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VOWME 57, ISSUE 9
OPINION:
Editorial Cartoon
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PAGE5
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photo spread on the most
recent Coffeehouse, where
students showcased their
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THURSDAY,NOVEMBER6,2003
WMCRmakes comeback as WMAR
By JAMES REYES
Staff
Writer
After its suspension earlier this
year, the radio station at :Mmist,
WMAR, is finally making a
comeback at 88. l on the FM
dial.
The club was placed on proba-
tion at the beginning of this
semester because it was nof
meeting the obligations and
duties required to maintain
its
position as an on-campus club.
This was due to a lack of partic-
ipation from both its student
members and faculty staff.
Ryan Taliercio, station manag-
er, was part of the renaissance
that took place earlier this
semester.
"Most of the radio staff from
last year couldn't continue work-
ing into this year, and they left a
lot of work undone, like priority
points and our budget," said
Taliercio.
The club also did not partici-
pate in the activities fair, which
is one of the main requirements
of being an on-campus club.
But now, under the wing of its
new
faculty
advisor Brad
Freeman, the station is ready to
turn
heads on campus.
According to
Freeman,
the sta-
tion will be W1dergoing many
changes.
"[We're]
giving the station a
bath and reorganizing
it
so
there's a system," said Freeman.
"[It's like the] phoenix rising
from the ashes."
This is Freeman's first year
Enjoy
weather while
it lasts
with the college radio station. He
was encouraged to take things
into his own hands after three
weeks of appealing to the col-
lege to establish an AM sister
station.
"[We're] giving the station
a bath
and reorganizing
it
so there's a system."
•Brad Freeman
WMAR faculty advisor
When Freeman took command
of the college radio station, he
said he immediately knew that
changes were needed.
"I want
it
to function like a
legit college radio station," said
Freeman.
Modifying the club's guidlines
was one of the first changes
JEN HAGGERTY/
THE CIRCLE
After deciding the view from the library reminded him of a European plaza, Verne Newton, library direc-
tor, wanted
.
to place chairs and tables outside the library so students could enjoy the beautiful weather.
President Murray agreed and the tables and chairs have been there ever since. Students have been
seen sitting outside the libra~. enjoying the weather and the view of the Hudson River while doing their
work.
Survey finds
college students are
increasingly
leaning Republican
By
JEFF ZELENY
Chicago Tribune
COLUMBUS, Ohio (KRT)
-
Growing up, the politics in the
household
of
Steven
Druckenmiller
had
always
leaned toward the liberal side. So
when the 20-year-old goes
home, he takes delight wearing a
shirt
from
his
College
Republican club.
At Capital University here,
Druckenmiller and several dozen
others regularly hold meetings to
discuss tax policy, free trade and
other conservative bedrocks.
Membership
in
the
rival
Democratic group, meanwhile,
has dwindled to two.
"Sure," Druckeruniller said
with a smile,
"Some
of us have
liberal
parents
and
are
rebelling."
Druckenmiller and his friends
represent a growing trend of col
-
lege students who are identifying
with the Republican Party. Gone
are the days when college cam-
puses were liberal strongholds,
awash only in principles of the
Democratic
];>arty.
A new poll by the Institute of
Politics at Harvard University
showed that 31 percent of col-
lege students across the coWltry
identify
themselves
as
Republicans. The poll also
showed that 61 percent of col-
lege
students
approve
of
President Bush's job perform-
ance, which is
about 8
percent
-
age points higher than the
gener
-
al public.
At the
same
time, 27 percent of
the
students
say they are
Democrats.
And
38 percent
say
they are
independent
or W1affili-
ated,
which makes them ripe
tar
-
gets
for presidential candidates
who are paying careful
attention
to the yoW1gest
segment
of the
electorate,
particularly
the
nation's nine million college stu-
dents.
"The days are over of colleges
being a bastion of Democratic
politics," said Dan Glickman,
director of the Kennedy School
of Government at Harvard
University.
"We've
had 20 years
without much radicalism on
campuses around the coW1try.
The campuses now reflect more
of the country as a whole."
He added,
"This
group ought to
be mined by the candidates. If
they don't, it's at their own
peril."
In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan'~
presidency inspired a generation
of conservatives on
college
cam-
puses. GOP strategists hope_ to
re-create and
expand
that move-
ment and are turning to college-
age
Republicans
like
Druckenmiller who were barely
SEE STUDENTS, PAGE 10
made. Their mission statement
and constitution were also
altered to make the club operate
in a more efficient and organized
manner.
The radio station itself is also
getting a makeover. The call sign
will no longer be WMCR but
will be changed to
WMAR.
This
change was encouraged with the
discovery of an official FCC
licensed station that had the
same call sign. Marist's radio
station, being a part-15 station, is
not allowed to use the same call
sign as a FCC licensed station.
The realization that other col-
lege radio stations hacl the same
name as WMCR also encour-
aged the new call sign.
According to Freeman, these
call letters had resulted in prob-
lems with the College Music
Journal in the past.
"The CMJ would get confused
when we would send them infor-
mation because they wouldn't
know who it was coming from,"
said Freeman.
Freeman believes the new call
sign will help to distinguish
Marist's radio station from oth-
ers for its students, faculty, and
even alumni audiences.
The biggest change to Marist
radio is perhaps the addition of a
sister AM station, located at
1630 on the AM dial. This AM
station will be oriented more to
information broadcasting. The
station will focus on covering
non-musi9 programmin~ such as
local and campus news. It will
SEE
WMAR, PAGE 10
Lieberman
losing
Democratic support
in New York State
By HAYDEN BATES
Circle Contributor
Support for Sen. Joseph
Lieberman, a Democratic presi-
dential candidate, is
on the
decline in New York according
to a recent poll conducted by the
Marist Institute for Public
Opinion (MIPO).
The poll, released Oct. 23,
shows that Lieberman has lost
his previously strong lead in
New York to Vermont Gov.
Howard Dean. Among registered
New York State Democrats
queried about their 2004 choices,
16 percent chose Lieberman,
down from 23 percent who
expressed support for him in
September, when he led the field
in New York.
Lee Miringoff, PhD., MIPO
director, said Lieberman's loss of
support may be attributable to
the fact that his rivals are becom-
ing easier to recognize.
"Lieberman was originally
advantaged by having some
PRESS
KIT
PHOTO
Lieberman addresses a convention.
the left, with 39 percent of regis-
tered Democrats now saying
they would prefer a liberal nom-
inee. In August, just 27 percent
wanted a liberal to face President
George W. Bush next November.
According to the poll, support
for a moderate nominee rather
than a liberal is down to 53 per-
cent among Democrats, com-
pared to more than two-thirds in
August.
Shawn Shieh, Ph.D., assistant
professor of political science at
Marist, said there is a definite
link between Lieberman's recent
loss of support in New York .and
the findings of the CNN/USA
name recogni-
tion over the
other candi-
dates,
espe-
cially in New
York, seeing
as he is a sen-
ator
from
T o d a y /
"Lieberman's early
lead Is
Gallup pc;,11.
deteriorating rapldly In New
"It
seems to
York and
across
the
nation
as
·
me
that
voters look to
guys
like Dean
and
Clark."
Lieberman, a
moderate
candidate,
isn't enjoying
·
-Martin Shaffer
all that much
neighboring
Connecticut,
-------------
popularity in
and he was on the Gore ticket
just a few years ago," said
Miringoff. "However, that is all
eroding now as guys like Dean
and Clark are getting media cov-
erage and are becoming better
known."
In the poll, Dean is in first
place,
slightly
ahead
of
Lieberman arrd retired Gen.
Wesley Clark. As Lieberman's
support has
eroded,
Dean
appears to be the primary benefi-
ciary, rising to 18 percent, com-
pared to 13 percent last month.
The poll's margin of error was
plus or minus five percentage
points.
A recent CNN
/
USA Today/
Gallup nationwide poll showed
another possible reason why
Lieberman is losing support. The
poll showed that the Democratic
disposition may be swinging to
New York, following the nation-
al
trend,"
said
Shieh.
"Historically,
Democratic candi-
dates have to appeal to the liber-
al core of the party in order to
succeed
in
the
primaries.
Lieberman's stance as a moder-
ate is certainly hurting him."
