The student newspaper of Marist College
December 5, 2002
Volume
56
Issue 10
Guster perfonns
With help from a Marist
student, Guster rocks
the Chance.
pg.
3
Hot new CDs
Four CDs that should
be
on
everyone's
Christmas list.
pg.
4
Goodin Bed
Book about a plus-size
woman dealing
with
love.
pg.
5
Communication
luncheon
Students get a chance
to demonstrate their
interpersonal abilities with
their faculty.
pg.
8
Co-
median gets stu-
dents knee-slap-
ping
Students had
split sides
after
Buzz
Sutherland got
to them.
pg.
9
Sharpies in socks
Pro
athletes' antics are
causing
fans
to turn
away.
pg.11
Box outl
Men's basketball
ready
to
show
the MAAC what
they're made of.
pg.12
Cam
blood drive s
Above: Marlat student volunteers his time and blood to the Zeta Pal
and
Kappa Lambda Pal blood drive. Below: Junior Christin Paak
recuperates after her donation.
ByAJNSEIR
Staff Writer
Zeta Psi and Kappa Lamda Psi
helped
save 705 lives.
The blood drive, sponsored by
Zeta Psi and Kappa Lambda Psi,
was a success, as 141 people do-
nated blood to the Hudson Val-
ley community on Thursday, No-
vember 21 in the Student Center
from 11 am to 5 pm. Each pint of
blood collected saves approxi-
mately 5 lives each.
Eddie Summers of Zeta Psi, who
helped to coordinate the blood
drive for the past two years, was
pleased with the turnout.
"This was the best blood drive
we've had in two years, we saved
a lot oflives," Summers said.
Most of the donors were Marist
students, but there were also a
good amount of teachers and staff.
Sophomore Tim Rollins said he
felt good about giving his blood
to those who need it.
"I've given blood a few times
now," Rollins said. "It's great, you
help people and you can save five
lives with every donation."
According to sophomore Brian
Rafaldi, giving blood is his way of
helping the community.
"I'm glad the school could get
us to give blood," Rafaldi said. "For
those of us who do not have time
for community service, giving
blood is a good way to give back
to the community."
Zeta Psi and Kappa Lambda Psi
also had help from other clubs to
organize the blood drive. Alpha
Sigma Tau, Phi Kappa Sigma, the
Marist Singers and the community
service club Circle
K
gave aid dur-
ing the blood drive.
Junior Maggie Ells feels that do-
nating blood is an easy way to save
lives.
·
"Donating blood is so easy, it
only takes about ten minutes ev-
ery 56 days, and you can save lots
oflives," Ells said.
PHOTO CREDIT/Jen
Haggerty
Chess master plays in Marist exhibition
By ALISSA BREW
Staff Writer
On Saturday, Nov. 23, at 2p.m.
in the Student Center, the Marist
chess club
sponsored
a compe-
tition featuring master chess
player
Alan
Kantor, where Kantor
simultaneously played 12 people.
The competition, which lasted
for three and a half hours, was
predicted to result in a sweeping
win for Kantor, but one Marist
freshman, David Bedoukian, was
able to defeat Kantor, and another
student, Lucas Baron,
proved
to
be a challenging opponent for
the chess master, impressing him
with a stellar defense.
Dr. Craig Fisher, the advisor for
the chess club, was very proud
of Marist's overall performance
against Kantor.
"We've had kids lose within the
first half an hour of the game," he
said. "The fact that most students
held their own for a long period of
time was a great accomplishment
in itself."
Master Kantor is a NYS certified
teacher and currently works at the
National Chess Federation. He is
also a chess coach, teacher and
previously was the editor of Em-
pire Chess Magazine. Kantor is
rated at the top 2 percent of chess
players in the United States. He is
a four time
Dutchess
County Chess
Champion and has participated on
a team that has taken first place in
national
competitions four times.
Kantor's advice for new players
is practice.
"The best way to improve is to
play, it's tedious to study."
Kantor's competitors were
seated in a semi-circle, and each
player started his tum by
making
a
move. Master Kantor would
counter that move and then go to
the next player. When he came
back to the first person, the proce-
dure was repeated until either the
player or Kantor lost.
If the player stayed on the board
for more than 30 moves they re-
ceived a prize. All moves were kept
track of on a sheet, so the players
could review their strategies at the
next Chess Club meeting.
Bedoukian
said that a stonewall
defense was his strategy against
the chess master. David used to
take lessons when he was younger
and said that his grandfather was
the first person to introduce him to
the game of chess.
Lucas Baron, a junior is the club's
vice president. Baron has been
playing -chess since he was a
sophomore in high school.
Kantor remarked that both
Bedoukian and Baron had played
very well and he requested copies
of their score sheets.
Kantor even remained after the
competition to discuss the strate-
gies with Bedoukian and Baron.
James Sullivan, a freshman at
Marist, was pleased that his defen-
sive approach had lasted against
Kantor for 32 moves.
