The student newspaper of Marist College
November 21, 2002
Volume
56
Issue
9
Searching for Bobby
Fisher?
Well, you wo
.
n't find him,
but Chess Master Alan
Kantor will be visiting
Marist next week.
pg. 3
European Spring
Break
Take advantage of low
airfare by flying far away
from Marist, maybe even
to
somewhere
like Paris.
pg.4
Art
on Rt. 9
Steel Plant is the home of
a six
person
art exhibit.
pg.5
Pippin
Check out MCCTA's
latest
production in the
Nelly Goletti this week-
end.
pg.
8
Sshh, it's a secret
Harry
Potter
may have a
Chamber of Secrets,
but
the success of this new
movie is no secret at all.
pg.9
Time for
some
hoops
Mens basketbaH hopes
for another winning sea-
son, tipping off this Friday
in the Mccann Center.
pg.12
Marist Cribs
Do you have sweet
room? Next semester
The Circle
is running
feature articles on cool
looking bedrooms and
dorm
rooms.
pg. 3
College holds evolution and religion lecture
Binghamton professor speaks to the Marist community
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David Sloan WIison Is s
professor of Biology and
Anthropology at
Binghamton Unlvel"lllty.
Recently he spoke
to
the
Marlst community about
evolution, rellg!._on and the
nature of society.
By FLORA Lill
Staff Writer
Professor David Sloan Wilson
of Binghamton University
attempted to answ~r the age old
question coieming the origins
ofhumankiritl.
Wilson, specializing in the
fields of
biology and
anthropology, presented his
lecture of
Darwin
's
Cathedral:
evolution, religion, and the nature
of
society,
on Tuesday, November
19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel.
Ever since Darwin fo:st pub-
lished
The Origins of Species, the
relationship of religion and evolu-
tion has been endlessly debated
for centuries. Now this uncer-
tainty can be answered by David
Sloan Wilson in his book,
Darwin
s
Cathedral. This book takes an in-
depth examination ofhow religion
plays an important development of
human being and society.
Richard Feldman, chair ofMarist
department of environmental sci-
ence, said that he felt Wilson of-
fered solid evidence in his find-
ings.
"The examples provided [in the
book] are compelling evidence for
the role of religions as providing
selective advantage to its members
in surviving in broader society,"
said Feldman.
The author takes his readers for
a spin in 16
th
century Calvinism
Switzerland before returning to
present-day 21
st
century demo-
cratic America as he argued his
theory. Wilson illustrates that
so-
ciety is believed
to be made up of
single organisms where religion
and morality are biologically and
culturally evolved adaptations
.
These further enable human
groups to function as single units
rather than a mere collection of in-
dividuals.
"Thus, "survival of the fittesf'
not only can occur between indi-
viduals, but also through
groups
of individuals," Feldman said.
The book also embraces
the
idea
of forgiveness on the evolution-
ary level and how religion is ben-
eficial to all social organizations.
Feldman had only positive
things to say about Wilson's
book.
"A
great advantage of the book
is that an evolutionary biologist
describes the adaptive advan-
tages of religions. Wilson is able
to see and synthesizes ideas and
information not apparent to social
scientists who have explored this
before
,"
Feldman said.
The professor also feels that it
will raise eyebrows, voices and
blood pressures among many evo-
lutionary biologists, as well as so-
cial scientists, theologians and
ministers.
"Evolution
is science and reli-
gion is faith, spiritual, reflective,
cultural...apples and oranges, as
they. It's like arguing that a biol-
ogy major is more worthwhile
than
chemistry major or a communica-
tion majoror a
math
major. We need
all majors. We need different ways
to explain what happens in our
world," said Wilson in his lecture.
Feldman hopes that this lecture
will have helped students gain ap-
preciation for Wilson as a great
thinker and articulate speaker, a
new way to view society and reli-
gion, and appreciation for the role
that an aspect of evolutionary
theory has in explaining society.
Wilson is an evolutionary biolo-
gist who is well known for his mul-
tilevel selection theory, which ex-
plains how adaptation is related to
the biological hierarchy.
Wilson has published over 150
scientific articles and three books.
He has spoken nationally at numer-
ous educational institutions, such
as the University of Georgia and
the University of California at Ber-
keley on his
Darwin
s
Cathedral.
His continuing research on hu-
mans include topics in altruism,
individual differences in personal
traits, gossip, decision making,
physical attractiveness and reli-
gion. He is also the son of Sloan
Wilson, the author of
The Man in
the
Gray
Flannel Suit.
Marist campus supports Hunger Awarness Month
Campus Ministry
sponsors events
helping fight world hunger
By ALICIA WELLS
Staff Writer
It is November: the month
where families
sit
down to
elaborate meals, among family
and friends. Nov. is hunger
awareness month, and each
day, 24,000 people die from hun-
ger.
Every year,
Campus
Ministry
organizes various activities to
help combat this growing prob-
lem. These activities include
Buck Hunger Days, the Marist
Fast, the Hunger Banquet, and
the Campus-wide Food Collec-
tion.
During Buck Hunger Days,
which took place on Nov. 8 and
9,
students
sat at different loca-
tions around campus and asked
for one dollar donations from
students,
staff, and fa~ulty.
Freshman Kate Tuohy partici-
pated in Buck Hunger Days, and
found it to be a worthwhile
cause.
"It's good that the school is
doing something to help feed
the hungry," she said. "Espe-
cially something that's easy
enough for everyone to do."
Many other students partici-
pated in the fund-raisers as well.
In fact, an extraordinary amount
of them did so.
"All of the numbers are up,"
The food
collected
during the campus wide food drive was boxed and put on the alter of the Chapel.
The food shown waiting
to
be
picked up and distributed to the needy.
said Brother Frank Kelly, director
of campus ministry, of the stu-
dents' participation. "This is our
highest year yet."
On Nov. 12, students donated
one meal from their meal plan for
the Marist Fast. Dining Services
agreed to donate the dollar amount
of all of the meals to the fight
against hunger. In addition, Cam-
pus Ministry hosted a campus-
wide food collection in which stu-
dents, faculty, and staff donated
food in drop-off boxes at various
locations around campus. On
Nov. 20, students participated in
the Hunger Banquet, which was
designed to both raise money for
the hungry and raise awareness
of the unequal
distribution
of food
in the world.
Campus Ministry's fund-raiser
for hunger awareness month have
always had great success, and it is
clear that this year will be the same.
"We have all indications that this
year will be very successful," said
Frank. "The generosity of the
people has been excellent."




























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Monday
11/11
Thursday
11/14
Most people like Starbucks for its
Car owners beware! Some week's
During a routine security patrol, an
coffee. Apparently some students
security briefs are filled with tanta-
officer noticed a broken window
enjoy Starbucks for its signage,
lizing tales of alcohol consumption
screen in Sheahan Hall at about
though. A sandwich-board style
andothersarefullofdelightfullittle
12:50a.m. According to the report,
sign was found outside of the
ditties about vandalism. This week
some sort of cutting device was
Gartland E-block at 9:50 a.m. The
marks the week of the car attacks.
used to break the screen. Another
sign was taken by security and
The attacks began on Monday
broken window screen was found
returned to the nearby coffee-
with a report from the Beck Place
20 minutes later on the eighth floor
lot. A student's car had its side,
of Champagnat It appeared as
rear tire slashed and two hubcaps
though this may have been the
stolen. There was another report
work of the same vandal, as this re-
that night from the same lot. This
port also said a cutting device
lucky car owner's vehicle had the
looked to have been used.
same tire slashed, but at least it still
had all of its hubcaps. Apparently
Tuesday was an off day, but on
Wednesday there was a report
from the Upper Hoop Lot of an-
other vehicle having a tire punc-
tured in two different spots. Thurs-
day marked another off day, but on
Friday, a report came from the Up-
per Hoop Lot about another ve-
hicle being covered in the mysteri-
ous flour-like substance that has
been plagumg cars campus-wide
lately. The last automotive com-
plaint came on Saturday from Up-
per Hoop. This time the weapons
of choice were some free-range
eggs, and the victim was an
unamused student. No one was
caught in any of the incidents, so
the vandals are still on the loose.
Tuesday
11/12
As the end of the semester rapidly
approaches, stress over grades
begins to mount. Sometimes the
stress can be hard to handle, so
finding stress relieving activities is
always
,a
good idea. The follow-
ing, however, is not one of those
good ideas. A report came from
Talmadge Court that a light globe
on the pole outside one of the
apartments was smashed, ~d- the
cover from the telecommurucatlons
box was ripped off. Perhaps this
vandal should look into a good
stress ball as an alternative means
of unleashlng his or her aggression.