Martin Shaffer, Ph.D., chair of
the Marist political science
department, said the national
shift in support in favor of liber-
al candidates is a reason for
Lieberman's New York slump.
"Liberal Democrats dominate
the primaries and caucuses," said
Shaffer. "Lieberman's
early
lead
is deteriorating rapidly in New
York and across the nation as
Democratic voters look to candi-
dates they perceive to be less in
the middle and more to the left
-
guys like Dean and Clark."





































































THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
6,
2003
marlstclrcle.com
To get local weather forecasts, movie
listings, and an updated calendar of
events, check
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Call ext. 2429 or visit
maristcircle.com
to
submit events for the campus calendar.
The
"Security
Briefs" and the
"Alcohol Fantasy
Beat" is
intended to
be a parody and not a representation of The
Circle's editorial stance on drinking - illegal or other-
wise - nor is it intended to
be a statement regarding the
official Marist college policy on alcohol consumption.
PAGE2
Security Briefs: Security treated to calm weekend
Student Government
Complled
By
DAN ROY
Campus Editor
Alcohol related
incidents this week
Leo- I
Alcohol related incidents
by
dorm total
Gartland
-
9
Champagnat
-
9
Lco-5
lipper
West
Cedar
-
4
Sheahan
-
3
Old
Townhouses
-
2
l
\ilarian
-
I
\1idrise
-
I
10/27
-
There was a minor accident in front of
Donnelly Hall at
6:45 p.m. Monday. The play-
ers were a
1999
Buick and a
1999
Ford. The
Buick suffered damage to its left side. I could
have told you that would have happened. I
mean, unlike Ford, Buick's
selling
point isn't,
"Built Buick Tough." They can fall asleep each
night knowing that 95 percent of the senior citi-
zen population drives a Buick.
10/31
-
A student's car in the River View lot
was found vandalized Friday afternoon at
12:20
p.m. The vehicle had been pelted with eggs,
and the car's logo on the hood was stolen. It
was also reported that day that a
local
hatchery
was broken into, and a
1996 Hyundai Elantra
was seen driving around with a Mercedes hood
ornament.
It is beinQ' investigated
if
these
c
_
·
,,,
n
11
,
'fl
,c,
f(•
n
eventi are related.
11/1 -
An alcohol confiscation took place in the
Sheahan lot at
2:39 a.m. Saturday. Seven bot-
tles of beer were taken from a student and two
visitors. The student was reprimanded and the
visitors were escorted off campus. The guard
noticed something strange at the scene however.
The seven bottles of beer were tacked up on the
side of Leo, and
92 bottles of beer were found
empty on the ground
...
so close
guys,
so close.
11/1
-
A student and a guest attempted to sneak
22 cans of Coors Light into Leo Hall at
7 :22
p.m. Saturday
.
The alert officer stopped them,
confiscated
the beer and had the guest removed
from campus
.
The denied student was later
asked, "Hey man, how do you feel?" He said,
"I
would feel better right now if the arrogant
security guard didn't give me on~ of those
Dikembe Mutombo
'not
in my house' finger
waves." The guard recorded five blocks that
night.
11/1
-
More vandalism took place at
7:22 p.m.
Saturday. A
1992 Chevy, parked in the Lower
West Cedar lot, had its
ignition
broken.
Someone apparently broke into the car and
attempted to the start the engine.
Luckily
he
failed. Who knows what would have happened
if that car started? "He would have driven ,off
with
it,
genius." Oh, poor guy,
I
guess he does-
n't have his own car.
(Shakes
head)
"What
am
I
going to do with you?"
Roy's dorm
alcohol
incident fantasy beat
-
I
never would have thought a weekend that
includes
Halloween and Mischief Night. could
produce so few drinking incidents.
I
mean, I
guess
l'm
part of the problem. I went trick or
Upcoming
campus events
Thursday, Nov.
6
Living off
campus
discussion
7
p.m.
Student Center
348
Friday, Nov.
7
Comedian Dat Phan
9 p.m.
Cabaret
Saturday, Nov. 8
Fiesta de cache
9:15 p.m.
Cabaret
treating in the Galleria instead of drinking with
my friends. And all I have to say about that
is
H&M gave out king size Snicker bars! They
just got my business. Anyway, I've gotten a lot
of mail from students asking me, who I think
they should pick up, or play, or whatever in the
upcoming week. Here are some of them. I'm
going to call this segment,
"Roy's
Mailbag."
Hey Roy, I'm starting Sheahan against Leq this
week Is that a good move? I have Midrise sit-
ting on
the
bench against Gregory. Should I
start them? Sincerely, Dorm room fantasy
Hi
ORF.
Look, even though Leo has a good
drink defense, I would still start Sheahan against
them.
You aren't guaranteed anything with
Midrise, no matter who they are playing. Stick
with Sheahan, and you should get at least writ-
ten up.
Hey Roy, My team is overloaded with freshman
dorms. Is this a problem? Should I trade Leo
and Sheahan to get Gartland? Sincerely, Mike
Hey Mike. There isn't really a problem with
having a lot of freshman dorms on your team.
They have the most
security,
so they have the
best chance of getting caught. But I say you try
for that trade anyway. Why not?
It
couldn't
hurt .
.
If the person
is
dwnb enough to give you
Gartland, they don't deserve them in the first
place
.
Do you want your voice to be heard?
Student Government can help! If you have
any problems with campus life now or any
suggestions
for making Marist a better
place, direct your concerns to the following
individuals.
CONTACT
E-MAIL ADDRESS
Executive Board
Elizabeth Lucia-
VP
Student
Life
Elizabeth
.
Lucia@marist
.
edu
Kristin Burlage-
VP
Programming
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ahoo
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Katie I}uckley-
VP
Academics
Katebbug($juno.com
Melissa Mayfield- Director PR
missmOl@hotmail.com
Kenneth Juras-
VP
Clubs
Kenneth.Juras@marist
.
edu
Bobbi Sue Gibbons- Student Body
Hunny504@aol
.
com
President
Erik Vince\ette- Executive
VP
Alyssa Oxford- Elections
Commissioner
Meghan Peak- Chief Info. Officer
Mike Sterchak- Parliamentarian
Senate
Jon Hackett- Resident Senator
Joe Tamweber- Resident Senator
Laura Dodson-
2004 President
Linda Crane- Resident Senator
Cannen Alu- Commuter Senator
Jamie Marotta-
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E_rik60ll@Jlahoo.com
Alyssa.Oxford@marist.edu
NYKOELLE@hotmail
.
com
Michael
.
Sterchak@marist.edu
Yo Roy, I was offered a trade
yesterday:
I would
Kellie Cunningham-
2006
JonatJum. C.Haclrett@marlst
.
edu
tstruck74@hotmail
.
com
ta/k2/aura@aol
.
com
MissLindley2000@aol.com
uncswish@aolcom
Jamejame3333@aol
.
com
Kellie
.
Cunningham
@marist.edu
get Sheahan and
Leo for Gartland. Is
it
worth
President
making the trade? What
should
I do? Sincerely,
Frank Yocca- Resident Senator
Susan Trnuhle
CorrieBeth Hughes-
2007
Listen Susan. This
is
a great trade for you. President
Gartland
is
washed up. And who
wouldn't
want
more freshman dorms. This guy is dumb for:
Judicial Board
Kim
Cuccia- Chief
Justice
even offering
it.
Make him pay, and give him
Gartland. Tnist
me
.
..
Frank. Yocca@marist.edu
CorrieBeth.Hughes
@marist.edu
Hellokimby@aol.com
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THE CIRCLE
''
How do you remember
something you'd
rather
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2003
maristcircle.com
forget?
, ,
-
James
E.
Young
professor
News Editor
Cassi Matos
News Editor
Courtney Kretz
PAGE3
Young speaks as part of Effron lecture series
By
LAUREN RICHMOND
Staff Writer
A good memorial is hard
to
construct.
James E. Young, college pro-
fessor and published author in
the field of memorials
and
their
meanings,
lectured Oct. 30 in the
Nelli Goletti Theater
on
the sig-
nificance and difficulty of creat-
ing one.