Not everyone who played
against Kantor was a chess team
member. Eight-year-old Corey
Sansola was invited to compete as
well. Sansola took an interest in
chess when he was five and has
been tutored for the past three
years.
Kantor had wise advice for all the
players in the room that day.
.
"Don't worry if someone is bet-
ter than you, just play the board,"
he said.











































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THE CIRCLE
COMMUNl
Page 2
December 5, 2002
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Security Briefs
'i
oompiledby
ED WILLIAMS
ill
Community Editor
Tuesday
11/19
At about 1 :25 a.m. a couple of stu-
dents informed a security guard
that a male student was outside uri-
nating and ''watering a tree" accord-
ing to the incident report. The stu-
dent was taken to St. Francis to help
with their shrubbery and his fake
I.D. was confiscated.
Wednesday
11120
The well-trained eye of the entry
officer in Midrise caught an unau-
thorized guest attempting to swipe
in with another student's student
I.D. at 5:25 p.m. The unwanted visi-
tor was escorted off of campus.
Thursday
11121
Those
crazy
kids in Midrise were
up to their old tricks again at about
6:40 a.m. A security officer on pa-
trol noticed the second floor vend-
ing machine had its plexiglass cas-
ing broken.
It
could not be deter-
mined if any of the tasty goodies
were stolen, but whatever was left
was picked up by the vendor.
Thursday
11111
A student was much chagrined to
see that their gray 1999 Jimmy was
vandalized in the Mccann parking
lot. The front, passenger side win-
dow was broken, but luckily noth-
ing of value was taken. The town
of Poughkeepsie police took a full
report.
Saturday
l
1_/23
Apparently some
Leo
Hall students
failed to read the most recent edi-
tion of the security briefs. For if
they read the important information
within the last briefs, they would
have seen detailed instructions on
how to make the ever-so-compli-
cated item of microwave popcorn.
But since they missed the helpful
hints, they caused the fire alarm to
go off when they c}Jslrred their pop-
corn at 9:37 p.m.
'
Saturday
11/13
The Marist "party patrol" otherwise
known as Marist security re-
sponded to a call at 11 :02 about a
party in the U-block in Upper West
Cedar. All the alcohol that was
found on the premises was already
opened and dumped into the sink
.
Fourteen people were found at the
5yene of the crime.
Saturday
11/13
An
unauthorized guest on the pre-
mises of the A-block in the Old
Townhouses was called in by the
on duty RD.
In
addition to finding
and escorting the guest off campus,
one 12 oz. Can of Bud Light, one 24
oz. can of Bud, 10 cans of Coors
Light, six cans of Molson Ice, two
bottles of Sam Adams, one bottle
of Smirnoff lee and a one liter bottle
of Peach Schnapps was found and
confiscated.
Saturday
11113
An intoxicated guest was found
stumbling into Marian Hall at 12: 50
a.m. The entry desk officer took his
guest pass and confiscated his
·
fake
I.D., and the guest was escorted off
campus.
Saturday
11123
Apparently not being stealthy
enough, a student was stopped at
the entry desk ofMidrise at 2: 10 a.m.
A search of his backpack uncov-
ered 10, 12 oz. cans of Coors Light.
The student was sent to his room
without his tasty beverages.
Saturday
11123
Since doors seem to
be
overrated
nowadays, someone was spotted
entering Midrise through use of a
window at 2:45 a.m. The person was
found to be an unauthorized guest
and escorted off campus.
Saturday
11123
There was no rest for the weary at
the Midrise entry desk. Just a mere
five minutes after the window inci-
dent, the entry desk officer's watch-
ful eye was put the test and passed
with flying colors. The officer was
able to detect a student carrying a
40 oz. bottle of Old English in his
backpack and confiscated the alco-
hol at 2:50 a.m.
Saturday
11/13
The light fixture vandal was back at
work at 10:30 a.m. A patrol officer
found another broken light fixture
between rooms 501 and 502 in
Midrise. Someone out there must
have a serious light fixture fetish,
and all ofMidrise will unfortunately
be paying for it at year's end.
Sunday
11114
A security guard on duty noticed a
student outside of Sheahan Hall at
about 12:25 a.m. that was sick to his
stomach. The cause of the ailment
was too much alcohol and the stu-
dent was escorted to St. Francis
Hospital and his false I.D. was also
confiscated
.
Sunday
11/14
The on-duty RD was making the
routine rounds at about l :40 a.m.
and suspected some mischievous
activity in an Upper West Cedar Y-
block apartment. The suspicions
proved to be right on the money as
18 cans ofBud were confiscated and
a few guests escorted off campus.
Sunday
11/14
An
unauthorized guest tried to use
a forged guest pass to gain access
into Champagnat. The entry desk
officer spotted the forgery, confis-
cated the pass and had the guest
removed from campus at 1 :35 a.m.
