VOLUME 56, ISSUE 14
Valentine's Day
Special
Sweet messages and
poems
to special people
from their special
someone or even
secret
admirer.
pg. 3
It's
-all
that jazz, and
a whole lot more
The movie rendition of
Chicago
is
blowing away
the
critics. pg. 5
Final Destination 2;
hopefully it will be
thier final
destination
It begs the question: will
death finally. catch up
to
the producers of t~is dry
sequel?
pg.
5
Shaq of the MAAC
Dennis Young
puts
up a
double-double and leads
team to victory over
.
Loyola.
pg.
7
Where's the red
,
flag?
Unfortunately coaches
can't
challenge
in
hockey. The
Marist team
loses season finale with
some dubious officiating.
pg.
7
Happy Valentine's Day
We of
the
Circle
woul
.
d like
to wish everyone a happy
Valentine's Day. Make
your significant other feel
loved. If you don't have
one don't fret, you never
know
what the
day wm
bring.
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of Marist College
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2003
Catholics
&
war are like water
&
oil:
Tom Cornell recently traveled to Baghdad and shared his experiences with students Tuesday evening.
They do not mix
By Marisa Verna
Staff Writer
There is no such thing as a
just war.
This was the main point
Tom Cornell made Tuesday
night in the P.A.R during
"Catholic
Views on War."
A Catholic anti-war
speaker, Cornell spoke out
.
against the current Iraq
dilemma.
Attendance was overflow-'
ing with students, faculty,
and guests.
Tom Cornell has been
voicing his opinion of war
from the Catholic point of
view since the Vietnam
War.
He recently traveled to
Baghdad, where he was
able to see what life was
like in Iraq right now. He
said the family situations
there were depressing and,
"brough
t
him to tears."
"Above aU we have an
obligation to God, and
a
war against Iraq will only
cause more problems for
the
U,S.:."
said Cornell.
s
·
ophomore
Kristen
O'Koren found the speech
though t-p rovo king.
"I thought that Tom
Cornell had a lot of good
insights and shed a differ-
ent perspective on what the
situation in Iraq is," said
O'Koren.
The opinion of Cornell
caused a stir among some
of the attendees. Many felt
that after all out countzy
'
has been through, there is
no
reason that Americans
should sit back and let
Sadaam Hussein threaten
the countzy.
They dis-
agreed with Cornell and
felt that our country should
go to war, if it were for the
right reasons.
Whatever happens, the
topic of war in Iraq will
continue to be an ongoing
debate, especially with the
increasingly amount of
heavy news coverage it has
been receivi9g.
This program was spon-
sored by the Catholic
Studies
Program,
the
Political Science Honor
Society lJ!lQ Pi .S~gma
Alpha
.
Black is beautiful, no matter what shade
By
Jennifer
C. J:laggerty
Editor-in-Chief
Intra-racial profiling and the
American art of stereotyping
were among the topics discussed
this past Tuesday evening in the
student center.
"Light Skin, Dark Skin: Racism
within the race," a lecture that
,
touched upon the stereotypes
that exist within the African
American culture.
The idea that the lighter tlie
complexion, the more physically
attractive and socially accepted
one is was a main focus of this
discussion.
Ralph Middleton, president of
the
NAACP
of
Southern
Dutchess County, grew up in a
decade when African Americans
were being enticed to apply for
jobs usually held by Caucasians
.
"Racism
goes back many years
it's
unfortunate,"
•
said
Middleton.
Addressing Marist students,
Middleton emphasized how this
generation is different from his.
"You have a special part to
eradicate this thing," he said. "Be
happy with who you are."
Ivy Reeves, assistant director of
student activities, coordinated
the events for this year's black
history month celebrations.
"[This lecture is] helping peo-
ple understand we come in dif-
ferent shades because of our
ancestors," said Reeves. "Let
young people be proud of who
they are. It's about accepting the
person whether they are light
oi
dark."
Gwen Higgins, teacher and
educator at Spackenkill high
school,
experienced
racial
stereotyping within her own
family, where she was one of
eleven children, each
varying
differently in skin tones.
"There
was one thing in my life
that could take me a peg down
and that was when my brothers
and sisters called me the 'high
yellow sister," said Higgins.
"It
pointed out to me that I was dif-
ferent from them and that was
painful for something
I
had no
control over."
Students broke off into four
groups, separating themselves on
how they viewed their skin
_
color;
some light, some darker and
some who didn't know where
they fit in.
Topics discussed included prej-
udices faced, the idea that
African Americans are discrimi-
nated against by each other faster
than people of other races, as
well as different ideas that could
end racism.
Lyanda Murphy, freshman, said
that she has been called degrad-
ing comments, such as
"Light
Bright," based on her skin tone.
"The only way to change the
mindset of
African
Americans is
if we got a person of color up
there [in the government],
maybe they could change some-
thing," said Murphy.
"There
are
Ralph
Middleton, President of
the NAACP of Southern Dutchess
tounty and
.
Gwen Higgins, teacher
at Spackenkill
High School,
spoke to the
Marist
community
on
Tuesday, Feb.
11, 2003.
a lot of minds to change and
we're going to die doing it."
Middleton concluded the night
by thanking students for taking
time out to attend this lecture.
"I look around the room
and
see
different bouquets of beauty,"
said
Ralph
Middleton, president
of the NAACP of Southern
Dutchess County.
Local shops may begin to accept Marist Money
by Ali
Reina
Staff Writer
Marist Money may soon be
accepted at local businesses on
Route 9, due to the collaboration
of the Marist Card Office and the
Office of Student Affairs
.
According to the Associate
Dean of Student Affairs, Steve
Sansola, the process began in
1993. Originally
,
the card was
used for launary, books, and din-
ing services
.
In 1995 students
were able to use the card for
other things, such as paying bills
and for post office services. By
1998
computer
software
increased and only one universal
card was needed.
'
"The idea came about because
students were using multiple
cards," Sanso la said. "This way
is more convenient."
Now the Office of Student
Affairs is
looking
to make the
card even more versatile by
reaching out to local businesses.
'.'I think this is a great idea,"
comments
·
freshman
Kate
Poirier. "It will make things a lot
easier, especially at places where
you go frequently. Instead of
worrying about going to the
ATM, it will be more conven-
ient."
Right now five local business-
es have been contacted, but
Sansola hopes that by the sum-
mer they can reach five to ten
more. The optimal goal is 15 by
the fall.
"Right now we are looking to
include businesses that
students
frequent
like
MacDonald's,
Starbucks
,
Quizno's, the K&D
Deli and Marina's Pizza. This is
good for resident and non-tradi-
tional students," Sansola said.
Presently three of the five con-
tacted businesses are on board,
and Sansola hopes they will have
llll
five within the next few
weeks.
Sansola is not concerned that
by allowing students to use
Marist Money off campus that
the bookstore and cabaret will
lose business.
"Data from other schools tells
us that business will
increase
'on
both sides and there will
be no
negative impact," Sansola said.
Sansola expects to get mixed
reactions from parents
but
believes it will be beneficial.
"Most parents recognize that
their students will make good
choices when spending money,"
he said.
A meeting is scheduled for
Wednesday
,
Feb. 12 with the
Marist Money advisozy board
where more information will be
pro
v
ided about the upcoming
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February 12, 2003
Security Briefs
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Tuesday
2/4
After last week's
near-
unprecedented amount of
alcohol-related incidents, the
Marist campus seemed to take
it down a notch this week as
we're back to the normal
hodge-podge of fender ben-
ders and random acts of van-
dalism. At about 1 :40 p.m.
the
.
owner of a 1995 Honda
left McCann and went to their
car.
It was found that the
Honda had been hit by anoth-
er vehicle, as there was minor
damage to the left, front
bumper. The hit and run was
reported to the Town of
Poughkeepsie police and an
accident report was taken.
Tuesday
214
The Champagnat Hall entry
guards kept their stem, hard-
to-get-by reputation in tact
this week. At about 1 :25 a.m.
a student tried swiping in and
running past security before
being
·
given clearance.