New dean
appointed
Dr
Dennis
DeLong
ha
recent-
ly
bet.:n appointed
dean
of
the
chool
of
Graduate
and
Continuing
du ation
and
a
s1s-
tant
academ1t.:
vie
president
Delong
I
looking
forward
to
becoming
part of
the
Mari
t
community and hoping
t
make
a 1gnificant ontribution
to the
school.
"I accepted
this
po
it10n
at
Marist
b cau e the
college
1
ommitted to prov1dmg
access
to htgh-quahty
edu
ation for
adult
student
tht
ough
the
use
of
jnnovative,
educational
approaches/' said
DeLong.
The
r
pon
1bili11c
that
Del ong
w,11
take on ini:lud
leadership
in the de,
elopment
and
maikcting of adult
cC>n1inu• .
In
many cases, people do not
want to
remember
the event
that
lead to the building of a memori-
al. However, they feel the
need
to
note the loss of human lives.
"Memorials and monuments
create a common past," said
Young.
Young referred to the
Holocaust memorial in Germany
and
expla'ined that memory is not
always a "comforting and con-
Dennis
Delong
mg
education and graduate
degree
programs
at all
Marist
campu e
as
well
as
d1
tan
ducation
courses and
degree
available
nationall)
and
·nrcma-
tionally.
D Long pre iously e1' ed a
dean
of the
Uni,e
it)
College
at
Chapman Unn r-ity ,
dcputv
chief
academic advisor for the
....... u,='-'tl
u
1
l)ni
t:r
1t
.,
tern,
and
dean at
~
mp1rc
ia~
~
soling " thing.
"How do you remember some-
thing you'd r~ther forget?"
Young asked.
Young has served on many
boards to select monuments for
important events, most notably a
Holocaust
monument
in
Germany and the Sept.
11
memorial.
While a great portion of the
Sept.
11
memorial contest is still
under wraps, Young still
man-
aged to discuss what he could in
respect to the memorial that will
be built on more than four acres
where the Twin Towers stood in
Manhattan.
Young showed slides of various
memorials throughout the dis-
cussion. He said
that
artists and
architects will be more con-
cerned with "memory work,"
and may actually do more than
will be completed
on the
Sept.
11
memorial
site.
Yooog said that memorials
are
constructed to help
forget the
past and even
rectify
wrongdo-
ings. Sometimes they
are
con-
structed
out
of guilt. in which the
Vietnam War
Memorial
in
Washington, D.C
.
is
an example.
Young said that a good memo-
rial makes a person walk away
a
little
bit
changed.
It
will always
stay
with
the person and that per•
sonal
connection is what
helps to
keep
memorials alive.
Young explained that memori-
als
that no
longer
connect with
people
today have
.
become obso-
lete.
Paul
Stavish, freshman, said
that he
found
the
lecture interest-
ing.
.
SEE EFFRON, PAGE 10
CAS to mingle with top executives
By
FLORA
LUI
Staff Writer
The Communication Arts
Society (CAS) has scheduled a
trip to the Career Conference in
New York City on Nov. 15,
2003
.
The conference is sponsored by
the New York Wemen in
Communication
,
Inc.
(NYWICI)
,
and will
run
from
7:30 a.m
.
to 5:30 p.m at the
Roosevelt Hotel.
The CAS welcomes all to join
them on this trip but pre-registra-
tion is required.
For the past several years, the
Career Conference has brought
graduates and underg~duates
from the leading national institu-
b
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more· than
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more
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colleges and universities to hear
.
150 members which gather alter-
presentations in all areas of com-
nating Wednesdays to advance
munications
.
their interest in the communica-
For the upcoming conference,
tion field.
W ABC-TV's Roz Abrams and
Laura Di Gangi,
president,
said
PBS' Wall
Street
Week host, that the CAS helps communica-
Consuelo Mach,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
tion
members
are just two of
'The club Is a place where
network.
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more than 40
'<'fhe club is
speakers
that
the members can learn
also a place
will host panel
from one another and help
which
the
discussions and
each other succeed.'
members can
skill-building
learn from one
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her
freshman year, encourages
all
students who
are
interested in
communication to join.
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president,
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the
club
has done in the past, [ and] to
make it even more educational
and fun."
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CAS,
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Let the voices of the Marist
community
be heard.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2003
Inconsistent
·crosswalk
puts students at risk
T
he level of safety at the Marist main entrance should not be
brushed off as a mere jaywalking problem.
The root of the problem exists not only among Poughkeepsie driv-
ers, but also within the technology itself.
It is not uncommon to see cars, or even MAC trucks, speed through
the changing signal on Route 9. What's disturbing is that they are
often still within the crosswalk area
·
when the countdown signal
·
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THE GAME
OF
ADD /
DROP
MADNESS!
How To
PLAY:
Look at the numbers on a clock and focus on one number besides '12.'
Use this number as your starting number and add '2' to it to find out your starting point on the board.
When you land on a number square, look to the key to find out what they mean. Continue to play using a die.
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begins.
.
The amount of time to cross Route 9, 26 seconds to be exact, forces
students to cross diagonally in the intersection. Some Poughkeepsie
residents perceive the diagonal crossing to be a threat to their well-
being and reason enough to try and curb Marist's expansion on the
east side of Route 9. While diagonal crossing is technically illegal,
carelessness in driving through red lights or making illegal turns at a
red light is a far greater threat.
McCann
Vehicular violations dominate the summons tally when
Poughkeepsie police patrol the main gate area.
For the crosswalk to work to students' advantage, students must
familiarize themselves with the light cycle and the pedestrian phase.
While traffic is moving on Route 9, students should press (some-
times repeatedly) the crosswalk button in order for the traffic cycle
to end and allow the crosswalk cycle to begin.
Reliable technology can ensure student safety
A particularly disturbing glitch in the traffic signals at the main
gate is the lights' tendency to periodically skip a pedestrian phase,
regardless of how many times the call button was pushed during the
Route
·
9 phase. This phenomena was witnessed by Circle editors
during the afternoons of Oct. 13 and Oct. 30. On both dates, the
pedestrian phase was bypassed twice, prompting students to jaywalk
during the second skipped cycle.
On
both dates, ~tudents were forced to pause at
the
median
to
allow
Fulton Street traffic to pass. Had these students been hit, they
undoubtedly would have been issued summonses for jaywalking.
Part of the final site plan approval for the Fulton Street townhous-
es includes Marist working with the New York State Department of
Transportation to improve the level of service at the main gate
intersection. The technology needs to be reliable
to maintain student
safety.
Circle Mailbox
Unleash creativity this fall
I want to thank the editorial staff of The Circle and especially it's
reporter, Aubrey Roff, for the fine article, "Playwrights Needed:
Annual Contest Calls for One-Act Wonders" (Oct. 30, 2003).
The Circle provides a tremendous service .to the student body when
it alerts each student to chances to stretch their learning beyond the
walls of the classrooms. Such opportunities never replace the class-
room, but they offer a campus marketplace wherein students are free
to test their ideas, their talent, and their creations against a wider
spectrum of the student body than is normally found in a singular
course or class.
Don't hesitate any longer. 'fake the creative plunge. Risk putting
your best work on public display. Entrust others to use it with
-
respect. Enter the John P. Anderson One-Act
·
Playwriting Contest.
You have much to gain, little to lose. (Did you know that last year's
winner won among other things a check for $700?)
Applications and Writing Guidelines are available in SC 369 and
RO 389.
If you haven't begun to write and revise your play, read
those guidelines and start your first draft. Entries need to be turned
in by the end of the fall semester.
Again, thank you for your newspaper's support.
- Dean Gerard Cox
Associate Professor
The truth behind the 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'
I'm tired of hearing people claim that the "Texas Chainsaw
Massacre" movie is based on actual events. My frustration reached
its pinnacle when I read an article in The Circle last week that clear-
ly stated the events in the film are based on a true story. I hate to
burst your bubble -
but there was never a chainsaw massacre in
Texas I I I challenge you to search through any crime archives to find
an article that comes remotely close to containing "Texas" and
"chainsaw" in the same sentence. Somebody didn't quite catch up on
his research before writing last week's article ...
1 - Falls below priority line: Go to Donnelly to pick up your
override form.
2
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Blood sugar drops from frustration. Go
buy
a candy bar
at the bookstore.
