The student newspaper of Marist College
November 7, 2002
Volume 56 Issue 7
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Jewish Pride
Heschel, professor and
author, speaks about her
Jewish Heritage.
pg. 3
Buddhist Curiousity
International Club makes a
trip to a nearby temple.
pg.4
Living with the
Supernatural?
Warren's discuss their lives
as ghost hunters.
pg.
5
The Simpsons
Dynasty
Halloween
special marks
the
start
of the 14th
sea-
son
for
this animated
family.
pg.
8
Halloween with the
Goo Goo Dolls
The Civic
Center was
bouncing for these
dolls.
pg.9
Boys Soccer
Boys clinch
playoff birth
by
beating
Canisius.
pg.
11
Field Hockey at
Marist
This stick sport to be
elevated to Club status.
pg.12
Halloween shooting at local bar
Basketball
player falls victim to stray bullet at McCoy's
I
Photo
CrediV Clvis Tomkinson
Midnight madness
happened
a day early for The Real McCoy's, the extremely popular bar across the street
_
from Marlst campus.
By ALI REINA
said.
have happened," Fichera said.
Deborah.DiCaprio, vice president
Staff Writer
Marist sophomore, Maggie
Fichera also said that a similar of student affairs, doesn't believe
Marist College junior and bas-
ketball player, Pierre Monagan,
was released from St. Francis
Hospital Saturday after being
shot in the face while celebrat-
ing Halloween at McCoy's Ale
House.
The victim, according to
Michael Woods, captain of
Poughkeepsie Police, was shot
accidentally with a small hand-
gun amidst the crowd of cos-
tumed partygoers, at around 1
o'clock
AM
on Friday morning,
November 1st.
JosephCortez,
20,
resident of
Poughkeepsie and discharged
Marist student, was arrested
and charged with two felonies,
reckless endangerment and first
degree-assault, and \\-as jailed
Friday on
$50,000
bail.
According
to a
recent article
in the
Poughkeepsie
Journal
,
Woods said Monagan was not
the intended victim.
"Mr.
Cortez was
having
beef
with another person in the bar
who was known to
him, and he
fired and struck a bystander
who was not involved," Woods
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blades, since the metal detectors
to stop it, but agrees with Massie.
" I heard a pop, but I thought it
cannot detect them. He also said
"I am not
saying
anyone could
was a cap gun, because it was Hal-
that the overcrowded bar had noth-
prevent it, but McCoy's does not
loween,andalotofpeoplehadfake
ing
to
do with the incident.
do as much as they
could,"
guns. Then I smelled it, and real-
But, student Maggie Campbell
DiCaprio said, "The atmosphere
ized it was a real
gun,"
Campbell
believes the overcrowding was
encourages irresponsible behav-
said.
dangerous.
ior."
The Bullet hit Monagan in the jaw
"The fact that the bar was very
The present question is whether
and then exited his neck, yet his
overcrowded posed as a danger to
or not Monagan will be able to re-
injuries were not life threatening.
everyone that was there," she said,
gain his position as guard this sea-
According to Marist Basketball
"I don't think that metal detectors,
son. Coach Magarity is being op-
Coach, David Magarity, Monagan
or frisking is a bad idea."
timistic and wants Pierre to do
was discharged Saturday morning
"We were not over capacity, and
''what's best
for
him."
after undergoing oral surgery.
what happened was ghetto stuff,"
''Timing is critical," Magarity said,
"The first thing Pierre said to me
when I visited him in the hospital
was that he was lucky to be alive,"
said Magarity. ''These unexpected
things happen and he's handling
it very well. He has a great atti-
tude."
Sunny Fichera, owner of
McCoy's, plans on installing walk-
through metal detectors to hinder
these occurrences in the future and
to make himself, and his custom-
ers, feel safer.
''These two guys had bad blood
last year.
If
they saw each other on
the street, the same thing would
Fichera said. "Marist kids are the
"He can't put well-being in front
sweetest guys and girls. Usually
of everything else. We don't want
football players with beer muscles
him
to feel rushed back."
start a fight, you take them outside
Monagan went home for the week
and their fine, but nothing like
to spend time with his family, and
this."
hopefully quicken the recovery.
In a recent article from the
Magarity can not say whether or
Poughkeepsie Journal, college
not Monagan will be able to play
spokesman Timmian Massie said
this season, but offered him the
that Friday's shooting was the
option of a redshirt, which will al-
worst of the problems the college
low him an extra season to play.
has
had with the bar.
Monagan, a resident of Oak Parle,
"F;very community has its col-
Ill.,
transferred to Marist this fall
lege bar, particularly college
bars
from Utah Valley Junior College on
that cause nothing but trouble,"
a basketball scliolarship, and is
Massie said.
"And
McCoy's is at
pursuing a major in management
the top of that list."
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THE CIRCLE
COMMUN/
November 7, 2002
- - Security Briefs -
compiled by ED WILLIAMS ill
Community Editor
Friday
11/1
In terms of alcohol related inci-
dents, this weekend will go down
in infamy as one of the most noto-
rious weekends during my tenure
as Security Brief Reporter, and the
fun began at 12: 15 a.m. - fittingly,
in the wee hours of Halloween. A
student found a friend roaming
around aimlessly and awkwardly
through the halls of Midrise, and
otit of concern for their friend's
health, brought the student to se-
curity. The stumbling friend was
taken to St. Francis for possible
alcohol intoxication.
Friday
11/1
A mere fifteen minutes later, an al-
cohol related incident was reported
not too far away in Champagnat.
The entry guard officer noticed a
female student engaged in some
"prolific vomiting." Much to the
delight of Sodexho, this vomiting
was not a result of food poisoning
from their five-star food service.