Tuesday
11112
Another Culinary Institute of
America reject was at it again, this
time in the Old Townhouses, B-
block. At 8:22 p.m. the blaring fire
alarm sounded and the B-block was
evacuated as Fairview Fire Depart-
ment rushed to the scene. Instead
.
of finding a towering inferno, or
even a flickering flame for that mat-
ter, a smoking frying pan was found
and taken outside to be aired out.
The meal was not salvaged, and
the residents went to bed without
dinner.
Wednesday
11/13
Two roommates in Midrise were
arguing over the volume of the
music being played at about 3:17
a.m. The argument soon escalated
into an all-out brawl. Before fisti-
cuffs could be used, the alterca-
tion was broken up causing the
incident to stop in its early stages
of a shoving match. The two are
looking into signing a deal with
Don King and Showtime sports for
Thursday
11114
A clogged toilet in the Gartland G-
block led to an alarm going off on
Thursday. The toilet overflowed
and apparently leaked into the boiler
room, which was directly below the
apartment's bathroom. The water
seeped through the electrical p~el
box, causing the system to go mto
an alarm. The Fairview Fire Depart-
ment arrived, and the alarm was re-
set and the water dried up.
Friday
11/15
Someone in Midrise seems to have
a strong dislike for the light fixtures.
Most li);ely wiprovoked by the light
fixtures, someone broke ten of them
throughout the Midrise hallways
and staircases. The report of the
vandalism came in at about 12:05
a.m. No word yet on if the other
light fixtures will rally together and
avenge the attack.
Friday
11115
Burning food on the stove is one
thing, but it seems like an extraordi-
nary amount of students here need
lessons on how to make popcorn,
of all things. Burnt popcorn caused
the Marian Hall alarm to sound at
about 12:56 a.m. This isn't exactly
an easy school to get into, so one
would think most of the students
here are fairly intelligent or at least
intelligent enough to follow instruc-
tions from a popcorn bag. Just in
case they aren't, here are the easy
instructions: l. take the bag out of
the plastic, 2. place the bag in the
microwave (make sure to put the
side that says face down, actually
face down), 3.
tum the microwave
on for about 3 minutes, 4. don't go
anywhere just yet though because
all microwaves are different, and
three minutes is only a rough esti-
mate. Within about a minute, the
popcorn should begin to pop, 5.
once you don't hear it popping any-
more, stop the microwave. Hope-
fully that's not too hard for anyone
to follow.
Friday
11115
While on routine patrol at about
2:05 a.m., security noticed the
Champagnat rear entrance alarm go
off. The security officer was on the
ninth floor when the alarm sounded,
and began walking down the stairs.
He saw four people rush into a fifth
floor room. He confronted the
group and discovered that two of
the four people were unauthorized
visitors, and they were escorted off
house.
Saturday
11/16
The abundance of inept chefs on
this campus continues to increase
at rapid rates. This strange phe-
nomenon spread through the
Gartland G-block at 11 :35 p.m. and
then again in the Old Townhouses,
A-block at 7:07 p.m. Both cases
were at least caused by burning
food on the stove and not by mi-
crowave popcorn.
Saturday
11/16
A guest attempted to enter
Champagnat at 11 :05 p.m. carry-
ing a big bundle covered in a blan-
ket. The entry officer questioned
the visitor as to what was under-
neath the blanket. The student
was partially honest and said that
he was carrying a six-pack. Per-
haps he was hoping the other six
would magically morph over to his
friend's room, but once the blan-
ket
was removed, it revealed 12
long neck bottles of Miller.
Sunday
JIil
7
A call came in Sunday from a stu-
dent saying her car, which was
parked in the Mccann parking lot,
received water damage and was
floating in the lot. It was later
found that a total of three vehicles
were plagued with water damage.
The Marist grounds crew was
called and cleared the
drain
before
anymore vehicles fell victim to the
water.
Sunday
11117
While Marist basketball season is
upon us, beer pong season is al-
ready in full swing, and Lower
West Cedar was the site of some
grueling battles with playoff im-
plications. A noise complaint led
to the festivities being cut short
however. The remaining games
were called on a count of confis-
cation, and will be made up at a
date yet to be determined. No al-
cohol was found on the premises,
but the table was taken away.
Monday
11/18
An unauthorized guest was caus-
ing a ruckus to say the least at
about 12:40 a.m. in Champagnat.
The RAs called security to inves-
tigate the loud visitor. The secu-
rity officer attempted to get the
visitor's personal information
such as name, etc., but this caused
the visitor to get even louder and
more belligerent. The visitor be-
came abusive and shoved the se-
curity officer two times. The Town
of Poughkeepsie Police were
called onto the scene and arrested
the antagonistic guest and re-
moved
him
from campus.
Peter Palmieri
Sports Editor
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James Skeggs
Opinion Editor
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Community Editor
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Karla Klein
Business Manager
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Paul Seach
Assistant Sports Editor
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Cassi Matos
Co-News Editor
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Lauren Penna
Features Editor
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Becky Knauer
Copy Editor
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Dan Roy
Layout Editor
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Photo Editor
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Business Manager
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F acuity Advisor
The Circle is the weekly student newspaper of Marist
College. Letters to the edit.ors, announcements, an~
story ideas are always welcome, but w~ caru;1.ot publish
unsigned letters. Opinions exp_res~ed m articles ar~
not necessarily those of the Ed1tonal board. The Czrcl
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Campus Corne~
11 p.m. on Thursday nights in
Donnelly room 240. Come play a
variety of casual and
fun
chess
games. No experience required.
Support your campus radio sta-
tion 88. l WMCR. Student run
shows have already begun. Tune
in every Saturday from 1-3 p.m.
for the Ed and Greg Shelton Spec-
tacular and again on Sundays
from 5-7 when they'll be joined
by The Professor and A-Bomb for
the best in sports talk radio on
The Waiver Wire.
Other shows to
look for include
Kim
and Alisa's
specialty show Saturdays from 3-
5 p.m., Killer
Kara
and Summer's
rotational show on Wednesdays
from 2-5 p.m. and Jen and Katie's
specialty show on Wednesday
mornings
The Marist College Chamber
Singers proudly presents the an-
nual Advent Concert. It will be
free and is being held to ring in
the start of the Christmas season.
Come to the event in The Chapel
on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
The Chess Club will be holding
its regular club meetings from 9-
MCCTA is looking for crews for
Shakespeare's
As You Like It to
be performed on Feb. 27 and 2~
and March l and 2. No expen-
ence is necessary. Positions in-
clude set designer, set construc-
tion crew, assistant stage man-
agers, lighting director, publi~ity
crew, properties manager, pamt-
ers and artists and poster de-
signer.
The Marist College Council on
Theatre Arts and the Marist Sing-
ers presents
Pippin. Perfor-
mances will be on Nov. 21 and 22
at 8:00 p.m., Nov. 23 at 2:00 and
8:00 p.m. and Nov. 24 at 2:00 p.m.
Admission for students is $5, $7
for alumni, staff, faculty and se-
niors and $10 for general admis-
sion.








































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Help save lives today: Donate time and blood
Kappa La,mbda Psi and Zeta Psi sponsor campus wide blood drive, for local areas
ByAJNSEIR
Staff Writer
The need for blood affects us all.
Nine out of ten of us will need
blood some time in our lives, and
one out of every ten hospital pa-
tients requires a transfusion.
Although the average transfu-
sion is three pints, some patients
require more.
Because of this, and the lack of
donor participation in the recent
past, our country has been faced
with a large available blood deficit.
Our own Hudson Valley is in need
of blood as well.
To help replenish the local sup-
ply, the Marist chapters of Kappa
Lamda Psi sorority and Zeta Psi
fra-
ternity will sponsor a blood drive
today to aid Hudson Valley Blood
Services.
Students, faculty, staff and mem-
bers of the general public can do-
nate blood between 11 a.m. and
5
p.m. in the PAR, located on the third
floor of the Student Center.
Both Zeta Psi and Kappa Lambda
Psi are anticipating a large student
turn out.
"We need all of the support we
can get from the campus," com-
mented Eddie Summers of Zeta Psi
said.
The goal is to draw at least 150
donators. As of the last recorded
tally, 120 donors have signed up.
Summers said that they will also
be accepting walk-ins on the day
of the blood drive.
Anyone who is older than 17,
weights at least 110 pounds, and
is in general good health can do-
nate. You will need proper photo
identification and cannot have got-
ten a piercing or tattoo in the past
year.