3 - Congratulations! You are accepted to study abroad.
Add / Drop no longer concerns you.
4 - All afternoon sections full. Looks like 8 a.m. classes for youl
5 - Revelation! The computer didn't check for dual-listed
courses! There is still hope! Proceed to Donnelly at once.
6 - Section cancelled. Think you're graduating in May?
Think again! Beg your advisor for an independent study.
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7 - Go online at the library to check if another class section
is still open.
8 - Advisor's appointment sheet isr

ft.lH. Set
up
camp for
the night to catch her at 8 a.m.
9 - You missed your add / drop appointment. Have fun in
basket weaving 101.
10 - All the classes you want are full. Go to the chapel and
pray for divine intervention.
11 - Go pump some iron. You may not get your classes, but
at least you'll look good.
12 - You won't get in! It's hopeless! Go to Marian and cry
on your friend's shoulder. Better luck next semester!
Why do we have to play this game?
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THE
CIRCLE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2003
maristclrcle.com
Carrabba shows
·
flexibility
on Dashboard's latest album
By
DORY LARRABEE
Staff Writer
Dashboard Confessional
"A
Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar"
Label:
Vagrant
Release Date: Aug.
2003
If you looked "emo" up in the diction-
ary
you would find a picture oflead singer
Chris
Carrabba
of
Dashboard
Confessional. Released in August 2003,
Dashboard's fourth albwn,
"A Mark, A
Mission, A Brand, A Scar" has passion,
longing, anger, and vulnerability.
singing acoustic hits like "The Places You Have Come to Fear the
Most," "The Good Fight," and "Best Deceptions" from 200 l's
"The Places You Have Come
to
Fear the Most."
While "A Mark, A Mission, A
Brand,
A Scar'' is not Dashboard's
best work, it should certainly not be overlooked.
It
contains good
songs like the classic "Hands
Down"
in which Carrabba proclaims
"My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me
/
So won't you
kill me, so I die happy./ My heart is yours to fill or burst,/ to break
or bury, or wear as jewelry, / which ever you prefer." The song
"Rapid Hope Loss," whose bitter tone is
evident as Carrabba spits out "Cause
now that I can see you,
/
I don't
think
you're worth a second glance."
The old-school style of Dashboard is
still evident
in
the acoustic based
-"
Carry
This Picture" and "Ghost of a Good
Thing," while other new songs combine
emo, pop, punk, and rock in a unique
sound found
in
tracks such as
"As
Lovers Go" and
"Am
I Missing."
Dashboard's
edge may be shown in the
harder
"If
You Can't Leave it be, Might
as
Well Make
it Bleed."
The CD opens with the popular "Hands
Down" which has been featured on earli-
er CDs including
Dashboard's
MTV
Unplugged special. It was this CD which
allowed them to sneak into mainstream
madness. Since then, the popularity of
Dashboard is evident
in
their concerts and
DVDs.
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A ~ARK • A
MISSION
• A BRANO

A SCAR
UPCOMING EVENT
Reading
by
Michael Cunningham
Author
of "The Hours"
Thursday, Nov.
13
7p.m.
McCann Center
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As wen as the audio CD, "A Mark,
A
Mission, A Brand, A Scar'' features a
bonus DVD titled "Far From Home
Movies." This DVD is a concert of Carrabba's short solo tour he
took after the album was recorded. The DVD is shot by semi-ama-
teurs and Carrabba's voice is frequently drowned out by the
screaminB fans in the intimate clubs.
The highlight of all the songs, obvious
to
anyone who listens, is Carrabba's
voice. He shows great flexibility in
songs like "Several Ways to Die
Trying,"
in
which he goes from a whisper to a scream in sec?nds.
PROMOTIONAL PHOTO (VAGRANT)
/
USED Wl:rH PERMISSION
Dashboard
Confessional front man Chris carrabba shows vocal versatility and
provides cohesion on "A Mark,
A Mission, A
Brand,
A
Scar."
Although the newest CD
is
somewhat of a different sound for
Dashboard, Carrabba holds it together and makes it work. His
voice brings out the passion, flexibility, and sophistication
within
his lyrics.
logging On
In
between the live shots is video from the studio of Carrabba and
his band, singing, playing, and commentating.
In
the bonus sec-
tion, it features a split screen with views of the band from two dif-
ferent angles. The liv~
DVD
showcases Ca.i:rabba~s raw talen~ -
For more of Chris Carrabba you can listen to his first band
Further Seems Forever, whose lyrics and music have just as much
heartache;
t'aitvo4
and
exoftement
as Dashboard.
F~r more information,
visit the official Dashboard Confessional
website at
http://www.dashboardconfesslonal.com
Monday
9 - 11 a.m.
-
Nick (Morning Chat)
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
-
John
&
Pete (Rock/ Jazz/ Funk)
I - 3 p.m.
-
Lisa
& Monica (Pop)
5
-
7 p.m.
-
Audra & Maya (Jam Band Show)
7 - 9 p.m.
-
Ryan & Rich (Crazy Music)
9 - 11 p.m.
-
Erika
&
Lisa (Hip Hop / R&B)
11 p.m. - 1 a.m.
-
Annie & Lauren (Punk
/
Rock)
Tuesday
9 - 11 a.m.
-
Justin & Jeff (Pop
/
Punk/ Rap)
.
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
-
KeniJ.y & Tony (Emo/ Punk/ Hardcore)
I - 3 p.m.
-
Marcus & Darren (Hardcore)
3 -
5
p.m.
-
Alex (Variety)
5 -
7 p.m.
-
Kimberly
&
Kimberly (Alternative)
7 - 9 p.m.
-
Jennifer (Country/ Techno
/
Hardcore)
9.
11 p.m.
-
Jackie, Lauren, Nicole (Rock/ Alternative)
11 p.m. - I a.m.
-
Coral (Goth/ Me~I
/ Alternative)
Wednesday
9 - 11 a.m.
-
Heather (Alternative
/
Punk/
Rock)
11 a.m
JI
p.m.
-
Jenn
&
I.aura (Alt.
/Rock/
_
Top 200)
I - 3 p.m.
-
Kevin, Dan & Matt
(Punk)
3

5
p.m.
-
Sarah & Brian (Variety)
5 -
7 p.m.
-
Alex (Rock)
7 • 9 p.m.
-
Cyndi &
JB
(Variety)
9 - 11 p.m.
-
Michael (R&B
/
Hip Hop)
I 1 p.m. - I
a.m
-
Sandra,
Kristen
(Hip Hop/ R&B
/
Dance)
Thursday
9 - 11 a.m.
-
Mike (Alt.
/
Ska/ Rock)
11
a.m. - 1 p.m.
-
K-rod (Punk/ Ska/ Emo)
1
- 3 p.m.
-
Erin & Nikki (Punk
/
Alternative
/
Rock)
3 -
5
p.m.
-
Kara & Shamika (Rock)
5 -
7 p.m.
-
Michele
&
Katie (Hardcore/ Punk/ Indie)
7
-
9 p.m.
-
Tim & Sam (Rap/ Hip Hop)
9 - 11 p.m.
-
Shannon, Jessica & Doug (Punk/ Ska)
11
p.m. - I a.m.
-
Wild Bill (Classic
/
Alt. Rock)
Friday
9 - 11 a.m.
-
Jessica
(Country)
11 a
.
m. - 1 p.m.
-
John, Chris
&
Richard (Alt.
/
Punk)
1 - 3 p.m.
-
Mike & Jesse (Rock/ Jam Band/ Eclectic)
3 -
5
p.m. -
Katie
&
Janet
5 -
7 p.m.
-
Kristin, Andrea & Tory (Punk
/
Emo)
7 - 9 p.m.
-
Alex
&
John (Indie
/
Talk/ Underground)
11 p.m. - 1 a.m.
-
LeRoy (Hip Hop
/
R&B)
Saturday
10 a.m. - Noon
-
Chantel (Variety)
Noon - 2 p.m.
-
Dan
& Craig (AltJ Rock)
2 - 4 p.m.
-
Paul, Phil
&
James
(Punk/Alt./Rock)
4
-
6 p.m.