Fairview ambulance transported
the student to St. Francis to join
the Midrise drinker.
Friday
·
I Ill
The incidents started being·called
in with rapid fire. The next report
came only five minutes later at 12:35
a.m. The alcohol epidemic had
spread to Sheahan Hall, and the
entry desk officer on duty
stopped
a student who had one-too-many
drinks. The student said that he
was at
everyone's
favorite steak
and ale house, but he wasn't eat-
ing the steak. The ale connoisseur
wasn't in too much of a drunken
stupor so he was allowed to sober
up in the lounge area before retir-
ing for the night. A false
ID
was
confiscated by security so future
steak runs to McCoy's may be not
be in the student's future.
Friday
JIii
Security was given a brief respite
before being called back into ac-
tion at 2: 17 a.m. This time the scene
of the crime was Marian Hall. On a
night like this, one must be won-
dering what the heck took those
crazy Marian kids to get caught for
something. The Marian
RD
heard
clanking bottles and knocked on
the door from where the noise was
originating. The RD then noticed
the pungent odor of marijuana.
Security was called onto the scene
and confiscated one dime bag, a
bong and five students were prop-
erly disciplined for the incident.
Friday
11/1
A Gartland student reported that
her glass window had been shat-
tered during the night. Found
among the shards of glass was a
piece of a potato, which was the
apparent cause of the broken win-
dow. Maintenance promptly re-
paired the window, but the tater-
toting thug is still on the loose.
Saturday
11/2
It was a new day, but the same old
alcohol-related hijinx ensued.
An
intoxicated guest, along with two
students, was attempting to enter
Donnelly and was found by secu-
rity at about 12:55 a.m. Security
said that the guest was having
problems
with the ever-so-difficult
task of walking, but the guest was
allowed to sober up in Leo and stay
the night since her condition was
not too severe.
Saturday
1112
Donnelly remained the hot spot for
drunkenness as a student was
found walking with the aid of a
frierid at
I
:45 a.m. The girl was told
to sit down for a while and sober
up before going back to her room.
Saturday
11/2
The fire alarm was blaring in the
Old Townhouse.s,
A-Block
at
about 4:06 a.m. While checking the
rooms for routine, post-fire alarm
inspections, a keg of Busch Light
was found in one of the apart-
·
ments. And since beer pong sea-
son is in full
swing,
a table was
naturally found on the premises
and confiscated. This will seri-
ously
endanger
the playoff hopes
of any teams from this apartment.
This marks the second-straight year
these beer pong all-stars have had
their seasons cut short. Numer-
ous empty cans were also found.
Saturday
11/2
They say the early bird gets the
worm, but in this case the early bird
got a trip to the hospital. A stu-
dent was found by security lying
outside of Upper West Cedar at the
early hour of 10: 15 p.m. Fairview
ambulance was called to the scene
to transport the hardcore partier.
Sunday
11/3
An RA spotted three students in
the
Mccann
parking lot at 12:25
carrying some overstuffed back-
packs. They were on their way back
to Leo and Champagnat but were
stopped short. A wide array of
tasty treats were found and con-
fiscated including a sjx pack of
Bacardi Silver, a six pack of
Cap--
tain Morgan Gold, a six pack of
Smirnoff Ice, seven bottles of Sky
Blue and a 24 oz. Bottle of Mike's
Hard Lemonade. The
backpacks
were returned.
Sunday
11/3
A person carrying a backpack ran
past the entry desk officer in Leo
Hall at about 1 :23 a.m. Security and
the RA's were called into action.
They found the running back-
packer, who turned out to. be a
guest, and two other guests and
four students. Various alcoholic
beverages were confiscated and
the three guests were escorted off
campus.
Sunday
1113
The Lower West Cedar parking lot
was the scene of some post-Hal-
loween pranks. A Blue Saturn was
hit with a barrage of eggs at about
11 :30 p.m. and a report was taken.
Monday
1114
.
A Marian Hall RA head a loud bang
in the second floor hall and
inves-
tigated the
whereabouts
of the
sound. The RA found three stu-
dents engaged in some
extremely
competitive hall sports. Soccer
was the game of choice, and a gar-
bage can was being used as the
ball. Apparently the bang was
caused after a shot went passed a
diving
goalkeeper.
GOOOOOAAAAALLLL! ! !
!
The
RA found a broom and made the
hall sport athletes clean up their
mess and retire. There's no word
on if their jerseys will be retired,
though.
Campus Corn~r
Support your campus radio station
88.1 WMCR. Student run shows
have already begun. Tune in ev-
ery
Saturday from 1:00-3:00p.m. for
the Ed and Greg Shelton Spectacu-
lar and again on Sundays from
5:00-7:00 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 spe-
cialty show Saturdays from 3:00-
5:00p.m., KillerKaraandSummer's
rotational show on Wednesdays
from 2:00-5:00 p.m. and Jen and
Katie's specialty show on Wednes-
day mornings from 9:00-11 :00 a.m.
There will be a trip to see
Pahntom
of the Opera
on Friday, Nov. 8.
There will be another trip on Sun-
day Nov. 10 to see
Cabaret.
The
bus will leave for both trips at 10:00
a.m. from Midrise. Tickets to both
shows are $25. Call college activi-
ties for more information.
Think it will never happen to any-
one you know? Think again! Do-
nate blood now. People can't live
without it. Come donate blood on
Nov.21 from 11:00-5:00p.m.inthe
Student Center PAR. Contact
Eddieatx4955 formoreinformation
on this event.
The Marist College Chamber Sing-
ers proudly presents the annual
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 at8:00p.m.
