches,
and members of the college take
the lead in supporting such a
worthy initiative in the Hudson
Valley," said Murray.
"The
opportunity
to
assist
the
American Red Cross and our
community is a wonderful expe-
rience for our athletic depart-
ment and the entire campus com-
munity."
As those interested toured the
mobile museum, Red Cross vol-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~
unteers were present to answer
questions and provide additional
information.
Convoy Communicator Lisa
Lauterbach stated that when a
donor gives one pint of blood, he
or she can save up to three lives.
In addition, she claimed that
most people are unaware that
they are able to give blood once
every 56 days.
"You can't give blood to every-
one. That's why it's important to
get out into your
community
and
donate, especially people with
rare
blood
types,"
said
Lauterbach.
Donors decide to give blood
for
various
reasons; whether it is
that they know someone in
·need
of blood or simply feel rewarded
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Students find campus employment at annual job fair
By
COURTNEY KRETZ
&
CASSI
MATOS
Co-News Editors
The lines extended out the door
of the Mccann Fitness Center
Saturday, Sept. 3rd as students
waited to enter the job fair. The
annual work-study event, coordi-
nated by Mary Lou Kutchma of
the Financial Aid Office, is
aimed at helping work-study stu-
dents find campus employment.
According to sophomore
Elizabeth Mackenzie, having a
job on campus is more conven-
ient than driving to an off cam-
pus employer.
"It's good to have a job on cam-
pus because it is just much easi-
er. Especially with gas prices
being so high, the commute
would be ridiculous. Instead of
having to spend the money
on
transportation, it can go to other
things," Mackenzie said.
During the fair, students were
able to visit booths set up by
Policy
Change
many
2 I
-year-old hv-
mg with
a
tudent belo\\ the
drinking age
Sarah
Mckmney
a
jumor
re
1dent
of Lo
We
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Cedar
will
be
th
fU"St
m
her hou e to
continued from page I
enter
the l gal drinking
age.
"I thmk its
bettor
becau e
1f
you
're 21 you hould
be
abl
to
drink
m the comfort of
your
wn
horn ,• M kmney
said
Shuttle plan sidelined
Marist security presides over
the intersection when police are
not pr~sent.
The 20 to 24 hours of police
coverage is
double
that of the
police coverage during the
spring 2003 semester.
Two jaywalking summons
from police or two citations
from security can result in disci-
plinary probation, according to
revised college policy.
During
the first two days of
police enforcement at the main
intersection this semester, 21
summonses were issued - 2 for
jaywalking and 19 for speeding
and red light violations.
ColMge officials will present
quarterly reports to the planning
board, updating board members
on
the progress of the enforce-
ment
campaign.
Planners
requested
that the reports be
given on a monthly basis during
the early phases of the increased
enforcement:
continued from page 1
In light of engineering issues;
including plans for blasting,
drainage and the fire department
access plan, planners unani-
mously
deferred
the final site
plan approval to the board's
October meeting.
Traffic, behavior concerns
Poughkeepsie resident
John
Fitc;h nQted that traffic
on
West
Cedar Street might be eased by
changing traffic flow at the
entrances to the West Cedar
t~uses.
"Traffic is the big deal.
Tonight, traffic was backed up
all the way off North Road,"
Fitch said. "The eastern entrance
[to the townhouses] has
become
an oppositional entrance. When
traffic is backed up on Route 9,
it's definitely a hazard down
there."
Resident William Ghee also
Fulton Street plan
considered
expressed concerns about West
Cedar residents'
behaviors,
Marist's appearance before 1?e echoing the comments he made
board w~ part of the fm~
_site
at the June 26 planning meeting.
plan review f~r the 8-bwldmg,
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"Twenty-four hours after I had
250-bed housing complex on a meeting with
[Marist
officials]
Fulton Street.
last week, some moron did a U-
Requesting that
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tum
on
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my
the board grant
"We wlll commit to
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la~n,"
Ghee
fmal
approval,
.
said.
"I've
.
Murray outlined
make sure the fresh-
two advantageous
man class is no larg-
situations that the
new townhouses
er than
SSO."
picked up a half
a bag of garbage
since
school
started. I didn't
would create.
"(The
townhouses] would bring
students back to campus from
the community," Murray said.
"[And] If;we are able to build, it
will allow us to take 250 vehi-
cles that drive to campus every
$y and requ~e them to park in
the new townhouse parking lot."
According to recent statistic
_
s
from student affairs Dean
Deborah
DiCaprio, 641 Marist
students who moved off campus
currently live in the community.
Another 400 students are tradi-
tional commuters.
In requesting site plan
approval, Murray also said that
the college would not consider
additional expansion until a
comprehensive master plan' - for
the campus and Route 9
-
is in
place.
"We
will
commit to make sure
the freshman class is no larger
than 950, to reduce student resi-
dents
in
the community,"
Murray said. "We will not pro-
pose to build any additional
housing facilities across Route 9
until the comprehensive plan is
acceptable to you."
pick up any this
summer."
At the June 26 meeting, Ghee
complained of students littering
and urinating on his lawn.
During the last week of
August, Marist administrators,
including DiCaprio, met with
Ghee and provided him with rel-
evant contact information for
college officials and the West
Cedar resident director nearest
his home.
October appearance possible
While Marist's Fulton Street
housing plan was unanimously
deferred,
planners
granted
Marist the necessary approval to
approach the zoning board
regarding a height variance for
the proposed buildings.
Planners also unanimously
approved the college's applica-
tion for a sidewalk along Fulton
Street.
The plannirfg board's October
meeting is slated for Oct. 16, but
the agenda has not yet been
released.
campus employers to see what
each department was offering.
Jobs ranged from desk work in
the
athletic
department to manu-
al labor working
as
part of the
grounds crew.
·
Many students were
looking
for jobs that required office and
computer
skills.
Freshman
Megan McMahon and her
friends, including Freshman
Chrissy Yozaites, were looking
for desk jobs.
"We'd prefer something that
requires organization skills, like
in the
admissions
office,"
McMahon admitted.
Student's reasons for coming to
the job fair varied. While the
intent of Yozaites' job search
was to earn "extra spending
money," sophomore Rich Zayas
had
a
different reason for attend-
ing.
"Last year I had big blocks of
free time and I wanted to fill
them up. You can only spend so
much time sitting around," Zayas
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After a summer of tweaking and editing open source code,
Marist's Information Technology department introduced Foxweb -
a new, user-friendly innovation for accessing personal web space at
the college.
Developed by
-
Michael Kershaw, associate systems programmer
for open systems, and student assistant Joseph Jenkins, Foxweb
enables users to access and upload their files from any computer
with an Internet connection.
Each user is allotted 20 megabytes of space, and files can be
uploaded without any special File Transfer Protocol (FTP) soft-
ware. Marist users can access their Foxweb space with their J or K
accounts.
According to Kershaw, the personal web space system was due for
an upgrade.
"We decided that it was time to upgrade it and make it more
viable," Kershaw said. "It was a pretty smooth move
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much a transition as a replacement."
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cent of the Marist population utilized the web space provided under
the previous system.
"That's an ambitious nwnber," Sheehy said.
"That
includes com-
puter science majors and people who took the Internet class."
A positive response
Publicized only by a link
on
the Foxmail website, Foxweb
received a positive response during its first days online.