-
Paul & James (Punk/Emo/Hardcore)
6 - 8 p.m. -
Brendan
(Classic /
Alt. Rock)
10 - Midnight
-
Ryan & Caitlin (Variety)
Sunday
1
O
a.ni. - Noon
-
Bryan, Paul, Mike, Scott & Alison
Noon - 2 p.m. -
Andrew/ Brendan (Variety)
2 - 4 p.m.
-
Joe, Chris & Brendan (Variety)
4 - 6 p.m.
-
Summer & Becky (Variety)
6 - 8 p.m.
-
Stephanie
(Alternative)
8 -
IO
p.m. -
Megan
&
Miranda
('Frank
&
Friends')
10 - Midnight
-
Mike, Andy, Brian, Tom (Classic Rock)
Midnight - 1 :30 a.m. -
Angela & Denise (Alt. Rock)
Station Information
WMAR is receivable around campus at 88.1 on the FM
dial. We are a free-radiate part 15 campus FM station.
We also employ a "10 watt FM leaky cable technology
unit" to penetrate buildings on campus. Our signal
is
carried on the audio portion of 4 cable channels; and we
have an international webcast as well. We are also
creating
places on campus where students will be
subjected
to our sounds
via
loudspeakers!
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THURSDAY, NOVEMB~ 6,
2003
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THE CIRClE
Student Programming Council's Coffee
JEN HAGGERTY/ THE CIRCLE
Clockwise, beginning at top left: Rachel Cronin sings an Evanescence
cover Oct. 30 at the SPC Student Coffee House.
Next: Cronin's trio was the third to perform that evening.
Top Right: Kyle Bennington plays Oasis cover, "Wonderwall."
Above: Alex Panagiotopoulos and Ryan Wimmer performed acoustic
guitar selections, including the Eagles' "Hotel California."
Middle Right: Marc Capaldo and Jeff Berner from Five Minute Riot
entertained the audience with selections from their album.
Right: Jen Campos performed fifth with two acoustia.selections.
Far Right: Amy Matarazzo performs "Perfect Day," which is about an
eating disorder.
Music was the buzz word last Thursday
evening in the Performing Arts Room as the
monthly Student Programming Council's (SPC)
Coffee House kicked off its second gig of the
semester.
Nine performances spanned the two-hour set,
with each pfrformer competing for various mon-
etary prizes: $50 for first place, $30 for second
and $15 for third.
Kristin Burlage, SPC president, said that the
coffee house serves as a venue for students to
experiment with their musical talents.
"There are many excellent student musicians
and poets on the Marist campus," she said. "[The
coffee
·
house] also gives other students the
opportunity to hear the music / poetry they are
making."
The trio who won first place consisted of gui-
tarists Jeremy Able and Will Allen with Alex
Bea on the congas. They performed two songs:
an original and a Dispatch cover. Able even
threw in a little Madonna with a quick verse
from "Like a Prayer."
The duo from Five Minute Riot, Jeff Bemer
and Marc Capaldo, finished second after show-
casing two original songs from their album,
"Hoints Away!"
John Santiago placed third after performing
three songs solo, in addition to accompanying
Rachel Cronin during her set.
Despite placing outside the top three, Cronin's
set, which included an Evanescence cover, was
one of the highlights of the evening.
"I came to play because music is my favorite
thing," said Santiago. "It's inside of me, and I
like to get it out on stage."
Another notable performer included Coffee
House veteran Nolan Van Wert, who kicked off
the evening with two acoustic selections.
Burlage said that SPC is always searching for
new students to perform in the monthly spon-
sored coffee houses.
Check out the next Coffee House on Nov. 20 at
9 p.m. in the PAR. For more information, contact
SPC at extension 2828 or send a mes~age to the
AIM screen name, MaristSPC. Be sure to leave
name, extension and e-mail address in your mes-
sage.
-
Alex Panagiotopoulos & Staff Reports







THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2003 ,.
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cases musicians' abil
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JEN HAGGERTY/ THE CIRCLE
Top Left: Alex Bea, Will Allen and Jeremy Able placed first in the Student Coffee House competition.
Top Right Nolan Van Wert kicked off the evening with two acoustic selections.
Middle Left: John Santiago placed third in the talent ,i::ompetition with three cover songs. He also performed
as part of Rachel Cronin's trio.
Bottom Left: Marc Capaldo and (Bottom Right) Jeff Berner of Five Minute Riot placed second overall.
























































THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
6, 2003
maristcircle.com
The
Daily
Grind
Features Editor
Sara Stevens
PAGES
Burning issue: You decide
The intrepid
researcher
investigates
Glass ceilings and mini skirts
By
VERNE NEWTON
&
CHARYL POLLARD
Circle Contributors
You watched in dismay as fires
engulfed California. Finally the
rains came and the fires were
brought under control. Now the
state is braced
for
mudslides.
Why does anyone even live in
California?
But
this thought is
drowned out, as it were, by the
emergence of another debate
that has long troubled you.
The logging industry argues
the fires were fueled by old
growth trees and underbrush
that should have been cleared as
part of a commercial cutting
program. Others are saying spe-
cial interest groups are trying to
exploit this disaster for their
own
ends and the greater threat
is rapacious clearing of precious
timberland. This debate exists
as the Democrats try unsuccess-
fully to block President Bush's
EPA nominee as being anti-
environment.
The tussle between the logging
industry and the environmental-
ists cries out for clarity.
You
have decided you 're just the one
to
finally
resolve
it.
First you log on to the
library's website and visit
ABI/INFORM Global, the first
on the A-Z database listing.
You enter "logging AND envi-
ronment*" (the * means every
variation of the word will be
found). You get 469 results.
Now you want to ·sort the
results otlt by type. You click
on the "Scholarly Articles" tab
at the top and find that 52 of the
total number of articles fall in
that category. You pick three
that seem more relevant and
current to your needs.
Next, you go to Trade
Publications. Here the issue
becomes clearer. There are arti-
cles
attacking
"Welfare
Ranching" for industrial log-
ging firms, and others attacking
the "greens" for destroying the
forests while claiming to save
the trees. You select two that
are diametrically opposed.
Then you go to the
Newspaper tab of which there
are 180 articles
-
most of
which seems to be Wall Street
Journal editorials attacking
environmental activists. This
issue is hot. Finally, you go to
the New York Times (current)
and do a similar search and
selectively print out articles.
You're not anti-business, so
you go to Business Source
Premier and enter the same
terms:
"logging
AND environ-
ment*'1. You get 453 hits,
including pieces produced by
industry
spokespersons.
Companies
like
Georgia-
Pacific and Weyerhaeuser are
prominent. You want to get
their view directly from them,
so you go to the green
"Company
Profiles" tab at the
top of the screen and enter
"Georgia-Pacific"
to get a full
report.
You now have a wealth of
information to sort through so
that you can arrive at an under-
standing and then express your
own views on the California
fire situation. The world awaits
your decision.
Men and women will never
agree on what gets more atten-
tion in the workplace: appear-
ance or gender.
Women cry about equal
oppor-
tunities
much
_.
......... ....,,..___,
more than men do.
They say that men
get hired and pro-
moted
solely
based on the sim-
ple
fact
that
they're men. The.....__.;..
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roots of this problem go very far
back in history, where as time
progressed,
women
slowly
began to receive the rights that
men controlled for years.
Women haven't quite caught up
yet and are still considered by
some as subservient to men.
Many women are familiar with
the common saying made by
men,
"They
don't belong in the
workforce. They belong in the
home, raising children, clean-
ing, and cooking."
This shows that men still feel
·
superior to women, and women
use this to push for more rights.
Women say that men of equal
stature on the corporate
ladder
don't have any higher qualifica-
tions, yet the men get the better
jobs and nicer offices, while the
women hit the "glass ceiling."
Women are moving up the cor-
porate ladder at a normal pace
and then
are suddenly no longer
promoted
.
In
almost
every industry,
women
occupy a
very small
proportion
of the
higher-level
positions.
For example, in
1988,
only three CEOs
among
the Fortune 1000
were women.
Men are
continuing to
move
up,
while
the
women
are
stuck, sim-
ply
because
they
are
women.
However, some
may disagree
saying women
can't move
up
because
they
tend to be
more
family
oriented.
