2002. .. we bid you adieu/
The student newspaper of Marist College
December
12
'
2002
Campus comedians take thee stage
Volume 56 Issue 11
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College Bowl
enlightens students
"Iraq
hasn't been a part of
Europe
since
the
Continental Drift."
pg.
3
Rockefellar
Center?
No, but the
college
Christ-
mas tree outside of the
Chapel will do
just fine.
pg.4
Flnal frontier
How
to relax and
organize
yourself
for
that
last
push
.
pg.5
Bond, Lame Bond
Die Another Day
leaves
audiences wishing they
died the previous
day,
so
they
could
have
saved
their
9 bucks.
pg. 8
Marist Alum hits
the big screen
·
Marist
grad
lands a
role
in
Empire
starring John
Leguizamo and
Fat Joe.
pg.9
By ALISSABREW
Stqff Writer
On Tuesday, Dec.
10, the
Humarists
performed
in the Nelli
Golleti Theater. The show was a
mixture
ofKids in the
Hall,
Satur-
day Night Live, and Whose Line
1 s It Anyway? Thrown in were
two movies made by the group,
one in the beginning ( similar to
Billy Crystal's opening for the
Academy Awards) and another
towards the middle.
Since the beginning of the
school year, this group of per-
formers has improved more than
just their act. Just by spending
some time with the group you can
immediately tell that they are very
close group of friends.
As Jon G. describes it, .. we're
just like a family, a big dysfunc-
tional family."
The Humarists put on a show
at the end of each semester, and
they also plan on performing with
Marist's acappella group, Time
Check, to benefit the LUPAS
fund. The group also performs in
a national competition with twelve
other colleges that is held at
Skidmore College. Comedy
sketches are performed and tricks
of the trade are revealed during the
weekend.
Jon G. states that "the bonding is
ridiculous."
This comedy group is now in its
eleventh year running and the cur-
rent members include: Seniors Pat
B. and Erin G.,junior Jon G., sopho-
mores Jeff P. and Tony M., and
freshman Tim C. and Randy G. Pat
and Jon are the co-directors of the
Humarists, but everyone is in-
volved in the preparation from
screenwriting to choreographing
to costumes and makeup.
One of the members said "the
only thing we don't do is
lighting,
and if we could do that too, we
would."
Marist students can expect any-
thing to happen on stage except
nudity. The group actually has a
disclaimer at the beginning of their
show. It states that they are a the-
PHOTO CREDIT/Katherine Slauta
Members of the comedy group Humarists performing one of their skits.
ater performance group and that al-
lows them to approach any sub-
ject in any way they deem funny;
even
if
it means causing a little more
than just laughter.
There was controversy last year
over a skit performed by the
Hwnarists, when they imperson-
ated members of the animal rights
group MARN. Complaints ensued
and a meeting was held with the
Jee Humorists
..
.page 2
New priority point system takes effect
ByAJNSEIR
StqffWriter
Student housing assignments
for the Fall 2003 semester will be
determined by individual priority
point totals from the Spring 2002
and Fall 2002 semesters, accord-
ing to Housing and Residential
Life.
Sarah English, the Director of
Housing and Residential Life ex-
plains the need for the change.
"We do not have enough hous-
ing, English said. "We want to let
people know who aren't eligible
for housing before they leave, so
they can look for apartments off-
campus with their friends."
Previously, priority point totals
for housing were taken from the
fall and spring semesters of the
year before. For example, before
the change, Fall 2003 housing as-
signments would have been de-
ment points from the Spring 2002
semester will be added to the Fall
2002 point total. The maximum
points allowed for campus involve-
ment will be eight. This combina-
tion of half of the
points
from
Spring 2002 and total Fall 2002 will
establish a student's point total. As
always, the point total will deter-
mine eligibility for Fall 2003 and
Spring 2004.
Students can earn priority points
in any nwnber of ways.
Points
can
come from cwnulative G.P.A, room
damage, room condition, discipline
and campus involvement.
Obviously, the better a student's
G.P.A. the highernwnber of prior-
ity points they will receive. Zero
points are given for a grade point
average ranging from 0.00- 1.74
and the maximwn of 12 points are
awardedforG.P.A. of3.75-4.00.
age done to their room.
Students can also earn up to five
points based on the condition of
their rooms at checkout. Check out
inspections are done when the stu-
dents leave for fall, Thanksgiving,
Christmas, spring, and, summer
breaks. RA's give out check lists
to their residents before every
break. Housing awards five points
to all students to meet all of the
provisions on the checklist.
Students who avoid a written
reprimand, written warning, proba-
tion or dismissal earn six discipline
points. Dismissal from school
gives zero points, and students
who go on probations earn only
one point.
If a student receives a
written warning, five points are
granted, and four points are
awarded for a written
reprimand
.
nized student dub, intercollegiate
sport or volunteer
club.
For involvement in an intramural
sport, 0
-
2 points are given. Resi-
dents can earn from
O
-
4 points
for an appointed leadership posi-
tion in a club, and a maximwn of
five points for an elected leader-
ship position.
The maximum nwnber of campus
involvement points a student can
receive is eight; regardless of the
nwnber of clubs to which a stu-
dent belongs.
Students can find out their indi-
vidual point total electronically on
January 21, 2003, via the web site
of Housing and Residential Life.
Students can also contact the
Housing Office before February 28,
2003, after which no changes will
be made to a student's point total.
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termined based on priority points
Room damage points are given
based on how little damage is done
to the room. Students without dam-
age to their room receive the maxi-
mwn nwnber of five points. Minor
damage awards students with four
points or less, and three points or
less for a student with major
dam~
Campus involvement, such as
participation in intramural sports
and varsity sports, clubs or volun-
teers groups give students the
opportunity to earn more points.
An advanced room deposit of
$200 for Fall 2003 and Spring 2004
housing is due on the week of Feb-
ruary 24 through February 28,
2003. Any student who fails
to pay
the deposit before February 28,
2003, will be prohibited from room
selection.
Being the last Issue of
the semester, The Cin:le
staff would llke
to
wish
everyone a happy and
safe holiday and new
year. Relax and enjoy the
break, and
we
wlll see
you next year. GOOD
LUCK ON FINALS!
-Your friends from
The
Circ/8
from the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003
semesters.
A letter mailed to students on
November 21, 2002, stated that
one-half of the campus involve-
The captain of a
varsity
or club
sport can earn up to six points. Stu-
dents can receive
5
points for be-
ing an active member of a recog-
' Just the Facts' are reported in new poll
New
student
poll on
campus drinking contradicts social norms
campaign
Almost half of Marist students
have seven or more drinks when
they go out at night, and another
25 percent have five to six drinks.
These statistics directly contra-
dict the results of a Survey of
College Alcohol Norms and Be-
havior conducted here in the
spring of 2001, which states that,
"Most Marist students have zero
to four drinks, or at the most five
drinks, when they go out."
In
an informal campus poll, more
than 80
percent
of the 197 stu-
dents interviewed said, in addi-
tion, that they disagreed with the
accuracy of the first poll's findings.
The results of that poll have ap-
peared for the past two years on
campus posters, T-shirts, napkins
and even Frisbees.
A whopping 92 percent ofMarist
students said the well-publicized
statement had failed to influence
their drinking habits in any way. A
mere one percent of those sur-
veyed-or two
people-said
the
statement had influenced them.
The Marist campus poll, con-
ducted by journalism students on
Nov. 25, echoed the Survey of Col-
lege Alcohol Norms and
Behavior
results in one way, however.
It
found that ten percent of Marist
students do not drink at all. The
survey reported that 12 percent of
Marist students refrain from alco-
hol.
Almost 200 students participated
in the Nov. 25 poll. They were ap-
proached at random on campus by
journalism students, and asked to
respond to a printed survey. The
survey asked:
·
When you drink, how many
drinks do you have in an evening?
·
Do you feel the statement, "Most
Marist students have zero to four
drinks, or five at most, when they
go out," is accurate?
· Has this well-publicized state-
ment influenced your drinking hab-
its?
·
Are campus alcohol awareness
campaigns effective?