Sunday
11124
Apparently not knowing when to
say when, a student was too intoxi-
cated to tell the difference between
a fake I.D. and a Marist student I.D.
The student tried swiping her fake
I.D. in Midrise, but the entry officer
was all over the situation and con-
fiscated the fake at 12:40 a.m. The
student was allowed to sober up in
the lobby before retiring for the
night.
Sunday
11124
Duck and cover! The assault on
Midrise continues.
It
was noticed
by security at 2:30 a.m. that the
glass pane in the hallway door was
broken out.
Sunday
11124
Not only do the entry officers on
campus seem to have x-ray vision
used to spot alcohol in backpacks,
but they also have photographic
memory. The entry officer in
Marion observed a guest that is
banned from the Marist campus
trying to get into his building at
3: 10 a.m. The banned visitor was
escorted off campus ... again.
Sunday
11124
Another female student was
caught by the Midrise entry desk
officer for trying to swipe in with
a fake driver's license at 3:27 a.m.
The 1.D. was confiscated and the
student was allowed to sober up.
There's no word as of press time
on if the two girls caught for this
offense are friends or share the
same eye doctor.
Tuesday
11/16
Not wanting to be outdone, the
Champagnat vandals set out to
compete with their Midrise coun-
terparts as they attacked the sixth
floor vending machine. The ma-
chine was unplugged and tipped
on its side at 3 :25 a.m.
Tuesday
11/16
The sky is falling! The sky is fall-
ing! Oh wait, no it's not. That's
just a mattress plummeting eight
floors from Champagnat. I kid you
not. A security officer parked be-
hind Champagnat in th_e loading
dock area saw the falling object
as it happened.
The
officer no-
ticed an open window without a
screen and investigated the room,
but no one was there when he got
to the scene at 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday
11127
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student tried swiping in with
his 1.D. backwards in Champagnat
at about 1 :00 a.m.
After
not heed-
ing the entry desk officer's call to
come back, the student was
caught in the first floor hallway
·
and found to be intoxicated. He
was allowed to sober up and go
on his way.
Sunday
11/30
A student walked out of the
Donnelly computer lab on 11/26
at 11 :00 a.m. and when she came
back found that her laptop was
missing
.
For some unknown rea-
son she waited until 11/30 at 3 :00
p.m. to report that the laptop was
missing
.
The computer is still
missing .
.
.
Monday
1111
A fifth floor Champagnat student
returned to his room after a day of
tough classes at 2:45 but found
that he had just been a victim of a
prank. Silly string was sprayed
all over his room from underneath
his door. The silly- stringers are
still on the loose so watch out.
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Tuesday
1112
How fitting to end this week on a
cooking accident. The culinary
geniuses from the Gartland E-
block tried to undertake the diffi-
cult task ofboiling water and cook-
ing some pasta. Yes, only ex-
tremely skilled chefs should at-
tempt a feat such as this. But the
daring chef wannabes tried
anyways and caused the blaring
fire
alarm
to go off at 6:20 p.m. The
students put out the fire with the
fire extinguisher
,
but not before
Fairview fire department had rushed
onto the scene.
***Editor's note***
With finals coming up, this commu-
nity editor would just like to remid
students to take a deep breath, re-
lax, and realize these are just tests,
-
and although important, are not
worth giving yourself ulcers and
anxiety attacks. Good luck!! l
A message from Marist's Greek community
Kappa Lamda Psi Sorority and Zeta Psi Fraternity
would like to
thank everyone who participated in the Blood Drive held on
November 21. Marist reached above their goal with 141 donations.
Kappa Lamda Psi Sorority
would also like to thank everyone who
participated in the Take Back the Night Walk. The T~e Back the
Night Walk stands against rape and violence and encourages women
and men to be actively involved in taking a stand for this cause.
The Greek Sorority Council
held an informational meeting about
Marist sorority life and Spring Rush on November 20.
Represen~tives from Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Sigma Tau, Sigma,
Sigma, Sigma, Kappa Lamda Psi, and Sigma Gamma Ro sororities were
all present All Marist women are invited to come out for Rush and
find out more about the sororities here at Marist. If you have any
questions you can contact Kristen at 473-5869 or Kelli at 4740.






































(845)-575-3000 ext. 2429
by JENNIFER HAGGERTY
Editor-in-Chief
The audience was awestruck as
they pushed, slid, pounded on and
jumped across stage.
Not to mention tossing sticks,
balancing sinks, banging on bar-
rels and flipping lighters.
This winter break, treat yourself
to an entirely different off-Broad-
way show. Actually, don't just treat
yourself,
but bring a friend and be
prepared to be mesmerized.