Think you're smart? Do you al-
ways win in Trivial Pursuit? THink
you got what it takes? Test your
knowledge at the campus College
Bowl tournament. It will take place
during the activity hour on Wed.
Nov. 20 from 111 :30 a.m.-1 :30 p.m.
Pick up a sign up sheet in the SGA
office.
"THECJRCLE
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C.
Haggerty
Katherine
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Editor-in-Chief
Managing Editor
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Peter Palmieri
Sports Editor
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A&E Editor
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James Skeggs
Opinion
Editor
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ID
Community Editor
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Karla Klein
Business
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Co-News Editor
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G. Modele Clarke,
Faculty Advisor
The Circle
is the weekly student newspaper ofMarist Col-
lege. Letters to the editors, announcements, and story ideas
are always welcome, but we cannot publish unsigned letters.
Opinions expressed in articles are not necessarily those of the
Editorial board. The Circle staff can be reached at 575-3000
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Letter from the Editor
byKATHERINE SLAUTA
Managing Editor
The incidents
I
last
week,
both
the·
lh•
tlttt
arid car
1d1.
tL
shocked the Mari.st Community,
making many
ask
''What
is
going
on with Marist?"
Granted the two occurrences did
not
t1::dlll1L,
I]
occur on campus,
buteach 1ap nm•
~1.AU11L:dwhile
the
udcnt
was
t.lning
so,
~t
mg
m,
n,
sn1
l
n :.
partake
1w
cross-
ing
l'
lJ
ut
.
~
attd
d..111
II
g
at
McCoy's. This makes each
,rn.-i~knt
l
11
•
~n
closer to home
t;
r ·tu-
dents,
Both could have been prevented
with a little common sense.
Yes, everyone is in a hurry, and
waiting for traffic light seems
like
an
eternity, but running across
Route
9
while oncoming
cars ap-
proached quickly, obviously did
not result in a
positive
outcome.
According to reports, Monagan
was shot accidentally by
former
student Joseph Cortez, making
many students ask the question
"Why bring a gun into McCoy's?"
Like
most, the
r
~
1n1ng
behind
Cortez's
tlun
:;.
urd.m ,
·n
but
was it worth
arrest
and
$50,000
bail
1'1
hit an
t11m
11
victim?
o\
it
1
easier to sit back
after
the incident, point fingers and say
"Common
sense people,
look
both
ways before you cross the
street,
and don't shoot people."
However pointing fingers at,_,,
.
ther Maloney or
. rntez
is not the
answer. Rather challenging the
Marist community
to
look at these
events
and learn
from them
•~
a
beginning to a solution.
There
are
the obvious lessons:
be careful while crossing Route
,
trynotto
'•
infights,
· ·
Butthe
greatest lessons ~en away
from
last week go deeper
than
those
I.
~
!ml S
Mari.st works
provide a safe
c mrnun1
y
for
students, but they
cannot do everything. Ratherthan
blaming
e1,,•
T)
ne
else
fot
the
oc-
currences,
r
dc:p~n hng
on some-
one to take care of another,
~
u-
dents should take more
bility for their actions.
Whether it ,
llSlsts
f
c<in
Tl:ll-
ling anger, taking
umt-
to¼:
m
~
the
street,
not
driving
~
r
drinking,
or calling
for an
escort rather than
walking home
Ion
_
tb111
'Hl
about your actions
h-.=fnre
e\e(ut-
ing
h
m
will
rnllueni.:
campus
safety
Jr
.DIL1
ic
lly,
This
;m\
1c-
1111
~
~oluurn ·
1
is
in1.crel_
a suggestion. Challenge
yrn
,
·Lt
to
think
safely.
"
we
learned this
v.·1.;
·I
life can be al-
tered
m
a second Do not let lack
at
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Annual
Effron lecture hosts Jewish history
By ALEXIS FALZONE
titled, Moral Grandeur and
Spiritual
is very special," said Heschel while
flicts occur.
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Dlalllffllactud~
Susannah Heachel, Princeton
professor and author of Jewish
thought, spoke to the Marlst
community on October 20.
Leo Hall
By CASSI MATOS
Co-News Editor
On
Sunday,October 20, when
Leo
students had just settled in from
their much-needed Fall Break, a
surprising accusation rang through
the halls.
An
incident in the sec-
ond floor bathroom, in which a girl
accused a male of
'attacking'
her
in the shower,
has
forced females
in the dorm to live in fear for the
past two weeks.
Girls have been weary of going
to take showers without having
someone else in the bathroom, and
have been even more afraid of tak-
ing showerS late at night. The in-
St
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reflecting on the story she just told
"I attended the lecture because I
aJJ
Joshua Heschel.
about her mother's childhood.
was required to for class, but as I
Heschel began her lecture by tell-
Heschel began her discussion
walked out I realized how much I
Susannah Heschel amused and
ing a heart-warming story about
with the modem period when very
never knew about Jesus and his
informed her audience during an
her mother's childhood. When her
little was written about Jesus. She
Jewish heritage," said Lewis.
"In
in depth discussion on "Jewish
mother was a young child, she was
then followed into the middle ages
order to be a good Christian and to
Views of Jesus," on October 29,
waiting on line to go to the bath-
where the audience was given a
truly appreciate Jesus we need to
2002 in the Nelly Goletti Theatre.
room when another young girl in a
very
specific
description of how
r~spect who he was and how he
Susannah Heschel was the guest
stern voice told her that she must
the Jews
viewed
Jesus; and then
was brought up."
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speaker at the 26
th
annual William
go to the back of the line because
she ended with a
depiction
of the
Dr. Heschel's purpose was to his-
and Sadie Effron Lecture in Jewish
she is a Jew. A girl named Ruth
wars that are going on today in the
torically trace how the Christians
Studies.