·
What would make studen
.
ts
drink
less?
Responses to the last question
ranged from "Shut down school,"
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Community Editor
Tuesday
12/3
There was a minor car accident in
the Beck Place parking lot at about
8:03 a.m. A car pulled into a spot,
but continued to slide until hitting
another parked car. There was mi-
nor damage done to the parked car,
and the owners of the vehicles ex-
changed information so that the
problem could be resolved.
lJlesday
12/3
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The motor vehicle snafus spread
into the Upper West Cedar over-
flow parking lot. A female student
drove over the curb on her way to
a parking space. The impact
caused both the driver's and
passenger's airbags to deploy, and
the impact of the airbags broke the
windshield. The student finally
parked the car but had to be treated
for minor
lacerations
caused by the
incident.
The Town
of
Poughkeepsie Police took a full
accident report.
lJlesday
12/3
There was also a hit and
run
inci-
dent in the Beck Place parking lot
reported at
ll
:55 a.m. An unknown
vehicle caused damage to a
student's headlight and directional
signal.
Wednesday
12/4
A student reported that his lock to
his bedroom was malfunctioning,
and he could not gain access to
his domicile. The campus lock-
smith responded and found that
vandalism had been done to the
lock mechanism, which was caus-
ing the entry problem. The lock-
smith worked his magic and the
student was able to get into his
roomagain.
Wednesday
12/4
A student
reported
that the wind-
shield to their black Nissan was
shattered. Originally it was thought
to be a result of vandalism, but fur-
ther investigation by the town of
Poughkeepsie Police did not un-
cover any rocks or other items that
would have caused such a break in
the windshield. It was reported that
the cold weather could have been a
contributing factor to the incident.
Thursday
12/5
The RA on duty in Leo Hall smelled
the pungent odor of marijuana on
the first floor at about 1 :30 a.m.
Further investigation of the odor did
not uncover any marijuana, but 9
cans of beer were confiscated.
Thursday
12/5
A student severely lacking in the
common sense department was
found doing donuts in the snow on
the lawn in Upper West Cedar. Se-
curity on patrol caught the dare-
devil at about 6:40 p.m. and made
him
stop his sophomoric hijinx. The
stµdent was told that he would be
responsible for paying for all of the
damage done to the grass.
l7rursday
12/5
Playing in the snow took its toll on
one student at about 10:05 p.m.
During a night of frolicking and
horseplay in the snow, a female de-
cided to go sledding down the hill
on the campus green, but she was
unable to steer her way to safety
and hit her head. She was taken to
St. Francis Hospital for treatment.
Friday
12/6
Usually better known for their ap-
pearances in food poisoning related
briefs, Sodexho makes an appear-
ance in a motor vehicle incident this
week. At about 11 :45 in the loading
dock by the student center a
Sodexho van
backed into a
2002 brown
Chevy damag-
ing its front
bumper and
left directional
light.
The
town
of
Poughkeepsie
police
was
called onto the
scene
and
took an acci-
dent report.
Saturday
12/7
Saturday
12/7
A Leo Hall resident tried gaining
entry into
Sheahan
Hall through a
back window at about 2:23 a.m.
The student was intoxicated and
thought that crawling through a
window would be less conspicu-
ous that trying to swipe while un-
der the influence. He was wrong.
A security guard on patrol saw the
fiasco and put an end to the
drunken antics.
Sunday
12/8
The RD on duty in Champagnat
was able to sniff out some illegal
alcohol consumption at about
11 :30 p.m. It was a small-scale
gathering as a six pack of un-
known beer was confiscated from
the fiesta of six students.
Sunday
12/8
An unauthorized guest without a
guest pass tried to gain access
into Midrise with another
student's ID. The entry desk of-
ficer realized the identities did not
match, and the guest left campus
without incident.
Sunday
12/8
A student was heading north-
bound on Rt. 9 and tried to make a
left turn into the South entrance
ofcampusat4:38a.m. Heacceler-
ated, lost control and hit the light
poll on the sidewalk. He contin-
ued down
the
embankment and hit
a fence and a tree. He was not
injured in the accident, but the
town of Poughkeepsie Police is-
sued him a summons.
Monday
12/9
Security
on
patrol noticed that the
window frame in the second floor
laundry room was damaged at 7: 15
a.m. The screen had been ripped
away and the frame had been bent.
Tuesday
12/10
While security was getting gas at
·
1 :00 a.m. at the Mobil station, they
observed what appeared to be un-
derage students purchasing beer.
He followed them into Gartland
and found that there was some in-
tense beer pong action underway.
The festivities were finished with-
out a winner being determined, so
a three-legged sack race will be
held on the third Sunday of Janu-
ary to crown a true champion.
Thirty-six cans of Bud Light and
one fake ID was confiscated. Four
people
were found to be in viola-
tion during the incident.
JenniferC.Haggerty
Editor-in-Chief
JustJen 121618
@ho/mail.com
Peter Palmieri
Sports Editor
peter:palmieti@madst.edu
Becky
Knauer
Copy
Editor
Becstar21@aol.com
James Skeggs
Opinion Editor
skegdog@hotmail.com
Cassi Matos
Co-News Editor
CassiMatos@email.com
PaulSeach
Assistant
Sports Edtlor
NyYanks247@msn.com
Karla Klein
Business Manager
KKlirefly@aol.com
Ed Williams Ill
Community
Edtlor
Zo33Heat1@aol.com
Katherine Slauta
Managing Editor
circ/emanagingeditor
@ho/mail.com
Lauren Penna
Features Editor
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Allison Keller
A&EEditor
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Dan "Tease Me"
Layout
Editor
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Courtney Kretz
Co-News
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Joe Guardino
Distribution
Manager
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Maura Sweeney
Business Manager
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Chris Tomkinson
Photo Editor
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G. Modele Clarke,
Faculty Advisor
The Circle
is the weekly student newspaper of
Marist College. Letters to the editors, announce-
ments, and story ideas are always welcome, but we
cannot publish unsigned letters. Opinions ex-
pressed in articles are not necessarily
those
of the Editorial board.
The Circle
staff can be reached at
575-3000 xl429
or letters to the editor can be sent to
lfritetheCirc/e 'hotmatZ com.
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off!
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wants to feature cool
dorm and common rooms for the
coming spring semester!
Any student can apply, whether on
or off campus.
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Either e-mail, call ext. 2429, or drop
a description of your room in
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ther in Student Activities or on
l7re
Circle
office door.)
If
possible, in-
clude a picture of your handiwork
with your submission.
was making
heads of the theater department viouslyperformedintheHumarists,
rounds
at
and the disgruntled students of to once again display their come-
about 11: 18
MARN.
die talents.
p.m. and broke
The Humarists apologized say-
The group is hopefully looking
up an appar-
ing _that their only intention was a to recruit new members
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your
Marist ID
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off
Any
ent party of social commentary on events that
"The most we've had atone time
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took place on campus. In other was thirteen," comments Pat.
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words, they were only joking.
The group will hold auditions
Busch Light
Overall their shows are a sue-
soon, so students are advised to
were taken
cess, the admission is free and au-
keep an eye out for more informa-
from the soli-
dience participation is a must. The tion. The Humarists want to expand
tary
drink
up.
group tosses out t-shirts during their options but have one reser-
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you're featured in the paper, we
will come and photograph your
room, and feature it with an accom-
panying article in the paper!
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Marist students put on their thinking caps
By JENNIFER HAGGERTY
Editor-in-Chief
On Wednesday, Nov. 20, students came
together to test their knowledge in the col-
lege bowl championship.
Among the groups that were represented
were two teams from the Student Govern-
ment Association, two teams from
The
Circle, and a team representing Leo Hall. In
a mentally challenging match, Leo Hall came
out as victor against
Circle Team 1, ending
in a score of25 to 20.
Bob Lynch, assistant dean of college af-
fairs, was one of the faculty members who
proctored the event. He said that college
bowl requires immediate recall of various
information
.
from subjects such as history,
English literature, chemistry, math, general
pop culture and geography.
"It
is like the Olympics of the mind," said
Lynch.