STOMP,
playing at the Orpheum
Theatre ( second ave. and ninth st.),
is a performance that will leave you
spellbound, pumped and ready to
grab any useless object to make
your own rhythm.
And boy is it
LOUD!
The seven
cast members form a believable re-
lationship onstage, all taking place
in a makeshift junkyard. There is
also a sense of one-upmanship
between the cast members as they
all
try to
"play"
with an object,
which then becomes the center of
the skit.
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ENTERTAINMEN
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Stomp
to your own rhythm
Objects,
such as
trash-
c a n
I
i
d
s
a n
d
kitchen
sinks, are
attached to the
theater walls
-
and you can be
sure that at some
point they will be
used.
Every expres-
sion and emotion cmweyed by the
actors is an intricate part to the
entire choreography. The best part
is that there is no script; no more
than a total of five single syllable
words were uttered throughout the
entire show.
There is also no plot.
But there is music from the most
curious things that are overlooked
everyday.
STOMP
is a combination of a
comedy and dance recital rolled
into one, and it definitely takes the
audience by surprise. They utilize
a variety of ordinary objects -
brooms, sweepers, cigarette light-
ers, newspapers, rubber tubing
-
to make noise. The audience is
bombarded by sounds that create
a rhythm and even have a sense of
purpose to it. Performed without
intermission,
STOMP
is an hour
and halflong.
But don't think that people run
around on stage just banging any-
thing they see to make noise. Each
item is carefully selected to perform
a distinct melody, vibrating beats
and catchy dance moves.
In
STOMP's
beginning, one per-
former is onstage, appearing to be
cleaning it off with a broom. He is
quickly joined by other cast mem-
bers, who, through sweeping and
pounding the blunt side of the
broom's wooden frame, make a
chaotic, but catchy rhythm.
For all the following scenes, one
performer usually finds one ordi-
nary
object which then is somehow
created into a convincing beat.
STOMP
was created in Brighton,
UK, in the summer of 1991.
Begin-
ning then until 1994,
STOMP
was
performed to audiences around the
world, including Hong Kong,
Barcelona, Dublin and Sydney.
STOMP
began its run at the
Orpheum Theatre in New York in
February 1994 and rapidly went on
to win an Obie Award and a Drama
Desk award for Most Unique The-
atre Experience.
Now beginning its eighth year of
continuous performances in New
York, there are also five companies
performing
STOMP
worldwide.
The comedic skits range from the
slightly to the extremely funny. In
one, three performers come onstage
with huge sinks attached to their
bodies, pretending to be DJs. They
then use pots and water to create
different sounds. With the remain-
ing water, they splash some of the
front audience members.
A more humorous skit appears
when a group gathers round to
read newspapers, and then creates
a rhythm from the noise of the pa-
pers, whether them being ripped,
torn or crumpled. One performer,
Keith Middleton, figures out a va-
riety of uses a newspaper can
have; he impersonates such things
as a folded up newspaper cell
phone to becoming Superman with
a newspaper cape.
In addition to the
fun
that hap-
pens on stage, the audience even
gets to participate when the leader
of the group, Raymond Poitier,
teaches the audience how to clap
to a distinct rhythm, which also
turns out to be a main part of the
grand finale.
The most impress_ive feat is three
performers atop garbage cans at
least six feet high. No, they don't
dance on top of them; they're at-
tached to them with ski boots and
walk around the stage, creating,
once again, more
noise
that
evolves into its
own song.
Needless to say,
the creators of
STOMP,
Luke
Cresswell and
S
t
e
v
e
McNicholas, are
contemporary ge-
niuses. You will
be amazed at the
ability
of
music to
come alive from
ordinary items.
Once you see the
show, you'll un-
derstand why!
Don't just stand
there.
Saturday at 10:30 p.m. and Sunday
at 3:00 p.m. When purchasing tick-
ets at the Box office or through
TicketMaster, mention codes
STUD 30 or BOOK 30. There is a
limit of six tickets per order, and
phone charges apply if ordered
through TicketMaster.
So on this winter hiatus make some
noise. Travel into The Village and
discover the wonder of music made
alive by the talented cast
STOMP.
Boneau Bryan-
Brown is offering
a student ticket
special beginning
Jan. 7, 2003. At
$30 a ticket, (the
regular rate is $35-
$60) this special is
good for Tues-
day, Wednesday
or
Thursday
shows at
·g
p.m.,
ptKJTOCRfiDITI
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Above: Performers use matchboxes to create a
beat. Above left: Trashcan Ilda are one of the
many devices used to create music In
STOMP.
Guster revists Poughkeepsie
Do you
have a
cool
-
crib?
Michael Danis of Marlst College
was welcomed onstage for a
birthday celebration with Guster
Thursday, Nov. 21.
by
KATHERINE
SLAUTA
Managing Editor
With such fond memories of
Poughkeepsie, the band Guster
made another appearance in the
city Thursday Nov. 21.