It
turned out that the student was
not
a Champagnat resident,
and he was not quick enough
to get by security, as they sent
hj~ off to
njs
own dorm
i
Tuesday
2/4
A Leo Hall student stumbled
home at about 1 :43 a.m.
Security
noted
that he was in
an "unsteady condition" after
a night of partying just
'!,
wee
bit too hard. The student was
forced to stumble into the
lounge to sober up and get his
bearings
back before retiring
to her room for the night.
Wednesday
2/5
There was another motor
vehicle accident at 2:20 .p.m.,
this time at the traffic light at
the Marist main exit. A Qiain-
tenance van was waiting at the
light to cross the street whel\ a
small Honda stuck the Dodge
from behind. Both vehicles
Compiled
by
Ed Williams
III
Staff Writer
suffered minor cuµnage, and
the owners of the crash partic-
ipants exchanged information
to settle the damages
.
Thursday
216
A female student was so close
yet so far away when
·
attempt-
ing to find her way home after
a night. out on the town. A
patrol officer spotted the
female student ''walking" out-
side of Benoit.
She had
slurred speech and poor ~al-
ance, but did not require med-
ical attention, so she was able
to go to her room and sleep it
off.
responded to call in Leo at
11: 18
·
p.m. While a student
was in her closet trying to
retrieve a pair of shoes, she
.
said a piece of the molding in
her closet fell from above and
hit her above her left eye leav-
ing a minor cut. She declined
to receive medical attention,
maintenance was notified, and
the molding was confiscated.
Friday
2/7
A group of early risers headed
down to the Mccann parking
lot at about 8:30 a.m. on a
breakfast run. One of the stu-
dents had the bright idea to
ride in the open
trunk
of the
Thursday
2/6
vehicle.
The driver of the
There had been some recent vehicle then proceeded to
complaints of a non-Marist back into a parked car. The
student or faculty member to student in the trunk sustained
be lurking around the Beck minor injuries to
·
her le'gs and
Place parking lot. The man was taken to St.
-✓
Francis
would drive up to the cars of Hospital and later released.
other girls and ask them if The town of Poughkeepsie
they would like to go out with police was called to take an
him. The contact would stop accident report
.
there, but complaints were
made, and the man was even-
Saturday
2/8
tually arrested for trespa
s
sing A Leo Hall resident was tern-
at 11 :50 a.m.
Thursday
.
216
porarily walking impaired
when he tried to get back to
his room at 12.: 10 a.m. The
entry guard was sent into the
lobby to sober up and then
was allowed to go back to his
room for the night.
Saturday
2/8
Three hours later a similar
incident
surfaced
in
Champagnat. The entry offi-
cer noticed an intoxicated stu-
dent coming home at 3: 15
VISITING
appeared to have been an all-
out war between
·
one or more
students
and
one
poor,
defenseless dryer at 7:35 p.m.
Though unconfirmed, it is
thought that the incident start-
ed over a missing sock, and
theri escalated into physical
blows.
The dryer suffered
damage to its vents and its
door was savagely broken.
The dryer has vowed to be
back on the front lines to
avenge its attack.
Sunday
2/9
While making the routine
·
rounds in Gartland D-block,
the R.D. noticed the pungent
aroma of marijuana at 2:42
a.m.
Two students were
involved in the incident, and a
small amount of pot, pipes
and two, 12 oz. bottles of Bud
were confiscated.
Sunday
2/9
And last, but certainly not
least, the dorm officer in Leo
stopped an intoxicated student
at
3 :05
a.m. The student had
enough bearings to be allowed
to sober up in the lounge
rather than
bej-ng
;
transported
to St
,
f
raa<.i&
llespital (.or
what seems to be the Marist
weekend hot spot as of late).
***New special
feature***
Alcohol or drng-related inci-
dents tally by dorms
:
Leo-3
Champagnat - 2
Benoit- 1
Gartland- l
A Champagnat resident was
found sick to his stomach in
the men's bathroom at 10:25
p.m. Upon further investiga-
tion the cause of the upset
stomach was a little bit of
"gr.andpa's
magic
cough
syrup," otherwise known to
non-Dumb and Dumber fans
as alcohol.
He
was sent to St.
Francis Hospital for medical
attention and a 40 ox.
Container of malt liquor was
confiscated from his room
after the damage had already
been done.
a.m. The student was
.
~valuat-
Last week's tally:
ed by the R.D. and deemed ok Champagnat - 5
to head back to her room for Sheahan
-
2
Thursday
2/6
The sky is falling! The sky i~
falling! Well maybe just part
of the closet.
Secutjty
the night without medical Leo - 1
attention.
Saturday
2/8
The Champagnat laundry
room was this week's battle
zone
location
.
There
Midrise
.L
1
Upper West Cedar
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1
Donnelly- I
.
.
Mike Reiss gives Marist laughs
Writer, producer of
'The Simpsons 'presented entertaining
lecture
by
Jeff
Perry
Staff Writer
"Don't expect it to be funny;"
warned Mike Reiss on-looking
fans of "The Simpsons," talking
about his lecture Monday night
in the Nelly Golletti Theatre.
But judging by the audience's
nonstop laughter that filled the
theatre, Reiss was anything but
humorless. He even got laughs as
he ended his speech by saying,
"Let's hear it for me
.
I was
great."
The 43-year-old writer for the
comic cartoon, "The Simpsons,"
who has also produced many
episodes, explained life behind
the scenes of the show, showed
many clips of his work, and
offered some insight into come-
dy writing during the lecture
titled "How to Write for
Television and Other Bad Ideas
.
"
Extreme fans of the show may
have even recognized Reiss.
With his tan blazer, plaid shirt Simpsons
.
"
and sneakers, Reiss was depicted
"We appreciate the feedback
as the character known as Mr. we get," said Reiss. His trips to
Bergstrom, Li'sa Simpson
'
s sub-
colleges have helped him get
stitute teacher, voiced by Dustin input about the show from fans,
Hoffman in one episode.
regarding their favorite charac-
He showed a clip of the episode ters
.
According to Reiss, the
with Bergstrom and walked in writ
e
rs did not like characters
front of the screen to show the such as Ralph Wiggum, Disco
similarities. Other clips dealt Stu, and Duff Man but tp.e
with various episodes of "The response from fans helped get
Simpsons,'' "The Critic
,
" a car-
the characters on the show more.
toon show created by Reiss, star
-
Reiss has written for many
ring the voice of Jon Lovitz
,
and shows
,
including "The Tonight
his short-lived cartoon
"
Queer Show with Johnny Carson,"
Duck."
"Alf
'
and "It's Gary Shandling's
Reiss, a graduate of Harvard
,
Sho
w
," along with winning four
gave some advice for writing Emmy awards.
comedy such as, "You write
.
When asked to co1:11pare writing
comedy because you can't help for Johnny Carson and "The
it," and "There is no telling what Simpsons," Reiss explained that
people are going to laugh at." At when writing for Carson he
the end of the speech he took would write a joke at noon and
questions from the audience and watch him read
.
it at 5:30 p.m.
invited spectators to come on that night. However with "The
stage and do their best imperson
-
Simpsons," he will write a joke
ation of any character fr~m
"T
he and hear it on the show almost a
year and a half later.
According to Reiss, who
missed a party celebrating the
300th
episode
of '"The
Simpsons" to speak at Marist,
the writers for the show almost
always get along. However, he
added that putting together an
episode is a "huge operation."
During seasons three and four
of the show, Reiss was the pro-
ducer and "rail the show."
Sometimes he had to work from
10 a.m. until 2 a.m., putting in
almost 100 hours a
·
week.
When asked how lon.g ''The
Simpsons," which received a
two-year extension will remain
on the air, Reiss joked, "We're
going to hang on to our phony
jobs as long as possible."
With that said, it seemed to be
good news for the fans in the
audience who appeared to agree
that Reiss was doing well at his
"phony job."