Sign up and help support this
cause by donating a pint of your
blood. Remember: for every pint
of blood you donate, up to five
lives can be saved.
For more information, contact Ed
Summers of Zeta Psi at 575-5714 oi:
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Marianne Folan of Kappa Lamda
Psi at 575-4869.
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Chess club sponsors exhibition of national chess master
ByDANROY
Layout Editor
"You've lost, you just don't know
it."
"Move."
"Let's share the championship."
"Move."
Ok,
so what. Basically all my
chess knowledge comes from the
movie,
Searching For Bobby
Fisher.
I am no expert, so do not
think just because I am writing an
article about chess, I know what
I'm doing out there.
But Alan Kantor does; he's a N11-
tional Chess Grand Master; and
he's coming to Marist.
On Saturday, November 23
rd
at 2
p.m. in 349 of the Student Center,
the Marist Chess Club is hosting a
simultaneous chess exhibition.
Alan Kantor will take on all com-
petitors- all at the same time. He
will go board to board playing any-
one who dares to challenge him.
Everyone is welcome to attend
and/ or play. Then, after declaring,
"checkmate" to all his adversaries,
Kantor will give a clinic teaching
.
Psi Chi strives for recognition on
.
campus
ByNICOLEMANZIANO
Staff Writer
Psi Chi, the National Honor Soci-
ety in Psychology, was founded in
1929 for the purposes of encour-
aging, stimulating, and maintaining
excellence in scholarship and ad-
vancing the science of psychol-
ogy.
As a Psi Chi chapter at Marist
,
they are looking to become better
known and increase their activity
around campus.
who are making the study of psy-
chology one of their major inter-
ests, and who meet the minimum.
qualifications.
Psi Chi applicatiop.s are available
on the bulletin boards. in
Dy.~,
or in the offices of
Dr.
Peter Del
Rosario on the third floor ofDyson.
The society is also looking to pair
up with other clubs on campus to
cosponsor events.
Contact Nicole at extension 4774
for more information regarding Psi
Chi.
the tricks and special moves the
master uses himself.
Dr.
Craig Fisher, adviser of Chess
Club, invited Kantor to Marist.
Fisher knows Kantor personally
after playing chess with
him
in vari-
ous tournaments.
In
1999, Kantor and Fisher won
the under 2200 Chess Tournament
in New Jersey. Kantor also plays
at the Vassar Chadwick Chess
.
Club, and currently places in the
top two percent of chess players
in the United States.
Check out Kantor play. He may
not have a movie named after him,
·
but he's damn good.
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and p o ograph
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Do you have
a
cool crib?
The Circle
wants to feature cool
dorms and common rooms for
the coming spring semester!
Any student can apply., whether
on or off campus.
Either e-mail., call ext.
2429.,
or drop a description of your
room in The Circle mailbox.
(Mailbox located either in
Student Activities or on The
Circle
office door.) If possible.,
include a picture of your handi-
work with your submission.
If you,re featured in the paper.,
we will come and photograph
your room., and feature it with
an accompanying article in the
paper!
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How you can become a millionaire
by ALICIA WELLS
Staff Writer
There is hope for all college stu-
dents who suffer from financial
burdens.
Assistant Professor Cochece
Davis hosted a lecture on Tues-
day, Nov. 5 in which he explained
how a little ~ving early in one's
career can make even the poorest
t>f college students future million-
aires.
The Roth IRA is a tax-exempt ac-
count that _;tllows you to earn com-
pound interest, which increases
your deposits into your account.
Imagine this scenario: You de-
posit $2,000 of your first year's in-
come from your new job. You do
the same for the next 11 years. This
money collects interest at a rate of
11
percent and by the time you are
65-years-old, you have almost $2
million. It is that simple.
"It's not hard to be a millionaire,"
said Davis. "It requires discipline
now, planning ahead and looking
towards the future."
Davis has spent years research-
ing the Roth IRA and its benefits.
He explained, however, that there
is much more information available
now, than there was when he
be-
gan his research. He said students
should take it upon themselves to
find out how it can work for them.
The audience was obviously en-
thused about the subject; they
asked many questions and fre-.
quently participated in the discus-
sion-like presentation. Not only
did students enjoy the lecture, but
they took something from it as well.
"I knew about it before I came,"
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said senior Jeff Kuznekoff. "But
the presentation clarified what it
could do for me."
Other students, like junior
Kristin Burlag, had no prior knowl-
edge of this tax-exempt.
"IfI hadn't come I wouldn't have
had any idea about it," Burlag said.
Davis' lecture provided not only
information about the Roth IRA,
but also an understanding of how
young adults can use it to their
benefit. Davis' lecture aimed to
help the audience understand that
with a little saving, they can ad-
equately prepare for the future.
"You can pay for your children's
and grandchildren's college edu-
cation just because you put
money in for twelve years," Davis
said.
Davis is an assistant professor for
the School of Communications in
Lowell Thomas.
Seruch for it budget Europe for Spring Break
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Davis shows students how a
simple plan can lead to
financial benefits.
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Paris, France is one of the
cheap options for Spring
Break.
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by JAMIE WAJDOWICZ
Staff Writer
Traveling to Paris and Rome are
now viable spring break trips for
any college student:
With a little research on budget
~v~l, spring break can be spent
touring Europ~
,
\nstead of
Cancun's finest bars and at a simi-
lar price.
Junior Joelle Evanousky said, "If
I had the opportunity [to go on
Spring Break] ..
.I
would find it more
of a cultural experience to go to
Europe for vacation."
In a recent article published in
Newsweek,
several budget travel
deals were recommended. Starting
on Wed, Nov. 13 and
lasting
for
five months, a one-way trip to
Dublin from Chicago, New York or
Boston is only $99 using Aer
Lingus (800-474-7424).
Round trip airfare from New York
to Paris' or Rome are $329 and $380
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using
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Travel Abroad, anci there is no re-
quired date of purchase (800-228-
0877).
Another alternative is six days
in
London at a Bayswater area hotel
costing $349 to $379, including
roundtrip airfare from New York, or
from $50 to $150 if departing from
other cities (Go-Today.com or
OflPeakTraveler.com).
A week-long trip to Ireland in-
cluding unlimited use of a stick shift
auto, roundtrip airfare and vouch-
ers for six nights in a bed-and-
breakfast country guesthouse on
the Emerald Isle ts another offer.
If your Spring Break has already
been planned, winterrecess or Eas-
ter break is a good time to take a
three-day weekend trip to
London's Barkston Gardens. It's
only $329 flying out of New York
using Gate 1 Travel (800-682-3333
or Go-Today.com).
According to
Newsweek,
plane
fares to Europe may continue to
plummet as we approach the win-
ter months, not only because of the
apprehensions left from Sept. 11,
but because airlines will
be
making
more profit if places are full during
the off-season. Senior Jason
Shaw, however, said the low prices
are enough to attract a substantial
amount of people regardless of
other fears.
"The low rates will encourage
people to travel and fly despite
what's going on in the world with
war and terrorism," Shaw said.
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is well worth the cost, and re-
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from customers, freshman
Stacey Ponzai said she sees it
in an entirely different light.
"I'd rather get up and
straighten my hair every morn-
ing. It is definitely not worth
the money for something that
is only temporary:• said Ponzai.
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straight for six months. A re-
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the fact that the process
straightens the inner cortex of
the hair, whereas blow-drying
only temporarily straightens
the outer area.
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reporter, Tamara
Lipper conducted a road test
of the procedure for the article.
According to her report, she
was more than pleased with the
procedure, although it is not
clear if she paid for it herself.
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swipes of a round brush give
me smooth locks even
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laxer and a neutralizer.
According to Newsweek, the
salon claims that
despite
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The procedure, however, is
ineffective for both black
women and people with se-
verely damaged hair. The re-
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some blow-drying and styling
might still be required, but that
the time spent on this is con-
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THE CIRCLE
'Six
Approaches' of artists on display
by ALI REINA
Staff Writer
Marist College is featuring a six-
person art exhibit, with master-
pieces created by ink-wash, color,
charcoal, and other methods.
The Steel Plant, on Route
9, was
transfonned from a studio, utilized
by art students, to an exhibition
house that displays the works of
six professional artists.
Amongst the brightly colored
orange and blue furniture, modern
artwork and unfinished student
drawings, is the stark white gallery
where six artists chose house their
collections until Saturday, Dec.
7.
The high ceilings and bright
lights illuminate the pieces, which
are displayed around the asym-
metrically structured room. Artists
such as D. Dominick Lombardi, Ed
Smith, Alan Cote, Robin Arnold,
Pamela
Dreyfus
Smith, and Norman
Turner grace the walls of the spa-
The exhibit features
profes-
sional artists in the Steel
Plant on Route 9.
cious area.
