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Marist breezes through online add/drop
By
STACEY
L
CASWELL
Copy Editor
Students passing by the
Registrar's office during add-
drop this week noticed some-
thing unusual: a lack of waiting
lines.
Due to
.a
joint effort between
the offices of the Registrar,
Information Technology and the
Assistant
Academic
Vice
President,
Marist unveiled a
new way of processing add/drop
through the Internet.
According to John Ritschdorff,
assistant academic vice presi-
dent, creating a system where
students
could perform add/drop
online has not been easy. Three
years in the making, the project
initiated after the Office of
Academic Affairs and IT were
able to attain specific software to
create the necessary program for
the add/drop procedure. A year
'I
logged on and three min-
utes later
I
was done.
It was so convenient.'
- Stephanie Cavagnaro
Junior
after that, the three offices
worked together to devise
poli-
cies to make the add/drop pilot
program available to students
this December.
Slipping and sliding
in
a winter wonderland
Judy Ivankovic, the Marist
College registrai;, said that while
the
idea
was not given signifi-
cant priority at first,- it took
precedence once everyone real-
ized
its
importance and the
power it possessed to eliminate
lines of frustrated students.
"We
talked to a lot of other
schools and visited other
schools
..
,.
to see the goods, the bads and
the
uglies,"
she said.
"
We modi-
fied it a little bit."
Forms and reminders were sent
via email and Marist mailboxes
to inform students of the change,
and gave directions on how to
access the new system. Starting
Dec. 1 at 8 a.m., students were
able to log onto the
system
to
change their courses, They
maintained continued access
until Dec.
8
at
5
p.m. when the
system automatically
stopped
accepting schedule changes.
SEE ADD-DROP, PAGE 5
Evaluation forms
give students say
in future classes
By
TARA MORRILL
AssistantManag1ngEditor
As the fall semester wraps
up, students are becoming
acquainted, or reacquaint~
ed, with the student evalua-
tion form.
These forms have been a
way for the deans and fac-
ulty members to obtain
crucial
student
feedback
for m~y years.
results are compiled into
two parts.
DORY LARRABEE
/
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Freshman
Jeremy Madden went sledding down· the Champa gnat Green during the outbreak of the snowstorm.
The form's first section
includes numerous Scan-
tron questions, such as how
often the professor is pre-
pared for class. The second
section allots space for stu-
dents to comment on what
they learned from the
course and give more
detailed feedback about the
instructor
and
course
material.
"The data is arranged into
school
summatjes
as well
as individual instructor
summaries.
Then,
the
results are sent only to the
deans of the departments,
who must keep the infor-
mation on file for six
years," said Stokes.
"After
the grade change period is
over, the professors are
allowed to go to the dean
of their department and
review their individual
results.
They
aren't
allowed to look at the
results until then,
just
in
case a professor recog-
nized a student's handwrit-
ing and wanted to change
their grade based on what
they had said."
Blizzard entices campus outdoors
A winter storm warning was announced for Dec.
5
and
6
in Eastern New York and Western New England
and delivered with the first blizzard of the year.
The storm brought as much
as two and a half feet of
snow to New York, while temperatures dropped down
to the twenties and teens.
When snow began to fall late Friday evening, some
students did not waste any time before they were bun-
dled up and playing outside.
"My
roommates and
I
played football in the snow
outside of our apartment. My team won." said
sopho-
more Mike Curran.
Others decided not to brave the weather and spent
their time doing homework or relaxing.
"I wasn't out in [the snow] much, but my friends went
sledding on trash bags," said senior Elizabeth Ketterer.
Senior Stephanie Srenka spent most of her time
indoors as well.
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/
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Driving conditions proved too dangerous for many students,
as experienced
by Circle· editors on the Hutchinson Parkway.
"Some of my roommates dug out their cars after the
snow storm was pretty much over, but we mostly
stayed inside and stayed warm,' said Srenka.
driving home Friday afternoon, ,had
to
change her plans
because of bad driving conditions.
"I was afraid that I'd get stuck in the middle of the
storm, so I ended up staying at school," said Poirier.
Sophomore Katherine Poirier, who had planned on
-
Staff Reports
A capella groups, HuMarists join forces
to raise Lupus awareness on campus
By
BRIAN MANGAN
Circle Contributor
For the second straight year, the
Cabaret played host to the
comedic stylings of the Hurnarists
and the melodic sounds of Marist's
acapella groups in a collective
effort
to
raise money for Lupus
Research.
1
For
us it's great because
it's for a good cause. We
get some great exposure,
and we have a lot of fun
in
the process.'
- Mike Abltabllo
mation, pain, and possibly organ
damage.
than
I ever hoped," said Balestrino.
'The
fact that people were willing
to
sit on tables and stand the whole
show, shows how talented the
schools comedy and music groups
are."
Students received a Lupus infor-
mational pamphlet instead of a
ticket in exchange for their $5
admission fee, all which will be
donated to the Lupus Foundation
of America.
Since the forms are com-
pletely anonymous, and
professors step out of the
room while students are fill
them out,
students
are
encouraged to be entirely
honest When evaluating
both the professor and the
course.
After the forms have been
completed,
a student vol-
unteer has to deliver the
envelope of evaluations to
the designated office. This
ensures that the professor
does not review the forms
after they h.ave been filled
out.
According to Michelle
Stokes, administrative sec-
retary of the School of
Communication,
the
Stokes also explained that
full-time
faculty
can
choose the course they
want evaluated. However,
adjuncts are required to
have all the courses
they
teach
evaluated
by
students.
Although Stokes claims
the evaluations can be
extremely useful tools for
both faculty and students
alike, she believes some-
times students do not pay
much attention to the
forms.
"While
some of the sec-
retaries look over the
forms, they often come
across some that students
have completed in pen.
SEE EVALUATIONS, PAGE 5
According to 'The Lupus Site"
(uk/upus.co.uk),
Lupus is an
autoimmune disease that can
affect virtually any system in the
body.
Think
of it as a
'self-allergy'
where the body attacks its own
cells and tissues, causing inflam-
The Lupus fund.raiser, coordinat-
ed by senior Nick Balestrino, was
a rousing success. A standing-
room only crowd filled the Cabaret
to
capacity.
'The show went so much better
Entertainment for the evening
was
provided
by the HuMarists,
the improv comedy troupe on
campus, along with Tune Check
SEE
LUPUS,
PAGE
5
PHOTO COURTESY
OF BRIAN MANGAN
/
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THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2003
maristclrcle.com
The "Security Briefs" and the "Alcohol Fantasy
Beat" is intended to be a parody and not a represen-
tation of The Circles editorial stance on drinking -
illegal or otherwise -
nor is it intended to be a
·
statement regarding the official Marist college poli-
cy on alcohol consumption.
PAGE2
Security
Briefs: 'I hope you had the time of your life'
Complled By DAN ROY
Campus Editor
Alcohol related
incidents this week
Leo-3
Champagnat
-
I
Alcohol related incidents
by
dorm total
Gartland
-
·
I 0
Charnpagnat
-
I 0
Leo-9
Sheahan
-
5
Upper West Cedar
-
4
Midrise
-
3
Old
Townhouses -
2
Marian -
I
1 t/29 -
An officer saw two students
climb over the fence in back of
Talmadge around 9:25 a.m. The stu-
dents scampered off, but the fence was-
n't so lucky.
It
received minor damage
to its picket. I interviewed the students
the next day, and asked why they chose
to hurdle the fence instead of walking
out the front. They said embarrassingly,
"American Gladiators was just on Spike
TV.
We got into it." Haha, nothing
wrong with that fellas. The Czonka-
strator always got me in the mood too .
.
.
'
t¼f1
:J..
l,
i,j}i!
"
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'
Vr1~tfui
'
Wits""kicked off
wiH\"Wffl
'
alltrril. ldc':ident in Oartlattd F-
Block. At 1 :30 p.m. Fairview had to
come to clear the smoke of an overheat-
ed frying pan. Overheating a frying pan
is the worst! Now it's almost impossible
to bite into.
12/2 -An Abercrombie and Fitch jack-
et was reported stolen out of the
Donnelly computer lab at 3:20 p.m.
Tuesday. The student left the lab at 9: 15
a.m. then returned at 10 a.m. to find her
coat missing. That really stinks, but I'm
trying to figure out where she could
have gone for those 45 minutes. She
couldn't have left the building, because
she would have needed her jacket which
means she stayed in Donnelly, and
planned on returning shortly.
Then
strangely, at 9:30 a.m. the girl's bath-
room was shut down because reportedly
one of the stalls overflowed.•
It
is being
investigated whether these incidents are
related.
12/4- One Champagnat student took it
into his own hands to even up the race
with Gartland this Thursday. Realizing
that they were running out of time, he
began to drink heavily early Thursday
morning. Thinking he had enough, he
instructed his roommate to call the RA
and tell her he was sick. She came in at
5: 18 a.m. and found that the student's
sickness obviously came from alcohol.
She wrote him up, but deemed he did
not have to go to St. Francis. Good
work guys. Your plan worked perfectly.
You took one for the team, but now
)!OU
'
.
11 have
to
read on to see
if your
-efforts were -eJH)ugh to help take over the
lead.
12/4 -
There was an accident in the
Dyson parking lot at 12:38 p.m.
Thursday. A 98 Ford backed into a
parked 98 Chevy, causing substantial
damage to the Chevy's fender. To add
insult to injury, the Chevy's driver
'
s
door couldn't be opened. The driver of
the Chevy was obviously ticked.
However:, his rage subsided when he
was told that the Ruben CD was coming
out in less than
.a
week.
12/6 -
This next one is the first of a lit-
tle run by Leo. At 10:55 p.m. a few cre-
ative Leo students decided to chill four
cans of Coors Light in the snow.