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Love in the Afternoon
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Saturday, Feb
15
at
5 p.m.
in
the Nelly Galetti
Theater
The Marist
College Singers pr~sent
a
free concert
to
celebrate St. Valentine's
Day.
Michael Collins/ Friday, Feb. 21 at 9
p.m. in the Cabaret
Michael Collins is
a
sweet
man
and'
an
excellent comediar.i, so be prepared to
laugh.
Senior Tee Shirt ideas
/
by Friday, Feb
_
.
21
Send:
graphics,
themes,
logos and
slogans
to
maristsehiors03@yahoo.com
or drop in C!ass of 2003 mailbox in SGA.
Survival Bingo/ Wednesday, Feb. 19 at
9 p.m. in th.e Cabaret
.
Come play
Bingo
to win all your colleg~
.
necessities
like Easy Mac, stationary, and laundry
detergent.
The Vagina Monologues/ Friday and Saturday, Feb.
14 and
15
at 7:30 p.m. in the Cabaret.
Back by popular demand
the
Vagina Monologues
will
have
two shows this year put on by our own Marist
students.
Marist celebrates Black History Month
All events take place
in
.
the student center
Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m.:
Women speaking out
on
relationships
Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m.:
Men
speaking
out on
relationships
Feb. 20 at
7:30
p.m.:
What brothers think,
what
sisters know.
,
Feb.
26
at 7:30 p.m.:
'Tile
Human
Race;
We
are
Family"
Feb. 27 at 8:00 p.m.:
;
Good hair and
bad
hair.
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Notes, quotes
&
poems
.
from you to yours ...
To My Special Friend:
When you whisper "I Love
You."
I wonder if you mean
it
I know I do.
When
I said, "Let's just be
'
friends."
You agreed.
But now I. regret it.
You kiss me and hold my
hand,
Then tell me of your other
"friends."
I cry and wonder if they
are as special as
I am.
Not perfect, but who is?
Sometimes strange, but
who isn't?
I
dream of you,
Then
wake
up.
Hours are wasted thinking
about you.
About asking you.
Dreaming of acceptance
and fearing rejection.
And so I sit here, steady
as always.
Hoping you will look into
my eyes
And see the
truth.
Fearing the same.
And that's how it
ends ... "just friends."
From, "The Faucet"
Curt, Goose and JV ...
You three guys hold a very
special place in my heart
since day two! It felt as if
we drifted away, but som~-
how we managed to come
back. I love you all dear-
ly ... ~Sushi
Suzie Q ...
Girl, it's Valentine's and I
find myself writing 1n The
Circle to you ... well we
gotta represent for all the
Valentine-less girls out
here ... Stay sweet Boba ...
~SuSu
Dale ...
My search is over,
Now that you are around,
I can throw away my map,
My
treasure has been
found
143,
Falisha
&
Dale
09-08-02
.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Clark.:.
I love you more and more
with each passing day.
Happy Valentine's Day
sweetheart.
Love, Lois
J-Bear ...
Happy Valentine's Day,
babers! Remember, I'm
there by your side, looking
in your eyes, seeing you
with me, what else could
there be. If I could get
away, I'd be there today,
you'd be wearing that
smile I haven't seen for
awhile. Miss you!
~Ness
EK ...
IL YMTAITWFAL.
YMTWTM. MMMM
~Ker
To
my Stable Boy .. .
"All I ever needed
...
baby,
1
you're the one." I heart
~u.
~Your Princess
D~
I tried to write a poem
for you,
But all I did was cry,
The t~ars mixed with the
ink on the page,
Creating shapes for its
design,
Blurry and black,
The ink flowed down the
page,
Carrying my words away.
Through the ups and
downs, I don't know what
I'd do without you ...
~"Your Jenny"
Kim ...
My love, I'm glad I had the
chance to be with you this
Valentine's Day. You have
brightened my life every
day that you are in it. I
love you very much.
~John
Steph ...
Happy Valentines Day!
~Love, Jay
Bubba ...
Happy First Valentines
Day! I know this will be
one of the many together
because you have opened
my eyes to a world
I cant
see living without. I love
you!
~Love, Ang
Kristen ...
You are the love of my life,
and I cherish every
moment with you! Happy
Valentine's Day babe. I
love you!
~Love,' Ryan
Stef n Steph ...
Over the past two years I
have come to know two
really great people. You
both make me laugh and
I
enjoy all the time we
spend together. Never for-
get the great times, and
this Valentine's Day,
please know how much
you mean to me.
~Love "The H.O."
My Gerbil...
Even thou~h we are miles
apart today, I am thinking
about you and counting
the minutes until we can
be together again.
~Meg
Mike ...
I love you so much, and
will never love anyone like
.
I love you. You've always
been there for me and I
am forever in your debt. I
am behind you 100% no
matter what. THANK YOU
FOR EVERYTHING!
~Love Forever, May
To my love ...
Thank you for the best
year, I love you and wish
you a Happy Valentines
Day!
~Love, Alicia
Marissa C ...
I've thought you are the
most beautiful thing since
the first time I've laid eyes
on you. I feel we are
,des-
tined to be together and I
know someday it will work
out.
·
~Love,
A.M.
Kathryn:
I miss ya roomie ~ you'll
always be my "teradactyl."
~Jen
Dear Katie E ...
I think you are simply gor-
geous. When
I
see you
I
forget how to speak.
Something happens, my
knees get weak. Seriously,
my heart pumps a mile a
minute when I see you. I
would love nothing more
that to get to know you.
But, obviously I am too
much of a wimp to say this
in person
.
Happy
Valentine's Day!
~Love, LE.
Dear Ant ...
I love the WfJY you eat
bananas in the morning.
--K.B.
Dear Tree Outside of
Gartland ...
One day I'll buy you a pen-
guin. ~P.E.
To a Missed Friend:
Are you angry with me
Did you really mean what
you said?
I am sorry if I've hurt you
You don't know how I bled.
How do I say sorry to you,
With a gesture, a look, a
touch?
I am sorry, I never realized
I hurt you so very much.
I never meant to hurt you
Let me be very frank.
We were just having some
fun
With this childish prank
.
I never thought that
You'd take it to your heart
So much pain you'd get
So much you'd be hurt.
Years have made me age
But I've not been wise.
So I played this prank on
you,
For that can I apologize?
Can I say I'm sorry
I know you are sad.
I know you are angry with
me
It makes me feel so bad.
I repent for my actions
I regret what I did today
Let's start on a new note
On this beautiful day.
~From, An Old Friend
To Sush and "The Guys"
Where else would I find all
this in one place?
-A twin that makes life so
much more interesting
-A protective brother who
scares all the boys away
-A psychiatrist who could
take a beating
-And, someone who views
life exactly as you do and
openly expresses it.
Thank you all for holding a
special part
of
my heart
and I just
want all of
you to
know that
you guys
can never
be
replaced.
Why else
would
I
have returned?
Have a great Valentine's
Day!
--Love, Paulette
Lindsay ...
"When we first met I was
sad
Thoughts free flow
You said you've got some-
thing
Deep inside of you
A wind chime voice sound
Sway of your hips round
rings true
It goes deep inside of you
These secret garden
beams
Changed my life so it
seems
A fall breeze blows outside
dont break stride my
thoughts are warm
And they go deep inside of
you.
A very special version of a
song. I always thought it
was about a guy saving a
girl. But, in real life it turns
out that the guy and girl
really saved each qther."
~Love, Sean
Beth, Boska,
Gennapooh, MIA
Amanda, Miss Lauren
Penna, and Huck ...
We've been through quite
a journey over the last 4
years.
I'm so glad we
Q
--
took it
together!
.
Have a great Valentine's
Day!
~Love, Katherine
To Mr. McG~
Happy Valentine's Day!
~Miss Circle
To my Circle girls:
You gl!YS are sweet.
Thanks for putting up with
me.
~Tease me
Brooke:
You will always hold a
place in my heart.
~Dan
MIKE TURPIN:
What do ya got for me? A
Valentine? Have a great
day! Keep smiling!