They need
maternity
leave and need to
run
off
when
their
children
have
doctor
visits,
or
for many other
reasons. This has a very nega-
.
tive impact
on
thei_r job and will
make them much
less produc-
tive in the workplace.
Men don't
cry about injustice
as much
as
women do, mainly
because
it doesn't happen as
much,
but some still
feel they
.
aren't receiving equal opportu-
nities. Men feel women get spe-
cial attention
because
of their
looks. For example, if a man
was hiring a new secretary
or
receptionist, he would more
likely hire a woman over a
man.
Although she may be hired
because
of her ability, it is quite
possibly because of her appear-
ance. In his mind, he wants a
pretty face at the front desk as
people
walk in the door of his
place of business.
Even if a
woman was hiring a secretary,
she would probably hire another
woman, probably because she
thinks the woman would be bet-
ter for the job emotionally. The
person at the front desk is the
first impression of a business,
and in her mind, she wants
someone who would be warm
and friendly and
would
connect
or maybe even flirt with the
businessmen who walk through
the front door.
Although there aren't too many
male secretaries or reception-
ists, the few who say this is gen-
der bias see
this
as unfair .
Some women also play into this
by the way they dress, flirting
with the men above them to get
promotions. This would be very
difficult
for men to counteract
because
many of their superiors
would be other men.
The battlefield is vast and it
doesn't look like there's an end
to the war any time soon. Men
and women will both feel they
are being treated unjustly
.
They
only way
·
to win the war is to
use the dirty tricks, the weapons
of gender, and good
looks to
beat the opposition.
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But you get the point. AIM is
important. You don't have to be
a
"compute
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nerd" to admit that.
AIM has provided us with
entertainment including quizzes
(How Marist are You? How
Long
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are you? How stu-
pid are you
?
), and often amus-
ing links.
It
also provides us
with information, including
phone numbers and addresses
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Whether
it's
chatting with
your
roommate who's sitting ten feet
away from you, or trying to
explain to
your boyfriend
/
girl-
friend
/
love interest how drunk
you are, AIM
is
a great form of
communication.
You can ignore
people way better than with
cell
phones, and unlike that great
Verizon plan, AIM is
always free
before 9 p.m. And until every
cell phone comes equipped with
away messages,
it's
way easier
than calling everyone in
your
phone book. Plus, it's
the
bes
t
distraction at the library that I
could possibly think
of.
And finally, and for no
reason,
AIM offers
things to
make fun
ofyour buddies.
One, people
who wear their hearts on their
AIM profile. Oh
yeah, you've
probably done i
t,
but
youpretend
you haven't and inake fun of
your
roommate's
sappy
quote
with little hearts and
"143"s
sur-
rounding
it.
Two, people with empty pro-
files or blank away messages
.
Don't even bother being online if
you are
not
going to
amuse or
inform me in some way.
Three
,
people who put· up
drunken
away
messages
.
If
you
can't spell words or don't make
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sense,
you're asking for it.
Four,
people
who insist
on
fol-
lowing every away message with
"hit the
cell." For example, "in
the shower
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the cell," "in
class,
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cell,"
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cell.
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it, not e
very
one
needs
to contact you every
sec-
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every day.
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five, people
who
brag
about how many
people they
have on
their
buddy list.
This is
no
indication
of
your
social sta
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tus.
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dated
once
in the tenth
grade
does not
count
as a
buddy
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2003 •
PAGE 9
'I'm graduating from
college' ... Now what?
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College life has
been good to us,
hasn't it? It's offered a safe haven
to dwell, and helped us refine our
goals in life. It
has stood towering
and protective during those rowdy
times we don't care to remember
and
been
a guiding force in seeing
that we achieve at our highest
level. Alth<?ugh the food hasn't
always been paramount, and we
couldn't stand the seemingly out-
landish
and outdated rules as
underclassmen, we've made it
through and earned our upper-
classmen titles. Now what?
parents after college until they
We have to decide what to do become fully established in a
after· graduation.
well-paying job or finish graduate
Eventually, the wild parties, late school.
nights and fast food of college
Are those your only options?
present will undergo a metamor-
You don't want to be left
phosis into office get-togethers,
without a job,
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and cooking to
move off to
save money
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Are you really
ready
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start their own
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will do it. Now that is has come under the regulations of your
we're in disbelief and denial, parents? or, do you feel that
unsure of the path we are destined you are still lacking a sense of
to lake.
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Quick heads
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By
KRISTIN GALLAGHER
Staff Writer
Hats are breaking back into the
fashion world one style at a time.
Innovative shapes and sizes are
combined with striking colors
and designs to create a look that
is complete in itself. Baseball
players and truck drivers have
been wearing these hats for
years; fashion followers, howev-
er, are using the same hats to cre-
ate looks of contemporary class.
Winter weather has already
made its chilling entrance, and it
is time to start bundling up. To
perfect the look of frigid fashion,
From page
1
treat yourself to matching sets of
gloves, scarves, and most impor-
tantly, hats!
If
you are looking
for the cute, yet warm and com-
fortable, look of winter, snow
hats never fail.
Prep.ch
berets
and golfer style
hats have managed to remain fash-
ionable through yet another season.
Most popular in shades of black
and gray, these trendy hats
add
a
little
funk
and freshness to an oth-
erwise
ordinary outfit.
For
those
interested in sporting this look:
girls usually wear these hats up and
tilted
slightly
.to
the side.
Trucker hats
are
in this season.
Different designers
are
coming out
with their own versions of these
stylish mesh
hats.
One of the
exceptional advantages to these
hats is that they
are
available in
nearly e:very color and material.
Von Dutch
is
one of the original
and most popular designers of the
trucker hats. A bit
steep
in price,
but definitely a sure thing for
cap-
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style.
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Whether you want
to
make your
look cute, comfortable, or sophisti-
cated, the right hat is sure
to
com-
plete the
task.
Baseball caps,
berets,
trucker hats, snow hats ...
the possibilities
are
nearly endless!
Hopefully this heads
up on
hats
has been
both
infonnative and
inspiring for those of you who
haven't embraced the season of
hats!
WMAR; radio station's new call letters
also have a greater edge on
sports news as well.
"People want to hear current
events, and I personally think
there needs to be a forum for
Marist students to talk about
their feelings and thoughts on
what's going on around them,"
said Taliercio.
The AM station will still fea-
ture the same public announce-
ments as the FM station about
campus activities from club
events, movies, and performanc-
es to flu shot dates and registra-
tion deadlines.
The AM frequeney will also
allow for a greater coverage area
for its broadcast, allowing stu-
dents, faculty, and alumni to tune
in and be infQflll.~d of college
events from outside the campus.
WMAR radio waves already hit
From page
1
Marist College and most of the
Poughkeepsie area, but beca~e
of the way the frequency and the
AM radio waves travel, the sister
station can be heard further than
the FM station.
Taliercio said the radio station
does not fear that the FM and sis-
ter AM station will be in compe-
tition though. On the contrary,
this will allow WMAR to have
the two stations specialize in cer-
tain fields: the FM focusing more
on mvsic, ~d the AM aimed
towards news and information.
"Anyone doing a news show or
talk show will be moved to the
AM, thus freeing up more time
for both music and talk forums
[on the FM station]," said
Taliei:cio.
..
,,
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predid.
that
each will
draw its own audience. The FM
station will appeal more to stu-
dents and the AM station will
appeal to the faculty and alumni.
The plans have been laid out,
but when they will be fulfilled is
still uncertain. It has been agreed
that the goal is to have the AM
station up and running by the end
of November. The station plans
to bring in equipment such as
new computers that will allow
them to play MP3s for both live
broadcasts and for when sched-
uled DJs can't show up.
WMAR has already taken
action in bringing about these
changes.
An
AM radio antenna
has been acquired for their sister
station. They have brought in
field broadcast equipment that
will allow them to hold live
broadcasts at special events such
as campus concerts and sports
games. They have also already
assigned new DJs to host shows
for next semester's schedule.
The station has even
made
efforts to keep their Web site
updated with the latest
informa-
tion on their progress. The Web
site even features a live webcast
of the station's programming.
WMAR is taking their time,
however
,
with the AM station.
The AM will be created while
the FM is being perfected, a
major goal of the radio station.
Freeman hopes .that changes
will continue to progress steadi-
ly.