Apparently Silver Bullets don't blend in
well with snow however, and security
confiscated them. The security guard,
extremely proud of himself for the find,
danced off and was heard singing,
"Upside down and inside out, I'm about
to show all you folks what its all about."
12/6 -
Hours later, at 1 a.m. another
Leo stuc.lent was found passed out under
the ground floor s~ell. The student
was taken to St. Francis
.
Looks like
someone had a little run in with the
Tooth Fairy. She's a tough broad. I try
to s
.
teer clear of her. Last time I was
with her, she left me pant-less in a gutter
•
in Newark. You got off easy pal
.
12/7 -
For Leo's last incident, they
brought in a ringer. A visiting com-
muter student was found intoxicated at
1 :30 a.m. and brought to St. Francis. On
the last weekend of the semester, Leo
pulled out all the stops. I respect that.
Upcoming campus events
Bringing in the commuter for support
was like Boston signing Byung-Hyun
Kim to sure up their bullpen for the
playoffs. Ok, maybe not the best exam-
ple, but you know what I mean.
12/7 -
The last security brief of the
semester. I think I might cry. At 11 :50
a.m. students from Lower West Cedar P-
block came home to find eggs, syrup,
and shaving cream thrown on their front
door. I've heard of eggs and shaving
cream being used for vandalism before,
but syrup? You have to be pretty confi
-
dent to pull that off. You can't just
throw or spray syrup. Syrup has to be
smeared, and smearing takes awhile
.
You guys better have used Aunt Jemima
though! Because if I find out you wast-
ed rich, pure Log Cabin syrup, there will
be some consequences.
Roy's
dorm alcohol
incident fantasy beat
Kissing my sister has been more satis-
fying than the outcome of this race.
With one write-up in the final week
,
Champagnat tied Gartland making them
co
-
champions of the first ever Anheuser
Busch Cup. I was really rooting for Leo
to come from behind
,
but there is noth-
ing wrong with second place. Sheahan
rounds out the top three, just beating out
Upper West Cedar. On a whole, the
freshman on campus should be extreme-
ly pleased with themselves because all
of their dorms finished in the top three
.
This being the last
issue -tiefore
break
,
J.
want to wish everyone a happy holiday
.
I had fun writing these, and I hope you
had fun reading them. I'll see you all in
the spring!
It
is now time for me hand out the
superlatives for the season.
Champlon(s):
Gartland
&
Champiitgnat
Biggest Bust:
Marian
Most Fire
Alarms:
Gartland
Biggest
Party:
Gartland £-Block:
9/14 -
Keg, four
bottles
of Coors
10/10
~
12
cans of Coors Light,
five bottles of Bud LJght,
40
oz.
Old
English and 75 empties.
Biggest Bonehead Move:
Gartland
f ..
Block:
Fire Alarm caused by student
caught "smoking" in room, and
then
10
bottles of alcohol were
found and confiscated.
Best
eyes:
Midrlse
Most Improved:
Gartland
Next Year's Pick:
Leo
Friday, Dec.12
"A Christmas Carol•
perfonned by
Marlst
Faculty
7 p.m.
Friday,
Dec.
12
BSU presents
"Nyabtngl•
9:30
p.m.
cas
Cabaret
Nelly Galetti Theatre
Friday, Dec. 12
Engllsh
tapping
Flnal
Project
- "Love
&
Desire•
A lecture
by
Dan Buzzi
Henry Hudson Room - 7 p.m.
Friday,
Dec
.
.19
John P. Anderson
Playwrltlng Contest
Deadline
Submit
at SC 369
Greek Notes: Fish Fry Tonight!
The Greek Council would like to congratulate all the newly
·
elected officers in the Greek organizations.
Sigma Gamma Rho is having a fish fry tonight in the Student Center at 8 p.m.
Everyone is invited to attend.
'Giving Tree'
collects
over 700 wishes
Marist College Campus Ministry received more than 700
requests for toys, clothing and household items from Dutchess
County social service agencies during this year's "Giving Tree"
campaign. Nearly all requests have been matched with donors
from the college's faculty,
staff and student body.
The mountain of gifts will be blessed after mass, which will be
held Sunday, Dec.14 at 7 p.m. Mass will end at 8 p.m. and stu-
dents can either attend a reception at the Cannavino Library or
stay at the Chapel to separate the gifts for delivery to Dutchess
Outreach
,
Catherine Street Community Center, Grace Smith
House, Family Services and the Poughkeepsie Even Start
Program. For interview and photo opportunities, arrive at Our
Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel at 6:15 p.m. with gifts. Everyone
is welcomed and encouraged to attend the event.
This year marks the twelfth anniversary of the Giving Tree proj-
ect. Over the years, the Marist College community has donated
thousands of gifts to local families who have trouble making ends
meet. Some of these families would not have Christmas presents
without our community
'
s generous donations
.
Donors select an
ornament from the Giving Tree, purchase and wrap the gift, and
deliver it to the Chapel. The gifts are then delivered via the part-
nering social service agencies
.
Again
,
we hope you will be able to join us Sunday evening for
_
this special event.
KAT
The Circle office will be
closed from Dec.
15, 2003
until Jan.
15, 2004.
The next edition of The Circle
will be in print Jan.
22, 2004.
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THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2003
or
lhe.
\ b?rds
Post-graduate abroad
programs enrich lives
By
STACEY L
~
Copy
Editor
Hello, fellow after-graduation soul
searchers! Fresh out of ideas
and
worn-out
by job hunting? Never fear -
working
abroad is here.
Working abroad might just be the answer
to every traveler's dreams and to the stu-
dent who
!'!flgS
foqn~~IH his or her life
than the average
Jae.
To
get paid to live in
a foreign country,
and
eat,
sleep, and
breathe that culture for a maximum of six
months presents endless opportunities.
It could be you that knows that some
-
where across the world your friends
are
staring at their computers, dallying with
numbers in frustration, caught in the snare
of their blossoming careers, while here you
are in England, Australia, New Z.ealand,
Ireland, or even
in
the Northernmost
part
of Canada, having the time of your life.
Did you ever stop to
think
that you could
find yourself living
in
such a manner?
In this case, a small fee can go a long way
in helping you reach your goals of ventur-
ing overseas.
If
you've ever dreamed of a
new reality
,
there
are feasible options for
the newly graduated college student on a
budget wishing to travel abroad
Through the British Univc!rsities North
America Club
program,
both
British and
American students have the opportunity to
work abroad for up to six months in a ~
gram
of cultural interchange.
Established
in
1962, BUNAC maintains experience in
the field of job placement for students who
aren't looking to
many
into a career just
yet. Through
the
students'
personal moti-
vation
and
guidance of BUNAC coun-
selors, they
are given VISAS and interview
opportunities
.
Although these positions
are not always dedicated to what degrees
,
&W~
bav~
grad~
with.
it
stU\
gives
them
the
chance to become
acquaintl!d
with another culture, English speaking or
not, and gives them a potential job candi-
dacy
edge after they
return
to the United
States.
Chet
Koulik,
associate director of career
services, acknowledges the strong advan-
.
tages that students in work-abroad
~
grams have over others.
'1t shows
the
employer that the student
has ambitions, interests and goals that were
not the typical things that most college stu-
dents
do ...
it's not
the
norm to have stud-
ied abroad or have worked abroad"
At the beginning of the
program, students
have to pay fees that range in price from
$275-$500 depending on the country in
which
they
wish to live. These fees cover
the cost of obtaining the VISA, internation-
al travel insurance, a lonely planet guide
-
book,
a phone
card,
and
in
some cases a
one to two nights stay in
SEE ABROAD, PAGE 4
maristcircle.com
College Life
Features Editor
Sara Stevens
PAGE3
Final exam frenzy takes over
Finals
are to midterms the same way a
5K
run
is to walking down the block.
We complain about midtenns for a few reasons.
For one thing, by the time midterms roll around,
we've already forgotten how hard finals were in
comparison. Midtenns seem like the end of life,
whereas finals
are "so far away.
"
Also when the
subjects of parking, cafeteria food, and the stupid - - - -
timer oh the
''walk"
light gets boring, it's something else to com-
plain about.
There's no doubt you'll need a "break'' from all the stress, and
that break will most likely end in you stumbling out of a cab at
three
in the morning. As
if
you needed another reason to party.
But finals are what really get you. Especially those nasty
"cumulative" finals and those ten-page papers that seemed very
.
minor and far off at the beginning of the semester. And whereas
you bad plenty of
"break''
time in the middle of the semester,
time
off becomes few and far between
.
Finals time is also a time to reflect on your semester of school-
won:. This could be good or bad. You could look back on the
semester and be proud of the work you did, and confident about
your upcoming tests and papers. You could stand on that middle
ground and figure you 're going to do
"
okay
"
on your finals.
Or
you could curse
all
those "Sex
and
the City" marathons, late
nights out, and missed classes, and realize that you haven't done
any work all semester
.
And your first final
i
s in 36 hours.
Recently I find myself blaming many personal shortcomings
on finals. The other day, when I was at work, I shorted a cus-
tomer a couple of dollars. I apologized and mumbled something
about my upcoming ethics final test. When arguing on the phone
with my mother the other day, I blamed my constant forgetting
on the fact that I had
three
papers due that I was busy writing.
Of
course, I hadn't started any of them yet. Blaming your own per-
sonal issues on tests and papers is a
pretty
good idea. Except it's
an excuse that only lasts for one week. That's really not
practi-
cal
.
At
all.
Also, the way you study for or work on finals is either a step in
the right direction, or digging your own grave. Going to the
library at
7
p.m. on a Sunday night is an academic death wish.
You will "coincidentally" see everyone that you have ever known
at college there, and spend the whole time talking about the
weekend. Also,
if
you are planning on seriously working on
finals, sign off of AOL Instant Messenger. You will only keep
changing your away message to update everyone on your
progress
.
And the truth is, no one really cares. No one's life is
really going to be changed because you've written
three
pages so
far instead of two.