A usual round of college bowl last around
14 minutes. However, each round was short-
ened to seven minutes for this event.
Bridget Maroney from SGA dedicated her
time and effort to make this event happen.
"In
the past, the Student Academic Coun-
cil put college bowl on, but last year it didn't
come together," said Maroney. "So this year
I wanted to give students an opportunity to
have
fun
while doing something particularly
related to academics."
·
Maroney also explained that she wanted
the faculty to have an opportunity to inter-
act with students outside of the classroom.
"Beginning next semester
we will have
another student competition so students
interested in forming a team will be able to
go to the regional competition," said
Maroney.
Lynch agrees and wholeheartedly sup-
ports the creation of a team to support the
Marist Red Foxes in the Association for
College Unions International (ACUI).
"There are students on campus who can
do that [ quick thinking for college bowl tour-
naments], and we are seeking them out," said
Leo Hall team works together to answer challenging questions. Their un1ty ultimately
leads them to a victory over all opposing teams.
p1101D cl9dltfJennlfw Haggerty
Lynch.
every February.
Three years ago, Marist was a part of re-
Anyone interested in taking part of the next
gion two for the ACUI, which encompasses college bowl competition can e-mail Maroney
most of New York state
-
the Hudson to
at Bridget.Maroney@marist.edu
west of New York. The event takes place
Almost seventy-five percent
of
Marist students have more than four drinks
continued
.from page 1
"Less
homework,"
"Prohibition,"
"An in-
crease in drugs" and "Nuclear winter."
One Marist senior, who asked to remain
anonymous, generalized by saying, "Marist
students are alcoholics."
Another student, also anonymous, said he
or she "would have to die to drink less."
Russ Ficara, who is one of the many "seven
plus" drinkers on campus, offered a bleak
suggestion.
"I think that if every place that sold alco-
hol had a scanner for an implanted sensor
embedded in students hands, kids would
drink less," Ficara said. ''Maybe each stu-
dent found drinking should be beaten with
a stick, as well."
The original survey was administered by
an organization called the National Social
Norms Center, which is based at Northern
Illinois Univerisity. The center, directed by
addiction counselor Michael Haines, strives
to give students a realistic view of their
peers' drinking habits.
In addition to Northern Illinois University
and Marist College, other schools that have
adopted the "Social Nqrms" campaign in-
clude Michigan State, the University ofVrr-
ginia, the University of Arizona, the Univer-
sity of Denver, Hobart and William Smith
College and SUNY New Paltz.
Haines maintains that at least three schools
have reported a reduction in alcohol abuse
among students since instituting the cam-
paign. According to Haines,
·
The University of Arizona has seen a 28
percent reduction in drinking in five years.
· Hobart and William Smith College has
seen a 40 percent reduction in four years.
· At the ,University of Missouri, heavy
drink-
ing Jias
been
reduced by 18 percent in two
years.
Writing in a July 2001 editorial in
USA
Jb-
d~,
Haines said, "Students are more respon-
sive to peer influence than health terrorism.
They want to fit in, especially when they
find out what 'in' is."
The Social Norms marketing campaign,
"Just the Facts," began aLMarist in 2001,
when Assistant Dean of Student Affairs,
Steve Sansola won a four-year grant to imple-
ment the program on campus. Sansola asked
300 Marist students to respond to a survey
during the spring semester that year. The
results inspired the posters and flyers seen
everywhere on campus for the past two years.
In October of 2002, Sanso la wrote an ar-
ticle stating his goals of the campaign that
appeared on a Marist website.
"The purpose of the campaign is to correct
students' perceptions of how much their
peers drink, thereby decreasing the per-
ceived pressure to drink and producing re-
ductions in alcohol consumption."
In an interview with journalism student,
Maureen O'Hare on Nov. 26, conducted prior
to the tabulation of the more recent (and
admittedly smaller) student poll, Sansola said
that students expect different results.
"The initial reaction [ ofMarist students to
the Social Norms survey] results tend to be
surprise."
Sanso la responded to O'Hare's request for
additional information by phone, however,
due to conflicting schedules, they were un-
able to meet by press time.
Respondents to that poll offered sugges-
tions for curbing excessive drinking among
Marist students, such as increasing drug
use or being granted permission to smoke
pot in dorm rooms.
Nine students felt that raising alcohol
prices would be effective, and 12 supported
stricter enforcement and penalties for drink-
ing.
One student suggestion was to have fac-
ulty at bars to help identify underage stu~
dents.
Brian Besmer was one of eight students
who supported closing bars altogether, or
banning alcohol from Poughkeepsie.
Seven people said a bad experience while
drinking would make them drink less.
"It
will take a trip to the hospital for me to
drink less," one anonymous response said.
Another student said that alcohol abuse
stems from childhood and is not a problem
that begins in college.
One response from the survey included
the following:
"It
would take being more open with kids
about alcohol when they are being raised,"
the student said. "I think that if kids are
being sheltered their whole lives about al-
cohol and are never let to have a beer in the
privacy of their home, then when they go to
college and experience new freedom, they
will go nuts."
Twelve students suggested that if more
on-campus activities were offered to stu-
dents, excessive drinking at local bars might
begin decrease. Suggestions included more
concerts and dances on campus.
Only sixteen of 197 students believed ad-
ditional alcohol awareness campaigns and
programs would help. One suggestion was
a campaign with examples of people who
have had bad experiences with drinking and
the effects.
Sophomore, Megan Rutkowski offered an
eccentric proposal
:
"The only way that Marist could stop stu-
dents from drinking
01'.
make them drink less
would be to hold our hands when we go out
on the weekends or give us muzzles or wire
our jaws shut. I think many ofus have seen
firsthand [the Social Norms] survey, and al-
though it has good intentions, it has not
had an impact on our social activities on a
Friday or Saturday."
Maggie Campbell, also a sophomore, is
another who feels that alcohol awareness
campaigns are a lost cause.
"I don't believe there's anything Marist
can do. You can't influence whether or not
a person will drink, much like you can't in-
fluence whether they smoke. The students
have already made up their minds about what
they will and will not do."
Participants in the reporting and writing
of this story included A.J.Nesi,; Ke11i11
Quinn, Lisa Holt, Dan Cot01a, and Tristan
Bake,; who developed trnd wrote the lead;
Christopher Lennon, Allison Kelle,; and
Maureen O'Hare, who contributed origi-
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Christmas tree lighting brightens holiday season
by KRISTIN AMUNDSON
Staff Writer
It's beginning to look a lot like
Christmas at Marist College.
Just days after the first signifi-
cant snowfall of
winter,
Marist sig-
naled the Christmas season with
the annual lighting of the college
Christmas tree by the chapel.
Nearly 100 students stayed after
the mass on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 7
p.m. to witness this event.
was time for the lighting of the
Christmas tree.
Lindsay Twichell, sophomore
Communications major and cantor
of the liturgical singers, said the
tree lighting represents the start
.
of the Christmas season.
"Christmas is the coming of the
light of the world and the tree rep-
resents that," said 1\vichell. "And,
the lights are Marist colors."
While the tree
lighting
might rep-
resent the start of the holidays,
some students feel as though other
religions are ignored.
Kwanzaa celebration, and yet there
was
nothing
celebrating
Chanukah," said Levy. "Campus
ministry should include everyone
and not just the Roman Catholic
population."
The annual
lighting
began this
year with a
blessing
by Father
Ri-
chard La Morte. In the blessing,
he said the tree radiates the feel-
ings of this holiday.
"May the light and cheer it gives
fill our hearts," said Father La
Morte.
Recently, the campus started
decorating fol"this winter holiday.
Giving trees were placed in the
academic buildings and other lo-
cations, an advent wreath hangs
over the altar and presents already
line the back of the chapel. With
all these preparations made, it
Senior Marisa Levy said as a
Jewish person, she notices the lack
of acknowledgement for the other
holidays. She said there was no
menorah lighting ceremony.
"It is incredible that you have a
Christmas tree lighting and a
The tree lighting remained short
and the singers closed with a
Christmas carol. Collection for the
giving tree ends this Sunday, dur-
ing the candlelight Christmas vigil.
