The Astonishing
Neal hypnotizes
Marist audience
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Volume 55
Issue
8
February
7,
2002
Pepsi Commercial Fizzles for
Superbowl
pg. 8
Catastrophic events take two
Marist
lives
Senior dies
from fatal fall
Graduate student drowns
by JENNIFER C. HAGGERTY
News Editor
by JENNIFER C. HAGGERTY
News Editor
with contributions from
STACEY CASWELL
Business Manager
A
Marist senior, remembered for his foot-
ball fame and outgoing personality, fell to
his death when-.tiE slipped on the
icy
roof of
his apartmen~g early Friday mom-
.
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mg.
Jarrett
0.
Williams, 22, ofTauton, Mass.,
died from head injuries caused by a 25-foot
fall from the second-floor porch ofhis apart-
ment at 21 Franklin St.
"He was a good friend and a good person.
He
always
put a smile ·on my face," said
James Horkenham, a friend and housemate
ofWilliams.
Williams' roommates reported that he was
upset and went up to the attic to clear his
mind. He later stepped through an open
win-
dow onto the porch roof, where he and his
housemates usually went to relax.
It is possible that Williams did not realize
how icy the roof was, lost his balance and
fell.
According to the
Poughkeepsie Journal,
Det. Lt. William Siegrist said that the officer
who responded to a call for help at the apart-
ment at 3 :45 a.m. found ridges in the ice that
he believed were made by Williams' fingers
as he slid off the roof.
He was pronounced dead at 7:30 a.m. Fri-
day at St. Francis Hospital.
Friends and faculty gathered Friday after-
noon in silence to pay
·respects
to the hard-
AACSB accredits
'
PHOTO CREDIT/HOUSEMATES OF WILLIAMS
"I will miss Jarrett deeply, but
i will
never forget
him.
He was and forever
will be my best friend," said Steven
Willemin.
working and outgoing senior, who in his
freshman year was a linebacker on the var-
sity
football team until he
susiained
an
ankle injury late in the season and was no
longer able to play.
The chapel was filled with mourners for
the hour long service.
Dennis Murray, President ofMarist Col-
lege, offered advice to the Marist commu-
nity at the conclusion. "Don't lash out ...
offer support to each other. [There is] noth-
ing we can do more
than
to keep memo-
ries." The service concluded with a candle-
light tribute.
On the verge of becoming
a
great man
Nicknamed, "The Duke," Jarrett was ex-
tremely popular with the student body.
Steven Willemin, Williams' roommate
and best friend for the past four years,
misses him deeply.
See...
Fall, 3
with contributions from
STACEY CASWELL
Business Manager
Amit Rajpal, an outgoing and hardworking
Computer Science Graduate student,
drowned due to a tragic slip that cost him
his life Monday afternoon.
He was walking in Waryas Park with a
friend when he reportedly slipped off the
dock and fell into the cold water. He was
found almost two hours later in a helicop-
ter-and-boat search and was pronounced
dead at about 1 p.m. at St. Francis Hospital.
The Marist community was shocked at
the freak accident, this being the second
death this week.
Rajpal, an international student from
Ahmedabad, India, was majoring in soft-
ware development and working towards his
masters. He also held an internship program
withIBM.
Harold Anderson, Professor for the Com-
puter Science department, knew Rajpal for
the past year through an internship project
forMarist.
"The project was trying to build a digital
library that contains Emmy Awards videos
that Marist has accumulated over the last
15 years," said Anderson. "It's a unique
selection, and we were using a lot of new
software technology to put this digital li-
brary
together."
Anderson speaks fondly of Rajpal, say-
ing that he was a
loving
person. "[He was]
a sweet and caring young man who would
do anything to learn and to please.
He
was
joy to work with."
PHOTO CREDIT/MANISH DESAI
Described as a sweet and caring young
man who was always helpful, Amit
Rajpal will be missed by the Marist
community.
Duleep Deosthale, described
Raj~
as
very
level headed. "He was diligent and commit-
ted to what he was doing."
In fact, after the September 11 tragedy,
Rajpal was the student who spoke at the
cabaret on behalf of the Indian community,
expressing support and sorrow.
"It is very unfortunate that this would hap-
pen to a key player like him," said Deosthale.
Karen
L.
Tomkins-Tinch, Coordinator of
Learning Skills
&
International Student
Pro-
grams, knew Rajpal through International
Student Orientation in 1999.
"He was kind, friendly, considerate guy."
Manish Desai, a countryman ofRajpal who
also worked with him, described Rajpal as a
See ...
Drowning,
3
Thousands protest World Economic Forum
School of Management
by
CHRIS KNUDTSEN
Opinions Editor
riots that made the Seattle demon-
strations against the World Trade
Organization infamous.
ful assembly, disturbing the peace,
and resisting arrest according to
the Independent Media Center.
byAUBREYROFF
Staff Writer
'The Marist College School of
Management program was recently
accredited by the Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business.
The AACSB International is "the
premier accrediting agency for
bachelor's, master's, and doctoral
degree programs in business ad-
ministration arid accounting,"
It is responsible for the advance-
ment and support of these pro-
grams in colleges and universities.
The school shares the honor of this
prestigious award with 41 l other
institutions worldwide and places
Marist among the top 30 percent
of business programs in the coun-
try.
In addition, Marist is one of the
few smaller schools in New York
State which have received this
honor. It equates our program with
those at institutions such as Co-
lumbia University, New York Uni-
versity and Cornell University.
The Marist School of Manage-
ment went through a strenuous six-
year process to achieve this ac-
creditation, and in addition to in-
creased prestige for the program
and the college in general, this
award means a lot for students and
alumni of the program
-
a rel-
evant, current and quality curricu-
lum in business education.
This honor also provides an ad-
vantage for graduate school and
See ...
AACSB,
3
Representatives from more
than
1,000 of the world's 1argest
multination corporations convened
in New York City from Jan. 31 to
Feb. 4 for the annual meeting of
the World Economic Forum. Mem-
bers of the WEF pay upwards of
$30,000, including corporations
such as Nike, General Motors,
Monsanto, and until recently
Enron.
More than 15,000 protestors also
came to
NY,
ranging from human
rights activists, labor representa-
tives, environmentalists, anar-
chists, and students. A number of
rallies, marches, and other public
demonstrations took place over the
week although Saturday was the
most noticeable. Thousands of
NYPD were present but Saturday
passed without a reoccurrence of
Lower numbers of demonstrators
on Sunday met harsher police in-
tervention on Sunday, Feb. 3 how-
ever. The Anti-Capitalist Conver-
gence held an unpermitted demon-
stration as did the Earth and
Ani-
mal Liberation Fronts. Scattered
reports of minor property damage
were given more attention than the
claims of police brutality and un-
provoked charges on the protest-
ors.
Representatives of the Indepen--
dent Media Center also criticized
the police department for forcing
·
them away from the demonstration
during the conflict and a handful
of journalists from
the
NYIMC
were arrested for refusing to leave
the scene. More than 150 protest-
ors were also arrested on Sunday
with charges ranging from unlaw-
The WEF, originally called the
European Management Forum,
was formed in 1971 and received
little global attention until the late
1990s when massive protests in
Davos, Switzerland forced the or-
ganization to find new meeting
places. Davos, a town of only
13,000, spent $5.4 million on secu-
rity for last year's meeting and The
New York Times estimated that NY
would spend more
than
$11 million
this year.
WEF meetings are responsible for
setting global economic and trade
agendas but the member composi-
tion is 43% European, 26% North
American, 13%Asian, 7.5%Soutlil
Central American, 4.5% Middle
Eastern, 2.2% Australian, and 4.3%
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THE CIRCLE
February 7, 2002
COMMUNITY
Page 2
Question of the Week
Should the U.S. send troops to the Philippines
to help their government round-up terrorists?
"If
they are
in
danger, and if
they can't help themselves, we
should help them."
Debbie Albano
Senior
"I guess so. If there
is
a
war
against
terrorism, we might as well
enditall."
Sean Hopkins
Freshman
"Yes, our military should look
out for weaker countries."
Kara Laundrigin
Sophomore
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Security Briefs -
~ E D
WILLIAMS
ID
Managing Editor
Friday,
1/15
As the football season draws to a
close, apparently the beer pong
season is just beginning in West
Cedar R block. After responding
to noise complaints, the on-duty
RD
called in security to confiscate
a full sheet of plywood from an R
block apartment at about 8:55 p.m.
Security was called in again
at
12:30
a.m. to confiscate another sheet of
plywood from another R block
apartment. In both cases all of the
students were of legal drinking
age, so only the tables were con-
fiscated due to them being fire haz-
ards.
Friday,
1115
Another popular illegal activity
over the weekend of Jan. 25 was
trying to sneak in unauthorized
guests. Although the campus does
not issue guest passes on the first
weekend back at school, students
tried entertain off-campus visitors
anyways as there were five at-
tempted unauthorized entries (4 in
Champagnat Hall and 1 in Leo Hall).
All of the guests were cooperative
and left campus without incident.
Sunday,
1117
Vandals ravaged a Champagnat laun-
dry room window at about 5 :30 p.m.
A report was filed of damage to a
window frame as the unknown sub-
jects had removed rivets and bent the
frame to gain unauthorized access.
This was the fifth time maintenance
had to fix the apparently cursed win-
dow.
Wednesday, 1/30
Sometime between late Wed. evening
and early Thurs. morning a laptop
video projector was stolen from the
Champagnat second floor lounge.
The item is valued at $6,000. The
town of Poughkeepsie police were
called in and are now handling the
case. The investigation of the Grand
Larceny/Felony is ongoing.
Saturday, Feb. 1
A party in the A block townhouses
was broken up after the on-duty
RD
responded to a noise complaint. Se-
curity was called in and all of the
students were cooperative with
the exception of one male stu-
dent. He was properly written
up because ofhis disorderly con-
duct by the RD at about 12:45
am.