Another funny thing about finals is that people are in constant
competition over who has the worst series of finals.
If
I see one
more away message that lists all the things that people have due,
I'm going to delete AIM from my computer.
Or
when I see
someone and say, "What's up,"
I
was not asking for your finals
schedule. I was just being polite.
This
is not a competition for
who has the most finals. Having more finals does not make you
cooler, better, or more interesting.
It means you have more finals.
Period
.
Remember that saying: "He who dies with the most toys ... still
dies."
Well, "He who has the most finals ... still has to take them."
MCTV makes history with live broadcast
By
LOUIS ORTIZ 111
Staff Writer
Marist
College
Tulevision
made
hist.or3i
oro"acitiisting uve
:troiri
the
James
t
McCann Recreational Center to capture
all
the action of the National Invitation
Tournament basketball game
in
which
Marist was
narrowly defeated
by
Hofstra
University on Nov.
18.
The ability
to
broadcast.,
however,
did not
come
overnight
For
the
past
four
years,
much
of
the same equipment
has been used
by Merv. A plan was created listing the
improvements needed in ortler to air the
Ntr
game live.
After
going
through
~
rebuilding
stages, a proposal
by TravisTellitocci,
pre.s-
ident of Merv; was
approved
by
the
Student Government
Association
to
raise
the organization's budget from $200
to
$25,000
.
These
funds allowed MCfV to purchase
brand
new-
cameras and editing equipment.
ACCOl'ding
to
the chief engineer of the
organization, Bric Kimmel, this event was
a
true
breakthrough for MCIV Sports
.
"With the excepti6n of the Red
I
White
scrimmage,
this
was
the
first
time in
over a
decade that
Merv
had a
live
pre-game
show encompassing
packages and com-
mercials
that
gave#ttiaudientewi~pth
looR
at
tlie
Mafil1/
J
<&filel!&' bM~tball
team," said Kimmel. "It was
truly
an over-
whelming feeling. We needed all the
help
we could get and, for that reason, the serv~
ices of the Media Center were
greatly
appreciated"
Tellitocci, announcer fot the big game.
said the outcome of
the
club's
three month
preparation was a success.
"This
game
was
ended on
the calendar
back in
July
and
ever since then we
have
been wodcing hard
to
make the
pregame
show and broadcasting the
game
live are.at ..
ityt
said Tullitocci.
Tellitocci attributed the success
to
the
efforts of the
crew.
"Twenty communications
·
students at
Marist College got an experience that
3,980 others
missed out on and those stu-
dents took an enormous step towards
solidifying
their
careers in television,•·
said
-
Tellitocci.
The McCann Center was
filled
to
its
capacity
of
2,950
cluJ.ing
the NIT
game
~
"Merv
has
come a long
~Yin
the
four
years
that l have been
here:'
said Tellitocci.
"1
am
honored to be a
part
of
Merv
roov-
ipgin
the
next direction avd glad the school
noh
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to
pµt
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m,
my
!'W'"W-i'tµwpn
.
.
get so many things done during
my
final
year
before graduating from
Marist."
MCIV
members
and
participants also
reflected
on
the
successful
tum
out
''Besides
Mari.st
not
winning
the
g ~
the
night went
:surprisingly
well.''
said
Mike
Benichek.
who
did
color
commen-
tary
for
the
game.
Junior
Craig O'Brien will
be
the
MCTV
sportS
director
next
year
.
and he
looks
for-
waro.
to
accomplis_!iing
many things,
such
as
anotberlive
pregame basketball show,
bl
the future.
f'The
NIT game was a huge
accomp&h-
rnent
for
MCIV
and
it
said something
about the people
we
have
il1
this organiza..
tion." O'Brien said.
"'N'extyear,
inrega
to
a livepregarne s~, we have
to
patient-:-
ly
wait
for the
right situation. The
cre,w
i
a
_
ltey
component
to
the
success
for
sucb-$1l
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will
have
to
see
how
~gs develop."
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Each of the programs also
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students
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port themselves for at least the
first month, since the first
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pay-
check doesn't usually arrive until
two weeks later.
Previous Work Australia partic-
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students
felt was more than a
enough to use for traveling in
their respective country.
The program is positive about
its
job
placement
rates.
According to BUNAC
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about 48 percent of students were
able to find a job within the first
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Duleep Deosthale, assistant
dean of international programs,
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Although she did not pay
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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2003 •
PAGE 5
From
Page One
Online add-drop simplifies registration
To avoid any concerns, the reg-
istrar's hours were extended so
that students who encountered
problems could contact them.
The only reported glitch that
the system stumbled upon
occurred on Thursday morning
between 8 and 10 a.m. Although
the system operated slower than
normal, it never went down.
Martha Mcconaghy, manager
of systems network and opera-
tion at Marist said this was due to
great volume.
"That was the one day freshmen
were allowed to add/drop and
about three hundred of them tried
"[The old system] was a pain
because you had to wait In
line and then if you had to
change something you had
to wait in line again," she
said. " At least with this, you
can go online at anytime."
-
Stephanie Cavagnaro,
Junior
to get on about eight o'clock.
That basically overloaded the
server," she said.
According to McConaghy, it two problems, everything went
was the first time that such a
smoothly," she said.
large number of students had
Both
lvankovic
and
Ritschdorff
tried signing onto the system all met- with the IT
Department
to
at once,
discuss
'
what had happened to
"Firstly, the webserver started avoid future problems.
having problems because of the
For the most part, though, the
load. Then when that was
Registrar's
office was quiet.
resolved, then they started expe-
"You guys point and click and
riencing problems with the back know what
.
you're doing,"
end."
Ivankovic said.
However, McConaghy main-
She was thrilled about the sim-
tained, as with any
newborn
sys-
plicity of the system and of the
tern, there were bound to be overall feedback that she heard
kinks that needed to be worked from the students.
out.
"It's something that's expecteq
"Once they strained out these that we should have had earlier,"
she said.
"We're
happy that it's
so well received
by
the students."
Stephanie Cavagnaro, junior,
was extremely pleased with the
improved convenience of the
add/drop process in compared to
when add/drop was not online.
"I thought it was amazing. I
woke up out of my bed at
7:55
a
.
m. and logged on so I was all
ready for 8 a.m. I logged on and
three minutes later I was done. It
was so convenient," she said.
Cavagnaro prefers the newer
system to the old.
"[It] was a pain because you
had to wait in line and then if you
had to change something you had
to wait in line again," she said. "
At least with this, you can go
online at anytime."
Even frosh students, which will
benefit the most from the newly
implemented add/drop system,
were astonished at its rapidity.
Frosh Matt Velez was surprised
of the
result.
"It seemed like it could have
been wrong [but] ~t went by so
easy," he said.
Students given chance for anonymous evaluation
When this
·
happens, students
don't understand that the secre-
taries must go over these forms
in pencil in order for the results
to be used," Stokes said. "In
other cases, students will bubble
in the same answer for every
question, which shows that they
aren't putting in the time they
should."
Roger Norton, dean of the
School of Computer Science and
Mathematics, acknowledges the
value of the
student
evaluation
forms as part of the evaluation
process.
"They [the forms] help give us
information about a particular
course or instructor, but
.
they can-
not be the only fonn of input.
Peer evaluations and visiting lec-
tures are also needed for full
evaluations," Norton said.
When the majority of students
'They are very important,
especially when an Instruc-
tor is going up for tenure or
a promotion because the
deans look them over
carefully.'
- Maurice Bibeau
Spanish professor
in a course provide overwhelm-
ingly negative feedback, Norton
has to decide what action to take
with the professor.
"It really depends on the facul-
ty member. [If] it has happened
before [then] I call the instructor
into my office and discuss what
went wrong. Then, either I will
evaluate the instructor during a
typical class, or one of the
department chairs will do so," he
said. "However, it is not always
the fault of the faculty member.
There's a lot to take into consid-
eration."
Maurice Bibeau, a Spanish pro-
fessor who has taught at Marist
for 40 years, agrees that while
the student evaluation forms can
·
be a good source of student feed-
back, they also play a role in ~ro-
motions
.
''They are very important, espe-
cially when an instructor is going
up for tenure or a promotion
because
the deans look them
over carefully,"
Bibeau
said. "I
find that
handing
them out at the
beginning of class is better
because students tend to rush if
you wait until the end of class to
fi:U.
them out. Often times the
comments they write on the back
are more important than the
Scantron section, in terms of
feedback."
Comedy, melody combine forces at Lupus research fundraiser
.
and the Sirens, the male and CDs after the show, promising to
The event began last year when
female a cappella groups.
donate half of those proceeds to Balestrino decided he wanted to
Time Check's Mike Abitabilo the effort.
do
something
more than "the
explained the groups purpose for
While the comedians played usual pizza / ice cream parties"
donating free performances to some of their familiar games,
with his Lower West Cedar pres-
the event.
both
singing
groups introduced idency. His choice of Lupus was
it as far as I could go with it to
get everyone involved while I
was still here."
According to Balestrino, the
second installment of "A Night
of Music and Comedy" raised
even more money than last year's
version -
about $1000 in only
one night.
'I
Just decided to take it as
far as I could go with I~ to
get everyone Involved whlle
I
was stlll here.'
If
you want to make further
donations for researt:h, or would
like
to
hold a fund.raiser in your
own residence area, you can
email
Nick
Balestrino
at
Nicholas.P.Balestrino@marist.
edu
-
Nick Balestrtno
Senior
"For us it's great because it's new songs.
Tune
Check debuted easy
1
as his older sister has been
for a good cause. We get some "You've Lost That Lovin'
living with it since the age of 16.
great exposure, and we have a lot Feeling" and the Sirens added an
"So few people know about
it,"
of
fun.
µi
Jhtr
proc~~," i\,l;>jt,a.9Jlo
original arrangement of TaTu's
he explained. "I wanted
to
raise
said.