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The Giving Tree Litury will be held
after Mass. Giving Tree gifts should be brought to the chapel on by
thisSundayat lp.m. in the chapel
Sunday or during the week.
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by REBECCA
MOY
Staff Writer
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twice. Blend the vanilla and rum
throughout your house.
well into the chocolate and let it
For those who tend to put things
cool for five minutes. Beat the two
Food is one of the most impor-
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the seven principals of
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spoon of vanilla extract and one
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tablespoon of rum. Whipped cream
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as garnishes.
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The stress of fmals: how to prepare for the inevitable crunch
by MARY FRITZ
Staff Writer
It is that time of year again: the
holiday shopping rush and that in-
evitable rush to get all of your work
done before finals.
This mad dash brings much
stress to most students trying to
pass the semester's classes. How-
ever there are ways to reduce the
stress levels and make this time of
year more manageable
.
Senior Psychology major, Mary
Doyle said she experiences the
stress around
reasonable," he said. "I want
to do
well, I am shooting for that."
Liza Grudinski, a graduate stu-
dent in the five-year Psychology/
Special Education
program
and a
member of the Marist track team,
has some advice for studying for
finals.
"What ever you do, don't cram.
Spread out your studying
,
" she
said.
Grudinski 's ways of relieving
stress are running and working out.
The Sodexho employees that
work in the Library
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Doyle said she recommends go-
ing to the library. Staying at home
or in the residence halls has too
many distractions for her.
While Doyle has survived many
Marist finals over the past several
semesters, freshman History major,
Ken Juras said he is not sure what
to expect for his first round of col-
lege finals.
"I expect them to be more diffi-
cult than high school
,
but not un-
around fi-
nals.
"It's not
finals that
are stressing students out," they
said. "It is the fact that they have
not done their work and are cram-
ming to get it all
finished
before
the break. The students like to
party and put off their work until
the very last minute."
They also noticed students fill up
on sugar and caffeine from the cafe
more than usual around finals. The
excessive amounts of caffeine and
sugar do not help reduce stress
levels, take away from their con-
centration, or keep students moti-
vated and energized to finish their
work, as many believe. The
Sodexho employees said to plan
ahead,
but
also
understand
is hu-
man nature to procrastinate.
Director of Health Services, Jane
O'Brien said she notices an in-
crease in the number of students
suffering from stress around finals.
"The students' stress comes out
in a number of ways; from being
fatigued, to stomach upset, to
bouts of depression," she said.
"Students aren't sure what's caus-
ing them to feel this way. They
don't make the connection that it
is stress-related
.
"
When students go to Health Ser-
vices with stress-related symp-
toms, O'Brien teaches the student
stress management skills. She rec-
ommends talking to healthcare pro-
fessionals at either the Counseling
Center or Health Services.
"It is appropriate for students to
be stressed out at this time, the key
is how to deal with the stress," said
O'Brien.
Health Services
recommends
eating well, getting enough sleep,
taking breaks in
between
studying,
exercising, taking walks outside to
get fresh air and most importantly
- avoid alcohol when stressed.
"Students tend to resort to alco-
hol to try and temporarily forget
about the stress, but alcohol only
makes it worse," said O'Brien.
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Justice professor at Rutgers and a
Marist graduate student earning
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is get-
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Congress shall pass no law. .. abridging the freedom o[speech or o[the press.
I am responding to two letters to
the editor that
appeared
in the
12/
5/02 edition of
The Circle.
To lend
some perspective to my point of
view, let me share some briefinfor-
mation. I am a member of the En-
glish Department at Marist College
where
I
teach Theatre and Dramatic
Literature. I have been involved
with past MCCTA productions,
and
I
have many students who
were involved with the production
of
Pippin. I,
however, was not as-
sociated with this recent produc-
tion.
I
am in my mid-thirties, some-
where between the age of under-
graduate
students
and senior mem-
bers of the faculty at Marist Col-
lege.
In
response to Br. Joe Belanger's
letter,
I
disagree that
censorship
should be considered in Marist
Theatre. We (the theatre-makers)
owe it to ourselves as artists, to
our audience, and to the playwright
to perform the script as written. We
are caretakers of the
script,
in
which
we
introduce
the
playwright's topics for discussion
and instruction. And that is, per-
haps, how the brief
"sodomy"
scene in
Pippin
should be treated.
Students and faculty should dis-
cuss the value of such a scene, and
what it means to us as a commu-
nity that relies so strongly on
Christian beliefs and traditions. But
to censor it, certainly not. To do so
would go against one of the very
reasons the theatre exists in a free-
speech democracy; to openly ar-
ticulate all points of view in a plat-
form that encourages learning and
growth. Should we (the theatre-
makers) consider our audience
more carefully when choosing a
script to perform? Perhaps, but
once a play is chosen, it is our duty
( and legal responsibility) to present
the play as written.
James Skeggs' response to Br.
Joe's letter is not only disrespect-
ful, but also irresponsible as an
editor for
The Circle.
Br. Joe is a
valued member of the Marist com-
munity, and it is fair that one con-
siders his point of view. Editorials
are a place to express one's opin-
ions, not a place for personal in-
sults, as
Mr.
Skeggs levies against
Br. Joe.
Mr.
Skeggs
never truly re-
sponds to Br. Joe's opinion in his
letter, but instead makes blanket
statements about college students
having sex and for Br. Joe's need
to arrive in the
21st
century. He
should have addressed Br. Joe's
opinion in relation to the sodomy
comment, and how Marist stu-
dents, given their age and per-
ceived accepted practices among
young adults, may make different
lifestyle choices than those of Br.
Joe's generation and/or beliefs. If
mistakes are to be made, college is
a safe place to make them and to
learn from them. They are. usually
more costly in the workplace.
Mr.
Skeggs should feel lucky that his
letter appeared in the college news-
paper where the learning curve is
tolerated.
Because
if this letter ap-
Letters to the Editor
peared in a publication where he
was employed as an editor, he
would surely be jeopardizing his
position and stature as a journal-
ist.
Sincerely,
Matt Andrews
Assistant Professor of English/
Theatre
The School of Liberal
Arts
Matthew.Andrews@Marist.edu
MCCTA
Marist College
November
29, 2002
Brother Joseph Belanger
Marist College
Dear Brother Belanger:
My name is Marisa Levy. I am a
senior member of the Marist Col-
1
ege Council on Theatre Arts
(MCCTA), holding the position of
Director of Musical Theatre on the
Executive Board, as well as the title
of Co- Producer for our fall musi-
cal,
Pippin.
I would like to thank
you for your attendance and sup-
port of our show.
It
gives us much
happiness when members of the
college, especially faculty mem-
bers, support us, as we do put
much effort into each of our per-
formances.
I acknowledge
·your
grievance
with our portrayal of immoral ac-
tivities on the stage.
In
the past we
have posted disclaimers both in the
program and on the front door, alert-
ing audience members when ma-
ture and questionable themes are
portrayed. I neglected to do so for
Pippin,
and take responsibility for
that action.
However, I do feel that a dis-
claimer is as much censorship as a
theatrical production warrants.
MCCTA is proud to say we tackle
many difficult subjects in our pro-
gramming, as can be seen through
past shows such as
Beautiful
Thing, The Choice, and A Plew
From the Bridge,
among others.
MCCTA does not endorse or con-
done what actions may take place
on stage. We only present them in
the light the writer and director
wish for them to be seen, and so
considered by the audience. The
story of
Pippin
is that of a youth
trying to find his place in the world.
He engages in many acts of moral
rebellion (not only the act of sod-
omy) before the show reaches a
conclusion. By censoring one act
of many, we may be sending a mes-
sage that certain "immoral" activi-
ties are more acceptable than oth-
ers, and that is not our job as per-
formers. We hope that you can re-
spect our stance on censorship,
and we too will respect your dis-
agreement with it. Thank you again
for your support, and we hope this
will not discourage you from at-
tending future performances.