Nonnan Turner's pieces, such
as one entitled
"snug
harbor;'
were hung neatly in plastic
black frames with cream insets.
Turner's work shows reality
and experiences as they
change over time. Using strong
charcoal lines, with a pastel
overtone he demonstrates how
today's perceptions are unlike
those of yesterday.
Art Gallery
Director
,
Donise
English, said that each of these
works displays an idea that
needed to be expressed.
" What is so compelling about
drawing is the sense of
imme-
diacy and directness; the feel-
ing of an image or story that
really had to be expressed,"
said English.
Pamela Dreyfus Smith based
her collection on the biblical
theme of the Tower or Babel.
Using an ink wash, she at-
tempts to -explain how people
use
different languages
and
capture her imagination. One
such drawing, entitled "Erosion
of Babel," shows a spiritual
metaphor for the destruction of
an ancient world.
Robin Arnold provides the
most realistic collection titled,
"Work Force." Amold
photo-
graphed people at their factory
jobs and then recreated their
life size figures on paper. The
most brilliant piece is that of
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ground, the welder and his tools are
illuminated.
D. Dominick Lombardi provides
the exhibit with the most interest-
ing approach to art. With a series
entitled, "Details from
28 heads"
and
"60 Heads," it represents his
core understanding of the variations
of the soul,
through
a series of co-
hesive lines.
Art history major, Dianna
Hagerty, favors Lombardi's work.
"I
love the line work," Hagerty
said.
"Its beautiful."
The final artists
displayed
were
Alan Cote and Ed Smith. Cote's
work included the piece titled,
"Two views of a back," which was
his interpretation using an abstract
approach with abrasive dark lines.
Ed Smith's collection was based on
personal interactions, faculty meet-
ing or severe suffering, national
tragedies, and individual pain.
This exhibit is open, free of
charge to the public and
runs
until
December
7. The hours are noon-
five, Monday through Friday, and
Saturday noon
to
4
p.m.
Hard wotkandnew goals for MCTV
by JOHN SAGINARIO
Staff Writer
Ready bring up
titles,
ready to
fade from
black,
bring up titles and
camera, cue talent: "Hello,
and
wel-
come to MCTV."
Marist College Television is back
on campus with new student pro-
duction and post-production facili-
ties. After the move from the Cam-
pus Center
to
Lowell Thomas Com-
munication Center, a lot of work
needed to be done
to
bring the cam-
pus station back
up
to its original
power. Thanks
to
a supportive and
hard
working executive
board
new
equipment was
ordered and
the
new
space provided by the college
was
changed
into
our
personal of-
fice
and planning
studio.
I took over as president
ofMCTV
this year in lieu of Jim Haslarn's
absence,
and I can tell you I
couldn't ask for a harder working
e-board or more dedicated members
who help us put television pro-
gramming on the air.
This year MCTV plans to take an
aggressive stance on programming.
"Where
it has fallen short in the
past, it will succeed this year," said
spokesperson Lauren Festa, sec-
retary ofMCTV.
This year we plan a lot more pro-
gramming than in the past, we have
a lot of new members and ideas to
fuel their creativity.
A new
line-up
planned for this
semester is already
in full
swing
t
production.
Lauren
Festa
and
I
are
heading
MCIVNews. Rich-
ard Petz, director
of Original Pro-
gramming, is start-
ing up new shows
Internal Mono-
logues
and
The
Guys Who Talk
about Sports and
Entertainment.
Show
tapings
are
in
progress in both
studios of Lowell
Thomas,
the
Marist Media, and
the Lowell Thomas
210
studio.
Tapings for news
are biweekly in.__
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tapings for
The Guys Who Talk
About Sports
happen in the Marist
Media studio or Lowell Thomas
210 studio during activity period
on Wednesdays.
We are all really excited about the
new energy coming in to MCTV.
We have a lot of fresh ideas and a
lot of good people working to-
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MCTV hit the ground running
for the fall semester, with new
facilitles and student
produc-
tion.
wards making them a reality. We
have got good people, and we are
proud of that. MCTV will air daily
on campus cable channel 29.









































THE CIRCLE
OPINION
Page 6
November 21, 2002
(845)-575-3000 ext. 2429
WritetheCircle@hotmail.com
Congress shall pass no law ... abridging the freedom of speech or of the press.
New signs of relief for U.S airport passengers
byTIM DUGUAY
Staff Writer
PresidentBush 's administration just
announced that it has staffed air-
ports with a work force of 44,000
screeners, meeting a deadline set
by Congress for overhauling air-
port security. It is reassuring to
know that White House homeland
security director Tom Ridge said,
"Based on the current progress, we
can look forward to a much safer
future."
There have been several similar
questions raised about how this
has been rushed after the events
of Sept. 11. Even though I do agree
that changes are necessary to im-
prove our security, the job has
been done so quickly that I am
questionip.g the credentials of
these
new security people. 44,000
just seems like a big number to me,
since I am sure that not all of them
possess the same level security
procedures knowledge.
Congress is willing to give an-
other year to improve bag-screen-
ing measures, because this could
not be completed in 35 of the
nation's airports. The reasons
given were
logistics
and costs of
the procedures, as MSNBC said
was according to federal officials
and airport executives. This makes
more sense to me, since I would
feel safer if there was actual time
and effort put in to improve these
procedures.
It
just seems to me like there has
not been much change in our air-
ports since that tragic day and
rushing the security measures
along does not seem to be a qual-
ity solution. I think that with the
intelligent people that we have in
government, they would realize
that new security measures take
time to implement. Ifwe rush the
security measures, although they
are very important, we might find
ourselves stuck in the same exact
Letters to the Editor
LEITER.TO
THE EDITOR:
The first time I picked up an is-
sue of
The Circle
I was immedi-
ately struck by the plethora of
spelling and grammatical mistakes
throughout the paper. Every fol-
lowing issue seemed to contain
more mistakes, not to mention the
poor quality of writing and a lack
of interesting articles. However,
when I read the "Letter from the
Editor" by Katherine Slauta (man-
aging editor) in the November 14
th
issue of the paper, I was absolutely
appalled
In her letter, Ms. Slauta stated
"Not an issue goes by where some-
one does not have. a comment for
myself, if not all the editors. These
criticisms range from spehi..1.g mis-
takes to ridicule concerning the
bands reviewed in the
Arts
& En-
tertainment sections." From the
tone of these two sentences, it
seems as if Ms. Slauta, and possi-
bly other editors of the paper, is
'sick and tired' of the complaints
by the readers of the paper. But
isn't listening to the_reader's com-
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plaints and suggestions part of the
editor's job? Isn't it also the job of
any good editor to consider these
comments and use them to create
a more reader-oriented newspaper
for your public? When you are an
editor, or in any other public posi-
tion, you must give consideration
to what your readers, customers,
etc. want and then go out and do
the work necessary to accomplish
that goal. That is, you must do the
work if you want your product to
'sell'. If you just don't care, then I
guess there is no point for you to
continue to read this letter. But
how dare you people
try
to use
class-work, jobs, and other activi-
ties as an excuse for your own lazi-
ness!
Also, Ms. Slauta states " I pro-
pose that readers do something
about their complaints and write.
It
is much easier to sit back, read
the paper and tell the editors what
they did wrong, however, it takes
some real power to criticize the pa-
per and then work to change it."
Well, I must admit that I fail to un-
derstand how having more people
write for your paper help you. Until
you can wake up, smell the coffee,
and go to work to fix the
paper's
pre-existing problems, for example,
the spelling, the grammar, the
lack
of any interesting material for many
of your readers, I don't think you
can handle anymore wmk -you've
certainly complained about it
enough.
I feel that your readers have al-
ready done their part by informing
you about what they want from
your paper, I'm certain that I have,
but you, the editors, now must rise
up to the occasion or let
The Circle
suffer the consequences. In my
opinion, you should not, by any
means, criticize your readers be-
cause you don't like what they say,
and you shouldn't expect your
readers, or your writers, to do your
job for you. I challenge you, as
the editors, to ask yourselves "Am
I giving my readers what they
want?" or "Am I just making ex-
cuses for myself because I don't
feel like doing my job the way I
know it should be done?"
Thank you,
Christina A. Altiere
Dear Ms. Altiere,
We thank you for taking the time
to write a letter to
The Circle.
While
your opinion was appreciated, we
feel as though your knowledge
concerning the actual layout of our
student body newspaper is insuf-
ficient.
The Circle
staff invites construe~
tive criticism with open arms. You
asked the staff, "Isn't listening to
the reader's complaints and sug-
gestions part of the editor's job?