~KATE SLAUTA
Fasttrack:
CHOO CHOO! Even
though our tracks are
heading into two different
stations, you'll always be
my favorite fasttracker! I
don't know how they are
going to do it without us!
Keep on tracking!
CHOO CHOO
~ Your fellow Fasttracker
To a young lad:
Once upon a time in a land
far away
Was a fair maiden thinking
about Valentine's Day.
She loved a certain young
lad so very much
He was nice, smart, jimmy
LMNOP and such.
Now both the fair maiden
and young lad had trav-
eled to distant worlds,
Through different lands
and away from one anoth-
er the two swirled.
However, despite all the
drifting around like a feath-
er,
At long last the two ended
up together.
The fair maiden was so
excited they were no
longer apart
Sbe wanted to show the
young lad how happy she
was in her heart.
So she wrote him a poem,
as young maidens do
Filled with rhyming, fairy-
tales and ridiculousness
too.
However, she knew the
only way he'd understand
her poetic pursuit
Was to tell him the main
reason she loved him was
because he was so CUTE!
So to the young lad out
there reading this
Valentine's poem
Te amo, te amo, and I'm
glad that you're home!
- The fair maiden
Tease me Roy ...
Valentine's Day schalin-
tine's day! FDR would be
proud! Have a good day!
-Katherine Schmatherine







































































































THE CIRCLE
OPINION
(845)-575-3000 ext. 2429
February 12, 2003
WriteTheCircle@hotmail.com
Page4
Reality Shows Take over Television Completely
By
Jackie
Stasiuk
Staff Writer
I have always been easily distracted
by the television.
There is just
something mysterious and intrigu-
ing about the people I watch on my
set. Over the years I have bonded
with many casts, such as the phe-
nomenal stars of Beverly Hills
90210 and who can forget the time-
less friends on Saved By The Bell.
Ah,
TV
was
good
then.
Complicated scripted plots that I
knew weren't real and yet despite
knowing the difference between
reality and what was
then
just TV, I
still found myself losing sleep over
whether or ~ot Kelly and Brandon
were going to break up again the fol-
lowing week.
Beverly Hills 90210 and Saved By
The Bell have been long off the air
·
(although conveniently you
can
still
catch reruns on FX every now and
again) and now a new wave of tele-
vision programming has been
implemented to take its place.
Reality TV has swept our nation
leaving me with little time to think
about my older beloved shows. I
am
now concerned with much more
serious
shows
such
as
the
BacheJorette,
Joe
Millionaire,
American Idol and the first show of
its kind,
MTV's The Real World.
Reality TV has hit the nation hard-
er than .... well I'm not sure
what...but needless to say its hit
hard . .MTV debuted The Real World
over a decade ago and yet the show
never truly gained momentum and
widespread attention ( other than
from America's
"misguided
youth"
such as myself). However, with the
onset of Fox's. Joe Millionaire and
other shows of that nature, millions
of eyes are glued to their "idiot
boxes" (a term that is now more than
ever appropriate) to find out who
will get a necklace and who will be
sent packing.
The plots to these hit shows
_
sound
trite and so I was not surprised when
reality TV skeptics asked me why I
allowed myself to become so
involved. The fact is simple, I sup-
pose. It's entertainment. I'd
like to
think that these programs are truly
an
act of reality in its purist form,
however, that little dude that lives
inside my head insists that MTV
wouldn't have cast Irulan unless she
was such a drama queen and Fox
wouldn't have dreamed up Joe
Millionaire if Evan was really rich.
So, the fact is, these "reality" TV
shows lack a most important ingre-
dient: reality. But hey, do I care?
Noway.
Every Wednesday I have quite the
crew over at my house to watch the
Bachelorette. As we sat in silence
this past week, because there is
obviously no talking during the
show, only during commercials, I
observed the intensity of the viewers
and decided to ask what hooked
them in.
When asked about the popular
reality show, American Idol, Jayne
Lyons noted, "It makes me feel bet-
ter about being me, I mean, I
am
a
clumsy fool, but not on National
TY."
Reality television shows, such as
American Idol, are superb boosters
for self esteem. I mean, seriously, if
you 're having a bad day ..
.l
highly
recommend watching
an
episode
.
You are bound to feel better about
yourself within the hour.
Trust me, I don't mean to insult
you're intelligence at all. I'm sure
all of the things that I have said are
not things you haven't previously
considered. For example, the fact
that the
"reality"
of the situation is
that these shows really have nothing
to do with reality, that we live in a
culture of voyeurism that is highly
influenced by notions of a class hier-
archy and of course, its part of the
"American
Dream," everyone can
become rich and famous
...
all you've
got to do is fall in love with a con-
struction worker on National TV.
Say what you
will
about my addic-
tion and the addictions of millions of
other Americans but I am going to
continue to watch my snows and for
the hour that they air I
am
going to
exercise my suspension of disbelief
Members of the Bitter Generation holding us down
by
James J. Skeggs
Opinion
Editor
You know what I hate more than
anything in
this
world: The mem-
bers of the Bitter Generation.
These are the individuals
between the ages of 29 and 52
that were unfortunate in their fate
as to be born and live the virility
of their lives in the late 50s, 60s,
70s, and early 80s. These are the
individuals that hold positions of
middle to upper management and
are extremely bitter at all of us.
You sec they hate us, because
we are products of the free flow-
ing information era and we are
much smarter than they will ever
be. They know that sooner or
later, we will come in and sur-
pass them on the ladder and it
drives them crazy. But how is it
our
fault that we
possess
more
knowledge than they do. We can
see things in the big picture and
in a minutes time, take a prob-
lem, assess the root of it, while at
the same time assessing all of the
moral and ethical implications of
it, and quickly layout a course of
action to best attack this problem
and have all parties gain.
They are trapped in a mindset
where they know everything and
have experience, and taking
things one step at a time will get
them ahead in an efficient man-
ner. They look at anyone under
that age of 24 and think that we
are selfish little punks who are
too cocky and arrogant to work
our way up from the bottom.
They will supervise us during
our internships and make us per-
fonn menial tasks while they sit
back and snicker. Meanwhile we
could do their jobs, and the jobs
of the two people under them,
much more efficiently.
This
would save a company money
and yield much higher results.
Yet they stay in the drivers seat
and attempt to teach us how to
manipulate while attempting to
manipulate us at the same time.
We're too smart for that, you
can't
manipulate
me .. .I'm
smarter than you. I know what
you 're doing but
I
need this
internship to get ahead and get
references, so
I
won't say any-
thing to piss you off, even thoug~
you deserve it.
The thought here is that we have
been taught the basic idea behind
all business. That is to be a good
bullshitter
and try and sell less
educated people then ourselves,
Letter to the Editor. ..
Dear Opinion
Editor:
I
am
writing to speak about the
controversial
"Rape
poem" con-
tained in this years edition of the
Mosaic. First of all
I
·
have no
problem with the content of the
poem and I don't think that any-
one has the right to attack the
editors of the Mosaic for doing
what they feel is right. They, as
edit(\rs of a publication, have the
responsiblity to now censor any-
thing and allow all individuals to
express their own artistic ability,
no matter how graphic or upset-
ting it may be.
Nothing written will ever
please anybody, there will
always be some poor fool who is
upset in some way about what
was written. But poetry is an art
fonn and a true expression of the
thoughts and feelings of the artist
that were lucky enough to
be
.caught on paper. Everyone has
an opinion about everything.
Nobody has the right to tell them
that their opinion is wrong or too
taboo to be printed because no
man is better than the next. Are
you god? Do you make it rain?
Are you going to dictate my
intemity in the afterlife?
I
doubt
it, so just keep you mouth shut
because you have
no
right to
defame the character of the edi-
tors of the Mosaic.