Sincerely,
Marisa Levy
Managing
Director
of Musical
Theatre, MCCTA
Co-Producer,
Pippin
CC: President Dennis J. Murray,
Dean Deborah A. Dicaprio, Dean
GerardA
Cox,
Dean
Guy Lometti;
Campus Life Trustees Frances
Reese, Elizabeth Wolf;
The Circle
Dear
Circle,
This letter is in response to the
letters written about the "inappro-
priate" content portrayed in Pip-
pin. First I would like to say that I
was in Pippin, so I am speaking
from a first hand experience. Nextl
would like to thank James Skeggs
for his positive feedback, and for
defending the show. While I can
not agree with everything he said I
admire his opinion on not compro-
mising the artistic merit of a show.
Brother Joseph, in your letter you
said "Even ifin the original script-
which I
seriously
doubt-such a
scene of unnatural sex, no matter
how brief, is totally unacceptable".
(Volume
56
Issue
10).
For the
record, the script said, "... the
dance becomes increasingly
erotic. All the boys and the girls
become
involved,
and they begin
to
show Pippin every fonn of sexual
activity
... "
Take that for what it's
worth.
You went on to say, "Marist Col-
iege has the right, nay the duty, to
censor what diametrically contra-
~icts the values Marist purports to
uphold." I think this statement is
ludicrous. The concept of censor-
ship is terrible in and of itself. Also,
as James Skeggs said, it is impera-
tive to stay true to the work.
It
is
one thing to alter the show be-
cause it is being shown to young
children and/or teenagers. How-
~ver this show was performed for a
mature, intelligent audience.
Also, let me ask you, what ex-
llctly should be censored? Where
is the line? Who should decide
that? Last year in our performance
of A Street Car Named Desire
Stanley raped
Blanche
.
How is
sexual assault more appropriate
than
the plethora of CONSENSUAL
relations portrayed in Pippin??
Brother Joseph, as a
former theatre
person
yourself I hope you can
µnderstand my frustration with
your letter.
Sincerely,
Michael Abitabilo
December
8, 2002
Response to James J. Skeggs,
pPinion
Editor:
My name is Marisa
Levy
and I
was the Co-Producer of the
MCCTAmusical
Pippin.
I am writ-
ing this letter to inform you that I
completely resent your decision to
respond
to Brother Joe in such a
manner. You have no right to re-
spond in a way that may lead oth-
ers to believe you represent
MCCTA.
I had already issued a
response to
Brother
Joe a week
before
your issue of The Circle
came out.
More importantly, you did not re-
spond in any way to the issue
Brother Joe presented. Brother Joe
did not state that he had a problem
with a sex scene in our show. What
Brother Joe did state, after comple-
menting us on a job well done and
recognizing our efforts, was that
he disagreed with a piece of chore-
ography simulating the action of
sodomy. Just so you know, the
scene you speak of is unrelated.
The "sex scene" in
Pippin
takes
place between a male and female
character during the second act of
the
·
show. The simulation of sod-
o_rny took place during the first act,
during a dance that involved about
fifteen women and six men, and the
actual act lasted about fifteen sec-
onds.
It
was not the focus of the
scene, nor was it created to offend,
but it did exist in the original script.
I agree that censorship has no
place on the stage. This includes
the Marist stage. However, I
STR9NGLY disagree with attack-
ing a Mari st Brother, who is one of
the founders of our college, for
choices he may have made in his
personal life. A vow of celibacy has
nothing to do with a choreo-
graphed dance on stage. His pro-
testation of something he finds
immoral is in no way
"imposing"
a
choice "on the rest of us by un-
necessarily criticizing a wonder-
fully done theatrical performance."
He is entitled to this opinion no
matter how strongly we disagree
withhim.
MCCTA welcomes feedback from
our audience. In no way will
Brother Joe's letter influence us to
censor any activity that may
present itself on the Marist Stage.
It
will, however, make us very happy
in knowing there are people out
there so moved by our perfor-
mances, in one way or another, that
they feel compelled to contact us
and start a discussion over it. The-
atre is performed to stir emotions
and opinions, and we feel we have
done our job ifwe can affect some-
one is such a way as we affected
Brother Joe.
On a
personal
note, I find it in
bad taste for
The Circle
to print
Brother Joe's letter with the head-
ing
Dear Membersq/MCCTA and
The Circle,
when the actual letter
was addressed solely to MCCTA
and carbon copied to
The Circle
as well as many others.
Sincerely,
Marisa Levy
Managing
Director
of Musical
Theatre,
MCCTA
Co-Producer,
Pippin
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THE CIRCLE
OPINION
WritetheCircle@hotmail.com
December 12, 2002
(845)-575-3000 ext. 2429
Page 7
Congress shall pass no law. .. abridging the freedom of
speech or of the press.
Evaluating
life: What really
is
important
By JAMES J. SKEGGS
Opinion Editor
When I was twelve years old, I
had a really bad fall in the street
and fractured my skull. My fam-
ily rushed me to the hospital and
the doctors told me that I had a
fifty/fifty chance of surviving the
night.
A priest came into the emer-
gency room and stood next to the
bed where I was lying down. He
gave me my last rites, blessing my
soul so that it may be pure and
ready for heaven. I can't describe
the fear and confusion that I felt at
that point. I was only in the sixth
grade. I hadn't even kissed a girl
yet and now I was facing the
thought of death.
Later on that night, I finally came
to grips with what was going on
and prepared myself for whatever
was going to happen to me. Luck-
ily, my skull healed and I made
through the next few weeks and
had a full recovery.
A few years later, when I was six-
teen, my mother became suddenly
ill and passed away. At the funeral,
my grandmother came over to my
younger sisters and me and told
us that we were special children
and shouldn't worry about the fu-
ture. Three days later she became
ill as well and passed away.
Last year, a good friend of mine,
Jarred, fell three stories off of his
campus apartment roof and died a
short while later. Two weeks after
that my cousin and best friend, lost
his mind and was placed in an asy-
lum for the next ten years until he
will be reevaluated.
So what's the point? That is what
you•r~ probably asking
.
Some people make such a big deal
out of the most insignificant
things. Life is more important than
tests, clothes, girlfriends, and boy-
friends.
I've felt so much pain in my life
from all of this, to seeing one of my
friends gunned down and killed
on the basketball court at a park in
broad daylight. I don't know what
the future is going to hold and I'm
definitely scared about where I'm
going to end up. The only thing I
know for sure is that I am going to
die just like all of my friends and
family
.
I don't want to listen to people
around this campus moan and
groan about nothing and pretend
that their lives are so difficult. Fi-
nals and stress are just part of the
game, so relax and take a break, go
out and meet someone new.
Get a hobby
,
throw a frisbee, hug
someone-- just don't subject my
life in your superficial realities. Life
often isn't perfect
,
but you have
two legs, two eyes, and a working
heart; why don't you learn how to
use it, before it's too late and it
withers away. The best advice that
you can ever take is that you will
never really know anything; but
all you've got to have is faith in
something
.
It's unanimous: Email is a valuable tool at work
by TIM DUGUAY
Staff Writer
After reading a
.
column by Jane
Weaver of MSNBC about how
people feel about e-mails, I was in-
trigued to research the subject
more. It turns out that contrary to
popular belief, although most
American workers get many more
unsolicited e-mails than in the past,
most consider e-mail very valuable
in helping them do their jobs.
double the numbers just two years
much time every day dealing with
ago.
the rising flood of unwanted, un-
i have always been an advocate
solicited e-mails. I do not buy the
of having Internet access, and
fact that they may be wasting too
more specifically, e-mail on the job
much time, because it does not take
since it is the quickest response
that much time to touch the delete
method for getting in touch with
button.
It
so happens that more
co-workers, clients, and the like.
often than not, the worker has the
With many workers reporting that
choice if they get the e-mail once
they check their inboxes more than
to block the sender so they never
once a day, it sure beats checking
get another one again.
It
is not
those phone messages. Also, the
hard to do and helps to filter out
technological advances have made
the unwanted e-mails.
it so anyone can check e-mail any-
Further evidence of e-mail not
time they want to, even on their
taking much time out of the day at
cell phones!
all is the fact that a study presented
The only problem, according to
in the article found that in a survey
with e-mail on a typical day. Also,
on average the typical worker re-
ceive 10 or fewer e-mails a day and
send five or less. Ha! So there to
those people who think that e-mail
takes up too much time out of the
worker's day.