"By the second day of class, we had 72 users signed up,"
Kershaw said.
By Monday, 168 users had activated their Foxweb accounts.
Kershaw praised Foxweb's user-friendly interface as one of its
main advantages.
"It's a lot easier to use," Kershaw said.
"lf
you're a more
advanced student, you can use other programs to upload that are
logging on
faster than the web interface."
Each Foxweb directory includes a 'private' directory, enabling
students to store homework and personal files on their F oxweb
space. Files in these folders are not visible to Internet users brows-
ing a Foxweb site.
"Use it in place of floppies," Kershaw suggested.
Sheehy attested to the security of the
'private'
directory.
"You're
the only one that can make changes ot view it," Sheehy
said. "So private really does
mean
private."
Programmers praised
Foxweb's source code is open source - which is free
-
and
enables Marist's programmers to share solutions and improve-
ments with programmers at other institutions.
Sheehy praised Marist's in-house Linux talents for taking the ini-
tiative to develop the new webspace technology.
"This was not something that was required, not something that
was a top priority," Sheehy said. "For a bunch of programmers to
come up with something of their own volition to make
things
eas-
ier for us non-programmers is kind of nice."
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online content.
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How do you feel you 're treated
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far between. I mean, in the entire time I've been here, I've come
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security or otherwise?
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after that. I think too many of them are so eager to rock and roll as
soon as they get here. I see a lot of students, and you can tell just by
looking at them which ones are serious and which ones aren't. The
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By
ALICIA WELLS
Staff Writer
It must be a little unnerving playing a game
of No Limit Texas Hold'em with a mind
reader, but that's exactly what some students
did at last Friday's Casino Night. The event,
run by the Student Programming Councii,
featured entertainment experts Jim Karol and
Ethan Bauer.
"When's your birthday?" Karol asked me.
I told
him,
not kno~ing what to expect. "Hey
Ethan," he yelled to his partner, who was
immersed in his game five feet away,
"When's Alicia's birthday?"
Bauer turned to look at me. "March 1," he
yelled back correctly.
He couldn't have
heard; he was too far away and the Cabaret
was filled with the clamor of students' voic-
es and chips being tossed onto the tables.
Karol and Bauer have become known for
their mind tricks. Karol has been featured on.
CNN, The Rosie O'Donnell show, Montell,
and other popular TV shows. Currently, the
duo is working on an HBO special called
"Mindbenders," which will feature them per-
fonning feats similar to the one previously
mentioned.
Karol, also known as "The Psychic
Madman," has coordinated nearly 3000
Casino Nights in colleges all over the coun-
try during the past 15 years.
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ing games such as Black Jack and Roulette.
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said of the event, ''Thi~gs are going well. It's
a smaller turnout than normal but these are
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prizes."
Some of the prizes included gift certificates
to the Marist bookstore, a TV, and a DVD
player. Two tickets to see
Little Shop of
Horrors were also awarded to freshman
Douglas Caruso, who was unsure who he
was going to take with him.
Prizes were given out by means of a raffle,
which students automatically qualified for
upon entrance into the Cabaret.
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good time. A sense of excitement, mixed
with hope, could be seen on
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the banker at Casino Night for the past four
consecutive years. She was responsible for
handing chips to students who entered the
room. "It's going well. Everyone seems
enthusiastic."
In
the comer of the Cabaret, Karol and
Bauer continued dealing their games. "Pick a
country," Karol said to me. I picked a tough
one in an effort to trick his partner.
"Ethan,
what country is she thinking of?"
Bauer took one look at me.
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■
Approximately 10,000,000 square feet of office space was available in the two towers,
and more than 50,000 individuals worked at the World Trade Center. More than 2,800 people
died in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
■
The World Trade Center site is 16 acres and is surrounded by Vesey Street, Church Street,
Liberty Street and West Street. The World Financial Center Is nearby, and the New York Stock
Exchange is three blocks away.
■
Before its destruction in the terrorist attacks two years ago, an estimated 90,000 tourists
and business professionals visited the World Trade Center each day.
■
The towers were the tallest buildings in the world until the Sears Tower surpassed them
in 1974.
■
Each tower had more than 100 elevators and nearly an acre of potential office space
·
on
each floor.
■
The vi~w from Two World Trade Center's observation deck could offer up to 45 miles of vis-
ibility on a clear day.
■
Strong winds were capable of causing the towers to sway up to three feet from center.
■
The World Trade Center site had its own zip code: 10048.
9-11 Filmstrip photos contributed by Rob Volk (rob@robvolk.com).
Cover art by Rob McGuinness, for The Circle.
Photographs for special edition taken by Jen Haggerty and Rob
McGuinness, unless otherwise noted.
■
Seven buildings and a shopping concourse comprised
the original World Trade Center site.
■
Groundbreaking for construction was held on August
5, 1966, with construction beginning in 1968. One World
Trade Center was first occupied in 1970, and Two World
Trade Center was first occupied in 1972.
■
The World Trade Center cost $750 million
to construct. Minoru Yamasaki and Emory Roth designed
the site.
■
The towers
were
110--stories tall and measured 1,368
and 1,362 feet respectively.
Above left: A woman takes time to observe Ground
Zero in early August 2003. Above: A left-behind
rosary echoes the metal cross found in the debris.
Left: Inside Ground Zero. Lower right: A vendor
capitalizes on the tragedy at the Ground Zero site
by selllng engraved crystals for five dollars. Lower
left: A young boy leafs through a photo album of
the Trade Center.




















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11, 2003
•
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KRT PHOTO
BY NICOLAS KHAYAT/ABACA
PRESS
NEW YORK, N.Y. -Architect Daniel Libeskind's design for the World Trade Center site is shown at a news conference on Feb. 27, 2003.
LMDC finalizes Libeskind's WTC memorial site design
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the collapse
·
of the
World Trade Center (wtC). After receiving over 400 sub-
missions from around the globe concerning the memorial, the
Lowe~ Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) finally
selected the Memory Foundations plan by Studio Daniel
Libeskind last February as the site's memorial.
According to Libeskind's design, the 16-acre void in the
heart of Manhattan will be replaced with a series of struc-
tures; most notably including a 1,776 tall spire that will rede-
fine the skyline for Lower Manhattan. As seen in the model
to the left, the enormous spire will be standing even taller
than the original Twin Towers.
In
addition, it was decided that the slurry wall that withheld
the attacks would not be touched, as an everlasting symbol of
the strength and endurance of American democracy
.
A com-
plex of several modern angular buildings housing museums,
cultural facilities and performing arts centers will surround
the site, while an elevated Memorial Promenade will allow
visitors to overlook the entire area.
-
Tara Morrill
Opinion Dominion
Do you feel that Libeskind's plan for the World
Trade
Center memorial is an appropriate
remembrance of
Sept. 11?
"I feel that it's important to make the memorial
just as tall, if not taller than the Twin Towers.
Also, it's nice that it [the memorial] wiil catch
people's attention and always keep Sept. 11 in
our memories."
-
Sally Dwyer-McNulty
History Professor
"I agree that the memorial is appropriate, as
long as they don't charge the public admission
in order to view it. I would hate to see someone
·
make a profit off of what happened to the
people lost that day."