Saturday, Feb.1
Security had their work cut out
for them this Saturday. They
first broke up a C block
townhouse gathering at about
7 :3 5 p.m. to take away 2 full kegs
of Jenny. Some Marion students
were left thirsty after Security
was called in to confiscate their
alcohol as well. 3 bottles of
Mike's Hard Lemonade and 2
bottles ofDoc Otis Hard Lemon-
ade were secured for destruction
at
about 12 :20 a.m. Security was
not done yet as their next stop
was Sheahan hall where they
made their bid for the most im-
pressive confiscation. 56 cans
of Budweiser and a bottle of
Bacardi Rum was found and
ap-
propriated by Security at about
10:45pm.
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Get your tickets now for a trip to
New York City to see the epic show
Les Miserables.
The excursion
takes place on Feb. 9, and the bus
will be leaving the Midrise parking
lot at 10:00 a.m. Tickets for the
event are $25 with a valid Marist
ID.
Reserve your spot for the
·
Hunter
Mountain Ski Trips on Feb. 9 and
Feb. 23. Tickets are $34, and the
fee includes lift tickets and trans-
portation. Additional options in-
clude ski or snowboard rental for
$21, group lessons for $15 and
snow tubing ($20 for a full day or
$10 for two hours).
Attention aspiring writers! Get
your work published in The Mo-
saic,
Marist College's literary maga-
zine. Submit your poetry, prose,
photographs and artwork to the
Literary
Arts
Society Mailbox in
the Council of Clubs room in the
Student Center. You can also e-
mail your work as an attachmen
t
to
Maristlas@yahoo.com by Feb. 15.
It's time for the Spring 2002
B
illiards
and Table Tennis tournaments.
The biiliards event is just $5 and
you can sign up at College Activi-
ties before Feb. 15. Youwillreceive
five free hours of pool and the
chance to win many prizes. Every-
one that signs up will be placed
into a tournament bracket. Play
begins Feb. 16 and will continue
throughout the month. The table
tennis tournament entry fee is $2
with the same registration deadline.
The Marist College Council on
Theatre Arts presents Tennessee
Williams' A Streetcar Named De-
sire
directed by Kristen Coury in
the Nelly Goletti Theatre.
Showtimes will be Feb. 7-9 at 8:00
p.m. and Feb. 10 at 2:00 p.m. Stu-
dent tickets are $3, staff, faculty,
alumni and seniors tickets are $5,
and general admission tickets are
$7.
Thinking of expanding your hori-
zons? The Marist Abroad Program
will be holding information ses-
sions on Feb. 13 at 11 :00 a.m. in
Student Center room 346, on Feb.
20 at 12:00 noon in Student Center
room 349 and on Feb. 27 at 1 :00
p.m. in Student Center room 346.
Come see the comedy stylings of
Jamie Lisson on Feb. 8 in the Caba-
ret at 9:00 p.m. There will be free
food and admission is free with a
valid Marist ID.
Serena
d
e your Sweetheart! Let
Time Check serenade that special
someone in your life this year. For
$5 you can send 8 guys to their
room with a Valentine's Day card
that has your special message en-
closed and several Hershey's
Kisses. Call Dan at x484 7 with any
q
uestions.
The Asian Alliance presents the
First Annual Chinese New Year
Celebration in Sat., Feb. 9 in the
Cabaret. There
will
be a Lion
Dance performance and authentic
Asian food. The cost ,is $1 per
ticket and you can contact Kevin
Wong at x4134 or Melissa Olivera
at x4011 to purchase your tickets.







































THE CIRCLE
February
7, 2002
NEWS
Activist questions
human supremacy
by
CHRIS KNUDTSEN
OP-ED Editor
Paul Shapiro, founder of Compas-
sion Over Killing, held a lecture at
Vassar College on Monday, Feb. 4
that questioned human supremacy
and its moral implications by draw-
ing parallels between the oppres-
sion of non-human animals with the
historic oppression of non-whites
and women.
Past oppression and domination
of certain groups in
society
was
historically based on the notion
that they were not entitled to cer-
tain-rights due to either genetic or
intelligent shortcomings that led
one race to believe itself superior.
The next step in humanity's moral
evolution, according to Jared
Avigliano, a Senior at Marist Col-
lege, is to grant animals consider-
ation.
"Time and mankind have let many
changes arise in the rights of dif-
ferent ethnic and racial groups and
the rights of women," he said. '"The
time h a ~ e for animals due
rights td'be
"'§Wen
to them and only
humankind can allow them to re-
ceive them."
Sentience should be used as the
basis for compassionate relation-
ships, according to Shapiro, be-
cause anything that can feel pain
and suffering should be given the
freedom to not feel pain and suf-
fering.
Early in the lecture Shapiro told
the audience of around
20
listen-
ers that more than 10 billion ani-
mals are slaughtered every year in
the United States alone between
the food and clothing industry. He
compared this mass rate of geno-
cide to the practice of apartheid in
South Africa because the U.S. has
a population of roughly
280
million.
thus making the people a tiny rul-
ing minority of a far larger popula-
tion of unvalued lives.
A common criticism of this type
of analogous theory is that it de-
values those that have been his-
.
torically
oppressed, as well as the
history of oppression itself.
Avigliano disagrees however.
"Is comparing the rights of
women to slaves degraqing slaves
or is comparing the rights of
women to slaves degrading to
women," he said.
Shapiro went on to mention that
humanity in general and Ameri-
cans in particular have a variety of
ways to either support or oppose
cruelty towards animals. The fore-
most way for individuals to take a
stance on either side is through
their diets.
"Every time you sit down to eat
you make a conscious choice," he
said. "You either decide to live
compassionately or you choose
cruelty."
Fall costs life
... From
1
"Over the years, Jarrett proved
to be everything a friend should
be," said Willemin. "He was
fun,
adventurous, smart, caring, pas-
sionate,
hardworking, up-beat and
truly loyal."
Willemin relates his fondest
memory ofJarrett.
"No matter how grumpy I felt in
the morning, seeing Jarrett sitting
Indian-style on the couch eating a
warm
breakfast
he had prepared for
the whole house couldn't help but
put a smile on my face," said
Willemin. "Jarrett was so full of
energy, so in love with life, it was
impossible notto feel the same way
when in his presence."
Tim Bittner, friend and housemate
ofWilliams, speaks warmly ofhim.
"Jarrett was the kind of person
that brightened the room when he
walked in ... no matter what kind of
mood you were
in.
he would always
put a smile on your face." said
Bittner. "Everyone was always
happy when Jarrett was around."
Scott Snyder, close friend, was
also a teammate of Williams in foot-
ball.
"We all miss him dearly and we
all love him."
The funeral mass for Jarrett Will-
iams will be held today at noon at
the Immaculate Conception
Church in Tauton, Mass. Marist
sponsored bus transportation for
mourners.
Willemin concludes, "I feel so
fortunate to have had Jarrett in my
life. He influenced me in such a
positive and
lasting
way and for
that I will be forever grateful."
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CREi'lfTIJEltw.GGERTY
A candle light tribute
to
a life taken too soon.
AACSB
accreditS
...
From
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in the job market. Many graduate
programs will not accept non-ac-
credited degrees, or will require a
student to retake several credits to
be accepted into the program. In
terms of employment, companies
and corporations often choose
graduates of an accredited pro-
gram over those who are not ac-
credited.
This achievement also means a
great deal to Marist College as a
whole. According to
Dr.
Gordon
Badovick, the Dean of the School
ofManagement, the AACSB is one
of the most difficult accrediting
agencies.
"The process itself was very ben-
eficial, and it is really what made
us a better business school," said
Badovick.
Attaining this honor was not an
easy process. Along with a self-
study six years ago that evaluated
such factors as faculty, technology,
and student support, the school
then instituted a five-year candi-
dacy plan. This searched for and
hired better and more qualified fac-
ulty for the program.
Funding by the college provided
opportunities for faculty
develop-
ment and workshops as well as
improvements in research and
skills.
The curriculum was almost en-
tirely restructured, and the school
worked with a business advisory
council to make more advances
within the program.
The School of Management then
repeated the self-study and the
AACSB became involved and sent
a team of deans to validate the pres-
tige and
quality
of the program.
AACSB then recommended the
accreditation of the Marist pro-
gram.
"We owe the faculty and the en-
tire School of Management a tre-
mendous amount of credit," said
Badovick. "Without them being
involved, it never would have hap-
pened."
Fatal drowning
... From 1
helpful man.
"He was very polite and I will not
say that for everyone here. He was
very dedicated and he knew what
he did," Desai said. "We shared a
couple of classes so I know he was
bright."
Close friend Sidhartha Priye de-
scribed Rajpal as a person who was
happy and enjoying life.
"He was a pretty easy going guy
who would mingle with anyone,"
said Priye. "It's tough right now."
A priest from the Hindu temple
held a service for Raj pal at 11 a.m.
Wednesday morning. With respect
to his religious beliefs, his body
will be
returned
to India.
PHOTO
CREDITfTAYLOR
ROGERS
This source of
"gunfire"
goes off
in
intervals of twenty minutes
to
scare the residental geese.
Gun shots heard on campus
by
JACLYN JACOBSEN
Editor-in-Chief
Marist College has taken a new
approach to solving the problem
of geese on the North Field, so if
North End residents hear periodic
gunshots, the'y need not be
alarmed.
"It's so annoying to wake up to
sometimes," said junior Lauren
Illuzzi. "You're never completely
sure what's going on."
Security reassures students that
the gunfire has been pre-recorded
and is played over the local inter-
com once every twenty minutes,
in the hopes of scaring the birds
off the field. According to one of-
ficer, the method has been used in
other locations outside of the
Marist community with "relative
success."
However, some students are
skeptical as to its long-term effects.
Students predict that the record-
ing will cease to take effect once
the birds acclimate themselves to
the sound, and realize they will not
be harmed if they stroll onto the
field.
"I bet the birds will be sitting back
on that field in March, not caring
about the sound of gunshots,"
said junior Kitty Buglione.
In the meantime, students can sit
back and enjoy this audio repre-
sentation
of
inner-city
Poughkeepsie from their college
residences, without having to
leave campus.