Isn't it also the job of any good
editor to consider these comments
and use them to create a more
reader-oriented newspaper for
your public?" We as the editors
would like to answer your ques-
tions. Yes, you are completely cor-
rect, Ms. Altiere.
We take suggestions daily on
how to improve our student news-
paper.
In
fact, we love when a stu-
dent, faculty member or adminis-
trator has a suggestion. We are
always looking for new ideas and
better ways to expand our news-
paper. It is when the criticism be-
comes unconstructive, however,
that we, as editors, tune out.
Like you, we read the newspa-
per, and are aware of the grammati-
cal errors. We work hard to pre-
vent such mistakes, but like you
Ms. Altiere, we are only human.
Even the greatest papers in the
world make grammatical errors on
a daily basis.
In
your letter you also state, "how
dare you
people
try to use class-
work, jobs, and other activities as
an excuse for your own
laziness!"
People who work on
The Circle
do so because they enjoy it. We
are not paid as an on-campus job
and we are all full-time students.
The Circle
is currently one of the
most demanding extracurricular
activities on the Marist campus.
The staff consists of students who
devotedly volunteer their time to
produce a weekly paper for their
campus.
Last year there were sixteen
is-
sues of the newspaper produced,
over the two semesters. The fact
that
The Circle
has produced nine
issues so far this year, and is ex-
predicament
we found ourselves in
just over a year ago.
MSNBC
adds that Representa-
tive Harold
Rogers
of Kentucky
also said that the measures taken
were rushed and could probably
have been done with less people.
Two examples that he gave are as
follows: One, each screener at
Kentucky Bluegrass Airport in Lex-
ington screens an average of four
passengers per hour. Only four
passengers an hour? Talk about
job security. Another, even more
shocking example, was at Groton/
New London Airport in Connecti-
cut where a screener checks one
passenger every four hours on the
average.
This is what I find to be wrong
with the American governmental
system. We are a society that re-
acts quickly and wants to find what
we think of as the best solution as
soon as possible. What could be
the
potential
effect is that the new
system that is proposed may not
be the one that will necessarily pro-
tect our country more than before.
I believe that if there is not some-
thing more done about the security
measures, especially measures
taken about searching people's
bag~. then we could have the po-
tential of another mass terrorist at-
tack on our hands.
Letter from the Editors
pected to close the semester with
eleven, proves that the staff is any-
thing but "lazy."
In fact, this year's
Circle
staff
consists of some extremely dedi-
cated people. They pull through
at the last minute to fill space where
an article should have been, or work
an extra two hours after a computer
glitch has caused a set of pages to
be
lost. Ms. Jennifer Haggerty, the
editor-in-chief, has already pulled
two all-nighters to finish the paper
in order for it to reach the printer
located in Fishkill by Wed. morn-
ing at 9:30 a.m.
In
your letter you also state, "I
fail to understand how having more
people write for your paper help
you." More writers on our staff
would allow the editors to spend
less time scrounging for writers to
compose articles. More writers
would create a greater guarantee
that articles are turned in on time
so that they can be published.
It
would allow editors to spend less
time trying to fill space within the
paper, and give them more time to
attend to more obvious com-
plaints, such as the grammatical
errors. Above all, more writers
would add to the diversity of the
newspaper in terms of the stories
covered.
We are sorry you find a "lack of
any interesting material" for many
of our readers. We encourage all
students on campus, and even fac-
ulty, for submissions to the paper.
All of our writers contribute their
time by attending events (both on
and off campus) and then put to-
gether articles that can later be fea-
tured in the newspaper.
As stated before, we receive sug-
gestions and criticism from stu-
dents, faculty and administration
concerning articles they would like
to see published in the newspaper.
While they may not be of interest
to you, they do appeal to others,
which is why they are in the news-
paper.
The purpose of the letter written
by Ms. Katherine Slauta was to in-
vite readers to write for
The Circle
and stop unconstructive criticism.
And, as stated in Slauta's letter,
"The purpose of this letter is not
to complain about those who criti-
cize the paper.
In
fact, some criti-
cism is great. Rather than simply
complain, however, I propose read-
ers do something about their com-
plaints, and write."
As stated earlier, we as
The Circle
staff, welcome constructive criti-
cism. Slauta's letter invited readers
to write. It was also directed at
those readers, like yourself, who
criticize the paper, but have noth-
ing constructive to say. You com-
plained about the "the lack of any
interesting material for many of your
readers," yet offered no sugges-
tions about "interesting topics" to
be included.
·
Since you are so disappointed in
The Circle,
and feel as though bet-
ter work can be done, we invite you,
Ms. Altiere, to join us for layout
Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. in Lowell
Thomas, room 211. We would
greatly appreciate both the
con-
structive
criticism and the help.
Sincerely,
The
Circle
Staff:
Jennifer C. Haggerty
Editor-in-Chief
Katherine Slauta
Managing Editor
Cassi Matos
Co-News Editor
Courtney Kretz
Co-News Editor
Peter Palmieri
Sports Editor
Lauren Penna
Features Editor
James Skeggs
Opinion Editor
Beckey Knauer
Copy Editor
Ed Williams
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Community Ed/tor
Dan Roy
Layout Editor
Paul Search
Assistant Sports Editor
Allison Keller
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THE CIRCLE
OPINION
WritetheCircle@hotmail.com
November 21, 2002
(845)-575-3000 ext. 2429
Page 7
Congress shall pass no law ... abridging the freedom ofspe
_
ech or of the press.
Question internal combustion: Don't be owned by oil
by SCOTT D. PERRELL
Staff Writer
Late Monday, November 18th, the
Supertanker Prestige sank off the
coast of Spain in what could be one
of the biggest ecological disasters
in history. The ship now sits at the
bottom of the Atlantic, 11,000 feet
below the surface. Authorities fear
that, should the interior hull col-
lapse, roughly 20 million gallons of
petroleum ( that's double the Exxon-
Valdez cargo) could spew into the
ocean, destroying marine life, tour-
ism, and fishing. The captain of
the Bahamas-based Prestige has
been arrested; the vessel had al-
ready spilled 2 million gallons of
petrol into the water as long ago
as Wednesday when it was caught
in storm. No port would accept the
ill-fated Prestige, so it was doomed
to a slow demise in the sea. The
incident is under investigation as
ofTue
.
sday, while oil begins to pile
up on the Spanish and Portuguese
coast.
Where do we draw the line in the
sand in the debate over whether or
not petroleum is net beneficial to
the world? How many millions of
gallons of oil will have to spill into
the ocean before the mainstream
public accepts the danger of over-
using this resource? How many
more
animals
must die? How many
more small villages must suffer
while their economies disappear
into a sea ofblack? How many more
people must suffer to facilitate the
profits of a few? And more impor-
tantly, why, in the face of all of these
proven dangers of crude oil, does
humanity facilitate its addiction
instead of solving it?
Granted, oil companies aren't to-
tally evil, right? In the wake of
Exxon-Valdez and other ecological
disasters involving oil tankers and
drilling, safety features have been
beefed up. Captains and crews are
under strict guidelines (no more
drinking and sailing!), the hulls of
vessels are incredibly strong, and
cleanup procedures are state-of-
the-art. But isn't this just throw-
ing good money after bad? Why
spend billions of dollars to reduce
the risk to the environment when
we can eliminate those risks by
simply swallowing our collective
pride as a people and rejecting the
colonization of our minds and lives
by oil?
It's All about Money
Oil companies have a lot to gain
and little to lose by reifying our
reliance on their product. A multi-
billion dollar oil spill here or there
pales in comparison to a century
of economic domination by the
most important industry ever.
It
comes down to numbers and greed
- so long as people keep buying,
no amount of environmental dam-
age
can
ever outweigh. Washing-
ton is so addicted to Big Oil that it
has fought wars over the black stuff
and endlessly debates issues like
the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
in the Senate. All we do is argue
the costs and benefits of drilling
for and using more and more oil.
Our lives our dominated by oil.
Our economy is dominated by oil.
Our government is clearly preoc-
cupied with the slippery stuff.
Meanwhile, alternatives to this
dated, inefficient mode of transpor-
tation are ignored, hidden, discred-
ited, or shut down.
The technology exists, after all.
The Oil companies have bought
numerous alternatives to combus-
tion technology from inventors.