"All The
'th1ngt' Slie
Sail~'
lb
~neytfot
research as well as
In addition, Time Check sold their routine.
awareness
.
I just decided to take
"My goal when I started [last
year]
was to raise $10,000," ht
explained. "And between last
year and this Yt;ar, we've gotten
.
abollt
'61080-
·
I'd· like
to
get
the
rest."
For more performances, check
out the Sirens on Dec. 13 at the
Hyde Park Brewery and Time
Check on Dec
·
. 14 for Christmas
Songs at the Chapel.
Giggles & Bits
Crossword
ACROSS
1 Buenos
6 Priests' robes
10 Butts
14 Fred Astaire's
sister
15 Novel
development
16 Kind of
thermometer
17 Land, houses,
etc
.
19 Sup in style
20 Thanksgiving
Day
spectacle
21
"Rhoda"
production co
.
22 Transmit
23 Baseball theft
25 Map collection
26 Shut noisily
30 Pestilent fly
32 Long short story
35 Lon~s for
39 Peninsula of
Portugal
40 Wine and dine
41 One of each
hundred
43 Weapons store
44 More black
46 Small stream
·
47
Eats'VOraciously
50 Lord's house
53 Ballplayer Moises
54
Favorite
55
Lubricating
60 Young woman
61 Related to the
environment
63 Mr. Knievel
64 Minestrone or
borscht
65 Fliers in a skein
66 Repudiate
67 Makes a pick
68 Hayward or
Sarandon
DOWN
1
Seniors'
org
.
2
Inspiration
3 Hind part
4 Ms
.
Fitzgerald
5
Sowing
needs
6 Likely
7
Herd of Peru
8 Like
Perrier
and
Pepsi
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2003 Tribune
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Senti-, Inc.
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9 Hold back
1 O Star of "The
Pawnbroker"
11 Disney's Little
Mermaid
12 Food from
heaven
13 Winter coasters
18 Ready to go
24 Greek letter
25 Pompous fools
26 Cut short
Solutlons
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7 3 A 3
7
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27 Ear part
28 State as fact
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29 With compassion
t-t---t-"'T'c-
31 Hawaii, before
'59
33 Claims against
property
34 Long
and
limp
36
Rajah's mate
37 Israel
'
s airline
38 Put on the
market
42 Van Damme
movie
43 Prince Valiant's
son
45 Dine al fresco?
47 Carried on
48 Martini garnish
49 "Two Women"
Oscar winner
51
Tic-tac-toe
win
52 Tennis player
Bobby
54
Cancun cash
56
ln
_
of
57
Tops a cupcake
58
Shuttle grp
.
59
Narrow valley
62
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·
Mystic Stars: Weekly horoscope Dec. 15-21
By
LASHA SENIUK
Knight Ridder/ Tribune
News
Service
Aries (March 21-April 20): Early
this
week,
romantic partners demand a -detailed course
of action. Home decisions or recent family
plans may
require
revision. Expect loved ones
to
ask
for reliable facts and promises. Some
Aries natives may also experience a sharp
increase in business negotiations. Job
improvement and rekindled relations with
colleagues
will
be a continuing theme over
the next four weeks. Show enthusiasm for
·
short-term projects. Authority figures may
request volunteers.
Taurus (April 21-May 20): Monday
through Thursday, a friend or co-worker
offers a rare social criticism or expresses
romantic doubt. Group relations may be tem-
porarily
strained.
Refuse to be drawn into
emotional triangles. Wednescll:!,y through
Saturday, educational projects and short-term
assignments may create unusual financial or
social delays. Ask colleagues and officials for
special
permissions or extra time. After
Saturday, rest and regain perspective.
Physical energy may
be
low.
Gemini (May
21-June
21): Before mid-
week, a close relative or friend may ask for
help with a delicate family triangle.
Areas
of
concern involve speaking on behalf of others
or explaining the conduct of a mutual friend.
Strained family relations may
be
bothersome.
Remain emotionally distant,
if
possible, and
wait for past disputes to be resolved.
Thursday through Sunday accents private
romantic discussions. A complex relationship
will
evolve.
Expect dramatic social decisions
and newfound trust.
Cancer (June
22
-July
22):
Trusted friends
or lovers may offer unreliable
explanations
of
their
recent
comments or social activities.
Wait, however, for further informatiQn to
arrive
.
Over the next few weeks, the long-
term
intentions
of
friends and lovers will
be
revealed. Pay
special attention
to new travel
plans, distant educational programs or reloca
-
tion.
Later
this
week, financial delays and
legal
stalemates
will
be
briefly
lifted.
Watch
for new income sources or revised short-term
contracts.
Leo (July 23-Aug.
22):
Recent financial or
business restrictions will be revised. Late
Monday
marks
the start of intensive career
evaluation and work negotiations. Over the
next five weeks, study all documents closely
for misinformation or wrongly defined terms.
Contacts are extremely important and may
be
unnecessarily canceled or postponed.
Thursday through Sunday also highlight fam-
ily discussions and new social rules in the
home. Remain alert. Group schedules will
prove vital.
Virgo (Aug.
23-Sept.
22): Social decisions
demand special consideration over the next
four days. Pay attention to the needs of shy or
withdrawn friends. Loved ones may expect
leadership and carefully planned group
events. Go slow. Delicate sensitivities are
involved. Thursday through Sunday, news
from the past arrives. Distant friends or isolat-
·
ed relatives may plan extended travel, home
revisions or complicated job changes. Take
time to explore all options
.
Your
encourage-
ment is needed.
Libra (Sept. 23-0ct.
23):
Long-term rela-
tionships may
require
a detailed clarification
of home duties, daily habits and social prom-
ises. Let loved ones set the tone. At present,
your
energies
are best used for financial plan-
ning or completing outstanding business
assignments. After Tuesday, distant relatives
demand concrete social or family decisions.
Over the next
few
weeks, planned
even~
may
change several times. Remain loyal to the
group
and expect unpredictable responses
.
Scorpio
(Oct
24-Nov. 22):
Business discus
-
'
sions with l~ved ones
will
inspire highly cre-
ative ideas or rare
qu-eer
revelations.
Someone close may
be
hoping for a new
workplace or financial role. Listen
carefully
to all
suggestions.
New ambitions will initiate
lon
g-term
adjustments. After Thursday, a
long-term friend or romantic partner may ask
for
greater
freedom. Take none of it personal
-
ly. At present, loved ones may need
extra
time
to
complete
yesterday's
relationships
or obli-
gations.
Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21): Previously
despondent friends or relatives will provide
cheerful moments of distraction. Humor,
witty comments and rare social antics may all
be on the agenda early this week. After
Wednesday, however, pnvate family anxieties
may suddenly resurface. Enjoy group activi-
ties but maintain a safe distance. Friday
through Sunday, job assignments, income
sources and new business partnerships are
highlighted.
Take time to thoroughly
explore
all creative proposals.
Capricorn (Dec.
22-Jan.
20): Over the next
four days, social contacts may lead to valu-
able business information or unique job open-
ings. Offer a charming demeanor and meet as
many people as possible.
In
the coming
weeks, your newfound confidence will be
admired
by fellow workers anq potential
employers
.
Thursday through Sunday, avoid
serious discussions with older relatives or
authority
figures.
Expectations and criticism
will
be high. Remain cheerful and opt for
group social activities.
Aquarius (Jan.
21-Feb.
19): Travel plans
and unique cultural experiences provide fas-
cinating entertainment in the corning weeks.
Monday through Wednesday, loved ones may
introduce plans for
creative
leisure activities.
Practical or financial choices
will
prove
rewarding, so not to worry. Expect new ven-
tures or social proposals to be easily finalized.
Later
this
week, someone close may reveal a
series of business mistakes. Miscalculation
and legal
standards
are accented. Stay alert
.
Pisces (Feb. 20-March
20):
Employment
regulations may
be
the topic of intense dis-
cussion. ":'atch for work partners and author-
ity figures to provide greater business
free
-
dom or added financial benefits. Short-term
gains
are
highlighted. Remain
cautious
but
respond
quickly to new instructions.
After
Friday, romantic promises may need to be
clarified. Loved ones
expect
verified plans
and predictable social habits. Fmd
creative
ways to increase hannony and trust.



















































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THURSDAY, DECEMBER :1.1, 2003
Circle Mailbox
Joyce reminds Marlst
of wartime realities
I just wanted to formally thank
Andy Joyce for his article in the
Dec. 4, 2003 issue of The Circle.
I found myself incredibly moved
by the power and truth of his lan-
guage. My boyfriend and several
very close friends are
currently
serving
our country in Iraq, so
the article hit very close to home.
It's so easy to just change the
channel
or turn off the
reality
of
the situation, but I think Joyce's
article serves as an important
reminder for many people. This
is a daily reality and cannot be
turned off. I
just
wanted to take
a minute and thank him and all
those who serve and protect.
- Ellen Lynch
Senior
Fallures
of
core program
In response to the articles The
Circle has been running about
the Marist core studies program,
I would like to point out what I
perceive to be the failings in the
core and propose a better manner
in which to accomplish the goals
of the core.
As a senior in the natural iffid
physical sciences, I have taken
many core classes and under-
stand they are intended to be a
value-centered curriculum which
allows the
student
to examine
their own values,
synthesize
ideas from different disciplines,
ensure familiarity with the differ-
ent liberal arts and
scientific
dis-
ciplines,.
and
develop writing
skills.
·
The core fails to accomplish
these goals for several reasons.
First,
students
must take a large
number of core
courses.