-
Chris Reddy
·
Senior
"I think it's great they're building a memorial,
·
but while it would be nice to get commerce and
business batk into that area, I don't think New
Yorkers are ready for it."
"Since I was used to seeing the Twin Towers
everyday when I lived in the city, I miss them
not being there anymore.
In
my opinion, I
think
we should go back to the way it was by rebuild-
ing the Towers."
-
Jayme Pagliaro
Junior
-
Marsha Cleff
Leo _Hall Mentor
At six stories deep, 'The Pit' Is all that remains of the World Trade
Center site. Construction vehicles were present in August 2003.
The pedestrian walkway at the World Financial Center affords a more
complete view of Ground Zero, as seen here In August 2003.
(Far left): A memorial just outside Ground Zero thanks America on
behalf of the Port Authority (N.Y. and NJ.) Police.
(Left): Wearing a jumpsuit with the words 'Spirit Staff' emblazoned
on
the back, this spirit staff member spoke at length about the World
Trade Center, using pictures and existing structures to illustrate his
points about the enormity of the original
_
World Trade Center. At times,
he spoke as though the towers still stood only a few feet away.



































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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
The Daily Grind
We remember
On Sept. 11, the face of this great nation
forever changed, both literally and psycho-
logically. The horrific images are perma-
nently imprinted in our minds. We will
always remember the moment we heard the
shocking news and how it changed our lives
forever; no American will ever be the same.
Many were in disbelief, including myself. It
hit us like a ton of bricks when we saw the
unspeakable images on
TV. It was really
unbelievable, like watch-
ing a movie. I had no idea
anything like that could
have ever happened in my
lifetime.
ALEC lROXEll
F<>llowing the tragedy, an
infection
broke
loose
throughout the country. You probably
think
I am referring to Anthrax, but I am speak-
ing of something much more positive. I am
ref
erring to the infection of patriotism in
every American citizen. There wasn't a sin-
gle street in America that did not have the
stars and stripes waving high and proud.
The heartbreaking part came shortly after,
when people attempted to capitalize on the_
events by selling anything and everything
with the WTC on it. You couldn't go any-
where without a constant reminder, espe-
cially from the media. Media coverage of
the events was ridiculous. We do live in
America, so what can you expect?
Now that the dust has settled for t\yo
years, there is much drscussion of rebuild-
ing. For a time, twin beacons of light rose
from Lower Manhattan and we_re visible
from a distance. Donning the sky were 2
"votive candles," serving as a memorial for
the lives lost while giving a presence to the
ongoing and heroic relief efforts. Towers of
Light, an immediate but temporary artistic
gesture to foster hope, unity, healing, and
comprehension of the mass devastation suf-
fered, echoed the WTC towers. Now, after
a long devastating recovery, plans are set
for the new WTC buildings.
Is this a good choice for America right
now? The new building plans are set to
make the new WTC the tallest in the world.
\
I agree with the idea of rebuilding, sending
a message to all those watching that we are
survivors and that American still stands tall.
However, I don't agree with the way they
plan to rebuild it. The new design looks like
an amusement park. I feel a true tribute
would be to rebuild the buildings exactly as
they were. Since we have made significant
technological advances, new tnaterials can
be used to replicate the buildings while pre-
venting another incident.
The skyline
would return to its original appearance, and
it would let everyone know that they can
hurt us, but they cannot keep us down. We
will rebuild!
The falling of the World Trade Centers,
the destruction of the Pentagon, and the
plane crash in Summerset County hit fami-
lies all across America. Although it's been
two years this September 11th, we will
remember those lost and reminisce about
the happy times we shared with those
whose lives ended so abruptly on that
dreadful date. We will certainly remember
and honor the heroes who fought and strug-
gled for us. We must all carry the memories
of those we've lost while remaining proud
of all we stand for as a country. In order to
properly honor them, we must carry on
knowing they are following us wherever we
go and helping us through
every
obstacle
,
we encounter.
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THE VICTIMS
OF9-11
"It has
been
two years now
and I think that
they are
beginning
to
forget
about us."
On the Front
THE FAMILY
OF9-11
VICTIMS
"We wlll always remember you."
"We
wlll NEVER forget you tor
you
are our
fallen
Brothers
and Sisters. An attack on one Is
an
attack on
all."
Soldier stirs insight into Iraqi crisis, 9/11
SOMEWHERE NEAR AN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ
-
And yes, I know where I am exactly. I just can't
tell you due to security issues and all that.
Well, here we are again at the start of another school
year. I honestly felt at the time ofmy deployment I'd
be back in time for fall, but I'm doing such an out-
. - - ' - - - = : - - - - ,
standing job here that the Army
just won't let me go.
It's fitting that I pick up where I
left off for a day like today:
September 11, arguably one of the
worst days in the history of the
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United 'States. For all
'the
argu-
ments I've seen against Operation Iraqi
Freedom,
some of which were from Marist students, I'm com-
pelled to see a glaring connection between those ter-
rorist attacks and why 150,000 Americans are over
here right now. I'll get to that shortly.
When you had heard from me last, I'd just left for
my first mission into Iraq where I was stayi!).g at
Camp YoYo (You're On Your Own) in Northern
Kuwait. Reading it now, it's funny how little I knew
about what I was getting into. I've been doing this
almost non-stop for six months. What
I've
done, and
what has been expected of my fellow soldiers and
myself to do, have been some of the best and most
harrowing experiences I've
endured. It's
been a long,
hot and deadly summer.
For the most part,
we've
been running missions into
central Iraq, almost
always
to Baghdad International
Airport, formerly Saddam International. In fact,
a
truck bomb destroyed the United Nations building in
Baghdad, some five miles away, during our last visit.
After a late night call home to my Mom, I
walked
back to where we
_
were sleeping and
stumbled
onto
Air Force mortuary personnel taking the bodies of
the victims off a 5-ton cargo truck. I
wish
to God I
had taken another route because
that
is something
I
will never forget. It seems as though this type of
chaotic and abrupt
carnage
is
something
that will
'
Campus
Perspectives
PUNISHABLE
BY
UECITION
always be a part o~my stay here.
future, as well as September 11. We ousted Saddam,
I recently came home to Albany, NY on ten days freed a nation. The United States, as well as other
leave in order to attend my sister's wedding. Part of coun~es, whether
it be through the military or inde-
the reason I made the effort to do so was because I pendent contractors, are committed
to
rebuilding
told myself before I came out here I would never lose Iraq. But what we have now in Iraq, and it may sound
sight of who I was anct' what was important to me. a bit harsh, is a permanent staging area to launch
Take away the great things that make you who you more military offensives against other countries who
are, and you might as well create a ticking time are harboring and financing the same type of terror-
bomb. This is also part of the reason I make the time
ists
that took the lives of over 3,000 Americans dur-
to write these columns. My brief stay at home was ing the September 11 attacks. Imagine what it would
nothing short of surreal. To go from being
in
an envi-
be like for a President to have something
like
that
ronment that demands a heightened state of aware-
happen while in office, charged to prot~ct the
lives
of
ness constantly to being back at home for a few days every American. We are engaged in
what
has been
with your friends, took quite a bit of getting used to.
called "The Global War on Terrorism," and I believe
Aside from that, I had a
the President is firmly com-
great time and the wed-
We are engaged In what has been
mitted to rooting out terrorism
ding was awesome. It felt
called
·
"The
Global
War
on
worldwide. But, I am just a
good to
surprise
my par-
Terrorism,,,
and
I
believe the
soldier and it isn't my place to
ents and my sister by com-
try and understand the policy
.
ing home.