More than 60 percent of Ameri-
cans have Internet access at their
jobs, and over half of those people
use e-mail. That, in number terms,
translates to over 57 millionAmeri-
Weaver's article, is that there's a
of
2,447
Americans, the average
can workers having Internet ac-
widespread perception that many
worker spends only about
a:
half-
cess on the job, which is more than
American workers are wasting too
hour dealing
The study done in the article also
acknowledged the growing volume
of junk e-mails and its impact on
the corporate e-mail systems
.
In-
dustry watchers estimate that
about a third of the over 7.3 billion
e-mails sent everyday are from an
unwanted commercial source. One
out of every three e-mails is sent
by an unwanted source? That
seems like a lot to me,
.
but I guess
that I didn't perform the study.
Even if there are a lot of commer-
cial e-mails being sent currently,
what does it really matter? We all
know, in the workplace or not, in
the recently revolutionized techno-
logical world that we now live in, it
is necessary to send and receive
e-mails.
It
is not only a way to keep
in touch with families
,
friends, and
other important people
,
but it is
also one of the quickest methods
to get important information out to
those important people. I may be
going out on a limb here when say-
ing this, but I think that without e-
mail, many people would not be
something better
.
The technology
is out there; we're just not allowed
to use it.
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beeft
December
5,
2002
Dear Circle.
Jessica
,
I praise you for your ar-
ticle in last week's paper in which
you criticized the inconsideration
of the Marist Security staff. Not
only do I wholeheartedly agree with
you, but also if anyone considers
you whiny or immature for your
opinion, then I will proudly admit
to being just as whiny and imma-
ture. Circle recently
published
a
letter of mine about two months
ago in which I voiced my anger
about the lack of
parking
options
for us Upper West Cedar residents.
The point ofhaving a security staff
is to create a safe atmosphere on
our J;:a1I1pus. This may be just my
point of view,
but
I don't feel like
my safety is threatened if someone
with a Hoop parking pass parks in
Donnelly. In fact they would prob-
ably earn my admiration in their
attempt at
Parking
Ticket Defiance.
I, too, am
a
receiver of parking
tickets. Five so far this semester,
actually. Of course I haven't paid
any of them. Somehow I feel that
not doing so shows security how
pointless they are (yes I know that
the fines eventually show up on
tuition bills. I'm still trying to con-
coct a good explanation to tell my
father when he receives that bill).
Most of the tickets are from the
same
type
of circumstance that you
had, Jessica. The most recent one
I received was in the Dyson park-
ing lot. I had to also drop off a pa-
per and it was one of the many days
we've had this year where the rain
was so bad it was debatable
whether to drive to class or take a
boat. Considering that I was going
to run into
Dyson,
throw the paper
on a professor's desk, and run out,
the chances of someone
needing
my parking spot in the 2 minutes I
would be parked there were slim.
Also, why risk getting my paper all
wet and soggy while I run from
Beck, wait at the 3-hour light, and
run to Dyson? So I took the plunge
and
parked
in Dyson, returning 5
minutes later to see the oh-so-
fa-
miliar small white piece of paper
sticking out from under my wind-
shield wiper. I
removed
the soggy
ticket from my wiper,
proceeded
back to my home in Upper West
Cedar, and proudly displayed the
ticket on the refrigerator with the
several other parking tickets my
housemates
and I have earned this
semester.
If security really has nothing bet-
ter to do than go around fighting
violators ofillegal parking, maybe
they could consider taking part in
jobs to help the students rather
than annoy them. How about we
have one or two guards at the
Route 9 crosswalk by Beck lot to
help students cross safely rather
than us being
participants
in an
endless game ofFrogger everyday
when attempt-
ing to cross the
busy street?
I'm sure the
Security staff
and security-
lovers
who
thought of Jes-
sica as whiny in
her last article
are thinking the
same
about me.
Maybe there is
even a ticket for
whining they
can issue me
that I can add to
my collection.
Oh and Jessica,
don't worry
about
those
who think you
are immature.
We'll get to-
gether some-
time and play
Barbies.
Sincerely,
Gwen
Pattison
Junior
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Audiences shaken, not stirred
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consistently reliable Bond series
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the series and the film industry.
hook from the the blame to
It is glaringly obvious
It
begins slightly promising
when James (Pierce Brosnan) is
captured and imprisoned for
14
months by North Korea, a plot
angle that has been much
anticipated since the beginning
of the series. Unfortunately, the
film's entertainment doesn't last
much further than the opening
credits.
Over the next
two
hours the
audience is bombarded with
cheesy catch phrases and
pathetic
special effects. The
green screens at times are so
bad; I was almost convinced that
the movie's intention was to
mock the series. Director Jay
Roach should be taking notes for
any future additions to the
Austin Powers series;
Die
Another Day
redefines the very
premise of the term, "over the
top."
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ludicrous
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Tamahori himself. I;:xecutive
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brilliant and cunning tales of
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merely appear to be bad Rambo
sequels. Even worse, the movie
still
managed to have more plot holes
than explosions.
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theater entertained. With this
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CKY:
Not just the "Jackass Band"
Family ties have nothing to do with sucess
by MATT DUNNING
Stqff Writer
CKY just may be the luckiest
band on Earth.
The amazing thing
about their luck is that it
lies not in the fact that
they have a fast-track to
stardom lying right in
front of them in the form
of
drummer
Jess
Margera's brother and his
cable
TV
show ( some little
flash-in-the-pan that
MTV calls "Jackass").
Instead, the band's luck
lies in that they're talented
enough that they don't
have to take that fast-
track.
Inji/trate Destroy Re-
bui/dmarks CKY's (short
for Ca.mp Kill Yourself) re-
turn to Island Records.
damn
near obliterated. Not more
than two minutes into the first
track, "Escape from Hellview",
singer and
lyricist
Deron Miller pits
tense."
The album, though heavy and
mischievous, as a whole, is nowhere
near where it could be. The lyrics
frequently wear
thin
("I
can't
breathe,
I
can't
get this out, I don't
know and I can't ex-
plain") and in places
where
the
band
should let their instru-
ments run wild, they
bog
themselves down
in frustratingly repeti-
tive power riffs. That
kind of dependence is
fine for bands like
Good Charlotte, but
with
Inji/trate Destroy
Rebuild, CKY spend
nearly the entire length
of the record selling
themselves short.
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CKY's Deron MIiier, Chad
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and rumbles like a steam-
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What it lacks in
sonic diversity,
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for in chaotic
energy. The album
roller running on some unholy
mixture
of whiskey, lamb's blood,
and pure adrenaline. Immedi-
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have their sights set on the thin
line between punk and metal that
Sabbath created and the Misfits
his influences against each other
with the lines, ''Now I'm finding my
friends hanging from trees, made a.
bed out of barbed wire fence, I'm
on the loose with my head in the
noose but hey ... I enjoy the in-
does little to surprise, but even less
to soothe.
Indeed,
it's probably no
coincidence that
Infiltrate Destroy
Rebuild would make the perfect
companion to a moonlit ride down
a hill in a shopping cart.
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Marist football players honored withAll-MAAC awards
by JAMES SKEGGS
· Opinions Editor
The Marist College football team
finished this season 7-4, 5-3 in the
MAAC, tying a school single sea-
son record for most wins in a sea-
son.
On
the aftermath of the suc-
cessful season, ten Marist student-
athletes were named to .the All-
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) First and Second Teams.
Chris Price (Danbury, CT), Juwan
Jackson (Madison, NJ), Mike
Loniewski (Wayne, NJ) and Adam
Ercoli (Carmel,NY)wereallnamed
to theAll-MAAC First Team while
Alfredo Riullano (Callicoon, NY),
Steve Evans <Y:onkers, NY), Brett
Biggs (Bethlehem,
PA),
Charles
Fowler (Shelton, CT), Aubrey
Bennett (East Syracuse, NY) and
Ike lbeh (Bloomfield, NY) made the
Second Team.