Since
the
core studies
is
separate
from
the chosen major, students do not
wish to challenge themselves
and end up taking courses that
are not stimulating and not diffi-
cult. The
student's
choice can be
seen in the large number of sec-
tions of classes such as America
since
1945 and introduction to
environmental issues, which are
reported to be
very
easy by most
students. These courses are not
challenging because the depart-
ments cannot staff these classes
with full time professors. The
courses are taught by adjuncts
with a very small salary. The
adjuncts do not have a strong
mandate to accomplish the core
and are not accountable.
In
addi-
tion, the course material draws
heavily
upon material the student
has already
learned
in high
scbool ..
The Gore sttwies classes
are considered the easy classes
that are not important and do not
need to be taken seriously. There
is a good reason for thinking this
when a course is reported to be
easier then a high school course.
A
.
second problem exists in
forcing students to take a set of
foundation courses. The mandate
to take specific courses is pater-
nalistic and severely restricts the
student's ability to design a cur-
riculum in keeping with their
career goals. Students that are
motivated will achieve the above
goals by taking courses that they
have a strong desire to take.
Those that do not have the desire
will not achieve the above goals,
even if forced to take a series of
foundation courses. So there is
.
no reason to force students to
take
specific
courses.
The core goals are important
and should be accomplished. The
current design, for the above rea-
sons, is not
suffic
ient.
Another
way that the core goals could be
accomplished in an effective
non-paternalistic manner would
be to require the students to take
credits in certain areas but not
restrict them to foundation
courses. Force students to chal-
lenge themselves by requiring
that part of the core is only three
hundred level classes and above.
Finally, eliminate the 20 section
classes staffed by adjuncts or at
least make the adjuncts account-
able for the goals of the core.
For Marist College to have a
viable core studies program, it
must be changed.
If
it is not, then
students will continue to take
courses that repeat material they
THE CIRCLE
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have already learned in the exact
way they have had it before and
the core goals will remain an
unmet ideal.
.,
Respectfully,
.
-
Glen Allen
Ferguson
Senior
Polltlcally Incorrect
door decorations
Gags, jokes and other hilarious
pictures are great to put on your
dorm room door, right? Wrong.
Just because you find some-
thing amusing or something that
you know has no malicious
intent does not mean
Other
peo!;'
ple will. When you choose to
post, say or do something, you
must know your audience. What
is
funny
to one person may not
be funny to another. Sometimes
humor can
be
offensive and hurt-
ful even though it was never
meant
to be.
We
are writing this based on a
recent
finding that we had come
across when we decided to deco-
rate our room. We had signs that'
we found funny by ourselves and
our friends. But not everyone.
The whole situation gives you a
new look on free speech and
what it means in the world.
Times have changed and being
politically correct is an expecta-
tion and not a recommendation.
Sometimes
that interferes with
freedom of expression, but
sometimes it is better to keep the
community peaceful than get a
cheap laugh with bad humor.
-
Daniel
Mezzina
Jeff
Stevens
Students at Marist College
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PAGES
Setting the record straight
on MCCTA history, policies
By
GERARD
A.
COX
MCCTA Faculty Advisor
On Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003, the
Kennedy
Center
Honors,
presided over by the president
and first lady, saluted five living
artists for their contributions to
the cultural climate of the United
States. Among these five artists
was Carol Burnett, who made
her acting debut in 1959, playing
the princess in the original pro-
duction of Mary Rogers' "Once
Upon a Mattress."
Next year
·
Burnett will be
in
the cast of an
ABC
I
Disney film of the same
Broadway show. This time Carol
Burnett will play the evil queen.
That's change.
Few things are as certain and
challenging as change. To be
able to assess change, the history
of
experiences
cannot be
stock-
piled without awareness of the
eventual need to reflect or
remember. A strong desire to be
able
to
recall accurately is need-
ed if present perceptions are to
be well informed. Attention to
how information is stored is
worth considering periodically.
Changes in
student
theatre
activities did occur this year.
Let's
~et the
rec-orll strllight.
The
current director of the music
department
is
not the first chair /
director to serve as musical
director for a fall musical. A
mover and shaker in his own
fashion,
Art Himmelberger was
not the first director of the music
program to have a positive
impact on the fall musical.
During the 1980s, Director Mark
Lawlor was a dynamic force in a
merger
of students in the music
program with those in MCCTA.
Musicals only became a regular
part of MCCTA's theatre season
during his tenure.
The selection of directors for
any
MCCTA
production,
whether musical or non-musical,
has been a decision of the
Executive Board since 1976
when three different student the-
atre clubs united as one. That
was when the Marist College
Council
on
Thea':fe
Arts
·
brought
together under one banner:
Let's
set the
record
straight. The current direc-
tor of the music depart-
ment Is not the first chair/
director to
serve
as
musical director for a fall
muslcal.
Theatre Guild, Experimental
Theatre and Children's Theatre.
The activities and hiring done by
MCCTA has been decided by the
"e-board" since 1976. Soliciting
applications from professionals
on and off campus has been the
routine practice. Candidates are
interviewed by the
e-601:i-d
before a selection is made. This
is not a recent
change.
The Executive Board has twelve
voting positions on it in addition
to the president.
According to the by-laws of the
group, students are elected or
appointed when necessary to
each voting position with the
exception of the faculty advisor.
The faculty advisor is the only
non-student voting on the e-
board.
Since the most recent change in
the academic leadership for the
music program,
MCCTA's
lead-
ers have had discussions about
the desirability of adding stu-
dents who play musical instru-
ments to those who lend their
voices to the fall musical. By
giving student musicians the
chance to play in the orchestra,
the need for professional musi-
cians could be reduced, saving
money while offering experien-
tial learning opportunities to
more students. This was the year
for change by bringing more stu-
dents and music program person-
nel into the musical's production
team.
It's hoped that these comments
clarify and put in proper perspec-
tive some of the observations
made in a recent newspaper arti-
cle on
~•once
Upon a Mattress"
and changes in MCCTA.
Theatre activities
are
open to
all undergraduates, regardless of
major fields of study. These
activities are intended to foster
changes within students who
_parti'1ipate in
sharing
literary
insights,
aesthetic
goals,
identifi-
cation of values shared or in con-
flict, and practical
information.
No one is surprised by the dis-
covery of a wide range of per-
sonal and group skills that com-
pliment the formal instruction
generated in the lecture hall, the
classroom and in the practicum.
And that's
change.
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THE CIRCLE
GAME OF THE WEEK
MEN'S BASKETBALL
MARIST VS. NORTHEASTERN
Boston, Ma.
Dec. 14
@
7:30
p.m.
Sports Editor
Paul Seach
THURSDAY, DECEMBER
U, 2003
marlstclrcle.com
PAGE7
BCS computers create doomsday scenario for teams
By
KEITH WHITMIRE
The Dallas Morning
News
It
has taken six years
and two
major controversies for
the Bowl
Championship
Series
to
realize
something so logical: A
team that
didn't win its conference should-
n't play for the national title.
Remove Oklahoma from
the
Nokia Sugar Bowl equation and
there is no controversy. Southern
Cal, number
1
in
both
major
polls, would be playing LSU for
the national title.
Oklahoma is
probably
better
than the Tigers and the Trojans,
but Oklahoma isn't a conference
champion. USC and LSU are.
It's an easy fix for the
BCS
to
ban non-champions from its title
game. The BCS leaders will do
anything to quiet the clamor for a
playoff.
The problem is,
the BCS
was-
n't listening to the clamor two
years ago. Nebraska, a team that
didn't even win its division,
much less its conference,
was
chosen by
the BCS
formula to
face
Miami in the
national cham-
pionship
game.
BCS
coordinator
Mike
Tranghese, ·who is also the Big
East commissioner, said there
was lots of talk about limiting the
title game to conference champi-
ons. But it was just talk.
The warning signs were there,
but they went ignored.
.
"I think everyone was worried
that there might be an example
where someone who perhaps
didn't win a conference was a
clear-cut 1-2 choice," Tranghese
said. "Obviously that is not what
happened."
·
What happened is a team
that
lost its conference championship
game,
badly,
now has a chance to
win a national title.
Or
at least
half of one.
ABC isn't
paying
the
BCS
all
those millions to televise two
half-championship
games. The
BCS will
get this loophole fixed.
Banning
non-champions from
the title game could
create
anoth-
er kind of controversy. Although
Oklahoma
isn't a conference
champion, the
Sooners
did finish
number
1
in the
BCS
rankings.
If
the Sooners were kept out of the
Sugar Bowl, the howls coming
out of Norman would be heard
all the way to New Orleans.
But
those complaints would be
hard to
justify
if the emphasis
were put back on winning con-
ference championships first, th~n
national championships.
"What we're working toward is
a
playoff,
because there are a few
good teams capable and deserv-
ing of playing for the national
title," Texas coach Mack Brown
said.
11
And we all want to win our
conference championship, but
two of the past three years, that's
been unimportant in playing for
the national title."
Brown isn't just spouting sour
grapes because his team got
bumped
from a BCS bow
1.
"It's
unfortunate
somebody can't
play [for the
national
title]
because we don't have a playoff,"
said LSU coach Nick Saban,
whose team is playing for the
national title.
USC coach Pete Carroll also
said a playoff is the only way to
satisfy everyone.
The BCS simply has to satisfy
the bowls and ABC, so look for
lOMFOX/ KRT
Despite not winning their conference championship, Oklahoma still
finds itself in a BCS championship game.
yet another tweaking of the for-
mula.
Of course, an accommodation
league.
"We'll do a lot of research and
a lot of work,
11
Tranghese said.
would have to be made for Notre
Dame, which isn't in a confer-
"If
a change is needed, then
ence
.
Or maybe this will be the hopefully we will do the right
final nudge for the Irish to join a
thing."
SPORTS LETTERS
Magarity wins with integrity, confidence
A letter to the students of Marlst College
I want to thank the entire Marist student body for the tremen-
dous turnout and support for our home games during the early
part of the
2003-04
season. Starting with the Pre-Season NIT
game with Hofstra, the energy and enthusiasm has been great.