Opening for Guster at the
Chance Theatre was Josh Rouse.
With songs entitled "Christmas
with Jesus," the band tried its best
to wann up the audience. Its long,
lethargic songs, however, were
not enough to keep the excited
audience, anticipating the Boston-
based band GJJster, stimulated.
The true performance arrived
when Ryan Miller, Brian
Rosenworcel and Adam Gardner
entered the stage. Starting their
performance with "Barrel of a
Gun," the band awoke the crowd
within the first notes.
The small venue of The Chance
was the perfect setting for both a
lively and intimate gig. Through-
out the evening, the crowd con-
tinued
to
remain energetic as the
group played their other well-
known songs such
as
"Mona
Lisa" and "X-Ray Eyes."
Guster
recounted
a
Poughkeepsie-related
story about
Gardner's, the lead singer, adven-
tures in
an
ultimate Frisbee com-
petition at Vassar College. The real
thrill of the night occurred for
Marist when one of its students
became the star of the evening.
The band read an email from a
Guster fan, Michael Danis of
Marist College, asking the band
to sing him "Happy Birthday"
since the 21
st
was his birthday. Co-
incidentally, Nov. 21 was also the
thirtieth birthday of Adam Gardner,
.
lead singer.
Rather than simply sing "Happy
Birthday" to the fan, Guster called
him onto the stage, presented him
with a birthday cake and sang
"Happy Birthday" to both him and
Gardner.
The thrill did not stop there.
Guster not only allowed Danis to
remain on stage and sing "De-
mons" with the band, but they also
permitted him to sing a solo to the
popular
song.
For the
remainder·of
the show,
Guster mixed new music with old.
The encore was ended with "Two
Points for Honesty" leading into
the U2 cover of"Where the Streets
Have No Name."
This performance was the kick-
off to the Guster eastern tour,
scheduled to last until Dec. 8. The
band performed at Marist College
last April.
For more informat_ion about
Guster, and their current tour,
please visit their website at
www.guster.com.
The Circle
wants to
feature cool dorm and
common rooms for the
coming spring semes-
ter!
Any student can apply,
whether on or off cam-
pus.
Either e-mail, call ext.
2429, or drop a de-
scription of your room
in
The Circle
mailbox.
(Mailbox located either
in
Student Activities or
on
The Circle
office
door.) If possible,
in-
clude a picture of your
handiwork with your
submission.
If you're featured in the
paper, we will come
and photograph your
room, and feature it
with an accompanying
article in the paper!
Sorry,
but
we
cannot fea-
t.ure rooms with
alcohol
paraphlJrnalia.







































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December 5, 2002
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Acoustically challenged drought ends
New eds from old favorites adds promise to a the upcoming end of "pop music"
by MATT DUNNING
Staff Writer
You know, it just figures. I've
spent the last three years
griping about the barren
wasteland that we, laughing, call
the American rock n' roll scene.
And then, as if it had been
planned for years, nearly a
dozen albums are released in the
span of a month and a
half,
every
one of them worthy of even the
whiniest of critics. I found
myself kneeling on the floor of
FYE wondering what we had
done to be blessed with such a
cornucopia of sonic splendor.
And then, it hit me: Christmas is
coming. So I'll wish you all
happy holiday shopping, but I,
for one, would not give a single
one of these albums away.
RyanAdams
Demolition
Ryan Adams is doing what he
can to prove that he's not just a
Gap ad with a guitar. Fans of his
have known this since his days
as one-fiftli of the alt-country
rag dolls Whiskeytown. But
those ofus who first met Adams
shuffling underneath the
Brooklyn Bridge with the World
Trade Center standing tall
behind him may find "it a bit
difficult to think of him as more
than just a scraggly flash in the
pan.
Demolition, Adams' third
release in as many years, is no
more than a collection of demos
and B-sides. But, if taken for
what it is, it stands up fairly well
against his two previous efforts.
With more potential hits than
misses, it's easy to imagine fans
forgiving the album's potluck
nature.
That's not to say that the
album is inscrutable. Even die-
hard fans are going to have a
hard time digesting the Goo Goo
Dolls-esque "Starting to Hurt".
The bulk of the songs, however,
will have fans, old and new,
feeling right at home. "Gimmie a
Sign" and "Hallelujah" could have
easily been written by Roger Clyne
(remember The Refreshments?).
"Cry on Demand" and "Dear
Chicago" are what heartbreak in the
21st century is all about. The real
standout, though, is "Jesus (Don't
Touch My Baby)". Fans will really
appreciate being blindsided by
Adams doing his best Mark
Lanegan impression as well as the
juxtaposition of the fuzzy-memory
lyrics against the weathered and
paranoid musical backdrop.
Demolition was never intended to
be the stellar follow-up album we're
all expecting from Ryan Adams,
which may, in itself, be what makes
it so good.