These people took time out of
their schedules to put together a
book of poetry and expression
for your enjoyment. If you don't
like something in it,_ then submit
something of your own and see
how people react to it.
If
you
don't have the courage to do that
things that they don't need at
twice what we paid to produce
them. Or it's to perform a serv-
ice for people that they could
easily do thems~lves, but we
simply take pride in the fact that
they are either too simple minded
to learn the task, or we just con-
vince them that it's too compli-
cated for them to learn.
Since we know this, and about a
billion other things, for we paid
attention in school, we under-
stand the greater concept; that we
only have
one
life
and if you
want to be great then you must
dare to be great. Now having
been
·
taught about all of the
exceptions to the working hard
theory throughout
our schooling,
why
is
it that -we
woutd
be
expected to work hard, and work
our way up, when we know that
then simply write a letter like
I
am doing and voice your discon-
tent with the content of a certain
piece of poetry., all the while giv-
ing 'pi:ops' to the editors and not
attacking them. You must make
it clear that you are utilizing your
first amendment rights and
,
voic-
ing your
own
OP,inion, which is
no more right than the next, but
at least you are writing about
something that you feel stroitly
about and you want other people
to know.
As far as the poem goes, I don't
there is another way. It's simply
the
people
in the
Bitter
Generation, including some of
our
parents that continually try
and discourage us from
taking
advantage of that situation by
attempting to convince us that we
will fail at it miserably and be
sorry that we didn't listen to
them.
The only problem for us and ncit
being able to follow basic logic,
and telling them to go screw
themselves, is that they pay for
everything, and we were made to
go to school our whole lives
instead of being given books to
read while we busted our asses
hustling around different jobs
and making as much money as
we possibly could.
If
we were in charge now, things
would be a lot simpler.
We
really have any distaste for it.
I
rather like it;
I
thought it was
well written.
It
may be graphic
but if your too simple minded to
read into the poem and under-
stand the artist's attempt to step
inside the mind of a rapist in an
attempt to point out how trivial
the act itself is, then you should
have all of your book buying
priveldges revoked, and leave the
reading of poetry to those of us
who can appreciate it.
I would like to take this oppor-
tunity to thank all of the editors
,would find the best solutions to
problems and not have to result
to violence to achieve it. The
people
of
the
bitter
generation,never saw any true
world wars; they only experi-
enced isolated incidents of vio-
lence and hateful acts. I'm not
saying that we have either, but
we studied enough of war and
hatred and prejudice and reli-
gious intolerance
·
to know that it
gets you nowhere.
We don't
hate, we don't discriminate
against, and if we do,
it's
because we
learned
it from
them.
I
can no longer sit back and let
our world be tom apart and
ruined because of thick headed
people in these generations: We
need to stop allowing the mis-
takes of our forefathers, dictate
our futures.
of the Mosaic for their hard work
and dedication to the love of
artistic expreS$iOn
.
Maybe
everything written wasn
'
t v~ry
good, but it wasn't held back and
as long as one can stay true to the
art of capturing thoughts and
feeling in a poem, then
I
salute
you.
...
all of you,!
!
·
Yours T(tdy,
Angry
James
P.S
.
Never listen to the simple
minded as they will corrupt the
very essense of your intelligence
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THE CIRCLE
ARTS
&
ENTERTAINMENT
(845)-575-3000 ext. 2429
February 12, 2003
Valentine's Day looms, sin.:.
gels left bored and puzzled
Thousands in gift
money
threatens
to
go
unspent
by Matt Dunning
A&E Editor
With St. Valentine's Day lurk-
ing on the h<;>rizon, those of us
whom Cupid's arrow has missed
(spared?) are looking forward to
Friday's celebration d'amour
with the kind of fervor and antic-
ipation we reserve for Mariah
Carey's next movie. Without a
significant other on which to
squander our hard-earned dollars
and cents, many of us may not
know what to do with the extra
cash (as if the term
"extra
cash"
actually exists in college). And
so, on February 14th, I propose
that we, the romantically disin-
terested, take our money and
spend it on one of the few things
in this world worth being pas-
sionate about: music. Here, in
no parti~ular order, is a run down
of the ten best records released
thus far this school year:
The
·Streets -
Ori,,inal Pirate
"''
. .
f!U~(l
Material
Mike Skinner picks up where
Slick Rick left off with his US
debut,
Original Pirate Material.
If Ron Wood and
Lil'
Kim had a
child, he'd sound a lot like this.
Dropkick
Murphys - Live on
St
Patrick's
Day
The
first thing they'll teach you
at the Boston School of Punk
Rock is that
St.
Patrick's Day
weekend belongs to one band,
and one band only.
The
Guinness-soaked version
of the
Strandells'
classic "Dirty Water"
alone makes
Live
on...
worth-
while.
The Mighty Mighty
Bosstones
- Jackknife to
a
Swan
Dicky Barrett and Co. serve up
their best offering since 1997's
Let's Face It.
Ska-punk may
have a prayer after all.
Dillinger
Escape Plan
-
Irony is
a
Dead Scene
Mike Patton lends his voice to
an
already
chaotic mixture of
lightning-fast guitars and
drum
meters that are best measured
with a calculator. The album's
onJyJl~w
is it.s
l~;ogtJl,
f
pm:-
~Qp.gs
just aren't en.~u~.
Queens
of the Stone Age
-
Songs For the Deaf
The
diagnosis here is
simple:
if
it's good' enough
for both Dave
Grohl AND Mark Lanegan to
appear on,
it's
good
enough
to
buy.
Twice.
orah
Jones
- Come AwaJ
1
Jfit/1
Me
Come Away With Me
just might
be this century's first truly time-
less record. The hardest part of
owning Norah Jones' debut effort
is getting your head around the
possibility that your parents may
want to borrow it.
Jerry Cantrel] - Degradation
Trip
(Volumes
I and
II)
First released as a single disc,
then re-released
in its original
format, Degradation Trip is the
angst-y opus that Cantrell has
always
had
in him. Cantrell gar-
nered last year's "Tragic Irony
Award": he was billed as the sup-
porting act for Nickleback.
.mBA8SICII
Jurassic
5 -
Power in Numbers
Seasoned and focused, Jurassic 5
released
Power in Numbers
in
late October and slapped the
"bling"ed-out hip-hop whipper-
snappers Upside theu- collective
heads. Nelly Furtado's gloomy
contribution is icing on the cake.
Ryan
Adams -
Demolition
Thirteen demos and one-off's
that, despite their lack of a cohe-
sive theme, s'till sound better
than an army of John Mayers
ever could. You can practically
hear Adams' heart breaking on
"Cry
on Demand".
Quirky
Working Girl ... an
accessable and enjoyable read
Garrison charms readers with new collection of smart and contemporary poetry
Working Girl
Caoit
Win
po~try boold. that non-English (pleasures are dangerous),
the
I
maJors can understand.
sun's
fuzzy
mouth sucking the
l
Mostly about relationships, this
day back in through the haze."
co
ll
ection
of poetry has its
This collection is pretty short,
thought-provoking pieces and its
61
pages
fo
be exact, and there is
average pieces. While some a lot of white space that covets
poetry requires the reader to the page. As a result,
i.1
is very
delve
a
bit deeper, many are easy quick reading, but I read
each
to understand, and even
associate
poem twice jw;t to make swe I
with. Garrison uses beautiful and was getting what Garrison
alluring
imagery
in her poetry,
intended. She also helps the
such
as
in the foJlowing stanzas:
reader focus in on her main
"Where I am the
sky
has been theme
by
putting a quick thesis
trying
to clear all morning. At line under each poem in the table
noon the sea
is
sparking green, of contents.
by
Jen Haggerty
Editor-in-Chief
a
giant coin
flipped and falling,
Overall, this is a refreshing col-
and there
are
warnings: a plane
lection of poetry that in the
end,
Working
Girl ...
is·
one of those
towing
an
ad
for
cigarettes
will leave you for wanting more.