Dr.
Heschel is a professor
was standing there and happened
twenty-first century due to reli-
looked upon Jesus as a Jew. She
at Princeton University and she is
to overhear their conversation,
gious conflicts.
stressed the importance of teach-
the author of numerous studies of Ruth looked up and said "Jesus
Mary Lewis, a third year under-
ing future generations that if we
modem Jewish thought, including
was a Jew, so you stay
·
right where
graduate student, attended the lee-
make the same mistakes our ances-
Abraham Geiger and
the Jewish
you are." Ruth and her mother
ture and felt as though she learned
tors have, we may very well end
~ - She has also written an an-
were best friends from
that
day on.
more than she realized she ever
up destroying one another.
thology of her father's writing
en-
"To speak up is something
that
could of about why religious con-
show er attack accusations proven false
cident, which occurred around
l
Opm,
definitely made students feel
uncomfortable in what they felt, up
to that point, had been a very safe
place.
However, on Monday night at
their house meeting, Leo students
were informed that the alleged in-
cident had never actually taken
place. While all the details could
not be revealed, following an in-
vestigation of the incident, inves-
tigators have come to the conclu-
sion that this was a false report.
While many students were re-
lieved by the news, there certainly
are those who were angered. Fe-
males wondered why anyone
would make up such a story and
they were angry that they had been
forced to feel unsafe in their own
residence. Many males were also
angered by this false allegation
because they felt it gave them a
bad name.
Following the discussion, stu-
dents were reminded about the
policies that are in affect regarding
both male and female bathrooms.
No one of the opposite sex is al-
lowed to use bathrooms not des-
ignated for him or her: males are to
use only bathrooms on male floors
and vice versa.
While this may seem like a hassle
when you have to go to the bath-
room and aren't on a floor of the
same sex, these policies are for our
own safety. Ifa member of the op-
To the same affect, if students
posite sex is found inside a bath-
find someone of the opposite sex
room, they will be written up, and
in their bathroom, they are encour-
if they are in the bathroom with
aged to report the incident to ei-
someone from that floor, that per-
ther their RA or the RD.
son will also be written up.
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International Club visits Buddhist Monastery
Cultural excursion gi,ves students opportunity to explore Eastern religi,ons and artifacts
by REBECCA MOY
Staff Writer
There is a good chance that
many Marist students are usually
feeling a little less than enlightened
on Saturday mornings, but on Nov.
2 the International Club sponsored
a trip to the Chuang-yen Monas-
tery, open to the entire college com-
munity.
Situated in Carmel, New York, this
Chinese Buddhist Monastery is
comprised of several complexes
used for Buddhist worship, medi-
tation, and study.
Buddhist monk, the Venerable
Hsin-hsing, toured the group
throughout different buildings of
the monastery, demonstrated
proper meditation techniques, and
lectured on the basic beliefs and
principals of the religion.
"We
want to achieve
enlighten-
ment because humans are imper-
fect. Meditation helps us to purify
our mental environment and to
understand the causes of our suf-
ferings," he said. "Remaining un-
attached and non-evaluation of
things in this life are important ide-
als in which we believe. We wor-
ship Buddha, which is the culti-
vated state of enlightenment within
each of us."
The buildings that make up the
monastery are fashioned in the ar-
chitectural style of the Chinese
TangDynasty(618AD-907 AD)and
contain priceless artifacts and stat-
ues, some of which are thousands
of years old.
The Great Buddha Hall, which is
the largest of the complexes,
houses the largest Buddha statue
in the Western Hemisphere that
stands at 37 feet.
The Woo-Ju Memorial Library
contains more than 70,000 books
featuring Buddhist reference ma-
terials and it is one of the only li-
braries in the US that offers the
Tibetan holy books.
Red pagodas and white marble
statuia:s encircle the Seven Jewels
Lake and add a touch of Asia
amongst the fall leaves of a west-
ern forest.
President of the International
Club Kevin Wong said he hoped
attendees would learn about the
Buddhist religion, which is prac-
ticed predominately in Asia.
"There aren't many cultural trips
being provided by the school right
now, and as the leader of a club
that devotes its time to interna-
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nize this trip," Wong said. "Hope-
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something about Buddhism or
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The desire to learn about differ-
ent religions and the idea of visit-
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about a lot of different religions and
since the club offered this oppor-
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drew his attention.
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Students voice concerns at town hall meeting
by QIU XIA YUAN
Staff Writers
Words and laughter hung in the
air of Student Center
349.
People
sitting
and
standing
huddled in groups of three or four.
They mingled with each other and
exchanged
concerns and sugges-
tions over a cup of coffee or cola.
It
would be hard for one to differ-
entiate the Student Government
Association officers from attend-
ees of last Wednesday night's
Town Hall meeting.
About 20 people gathered in SC
349
at
9: 15
p.m. and waited for the
meeting to begin. SGA officers Jon
Hackett, Jake Morrison, Erin
Gardner, and Bobbi Sue ap-
proached
students
who walked
into room. They struck up conver-
sations and asked students about
the concerns they have about
Mari
st
College.
Fifteen minutes passed and
about 20 more people entered the
meeting. Junior Kim Rossi walked
to the podium and introduced her-
self as a resident senator and sen-
ate speaker.
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Last Wednesday night students and SGA members discussed concerns such as parking, cell phone usage, and escort services.
In her self-introduction, Erin
Gardner, senior class president,
said SGA is like other clubs in
Marist and the purpose of the
Town Hall meeting was to allow
SGA officers listen to students'
opinions and concerns about their
school. She also made it clear that
SGA officers are also students who
face similar situations to their
peers.
topic of the night. Some students
claim there is inadequate lighting
around Upper and Lower West
Cedar housing complex as well as
around Marist's campus. Other
concerns were the on-campus
park-
ing and some said it is 'dysfunc-
tional.'
campus.