To
be honest,
President
Is
flrmly committed to
Look at where
Iraq
is
on a
I'll
always feel guilty
rooting
out terrorism worldwide.
map and at the surrounding
about
worrying
them so - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - neighbors. You'll get a clearer
much by being out here.
In
some ways, the families
understanding of what
I'm
talking about.
Trust
me,
of.the soldiers sacrifice more than the soldiers them-
I'm not trying to make it sound like I'm painting a
selves.
But, as I was saying before and what may be the
focus of my latest entry, is the connection between
what I'm doing now and the events of September 11.
It's fashionable nowadays to simply believe our
President, put boots on the ground out here simply to
·
finish what his father started. Not to mention, fatten
America's pockets. I've heard these arguments from
regular people, read them in Time Magazine as I
choked ddwn dust during any one of the dozens of
sandstorms we get daily. Believe it or not, I welcome
the protests. I believe holding our leaders account-
able for their actions is the essence of patriotism. It's
that right that Americans have that so many have
died to secure and protect. But right now it's about
being here and thinking about the big picture and
.
the
better picture.
Again, I appreciate when people
voice
their con-
cerns, especially my peers. When I went home,
it
seemed as though people our age that I talk'ed to,
only cared whether or not I had
-killed
anyone over
here. What does bother me is when anti-war protest-
ers try to assert that they "support the troops ..
"
before
they launch into their tirades.
Is
that some sort of
catch phrase or something? Neither my
comrades
nor
I have asked for anyone's respect- maybe I feel its
already been earned, sometimes in blood.
I'm sorry if I'm not painting a pretty picture. I don't
want you to think I'm
whining
either because
this is
a volunteer Army. I just wish I knew when I'll be
back home, and eventually at Marist again.
Until
that
time comes, keep us in your prayers.
THE CIRCLE
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UPCOMING EVENT
FOXFEST
'03
Saturday,Sept13,2003
Time: All
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Arts Editor
Matt Dunning
Where: Campus Green
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
maristclrcle.com
Punk rock veterans come out
swinging,
flatten pop-punk
By
MATT DUNNING
Arts Editor
NOFX -
The War on Errorism
In the late eighties and throughout most of
the nw.eties, there were a slew of bands that,
rather than entrench themselves along side
old-school idealists like Bad Brains,
Minor
Threat, and the Exploited in a perpetual war
against authority and oppression, decided to
concentrate their talents on writing songs that
expressed a more juvenile side of punk rock.
Failed relationships, disdain for parents and
teachers (in lieu of cops and politicians), and
tongue-in-cheek sexual innuendo were the
new tools of the trade, and in no one's hands
were they more skillfully implemented than
in the hands of Berkeley, California's NOFX.
Inevitably, most of these "new-school" bands
saw their fifteen minutes come and go
around the time Green Day unleashed their
major-label debut
Dookie,
and tliose who
lasted beyond that point did so only to
release one or two mediocre albums and then
fade into obscurity. NOFX, on the other
hand, did ~omething quite remarkable, some-
thing few (if any) of their contemporaries
ever managed to do: they grew up. Their lat-
est i.ffort,
The War on Errorism,
finds the
band wrestling with a consciousness not
entirely contradictory to their previous
works, but certainly a new level of focus and
ambition permeates their tenth studio release.
"Franco Un-American", "Idiots Are Taking
Over", and "Regaining Unconsciousness" lay
politically charged (particularly anti-Bush)
sentiments over rabid guitar riffs and light-
ning-fast drum work courtesy of NOFX co-
folJilder, Erik Sandin. "De~om-poseur" and
"Irrationality of Rationality" exercise sober-
ing social commentary (the latter includes
the line "He actually started to believe/The
weaponry and chemicals/Were for national
defense/'Cause Danny had a mortgage/ And a
boss to answer to/The guilty don't feel guilty,
they learn not to"). Another refreshing ele-
ment of
The War on Errorism
is it's critique
of punlc rock's 21st century incarnation of
itself. Mike "Fat Mike" Burkett lashes out,
not at any one band in particular, but an
entire population of bands he deems guilty of
bastardizing a once socially feared and criti-
cally infallible geme. Fat Mike says it all in
one sentence as he asks in the lyrics of
"Separation of Church and Skate", "When
did punk rock become so safe?" They're no
Bad Religion, at least not yet. But, with their
prolonged adolescence behind them, NOFX
are well on their way to ranking among an
elite group of bands that manage to be at
once marketably talented and socially rele-
vant, something no clothing line or headlin-
ing gig on an MTV tour could ever replace.
Rancid -
Indestructible
Of all the bands to rise up from the tar pits
of the So-Cal punk scene in the early
.
to mid-
nineties, Rancid are widely considered to be
the stalwarts of traditional punk values and
ethics, favoring artistic freedom over big
money contracts, merciless antagonism. of
authority, and an enduring social conscience.
Indestructible,
the sixth installment of the
band's on-going tale of gutter-punk trials and
tribulations, is chock-full of throwback ska
riff~ curl-lipped sneering, and enough white-
knuckle intensity to satisfy even the most
savage of mosh pit enthusiasts.
"Out of
Control", "David Courtney", and "Born
Frustrated" find Rancid in the driver's seat of
a truly formidable punk rbck steamroller,
while slower, more collected tracks like
"Arrested in Shanghai" and "Red Hot Moon"
expose a human side to a notoriously thick-
skinned band of degenerates. If nothing else,
Indestructible
is a ball-fisted reminder for us
all that Rancid, amid a sea of imitators, will
always demand our immediate attention.
Hellcat Records
Dropkick Murphys -
Blackout
The Dropkick Murphys have never been a
hard band to figure out. A bone-crushing
mix of Irish heritage, working-class pride,
and good old
-
fashioned American punk rock
has rendered album after album of clenched-
fist sing-a-longs and beer-swilling bedlam.
Though
not
fundamentally
cerebral,
Blackout
observes the Murphys at the top of
their game. A couple of re-workings of Irish
folk songs ("Fields of Athenry", "The Black
Velvet Band"), an adaptation of a Pete Seeger
poem ("Gonna Be a Blackout Tonight"), and
a host of raucous rally cries ("Dirty Glass",
"As One", and "Walk Away") highlight 46-
minutes-plus of Boston punk rock at its grit-
ty and simplistic best. One of the true gems
of the album ( and the entire Murphys cata-
log, for that matter), "Buried Alive", tells the
drastically abridged tale of the nine
Pennsylvania miners trapped 24. stories
underground for more than three days last
summer.
Blackout
won't go down in history
as one of the premier punk albums of all
time, but it certainly ranks among the better
releases of 2003, and in a year in which
Radiohead, the Roots, and Johnny Cash have
all released new material, that's saying a lot.
Less Than Jake -
Anthem
The faithful few that have followed ska-
punk veterans Less Than Jake from their
modest beginnings as a pop-rock trio have
probably noticed a few recurring themes over
the course of the band's five studio releases
and countless singles,
7"
discs, and EP's. For
instance, the well-oiled
mix
of punk, metal,
and ska, song titles 'that have little or nothing
at all to do with, the lyrics of the songs, and
(probably most notably) Chris
·
DeMakes'
preoccupation with "moving on" and "leav-
ing town".