Senior lineman, Charles Fowler,
who had 7.5 sacks and 42 tackles
on the season, led Marist's de-
fense. Senior Ike Ibeh anchored
the secondary with team-high four
interceptions and finished ninth on
the team with 38 total tackles. Jun-
ior Aubrey Bennett set a single
game record with 18 deflected
passes and finished the year with
37tackles.
Defensive end Adam Ercoli was
the only player named to the De-
fensive First-Team. He broke a
school single season record with
25 tackles for a loss and was third
on
the
team with 51 total tackles.
Ercoli
finished
the season with
two
defensive
touchdowns (re-
turning a fumble and an
intercep-
tion) and expressed optimism
about the team's successful sea-
against LaSalle in the tenth week of line. The line allowed less than
the season. Price finished his career
two sacks per game, helping the
with 2,604 total yards, third on the
Red Foxes rush for over 2,500
Marist I-AA all time rushing list.
yards. This was Loniewski's third
Alfredo Riullano, the Red Foxes lead-
All-MAAC selection, while Jack-
ing scorer, finished the season with
son, a pre-season Mid-Major All-
15 touchdowns and was ranked 16th
American was named to the First-
son.
in the nation in I-AA for points per
TeamAll-MAAC for the first time
"We were able to rebound from
game. He rushed for 896 yards this
as a junior.
a tough finish last season and
season as a junior, giving him 2,142
"We were very pleased with the
step it up for a strong showing
career yards, placing him
fourth
all-
.
teams 7-4
_
performance this year,"
this year," Ercoli said. "We prac-
time in I-AAhistory.
Assistant Athletic Director Scott
ticed very hard and really came
"Our rushing game was strong this
Khare said. "It's a great thing as
together as a team, with every-
year thanks mainly to an outstanding
well when some of our athletes gain
body playing their part to ensure
effort from our offensive line," Price
personal attention and they were
our success."
said. "Alfredo really had a great year
all certainly deserving of it."
Offensively, running Back
as well, which definitely helped our
Marist football has now had a
Chris Price rushed for 1,196 yards
team to be so successful."
winning season for eight out of the
and 10 touchdowns, including a
FirstTeammembers, JuwanJackson
last nine years. The 7-4 overall
career best 199-yard performance
and Mike Loniewski, led the offensive
record was the best mark since a
.
7-3finishin1998.
Marist abroad students
·
experience Thanksgiving in Spain
by STACEY CASWELL
Abroad Correspondent
Stringed instruments and
voices carried through the din-
ing area as the students and their
host 'senoras' clinked their
glasses to show gratitude for the
opportunity to be together for the
Dia de la Accion de Gracias
(Thanksgiving, in Spanish).
Yes, even while abroad, Marist
provides students with a way to
celebrate their heritage and rel-
ish the tradition of Thanksgiv-
ing.
The program made a great ef-
fort to provide those ofus study-
ing in Madrid, Spain with a
Thanksgiving away from home
with all of our friends and family
.
Since the last meal of the day is
usually served at 9 p.m. in Spain,
students had to wait until later that
night to enjoy the Thanksgiving
dishes that had been prepared.
Held in El Restaurante Sobrino
de Botin, one of Europe's oldest
restaurants, students enjoyed a
typical Thanksgiving meal: turkey,
boiled potatoes, green beans, tur-
key broth soup, almond paste that
tasted similar to sweet potatoes,
.
apple and pumpkin pie and even
imported cranberry sauce, thanks
to junior Kerry Corredine, who
brought it with her when she first
arrived in Spain.
The senoras, the older women
who opened their homes to the
students, were delighted to take
part in the American tradition,
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enaded by the tunas, a group of
students who go from place to
place singing traditional songs
for money. The senoras, dressed
for the night, joined in with the
songs and one even began danc-
ing in the restaurant with one of
the instrumentalists.
Junior, Kara Culloo said that it
was definitely a unique experi-
ence in that she was able to cel-
ebrate two different cultures at
once.
"It was wonderful to see my
senora, Concha, singing along to
the music," Culloo said. "She
seemed so
.
happy to share some-
thing she knew was such a part
ofmy culture."
It was an evening enjoyed by
all and the students were pleased that
they were able to share a valued
American custom with those in Spain.
Thanksgiving, however, will not be
the only holiday these students will
spend away from home. Christmas and
New Year's Eve are two other days in
which students will be without their
families.
"I will miss my family and friends,
but I want to take advantage of the
travelling," said Cutloo. "I am looking
into Poland, Germany or Italy for the
holidays or whatever else I can fit in.
It's the only time that I'll be able to
spend Christmas in a foreign coun-
try."
Others have decided not travel dur-
ing the holidays and arranged for
flights back to the States in order to
spend Christmas how tpey have in the
past .
Juniors Kristin Mancini and Kerry
Corredine plan to return home for
the first week of Christmas oreak
and will then return to Madrid in
the beginning of
January,
before
exams, in order to travel and study.
Other students, like junior Tim
Nolan, will have family visiting
them during the break of Dec. 21-
Jan. 8.
"My father is coming so that I
can show him where I have been
living- for the past-few months,"
said Nolan.
Junior Kelly McCaig is also hav-
ing her parents and sister come to
visit her for Christmas week.
•
"My parents have never been to
Spam before and they thought it
would be a good idea to incorpo-
rate a vacation with Christmas,"
McCaig said.
Men's basketball falls to GT
... .froml2
opening minutes of the second
half, cutting the deficit to four
with 17:04 remaining.
After Georgia Tech was able
to extend their lead back out to
eight, the Foxes made one final
push with a three-pointer by
junior Eric Siegrist and a layup
by junior Chris Handy to make
it a 38-35 game with 13:08 left.
However, the Foxes would see their
upset dreams come to an abrupt end
as the Yellow Jackets went on a 24-7
run and never looked back.
The Foxes lack of size also played a
role, as Georgia Tech took advantage
of countless second chances thanks
to Marist's inability to grab defensive
rebounds. This was especially the
case late in the first half as the Yel-
low Jackets went on a 12-6 run to
end the half.
Georgia Tech finished with a 46-
37 advantage in rebounds.
Marist
is 0-3 all-time against
Georgia Tech, and is still winless
against teams from the ACC.
I would like
to
take this time to thank everybody who has played
a
role in helping me during my tenure
as sports editor of
The
Circle. Next semester, I will be turning the section over to Paul Seach. I enjoyed
my time as the sports editor and helping to
make the
student
body more
aware of sports on this campus.
Specifically, I would like to
thank
Chris O'Connor and Colin Sullivan, who do a great job working in the
athletic
department.
Your cooperation and assistance has
helped us
to cover a wider range of sports at
Marist and has helped us to
do
a better job in reporting.
Thank you
to
Scott ... and
Drex, Jay,
Phil and Travis (aka
The
Guys Who Tel About Sports ... and
Entertainment). I
think
we did
a
good job ofincorporating our show into the newspaper. And, we may
have joked around a lot and not taken the show as seriously aswe should have (sorry Travis),
but
we
made people laugh and put
out
a good product, that's all
that
matters.
I truly believe that
the
sports section has
made
vast improvements over
the
years.
This
year was very
productive, as Paul and I made a conscious effort to cover
as
many sports teams as
possible,
club and·
varsity. I hope we
have
provided you with informative and interesting stories, because that was our
goal. I know the section will continue to make strides with
Paul as
the editor.
I would also like to thank all the editors and staff of The Circle. I know the hard
w,
,d
that
goes into
putting out the newspaper every week, and although it goes unnoticed sometimes,
I
appreciate
the
work
that you do and enjoyed spending all lhc•~I! Tuesday nights with all of you.
in
ly.
Peter!?
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December 12, 2002
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Men's basketball drops 86-77 decision to MAAC rival
Fairfield
by SCOTT MONTESANO
Staff Writer
It
could be argued that the Marist
College Red Foxes are one of the
best teams in the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference during the first
half of games this season. The prob-
lem
is,
an NCAA game lasts two
halves, and it has been those final
20 minutes that have doomed the
Foxes this year.