Renee' Zelweger sizzles
as
"Roxie" in Rob
Marshall's
film
adaptation
of
Chicago
Chicago leaps off Broadway
and into theaters nationwide
Zelweger,
Zeta-Jones
smoulder
in
film version
by
Paul DeMichelle
Staff Writer
The movie/musical genre was
slipping quietly into the oblivion
of Hollywood blockbusters. With
movies like Moulin Rouge and
Evita doing what they can to res-
urrect this dying art with measur-
able box office success, it is no
surprise that moviemakers are
beginning t6 turn to Broadway
classics to cash
in
on the craze.
Luckily, director Rob Marsh'all
1
ciecided
that tather
ilia.ii'
c~y
"greats" like Grease, he would
redefine the genre itself. Chicago
is exactly what musicals needed.
Rather then have characters ran-
domly burst out into song in the
middle of a
spoken
scene, the
songs. are
weU
timed and perti-
nent to the plot.
Chicago begins with an off-
screen double murder perpetrat-
ed by Velma Kelly (Catherine
Zeta-Jones), a famous nightclub
performer. The same night,
Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger),
an aspiring singer murders the
man
she has been committing
adultery with for several months
when she learns he cannot help
with her career. Both end up on
"Murderess Row" in the same
penitentiary. With the help of the
local prison guard
"Mama"
(Queen Latifah) and the money
of her husband Amos Hart
(John
Ci
Reilly) she,
is
able
to
acquire
11he:
servuats·
-;,Qf
Blill!y
Flynn
(Richard Gere), the best lawyer
in town.
Zellweger gives a magically
charismatic portrayal of Roxie
and controls the
tempo
of the
film from start to finish. Zeta-
Jones seems strangely miscast at
times but still manages to deliver
strongly in what should be con-
sider~d a supporting role rather
Ali Larter and A.J Cook, presumably after seeing their
new
film,
Final Destination 2
Final Destination 2
does little
to
scare, less to -impress
Uninspired s'equel is as predictable as its
~'visions"
By Paul Smith
Final Destination
2
starts by
·
Staff Writer
introdw.~ng
us
to Kimbe,Ly
Corman (A.J. ~ook),
who
will
Final
Destination:
.JJack for
More
Cash,
ala
Tony
Komheiser's new book,
would
have been a much more
fitting
title for
this cash co.w sequel,
whose predecessor
was much
better.
The original
Final Destination
was
an original and innovative
entry
into
the
horror
genre. The
stars were not that well-known at
the
ti.me,
but
at least recogniza-
ble.
I:his
helped
audiences stay
focused on the film
itself
,
and
not
become preoccupied
·
with
how
glamorous the stars
looked.
This
sequel is merely a rehash of
the
original, only with absolute
nobodies
trapped in "Death's"
grand scheme.
be having the visions in this
film.
The film opens with Kilhoorly
going on
a
road trip with
,her
friends and getting
into one
of
the most amazingly
and
elabo-
rate choreograp~~d scenes in
recent horror
history. Her vision
involves a 50 car pile-up. I won't
ruin the surprise,
but
this
scene is
well worth the
4 dollars
at the
Roosevelt
Cinema.
Since
Corman
had her
vision
before
the actual events
happen,
she
pulls
her
car
in front
of
the on-
ramp to .the highway
and
pre-
vents several people
from
getting
on the
high-way
and dying in
the
pile-up.
In doing
this, Corman
cheated and angered Death, and
it will come after each person
than a leading role. Queen
Latifah and John C. Reilly work
well in their respective support-
ing roles. To round out the cast,
Gere delivers his best perform-
ance since Primal Fear.
Rob Marshall's unique inter-
pretation was exactly what
Chicago needed. His dark film-
ing style and constant sexual
undertones kept the movie both
mysterious and exciting. The
only flaws
I
found with the
movie were some pacing and
,
poor: editing. While the
inter-
•.twining
,E)f
the musical numbers
was done very well, it seemed
that several scenes in the second
half of the film
should
have
either been shortened or elimi-
nated.
Chicago is yet another great
movie released this year. It will
certainly garner a good amount
of well-deserv~d Oscar buzz.
In
short, it should not be missed.
that
escaped
it
in very
odd
and
unique ways.
Clear Rivers
(Ali Larter) is
the
only
returning
and
notable cast
member
from the e,riginal.
Apparently
she was the only
cash
hungry
participant.
Even
director
James Wong
was
dropped from
the sequel in favor
of D,avid
Ellis. Ellis' only previ-
ous directing effort
includes
Homeward
Bound
II: Lost in San
Francisco
as the
majority or
his
career was
spent as a Hollywood
Stuntman.
It
is
one
thing to make a sequel,
and
quite
another· to remake a
film. The only differences
between this and
the original
are
that the actors and death
scenes
The
plot is
essentially
the
same.
9oing
to see
a
film that
you
already
saw
three years ago just
isn't that
enjoyable.
FD2
does
have
some
redeem-
ing
values
t_bough
,
aside from
the "Been there
done that" story.
The
death scenes
are
much
more
elaborate
in
this film. Sequels
are
known
for this,
as
it was
explained
by
Jaime Kennedy in
Scream
2.
The deaths happen
often
and
quickly,
and there
is
just
no room
to breathe. The
camera
never turns
away
during
any of
the death
scenes. This is
the
only
!bing that
keeps the
audience into the film.
See
this movie
if you're
bored
and want
some good gruesome
fun.
Otherwise, wait for the
video to watch the excellently
executed death scenes.










































































































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Young
leads
Marist
to
72-65
win
over Loyola
by
Anthony
Olivieri
Staff Writer
Marist College junior center
Dennis Young recorded his
fourth
double-double of the sea-
son
leading
the Red Foxes (9-12,
5-7)
to
72-65 home win over
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) foe Loyola
College ( 4-16, 1-10) on Sunday
afternoon.
Young had 16 points and 11
rebounds
pn 8 for 12 shooting.
Sunday's
game was a micro-
cosm
of Young's season. He had
only two points and five boards
in
the first half, before hitting 7
of 9 from the field in the second
half, totaling 14 points to go
along with 6 boards. Young has
been a model of inconsistency
for
the Foxes this season. He
needed this performance, for
himself, just as much as his team
did.
·
"Dennis plays hard and tries
extremely hard,
11
Mari st head
coach Dave Magarity said. "but
he's
had an up and down junior
season. Sometimes he just does-
n't play well, and sometimes, he
plays like he did against Loyola.
We need him to do that on a more
consistent basis."
Loyola would not go down
without a fight. In the first half,
there were four ties and five lead
changes. With time winding
, down in the half, the Red Foxes
called time out to set up the final
possession. David Bennett's pass
was stolen and dunked in transi-
tion by Donovan Thomas to
make the· score 28-25 in favor of
the Red Foxes.
The resounding finish by
Thomas seemed to shift the
momentum to Loyola's side, qui-
eting the McCann Center crowd.
Bennett then came back the other
way atoning for his mistake by
canning a three-pointer
as
time
expired, leaving the halftime
score at 31-25.
"David Bennett made a bad
decision at the end of the half.
Those things are going to hap-
pen," Magarity said, "but it real-
ly upsef me because coming out
of a timeout it makes us look like
we don't know what we are doing
out there, Then, in typical David
Bennett fashion, he came back
and made up for it."
Nick Eppeheimer contributed
with 20 points
,
hitting that mark
for the seventh time this season.
Brandon Ellerbee also performed
well with 12 points six assists
and no turnovers on the after-
noon.
Bennett
finished the con-
test with nine points and two
assists. Bench players Eric
Seigrist and Carl Hood also had a
hand in the victory. Hood had six
points and two assists, and
Seigrist tossed in two points with
four boards and five assists.