"This is an exciting time for the
radio station. I hope that the stu-
dents will be as guided as they
have been in the past," said
Freeman.
Students increasingly leaning Republican
born when Reagan took office.
It was here in Columbus, in fact,
where the television sitcom
"Family Ties" was mythically
staged from
1982
to
1989,
as
Michael
J.
Fox's college-age char-
acter of Alex P. Keaton worshiped
Reagan, much to the dismay of his
hippie parents. That show, which
Druckenmiller watched in reruns,
first inspired his political thought.
So when Bush came to down-
town Columbus last Thursday, the
junior economics and philosophy
major from Fremont, Ohio, stood
on a street corner for nearly two
hours to show his support for
Bush.
Wearing
a
yollege
Republican sweatshirt and hold-
ing a
bullhorn
with his right hand,
Druckenmiller marshaled more
than
a dozen young conservatives week in Washington, nearly 4,000
through a thicket of Democratic young professionals danced to
protesters.
hip-hop music at a fund-raiser led
"We are a new wave coming in!" by former President Bill Clinton.
he said in an interview, stepping
In
a quest to build its own new
away from the
demonstration
for a generation of supporters, the party
moment. "It's a blend of Arnold is concentrating on one message
Schwarzenegger-esque conser-
for college students: Jobs. The
vatism."
Democratic presidential candi-
Indeed, the Republican Party dates will focus on the
economy
hopes to capitalize on the energy and other issues Tuesday night in
and interest created last month by Boston at "America Rocks the
the bodybuilder/actor's election as Vote," a CNN debate where
California governor. And like young voters will
quiz
the candi-
Schwarzenegger, polls show that
.
dates for 90 minutes.
younger Republicans are qiore
"We've
got to have young peo-
likely to support moderate posi-
ple understand why this election is
tions on issues like abortion and so critical," Democratic National
gay rights.
Committee
chairman
Terry
To be sure, the Democratic Party McAuliffe said.
''Ri~t
now, 7 out
is not ceding the young vote. Last of 10 college graduates cannot get
a job this year. They've got to
understand the issues.
If they
don't, that's our fault."
Since
1999,
though, the College
Republican National Committee
has trip-led its membership and
now has 1,150 chapters and more
than
1,000
student coordinators on
campuses
nationwide.
The
Democratic Party, McAuliffe con-
ceded, has not been as aggressive
as the individWU: presidential cam-
paigns.
For
the future of both political
parties, the stakes are high, as
some of these voters are casting
ballots for the first time.
"They are much more open-
minded," Glickman said. "But
once you're· a Republican or a
Democrat, you tend to stay there."
THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2003 •
PAGE 10
From page 3
Effron lecture series
marks 27 year anniversary
with speech by Young
"It
gave me a lot to think
about the next time I visit a
memorial," said Stavish.
Young's lecture on memori-
als marked the 27 year
anniversary of The William
and
Sadie
Effron Lecture in
Jewish Studies series.
The
lecture
series was estab-
lished in 1976 to raise aware-
ness of Jewish culture, current
affairs and history at Marist
and the
_commu
nity.
The Effrons' are longtime
cultural and civic leaders in the
Poughkeepsie
community.
Sadie Effron, alumna of the
1979 Marist class and matri-
arch of the Effron family,
attended the lecture along with
her children and grandchil-
dren.
CMJ tracks college radio
By
SHAWN LYNCH
Circle Contributor
Colleg
radio
1s,
by
1
vcr)
nature, somewhat
edecu
and
indh 1duali
Uc.
The unique-
ness
of
each station' cont
nl
is
v.hat
connects different
col-
lege
radio
tations
across
th
country.
The
College
Mu
ic Joumal
is
how those
stations
connt!ct.
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tracks
and highlights the new
music
that college mdio ta-
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different tation . Even
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The Yankees may be
jn the twilight years
of a great dynasty run
By
MARK PERUGINI
Assistant Sports Editor
card team in three years to bounce the Yankees
from the playoffs; each wild card team had less
than $100 million on their payroll than the
DYNASTY: This is the quintessential
term that
Yankees.
describes the New York Yankees, a 100-year-old
Recently,
the Yankees have been proclaimed as
franchise that has achieved 39 American
League
"The Evil Empire" of professional sports. Is it evil
pennants and 26
World
Series Championships.
that the Yankees have the money to spend on the
The Yankees
hold the
record for the most consec-
biggest
talent that baseball provides
,
as well as
utive World Series Championships with five, and having a boss as possessed enough to frolic
they were the
last
champions of Major League through the free agency field with an unlimited
Baseball
at the close of the century. In 1998, the amount of money? Is it evil that players want to go
Yankees swept the San
Diego
Padres, surpassing to a contender, especially to a team with an irre-
the Montreal Canadians for most championships placeable legacy? Although the Yankees have
won in
a
professional sport.
acquired the biggest free agents in baseball over
Indeed, the Yankee franchise is the most luc{a-
the past four years, the Yankees have shown that
tive, successful and envied team in all of profes-
money cannot buy a ring.
sional sports.
.
During the Joe Torre Era, the Yankees have had
the most stable lineup in baseball, offensively and
Nevertheless, this
remarkable
organization
seems
defensively,
as well as a team balanced with farm
to have lost its dominance and reign in the baseball
system and free agency talent. In 1999, the
world. This year, the Yankees, with a payroll Yankees traded workhorse David Wells, Homer
slightly exceeding $180 million,
lost
in six games Bush and Australian native Graeme Lloyd for
to the wild card champion Florida Marlins. In future Hall of famer Roger Clemens. This trade
eleven seasons, the Marlins have
had
only two win-
was key as Clemens led the Yankee team in wins
ning seasons,
both
ending with world champi-
and was instrumental in two of three straight cham-
onships. This year, the Marlins had a
payroll
of $63 pionship seasons with World Series victories over
million, one-third of the Yankees entire payroll. the Atlanta Braves in 1999 and the New York Mets
The Marlins signed Ivan Rodriguez to a one-year in 2000.
contract, a huge risk
given
his history of injuries.
By the beginning of the 2001 season, long-time
With the signing of Juan Pierre and the confidence
Oriole pitcher Mike Mussina signed a seven year,
in a feeble farm system, the Marlins were not even $90 million contract. However, Mussina's pitching
considered in the same class as the Yankees when
brilliance
was not enough to lead the Yankees to a
discussing contenders.
fourth consecutive title, as the Arizona
However, since May 15, the Marlins held the best Diamondbacks defeated the Yankees in seven
record in
baseball
and they were the second wild games.
THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 8, 2003 •
PAGE 11
JOE RIMKUS JR
/
MIAM
I
HERALD
/
KRT
With the Yankees looking for the right championship team each season, could this be the end of a dynasty?
Derek Jeter, the only
Mr.
November in baseball
history
,
promised redemption for a disappointing
outcome of the 200 I season. Indeed, the Yankees
increased their
·
offensive production by signing
Oakland first baseman Jason Giambi. With
Giambi's threat in the lineup
,
and Alfonso
Soriano's suprising offensive explosion, the
Yankees reached the playoffs for another season.
However
,
the young and hungry Anaheim Angels
surpassed the Yankees in the 2002 American
League Division Series
,
en route to capturing the
first World Series crown in franchise history
.
After another disappointing end this year, it
seems that the Yankees are the prey instead of the
predators
.
George Steinbrenner
,
the Yapkees' ruthless owner,
has been noted to evoke fear into his team if his
expectations are not fulfilled. Over the past four
years
,
Steinbrenner has fired three batting coaches
,
including his latest victim
,
Rick Do~.
·
Brian Cashman
,
the Yankess
'
general manager,
celebrating in the locker room after the Yankees
clinched the ALCS crown, joyously stated
,
"Yes, I
have my job for at least one more year!"
Don Zimmer, the Yankees' bench coach of eight
years, quit the team a week ago, and he is speculat-
ed to sign with former Yankee manager, Lou
Pinella, in
leading
the improved Tampa Bay Devil
Rays:
Joe Torre, the only Yankee manager to reach the
playoffs in his first eight years, and pitching coach
Mel Stottlemyre are said to be 'on the hot seat' if
drastic changes do not occur within the next month.
Winning has been such a stress and priority to the
Yankees that they cannot live without it. "There's
no way you can rate lpsing," Jeter recently said.