The fact that we have struggled with consistency and execution
with so
_
many first year players just showed us what great fans
our students really are, and the atmosphere at the Siena game last
week ju~t reinforced all'()~
too~
tl}i~8,S
:
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.
From the beginning of the Pre-season, there are so many ind1-
·
'"
viduals and organizations that have done an outstanding job gen-
erating the interest and excitement to promote the basketball sea-
son: the great pullout section of The Circle put together by The
Circle staff
;
the incredible coverage by MCTV, starting with the
commercial spots, the pregame coverage of the preseason
NIT,
and all the terrific interviews by Travis Tellitocci, Mike
Benischek, Scott Montesano, and the entire crew with MCTV.
The Student Booster Club, with Bobbi Sue Gibbons, Linda
Crane, and everyone else that assisted with generating so much
support, along with the college band, and Art Himmelberger, the
band director, the cheerleaders, the dance team, and anyone else
I failed to acknowledge that has helped with drumming up so
much enthusiasm.
I promise you the team will improve, and I hope you will be
patient with us while we work through our early season prob-
lems.
It
was a little different for my assistant coaches, and myself
when we were watching five first year players on the floor
together during a critical stretch of the second
half
of the Siena
game. For some of the older upperclassmen and women, you
know that five All-League players have graduated the past two
years, and we are going to have to develop this young group
.
Again, thanks for your tremendous support.
-
Dave Magarity
Head Men's Basketball Coach
By
MIKE BENISCHEK
Staff Writer
It
seems nobody
cares
about
integrity
anymore.
After all, how
many
victories is
integrity worth, anyway?
At what point does the black and
wbi.te WJ>dd of wins and losses,
which can grant contract exten-
sions or end careers, become gray?
The Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference mission statement
is
printed prominently on the second
page of every
2003-04
MAAC bas-
ketball
media
guide
which
describes the conference as
"10
institutions strongly bound by the
sound principles of quality and
integrity in academic and excel-
lence in athletics," yet one of the
.
men whom best embodies those
ideals seemingly cannot escape
criticism.
Marist men's basketball coach
Dave Magarity quickly found
him-
self the subject of rumors and
whispers just two weeks into the
season.
His
Red Foxes found themselves
winless in four attempts, and had
lost
three
of those four games by
five points or less.
Suddenly it seemed everyone
who owned a Red Fox "sixth man"
tee
shirt had the same negative
opinion of Dave Magarity
-
that
he couldn't
win
a close game.
Fans
cited Marist's game one fail-
ure to defeat Hofstra in
the
closing
moments in
the
Pre-~n
NIT
as
proof, and they reminded everyone
of Marist's final game heartbreak
against Siena in the MAAC
Tournament last season.
With the Foxes
0-4
heading into
Though it may have
-
seemed
like
its
Dec.
4
match-up with Siena, it suicide, Dave Magarity was a
man
almost felt like the Red Foxes of
his
word.
Parks
cut class
-
and
A
growing mob of angry Mari.st
students recalled the Foxes' col-
~
in the
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"sixth men" would show up to
the
game armed with torches and
pitchforks.
The mob's anger would only
increase before the contest began
when it was learned Magarity sus-
pendetl> t.phfflemenal freshmaa
Kerry
'Patks
for the game, citing
a
ago at the hands of Dwayne
•
violation of
team
rules.
Archbold and t h e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
With every stu-
Siena
Saints.
Each and every
With the Foxes 0-4 head-
loss in the last
Ing into its Dec. 4 match-
three
seasons was
up with Siena,
it
almost
suddenly fodder
felt like the Red Foxes
for the micro-
scope.
dent on campus
questioning
his
every
coaching
move and seem-
ingly
concrete
rumors circulating
"sixth men" would
show
that he would need
The
oldest stu-
dents on campus,
the seniors, have
watched
three
full
up to the game armed
to beat Siena in
with torches and pitch-
?
rd
er to keep his
Job,
Dave
forks.
Magarity simply
seasons of Marist
basketball.
A handful of the younger Marist
students, the few who still cannot
legally purchase cigarettes
,
were
not born yet when Magarity
accepted the Red Fox head coach-
ing position eighteen years ago.
This is the group who seemed
determined to run their coach out
of town. Rumors of Magarity's
possible termination spread like
wildfire across the Poughkeepsie
campus.
acted in the
man-
ner he always has and always
will
-
with integrity.
The Siena Saints entered the
game
averaging
18.5
more
rebounds than their opponent each
game. At 67" and 225 pounds,
Parks was to have an important role
in keeping Siena off the glass
.
Without him, the Foxes were
reduced
to
just
three
players,
Will
McClurkin
,
Chris Handy
,
and
Dennis Young
,
to play both posi-
tions up front
while it may seem
like
a minor
infraction,
if
an infraction at all, it
is a rule
all Red
Foxes
are
required
to follow.
The Foxes needed
Parks'
rebound-
ing and needed his scoring in the
paint
·tt11d
it ""~
~dtht
"Dave
Magarity needed to beat Sietia in
order to
diffuse
early season
pres-
sure, but he was not about to sell
out his own rules and ethics just for
a
win.
Even
if
the win was going to be
over Siena.
To Magl,lrity
,
integrity is more
important.
In a conference that has recently
been rocked by
scandal
at Fairfield
University
,
and has often been sim-
ply a stepping-stone for coaches to
find better jobs
,
Magarity has
become
an
icon
at
Marist College,
standing for stability and fair play.
On
Dec.
4,
the Red Foxes defeat-
ed the Siena Saints
67-65.
With the
James J
.
McCann Center packed
full of red "sixth man" shirts,
Magarity coached
his
team to
'
a
victory in a close game against a
good
team
.
Wearing a li
g
ht blue tee shirt and
black dress pants
Parks
sat on the
sideline
s
and w
atc
hed
his
fellow
Foxes win while he
·
was learning
his lesson.
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12
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PAGES
Simon
and Garfunkel reunite after 20 years
Duo celebrates
50-year
friendship~
leaving audience feeling groovy '
By
AUDRA TRACY
Staff Writer
NEW YORK (Dec. 4) -
Simon and Garfunkel
have reacheq. a milestone
.
Celebrating fifty years of friendship, folk heroes
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel reunited for a win-
ter tour, playing three sold-out dates at Madison
Square Garden. On Dec. 4, for the closing gig of
the week, my friend Nick and I tagged along with
my parents for a stroll down memory lane.
Though the night began with a pensive
"Bookends,"
the Garden lightened up when special
guests The Everly Brothers took center stage to
perform
'-'
Wake Up, Lil' Susie," "All I Have to Do
is
Dream," and
"Bye,
Bye, Love."
Over the course of the two-hour set, Simon and
Garfunkel covered their catalog of fan favorites,
including "Homeward Bound," "Hazy Shade of
Winter," "Slip Slidin' Away" and "Mrs. Robinson
.
"
However, our old friends were not unaccompanied
on stage; in fact, they introduced us to seven brand
new friends. Young (at heart), the pair shared the
spotlight with two guitarists, two percussionists,
two keyboardists and a bass player.
Not only did we enjoy some classic folk music
that night, but Nick and I learned a thing or two
about 1960s culture from the experts: my parents
and their friends.
After hearing deep brooding songs like
"Scarborough Fair," "Sounds of Silence," and
"Bridge Over Troubled Water," we learned that you
do not dance to Simon and Garfunkel songs; you
sway
.
Apparently, it's all in the shoulders.
Inducing jubilation all over the room, "Cecilia"
jump-started the four song encore. Their closing
line-up featured "The Boxer" and appropriately,
"The 59th Street Bridge Song" that left the Garden
feeling pretty groovy.
With
a smile on his face, one of my parents'
friends turned to me during the encore
/
and said,
"See, you don't need tattoos to rock!" Sure, I
already knew this, but this show was as good a rein-
forcement as any.
Old friends
gracefully harmonize
classics, reminisce childhood
Caricature of singers Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon.
·
CHRIS
WARE/KRT
By
TIM BRUDEREK
Staff Writer
NEW
YORK
(Dec.
3)-
It has been 20 years since
Simon and Garfunkel's last tour, and it was well
worth the
wait.
It was my pleasure to be in the audience of their
sold-out show at
Madison Square Garden, amid an
appreciative crowd
in the duo's home city.
The concert kicked off with a video montage of
their
careers, shown
through clips of live perform-
ances,
videos of
them recording in the studio and
pictures that
spanned
from their childhood to the
present
,
set
to an
instrumental
version of
"America."
The
spotlight
then kicked on and illuminated the
weathered
faces of
the two aging folk icons, and
their breezy voices
immediately
began harmoniz-
ing "Old -Friends
,"
the theme of both the tour and
their tumultuous career.
They sailed on through on~ classic after the next,
including the gorgeous "America," the gloomy yet
hopeful "Hazy Shade of Winter," and the "I Am A
Rock," among many others.
Garfunkel's persona lit up as he talked about
"Kathy's Song," which he proclaimed to be the
most beautiful love song ever written. Simon's
painfully beautiful lyrics were a vehicle for
Garfunkel's soft voice which though aged is still
moving.
Halfway through the show, the pair spoke about
duos sang in unison.
They continued on with the existenti~
"Scarborough Fair," thefr voices pitch-perfect, into
the longing "Homeward Bound" and on to their
breakthrough hit, "Sound of Silence," which
sounds more meaningful now than ever. This song
granted the band with a standing ovation
.
This display of affection was followed with more
video footage of the group, ending with scenes
from the film "The Graduate," of which the band
their idols, The Everly Brothers,
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and surprised the audience by intro-
Simon's painfully beautiful
ducing the band to play a few of
lyrlcs were a vehicle for
their classics.
provided the soundtrack. They
sunk deep into
"Mrs.