"Carl Hood gave us a big lift.
He made a lot of big plays defen-
sively, forced some turnovers. He
was big in the second half," said
Magarity.
A young Loyola team could not
stay with the Red Foxes in the
second half. The Red Foxes shot
the ball well, which is a key com-
ponent to their success. The
Foxes do not have much of an
interior defensive threat, so a
high shooting percentage is nec-
essary for victory.
The Foxes had to make some
adjustments
in
the second half,
mainly stopping the Loyola
guards from getting into the paint
easily, and not
being bum
_
t on
back
door
cuts. Loyola
was prepared
on the offen-
sive
end
because
of
their ability to
use the entire
shot clock to
get the best
shot possible.
C
o a c
h
Magarity
praised
the
young Loyola
squad
and
their ability to
compete and
stay in the
and if you
have a men-
tal lapse they
capitalize.
Wejustmade
some adjust-
ments
at
halftime and
came out and
shot the ball
well in the
second half,
which
is
important for
us."
Lucious
Jordan
led
Loyola with
21 points on
, . .
..... the
after-
noon,
and
L..-......---
game when ~t Dennis Young had
a
big day for the
looked as if Red
Foxes
,
scoring
16
points and
the Foxes had pulling down 11 boards in a win
.T
ho mas
dropped
in
18.
the
game against Loyola. Picture taken on Nov.
The Red
under control. 19 in the McCann Center.
Foxes hit the
"Loyola
really c:ompetes out there and
they make you expend so much
el).ergy on defense because of the
·
way they run their offense,
"
Magarity said. "They make you
defend for the full 35 seconds
r
o
a
d
Wednesday for the first of three
consecutive road contests. The
first game is against St. Peter's in
'
Jersey City, New
Jersey.
Siena hands women's basketball team second straight loss
by
Mike Benischek
Staff Writer
After· going to the
lockeroom
guarding Jansone as they have
down by just nine, 30-21, Siena against other big post players this
started the second stanza with a
season.
Classes were in session on quick 6-0
run,
and would simply
"We didn't get the double teams
~t.µ1day afternoon
in
th.~
McMl!iWii•
cJUis~ to
.
the
whopping victory.
there in time," he said "When
Center.
waS' llo
'Mil'lcid~nce that we were
doitrt
it ttgbt
we M'lltd
Lesson number one: the Siena
Siena'S"
success in the contest come back and
run
the zone, but
women's basketball team is pret-
began when last year's afore they came out the way they did in
ty good
.
mentioned sixth
'~Offensively we
didn't
the s~cond half
The Saints of Siena, featuring
player of the
·
and hit a couple
last
year's
Metro
Atlantic year,
Liene
make
very good
deci-
o(
perimeter
Athletic (MAAC) Conference
J
a n
S O
n e '
sions and
took
some
shots and we
player of the year, sixth player of
.
entered
the
·
just panicked."
the year, and co-coach of the game for the
bad
shots."
-
Head Coach
Marist's offen-
year, were
•
so good that they first time when
Brian Giorgis
sive attack was
handed Marist their biggest loss
starting power
continually sti-
of the season, 69-38. The 38-
forward Jolene
fled
by
the
point total tied for the eighth Johnston committed her second
Saints' man-to-man defense
.
The
·
lowest in a MAAC conference foul just five minutes into the Red Foxes did not find many
game ever.
The Foxes began the game play-
ing well on defense, and at the
first
official's
timeout nearly five
minutes into the game they were
only
behind
by one, 4-3, but the
Saints would flip the switch on
their
offense
quickly
,
and held a
17-7 lead by the next timeout
.
ganie. Jansone, a thick 6'2"
open shots and were forced into a
frame, scored a game high 27
·
poor shooting day, just under 24-
points and pulled down 14 percent from the field. They also
rebounds and at times simply shot just 2-16 from downtown,
looked like she could do any-
following
up
a 4-24 three point
thing she liked in the paint shooting day on Friday night in a
against the Fox defense.
57-55
loss
to Fairfield.
Head Coach Brian Giorgis said
.
Throughout the afternoon the
his team did not do as good a job Foxes' were content to settle for
shots on the perimeter. Giorgis
said he would have liked to see a
little more aggression against the
Siena defense
.
"Offe~ively
we didn't make
Wt?
'
gQti<1
~tfsions
and
tdok'
some bad shots," he said. "Theit
defense was so aggressive but
also it wasn't great defense
because it didn't help. Usually
when we drove to the basket we
either got fouled or we got a bas-
ket, we just didn't do it enough."
The loss sinks Marist back to
.500 in the MAAC
,
with a 6-6
record. They are now tied with
both Canisius and Fairfield for
fifth in the conference
.
Niagara
holds a one game lead over all
three teams for fourth place, the
final position that would garner a
first round bye in the MAAC
Tournament. Siena moves to 9-3
in conference play, tied in second
with St. Peter's.
Heading into their toughest
stretch of the season, Marist is
certainly down, but not out. The
long and winding road of the
treacherous MAAC season finds
them losers of their last two after
enjoying a three game winn
i
ng
streak.
Logic and positive
~he>llght
would
l5oi'rtf
toward's
ano
t
her w
i
nning streak waiting
for the Foxes around the next
turn.
If Marist intends on keeping
their season on track in prepara-
tion for the MAAC Tournament
it will have to begin on the harsh-
est of road trips. The Foxes will
travel north this weekend to take
on Niagara on Friday and on
Sunday the Golden Griffins of
Canisius. Last season Marist
defeated the Purple Eagles in
Niagara 80-51 and two years ago
they defeated the Golden Griffins
in Buffalo 85-66, but never
in
Marist's five-year history of
MAAC conference play have
they ever beaten both teams on
the same trip to the region.
Men's and women's swimming team splits final
ganie
of
regular
season
by Jason Chrzanowski
Staff Writer
The Marist men and women's
swimming and diving teams con-
cluded
theit' regular seasons at
the McCann Center Natatoriurn
against
Lehigh
last Saturday.
The men improved to an
impressive 12-1 on the season
with a 157-86 victory
.
After suf-
fering
their first lost of the sea-
son on Feb. 1 to UMBC, they
recovered strong by defeating
Lehigh. The women were defeat-
ed 158-85 iµid finish 6-8 for the
season.
Matthew Castillo, Henry
Puretz, T~evor Charles and Ricky
Kapusta all were double winners
for the men. Matthew Castillo
earned wins in the 200 freestyle
and 200 butterfly.
Henry
Puretz
swam to capture wins in the 200
individual medley and the 200
backstroke. Ricky Kapusta won
in the 50 freestyle and the 100
freestyle.
Marist also earned the 72nd
fastest time in the country this
season in the 400 freestyle relay
.
Jeffrey Paul, Raymond Ferranti,
Ricky
Kapusta and Matthew
Castillo had a time of 3:09.09 to
won the 500 freestyle and the
earn the victory. Dan Cerasale
1000 freestyle. Trevor Charles won the one-meter and three-
meter dives.
"I thought they would be much
tougher, but we controlled
them," distance swimmer John
O'Fallon said. "We dominated
against them."
On the women's side, Missy
Gifford won two diving events
,
the one-meter and three-meter
dives. Jennifer Gelsomino earned
a victory in the 200 butterfly, and
Jennifer
Meyer won the 50
·
freestyle
.
Tennis team defeats three quality teams at Cornell invitational
by
Paul
Seach
Sports Editor
The Marist men's tennis team
defeated
three strong teams in
the
Cornell Invitational this past
weekend.
The men's team defeated
Villanova (Big East Conference)
6-1, St. Bonaventure {Atlantic
10)
6-1, Binghamton (American
East Conference) 4-2, befort los-
ing to Cornell of the Ivy League.
All four teams are from major
conferences.
"This was a very exciting tour-
nament for the team," head coach
Tim Smith said.
"I
am extremely
pleased with the way Mark
Santucci and
Mike Nassif
played."