For the third time this season, the
Foxes coughed up a double-digit
lead in the
second
half and lost 86-
77 to the Fairfield Stags on Dec. 10
before 2,373 at the Mccann Center.
"We're
very disheartened this
happened," said Marist head coach
Dave Magarity following the loss.
"There
is always something that
goes wrong."
What went wrong for the Foxes
was their shooting during the sec-
ond half. After shooting a blister-
ing 57.7% from the field in the first
half, to build a 42-34 lead at inter-
mission, the bottom fell out on the
Foxes.
Marist shot only 36. 7% in the sec-
·
ond half, while Fairfield came alive
shooting 60.7% to forge the come-
back.
With 9:31 remaining in the game,
a layup by Marist
sophomore
Brandon Ellerbee gave the Foxes
a 62-55 lead. Little did the Foxes
know that it would be their last
field goal until a layup by Nick
Eppehimer with 1
:42
left.
During that nearly eight-minute
dryspell, the Stags, who trailed by
as much as 12-points with 17:29,
cashed in. Led by DeWitt
Maxwell's game-high 25 points,
the Stags turned the game com-
pletely in their direction.
A layup by Maxwell with 5 :26
remaining gave the Stags their first
lead since the opening five min-
utes of the game at 70-68.
"Maxwell was on fire (tonight),"
Magarity admitted. Ironically,
Maxwell was a recruit of Dave
Magarity, but elected against
coming to Marist.
In
the closing
minutes
,
all Marist
could do was watch as the S4lgs'
lead crept up to four, six, and even-
tually as far as ten points before
the Foxes finally made a field goal.
What had once been a Marist
route, turned into a Fairfield blow-
out victory. While the Stags con-
tinued to hit from the field, the
Foxes were unable to muster a
comeback of their own.
Senior guard David Bennett's
cold three-point shooting in the fi-
nal minutes didn't help Marist.
Bennett missed three open shots
from beyond the arc in the closing
minutes that could have brought
the Foxes back into the game.
"Bennett couldn't make a shot
down the stretch,
"
said a frustrated
Magarity. Bennett finished the
game only 2-10 from the field.
Marist also was hurt by 19 turn-
overs in the game. With Ellerbee
on the bench for much of the sec-
ond half, nursing an ankle injury,
Magarity was forced to use
Bennett out of position at the point
guard spot.
With Bennett, and also Eric
Siegrist spending time at the point,
the Foxes became more suscep-
tible to the Stags full-court pres-
sure in the second half.
"We put pressure on their guards
and it rattled them," commented
Fairfield's Terrance Todd who fin-
ished with 10 points.
Marist's Dennis Young agreed
saying, "The pressure got us out
of our offense."
The loss is Marist's second this
season when taking a large lead
into the second half. Vermont over-
came a Foxes lead on Nov. 23.
Marist also blew a large lead to
.
Rider on Dec. 5, before winning
that game in overtime.
The blown leads have Magarity
comparing his team to biblical char-
acters. "We're being tested. I feel
like Job."
With the defeat, Marist fell to 1-1
in the MAAC, and signifies the first
time Marist has ever lost their
MAAC home opener. Marist is 3-3
overall heading into their next game
Dec. 14 at home vs. central Michi-
gan at the Mccann Center.
For Fairfield, the
win
gives the
Stags a 2-0 record in the MAAC
for the first time in 13 seasons.
Nonetheless, that wasn't what
brought a smile to Stags' head
coach Tim O'Toole's face.
"We played pretty well," O'Toole
said. "(The Mccann Center) is a
tough place to play," hinting that
his team stole one from a place that
has given them problems.
The loss by Marist spoiled a ca-
reer-day for
junior
walk-on Eric
Sosler who had 12 points on 5-8
shooting. Sosler also made his sec-
ond, and third, career three-point-
ers.
Georgia
Tech 67, Marist S3
When a team shoots only 29. 7%
from the field, it is
safe
to as-
sume they will not beat their
opponent. That is especially
true when that opponent is one
of the rising teams in arguably
the strongest basketball confer-
ence.
Plagued by poor
shooting,
the
Red Foxes fell 67-53 to Atlantic
Coast Conference foe Georgia
Tech Dec. 7 at Madison Square
Garden in New York City.
Senior Nick Eppehimer, who
entered as the team's
leading
scorer, went only 3-13 and had
only 10 points. Sophomore
Brandon Ellerbee had a team
leading
13 points on 5-12 shoot-
ing.
Ed Nelson's game-high 14~
points guided Georgia Tech.
Nevertheless, despite their
horrendous shooting, the Foxes
were able claw back after see-
ing the Yellow Jackets jump out
to a double-digit lead in the first
half.
Trailing
32-20 at halftime,
Marist went a small run in the
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Return of Lamb ads extra incentive for women's basketball team
by MIKE
BENISCHEK
Staff Writer
the Hartford Hawks, into
want to play as well as we usually
Poughkeepsie to challenge her
do, but I think we'll be a little more
former team, the Red Foxes.
intense, a little more enthusiastic."
Some people just can't get
What was to be simply a tough
Despite
the ambiguity surround-
enough of a good thing.
non-conference game against the
ing the details of Lamb's departure
Maybe that's why Kris Lamb will Hawks changed on June 2 when
from coaching and immediate re-
be back in the Mc Cann center Lamb, who had resigned citing
a-
emergence, this game, like all other
Thursday night, just nine months desiretospendmoretimewithher
sporting contests, will simply be
after resigning her position as head family, agreed to join the coach-
about
players'
skills, not personal
coach of the Marist's Women's ing staff at Hartford. The once
feelings.
Basketball team.
bland contest now has the spice
Junior guard Vicki Wancel said
Rest at ease, Fox fans, Lamb is of Creole cuisine.
the Foxes care more about proving
not coming back to resume her
Maureen Magarity, captain of their worth than anything else.
former employment and nobody is the Foxes, said Lamb's presence
"We don't have any grudges
going to offer it to her, as Brian on the opposing sideline will be
against Coach lamb for
leaving
,
but
Giorgis has deftly filled the vacancy an extra incentive to play hard.
I think we just want to show her
left by Lamb's departure. On Tours-
"It
just gives us more motiva-
what she left behind, that we are a
day night, assistant coach Kris tion just to show her," she said.
really good team," she said.
Lamb will be
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Foxes, Lamb recorded the lowest
winning
percentage
of any coach
in program history, 29%, and did
not manage to
win
a game in the
MAAC tournament. However,
Lamb's tutelage did produce sev-
eral positives for the Foxes.
Lost in the hoopla concerning the
reunion of the Marist players with
their former coach is the fact that
Marist's current coach, Brian
Giorgis, will have to match wits with
his predecessor in just his sixth
collegiate game.
Though it is a situation that
would be mentally jarring for any
coach, Wancel said she believes
their new leader will not be so eas-
ily shaken.
"I think there's a little tension, just
naturally, and pressure-maybe a
little pressure, but I think he can
handle anything," she said.
One reason why Wancel is so
confident in the abilities of her
coach may be his already proven
talents for making adjustments mid-
contest. Last Friday night against
the Loyola Greyhounds, Marist
mounted a second half comeback
for the third straight game, and this
one was by far the most incredu-
lous.
Down by 17 with 12 minutes re-
maining the Red Foxes were able
to fight their way back into con-
tention behind
dominating
inte-
rior defense and another heroic
offensive performance by
Magarity. Marist outscored the
Greyhounds 27-10 to close out the
allotted 40 minutes of game time,
forcing an extra five minute over-
time period. Magarity scored 16
of those 27 points, the final bas-
ket coming with just three-tenths
of a second left on the clock.
Magarity said the play hap-
pened too quickly for even her
ownmemory.
"Before I watched the film I
thought I just caught it and shot
it," she said. "But then when we
watched the film the next day I
think the girl just stepped up to
me so I faked and took a dribble
and I think I just had it with point-
three seconds."
Though the Foxes were able to
return from such an incredible
deficit, the effort had expended
too much energy for comeback to
be capped with a victory in the
overtime. The fmal score was 68-
61.
On Tuesday, the Red Foxes de-
feated Fairfield 57-51, to even its
conference record at 1-1.
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