"You either lose or you win. It's not like we lost less
this time
.
You can't have a 'more successful' losing
season."
Addressing the media, Steinbrenner said, "Winning
a title should be more important than breathing
.
"
If things do not change for the Yankees, or the
Yankees do not satisfy The Boss' objective, then the
Yankees should look into acquiring a third lung,
because they could be losing their breath during a
long 2004 season.
Red Foxes pluck Peahens
Men's
cross country
team
places second
in championships
By
MARK PERUGINI
A§§fgtant
Sports Editor
Libby Ludwig had an assist and
a goal and was a key component
in the Lady Foxes' 2-1
win
over
the St. Peter's Peahens
Oct. 31.
The first half commenced with
St. Peter's winning the coin toss
and driving the ball up the field,
only to be immediately stopped
by the Foxes' solid defense. The
Red Foxes defensive strikes held
the
Peahens
to four shots during
the first half.
The Peahens' defense was like-
wise solid, allowing only four
shots on goal. The Marist offense
continued to pressure St. Peter's
throughout the first half, as the
Red Foxes controlled the ball in
the Peahens' zone for nearly
65
percent of the time. At the end of
the first
half,
the teams were knot-
ted at a score of 0-0.
The Peahens were the
~
to
score in the game. Melissa Neglia
lifted the ball in the
air as Laura
Gubitosa headed the ball past the
sprawling goalie at 47:55, imme-
diately silencing the home crowd
It seemed as if the Peahens' scor-
ing drive halted the growing con-
fidence of the Red Foxes, but
Ludwig responded back with her
only goal of the game at the 64-
minute
mark.
~
•oie8e . , . minutes to
spare and the score still tied at 1-
1, Ludwig centered a pass to
sprinting Courtney Moore. Moore
broke past the St. Peter's middle
fullback and drove the ball into
the right portion of the net, giving
the Foxes a 2-1 lead.
The
final
five minutes of the
game resulted with the Lady
Foxes" defense clearing the ball
from their zone and playing a
short game of "keep away" from
the desperate Peahens. The horn
sounded, and the Foxes and their
fans celebrated
a
2-1 victory.
Senior goalie Meredith Fabian
was solid, accumulating three
total saves while allowing only
one goal. Marist and St. Peter's
both had three comer kicks in the
game, and both teams managed at
.
least nine shots on goal. With the
win,
the Foxes booted their rec~rd
to 3-12-1 (2-5-1 MAAC), where-
as the lowly Peahens fell to a 2-
16-1 (1-6-1 MAAC) record
.
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MIKE BENISCHEK
Staff Writer
Just like every year in the pro-
gram's history, the Marist College
men's cross conhtfy team failed
to capture the conference
1ftfe1Fii
s
season.
But winning isn
'
t everything
.
On Friday the Red Fox men's
cross-country team captured sec-
ond place at the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Cqnference (MAAC)
championships
,
its highest finish
in the MAAC in the pro~'s
thirty
-
year history
.
The Red Foxes finished behind
only Iona College
,
the third,
ranked team iri the country. Iona
managed to score just 17-points
in the match, while Marist scored
60,
·
2o~points ahead of third-place
fin
i
sher Manhattan College.
Four Red Foxes finished in the
top fifteen of the ten-school tour-
nament
,
earning all-MAAC hon-
ors
.
Kirk Dornton
,
Marist's senior
captain
,
was the highest finisher
among the Foxes, ninth, with a
time of 26
:
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third straigh
t
'
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nonor,
while Fernandez became the first
freshman in the College's history
to earn such an honor, with a final
time of 26:39.7.
The individual MAAC champi-
on was Nigel Wray of Iona, with
a final time of 24:47.1.
The second place finish was
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THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 2003
maristclrcle.com
Men
's swimming team wins in
hom
e opener, women fall short
By
ANT
H
O
NY
OLIVIERI
Staff Writer
The Marist College men
1
s swim-
ming and diving team defeated
Fordham University 131.5 to 102.5
in a
·
non-conference
.
match-up at the
McCann
Center
·
Natatorium
Thursday, Oct. 30.
The Red Foxes racked up 10 first-
place fmishes, securing the victory
and allowing the final two events to
be exhibitions.
Marist head coach Larry Van
Wagner said that his squads' seven
weeks of preparation paid off in their
first dual meet of the season against a
competitive Fordham team.
Coach Van Wagner is at the helm of
both the men and women's teams for
the first time this fall.
"Fordham has a lot to improve
upon," he said. "They have a lot of
young people who compete well, but
are not on our level as of now."
"But we trained hard and were
ready for the meet on Thursday."
Sophomore Joe Pilewski, junior
Matt
Castillo,
freshman
Nick
Ch~va\ier, and junior
Jeffrey
"Paul
ignited the Red Foxes from the start
of the meet with a first place finish in
the 400-medley relay with a time of
3:ll.90.
Chevalier followed up with anoth-
er first place finish in the 1000-yard
fre~style finishing with a time of
9:45.22.
Castillo, another member of the
winning 400-medley team, landed a
first place finish in the 200-yard
medley with a time of 1 :41.80.
Paul won.the 50-yard freestyle, and
Pilewski took first place honors in
the 200-yard individual medley.
Freshman Greg Weissman finished
first in the one-meter diving, and
sophomore Kevin Connors won the
200-yard butterfly with a time of
2:01.71.
Coach Van Wagner said that he has
been pleasantly surprised with his
seven freshmen, and remains confi-
dent that they will fill the roles of last
year's talented graduating class.
"In some instances, I absolutely
expected our freshmen to step up," he
said. "I believe our freshmen are
ready to compete, especially our two
backstrokers, Dan Garaffa and
Brandon Yoss."
Garaffa had an excellent showing
last Thursday, winning the 200-yard
backstroke with a time of
1
:58.27.
The final first place finish came from
Henry Puretz, winning the 500-yard
freestyle with a time of 4:53.77
The Marist College women's
swimming team could not match the
winning ways of their male counter-
parts, losing to Fordham University
130.50 to 112.50 Thursday, Oct. 30.
·
The Red Foxes fell just 18 points
short of victory, an outcome that
wasn't decided until the final event of
the night, a marked improvement
over last year's loss to Fordham.
"The women fought right up to the
final event," Coach Larry Van
Wagner said. "They ended up cutting
the deficit down considerably from
what it was last year. I'm definitely
happy about that."
Junior Emily Heslin notched
Marist's initial first-place finish of
the night with a victory in the 1000-
yard freestyle with a time of
10:42.06. Senior Jen Meyer grabbed
first place with a time of 25.45 in the
50-yard free~tyle.
Junior Je,n Gelsomino racked up yet
another first-place finish for the Red
Foxes,
barely
out
swimming
Fordham by .16 of a second in the
200-yard butterfly with a time of
2: 13.35.
Senior Amber VanDeCarr finished
in first place in the one-meter dive
with a score of 206.10, and freshman
Lauren Malski had the final first
place finish in the 200-yard breast-
stroke with a time of 2.28.92.
Van Wagner believes Malski can
come in and make an immediate
impact as a freshman.
GAME OF THE WEEK
FOOTBALL
MARIST VS. DUQUESNE
Leonidoff Field
Saturday,
1
p.m.
Sports Editor
PaulSeach
Asst. Sports Editor
Heather Lee
PAGE 12
PAUL SEACH
/
THE CIRCLE
The Marist and Fordham women dive into the pool as the Red
.
Foxes host the Rams in
their season home opener. The Fordham women defeated Marist, 130.50
-
112.50.
"[Lauren] Malski is someone
·
we
knew would come in and be competi-
tive with the reigning MAAC champion
right away," he said.
Coach Van Wagner also said that
being the head coach of both programs
has made it a lot easier for
the
swim-
ming program as a whole, allowing one
person to control the destiny of both
teams.
Even though both squads could not
puH out the win on the same night, he
.
believes the women's improvement
over last year's meet is a good sign that
the merge was a positive move
.
"The men and women
'have
to train
together, and it allows me to dictate the
training," he said. "So, for me it
becomes easier to control what goes
on."
The Marist men and women return to
action against Rider University on
Saturday in Lawrenceville, N.J.
The next home meet for both
teams is
Nov. 11 versus Iona at 6 p.m. in the
McCann Center