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Vll1ls takes
toll on
students
bySTACEYCAS\YELL
Business Manager
New Yorkers may have been for-
tunate enough to escape severely
cold weather this winter, but it
seems as though the season has
found other ways to spring its
wrath upon unsuspecting victims
through the Norwalk virus, an ill-
ness that infects in the form of in-
tense nausea, diarrhea and vomit-
ing.
The virus, which received its title
from an outbreak in 1972 in
Norwalk, Ohio, has recently spread
across most of downstate New
York, stretching from New York
City up to Albany. It is spread
through either contaminated wa-
ter or fruits and vegetables that
have been improperly handled.
Since the virus is spread through
microscopic particles, it is easy to
catch and carry .
The good news, though, is that
Norwalk lasts only from 24-36
hours, and it does not carry any of
the other flu-like symptoms such
as sneezing, coughing or high fe-
ver. There is no risk of serious
ill-
ness if infected, unless the carrier
is also fighting another illness at
the same time.
The first mention of the illness in
the Poughkeepsie area occurred at
Vassar College, where many stu-
dents were became sick with gas-
troenteritis, which made it hard for
them to keep down clear liquids
and any type offood.
Irena Balawajder, the Director of
Health at Vassar College says that
although they have sent in
samples of the illness, it has not
been identified as the Norwalk vi-
rus. " It's really sort of a gastric
flu," she said of the illness with
which the Vassar students were af-
flicted.
She recommends that students
take extra precautions such as fre-
quent hand washing and to not
share any utensils or beverages.
"We're a close community, so
there is a chance of faster spread,"
Balawjder said.
Although there have been a few
cases of gastroenteritis at Marist,
none have yet been identified as
the Norwalk virus.
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THE CIRCLE
September
20, 2001
FEATURES
Page 4
Massive anti-drinking ad campaign draws mixed reaction
Students dispute actual truth of statistics;
question method
of
measurement
by
JASON SHAW
Staff Writer
Drinking,
traditionally considered
a staple of college life, is actually a
subject of controversy on our cam-
pus. Some consider it an important
part of the college experience while
others have declared war on alco-
hol abuse. The newest weapon in
this war: flyers posted around cam-
pus declaring that 'Most Marist
students have 0-4 drinks when they
out." This claim is apparently
based on data taken from a survey
of Marist students.
The cause is noble-to combat the
peer pressure to binge drink. But
whether it is effective or not is an-
other question entirely. In fact,
Marist students have turned out
to be very skeptical of what the fly-
ers claim. One freshman offered. "I
think
it's
i<!wJistic
to think that the
results ~ I - b a s e d surveys
are entirely accurate- it's too easy
for statistics to be biased by their
distributors. Yes, most Marist stu-
dents may have Oto 4 drinks when
they go out, but how many drinks
do they have before
leaving
their
rooms?" Mostly
~· •
one else re-
ing. Fallacies in the information in-
clude the aforementioned point
that many students do their drink-
ing before they go out and that the
flyer makes no distinction between
the varieties of alcoholic bever-
ticipated in the study. Accounting
major Brian Owen states, "There
are surprisingly a lot of people that
go out but don't drink and they
bring down the average of the
people that do drink." For example,
if
•cd
two non-drinkers
P"hotD
C.
Wl!"I
i1119oel1y
acted the same
way
when
asked about the
flyers-they
nearly all be-
lieved that the
sheets are bi-
ased and inac-
curate. Junior
Paul Tekverk
went as far as to
say, "It's propa-
ganda. I want to
see the data be-
Alcohol consumption
is
at the center of campus debates nationwide.
and a drinker
that
has
twelve drinks,
you would
get the aver-
age of four
drinks, which
can be mis-
leading. This
is of course
assuming
that the study
the flyers are
based
on
hind it."
This skepticism may be war-
ranted. After all, statistics can be
manipulated and are often deceiv-
lot, but students are known to par-
used averages.
take in stronger drinks. The flyers
Many students are resistant to
also do not take into account the
these flyers, whether they are drink-
number of non-drinkers that par-
ers
defending
their pastime or sim-
ply students that are opposed to
school "propaganda." But as much
as they fight it, you can say that
the flyers are not all that bad. De-
spite the fallacies of the study, it
can't be entirely inaccurate. And it
never claims that it is based on ex-
tensive research. It is not an anti-
drinking ad.
It
is simply saying that
it is all right to drink moderately
when you go out, and that there
are many students that do it. In
fact, it is even passive compared
to other ads with the same cause.
In the end. it'll probably take
more to discourage overdrinking
than flyers based on an apparently
loose study. And it will definitely
take a lot more to overcome the
skepticism of Marist students;
whether this is a good or a bad
thing is open to interpretation.
Gay-straight alliance reappears at Marist after years of absence
by
JENN WEINTZ
Staff Writer
Marist students might have no-
ticed a new club at the activities
fair this semester mixed in among a
myriad of frazzled college students
and sign up sheets.
The Gay/Straight Alliance is new
to Marist this year. The club was
formed by a few students who
shared a common interest and
wanted to let other students in the
Marist community know that there
was a place to go and talk whether
it was about themselves or about a
friend. brother or sister they knew
that was homosexual.
Over the past fall semester the
club worked with Bob Lynch to
form a budget, as all the other clubs
on campus are allotted. This is the
first semester they have a full and
active budget that they can work
with and plan activities. In the past
the club has held a small social
gathering and viewed a film related
to a homosexual theme. In the fu-
ture the club anticipates social
gatherings with other colleges such
as Vassar.
The Gay/Straight Alliance has
grown to over twenty-five mem-
bers over the duration of the year.
Starting out, the club felt that the
hardest part would be gaining the
acceptance of the Marist commu-
nity. Although they have not
en-
countered many problems from fel-
low students or administration,
gaining full acceptance is their ul-
timate goal.
Even though Marist College is no
longer ·catholic affiliated it does
form it's roots there. The Bible
states that it's okay to be homo-
sexual but it's not okay to have sex.
Members feel that the help and
support of the administration, all
around, would be an important as-
set to the club.
The Gay/Straight Alliance has
the support of many faculty mem-
bers and fellow students. One of
their strongest supporters is
Brother John, who is an eager
men-
tor and friend to the group. He's
usually the first person at the meet-
awareness about homosexuality
ings and always offering his help
and more options open to people
and guidance.
Dr.
Joanne Meyers,
on campus, Marist has once again
is the club'-s advisor and like
proven that we are a
truly
diverse
Brother John always offers her ser-
society and that there is a place for
vices to the help and support the
everyone to go and share common
club.
interests.
"Overall the goal of the group is
Chris Clemens shows his support
to make people feel comfortable
for the group by saying, "This club
about who they are because no
is for everyone, not just gay
one should ever have to feel oth-
people. We give help and support
erwise", said Chris Clemens, one
to people that may have a brother,
of the group's members.
sister or friend that is gay too. We
Among all the brightly colored
want everyone to come together
posters covering the bulletin
and feel comfortable about them-
boards on campus, perhaps the
selves."
most eye catching one is entitled:
"Gay, Straight, and in between, all
are welcome". With growing
Portrait re-dedication commemorates Black History Month
by
JACLYN JACOBSEN
Editor-in-Chief
The month ofFebruary tradition-
ally
marks
the time when Americans
recognize the significant cultural,
historical, and political achieve-
ments of African-Americans and
·
lauds them for their contributions
to $OCiety. However, most know
every
little about the actual origins
of''Black History Month."
Recognized for the first time in
1926, Black History Month grew
out of a desire to highlight the
many achievements of African-
Americans throughout our history,
which many scholars felt were over-
looked by the curr,ent textbooks
·
and historical works of the time.
The movement to establish a
formal period to acknowledge the
accomplishments of African-
Americans originated with Dr.
Carter G. Woodson, an activist for
the inclusion of Black Studies in
colleges and universities through-
out the nation. The son of former
slaves who resided in
Kentucky,
Woodson
spent his childhood
working in mines.
However, he worked
his way through
high school and
eventually earned a
Ph.D. from Harvard
University. Inspired
to bring to light the
many African-Ameri-
can achievements in
American history,
Woodson founded
the Association for
the Study of Negro
Life and History in
1915. Ayearlater,he
founded the Journal
of Negro History.
Finally, in 1926,
Woodson
estab-
lished Negro History
Week to bring more
attention to the suc-
cesses of African-
Americans.
February as the time for Negro His-
births of two statesmen who did
tory Week to commemorate the
much to alter the history of Afri-
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January
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watch Pre:iden:
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Modele
the second week m
Clarke,
Brother
Frank, and club leaders
to re-dedicate
this portrait of
Dr. Martin
Luther King,
Jr, in
the
spirit
of the ideals
of
fraternity and equality he embraced.
2002, the Martin Luther King, Jr.
portrait was re-dedicated by Presi-
dent Murray, accompanied by club
leaders. Billboards commemorat-
ing the accomplishments of no-
table African-Americans can be
found in the student center. Resi-
dent Assistants have been espe-
cially concerned with emphasizing
the importance of this month to
their residents, and have done so
through billboards, programs, and
fliers.
Jaclyn Jacobsen
is
a senior
political science major, who
spends her spare time at
The Circle,
the Model
United Nations club, and
deserted subway stations in
Brooklyn on Sunday nights.



















































THE CIRCLE
February 7, 2002
FEATURES
Page 5
Dance, Dance Revolution takes Marist
by
storm
GRE concerns
upperclassmen
byALEXISSCARPINA10
by STACEY CASWELL
News Editor
Who would have known that the
latest dance moves from the hip-
pest clubs have now been trans-
formed into an electronic foot pad
and are being marketed
in
game
form for Playstation.
Think
this idea
sounds crazy? Then allow me to
introduce Dance Dance Revolu-
tion, or DDR, one of the hottest
interactive musical games currently
in production.