Upon hearing students' concerns
and problems, SGA officers offered
explanations and answers to the
student body's distress. They also
informed the students about pro-
posals and plans that SGA is work-
ing on.
Junior Lisa Ng, majoring in
TV/
Radio/Film, attended the meeting
and said the meeting was helpful
in bringing changes in the school,
and the officers seemed like they
genuinely care about students'
concerns.
"It
[the meeting] went well. I think
we needed it to get a start on
changes. Now
l see that they [SGA
-
officers] really care," said Ng.
After all the officers' introduc-
tion, Rossi began what students
and SGA officers considered a
successful meeting. She opened by
asking students to share their con-
cerns. Student safety was the big
Students expressed concerns
about the escort services and the
speed of cm:s driving around cam-
pus. They also voiced unease
about cell phone usage in the
Cannavino Library, as well as the
library hours. Other concerns were
about housing, guest policies, de-
fi ci ency of computers in the
Donnelly computer lab, and inad-
equate emergency call boxes on
Junior Jon Hackett, a resident
senator, said the Town Hall meet-
ing was a way for SGA officers
could get in touch with students
and the meeting had a good turn-
out.
"[It
has a] good turnout consid-
ering that we usually don't have
enough coming. Hopefully it will
encourage more people to come [in
future meetings]," said Hackett.
Freshman Andrew Fernandez,
said the meeting made him see that
other people had the same
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con-
cerns he had. He said he does not
know if the meeting was effective
or not, he believes the SGA offic-
ers will work to find solutions to
student body problems.
Ghosts and the supernatural: fact or fiction
by KRISTIN AMUNDSON
Staff Writers
Remember a deceased loved one and tum
around; are they there? Just by looking at
someone, Lorraine Warren knows who he or
she is.
Students encountered the supernatural
this Halloween when famous ghost investi-
gator and psychic, Lorraine Warren, visited
last Thursday. Showing television specials
and slide shows, Warren recounted her ca-
re~r to a packed Nelly Goletti Theatre.
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Warren and her husband Ed investigated
_nouses,
graveyards, palaces, and even
schools throughout their career. Warren said
she sensed her powers while in school, see-
ing the aura of those around her. She said
she had her first out ofbody experience while
investigating a house with her husband and
others.
"If
there is a God, then there is another
three times in the same spot.
side of the coin there too," said Ed.
One series of pictures showed
During their career, the Warrens have
how a ghost could form on film
helped ~th eve~in~ from haU?ted houses
,
from a blob of energy to a fully
to exorcisms, usmg faith as a gwde. Warren
developed image, such as a
said they work with all religions, and do not
face.
limit themselves to the Catholic faith.
Warren said the spirit or ap-
"I find that all religions that teach love of parition chooses to place its
God can be successful," said Warren;
image on the film and not vice
"There is one God, many names. The reli-
versa.
gious right is being done in God's name."
"If
you don't recognize the
In
one case discussed, the Warrens helped
person, it is a ghost," said War-
in the exorcism of a man named Maurice,
ren.
"If
you do, it is an appari-
cursed by his father at a young age. Docu-
tion.''
mented on film, the audience saw this man
Warren also gave advice for
become possessed. His face c9anged and
buying property. She said there
he did not blink for three minutes. The de-. are certain questions a person
mon answered a Catholic priest with phrases
should ask: and if they lie, the
like, "I am what I am." Finally, the demon
person will receive a refund.
was defeated.
"When buying property, ask
Warren said she investigated at Marist
if there is anything about this
College also. Senior Christine Hope said she
property that we should know,"
de
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veloped a website based on the infamous
said Warren. "Any tragedies,
Sheahan haunting. One night, she said she
any hauntings?"
.
"The officers seem dedicated and
want people to join and express
[their] concerns
...
the meetings like
this are important for the future
because it brings out concerns that
students have," said Fernandez.
·
Junior Class President Bobbi Sue
Gibbons said the Town Hall meet-
ing gave students a chance to see
the works that SGA officers have
done to address students' con-
cerns.
"The purpose of the meeting was
to show that students in SGA are
trying to make a difference. Stu-
dents here tonight got a taste of
SGA's concern and effort," said
Gibbons. "I am looking forward
to
start on suggestions that students
made."
"All of a sudden, my ears began to ring,"
said Warren. ''Then it was like someone came
up behind me and lifted me up. I could see
myself. I could see my husband. To be above
your body and functioning without it is
amazing. It is proof we are both body and
spirit."
thinks the girl's spirit appeared to her and
After investigating 6,000-
asked Warren for guidance.
7,000 houses, the Warrens have
"I thought the presentation was good,"
only received money for their
said Hope. "I was freaked out when she told
lecturing and their books. Their
me I could have seen her."
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For a ghost to appear, one must give the
was just re-released and de-
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Crossing accidents raise student concerns
by SCOTT PERRELL
Staff Writer
The most recent tragedy involv-
ing
a young woman crossing Route
9 last Wednesday night should be
a signal to Marist, the Town of
Poughkeepsie, and the State to fi-
nally do something about the pe-
destrian issue at this school. My
thoughts are with that young
woman as she starts the road to re-
covery, and
I
wish her the best of
luck.