Nassif, coming off a victory
over Fairfield's number three
player Ryan Nyardy last week,
continued his hot playing, con-
tributing to the team's three vic-
tories.
Against Villanova, Nassif
defeated Sean Gallagher 7-5, 6-
2.
"Mike's victory really set the
·
tone for the match," Smith said.
Nassif s strong playing rubbed
off on Chris Hagen, who defeat-
ed Alan Kusza 6-3, 6-3.
'
·
Against Binghamton Hagan
played strong to defeat Nikhil
Murali 6-3, 6-1.
· "Chris seems to improve on a
weekly basis,
II
Smith said of the
junior transfer.
Santucci provided a pivotal win
for
Marist
defeating
Binghamton's Brad Sherwood 6-
3, 4-6, 6-4. The win pushed
Marist ahead
,
ultimately winning
the match for the team.
In doubles action
,
Pat Hofer
and Martin Aldorsson combined
to defeat Binghamton, Villanova
and St. Bonaventure
.
Next up for the Red Foxes is
the Vermont Invitational tourna-
ment. The tournament features
St.
John's,
Metro Atlantic
Athletic
Conference
rival
Niagara,
Hartford
,
Farleigh
Dickerson
Un
iv
ersity
and
Vermon
t.
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The Marist Red Foxes begin
the final stretch of the season
with the Metro Atlantic Athlet
i
c
Conference Championships on
Feb
20 through Feb 22 at Loyo
l
a
College in Baltimore, MD.
ECAC Men's
Swimmer
of the
week:
Marist's
Dan Cerasale
for
his one-meter
&
three-meter
vicories against Lehigh.
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Club Hockey
team drops
final game
of season to
NYU 5-4
by
Scott Montesano
Staff Write~
A pair of questionable calls late
in the second period, played a
key role in the Foxes 5-4 loss to
New York University (NYU) at
the Mid Hudson C
i
vic Center
Feb. 7.
Controversia
l
rulings made by
referees have been the hot topic
of conversation in the sports
wr,rld. Now that debate has hit
close to home for the Marist Red
Foxes club hockey team.
With 2: 14 remaining in the sec-
ond period, and the Foxes lead-
ing
3-2,
NYU's
Scott
Zimmerman blasted a slap shot
from the right face~off circle past
Marist senior goaltender Matt
Allatin to tie the game.
However, it appeare~ as though
the goal should
'
ve been waived
off. since there were two NYU
players inside of the goalie
crease
.
In collegiate hockey, play
immediately stops once an
offensive player enters the
crease.
Nevertheless, the go11l covnted:,
which p_rqmpted Allatin
to
send
the puck the length. of
the
ice
J1li
anger.
The referees proceeded to gi
v
e
Allatin a 10-minu
t
e misconduc
t
pena
l
ty for his actions, instead of
the
customary
two-minute
penalty for unsportsmanlike
conduct.
With their team Most Va
l
uable
Player in the penalty box, and
freshman goaltender Marcus
Bianco thrown into game act
i
on
with no warm-up
,
the Foxes fell
apart.
Matt Weindel gave NYU the
lead 22 seconds la
t
er, which was
followed by a Brad McGann
goal only 28 seconds after that to
give the Viole
t
s a 5-3 lead a
t
the
end of the period.
Marist couldn
'
t recover from
the change of momentum.
Playing with a mixture of anger
and frustration, the Foxes co~ld-
n't mount a substan
t
ial offens
iv
e
attack in the final period.
Sophomore forward Jordan
Plante did bring the Foxes with-
in a goa
l
at 11 :04 of the third
period
,
but Marist couldn
'
t ge
t
closer.
With the loss, the Foxes ended
the regular season with an
1
1-
14-3 overall record, and 4-8-2 in
the Super East Hockey League
(SECHL
)
The Foxes en
t
ered the game
with a chance to move up in the
SECHL standings
.
In sixth
place, Marist trailed fifth
p~~
NYU by one-point. The
loss
crushed hopes of that
,
and means
Marist enters this weekend's
SECHL playoffs as the
sbth
seed.
·
Marist freshman Dan Federico
provided a bright spot in
the
loss
,
scoring two goa
l
s.
Meanwhile, senior Chris
Murray scored a goal, while
fel-
low senior David Chamberlaiti'
assis
t
ed on the same tally,
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in
their final regular season games
in Foxes uniforms.
Quick Stats on club Hockey team:
Overall record: 11-14-3
SECHL
record:
4-8-2
Sixth
Place



























































Marist International Programs
3399 North Road, Library 334
845.575.3330
international@marist.edu
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This three-week program in Europe will examine how changes in technology, travel,
Immigration patterns and business Interests have created a world where we are constantly
interacting with people from different cultural backgrounds
.
You will experience first
-
hand
the social and cultural differences that shape Europe, and how these differences influence
communication patterns of the people. The program offers three
(3)
credits in COM 325
(Intercultural Communication). DEADLINE: FEBRUARY
28, 2003.
Contact Dr. Subir Sengupta at x2678 for academic questions.
Visit the Marist Abroad Office, Library
334,
for an application or call
x3330.
For forty years, Prague lay behind the "Iron Curtaln.n Today, Prague
has emerged as one of the most important tourist destinations In
Eastern Europe. Walk through the maze of cobbled streets, ancient
courtyards, dark alleys, and numerous churches
-
an arch
i
tectural
smorgasbord of Gothic, Baroque and Art Nouveau. Above all stands
guard a 1100-year old castle with liveried guards.
A gateway to West.em Europe,
Berlin,
the impertal
capital on the river Spree, is rJch In history and
grandeur. The city is
a
reminder of the glorious
Pru
ss
ian
.
empire and of the rise and fall of Hitler's
Third Reich
.
Scheduled visits Include the bunker
where Hitler committed suicide,
Bebelplatz
(the
s
ite of the
Nazi
book burning), and Checkpoint
Charlie
.
Thomas Jefferson called Paris his second home
.
Volume
s
have been
written about Paris - by those who have seen Pari
s,
tho
se
who have
dreamt of Paris, and by those daring enough to have lived in Paris.
In the heart of each of these people, Paris has left an indelibl
e
mark
of culture, love, opulence, and above all a simple and all encompa
ss
ing
joi
e
de vivre.
·
And
out
If
London
is
aawllng
with
Cockney
characters
straight out of Dickens. London, the city with a hum
of hi
s
tory as its background and the clatter of
co
mm
erce a
nd business In
Its
forefront, i
s
fascinating
to
a
ll vi
s
itors
.
Visit Bucklngh~m Palace, Westminster
Ab
be
y, among oth
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r
s
ite
s
.
...• Be different
.
Satisfy your wanderlust!/
CUBA:
CASTRO
&
BEYOND
3 SEMESTER CREDITS IN ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING COURSES:
....
BUS 202
Global Business
&
Society
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COM 402
Seminar In Communications
......
CSSP 152
Clvlllz~tlon of Latin America
-
HIST 274
History of Latin America:
Slnc
.
e 1830
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POSC
350
Comparative Politics
of Latin America
-
SPAN
260
Hispanic
Clvlllzatlon:
Latin America
APPLY EARLY-
SPACE IS LIMITED/
Sign-up
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Deadline: March 7
1
2003
FOR BROCHURES, COSTS AND MORE INFORMATION:
JERRE
z.
THORNTON, COORDINATOR
MARIST INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
LIBRARY SUITI! 334
8411.575.3330
lntern•tlonalOmarl•t,edu
Paris
et le
May 23 -
June
Page 8
I
mode
8, 2003
Includes
:
Marist
tuition (3 credits)
Airfare
Aecom modation
Medical
& Health Insurance
Paris
metro pass
Airport
.
transfer
Program Director
Sue DeSanna
845.575.3000 x2416
Seats are Limited!
Deadline:
February 21, 2003
Sign-up sheet
with
Sue
Carroll
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