Developed and manufactured by
Konomi. a popular Japanese com-
pany that is instrumental in creat-
ing games for Playstation, and
known for the Metal Gear Series
and the ESPN Sports Line-Up
games, DDR has recently been
im-
ported to the United States. In fact,
the company has now developed
a
version
that
is
purely
US,
how-
ever, most gamers argue that it does
not
consti1MtiJlie
same quality as
the Japan~~. nor does it of-
fer that much more
variety
of mu-
sic and graphics than the original
Japanese one.
The game first became popular
in Japanese arcades. Visitors had
fun
emerging themselves in the in-
novative and interactive new game
which allowed them to showcase
their ability to move and groove.
Soon, the population was craving
to be able to entertain themselves
in the same manner, but in the re-
assuring environment that their
home provided, instead of in the
heat of the public eye. Here they
had the option to embarrass them-
selves without anyone seeing, as
well as practice for future endeav-
ors to the arcade.
It
quickly be-
came a phenomenon, sweeping
through Japan and then firing it-
self into the United States, becom-
ing one of the most innovative and
interactive new games, with its
moves appearing on dance floors
around the country. With its ver-
sions of hip-hop, techno, alterna-
tive,jazz and rock beats, DDR aims
to spellbind you for your hours by
trying to teach coordination, build
rhythm and
give a good
workout, all at
the same time.
For the DDR
exercise fa-
natic, there is
even an op-
tion for count-
ing
calories
burned,
which seems
to entice the
viewer
even
more, as they
realize that
they are not
only partici-
pating in a
fun activity,
but engaging in a muscle toning
form of exercise as well.
DDR, which has been duped one
of the newest party game sensa-
tions, has been compared to
karaoke in the way that only one
to two people can really be the star
on the session, while others look
on and laugh. Observers can watch
the participant as he or she
struggles to maintain the dance
moves that are required to continue
to move up to a higher level. In
most cases, the player becomes a
great source of amusement for all,
and even him or herself.
To begin the game, the player
must choose between a selection
of 25-35 songs which he or she
wants to dance to. Each song each
has three levels. Each time you
pass a new level of the song, the
moves get harder and it is neces-
sary for your feet to increase speed.
The player is required to foliow the
arrows on the screen which show
him
or her where to place his or her
feet. Arrows move from the bot-
tom of the screen to the top of the
screen. When the arrow hits the
top, you have to step on the
oor
pad to the beat of the song. If you
miss too many points by missing
the beat, the game ends with a
pleasant, "You failed!" which
seems to only entice the player to
try harder next time. However, dur-
ing the course of the dance, the
player is able to listen to more en-
couraging phrases while testing
his or her fast moving foot power
and proving themselves to be true
DDRfreaks.
According to Ryan Davis at
gamespot.com, " DDR is a great
introduction to a truly unique se-
ries with incredibly addictive
gameplay and a soundtrack that
will have you humming for
days." He gave DDR a rating
of 8.3 out of ten points for its
upbeat music and ability to in-
volve the player. However, it
was the Harmonix Music
System's Frequency, a similar
game in both music and graph-
ics that ended up winning the
award for Best Music Rhythm
Game at the end of200 I.
In any case,
if
you own a
playstation, and are tired of the
old ho-hum
atmosphere
of the
off-campus bar scene in old
Poughkeepsie, gather a group
of your friends to create a club
atmosphere in the comfort of
your own dorm room using
DDR where YOU can be the
star.
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PHOTO CREDIT/Darren Murphy
The Amazing Neal mesmerizes the
audience.
by JEN HAGGERTY
News Editor
The Amazing Neal came to Marist
on Jan. 26 to show Marist College
the power of suggestion and the
ability of the mind.
This was Neal's fourteenth year
returning to Marist, where he per-
formed a show that consists of two
parts. The first being the power of
the mind: the ability to read minds
of random people in the audience
along with the mental power to
bend keys.
Sophomore Alicia Magruder was
one of the students chosen from
the audience to see ifher key could
be bent.
"I was really amazed that Aston-
ishing Neal bent my key but also
worried about how I was to get into
my room later."
The second half of the show con-
sisted of the most popular theme:
hypnosis. I was one of the lucky
that
passed
the preliminary round
to be hypnotized.
This round consisted of at least
half the audience getting on stage
to see if they could be hypnotized.
The Amazing Neal instructed the
students to concentrate and to
imagine holding a large "dictio-
nary" in their left hand.
People
on
stage slowly began to bend over
due to the ''weight" of the "book."
In the right hand, students were
told they were holding a "helium
balloon." Instantaneously, right
arms were raised into the air.
r
Neal picked out the people on
stage who were either faking or
woke up out of hypnosis. The re-
maining fifteen then "performed"
on stage for the audience for the
next hour and half.
While under hypnosis, it never
occurred to me that the audience
was
laughing
at what I was doing.
It
seemed totally natural to be up
on the stage, following the instruc-
tions of the Amazing Neal.
Under hypnosis, the students re-
leased a variety of emotions on
stage. Scenarios of ''winning"
$
I
million or "smelling" the presence
of a crude stench·were just two of
the many situations that were de-
veloped in the students' minds.
At one point, every student on
stage was given a
pet.
Some people
had horses and cows,
and
one girl
even had Lassie. However, this
Lassie
had
wings as well as the abil-
ity to fly into the audience and
perch on one student's head in the
audience!
Eventually, these ''pets" were let
loose into the audience and the
hypnotized had to chase after them
in an effort to regain control of their
roTO
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Murphy
Members of the audience try their luck at qualifying for hypnotism.
animals. Once they were back
after seeing pictures of myself on
onstage, the hypnotized students
stage and being told what I did,
hallucinated that their animals grew
memories began to come back to
to mammoth sizes, only later to dis-
me.
appear.
Even a few days after the hypno-
After the hypnosis show ended,
sis, people were still asking me if it
my friends began to tell me about
was for real.
It
was. I didn't fake
the crazy things I had done. At
any of it. I once was a major
first, things were foggy and I didn't
doubter of hypnosis
-
but now
-
remember everything. However,
I'm a believer!





























THE CIRCLE
February 7,
2002
0
PIN I ON
Page 7
The
views presented are not necessarily those of
The
Circle
The definition of global citizenship
by
BENJAMIN
J.BRENKERT
Staff Writer
As Westerners we are somewhat
beguiled by our own predeter-
mined notions of citizenship.
Much of what we understand to
be our inherent rights as members
of a domestic and foreign commu-
nity fall under our "American" defi-
nitions of democracy, capitalism
and republicanism. Yet, this is a
world not of Americans, but of glo-
bal citizens.
In
the wake of terror-
ism we have been asked to define
not only a global economic schema,
but also an axiom that might be
used to distinguish our internation-
alism in the twenty-first century.
The fact that there might be a
contradiction between global citi-
zenship and Americanization
looms ever more starkly as we, as a
human community, grapple with
Benjamin R. Barber's paradigm-
shifttopds idealistic internation-
alis~reover, if Western
thouglit since the time of Aristotle,
has been contrqlled by the princi-
pal of non-contradiction, how can
an American be a citizen and not
be a global citizen at the same time
and in the same way?
The American myth of indepen-
dence was not the only casualty
of Sept. 1
1.
In
fact, Sept. 11 told us
that it was time to restructure the
world.
If
global markets and glo-
bal economies are successful, that
is of course unless you are a skep-
tic or a protestor of the WTO/IMF,
then why not globalize citizenship?
If
democracy is the momentary an-
swer, because all the answers are
not yet derived; then why not in-
terject the human world with those
gracious tenets of justice, freedom,
and
inalienable
rights.
Of course we not only have our
principal of non-contradiction
working against us, but we also
have our stereotypical detractors
like gender id~tity, religion, rac-
ism, the "American Dream" and
capitalism, that cause us to believe
that our only true friends are other
democracies.
If
we are to move be-
yond "Jihad vs. Mc World" then we
must search for the real definitions
Right:
NYPD
charges into a
legally
permitted
demonstration
against the
World
Economic
Forum,
Saturday, Feb. 2
at Central Park.
Police charged
after the first
half of the
march had
started, using
pepper spray
and mace on
members in the
crowd.
of global justice and global citizen-
ship.
America was a country founded
by immigrants, brought to order by
revolutionaries and fought for by
patriots.
In
the course of our his-
tory we have watched America grow
from a seedling to dictator of global
capitalism. Our motto is "if you
don't like it leave." How can we leave
when the world is America and has
been "Americanizing" for decades?
McDonald's menus are readable on
every continent. Far be it for Marist
alum Bill Bradley to concede the fact
that America might find a better way
to redefine citizenship than through
weapons of mass destruction and an
anti-ballistic missile defense system.
Then again, maybe Bill Bradley for-
got that the terrorists attacked us
while they traveled in our airplanes
and in our skies.
The question here is not about the
moral implications of terrorism. Ev-
eryone knows who is and was
wrong.
Our
responsibility calls us
to contextualize the issue before us,
account for every nuance and try to
understand why countries like Af-
ghanis tan resent globalization.
When Woodrow Wilson set out to
"make the world safe for democracy"
he knew about America's greatness
and he realized that other systems
have weaknesses that cause them to
fail. Wilson though was an idealist
during a time when big business was
benchmarked for higher aspirations
like the model-T.
What then should our definition
of global citizenship be? Citizens are
those people who are responsible for
bettering the world by protesting
injustices and they are the same
people who do not buy Nike shoes
from factories that capitalize on child
labor or foreign markets that rape
third world economies like the slave
trade did centuries ago. Citizens are
those people who educate their chil-
dren on the sameness of man, inde-
pendent from gender, sexual or ra-
cial identity.
At one time America was a land
filled with intellectuals, strategists
and people who fought against the
system. Today, students, workers
and politicians are content with
the status quo. The mindset:
give me my
degree
in four years,
let me work and let me live qui-
etly. How else could Enron's
debacle have
happened?
Every
one of those employees trusted
the system that paid them every
week- never once did they worry,
like my father's parents did dur-
ing the Great Depression.