Anthem,
Lei;s Than Jake's first
full-length record in three years, is certainly
no departure from the afore-mentioned for-
tnula, though, this time around, DeMakes
yields a sizable portion of the songwriting
duties to longtime bandmate and bassist
Roger Bell. But what
Anthem
lacks in spon-
taneity it more than makes up for in seasoned
and cohesive songwriting that maintains
itself throughout 14 tracks.
Highlights
include "The Ghosts of Me and You",
"Motown Never Sounded So Good", and
"Short Fuse Burning". Die-hard LTJ fans
will have few complaints regarding the
band's latest trove of angsty youth battle
hymns, while those less dedicated may find
themselves suggesting to Gainesville's finest
that they take their own advice and "move
on".
Raveonettes shake, rattle and roll with US debut
By
JENNIFER
GOLDSMITH
Staff
Writer
well-shared microphone between
them.
wistful "Love Can Destroy
Everything," which offers a fit-
ting backdrop to life's lovelorn
twilights: The rhythm's wafting
sway suggests a sort of post-
breakup drinking ballad, as
though a bar filled with heart-
break should be crooning mourn-
fully along. "Dirty Eyes
(Sex
Don't Sell)" and "Chain Gang of
Love,
11
both slightly blues-
tinged, conjure images of 60's
era cafes, brimming with incense
and plush lounge chairs. The
retro sound of these tracks indi-
rectly pays homage to the likes
of Velvet Underground, the Jesus
& Mary Chain, and even, sur-
prisingly, Jack Kerouac. For an
album recorded entirely in Bb
major, Foo and Wagner certainly
cover a lot of ground.
Something's rockin' in the state
of Denmark.
With their first LP release,
Chain Gang of Love,
the
Raveonettes have unleashed
upon the world a stylized hybrid
of lo-fi and S0's surfer rock
(think vintage garage band under
the Beach Boys' tutelage
.
1
.
The
Danish duo Sharin Foo and Sune
Rose Wagner look and· sound
like throwbacks to punk's early
years, with Sharin. a Debbie
Harry look-alike, on bass, Sune
wielding a mean guitar, and a
The single, "That Great Love
Sound," launches the album into
a cigarette-scented frenzy of
buzzing guitars, sultry har-
monies, and playful tambourine
patter-and manages to propel its
momentum
(and
intrigue)
throughout the remaining thir-
teen tracks. The leather-clad
beach party plunges, with a
handclap dive, into the aptly
titled ''Noisx Summer,.. a tidal
wave of reverb that swirls omi-
nously around Foo and Wagner's
sugared melody.
An
acute con-
trast follows, in the shape of the
The Raveonettes'
Chain Gang
of Love
is a lesson in rock histo-
ry
upwards of the 1950's, a mural
of influences and highlights- yet
this does not hinder the album
( or band) from brandishing its
own personality in bold riffs and
biker jackets. The Raveonettes
have succeeded in sculpting their
own sound. In this cynical day
when everyone has heard, weU,
pretty much everything, here's a
glimpse of something new.
, , Morrlll
'The Circle
Atlanta's David
Ryan
Harris
rocks
and
rolls in the Nelly Goletti Theater.
Harris breaks
onto
pop-rock scene
By MATT DUNNING
Arts
Editor
In the last year and a half, the
sonic landscape has been over-
run by fresh-faced American
Eagle ad's armed, like an of
army
of pop-rock terminators, with
acoustic guitars and sly, "trust
me" smiles. The likes of
John
Mayer,
Jason
Mraz,
Jack
Johnson, and a host of others
whose names don't necessarily
begin
with the letter "J'' have
made it nearly impossible to tum
on MTV or pick up a copy of
Rolling Stone without being
force-fed a sticky-sweet brand of
Dylan-esque bubble-gum wads
that
don't
~'ve'b
·mu~et
~rtb~
.
conviction or talent to pass for
Stealers Wheel, let alone
Mr.
Freewheelin'
Enter David Ryan Harris, a col-
lege drop-out from Atlanta who,
on paper, appears to be just
another [expletive] with a guitar.
The
biggest difference (and there
are many) between Harris and
his contemporaries is a genuine
gift
for singing. Harris employs
a soul-stirring
niix
of Lenny
Kravitz
grit and Stevie Wonder
grace, a credit to both his own
vocal ability and his sophisticat-
ed. sonic palate (Harris paid hom-
age to both Radiohead and
Prince during the course of his
performance at the Nelly Goletti
last Saturday).
Lyrically, Harris finds himself
mulling over the lessons learned
from past relationships, rather
than pining for the girl lost in the
process ("Strong Enough", "Do
What
You
Want",
"Turn
Around").
When ,10t contem-
plating the fairer sex, Harris
takes care to maintain a social
awareness, if only for a song or
two. With "Dickin' Around", a
Stevie Ray Vaughn-influenced
ramble denoting society's ten-
dency to ignore its problems
R1ilu1r't11!111-00nfront.thmr, Hmris
brandisHed his guitar like a sea-
soned pro, going as far to pay
homage to the Voodoo Child
himself with a behind-the-head
solo.
Though not exactly. a rarity in
today's pop community, Harris
separates himself from the pack
in
a number of ways, not the
least of w.hich is
a
distinct R&B
approach to
a
genre of music
tllat, until now, has been rooted
almost entirely in alt-country and
mainstream rock n' roll. Only
time time will tell if his unique
approach will pay off.
Television
reissue their
debut
masterpiece
By
BRANDON
SMITH
Staff Wtitel'
Guitars: this one word alone
describes what one will find on
this album. With its upcorning
re-release, adding bonus tracks
such as their extremely
·
rare
debut single "Little Johnny
Jewel,'
1
what better time to
review the single greatest album
to come out of the original punk
movement
,
Television's Marquee
Moon. Their only rival being
The Clash's self-titled album.
Every punk band to come out
of New York in the late 1970's
owes a little something to
Television, considering that they
literally built the stage at
CBGB's. This is obvious from
the opening chords of "See No
Evil" which are only power
chords, but Tom Verlaine and
Richard Lloyd make them sound
like so much more. Television's
sound thrives off the intricate
,
interwoven guitars of both
Verlaine and Lloyd, whose two
distinct guitar techniques make a
perfect matc
.
h. Unlike many of
their CBGB's contemporaries
such as The Ramones and Dead
Boys, Television was not about
loud, fast rules; they were about
perfection, especially bandleader
Verlaine. The band spent count-
less hours working in the studio
until Verlaine felt every note of
every solo, every guitar fill, and
every _bass line met his lofty and
ambitious standards.
Nowhere is Verlaine's pursuit
of sonic perfection better show-
cased than on the album's ten-
and-a-half-minute title track.
Like all of the band's songs,
"Marquee Moon" contains a
rather simple rhythm part, a dou-
ble timed guitar riff in the left
channel and a trilled guitar riff in
the right channel, all accompa-
nied by a simple two-note bass
line.
As simple as this may
seem, every note is meticulously
placed in the mix.