Chris
Robinson
·
New Earth Mud
If you're anything like me, you'll
approach Chris Robinson's first
solo effort with one thought racing
through your mind: as long as I'm
convinced it's a new Black Crowes
album, everything will be just fine.
Ironically,
New Earth Mud does
sound like a Black Crowes album,
just not a very good one.
Perhaps the biggest detractor
from the overall success of the
album is the fact that the first six
tracks move slower than molasses
on a cold morning in Buffalo. By
the time "Sunday Sound" strolls in,
the listener finds himself nearly
comatose and aching for a "Jealous
Again" or "Go Faster'' to pick up
the pace, if only for a moment. And
even "Sunday Sound" is quick-
pulsed only in comparison to the
rest of the album. As
quickly
as it
arrives, the song gives way and the
listener is once again lulled into a
mildly psychedelic daydream
infused with the southern charm
that has always been Robinson's
trademark.
If the Black Crowes had never
existed,
New Earth Mud would
stand tall (or recline happily) as a
testament to Robinson's unique
ability to be dreamy and colorful
without seeming overtly flowery.
"Fables" stands out as evidence
that Robinson had a ball rerecording
"Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds"
for the
I Am Sam soundtrack.
"Silver Car" is the
perfect
companion to that cold, early-
morning drive home that we all
eventually end up having to make.
Though a quaint and charmingly
ambient record unto itself, it's
simply impossible to hold
New
Earth Mud to the same standard
that every album the Black Crowes
ever made was held to after the
landmark
Shake Your Money
Maker. The difference between
this album and those
5
subsequent
Crowes records: this time around,
you get the sense that Robinson
honestly couldn't care less about
that standard.
System of a Down
Steal This Album
In the stagnant quagmire that is
the Nu-metal scene, there are only
a scarce few bands worth your time
or money. System of a Down is
one of-those few. Their third official
release, a collection of one-off's
and rarities entitled
Steal This
Album, is perhaps the band's most
engaging and certainly its most
sonically challenging work to date.
The bulk of the sixteen tracks
are songs that were omitted from
the multi-platinum selling
Toxicity,
including
"lnnervision",
"Pictures" and the indecipherable
nightmare "I-E-A-1-A-I-O". Fans
of the
loud-soft
dynamic that made
tracks
like
"Spiders" and "Aerials"
so damn creepy will nestle
comfortably in laps of
"Mr.
Jack"
and "Ego Brain".
Steal This Album
does little to surprise listeners, but
the few places in which it does are
where it truly shines. Its crown
jewel can be found cowering in a
dark corner toward the end of the
album, in the shatteri~gly honest
and musically superb "Roulette".
Despite its subtle nuances,
piercing sound bytes and
pummeling guitar work,
Steal This
Album lacks the continuity of a
"real" System of a Down record,
and will likely not satisfy fans
hungry for another studio release.
It should, however, make one hell
of an appetizer.
Pearl
Jam
Riot Act
Upon hearing "Can't
Keep",
the
leadoff
track to Pearl Jam's
seventh studio release, entitled
Riot Act, it can be easily assumed
that what lurks ahead
is
another
installment in what now seems to
be series of attempts by the band
to renounce its "last band
standing" stigma. Their last three
records
(No Code, Yield, and
Binaural) went a long way to
alienate fans whose sole request
of the band was that they produce
a new
Ten every year or so.
Remarkably (and oh-so
thankfully),
Riot Act reveals itself
to be an all-out attack on its would-
be nay-sayers and fair-weather
fans alike, a white surrender flag
with a big middle finger painted on
it. The album finds Pearl Jam at
perhaps its pinnacle of stylistic
freedom.
Riot Act changes
tempo frequently and without
warning, caring little if at all about
the listener or ifhe's managed to
keep up. In particular, the track
''You Are", with its wholly foreign
Talking Heads-meets-Screaming
Trees appeal, is the fork in the .
road at which I can all but
guarantee a number of listeners
will steer into a tree.
There are, amid this smirking
sabotage of an album, some Pearl
Jam standards to be found. If
you listen very closely, you can
hear breaths of
Versus in
"Cropduster''. "Get Right" and
"Green Disease" both could have
easily nested on either side of
"Do The Evolution" on 1998's
Yield. Especially noteworthy
( and long overdue) is the pulsing
"Save You", which evokes the
faint memory of "State of Love
and Trust".
With
Riot Act, Vedder and
company have produced an
album that challenges listeners
to evolve with them, rather than
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days of yester-trend. Pearl Jam
labors to redefine itself through
the music, hoping to avoid
staying the same place for too
long. Ironically, that's all they
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WritetheCircle@hotmail.com
Mischievously
Good in Bed
by JENNIFER HAGGERTY
Editor-in-Chief
Good in Bed
By Jennifer Weiner
Genre: Fiction
"How do you know when a guy
is the right guy? How can you
be
sure enough to promise someone
forever and mean it? How can you
believe in love?"