In
truth, the subject before us
is quite complex. Maybe global
markets are the first way to pro-
ducing global citizenship. Or
have we as a people never really
questioned what came first the
chicken or the egg? The fallacy
of the obvious abstraction is that
we as a human community sim-
ply accepted but never ques-
tioned. How important are lan-
guage, religion, and sexual iden-
tity? Are these pragmatic claims
filled with misrepresentations?
Perhaps at Marist we too have
been subjected to democratic
capitalism with a vengeance.
In
a sense, the argument is sim-
ply that the world after Septem-
ber 11 may never be the same.
However, the greater indecency
would be if we did let America
and the world reduce itself to a
time when global markets and not
global citizenship ruled the world.
The time has come for America
to realize that we are not alone,
and that we must analyze and
synthesize from this realism our
civic responsibility.
How do we pursue our civic
responsibility to globally democ-
ratize the world? Simply by ex-
plicitly supporting a more
multilateralist and civic-minded
government the shape of global
relations will change forever.
If
this is, as Barber alludes to,
democracy's moment, let us
justly and rightfully radically re-
flect on the seminal ideas of the
beloved
community and global
citizenship as we search for the
real definition of global citizen-
ship.
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Genetically modified foods
with a touch of PCBs
by
DAMIANM.BEDNARZ
Staff Writer
It's not usually like me to stray
off my passionate opinions on the
war and the US military, but I feel I
should mix it up for the beginning
of the New Year. Genetically modi-
fied organisms (GMOs) are what I
call the bastard foods. No one re-
ally wants to have one nor does
anyone know how they got there.
"Oh Waiter! I believe pollution
is served on Thursdays."
An esteemed colleague of mine
told me to investigate the
Monsanto Company, by far the
largest manufacturer of genetically
modified organisms. After excruci-
ating minutes of reading articles
online I found that this is definitely
one of the "death and destroy"
businesses out there. Not only do
these guys make GMOs now, but
in the 60's and 70's they managed
to completely eradicate a sleepy
southern town of Anniston, Ala-
bama with PCB 's.
The Environmental Protection
Agency
has
listed it as one of the
most polluted patches of America.
Do I hear real estate bells ringing?
For nearly 40 years the company
was producing, now-banned, in-
dustrial coolants (PCB's) and
dumping toxic waste into local open
residential creeks as well as filling
open-pit landfills with the ooze.
Poughkeepsie residents and
Marist students know all too much
about PCB's and getting that stuff
dumped down the Hudson. I think
all the essays and articles we have
read tell us that the dredging pro-
cess is essential to the welfare of
the river. But take a case like ours
and multiply that by 10, and then
you almost have Anniston.
Back in the late 60's, Monsanto
found that fish in the creek they
were polluting had turned belly-up
in 10 seconds, spurting blood and
shedding skin. Isn't that a pretty
picture for the kids? I can see little
Susie now having her first psycho-
logical freak-out.
Over the years Monsanto has
spent $40 niillion on clean up and a
whopping $80 million on legal mat-
.
ters and to keep it all hushed up.
The long trail of paper work and
shredded documents has left the
company with a black eye. Even-
tually with pressure from the EPA,
Monsanto has done more to clean
up the creeks and stop production
ofPCB's all together. Though the
community of Anniston is a failed
one, with little hope of ever re-es-
tablishing itself as a commercial
area, future Monsanto actions
must be monitored and stopped.
The next battleground against
Monsanto is its GMO production.
The company no longer produces
chemicals, but is now promising
the world that its GMOs are safe
for human consumption? No, I'm
sorry. I personally do not trust the
actions of a toxic dumper making
my cereals and vegetables.
There
has
not been enough re-
search to fully condemn GMOs
but certain cases have shown can-
cer/tumor occurrences in those
individuals who have consumed
the products over time. Genetically
modified foods are just another
way for the big companies to make
a few more bucks and cut out the
local farmer.
I'm not saying we have to be
like Frenchman Jose Bove, Mr.
Anti-Globalization, and start a
revolution against these compa-
nies, but certain moves must be
made. Lately, Bove has been ar-
rested for destroying 1,000 geneti-
cally altered Monsanto crops. His
fame comes from being that guy
destroying a McDonald's window
as part of his battle against glo-
balization.
I support the boycotting of GM
foods as well as any other prod-
ucts of a company that sponsors
them. Monsanto specifically
comes to mind as a true enemy of
the state. Dumping toxic waste on
its own people and now trying to
poison the world with mutant com
and soybeans. Take whatever po-
sition you would like, but the facts
stand and so do the horror stories
from these events. But I can't leave
an article too bleak, so here comes
the positive side to all this.
Researchers at Michigan State
University found that PCB's,
which already cause sex-related
defects in animals, can affect hu-
man beings sexually. High levels
of chemicals in one's body can
cause cancer, infertility, or other
sexual changes. Here come the
smiles!
Recent studies have shown that
males who had high levels of
PCB 's from either eating contami-
nated fish or got Agent Orange
on them from the
Vietnam
War had
a higher probability of producing
boys than girls. Though the study
never focused on the PCB intake
of the mothers, there is still a
greater _chance for a man who has
been exposed to PCB's to have a
boy.
Well, it looks as though you can
find me between the hours of 7-
9am swimming and diinking in the
beautiful and scenic
'
Hudson
River. Note to self, increase
drink-
ing from the faucet as well!
"Congratulations Sir, it's a boy!"




































THE CIRCLE
February 7.
2002
ARTS
&
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Ed said ... Pepsi Ads fizzle, Bud Light's sizzle
by
ED WILLIAMS
III
Managing Editor
Going into this year's Super
Bowl, most people were expect-
ing a boring blowout, but every-
one was still going to watch any-
way.
Regardless of who plays in the
championship game, the Super
Bowl is always one of the high-
est rated television events of the
year. No one can say for sure
why this trend always occurs,
but it's the reason that advertis-
ers go all out, trying to put forth
their most creative ideas for com-
mercials
.
With so many people
watching, it is a great opportu-
nity to try and sell your product.
So while this was the biggest
game of the year for the New
England Patriots and the St.
Louis Rants, it was also the big-
gest
day
of the year for compa-
nies like Budweiser and Pepsi.
.,,.
~!s is one of the only times
~ w i l l
refuse to take a bath-
ro~m break during commercials.
Since the Super Bowl has ended
in lopsided scores more often
than not in recent history, the
commercials are sometimes the
best part of Super Bowl Sunday.
Even if the game is long and bor-
ing, you
can
always look forward
to the commercials. This year
was no different, but there weren't
as many great commercials as in
year's past. In fact, there were
some commercials that were just
awful and painful to watch at
times.
Let's start off with the good.
It
seems like you can always count
on Budweiser and other beers of
the same company like Bud Light.
In year's past we have been
treated to such commercial icons
as the talking frogs and the
"Wuzzzzzzup" guys. And who
can forget the momentous "Bud
Bowls" that would put Budweiser
against Bud Light in epic battles?
This year Bud Light commercials
were what stuck out in my mind
the most. The best commercial of
the night involved a guy entertain-
ing some females on his balcony
.
All of a sudden
,
a bird comes
s
wooping in and hands the guy a
Bud Light. His guests, in awe, ask
him to do it again. The guy sends
the bird out on another beer run
and the bird violently swoops
down everywhere in attempts to
get its hands on another Bud
Light, or so we think. When the
bird returns after causing havoc
on the streets, he has a surprise
for the guy as he drops a bra into
his hand instead of the expected
Bud Light. Almost unphased by
the incident the guy replies, "He's
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Britney
Spears and Pepsi
never done that before."
Another amusing Bud Light com-
mercial starts off with the stereotypi-
cal male plopped down in front of the
television, oblivious to the world. His
wife is trying to get him to come up-
stairs for some "extracurricular activi-
ties" by telling him that she's wearing
her special teddy and that the satin
sheets are on the bed. The guy, al-
most impassive to the sweet talk, says
that he will be upstairs but instead re-
mains engrossed with the television
.
Then the woman tells him that she has
some Bud Light upstairs and the guy
sprints upstairs, dives onto the bed,
and slides right out the window as he
forgot the sheets were satin. These
two commercials were arguably the
funniest of the night as Budweiser
pulled through, yet again, with a
good showing.
The other commercial that
stood out was a Charles
Schwabb commercial for retire-
ment planning.
It
starts out with
home run champion and record
holder, Barry Bonds, all by him-
self on the field hitting homeruns.
Then a mysterious voice, a la Field
of Dreams, is heard urging Barry
to go out on top and to retire.
Then Barry, realizing who it was,
turns around and yells at Hank
to cut it out. The voice was Hank
Aaron, the current all-time home
run leader who Barry Bonds has
a shot to beat out before his ca-
reer is over. It was a very amus-
ing commercial that had all ofT5
cracking up.
There were also some definite
low points in the commercial
breaks. Pepsi, which usually has
some decent commercial
s
, has
been falling apart lately. They
'
re
trying to ride the Britney Spears
bandwagon, and have used her
as their spokesperson
.
They
chose to show a 90 second mara-
thon spot that just annoyed and
bored me to no end. I found my-
self shaking my head wondering
how I could
drink Pepsi and feel
good about myself after seeing
this disgrace of a Super Bowl
commercial. The song wasn't
even catchy; it was only an ex-
cuse to get Britney on screen with
a Pepsi can for 90 seconds. It did
nothing to make me want to
drink
Pepsi.
In fact, I was looking for a
Coke can to quench my thirst.
But the worst commercial has
got to be any Truth.com ad. I am
sick and tired of seeing this anti-
smoking propaganda on my tele-
vision screen. I'm not a smoker
and don't plan on taking up the
habit anytime soon, but these
commercials are so annoying and
obnoxious that they can prob-
ably drive some people to start
smokingjust to spite the commer-
cials. While these spots pressure
smokers to stop, and nonsmok-
ers to abstain from smoking
,
they're way too forceful
.
There
have also been rumors and rum-
blings that some of the facts that
they claim on the commercials
bashing smoking are untrue. One
of the Super Bowl ads featured a
guy dressed up as a sewer rat
holding a sign claiming that ciga-
rettes contain cyanide, just like
in rat poison
.