Last
year, the "blinking crosswalk"
was removed just east of Donnelly,
which activated whenever a pedes-
trian walked across Route 9 at that
location. This was met with a mod-
est protest, a few editorials, and little
else. The reasoning behind this
decision escapes me now, but I se-
riously doubt that any sum of
money could really be the reason
for eliminating this safety mea-
sure. While I believe the cross-
walk did not go far enough to pro-
tect students for two reasons -
first, the crosswalk only served its
purpose for students who live on
West Cedar St., and second, the
Fulton St/Lowell Thomas cross-
ing is much more highly traveled
-
at least the blinking crosswalk
was something, and I would like
to see that reinstituted.
The real danger is about
300
yards north of the West Cedar St.
crossing - students that park in
·
Beck or Beck Place face the daunt-
ing task of crossing Route 9 at a
major intersection. The parking
situation there is often bad
Perspective taking
by KEVIN COFFEY
·
Staff Writer
Sometimes we need to realize that
we may be wrong about what we
have always thought to be right.
We need to leave the black and
white behind and live in the gray
for a while. Being unsure about
something provokes more thought
about it. Deliberate efforts in
thought is what we need to be more
confident about our thoughts and
beliefs. Asserting what we do not
have sufficient knowledge ofis reck-
less and ignorant.
These words are not meant to
evoke a truth, but engender a cer-
tain mood, a continuity of being
forever unsure. Always actively
inventing an internal dialogue to
ogle with inadequate words of what
can be known. This may sound as
if it were excessive thinking
,
but
assume with confidence that ardu-
ously processed thoughts are less
flawed than the instincts of flawed
man. Not to say not to trust your-
self, but rather give reason to take
reason off the self. So our knowl-
edge can be better supported by
attempting to know virtually what
cannot be actually.
If
it has never occurred to you the
possibility that all your specula-
tions and inferences are wrong,
then abandon your assumptions for
a moment and indulge in your inac-
curacy.
Self is found in a web, a fly in-
specting every inch spun.
If
the fly
flies dangerously near the web he
may become entrapped, entangled
within the
·
cyclic nature, never to
escape the confusions born of the
web. And, yet, this fly of self may
lose sight of the world if he dares
not approach it at all. And so this
fly must view closely but carefully
the world's web, but never stray too
far, or risk true blindness.
Leave, as you view this web, all of
what is known. Believe instead, at
first, that it may be known, but that
it must be understood to be known.
Known is to know why it is known.
If
we believe that something is,
then for us to know it, we must know
why it is. An idea needs a house to
bear its essence. A home built of
the bricks of reason, constituting
knowledge.
If
the house is solid,
then it may defend itself, soundly
built around reason. Allowing our
argument to support itself re-
moves our subjective biases and
beliefs from what is better justi-
fied by the bricks of that very
house.
Knowing that not all can be built
around these reasoned houses, it
may be useful to tether together
with our judgments a disclaimer:
"Although I here assert in troth what
I have concluded, never forever is a
thought rendered, for if your thought
is better, then I shall troly make it
mine."
And yet I am not fickle to truth.
The heart rains tears of saline for
the ever-lasting uncertainty it
must bear. But it is not condemned
to sadness, finding solace in the
capabilities of the mind. Senses
to weigh all possibilities, to navi-
gate the paths of life's conver-
gence of factors. Using words to
conceptualize logical associa-
tions, defining an indescribable
world.
And of these words we use to
describe the world, we recognize
their fallible nature. Language
arose of a person, and although
they have powered communica-
tion tln:ough the heights and de-
mises of societies, words cannot
be taken as rule. The differences
of our individual perceptions
coupled with their inherent inad-
equacy, prevents an assurance of
their contents. Although five hun-
dred men may say the same sen-
tence, what they have each said
differs in what they are trying to
express or communicate. This
causes a need to constantly be
searching for what can be known.
We should rather know that what
we know may not be known after
all.
Whether my speculation
here is true or not is irrelevant, as
these words were not meant to
elude to truth, only to provoke
thoughts of the constant uncer-
tainty we should all test.
enough, but if a student is late for
class and has missed the "walk"
signal, chances are he or she will
roll the dice and cross the road
anyway. Factor in nighttime, rush-
ing, carrying books, and speeding
cars, and you've got a real recipe
for disaster.
It's time that something was
done about this situation. The
most obvious solution from where
I
sit is a pedestrian bridge. This
structure should span the south-
west and southeast comers of
Route 9, providing a safe passage-
way over Route 9 at all times. The
bridge should be high enough to
accommodate commercial traffic.
The most compelling example that
I
can think of are ( for those of you
from Long Island) the bridges that
span over Hempstead Turnpike in
Uniondale for Hofstra University.
But Route 9 is not nearly as wide,
so this structure would be cheaper,
and could even be open to the out-
side (Hofstra's bridges are covered
and heated).
Does that seem too ambitious?
Not really, when you think about
students being hit by cars, numer-
ous near-misses, and angry drivers
who have to wait for students; not
to mention the reduction in time it
would take for students to get to
class. I don't think this would be
all that expensive, and even if it
was,
I
think
that the
prospect
of more
Marist students becoming victims
should be compelling enough to
throw a few fundraisers, and ask the
Town, State, andAlumni for money.
Would this bridge be an eyesore?
Perhaps, but then again, so is the
huge water treatment plant on the
north end of campus and that ugly
sculpture between Donnelly and
the library. This project would
solve a lot more problems than it
would cause. Weigh the positives
and the negatives. Do we try to
raise money for a bridge to save
lives, or do we continue to push
our luck and hope that incidents
like last Wednesday don't happen
again?The latest signal from the
powers that be is that they don't
care - look no further than the re-
traction of their token measure to
protect students at the Donnelly
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Staff Writer
Since the show first aired in the late
eighties,
The Simpsons has become an in-
ternational pop-culture phenomenon and,
in my humble opinion, the greatest televi-
sion program of all time.