It
is over this
pattern that the songs rather
cryptic lyrics, "I remember
/
How the darkness doubled / I
recall
/
'Lightning struck itself
I
I
was listening
/
listening to the
rain / I was hearing / Hearing
something else." After the sec-
ond chorus is Lloyd's brief yet
magnificent solo, but it is when
Verlaine steps up after the third
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The
term 'hero' is not
to
be
used
sign up, and feel assured that to place anyone higher
than
anyone
they would be coming home safe else. I do not
use the
term
to say
every night.
that a hero is
better
than
the aver-
International 9/11 perspective lends way to controversy
By STACEY CASWELL
Copy
Editor
When looking at
all
the million-
age person. Any individual
~
aire
athletes, one may feel they are become a hero
too,
by making the
heroes. They are all achieving their ultimate sacrifice.
As
the gloom of the second
anniversary
of September
11th
descends
upon us, people across America
are
donning commemorative
flag
lapel
pins, flying banners, igniting white candles in their windows and
o·ffering heartfelt prayers that the severe loss and grief
as
a result of
the destructive acts of terroris:tn that so:tne are feeling, be relieved.
They grace ground zero by softly singing hymns and grappling onto
one another for support,
in
remembrance
of
those whose lives were
stolen
too
soon. They pray that such a day never shall shake their
country again, and hope that others ask the same prayer too.
life long
dreams.
Athletes do prove
I respect those people greatly
that if a person works
hard
towards
because
they know they
are
putting
goals and
dreams,
they
too
can
it
all
on the line. Their hope is that
make something of themselves.
their sacrifice will help the every-
The hero and the ordinary
Using the word hero for an ath-
lete may
seem
to suffice, but it
real-
ly is a term that shouldn't be
used
loosely. We live in a society where
we value and
~ure
our life.
There is nothing ,wrong with
think-
ing that people shouldn't
perish
in
wars or
battles.
Peace brings
tran-
quility
to
our lives, and allows
us
to
live them to the fullest.
However, there are many people
in
this. country that would die for
their country and would make the
ultimate sacrifice
to
ensure the
safety and :freedom our country
is
based upon. This defines a true
day person
to
continue living in a
free
nation.' People like myself, a
sports journalist
As
I watch our heroes make ulti-
mate
sacrifices,
I
am
proud to say
they will do it knowing it is a
diffi-
cult task.
Many assume that other countries share in their grief, which many
do. But to others,
it
is
just
another day.
I recently returned from a year abroad
in
Madrid, Spain. During this
time,
I
traveled to several other countries and became acquainted with
people
from
all over Europe, Africa and
Asia.
Upou finding out that
I
was
from
New York, people immediately questioned where
I
had
been when the towers fell. Although
I
was fortunate to have not been
in the City
that
day,
I
shared my experience with them, of being at
Marist, waiting for phone calls from family
and
friends to assure us
that they were safe, while dealing with the onset of war and the feel-
ing of helplessness as we watched madmen terrorize our country.
Ag
l
shared my reactions and sadness that we as a country had experi~
enced, I came to the conclusion that some people just don't share in
the pain of September
l
1th
in
quite
the same way that we
do
as
American citizens.
Maybe that shouldn't have
surprised me,
but for some reason,
it
did.
stadium will be there another
I suppose that on that tragic day, glued to the television screen, I felt
On this day of mourning, when
my fears
cause
me
to tremble and
I
need
to
escape,
the
athlete-hero
will have to take a backseat,
leav-
ing me to search for a more mean-
ingful way to hide from reality.
I
will
find
refuge
in
knowing there
are
many brave
people out
there
protecting my
freedom,
·
and
I
will
stand unafraid that the baseball
day.
that this was a day of infamy, for everyone; so many people killed
in
Game must go
On
a senseless act of violence. Who could not feel sympathy for our
From Page 14
country? We had
suffered
a great loss.
thing there, an alternative to real-
However, my own disillusionment led to disappointment for a time
games four and five. When the
Yankees were defeated in game
seven
by
.
the
Arizona
Diamondbacks the loudspeaker
in BankOne Ballpark bellowed
Frank Sinatra's "New York, New
York" in tribute.
Another team of destiny to be
rallied around emerged during
the NFL playoffs-the New
England Patriots.
The team's
foundation laid in teamwork and
defense, with a mascot embody-
ing America's spirit, there could
be no better underdog to cheer
for. Against the St. Louis Rams
in the Super Bowl on Feb
3
2002,
the Patriots faced seem-
ingly insurmountable odds, yet
emerged
with a three-point vic-
tory.
The championship was
quickly dubbed with a slogan:
"we are all Patriots."
Those who claimed sports were
not important enough to garner
existence
in the world immedi-
ately following Sept
11
were
partially correct. It is not imp&r-
tant who wins the game-it is only
important that there
is
a game. It
is important that there is some-
in the international community.
•
ity, that allows people to escape.
I
came to find out that many felt shocked upon news of the bomb-
This alternative doesn't have to ings.
They
could recall vaguely where they were, just corning back
be sports; it could exist in a tele-
from a long night of partying or participating in
an
overnight study
vision show, or a good book,
simply something that people
can get behind, something that
session, when their attention was called to the television screen blar-
ing captions that NYC had been attacked.
Others, though, watched in disbelief, but with a certain sense of
revenge that
a,
fl'a'me
of
the
ft'ee
·an'd
the
brave,
was
firuilly
they can cheer for.
receiving the punch that it deserved for countries she had oppressed in
The second anniversary of the
past.
Having a certain curiosity about opposing viewpoints, I :frequently
America once again to "never allowed my questions to wind myself into the middle of these anti-
forget"-but just as importantly, American foreign policy debates.
we as survivors of the greatest
When
I
f~t arrived in Madrid at the end of August, the five other
September Eleventh reminds
Marist students and I were required to live in dormitory style housing
tragedy of our time must never for the first two weeks of our stay.
forget how we were able to put
Comprised of Spanish and international students, these dorms made
such an event past us, how we way for heavy
clashes
of opinion.
In
general,
Europeans
are known for
were able to deal with fear, sor-
being well informed about the. world around them. Spaniards especial-
row, and anger. We
had
some-
ly,
are known for their eagerness to engage in friendly,
yet
argumenta-
thing to cheer for. We
had
some-
tive, heated political debates.
Upon finding out that we were
American, they
seemed
to
feel the need to voice their opinions on the
thing
to
divert our attention.
It
is
a United States and role we had played on the international scene, even
proven fonnula, time tested
if it
wasn't well founded.
through thick and thin. At times it
My roommate and I lived on a all-male floor and the guys continu-
is
hard to overcome the daunting ally felt the need to Joust our small knowledge of politics and challenge
reality of tragedy-but we must our traditional ways of thinking. Many Spaniards are taught to ques-
always
remember
to
cheer no
mat-
.
tion authority and toss out political
trust,
stretching from the actions
of
'
what the Spanish President does to the policemen that give them tick-
ter how unimportant it seems.
ets
for
parking in no-parking zones.
On one of the nights in which our floor mates were feeling particu-
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larly feisty towards our government, they began to'critique President
Bush's policies and September 11th. Even though I was not extreme-
ly knowledgeable about politics at
that
time, neither was I completely
familiar with all of his policies, I plunged headfirst into the conversa-
tion vehemently defending our country with all of my might,
as
well
as the decisions that it had made in order to bring us to our current state
of being. They then began to dig at September 11th, a known sore spot
for both my roommate and I, natives of New York. They wanted to
know where we had been and how we had felt about the tragedy. My
roommate backed out by
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continued on with details of the event, noting that they were flagrant-
ly
disregarding what I had to say.