By now everyone
knows how bad cigarettes are.
If
they still want to smoke anyway
,
then so be it.
As in most years this year's
Super Bowl provided us with a
mixed bag of advertisements.
If
commercials really persuade you
_
Lewis Black has a knack for stand up comedy
by
CHRISTINA GUZZO
Staff Writer
Lets face it-sometimes things
in life really tick us off. Take, for
instance, politics, the weather,
or celebrities. Once in a while
you may
just
find yourself
shouting
"Oh my Gt>d! What the heck
were they thinking!?" as you
repeatedly bang your head
against your desk in sheer frus-
tration.
If
you are one of these
"annoyed by everything"
people, look no further for re-
lease, you've just found it. His
name is Lewis Black, a satirical
comedian full of frustration and
angst.
Some call him "America's
Foremost Commentator on Ev-
erything" and, more informally,
some may refer to him as "that
angry guy on The Daily Show."
No matter what you call him,
you've probably seen him on tele-
vision, and he's probably made
you laugh. A graduate of the Yale
Drama School, Lewis Black has
won many comedic awards, in-
cluding last year's American Com-
edy Award for Best Male Stand-
Up.
The true spark to Black's humor
is his subject matter and, of
course, his tone and "short-
fused" delivery which sets him
apart from other comics. He takes
something as ample as bad
weather, and turns it into a major
earth-shattering crisis. Sweaty,
shaking, and screaming, Lewis
Black gets fixed on a particular topic
and complains about it until he is
nearly out of breath. Through his an-
ger and profuse spitting, he gets his
audience mad at life's idiocies and
happenings along with him.
After September 11th, some media
figures and critics have stated that
there could e no place for comedy in
this time of crisis. Commenting on this,
Black yelled emphatically, "200
I
was
the year everyone said comedy be-
came obsolete, and iro
.
ny and sarcasm
were dead. Right. Sarcasm is soooo
dead ... and as for irony, as long as Fox
news can
claim Geraldo Riveria as a
war correspondent, irony is alive and
well!"
For a dose of bitter raving, you can
catch Lewis Black every Wednesday
night on The Daily Show on Comedy
Central. Each week, Lewis
has
hi.
own short segment called
·•B
in Black" in which he vents
hi
frustrations about current
~v
l:
m
He also has two Comedy
cntm
specials which are in rotation
ev-
ery now and then. Plus, you
sometimes see his act on
1h
Conan O'Brien Show.
There are also many
oppor
ll
•
nities to see Black at his
ven
best: live. He spent a weekend
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ences at the Bananas Comedy
Lewis Black made an appearance
Club here in Poughkeepsie, as
here at ~ari~t, entertaining the
well as other A-list comedy clubs
crowd with his witty comedy.
across America.
If you missed
him last month, make sure to
check Lewis out in Scarsdale, NY
at the Bendhelm Performing Arts
Center on March 2nd. Why not
visit www.lewisblack.net for more
spite-filled details, and get angry
with Lewis, too?
Marist College students receive national award
by
MEGAN LIZOTTE
A&E Editor
Some people use the drug.
Others write about it. Ecstasy
surrounds us all.
For Jeff Kuznekoff, Kristin
Frye, Brian Campe, Caitlyn Hood
and Mike Parsons, their Ecstasy
inquisition earned them an
award from the National Com-
munication Association (NCA)
for the top student-written pa-
per in the nation.
Under the supervision of their
professor, Dr
.
Daniel Cochece
Davis, the group conducted re-
search on the Correlation
Betweentthe Communication of
the Health Risks of Ecstasy
(MOMA) and the Drug's Use
Among College Students, for their
Communication 200 Research
class in fall of 2000.
According to Dr. Davis, this
award was the highest scholarly
academic award that the Commu-
nication program has ever re-
ceived.
The students compiled their re-
search by distributing surveys on
campus to college-aged individu-
als.
In addition to their extensive
research paper, they made a video ad-
dressing the dangers of Ecstasy us-
age along with an informative pam-
phlet, also illustrating the issue.
Kuznekoff states, "This was a fresh,
new topic at the time. It was a great
topic because no one had done it be-
fore and no one knew that much about
the drug."
Founded in 19 I 4, The National Com-
munication Association (NCA) is pri-
marily a scholarly society of profes-
sionals. The 7,100 educators, practi-
tioners
,
and student work enhance the
research, teaching and service pro-
duced on topics of social and intellec-
tual
significance. Staff at the NCA
National Office in Washington
D.C. work hard to represent the
academic importance of research
and communication nationally.
NCA sponsors an annual con-
vention, which is the leading
channel for the organization's re-
cognizance. The conference
brings together scholars
research-
ing an area of interest to exchange
their knowledge.
The group attended this very
conference in Atlanta last fall. To-
tal, there were 23 Marist students
selected to present their findings
at the annual conference
.
The
students' accomplishment was
amazing, considering there were
only 40 undergraduate present-
ers at the conference, out of
4,000! That's quite impressive
.
Kuznekoff states, "The
people
with Ph.D's were shocked that
there was undergraduate work of
such substance."
Recruiters from Graduate Pro-
grams all over the country ap-
proached the group, astonished
by their comprehensive research
project. Who know~, they may
See ...
Just,
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THE CIRCLE
February
7,
2002
Page 9
Billy Joel and Elton John rock on
by
ROB MCGUINNESS
Staff Writer
Tearing through an exhaustive,
3
1/2 hour, 33-song set Monday
evening at the Hartford Civic Cen-
ter, Billy Joel and Elton John cer-
tainly did not disappoint the sold
out crowd of more than 16,000 on
the first of their four nights in Hart-
ford.
Opening the show with John's
"Your Song," Joel clearly demon-
strated that a recent illness, which
forced the cancellation of a con-
cert in Boston last week, would not
hinder his performance in Hartford.
The middle-aged piano men traded
verses on "Your Song," Joel's
"Just The Way You
Are" and on
John's "Don't Let The Sun Go
Down On Me," bringing the audi-
ence to its feet.
With the initial duets aside, Joel
left the stage and John began an
11-song set ! : h i s band, which
included sue
lights as the 13
minute epic- ength "Funeral For a
Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" and
enduring hits such as
"Rocket
Man" and
"Crocodile
Rock."
John
also included two songs from his
most recent album,
"Songs
from
the West Coast," which seemed to
draw only polite applause from the
'greatest
hits only' audience. In
fact, while John played his newest
single, "This Train Don't Stop
There Anymore," it was obvious
·that
a large number of audience
members took the opportunity to
visit the concession stand.
John deserves credit, however,
for trying to win over an audience
that definitely favored his Face- to-
Face counterpart. Joel happens to
be the most popular indoor per-
forming artist in Connecticut his-
tory.
Between songs, John signed
numerous autographs and spent
substantial amounts of time shak-
ing hands and interacting with
those who had the best of the
$146.50 seats.
At the conclusion of John's set,
Joel took the stage again and
earned an immediate standing
ovation, beginning his set with
"Scenes from an Italian Restau-
rant." Joel moved through his own
11-song set, trimming only one
song from his usual set ("Miami
2017," probably because it was too
high for him to sing), bringing the
crowd to its feet after nearly every
song. While Joel's voice seemed
hoarse and raspy on songs, which
included higher notes, such as
"Lullabye,"
the audience didn't
seem to care. Joel even played a
portion of one of his new classical
songs, prior to hammering out the
opening notes to
"Prelude/
Angry
Young Man," much to the delight
of the crowd.
Both performers were at their
best
when onstage together, how-
ever. John rejoined Joel on stage
for an eight-song finale, which in-
cluded "My Life" and "The
B**u
is Back." The duo also covered
songs written by other artists,
namely Jerry
Lee
Lewis' "Great
Balls of Fire" and George
Harrison's "Here Comes The Sun."
The duets were definitely the
strongest and most entertaining
portions of the evening, and the
audience seemed most apprecia-
tive when both stars were on stage.
Joel struggled vocally on the first
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Billy
Joel and Elton John perfonned at the Hartford Civic Center last
weekend in their sold out performance.
encore, John's "Candle in the
Wmd."
and strained to finish his verses. The
finale did not prove to be as much of
a struggle though, as the 16,000 au-
dience members gladly chimed in on
the refrain of'~Piano Man."
Vocal imperfections and biased
crowds aside, it was apparent that
both men earned their money Mon-
day night (the Hartford perfor-
mances alone will gross $7 million).
It was also appar
~nt
that, even with
a cold. Billy Joel can still rock.
JUST ...
FROM8
just have a shot at a fully cov
ered Graduate
.education!
President
Murray
held
a recep
tfon
for the
scholars.
Kuzneko
states, "It
was
wonderful of
·
to have something
like
this
for us
It
was obvious that he was ex
trem.ely
proud of us.
Slackers offers perfect college humor
The
group wishes
ll
re-wor
their video, conduct nu>re re
search. and collect additional
from student surveys.
I
t.l-V
ar
planning
t
1
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et
d
their paper
t
the International Communicatio
Association
(Jl
J.
and wil
hopefully
be
able
to
p~sentthei
masterpiece once again, but
i
San Diego, California.
by
PAUL LUKASON
Staff Writer
Slackers is a surprise treat for the
typical college kid. It
is
by no
means an award- worthy movie,
but it's very entertaining and
funny nonetheless.
Slackers is written by David
Steinberg, the guy who wrote the
story for the enjoyable American
Pie 2. This is also the directorial
debut for Dewey Nicks. It shows
that he is a newcomer, but this is
an admirable first effort into the
ever-trashy genre of teen comedy.
The promotional material being
used for this movie is very mis-
leading, though. Th~ theatrical
trailers along with the television
spots do not reveal any plot ideas,
and
it
makes the movie out to be
stupid and uninspired. The movie
may be stupid and silly, but it did
manage to make me laugh and
en· oy myself for the time being.
With all
,----,
the mov-
ies out
there,
_
o n e
would
think
that this
would
be
an
e a s y
task, but
cheated
their
w
a
y
through
college
t
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gether,
and the
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reason
they
stand
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Slackers debuted this past weekend.
o contraire.