It's combination of serious social sat-
ire,
Looney Tunes-style physical comedy,
and some
family values
(not
a lot, mind
you, but some) has given the show a uni-
versal audience, not to mention that it is
Fox network's first hit series, and still con-
tinues to be its highest rated series.
As has been the tradition of the past
few years,
The Simpsons began its four-
teenth season last Sunday with a
Treehouse of Horror Halloween episode.
Staying true to most of the
Treehouse of
Horror traditions, this episode consisted
of three short segments instead of one
full-length story, and included cameos by
the one-eyed slobbering aliens Kang and
Kodos. The first segment seemed to be
an original plot ( although someone
pointed out to me that it may have been a
parody of the Michael Keaton film
Multi-
plicity) in which Homer discovers that his
new hammock has the power to clone him.
He clones himself so many times that the
army is forced to intervene. This episode
had what creator/executive producer Matt
Groening calls a ''freeze
frame
joke," where,
in a gathering of Homer Simpson's many
defonned clones, the original sketch of
Homer (from the animated shorts of the
Tracey Ullman Show) appears alongside
Peter Griffin of
Famify
Guy.
The second also seemed to be an origi-
nal story where, inspired by a dead man's
epitaph, Lisa manages to get guns out-
lawed in Springfield. They then
fincf
them-
selves in need of an arsenal once an army
of zombie attacks. This segment con-
tained what was probably the best line of
the episode, spoken by Side Show Mel:
"There's another tragedy prevented by
gun
violence!"
The third segment,
"The Island Of Dr.
Hibburt, " was an obvious: and hilarious
parody of the recent Marlon Brando film
"The Island Of
Dr.
Moreau". The Simpson
family vacations at a resort island owned
by a mad scientist (Dr. Hibburt) whose ob-
session is giving humans the traits of wild
animals through genetic engineering.
This episode, like more or less every
episode before it and hopefully every epi-
sode following_ was hysterical. It delivered
non-stop laughter from beginning to end,
and made me optimistic about next week's
episode featuring the Rolling Stones, not
to mention this entire upcoming season.
Since it shattered
The Flintstones' record
back in 1997,
The Simpsons has become
the longest running prime-time animated
series in history, the longest running show
currently on TV, and is set to make an-
other milestone this season with its three-
hundredth episode set to air February 23,
2003. Even though
The Simpsons has
been on television since 1989, the show
shows no signs of slowing down, and cre-
ator Matt Groening has recently assured
fans that "as long as there are things to
make
fun
of, we'll be around."
Seasons one and two of
The Simpsons
have recently been released on DVD. I
highly recommend them, even to some-
one who already has every episode on
tape and in order. The audio commentar-
ies by Matt Groening and various other
writers, directors, and producers of the
show combined with various other good-
ies such as interviews; documentaries,
and cut scenes make them both well worth
purchasing.
Simpsons fans would also enjoy Matt
Groening's
"Life In Helf' comic strips,
which have been compiled into several
small books, the best of which are
The Big
Book Of Hell and The-Huge Book Of Hell.
Despite the fact that it is different, and
often much weirder than
The Simpsons,
the humor is in very much the same vein
and is just as hilarious.
Although
The Simpsons still usher in
laughs to millions of viewers every week,
some of the more hardcore fan base, who
have been spoofed on the show by The
Comic Book Store Guy ("Worst episode
ever!") are unhappy with the direction that
the show has taken. They feel that the
storylines are getting far too absurd and
that the characters, Homer in particular,
do things that do not do justice to the
way they were in the first few seasons.
My opinion is that
The Simpsons is
just as good now as it was then, and that
the characters' change was both inevitable
and insignificant. The way that I see it is
that even if Homer is .a lot dumber now
than he was originally intended to be, his
I.Q. is still far greater than that of the cast,
crew, writing staff, and audience of
Friends
combined. He is just as funny now, if not
funnier than he was back in the day, so
there is no real reason to complain. The
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Goo Goo Dolls
rock Civic Center
by JENNIFER C. HAGGERTY
Editor-in-Chief
Candy was not the only treat on Hallow-
een.
The Goo Goo Dolls
kicked off their tour
Halloween night at the Mid-Hudson Civic
Center to a crowd of dedicated fans.
Dan Butler, freshman, said
The Goo Goo
Dolls
were more confident than when he saw
them -0pen for the
Rolling Stones
about two
years ago at the Fleet Center in Boston.
"I
really liked that they were a big band at
a small venue," he said.
Marist College sold tickets to students for
$20 ($15 off the listed price).
Lisa Loeb opened for the band, perform-
ing on stage for about 45 minutes. Dressed
as a cat, Loeb, accompanied by a Hello Kitty
doll, promoted her new album,
Hello Lisa.
However, the audience had mixed feelings
about -Loeb.
"She was too focused on playing other
people's songs [and asking for] cover re-
quests, rather than
[performing]
her own,"
said Butler.
The audience did not fully recognize
Loeb's new songs, but were enthusiastic
when she played her two hits "Stay," and "I
do."
The Goo Goo Dolls
arrived on stage at
9: 15 p.m., and entertained their audience for
about two hours.
They opened with a Hall and Oates imper-
sonation to celebrate Halloween, in addition
to dispersing candy to the audience. John
Rzeznick, lead singer, told the crowd that
Halloween was his favorite holiday.
After their skit, they ran onstage to open
with "Long Way Down," an older song from
their
Boy Named Goo
album. Immediately
following was "Dizzy;' and "Slide."
The audience was animated and lively
throughout the show. Rzeznik even held the
microphone to the audience to help sing
"Black
Balloon
,"
perform~d under the spar-
Left: Bassist and singer Robby Takac jams to "Dizzy," the second song of the
opening act. Right: Rzeznlk performs a guitar solo to
"Long
Way Down."