Robinson,"
which had the audience on their
feet and had the
seven.:piece
backing band flying in and out of
clever solos. They then delved
into Simon's solo gem, "Slip
The 60-something crooners who
Garfunkel's soft voice
may have been influential to music
which though agel Is stlll
in ~e p_ast, seemed obs~lete, and
moving.
their voices were too withered. I
would have preferred to hear four
Simon songs instead, though "Bye Bye Love,"
which had always been a staple of Simon and
Garfunkel's live shows, sounded great as the two
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Sliding Away," about which he
admitted, "would have made a
good Simon and Garfunkel song."
The group beautifully resonated through their
timeless songbook, thtough all of their hits and
masterpieces. The set ended with the
showstopping
"Bridge
Over Troubled Water," the always-µispir-
ing tale of everlasting devotion, which received a
standing ovation and brought down the house.
Garfunkel's high notes were astounding, and you
could almost hear the sound of tears falling from
every eye.
The encores included the stimulating
"Cecilia,"
the
stunning
"The Boxer," and the spare, prophetic
"Leaves
That Are Green," which they had not
played since their show at Carnegie Hall in 1967.
The show finally ended with the spirited
"Feelin'
Groovy
,"
which left the crowd bouncing out of The
Garden with a collective SIIllle on its face.
Simon and Garfunkel showed that though age
might have hit them,
·
their unbeatable harmonies
and ability to touch audiences will never go away.
No two people in the world can sing like these two
gentlemen, and seeing them live, in New York City,
was proof.
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backing
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documented on the album as well as its
accompanying
film
documentary. The ses-
sions were a mess, and the turmoil of the band
became more prevalent than the music.
Eventually the songs were scrapped and the
tapes left in the hands of producer
Phil
Spector to sort out and turn into a record that
was an aural delight and would hold up to the
Beatles' standards.
"Let It Be" was released in 1970, after the
Beatles had unofficially broken up and
already parted ways. The band originally
intended the project to
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be
a stripped-down,
raw album with a live feel and without a lot of
production.
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-
urated the record, heavily overdubbing
strings,
orchestras,
and choirs.
Paul
McCartney was never happy with the results
and had wanted to "de-Spectorize" the album
for some time.
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2003,
he finally got his wish.
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given way to mixed reactions
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the quality of the remastered sound is magnif-
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leased version of "Don't Let Me Down,"
which originally appeared as the flipside to
the "Get Back"
single.
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is
a live
performance, with more improvisation and
attention to the penetrating howl of John
Lennon's powerfully raw
singing.
"I Me Mine" and "Across The
Universe"
are
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is
George at his best, the dark
lyrics and the tight harmonies in deep contrast
to the murkiness of the
string
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inally clouding the stark beauty of this song.
Though the other tracks feature nothing
added or taken away, the sonic improvements
are extraordinary and the sound quality is
undeniably much clearer than the original,
notably on the stunning vocal harmonies on
"1\vo Of Us." The songs sound more cohe-
sive,
and the
synchronicity
of the band shines
through.
"Let
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The Beatles' music as it was originally intend-
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will
appeal
to both new listeners to The
Beatles, who will hear exactly what makes
them the greatest band in the history of music,
and are presented with great
sounding
songs
that are still relevant today, and hardcore fans
will feel as though they are hearing these
songs for the first time. The new
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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2003 •
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NEW YORK (Nov. 29) -
The Beacon Theater was filled
with love as the members of ambient jam band moe. took
the stage.
"Everyone give their friends a hug," bassist Rob Derhak
encouraged, "and share this moment with moe."
Basking in black lights, moe. spent Thanksgiving week-
end at the Beacon, intricately weaving a silky web of jams
for their adoring 'moe.rons' two nights in a row. The
polyphonic parade, featuring Vinnie Amico (drums), Rob
Derhak (bass), Chuck Garvey (guitar), Jim Loughlin (per-
cussion), and Al Schnier (suitar), filled Saturday night's
first set with original tunes like "Yodelittle," "Nebraska,"
and "Spine of a Dog."
Enlisting a double dose of electric guitarists and percus-
- - - - - - - - sionists, moe. share their live
Their contrasting
dynamics and
trademark fusion
of kal
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ldo
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copl
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sound
s
kept the
.
energetic
audience on their
feet thr
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brllllant
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theater.
sounds in stereo. The tight blend
of voices provided by Derhak,
Garvey, and Schnier adds twang to
the quintet's velvet jams, while the
smooth transitions of percussion-
ists Amico and Loughlin knot each
song together with a colorfully
common thread.
Their contrasting dynamics and
trademark fusion of kaleidoscopic
sounds kept the energetic audience
on their feet through both brilliant
sets. Prismatic lights kept with the
spirit of the music, vividly painting
the walls and stage of the historic
Kicking the colors back in motion
,
moe. filled their sec-
ond set with the likes of "Bring it Back i-Iome" and "32
Things
.
"
Thirsty for more, insatiable moe.rons were
dowsed with the fluid tune "Water," followed by an
extended version of "Plane Crash" that lasted nearly
twenty minutes.
By the time the second set had come to a close, the room
was bustling with electricity in anticipation for the
encore. Eager to please, moe. blew the crowd away with
an explosive cover of Metallica's "Enter Sandman
.
"
And so, moe.'s holiday run came to a close, as the audi-
ence headed home with a ringing in their ears and a
band's love in their hearts.
If
you missed moe., they aren't far; on Dec. 30 they'll
play the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, and you cancel-
ebrate New Year's Eve with them at the Tweeter Center in
Camden,
N.J
.
By
COLLEEN McALLISTER
Circle Contributor
MANCHESTER, Conn. (Dec. 9) -
Excitement, spectacle, fantasy.
All are
words that describe the first two movies in
"The Lord of the
,
Rings" trilogy.
After seeing the final movie, "The Return
of the King," I have one more word to add:
epic. That's right. At an astounding three
hours and 20 minutes, "The Return of the
King" not only solidifies that this is the
greatest fantasy story ever written, but will
satisfy audiences with its combination of
action, adventure, friendship, love and
humor.
Let's recap the previous two movies. In
"The Fellowship of the Ring," a pact made
up of hobbits Frodo, Sam, Merry and
Pippin, humans Aragorn and Boromir, elf
Legolas, dwarf Gimli and powerful wizard
Gandalf set out for Mordor, the land of the
dark Lord Sauron.
There, Frodo must throw the One Ring that
will give Sauron the power to cover Middle
Earth in darkness into the fires of Mount
Doom, the only place where it can be
destroyed. The group loses Gandalf
in
the
mines of Moria and meets the most power-
ful elf, Lady Galadpal. In the end, Boromir
dies protecting Merry and Pippin from ores
sent by the treacherous wizard Saruman
(operating under Lord Sauron)
.
Meanwhile
Frodo and Sam set off for Mordor alone.
in "The Two Towers," Aragorn, Legolas
and Gimli set off to find Merry and Pippin,
who have been captured by ores, while
Frodo and Sam discover that they are being
followed by one of the Ring's previous own-
ers: the pitiful Gollum.
It turns out that Gandalf survived the pre-
vious ordeal and has now become the most
powerful of all wizards as a result. He
reveals himself to Aragorn and company
during their search and the group sets out to
warn King Theoden of Rohan that his city is
in danger of attack. This leads to the great
battle of Helm's Deep, where Rohan defeats
Saruman's army with the help of the elves.
I'm not going to ruin the story for any of
you who haven't read the books yet, but
"The Return of the King" begins with a
flashback to centuries before the story takes
place, when Gollum was a hobbit-like crea-
ture named Smeagol, and tells the story of
how he came into possession of the Ring.
Tolkien-ites may be a little disappointed to
discover the Sarum
·
an is not in this movie
after the hasty wrap up at Isengard
·
after
Helm's Deep. But do not despair.
It
is cer-
tainly made up for throughout the rest of the
movie, which is much easier to follow than
the previous two.
Where "The Matrix" sequels failed
because they took themselves too seriously,
the right amount of humor is added in "The
Return of the King." The tension is broken
during the battle with the continuation of
Legolas and Gimli's competition of who
slays the most enemies.
While "Fellowship" was mainly an adven-
ture story and "Towers" an action movie,
"King" is by far the most emotionally taxing
of the three.
The relationship between
Frodo and Sam is especially poignant. Sean
Astin gives
·
an incredible performance as
Sam, and I guarantee that most of you will
wipe your eyes at least twice during the
film.
Merry and Pippin are allowed to be more
than just comic relief in this film, and their
loyalty to one another and their fellowship
is sure to have you cheering out loud.
For those of you who have read the books,
I'll warn you that there are some differences
from the book, but
.
the script is just as close
to the book as "Fellowship's" was. Peter
Jackson must have gotten his urge to make
up scenes out of his system after "Towers."
Faramir's character is also redeemed from
the villain that he was unfairly made out to
be during the second movie
.
But there is a
special treat: many of the best lines from the
book are kept in, and to recognize them
makes the elperience all the more tremen-
dous. And unlike "Towers," "King" doesn't
even feel like its more than three hours long.
"The Return of the King" will probably be
remembered as the greatest epic film made
during our generation.
The film opens in theaters nationwide
Dec. 17.
Test your Tol
ki
en know
l
ed
g
e with
the
•
LOTR' quiz on P
age
1
0.
MCCTA Review
Cast shines in
'Chronicles'
By
LAURIE BENNER
C
ircle Contrib
u
t
or
Last weekend the Marist College Council on Theatre
Arts
presented their
third
production of the season, ''The Heidi
Chronicles." The play, written by Wendy Wasserstein, fell
under MCCTA's Experimental Theatre Guild in which they
generally perform fairly new plays or scripts that did not have
financial success.
MCCTA's production was produced by Julie Fiasconaro and
Matthew Roberts, and was directed by Junior Brian Apfel who
recently directed in the Festival of Student Written Plays and
senior Karla Gareaµ who directed last year
'
s ''The Vagina
Monologues."