Cannie Shapiro asks herself
these questions after she opens a
national women's magazine,
Moxie,
and sees the words "Loving
a Larger Woman," above her ex-
boyfriend's name.
Bruce, affectionately referring to
Cannie as "C" in his monthly
column with
Moxie,
takes their
recently ended love life and writes
such things as, "I'll never forget
the day
l
found out my girlfriend
weighed more than I did."
Before the disastrous article hit
the newsstands, the 28-year-old
Cannie had decided to take a break
with Bruce, her then boyfriend of
three years, to decide if this was
what she really wanted in life. Bruce
decided a "break" meant "the end"
and decided to cash in on his pain.
Even though the reader never
finds out her exact weight (all we
know is that she is plus-size), we're
thrown into her life the day she
discovers the column. What
follows are the monthly humiliating
articles referring to her previous sex
life, the weight loss sessions and
her hunt to get back Bruce, "the
love of her life" (although she
should be happy to
be
rid of him).
Being a reporter for the
Philadelphia Examiner,
we're
introduced to a world that seems
sometimes too good for the
average person
to
lead. When her
interview with a famous actress,
Maxi
Ryder, fulls through, the
reader
is surprised when Cannie
accidentally runs into her in the
ladies room in the hotel where the
interview was suppose to take
place. What follows is not only an
interview, but also a friendship--
where Maxi is able to sell Cannie's
screenplay and have her join her
in California. Even though this gets
a bit over the top, Weiner helps her
character get back to reality when
some unsurprising twist~ change
her life.
Even though this tale starts to
resemble
Bridget Jones,
there are
distinct differences between the
twowomen.
First off, Cannie has a
personality shown through the
numerous one-liners she spouts
throughout the novel. Second, her
mother is lesbian, and she has a
lover, Tanya (who resembles
Marge's chain-smoking sisters on
The Simpsons ).
Even through the sarcastic
undertones, Weiner has crafted a
character that discovers the
meaning of self-worth and puts
herself, not others, first in her life.
When Cannie hits rock bottom, I
felt as ifl was starring in the novel
and even burst into tears when
Cannie asked for help to get her life
back on track.
Sex does turn out to be a major
theme in the book. Cannie doesn't
sleep around as in a trashy soap
opera on daytime television,
however if you were Cannie, you
definitely wouldn't want your mom
seeing the articles Bruce had
written.
Having a woman who is "plus-
size" in the world of literature is
definitely refreshing. This is a must-
read for any woman who struggles
with her body image, or knows
anyone who does. The refreshing
part is that Cannie does lose the
weight, but decides she doesn't
need to be thin to be happy in the
end. Even though the plot gets a
little over the top at some points
and there are some things I
think
could have been tweaked, overall
it's a book I told my friends they
had to read when
I
was only
halfway through.
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THE CIRCLE
OPINION
December 5, 2002
(845)-575-3000 ext. 2429
WritetheCircle@hotmail.com
Congress shall pass no law ... abridging the freedom of speech or of the press.
ifferences make education difficult
Security beefs
Especially now that the busiest
is to give one co~puter to one stu-
part of the semester is upon all of dent ~om each school. ~at pl3:11
us, not all of the great population
is ludicrous, but then agam so 1s
by DAVID SURDOVEL
Staff Writer
I
have now been here in Florence
for over three months, and al-
though there is only three weeks
left in the semester, it is now, more
than
any other time in my time here,
that something is hindering me as
a student the most. Sadly, it is the
library of my abroad school here,
Scuola Lorenzo De'Medici (LdM).
The LdM
library
is the honestly the
worst place in the world to try and
accomplish some sort of work, not
even mentioning the term papers
that are rapidly becoming due.
Themosthorriblepartofthis seems
to be that I paid to torment myself.
This is due to the fact that the
cost for computer services is now
part ofMarist's general tuition, and
that by paying that same tuition to
study abroad, I, in tum, paid for
the library and computing
services
here at LdM. I thought that I would
be lucking out here by not having
to pay for costly Internet Cafes in
the area; that I was lucky that by
paying my tuition to Marist, that
I
would seem to be in the clear.
Those were my thoughts of course
before I saw that awful sea foam
greenroom.