But why spend money to 'develop
a technology that would likely take
decades to break into the main-
stream (remember, we're addicted
to oil) and would threaten every-
thing "we've" built over the past
100 years? It just isn't sound eco-
nomics - if your definition of eco-
nomics ignores the future, the en-
vironment, and other industries
(like those small fishing towns in
Alaska that disappeared after
Exxon-Valdez), that is. Everybody
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l'i:n
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not days or years. Drilling acci-
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but the truth is hidden from us by
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have mitigated the dangers. The
government can argue how vital oil
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- so we want to see the problem
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byMATT
UNNlNG
Staff Writer
Robbie Williams
Escapology
November 21, 2002
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WIiiiams' new <;D Is called "Escapology".
The more I learn about Robbie
next that it's hard, ifnot impossible
Williams, the more I'm convinced
to know how he really feels about
that his mind is one constant ma-
pop stardom. But with lines like
cabre Broadway musical co-di-
"Yeah, I'm a star but I'll fade .. .If
rected by Sid Barrett and Elton
you're not sticking your knives in
John.
me, you will be eventually", you
It's said about a lot of albums
get the impression that there's
and is, more often than not, inac-
more
Kurt
Cobain at work here
than
curate, but Escapology might ac-
there is Ricky Martin. (And yes, it
tually have something for every-
does pain me to use those two
one. Without warning or expla-
names in the same sentence.) No-
nation, Williams genre-hops
where on the album does Williams
seamlessly over the course of this
throw himself to wolves more com-
14-track marathon
.
"Revolution"
pletely than in the jaded and
is jangly rally
cry
sounds like it
heavy-hearted "Come Undone", as
was chain-written between John
he lays on the floor and argues "I'm
Lennon, India Arie, and James
not scared of dying, I just don't
Brown, and then given to the Black
want to. If I stopped lying I'd just
Crowes to record. With the snarl-
disappoint you."
ing guitars and blurry-eyed lyrics
From Escapology, we get con-
of "Song 3", Williams may have
firmation of a theory many of us
you believing that the Meat Pup-
formed to ourselves three years
pets have reunited and somehow
ago when Williams released The
landeda guest spot on the album.
Ego Has Landed: there is an ex-
Escapology isn't all mock-rock
tremely complex and phenomenally
and playful sneers, though. It's a
talented person lurking beneath
rare artist indeed that can outright
his pop-playboy aura. Escapology
accost his listeners' sense of se-
may have a song for every type of
curity in pop music. Williams not
fan, but I'll wager that not a one of
only does just that, but does so
those songs were written with the
with such
dry
sarcasm one minute
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and such disarming humility the
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Pippin
ain't easy
Fall musical set to open after weeks of hardwork
by JASON SHAW
Staff Writer
Starting this Thursday, Pippin
will be doing magic in the Nelly
Goletti Theatre. The Marist College
Council on Theatre
Arts
will be pre-
senting Bob Fosse's popular mu-
sical with an excellent
go about it. Throughout his jour-
ney to find a life of complete and
ultimate fulfillment, Pippin tries his
hand
at war, kingship, sex, and true
love. Accompanying and guiding
Pippin is a band of Players, led by
a charismatic Leading Player
(brought to life by sophomore
mately, he realizes that it's the little
things in life that make a differ-
ence."
Pippin's co-producer, Marisa
Levy, feels that the show will be
rewarding for the audience and cast
alike. "We feel that Marist theatre
should always be first and fore-
most about education
and experience. Be-
cast, catchy tunes, and
surreal imagery.
"Pippin's like most students here.
He knows he wants to be happy
Pippin was written by
Roger
0. Hirson, with
music and lyrics by
Stephen Schwartz, but
be-
came a Broadway classic
and successful, but he isn't sure
ing able to open our
doors to talented
young actors from
other programs gives
everyone an oppor-
under the direction of
Bob Fosse: Helming this
is accomplished profes-
sional director and choreographer
Michael Blevins and musical direc-
tor George Bloom. With a cast of
25 students, ranging from freshmen
to seniors, and 5 teenage dancers,
Pippin gives the campus the
breadth of Marist talent and
be-
yond.
The musical comedy chronicles
the life Prince Pippin (portrayed by
junior Michael Abitabilo ), son of
the legendary Charlemagne, as he
returns home from college a lost
soul. Pippin dedicates himself to
living an extraordinary and mean-
ingful life, but has no idea how to
how to get there."
Chris Fortney), who are manipulat-
ing Pippin toward his mysterious
"Grand Finale." Also starring are
Brian Apfel as King Charlemagne,
Tara Falasco as Pippin's scheming
step-mom Fastrada, John DuLaat
as his Neanderthal brother Lewis,
Jenny Farnam as his love-interest
Katherine, and young Ryan
Schaars as her son Theo.
Michael Abitabilo feels that the
Marist audience will identify with
Pippin.
"Pippin's
like most students
here," he said. "He knows he wants
to be happy and successful, but
he isn't sure how to get there. Ulti-
Comedian stirs things up
·
tunity to work, learn
and grow. Michael is
such a skilled direc-
tor that all the actors
feel like Bob Fosse proteges,
whether they be 13 or 21."
So if you feel like joining Pippin
and company on the journey for
magic and meaning, Pippin will be
going up this Thursday, the 21
st
,
at
8 PM, Friday at 8 PM, Saturday at
2 PM and 8 PM, and Sunday at 2
PM. Tickets are $5 for students, $7
for faculty, and $10 for the general
public. You are encouraged to re-
serve tickets by calling x3 l 33 or by
e-mailing mccta2000@yahoo.com.
You can also purchase them at the
door or by visiting the ticket tables
that wilf be around campus.
Buzz Sutherland, voted "Comedian of the Year," entertained students In the Cabaret November 16. Buzz
persuaded a sophomore Erik Vincelette to Jump on stage and let Sutherland teach him how
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Harry
Potter
casts spell over audience
by PAUL LUKASON
Staff Writer
Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets
takes everything from the
first movie, but improves it one
hundred percent.
The Chamber of Secrets
picks up
only a handful of months after the
eve~ts in the
Sorcerer's Stone,
however, this time Harry's room
has been moved from underneath
the stairs to a small spare bedroom
upstairs.
In
addition, it seems as though
Harry's Aunt and Uncle are
treating him with a
little more
dignity.
In
this chapter,
Harry is soon
visited by the elf,
Dobby,
who
warns Harry not
to return to the
wizard's school at
Hogwarts
because of the
inevitable return
of a lingering evil.
Against all of
D o b b y ' s
inferences, Harry
returns with his
friend
Ron
young actors
perform
with such
charisma and ability beyond their
years.
Radcliff dominates the screen. For
such a little person, he certainly
carries a large on-screen persona.
It seems as Grint has studied Jim
Carey's facial expressions as he
uses quite a few of them to his
advantage. His expressions are
sometimes more entertaining than
the story itself. Watson portrayal
this time around is far superior as
she has dropped the over dramatic
acting from the first installment.
Harris portrays the perfect
Dumbledore once again as Rickman
further explores the sinister, yet
good-hearted nature of Professor
Snape and creates an even more
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Daniel Radcliffe stars as the amateur
wizard,
Harry Potter, In the theatrical adaptation
to
the popular series.
Draco Malfoy.
It
is now evident as
to
how and why Draco acts the way
and events to unfold it doesn't
come to a complete stop like
Sorcerer's
Stone
sometimes did.
Overall
the
CGI seems
well improved over
the last
film.
While
many of the shots
from
Sorcerer's Stone
seemed
like they
didn't fit,
Chamber of
Sed'etsirnp'r6ves wen
upon them.
The
Quddich scenes are
more spread out this
time and therefore
more entertaining, as
It is not too often that a sequel
out does it original, but
Chamber
of Secrets
is one of them. The
characters are better, the sets are
more active, and everything falls
into place.
If
anyone is a fan of the
original film, this installment will
certainly be enjoyed. Also; stay
until the end of the full
10 minute
credits as a short scene reveals the
humorous fate of one of the main
characters.
Grade:A-
Weasley
and
Hermione
Granger. Before
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The Hogwarts gang gathers for another flying lesson in the second Potter movie.
the new seeker for
d
Slitherin
House,
Harry Potter opene
Draco Malfoy, is now
.
last week in theaters.
long, he hears a mysterious .voice
that no one else can hear and is
the first to arrive on the scene
when people mysteriously become
petrified accompanied with
menacing messages written in
blood on the walls. Since Harry is
always the first one on the scene,
inevitable accusations start flying.
While everyone knows deep down
knows that Harry
entertaining performance than last
time.
Some new characters are
introduced in
The Chamber of
Secrets
including Lucius Malfoy,
father of Draco Malfoy, and
Gilderoy Lockhart, the loudmouth
braggart who loves the sound of
his own voice. Lucius is played
he does. The always welcome
Kenneth Branagh brings the
character of Gilderoy Lockhart
to life. Lockhart is the self-
promoting snake-oil salesman of
a wizard and someone who is
just full of himself. He takes
more pride in hearing his own
voice than in performing all the
life accomplishments he claims
he has.