PHOTOS BY JULIE FIASCONARO and
COLLEEN MCALLISTER/ MCCTA
"The Heidi Chronicles" follows an aspiring art historian from
her adolescence through her years at Vassar into her adulthood
between the 1960s to the 1980s.
Right: (From left to
right) Danielle Triplet as
"Betsy," Heather Liebel
as "Denise." Maggie
Campbell as "Lisa
,"
and
Lesley Henderson as
"Susan" in the MCCTA
performance of "The
Heidi Chronicles."
Above: (Left to right) Brian Sabella
as "Peter," Laura Fogerty as "Heidi,"
and Carmine Fischetti as
"
Scoop."
Left: (Left to right) Laura Fogerty as
"Heidi" and Brian Sabella as
"Peter.
"
Many students braved the snowy
weather last weekend to take in the
MCCTA Experimental Theatre Guild's
performance of "The Heidi
Chronicles" in the Nelly Goletti
Theater in the Student Center.
The show was produced on Broadway at the Plymouth
Theatre beginning
in
March of 1989 and included Sarah
Jessica Parker and later Cynthia Nixon who both played the
roles of Becky, Clara, and Denise.
Junior Laura Fogerty shined in her first leading role on the
Marist stage~ the nervous, witty, smart-aleck Heidi Holland.
She led the audience through the life of the character and all of
her relationships and aspirations
~
in a very heated time in the
United States. Throughout her life, Heidi participates in sever-
al political events, including protesting for women in 1974 out-
side of the Chicago
Art
Institution
;
and rallying for Eugene
McCarthy who ran for president
in
1968. Fogerty's perform-
ance was engaging, clever, and true to the script
Senior Carmine Fischetti, in his first role with MCCTA, did
an excellent job portraying the egotistical lawyer
,
Scoop, who
Heidi just couldn't seem to get over. Sophomore Brian Sabella
cracked up the audience as Heidi's clever and comical homo-
sexual best friend, Peter. Junior Lesley Henderson lit up the
stage with her fantastic portrayal of Heidi's best girlfriend,
Susan
.
The production ran from Thursday to Saturday
,
and many stu-
dents braved the snow on Saturday afternoon to see
the
show.
Senior
Ali
Aguiar came to see her friends perform and said
she liked the baby shower scene.
''I
think
it shows how the women of the time were sometimes
torn between having a career and motherhood;' said Aguiar.
Junior Christine Hackett enjoyed the sounds used in the show.
"I really liked how they incorporated the different types of
music throughout the decades and related it to what was hap-
pening in the play," Hackett said.
Despite the bad w
e
ather over the weekend, ''The Heidi
Chronicles
"
was a success for those involved and those attend-
ing the performance.


















































By WENDY ZANG
and JOSHUA MUNN
Knight
Ridder/ Tribune
fs an epic. One story of
gtlOd
versus evil. Three books. And
now, years later, three films.
''The Lord of the Rings"
trilogy has sparked the imagi-
nation of millions around the
world, and the series has an
almost cult-like following.
But whether you're an amateur, new
to the phenomenon, or a lifelong
devotee of the legendary trilogy,
there's always ,room to test your
LOTR knowledge. (If you're asking
yourself "What is LOTR
?"
subtract
one point from your final quiz score.)
In
preparation
for the
Dec.
17
release of the latest
installment
in the
film series, we present this quiz.
(Hint:
They get harder as you go along.):
1.
Who wrote
"The
Lord
of
the Rings"?
A.
J
.R.R. Tolkien
B.
C.S. Lewis
C. ee curnmings
D. J.R. Ewing
2.
What's ttie title of the third "Lord
of
the Rings" novel and movie?
A. ''The Fellowship of the Ring"
B. ''The Return of the King''
C.
''The Two Towers"
D.
''The Silmarillion"
3.
Where does
"The
Lord of
the
Rings"
take
place?
A. Mid-Atlantic
B. Middle America
C. Middle-earth
D. Middl~Ages
4.
How many
companions
make up the
Fellowshlp of
the
Ring?
A. Six
B. Seven
C. Three
D. Nine
5. Frodo Baggins
is
a(n):
A. Elf
B. Hobbit
C
.
Dwarf
D.
Smurf
6.
Who plays Samwise
Gamgee
In
"The
Lord of the
Rings• movies?
A. Corey Feldman
B. Sean Astin
C.
Sean Bean
D. Elijah Wood
7. Most hobbits reside
In:
A. The Shire
B. The Berkshires
C. Gondor
D.
None of the above
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you see the next film,
your hobbit know-how
our
'LOIR'
trivia quiz
8.
Who
is
Aragorn's love interest?
A. Galadriel
B. Rosie
Cotton
C. Luthien
D.Arwen
9.
The Ents resemble:
A. Trees
B. Rocks
C. Elephants
D.
Ferns
10.
What does the Fellowship seek to
do with
the
Ring?
A. Forge it
B. Hide
it
C. Find it
D. Destroy it
11.
Which of these phrases does not
appear
on the Ring?
A. "One Ring
to
rule them
all"
B. "One Ring to bring them
all"
C. "One Ring to destroy them"
D. "One Ring to find them"
12.
Who's the only
actor
In "The Lord of
the
Rings•
movies to play two
characters?
A.
John
Rhys-Davies
B. Cate Blanchett
C.
Viggo Mortensen
D.
Ian
McKellen
Aragom
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battle.
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Sam comforts a fallen Frodo
In "The
Return of the King."
13. Frodo was given the Ring by:
A. Samwise
B. Bilbo
C. Saruman
D. Gollum
14. Minas lirlth is:
A. Sauron's fortress
B. The capital of Gondor
C. Gandalf's
hideout
D.
The capital of
Rohan
15. What are the Ringwraiths also
known as?
A. Nazgul
B. Balrogs
C. Night
Riders
D.
All
of
the
above
16.
"The Lord of the Rings" movies were
-
directed by:
A. Steven Spielberg
B. Quentin Tarantino
C. Peter Jackson
D. George Lucas
17.
What is the site of the major battle
in "The Two Towers"?
A. Helm's Deep
B.
Mines
of Moria
C. Gladden Fields
D. Pelennor
Fields
18.
What Is the real name of Gollum,
pictured above?
A.
Treebeard
B. Deagol
C. Smeagol
D.
Meriadoc
19. What
is
a
palantir'?
A. Seeing stone
B. Elven city
-
C. Rider of Rohan
D. Ore weapon
20.
What animals does Sam get
his
wish
to
see?
A.
Tigers
B. Elephants
C.
Clilllels
D.Mice
21. Saruman's symbol Is:
A.
The red sky
B.
The white
tree
C. The
red
eye
D.
The
white
hand
22.
What color is Uruk-hai blood?
A.
Brown
B.
Green
C.Red
D.
Black
23. Who Is the ruling Steward
of
Gondor?
A.Theoden
B.Eowyn
C.
Boromir
D. Denethor
24. Which of the
following
is
not one of
Gandalf's names?
A.
Mithrandir
B.
Olorin
C.Beren
D. Tharkun
25. Who Is Galadriel's husband?
A.
Elrond
B. Celeborn
C. Legolas
D. Feanor
26. What is the name of the
Inn
In
Bree?
A.
The
Inn
at Bree
B. The Green Dragon
C. The King's Head
D.
The Prancing Pony
27. Which of the following roles
was recast after fllmlng started?
A. Aragorn
B.
Legolas
C.
Frodo
D. Gandalf
28. What Is the
"back
door"
Frodo and
Sam use to enter Mordor?
A.
Cirith Gorgor
B.Erech
C. Cirith
Ungol
D. Morannon
29. What Is the name of Gandalf's
horse?
A.
Brego
B. Shadowfax
C. Bill the pony
D. Gilraen
30. Who appears in
"The Lord of the
Rings• books, but not
the films?
A. Tom Bombadil
B. Radagast
C. Fatty Bolger
D.
All
of the above
o
to
10
-
Hobbit
Amateur:
Clearly,
out of the loop, or you
c
been hibernating
under
a
rock your whole
life .
Promptly get yourself to
the video store and rent
the
first two "Loro of the
Rings" movies, then
get
to the theat.er
Dec.
11
to
catch ''The Return of the
King." Better yet, try the
library for the complete
trilogy in book form.
10
to
20-
Fellowship
Novice:
You've got enough
working knowledge to
pretend to understand
what all those dorks
around the water cooler
are
talking about. Maybe
you've seen the movies
,but not bothered to crack
the books. Maybe it's
been
so
long since you've
read the books that you
can't quite remember
them. Maybe you'vejust
had better things to do,
20
to
29 -
Tolkien
Expert:
Looks like you've
done
yollI'
homework. You
know most of the
ins
and
outs of the books and the
movies. And you'll defi-
nitely be seeing ''The
Return of the King" on
. opening night Get in line
now.
30-
Official LOTR
Geek:
Played Dungeons and
Dragons in middle school
-
or even high school
and college
-
didn't
ya?
Can speak or tried to
speak Sindarin? Having
fantasies of marrying
Arwen
or Aragorn
(the
characters, qot the
actors)? Well, snap out of
it Get out of the house
and do something social!
(Dressing
up
as a dwarf
for the premiere of the
next movie does not
count!)
ANSWERS:
1-A; 2-B,
3-C; 4-D; 5-B; 6-B; 7-A;
8
-
D;
9·A; 10-D; 11.C;
12-A; 13-B; 14-B; 15-A;
16-C; 17-A;
18..C;
19-A;
20-B;
21-D; 22-D; 23-D;
24-C;
25
-
B;
26
-
D; 27
-
A;
28-C; 29-B; 30-D.
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