At that moment, both of us experienced shock as we were forced to
internalize that not all people thought that the ''day of infamy" was sad!
In
fact,
these guys actually thought that we had deserved the attack!
One of them, a law student at the Complutense University, even com-
pared the incident to the bombing of Hiroshima,
except
that Hiroshima
devastated more lives, and we were fortunate that we didn't have to go
through
it
It made me stop in my tracks and left me
speechless.
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there were reports of
various
celebrations
occutring
as people
rejoiced for the heavy blow that
had
been
delivered
to
the
US,.
but
I
had not expected
it
to come from a country such as Spain,
which
had
been
our
ally throughout many conflicts.
I
had neYer before thought that the
US
could actually be consid-
ered the
bad
guy
in
anyone's eyes. We were
always
the
ones
out
there, spreading democracy, making the world
a
safer
ptace for
everyonei right?
I
continued to ponder this
thought
as
I
climbed into
bed
up
untit
next morning.
As
it turned
out,
most people that
I
talked
to
through.out the
rest
of
my
travels were sympathetic,
but
()nly
to
a
small
extent They
felt
that
in
other~ of Aftica.
what
was
even
sadder
was
that
more
people
on
ave.r-
age died
per
day
than
in one
of our
history's most
devastating
tragedies.
The
more new
people
i
met,
the
more
i
was
asked
about
where
I
hailed
from.
Most people that have never
visited
New Yqtk,
automatically
assume
you are
from
the
City;
which
in
turn
means
that
you
were
m.ere-
to
watch
the towers
fall,
even though., for
me,
that
wasn't
the
case.
.In
fact, almost every person that
I
encountered felt
the
need
to
express his
or
her
opinion about the tragedy, whether asked for
it
or
not.
I
was swprised at how
many
com~arisons were made
to
Africa
being its
own
tragedy, enduring trials of starvation,
disease,
tribal
disputes for centuries and even falling victim to radical
terrorist
groups which wanted to punish the country for maintaining
ties
with
the US.
Even Spain
has
had
its'
own
fonn of
terrorism
to
deal
with.
For
the
past
3S
years, Spain
has
endured the bombings of ETA,
a
Basque
group which advocates random acts of violence to achieve
indepeq<l'.'
ence from Spain with the goal of forming its own government
and
political system, by use of Spain's financial
resources.
During
the
reign of
ETA
there have been about one thousand
documented
deaths.
I
am
in
no way
trying
to
belittle
this
tragedy
or to say that
it
was~
n't a
horrible
criminal act committed
by
a
sick mind in
a
vicious
attempt to bring down our home country,
a place that embraces
ideals of freedom. We should all
be
so fortunate to live in a oountty
as wonderful as America, and appreciate her for what she
-is.
However, we should not fail to understand the world's perspective
of
our country
when
dealing
with.
such a tragedy.
Television
reissues
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chorus
that
the song becomes a
masterpiece.
For five sublime
min-
utes,
Verlaine shows the world that
it
is
possible
to
play long and com-
plicated solos without being as pre-
tentious
as
guitarists
such
as
Jimi
Hendrix, Steve Howe and Jimmy
Page.
Though none of the
tracks match
the
sheer
brilliance of the title
track,
they
are
all
magnificent
in
their
own
way. The way the lyrics and
guitar
riffs work off one another on
"Venus"
has
yet
to
be matched on a
pwtlc
record
The simple one note
piano lines
in
"Torn
Curtain"
fit the
song with near perfection, and
Lloyd's
guitar
solo on "Guiding
tight"
rivals anything Jeff Beck
has
ever recorded.
Upon its
initial
release
in
1977, it
received
praise
from critics when
Rolling Stone gave it a five-star
review
.
Unfortunately
the
world was not
quite
ready
for the nervy,
intricate
sound of Television and the album
failed
to
chart.
After
a sophomore
effort, Adventure, Television
dis-
banded. Verlaine and Lloyd
both
had
solo careers and the
group
reunited
after
Nirvana's
break-
through
in the early nineties releas-
ing a self-titled album. However,
sadly the world was
still
not quite
ready
for them and they split
up
again.
Currently, the band
reunites spo-
radically to play at festivals and
benefits, the most
recent
of which
being
2001
's Noise Pop Festival in
Chicago.
Undergraduate Fellow hips
Freshmen,
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Wednesday, September 17
11:00AM
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1.
THURSDAY
,
SEPTEMBER
1,
2003
The
day
the
athlete
took
a backseat
By
PAUL SEACH
Sports Editor
The memory of September 11, 2001 is still
firmly planted in my mind. Over and over
J
can
see the shock on people's faces around campus,
along with the tears of students who live in New
York City, or have family members and close
loved ones that work in or around the World
Trade Center.
All morning I frantically dialed the phone, hop-
ing to hear from my parents back at Staten
Island. I could not get through because the phone
lines were either down or busy. Finally, when I
was able to get through, my answering machine
came on. Instead of leaving a message, I nerv-
ously hung up. That's when it hit me.
Even though the tragedy took place in Manhattan,
I panicked just imagining nervous people back
home huddled around
televisions
and rushing to the
beach in Staten Island overlooking the Manhattan
coast in disbelief at the masses of morbid, chalky
smoke hovering above.
How was I supposed to
cope
with the fact that the
only time I was able to place a call, I didn't get to
leave a message? That message just might have
been
mv only form of communication that dav.
Luckily I was granted one more chance to speak
with my parents. I was able to tell them that I was
worried and that I loved them, which helped ease
my knee-shaking
fears.
Escape
from reality
After assuring myself that my parents were
safe, I needed to
escape
from my
dim
dorm
room. I sought refuge outside with the other
freshmen, talking and bonding with people I had
never met before,
in
search of providing comfort
during these confusing and uncertain times.
The Yankees were set to play the Chicago
White Sox that night
in
Chicago. The game was-
n't even a priority to me then, but I needed to
escape to a place for reassurance from the daily
pressures of life. When in doubt, I turn to sports.
Sitting back and
watching
a Yankee game (per-
haps the only game where I can sit in one posi-
tion without changing the channel for nine
innings), I take myself outside of the world of
hate, crime and depression, and enter a world of
55,000 screaming
fans, chanting
songs and root-
ing for their home team. I
·
can't help but feel like.
a young child
in
awe,
surrounded
by players and
fans in a stadium that helps me to forget all of
life's problems for three hours.
I get a boost of
self-esteem
and confidence when
the
team
I am passionately
cheering
for is winning.
When the Yankees
win,
I leave the stadium or shut
the television off with a strong sense of pride. My
head is held high above the clouds as I look down
upon all the fans of the losing team. For that day,
nothing coo bring me down. My heroes of the play-
ing field delivered
what
they promised by winning.
However, September 11 altered my perception
of the true meaning of a hero.
Normally people
view athletes
as icons, some
see them as Gods. They play hard everyday, run
their bodies to the ground, and endure physical
pain that would sideline the ordinary person. To
many people, these athletes are heroes.
Tlle real
heroes
But on September 11, these heroes were just like
every other shocked citizen of the United States.