The movie stars Devon Sawa
(Final Destination), Jason Segal
(Dead Man on Campus) and
Michael Marona (The Adven-
tures of Pete & Pete) as Dave,
Sam, and Jeff respectively. These
three are the "heroes" of the
movie. The three of them are se-
niors in college who will be
graduating soon. They have
where they are is because of their
manipulative ways.
The boys staged several events to
allow them to do so well in school.
All is hunky dory when Dave is seen
cheating by
Ethan,
(Jason
Schwartzman of Rushmore). Ethan
blackmails Dave, Sam and Jeff, and
he proposes that the three of them
have to help Ethan get his dream girl.
If
they refuse, Ethan will tell the ap-
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propriate authorities of the cheat-
ing scandal. Unwillingly, the three
agree, and our beautiful heroine
Angela enters (James King of Pearl
Harbor).
The story unfolds, and I'm sure
some of you can predict what hap-
pens. Typical humor, along with
some innovative jokes, were used
throughout to entertain and stimu-
late the audience.
Slackers may not be worth the
$8.75, but it's definitely worth a
rental at the very least, especially
since its target audience is the ever-
important 18-25 year olds, or us col-
lege kids.
If
you are in the mood for
a good laugh and just a good time,
go see Slackers. The humor and
enjoyment of watching James King
make this film worth your time.
If
you are just plain sick of teen com-
edies, wait for Marist TV. I'm hop-
ing that word of mouth helps this
movie get into college movie collec-
tions around the coun .
In
closing. Davis states, "Thi
was not only
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scholarly accom
plishment, but
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THE CIRCLE
February 7, 2002
SPORTS
Page 11
look back at a year's worth of great New
Y◄
rk sports moments
Ok, so its already February, and
the whole looking back at the past
year before turning forward to the
new year routine is long over with.
Tough.
2001 will be remembered for the
tragedy of September 11 and the
people whose lives it took, and for
the heroism showed by members
of this country in the face of that
tragedy.
The role of sports in 2001 ranged
from inconsequential to vital. In-
consequential when compared
with the magnitutde of
destruction
and the loss of human life,
but
vi-
tal in the way it gave refuge and
release and allowed Americans_ to
cheer, hug, and feel happy,
and
just
as importantly, normal,
once
again.
For the purpose of sports discus-
sion, partic~~!,y in New York, 200 l
was filled w~edible moments
and intriguiiifg •sfories. Here are
what I deem to be the top ten.
10. JeffVan Gundy resigns - The
Knicks, and New York, lost a great
warrior qfthe coaching ranks. He
was never appreciated by his
bosses and never given much of a
chance by his peers. All he did in
response, was win.
9. Lindros is concussed again -
The health ofEric Lindros will
domi-
nate the hockey columns in this
town for years to come, but, more
importantly, it will dictate the place
of the Rangers in the standings.
Since that concussion, Lindros's
play has not been the same and
neither has his teams'.
8. World Series, Game 3 - This
choice has nothing at all to do with
the game itself. It was what hap-
pened before the game that made
that night special. There, stand-
ing on the pitchers mound in the
house that Ruth built, was the
leader of the free world, George W.
Bush, throwing out the first pitch,
and by doing so, sending a mes-
sage to the of the world that was
loud and clear, and that message
was that you do not mess the
United States. You do not mess
withfreedom. Youdonotmesswith
a country whose commander and
chief can paint the outside corner
with his fastball.
7. Giants win the NFC Champi-
onship - It seems all but forgotten
now, but in January
of2001, the Giants did what people
all year had been saying they could ·
not.
It
was not just that they won,
but that they completely pummeled
Minnesota in a blowout that no-
body saw coming. Especially not
the Vikings, who clearly have yet
to recover.
6. Derek Jeter's Flip - What the
shortstop that Mets fans love to
hate was doing in no-man's land
where Shane Spencer's throw
ended up, I will never know. But if
it were not for Jeter's phenomenal,
purely instinctive play to nail Jer-
emy Giambi at the plate, New York
would have been deprived of some
of the greatest World Series games
ever.
5. Nets trade for the Kidd who
does it all - Prior to the day last
summer when the Nets sent
Stephon Marbury to the Suns for
Jason Kidd, they were nothing.
Now that they have this Kidd, they
are a fast breaking, high-flying,
scoring machine. Now that they
have this Kidd, they are winners.
How far they will go remains to be
seen, but with this Kidd on-board,
anything is possible.
4. World Series, Game 5 - Scott
Brosious did the absolutely im-
probable with his de-ja-vu, two-out
game-tying homer off of Byung-
Hung Kim. The Yankee Stadium
crowd did the absolutely inspira-
tional with its chant of "Paul
O'Neil", thanking the man for his
all-out effort.
3.
World Series, Game 7 - The
climax to what may have been the
greatest World Series ever, Luis
Gonzalez's bloop-hit ended these-
ries in a way many thought un-
thinkable, with
a
game-winning
rally
off of Mariano Rivera.
2. World Series, Game 4
-
The
greatest game in the world strut-
ted its stuff that night. The gamble
to start Schilling, the
dramatic
two-
out, ninth inning homer by Tino
Martinez,
and the game-winning
homerun
off of the bat of Derek
Swimming and diving teams fall to Lehigh
by
MIKE BENISCHEK
Staff Writer
In the 1999-00 Season the Marist
College men's swimming and div-
ing team lost a match to Lehigh by
a count of 159-136. That was the
last time it would lose for twenty-
one straight matches. That is, how-
ever, until they met with Lehigh
once again in the team's final regu-
lar season match of the 2001-02
Season.
In Bethlehem, Pa., Lehigh de-
feated both the men's and the
women's swimming and diving
teams by scores ofl25.5-l 17.5 and
151-86, respectively. For the men,
it was their first loss of the season,
dropping their record to 10-1, while
the women sunk to 7-5.
David Dobbins led the way with
wins in both the 200 and 500-yard
freestyle, setting the Lehigh pool
record for the 200-yard freestyle
with a time of 1:41:57. Mathew
Castillo took first place in the 200-
yard individual medley and the 200-
yard butterfly.
Michael Guman, who last week
was named ECAC Diver of the
Week, took first on both boards
winning the one-meter and three-
meter dives. For Lehigh, Bing
Padmasankha paved the way to
victory with wins in the 50-yard and
100-yard freestyle, and was a part
of the first place 400-medley relay
team.
Although the women also lost,
there were some positives to take
out of the meet. Jennifer Meyer,
~l~op co.mpet1t1on prepares
.
men:,s
tennis team for conference play
by
PAUL SEACH
Staff Writer
The Marist College tennis team
is starting off the spring semester
with high expectations, looking to
capture its fourth consecutive
Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer-
ence{MAAC) title.
On January 26, the team com-
peted in the
Harvard
Winter Clas-
sic. The
Tournament
hosted eight
schools, including Ivy Leaguers
Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth,
and
Brown. Top players Pat Hofer,
Mike Sowter, Martin Aldorsson,
and David Slater represented the
Red Foxes. The meet was a chal-
lenging one for the team, with
David
Slater
and
Martin
Aldorsson taking the competitive
teams of the Ivy League to 3 set
matches.
Head Coach Tim Smith was
pleased with the opportunity his
players had in the Classic.
"(It allowed) us to expose our
players to top flight competition to
get ready for the upcoming sea-
son," he said. "These matches
were a good tune-up for our meet
coming up this weekend at the
Cornell Invitational."
At Cornell, Marist will be facing
off against host Cornell University,
the University of Massachusetts,
St. Bonaventure, and Binghamton.
After the Cornell meet on Febru-
ary 9, the Red Foxes will play
at
the
University of Vermont the follow-
ing weekend. Other matches in-
clude a meet at Boston College and
a match againstMAAC foe St. Pe-
ters.
Following the St. Peter's match,
the team will head offto Scottsdale,
Az.
for 9 days training to get them
ready for big matches in Arizona
and California, according to Smith.
"The combination of talent, train-
ing and competitive schedule
places us in a much higher bracket
than other MAAC schools," says
Smith. "We
train
harder, drill harde1
and we travel to competitive
matches culminating in a major
trip
to Arizona and California."
As for the upcoming season,
Smith is very excited, but also ex-
pects a lot from his team,
and they
expect a lot out of themselves.
"We would be extremely
disap-
pointed
if we did not win
our
fourth
consecutive MAAC title and
stomp into the NCAA."
Besides winning the MAAC,
the
team also strives to maintain one
goal they have achieved, the high-
est combined GPA in the MAAC.
Smith was elated over the fact that
his team's GPA is the highest in
the conference. Having a collec-
tive GPA of just under a 3
.5
the team
has a chance at being selected for
the Verizon All Academic Team
needing a GPA of3.2 to be eligible.
who was previously named ECAC
Swimmerofthe Week, won the 50-
yard freestyle. Jennifer Gelsomino
was victorious in the 200-yard in-
dividual medley, and Emily Heslin
took first in the 200-yard back-
stroke. Also, Amber Van De Carr
won two diving events, from both
the one-meter and the three-meter
heights.
Leading the way to victory for
Lehigh was Tara Ho, who had first
place finishes in both the 200-yard
and the 500-yard freestyle, and
Lauren Ayres winning the 200-yard
butterfly.
The loss to Lehigh was
their worst of the season, sixty-five
points and capped a season end-
ing slide of three games, which has
turned a good 7-2 start to the sea-
son into a 7-5 final mark.
The next challenge for both the
men and women's teams is the
Metro Atlantic Athletic League
Championships
(MAAC),
which
are set to be held on February 21-
23 in Baltimore. The men will be
looking to win their seventh
straight MAAC Championship in
as many years in the
league,
while
the women will be looking to re-
turn
to the
pinnacle
of the
league
after Rider stopped their streak of
four straight titles last season.
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winners of its last five games and
nine ofits last IO.
Felicia Harris is fifth in the league
in scoring, averaging over 17
points per game. The Peahens also
boast the best scoring defense in
the
league,
allowing a mere 61.4
points per contest.