The
Chamber of
Secrets
is innocent, the
accusations
seem
to
fit
perfectly. Harry
must now figure
out the root of all
these problems
and solve them
with the help of
Itis two good
friends Ron and
corrects
manyofthe
lingering
issues that
convoluted
Kenneth Branagh, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, and
Maggie Smith return to teach some more magic In Chamber of Secn,ts.
Hermoine.
Everyone from
the
first
installment is
back to reprise
their roles in
addition to a
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Emma Watson (right) and Rupert Grlnt (center) team up
with Radcliffe
to
take on trouble
in
the second installment
of the
Harry Potter
series.
T
h
e
Sorcerer's
Stone.
While
Chamber of
Secrets
is a
longer film,
clocking in at
161 minutes,
the
pacing
couple new comers.
Daniel
Radcliffe as Potter, Emma Watson
as Granger, Rupert Grint as Ron
Weasley, Richard Harris as
Dumbledore, and Alan Rickman as
Professor Snape are the stand
outs. It is still amazing to see such
by the very good "evil man", Jason
Isaacs. Isaacs' mesmerizing
performance in
The Patriot
has
convinced me of his amazing
abilities. Isaacs puts a new edge
on the evil Malfoy family as it gives
more insight to the upbringing of
issues have
been resolved. Sorcerer's Stone
took quite a while to pick up.
Granted it was an origin story, it
seemed to linger too much out of
Hogwarts.
Chamber of Secrets
starts the story quite quickly and
while it slows down for dialogue
in direct competition with Potter.
Steven Kloves adaptation this
time around is full of vigor and
wit, as the dialogue is more rapid
fire and full of humor.
Sorcerers
Stone
had its moments, but not
as many as
Chamber of Secrets.
While Chris Columbus' direction
in
Sorcerer's Stone
was fine, this
time around he seems more
understanding
of
his
surroundings. Shots are set up
more neatly and characters seem
to
be more visually interesting and
dynamic.
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Hockey team snaps losing streak against Rutgers
by SCOTT MONTESANO
Staff Writer
Last weekend was full of numer-
ous sighs of relief and frustration,
for the Marist Red Foxes club
hockey team.
After escaping the Mid-Hudson
Civic Center
with
a 4-3 victory over
the winless Rutgers Ice Knights on
Nov. 15, the Red Foxes fell 3-2 to
the struggling Lehigh Mountain
Hawks in Bethlehem, PA on Nov.
16.
Nevertheless, for the Foxes, it is
the first time in over a month that
the team has won at least won
game during a weekend
,
raising
their record to 4-9-1
.
Third period goals by sop!J.omore
Craig Mandzuk and junior Kevin
Alteri, rescued the Foxes from a 3-
2 third period deficit and led the
team to the 4-3 win over Rutgers in
front of250 fans at the Civic Cen-
ter on Nov. 15. The third period
comeback was the club's first in
over two seasons.
The victory snapped an eight
game winless streak for Marist,
which dated back to Oct. 12. In
addition, the four-goal outburst
was the team's most since they
scored four goals in their Oct. 12
th
win.
"(The end of the winless streak)
is a weight off our shoulders," said
sophomore Will Fadelici. "You
could tell by the way we had been
playing during the streak that we
lacked
.
confidence
.
"
Howe
v
er, the Foxes were unable
to make it back-back wins, as pen-
alties, and unfortunate bounces
plagued Marist in a 3-2 loss at
Federico.
Lehigh.
Lehigh would take control of the
Playing only 12hoursaftertheir
game, though, late in the second
matchup with Rutgers, and fol-
period thanks mainly to the Foxes
lowing a three-hour bus ride, the
inability to stay out of the penalty
Foxes played the first five min-
box.
utes in lethargic fashion. The
A string of Foxes
'
penalties - some
Mountain Hawks, who had not
obvious, and others not so - led to a
played the previous night, struck
pair of 5-3 powerplay advantages for
early.
Lehigh, who would capitalize. MJ
Lehigh's Joe Lentine scored on
Schneider scored with 16 seconds
a one-timer from the left face-off
left in the period, and Tyler B_oyle
circle to give the Mountain
added the eventual game winner
Hawks the lead only 31 seconds
with three seconds left to give Lehigh
into the game.
a 3-1 lead heading into the final pe-
Still, by the middle of the open-
riod.
ing stanza, the Foxes seemed to
Junior Lou Guglielmetti brought
wake their bodies up, and con-
Mari st closer at 3: 13 on the
trolled the remainder of the pe-
powerplay, but that would be it for
riod. The Foxes ~ventually tied
the scoring
ten seconds left, but his shot from
the high slot hit off the post, pre-
serving the win for Lehigh
.
Both games last weekend were
non-league affairs for Marist, but
were still a chance for the team to
impress American Collegiate
Hockey Association (ACHA) vot-
ers. Rutgers and Lehigh are mem-
bers of the ACHA's Division I
league which is a step above
Marist's Division II status
.'
The Foxes were not ranked in the
ACHA's latest rankings that were
released Nov. 15. Meanwhile,
Marist
remains sixth in the Super East Col-
legiate Hockey League (SECHL)
standings with a 2-5-1 record.
SECHL play for Marist resumes
Nov. 22 when the team hosts the
Montclair St. Red Hawks at 9:30pm
the game at the 12:14markona
Sophomore Chris Walling came
powerplay goal by freshman Dan
within inches of in the ame with
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MARIST BASKETBALL
AT THE
Magarity said that familiarity will
play a part in Giorgis' success.
"He knows the program better
-
than a lot of coaches because he is
from around here," she said. "He
knows what I do best and now
we're starting to incorporate plays
that go to the post players.
Magarity also said having been
coached by Giorgis before
will make
communication easier.
"I think I have a pretty good rela-
tionship with him," she said. "I've
stayed in good contact with him
all through college and I'm very
comfortable talking to hi.J;n."
Already
,
after only a month of
practices and two exhibition games
there are obvious tangible and in-
tangible differences in Marist's
team from this year to last.
Junior point guard Nina Vecchio
said the influence of Giorgis has
optimism in the air.
"As a team we've worked out a
lot, and Coach Giorgis has helped
us out tremendously," she said. "I
fell that we're more prepared than
we've ever been, so I think this
season's gonna look really good."
Sophomore shooting guard
Megan Vetter said she attributes
her improved shot to her new
coach.
"Coach Giorgis has instilled a
lot of confidence in myself," she
said.
At the press conference an-
nouncing Giorgis' hiring on May
15 Marist director of athletics
Tim Murray said that he was
happy to add Giorgis to his staf
of coaches
.
"We are very excited to wel-
come Brian to the Marist family,"
said Murray. "He brings with him
a wealth of basketball knowl-
edge and
.
national recognition
and I am confident that he will
be able to equal that success
here at Marist College."
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Handy also said that the team's
new lineup is not going to be a
major disadvantage.
"I think each kind oflineup you
have there's advantages and dis-
advantages," he said. "Some may
say we're undersized, but on the
other side, teams will have to guard
us and they'll have to guard a
smaller, quicker lineup."
Magarity expects some bumps in
the road this season, but is also
counting on his team being com-
petitive all season long.
"We will be unique with our game
plan and come up with special de-
fensive things to do," he said.
"Some things will work, some will
backfire, that's part of why every
year is such an exciting challenge."
The men's team opens its season
on Friday against Colgate in the
first round of the Pepsi/Marist
Classic. The winner will advance
to the finals on Saturday.
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THE CIRCLE
Page 12
November 21; 2002
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Women's
basketball
season opens with new coach, new
attitude
by
MIKE BENISCHEK
Staff Writer
The key word on this year's in-
stallment ofMarist Women's Bas-
ketball is depth.
Though they lost their fourth and
fifth all-time scorers in Diesa Siedel
and Marie Fusci, respectively, nine
returning players averaged over 10
minutes per contest last season
·
and seven players averaged four
points per game or more.
Point guard Vicki Wancel said
that if they have one advantage
going into the season, it is their
depth.
"I think what makes us so good
is that we're very deep compared
to most other MA.AC teams," she
said
.
"I think our five people on
the bench could be just as good as
any starting team in the MA.AC
.
"
Already after only two exhibition
games Giorgis' team system is evi-
dent in Marist's play. He has re-
placed an offensive system that in
years past could be best
described
as stagnant and repetitive with a
freely flowing motion offense char-
acterized by quick ball movement
and constant cutting to the hoop.
Coach Giorgis said the offense,
for now, is pretty basic, simply
try-
ing to keep the ball moving, focus-
ing on ball reversal.