Above: The group's major
hit, "Iris" was accompanied
by a brilliant disco ball that
·
flooded the stage and
audience with light.
Left: Rzeznlk sings to their
hit, "Dizzy."
Right: John Rzeznlk puts on
a hat to perform the
popular hit, "Slide," that
became a hit from their
Dizzy Up The Girl album.
Below: Rzeznlk and
Takac
perform together to
"What
.
a
Scene."
kling light of a disco ball
that
illuminated the entire
audience.
Jamie Wajdowicz,junior,
felt the concert was pow-
erful and uplifting.
"Their songs address
some of the experiences
people in our generation
are coping with, such as
loss, loneliness, and self-
discovery,"
said
Wajdowicz. "Songs such
as
"Sympathy"
express
our emotions by putting
them into words in ways
we only wish we could.
The experience [ of hear-
ing] songs that really mean
something to you per-
formed live can be· deeply
intense and memorable."
Right: Lisa Loeb
opened
for
The Goo Goo Dolls
Halloween nfght dressed
up as a cat to
accompany
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Wm against Canisius clinches playoff spot for
men's
soccer
by JENNIFER PASCUAL
Sta.ff Writer
The Marist men's soccer team
clinched a Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) playoffberth
with a 3-1 win over Canisius last
Sunday.
.
After narrowly missing the
MAAC playoffs last season, the
Red Foxes have successfully
gained entrance this year.
Assistant coach George Dianni
said that it was a surprise to have
made the MAAC post-season.
"It's a real big surprise," said
Dianni. "No one expected us to be
here. We were picked 7th in the
MAA
ootball
Standings
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·
preseason and now it looks like we
will be placed 3rd going into the
MAACs. Surprised is the biggest
word to describe how we feel."
Senior midfielder Joseph Crespo,
scoring two goals, propelled the
Red Foxes win. Crespo's second
goal came in the 27th minute and
gave Marist a 2-0 advantage. This
turned out to be all the Red Foxes
would need for the victory.
Canisius scored in the 37th
minute to cut Marist's lead in half,
2-1.
However, Marist later scored their
third goal on a penalty kick. After
being
fouled,
Red Foxes midfielder,
Matt Flaherty, scored to give
Marist the 3-1 lead.
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Marist's record improved to a
stellar 4-0 at home and 6-2 in
MAAC conference play. The
Red Foxes are 7-8-1 overall.
Dianni attributed Marist's re-
cent wins to the team's coopera-
tive playing.
"The fact that we are corning
together at the right time with a
lot of young players," said
Dianni. "We are also healthy
and that is important in this con-
ference."
The Red Foxes were also vie~
torious 4-2 over Niagara College
last Friday.
Marist rallied late in the sec-
ond half en route to the
win.
The
Red Foxes were down 2-1 late in
the game when they erupted with
the game, scoring unassisted to
three goals in ten minutes.
give Marist the 4-2 win over
Though Marist got off to an early
.
Niagara.
·
1-0 lead on a goal by Christopher
Marist was given a lot of scoring
Zitkevitz four minutes into the game,
opportunities in the game.
Niagara answered back with two
"We have gotten a lot of chances
goals of their own making the score
on goal which has lead to more
2-1 in favor of the Purple Eagles.
goals," said Dianni.
"We know
With the game coming down to the
how to control play and we need to
final fifteen minutes Marist scored
continue that in the MAACs."
to tie it up at 2-2. David Musinski
The win over conference rival
scored in the 7 5th minute to tie the
Niagara also helped advance Mari
st
game off a pass from Rob DePeiro.
into the MAAC playoffs.
Musinski then gave the Red Foxes
The Red Foxes end their regular
a 3-2 lead five minutes later, scoring
season with a game against Siena
from l
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yards out on a pass from
College Saturday and start playoff
Bruno Machado.
action next Friday, Saturday and
·
Machado preserved the Marist vie-
Sunday in Lawrenceville, New Jer-
tory with less than six minutes left in
Women'
Tyrell
n~w
baseball
coach
by PAUL SEACH
look forward to the challenge of
Socc
r
tanding
Assistant Sports Editor
building upon the success that
our program has had over the
Marist College named Jim
past seasons."
Fairfie]d
Tyrrell the new head coach
Over the past three years with
of the Marist men's base-
Tyrell on the coaching staff,
Lo
ola
7-0--
ball
team
in a conference last
Marist has won three consecu-
5~3-J
Tuesday
,
tive Metro Athletic Atlantic Con-
Prior to being named head
ference (MAAC) titles. The t~am
Ri
er
5-4-0
coach of the team, Tyrrell
also was fourth in the nation last
served three years as a
season with an earned run aver-
Manha an
4-3 __
_pitching coach for the team.
age of 1.09.
"I am excited about hav-
Tyrrell will take over after John
4-
--o
ing the opportunity to con-
Szefc left at the end of last sea-
tinue coaching at Marist
son to coach at the University of
-
·-1
College," Tyrrell told
Louisiana at Lafayette.
www.maacsports.com. "I
Marist
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Colts
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Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
GREENBAY
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Detroit
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Lions
New York Giants
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Giants
Giants
Giants
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PITTSBURGH
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Atlanta
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Falcons
Falcons
Falcons
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San Diego
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Rams
Rams
Chargers
Rams
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Houston
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Texans
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Texans
New Orleans
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Saints
Panthers
Saints
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Washington
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Seattle
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Cardinals
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New England
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CHICAGO
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Patriots
Patriots
Patriots
Patriots
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Kansas City
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Chiefs
49ers
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