Marist is in seventh place in the
MAAC, but within striking dis-
tance of the top of the league.
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SCOTI DESIERE
Jeter, whom the back pages dubbed
Mr. November.
It
was baseball at
its best.
1.
Sports Returns to NY for the
first time after September 11- In the
first game in NY since the most
devastating attack in the history
of our country, the Mets and
Braves came together and em-
braced before the game, a gesture
that showed us how meaningless
sporting events are when weighted
against the real emotions of live.
Then Mike Piazza's two-run homer
in the bottom of the eighth showed
us all why we need sports. When
Piazza connected and the Mets
took the lead, for that
moment,
we
were not victims of
a
tragedy. We
were not grieving. We were cheer-
ing. We were
baseball
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THE CIRCLE
Athletes
of
the
Week
Brandon Ellerbee was named MAAC Co-
Rookie of the Week. Ellerbee averaged
11.5 points.
Mike Nehr broke the school record for the
mile at 4: 15.23, breaking the previous
record by ahnost three seconds
February
7, 2002
SPORTS
Stat
of the Week
Marist is third
in
the MAAC
in
average
home attendance, with an average of
2453 fans
per
game behind only Siena
and Fairfield who
play
in arenas
Page 12
Men's basketball leads MAAC after Loyola sweep
by
SCOTT MONTESANO
Staff Writer
The Marist College men's basket-
ball team used a 14-0 run in the first
half, and a game-high 17 points
from senior Sean Kennedy to route
Loyola (Md.) College 85-50 Febru-
ary 3 at the Reitz Arena.
Marist's win
completed
a two
game sweep
of
the Greyhounds.
The
Foxes struggled,
but held on
to beat Loyola at the McCann Cen-
ter January
30.
However, unlike the first meeting,
Marist had little trouble against the
young Greyhounds this time
around.
After Loyola jumped out to an
early 9-5
lead,
Marist went on a 14-
0 run and never looked back.
Loyola cut the deficit to 24-18 late
in the half, but the Foxes outscored
the Greyhounds 12-4 over the last
6 ~
j,uild a 14-point halftime
}~lift:
Marist iced the game with a 15-0
run in the second half with seven
of the points coming from
Kennedy.
In addition to his 17 points,
Kennedy added six assists in 35
minutes. Kennedy leads the
MAAC in assists, averaging 7.11
per
game. As a team, Marist leads
the MAAC in assists with 15 per
game.
The
victory over Loyola was typi-
cal of many of the Foxes' games all
season, with most the team con-
tributing.
Junior Nick Eppehimer, who has
put a shooting slump in December
behind
him,
finished with 16 points.
Sophomore Dennis Young contin-
ued his maturation into an every-
day player with eight rebounds
Senior Matt Tullis added four
blocked shots and ten points after
coming off the bench. This was the
third game in a row that Tullis was
not in the center position, as sopho-
more Steve Castleberry has appar-
ently taken over that role.
Handicapped with foul trouble,
Castleberry scored eight points in
ten minutes.
Every Marist player that dressed
for the contest scored. Walk-on
reserves, sophomore Eric Sosler
and junior Brendan Copes, each
scored two points in the final three
minutes.
Marist entered the game as the
league's worst three-point defend-
ing team, but that did not help
Loyola, which went 0..13 behind the
arc.
Overall, the Greyhounds shot
just .310 from the field
The 3 5-point victory margin was
the
largest
of the season for the
Foxes.
On
the other hand, the loss
was the worst in seven years for
Loyola.
Marist has ·now won seven
straight over Loyola College.
The win improved the Foxes'
record to 15-6 overall and 9-3 in
MAAC play. Marist was tied with
Rider for first place as ofF ebruary
5.
In
Sunday's
win,
freshman guard
Brandon Ellerbee tied a career-high
with 14 points. This performance,
along with a nine-point effort in the
first meeting with Loyola earned
the Plano, TX native co-rookie of
the week honors in the MAAC.
After missing the first game of
the season due to an undisclosed
team violation, Ellerbee has turned
into an apprentice to senior point
guard Sean Kennedy. Ellerbee is
averaging 5. 7 points in 16 minutes
of play
per
game. From the floor he
is
shooting .480, including .370 from
beyond the three-point arc.
Ellerbee's hot shooting from
three-point territory
is
the norm on
a team that has lived and died by
the perimeter shot all season.
Marist leads the
league
in three-
pointers made, averaging 7.33
per
game.
The three-point shooting helps
to cover up a glaring weakness at
the post positions. The Foxes'
Achilles heel remains rebounding,
where Marist is towards the bot-
tom in the MAAC in
rebounding
margin.
However, Marist was able to
handle larger teams such as
Fairfield and Iona in January.
Marist returns home on Febru-
ary 11 versus Canisius at 7:30pm.
At the time the newspaper went
to press, Marist was tied with Rider
Marist track teams impressive
at Metropolitan Championships
by
ROB McGUINNESS
Staff Writer
The Marist men's and women's
track teams made a strong
debut
in
the Metropolitan Intercollegiate
Track and Field Championships
Sunday, setting a total of six school
records at the Armory Track and
Field Center in Manhattan.
Running amidst a highly competi-
tive field, senior Mike Nehr shat-
tered the school record in the mile,
finishing 11th with a time of 4:
15.23.
Nebr's performance was nearly
three seconds faster than the pre-
vious record(4:18.21), set in 1998
by BenHefferon('99).
Nehr would return later in the
meet to run the third leg of the
record setting 4x800-meter relay,
which placed sixth in 7:55.43, a sec-
ond faster than the previous record
(7:56.44) set in 1984. Pat Driscoll,
Brian Perrella and 1,000-meter
school record holder Chris
McCloskey were the other mem-
bers of the relay.
McCloskey broke his own record
in the 1,000, with a time of2:30.02.
Men's coach Pete Colaizzo was
impressed with the efforts of
McCloskey and Nehr, especially
since both competed in more than
one event.
"Mike and Chris showed
a
tre-
mendous amount of poise and
heart in doubling
back
in that relay
and getting the school record for
the team, especially after record
runs earlier in the meet," Colaizzo
said. "They really got the job
done."
Also establishing a new school
record was sophomore Eli Bisnett-
Cobb, who placed fifth in the high
jmnp with a leap of 6 feet, 7 inches.
Bisnett-Cobb,
Tim Mmphy and Joe
Parizo shared the previous record
of6 feet, 6 inches. Overthe course
of the last year,
Bisnett-Cobb
has
broken school records in the 55-
meter hurdles, 110-meter hurdles,
and also holds the outdoor track
high jump record.
"Eli has progressed steadily in his
time here and he is truly one of the
most valuable members of our
team," Colaizzo said. "He works
hard at his events and it shows."
In the women's events, freshman
Alison Keller set a record in the
60-meter hurdles with a time of9 .22
seconds and junior Sue Golden
broke her own school record in the
1000..meternm,
finishingin2:57.97.
RED FOXES QUALIFY
FOR IC4A/ECAC:
Strong
performances at the
Boston's
Ter-
rier Classic in January earned sev-
eral Marist athletes the opportu-
nity to compete at the
IC4NECAC
championships in March.
Competing against runners from
Stanford University and the Nike
Farm Team, Nehr met the qualify-
ing standards for the 3,000-meter
run, placing 14th overall with a
school record time of8:24.42. This
marks the second straight year in
which Nehr
has
qualified for the
IC4A championships
and
broken
the 3,000-meter school record.
"Mikey held his own against
some of the best runners in the
country," Colaizzo said. "He ran
smart, he
ran
tough and he im-
proved on his own very difficult
school record."
Also among the qualifiers was the
distance medley relay team of
McCloskey, Perrella, Driscoll and
Nebr, which finished sixth in
10: 16. 9
l.
The Terrier Classic
marked the earliest that any Marist
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for first place
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the
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MAAC, but
the
Red
Foxes hold
the advan-
tage in head-
to-head com-
petition.
The Red
Foxes
are
currently
third in the
MAACinat-
tendance.
Marist is av-
eraging 2,404
at the 3,00()..
seatMcCann
C e n t e r
through 10
home dates.
Fairfield and
Siena, which
each play in
sizeable are-
nas, lead the
Red Foxes.
St. Peter's is
drawing
a
league
low
526
per game.
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Dennis
Young grabs a rebound
against Loyola.
Young grabbed 13 rebounds and added 13
points in the Red Foxes home victory.
Women's hoops drops fifth
straight
MAAC
contest
by
PETER PALMIERI
Sports Editor
For the
third
time this season, the
Marist College women's
basketball
team lost to
a
Metro Atlantic Ath-
letic Conference
(MAAC)
oppo-
nent that it had beaten in
the
first
meeting of the season.
On
Tuesday, the
Red
Foxes fell
to
Fairfield
75-68 in overtime. The
teams first met in January with
Marist winning by 14. The team
defeated Niagara and Manhattan
in the first meetings of the season,
but later fell to the two opponents
in the second contest.
Sophomore Stephanie Del Preore
recorded a double-double with 19
points and 12 rebounds and senior
Diesa Seidel added a game-high 21
points, but no other Red Fox
reached double figures.
Marist took an eight-point lead
into
halftime,
and increased that
lead to 12 with 15:37 left to play,
but Fairfield was able to tie that
game at 57 with
just
over four min-
utes left to play in the contest.
Ayanna Brown led the Stag
with 18 points and 11 rebounds
while Schrene Isidora added l
points, including her 1,000th caree
point.
Fairfield shot over .438 from th
floor in the second half compare
to only .333 from Marist. Fairfiel
outscored
Marist 14-7 in overtime
The loss was the fifth MAA
loss in a row for Marist and sev
enth in the last eight games
an
dropped
the team to 5-8 in th
MAAC (9-13 overall).
Marist will square off against St
Peter's on Sunday at the
McCa
Center.
In
the previous
meetin
between the two teams the
Pea
hens won by 27 points. Seidel w
the only Marist
player
to recor
double digits with eleven points
Marist also turned the ball over 2
times compared to only six by St
Peter's.
St. Peter's comes into the gam
with an 11-2 MAAC record and
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