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig ordered all
games canceled until further notice, leaving many
athletes
stranded
away from loved ones wondering
-Is this real?
With reality
slowly
and grimly settling
in,
the real
heroes of our country went into action. All the
fire-
fighters, police officers and
port
authority officers
who ran into the building not knowing whether or
not they would make it out, bravely accepted the
fact that it was time for them to rise and answer their
call
of duty.
Many people
will
tell
you that
these people are
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September 11,
2001 saw the
finest an_d bravest react to a tough time. Paul Seach writes during tragic
times, athletes take a
backseat
to the courageous duties performed by men and women everywhere.
Men's soccer wins first
game of
the
season
By
SCOTT
MONTESANO
Staff
Writer
Last season it took the Red
Foxes' men's soccer team six
games before it earned its first
win.
This season, that streak is con-
siderably shorter.
Junior Patrick Safino, freshman
Keith Detelj and junior David
Musinski each tallied a goal as the
Red Foxes defeated the Stony
Brook Seawolves 3-1 at Leonidoff
Field on Sept. 6.
Goalkeeper
Mike
Valenti added
three saves to the victory.
Marist now stands at I -0-1, after
opening the season in late August
with a tie against Albany State.
Each game was a non-league
affair.
last year's team with seven goals.
With the season still in the very The team lost 2002 on-field leader
early stages, the direction of the Joe Crespo to graduation.
2003 Red Foxes remains to be
Marist travels to Long Island to
seen.
In any case, the team will be
·
play at Hofstra on Sept. 17.
trying to regain the form the pro-
gram had during the 2000 cam-
paign, when the team won the
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) title and
earned a spot in an NCAA tourna-
ment play-in game.
Interestingly, the 2003 Red
Foxes roster includes absolutely
no seniors. However, that is not to
say the team is inexperienced,
with nine juniors and only three
freshmen for eighth year head
coach Bobby Herodes.
Returning to the team is
sopho-
more Bruno Machado, who led
The MAAC play is still a consid-
erable amount of time away. The
Foxes open the MAAC play early
next month.
DetelJI earns rookie honors
Freshman forward Keith Detelj
was named the MAAC co-rookie
of the
week
for the period ending
Sept.
8,
the
league office
announced. Detelj earns the award
after
scoring
his first-ever colle-
giate goal during the Foxes home
opener win against Stony Brook
on Sept. 6.
Lafayette shuts down
Mari st football
offense
By
MARK PERUGINI
Staff Writer
EASTON, Penn. (Sept. 6) -
Lafayette senior Marko Glavic
threw for three touchdowns
Saturday as the Leopards defeated
Marist 49-0.
Marist was plagued with penal-
ties throughout the game, and
Lafayette constantly pressured the
Red Foxes' quarterback and limit-
ed the receivers' motion.
Early in the first half, the Foxes
committed
a
15-yard defensive
pass interference, setting up a 51-
yard drive by the Leopards.
Lafayette drove the ball up the
middle, and Archibald
Fisher
scored a 4-yard touchdown.
Marist ~ade an impressive drive
on its third possession, but a false
start and a delay of game penalty
left the Foxes with little choice
other than punting and forcing it
on the Leopards 2-yard line.
Lafayette answered with a 98-
yard drive, including a 56-yard
screen pass and a 15-yard play-
action fake pass. Glavic
complet-
ed the run with an 8-yard lob pass
for a touchdown.
On the Leopards' last drive of
the first half, John Weyrauch
caught a 54 yard pass and scored,
giving Lafayette a 35-0 lead.
During the second half, the
Marist defense held the Leopards
to two touchdown drives: a 26-
yard pass in the third quarter and
a I-yard run in the fourth by
Michael O'Connor.
Marist was held to 91 yards of
offense, while Lafayette accumu-
lated 494.
For Lafayette (1-0), Saturday's
victory
marks the 600th in the his-
tory of the college's football pro-
gram.
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14
The games
must go on
Sports off
er a necessary distraction
from the pressures of everyday life
By
MIKE
BENISCHEK
Staff Writer
For over 100 years professional baseball has
been played on September 17. In 2001, playing
baseball on that date seemed blasphemous.
Just six days after New York's World Trade tow-
ers fell, it seemed a good portion of the grief-
stricken American public had made their collec-
tive mind up; sports had no place in
a
time of such
tragedy. However, America would soon re-learn
a fact as old as the sport itself-when moments of
_silence
become more frequent, the only thing to
do is cheer louder.
Those in charge of the sports world did not
allow public opinion or their own emotions to dis-
rupt the baseball or football schedules for too
long.
National Football League (NFL)
Commissioner Paul Tagliabue postponed just the
games scheduled for the weekend following the
terrorist attacks. After six days off, Major League
Baseball (MLB) resumed on Sept. 17 despite an
army of voices claiming sports were disrespectful
to the victims and heroes of Sept 11.. The protes-
tors had forgotten how baseball became truly
"America's Pastime."
The tragedy that occurred in New York,
Washington, and Western Pennsylvania on that
fateful morning was horrific and unique, but cer-
tainly not the first incident America should "never
forget."
The world's history is riddled with
moments of sorrow and fear and at least during
the last hundred years
'of
mediated sport,
Americans have sought solace from their troubles
in sports.
Throughout the "Great Depression" in the
1930s, Americans found comfort in the sound of
baseball on the radio at the end of a long day of
work or in many cases, looking for work. With a
war brewing in Europe and the American econo-
my still in trouble in 1941, the name on every-
one's lips was Joe DiMaggio.
The "Yankee
Clipper" breathed excitement into the whole
country with a peerless 56-game hitting streak.
During a time of worldwide turbulence, most
Americans found themselves asking "did he get
one today?" on a daily basis throughout the streak.
The conflict in Vietnam found "the greatest"
athletic counterpart in Muhammad Ali. Ali stood
up against fighting the Viet Cong for religious
reasons, garnering a five-year jail sentence. He
drew the attention of sports fans everywhere,
whether they were outraged or supported the
heavy weight champion.
Cold War animosity manifested itself on a hock-
ey rink ~uring the 1980 Olympics.
When
America defeated Russia in the semifinals and
subsequently captured gold, Americans never
loved hockey so much. While the American and
Russian governments were locked in a stare-down
stalemate with nuclear weapons poised for
destruction, sports fans in the United States could
take pride in their hockey triwnph.
Through all the fear and tension, America kept
on
cheering, in most cases louder than they ever
had before.
It didn't matter who or what they were
cheering for, just that they cheered. It is amazing
how a stadium full of rabid vociferous sport fans
can give sudden meaning to a part of life that pre-
viously had no importance.
America found their cheer in September of
2001, just as it had in the past. They cheered for
the Yankees and Mets when the teams took the
field wearing caps honoring the New York Fire
and Police Departments.
They cheered for
Sammy Sosa when he took a victory lap while
holding an American flag following a home run.
They cheered for anyone who was going to pro-
vide a few hours of comfort from the cold reality
of time.
The Yankees became a team of destiny in base-
ball's postseason, representing the unrelenting
spirit of New York. Refusing to go to the off-sea-
son quietly, the Yankees flirted with disaster
throughout the playoffs but still found their way
to game seven of the World Series. The path there
included back-to-back ninth-inning heroics to win
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