"What we're trying to do is to
get good shots," he said
Shooting guard Megan Vetter
said the team's depth makes the
motion offense
work
especially
well.
"I think our team is very well bal-
anced this year from inside and
out," she said. "I think it's going
to open up shots for me and also
the people inside."
Defensively Giorgis has added
more defensive looks than in years
past. Marist has always played a
good man-to-man defense, but this
year the 2-3 zone will be incorpo-
rated adding another dimension to
the defensive attack.
But enough talking about the
depth of this Marist team, its time
to detail it:
Point Guard:
Junior Nina Vecchio
has led the MA.AC conference in
assists in each ofher first two years
in college. She also led the team
last year in three-point shooting,
connecting 37 percent of the time,
Vecchio is joined in the
backcourt
by Wancel. Last season Wancel
started six of the last seven con-
tests alongside Vecchio as the
shooting guard in the lineup. She
is a defensively oriented player
who has become deft at drawing
charges.
Vecchio said she hopes Giorgis
will continue to play the combina-
tion together this season.
"We like to play a lot together
because we like to push the ball up
the floor," she said. "I think it
makes
us
a lot quicker, and we work
well together."
Shooting Guard: Sophomore
Megan Vetter is the most pure
shooter of the bunch. She has
shown skill hitting from 10-25 feet,
and she spots up on the perimeter
well. Vetter has started the team's
two exhibition games and is ex-
pected to get the nod for the
opener. Sophomore Laura Whitney
is a stronger player than the others
at her position, and has improved
her ability to drive to the basket
and get fouled. Kristen Vilardi is
expected to contribute immediately
this year as a freshman. She has
good court awareness and makes
good passes in transition.
Vetter said she thinks playing ro-
tation will be
determined
on a game-
by-game basis.
"We're all terrific shooters, it
can
go either way," she said.
''I
think
just whoever's shooting well that
game will get the playing time."
Small
Forward: Marist's top re-
turning scorer and rebounder is
junior Stephanie Delpreore. She
excelled in the offense taught by
Kristin Lamb, and one ofMarist's
biggest questions is how well
Delpreore can adapt to her new
coach.
Giorgis said her progress so far is
encouraging and satisfactory.
"I
give Stephan awful lot of credit
because she's tried like crazy to
adjust to our style of play, which
deals with a lot more screening and
movement rather
than
one-on-one
play," he said. "But the offense
does allow one-on-one play."
Senior Elisha De Jesus will
backup Delpreore, but will likely not
play until January due to a stress
fracture in her foot.
Post Players:
Sophomore Kristin
Keller is the apparent heir at the
center position. In the off-season
she gained strength and now ap-
pears to be ready to step up her
game on the defensive end. Jun-
ior captain Maureen Magarity will
likely join Keller in the starting
lineup. Magarity is an especially
unselfish player who rebounds
and passes well for her position.
Senior Sarah Tift
has a good touch
from 8-15 feet and is at times a
very aggressive rebounder. Jun-
ior Kerry Sullivan will also see
playing time. Sullivan is a skilled
player that can play the three four
or five.
Magarity said she believes that
as a unit, the frontcourt functions
very well together.
"I
think
I
play extremely well with
Kristin Keller just
because
we
played together for so long at high
school and with all the post play-
ers I think we all play pretty well
together," she said. "Now we're
starting to incorporate plays that
go to the post players."
The Mari
st
Women's
Basketball
team will open up their season at
St. John's on November 24 and
will open their home season on
the 26
th
against New Hampshire.
Men's basketball
making
adjustments entering new season
by PETER
PALMIERI
Sport$ Editor
Heading mto the opening week-
end of the 2002-2003 basketball
season, the Marist College men's
team will need to address some
holes in the lineup.
.
Having lost two centers prior to
the start of the season, it would
seem understandable for the
Marist basketball team to be wor-
ried, but head coach Dave
Magarity and his players are not
ready to hit the panic button.
With the NCAA ruling Jared
Hunsaker to be ineligible to play
and Steve Castleberry transferring
to Dixie State Junior College in
Utah
,
the 2002-2003 Red Foxes are
without a dominant center.
Looking to fill the shoes of
Hunsaker, as well as Matt Tullis,
who graduated last year, are jun-
iors Chris Handy, a 6-8 transfer from
Utah Valley State Junior College
and Dennis Young. Senior Nick
Eppehimer will round out the front
line rotation.
Handy was not brought in to be
the starting center, but because of
the recent developments, he is be-
ing asked to learn a new role, some-
thing that Magarity knows will take
time.
Handy understands his new role
on the team and is confident that
he can have an impact.
"My job is going to entail a lot of
the things that would be expected
of Jared and Dennis," he said. "I
feel very comfortable. It's the role
I had to play throughout high
school and last year in junior col-
lege. It's something that I feel re-
ally comfortable with and I'm just
willing to do whatever is asked of
me."
Also crucial to the team's suc-
cess is the transition from its tradi-
tional man-to-man defense to a
zone defense, something the team
has not instituted into its game
plan for several seasons.
"That's really one of the biggest
weaknesses because of
our lack
of
size," he said.
"It
certainly puts a
lot more
pressure
on our
perimeter
guys. When they
are
allowed to
penetrate into the gaps, it will re-
sult in an easy shot or a kick-out or
a dump off. We've improved, but
we've had a lot ofbreakdowns and
coverage problems."
The lack of dominant size on the
team makes the play of the guards
ever more important. Th~ team
graduated two backcourt players
in Sean Kennedy and Rick Smith,
but Magarity will look to David
Bennett and Brandon Ellerbee to
handle the load and provide much
of the offense for the team.
"David Bennett is one of the best
guards that I've coached and he's
capable of doing the job for us,"
Magarity said. "(Bennett and
Ellerbee) are two of the best on-
th e-ball defenders that I've
coached."
In last week's preseason game
against the One World All-Stars,
Bennett scored 23 points on just
10 shots from the field and three
from the free-throw line. Ellerbee hit
on three three-pointers.
Other intangibles for this year's
Red Foxes include the addition of
Eric Siegrist, a
transfer
from St.
Bonaventure University, who was
5-9 from the field and 6-6 from the
free-throw line in the preseason
contest. Freshman Carl Hood will
also be called upon to assist
Bennett and Ellerbee. He had 12
points to go along with three steals
in
his
Marist de-
but.
limited action last year. Magarity
said he plans on using Copes
more this season
because
he has
the size to bang bodies under-
neath the basket.
Despite
a relatively new lineup
and some question marks, the
team is still confident that it will
be successful on the floor.
"Everyone is committed to the
team concept of doing whatever
it takes to win games," Eppehimer
said. "Every night is going to be a
battle inside, everyone on the
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It's oot often that a team loses
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picked to finish better than the
year before.
It's also not often that a team
brings in a first year coach ofBrian
Giorgis' caliber.
With apologies to Marist men's
basketball coach Dave Magarity,
over the last 19 years there has
beeh no basketball coach as ac-
complished in the Hudson Valley
area as Brian Giorgis. Suddenly
the impact of losing Diesa Siedel
and Marie Fusci, ranked fourth
and fifth on Marist's all-time scor-
ing list, respectively, does not hit
so hard.
Coaching at
Our
Lady of Lourdes
High School in
Poughkeepsie
for
19 seasons, Giorgis amassed a
record of 451-44 and won the
lea:gue title every year. During that
span his teams won the New York
State championship nine times, in-
cluding the
last
four seasons.
Individually, Giorgis has been
named the WBCA Region One
coach of the year three times. He
was runner up for national coach
of the year honors last season.
Ricky Seipp, Lourdes High
School's athletic director, said
he
grieved the loss of Giorgis as a
coach and colleague.
"Brian exemplified all the
school's ideals and Christian ide-
als of kindness, character, and
leadership," he said. "Around here
Brian walks on water. Everything
he touches turns to gold."
And if Giorgis' resume did not
speak for itself, then his pra<fucts
can. Among the dozens of Lourdes
graduates who. went on to play
college basketball are three play-
ers on Marist's current team:
Maureen Magarity, Kristin Keller,
and most recently Kristen Vilardi.
Also, Kerry Sullivan has played for
Giorgis before on anAAU
team. All
four players are known more for
their team skills of passing and re-
bounding than they are for scor-
ing and selfishness; all are reflec-
tions of the Giorgis style of bas-
ketball.
Sophomore center Keller said she
was not surprised at all when her
past and present coach decided to
change jobs.
"I think
he
defi-
n i t e l y
wanted to
move up to
the college
level and
really pe-
ruse this
career,"
she said.
"I'm reaJly
happy for
him and
it's been
good
so
far."
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