Yes, indeed, not only have the
genius architects of the school
decided to trap us in a square room,
painted a stiflingly horrendous
green color, but also put in won-
derful florescent lighting near to
waist level. As one could imagine,
this does not lead to the best work-
of LdM can fit into the eighteen
this situation.
chairs that they have so graciously
Thus, like some of my fellow col-
placed
there. Do not worry, they
le~gu~s, I have trie~
to
battl~ ~e
told us in a few hours someone
cnpplmg rules of this college s
h-
might l~ve. Maybe, just maybe,
brary. I make photocopies at the
you might be able to sit somewhere
front desk of books that I need for
that is not the floor. Just write your
five cents a piece, I go to Internet
name under the
thirty
others on the
Cafes to get my work done for five
list on this
post-it
for your spot
Euro an hour, write on machines
Hooray for that. Some of you
that do not have simple ?r inter-
might say, well, just check out the
changeable word processmg s~ft-
books, bring them home, do your
ware, and print out papers on pi:mt-
research there, and then write the
ers that wrongly pnnt out eight
paper. That would indeed be a
lines a page for ~en cents each. All
great idea, if, of course, we were
of these non-reimbursed and un-
allowed to do that. In reality, the
necessary incurred expenses are
LdM library has a strict policy that
~olely due to the LdM library.
prohibits students from taking
,
There is just one last thing to
books out of the
library
.
If a stu-
mention here. That is of course
dent disobeyed this rule, then they
that I might be spoil~d. Ma~be,
would be simply not allowed to take
because of the computmg services
their final exams, otherwise known
at my home institution, I would like
as failing all of their classes. Fair
every college
I
go to be as ad-
enough.
\ranced with computer technol~gy
Even if the LdM population of as Marist is. Maybe
I
would l~~e
students were composed only of this college to have as many fac1h-
Marist students alone, it would still
hes;
computers, pleasant sur-
take two and a half times the com-
roundings, and helpful people as
puters to give one to each of us.
the Marist library has and does.
The eight that are here, some with
With all of the constant com-
shiny new upgrades like a scroll
plaining about this l~brary by my
mouse, however, merely are inad-
fellow peers, of w~ch all of the
equate for aH of the students that
ninetee~ from Mans~ alone ~ly
go to this school. In my time here,
agree with me, I decided to wnte
I
have met fellow LdM students
this article as a public grievance of
from colleges such as Loyola,
pur simplistic struggle of trying to
Marymount, Bentley, Berry, Wells,
get a required assignm~t done for
UNC-Chapel Hill, Fairfield, and
.a
class. My only hope 1s for those
California State, just to name a few.
~ho
are
studying abroad here next
Including Marist, the only way that
year
that they will now know.
.
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by
JESSICA
CANALE
Staff Writer
It's time for everyone's favorite
game, two truths and a lie.
Let's play, 1.) Marist is located
right near the beautiful Hudson
River,
2.) Marist security
guards
are
highly compassionate and helpful,
and 3.) Marist College is spelt with
an
"M".
Now lets pick out the lie, ifit isn't
obvious let me give you a hint,
"M"-arist. Yes that's right, Marist
security is in no way helpful or
compassionate to students, so I've
noticed.
In the four years that I have at-
tended Marist College I have no-
tice security guards do one thing:
write parking tickets, oh wait they
also
...
no, really, just write parking
tickets.
For a while they were
providing
a helpful service to students by es-
corting them from various buildings
at night, this however has stopped.
The SNAP program has replaced it
and I have to wonder if two kids
getting jumped and attacked isn't
just as easy as one. As I under-
stand it, this program was instated
because having
security
escort
students was taking away from
their regular
"security"
duties, such
as
...
giving parking tickets.
Just recently
I
was the bearer of
one of these tickets, I admit that I
was indeed parked in an area that I
was not supposed to be in, how-
ever, I was parked there for about
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that others (who
belonged
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if need be.
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was walk-
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saw security drive up and
head towards my car.
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yelled from
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thinking a friendly tone would be
appropriate since most people
don't like to be angrily talked to,
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to
move it,"
to which he flipped his notebook
and began writing. I know that he
heard me because I was about
eight feet away. He continued to
write as I asked him to please not
write me a ticket because I was now
moving my car and no harm had
been done. He answered with
"Well, little missy" (mistake num-
ber one)"its too late you're already
being written up." Now, I must
have forgotten the rule that states
once a pen has been put to paper
there is no chance in Hades that it
can be stopped. I also noticed that
as soon as he saw me (before he
started writing) he could have eas-
ily just put the notepad away and
told me never
to
do that again. In-
stead he joyously wrote me a ticket.
The comment "little missy" both-
ered me greatly not only because
we were not in an Old West show
down, but also because it was dis-
respectful and unnecessary. When
I explained again how I was only in
the building for a short while and I
was leaving the campus right that
second he told me I could take it
up
with the office and explain it to
them. Because between finding an
internship, having a job, going to
class, and
participating
in my rec-
ommended student activities I
have time to argue my case in front
of people who weren't there, have
no idea what happened and could
give a rats behind why I got a ticket.
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ing, "Oh please, cry me a river;' and
"What is the point of this whiney
article?" and all I can say is the
point is this: what is so wrong with
having a little compassion towards
the students? I'm not saying allow
us to break significant rules but be
a human being and do something
nice instead of going out of you're
way to make someone upset. Now
really, what's the point of being
mean? Why wouldn't anyone, se-
curity and beyond want to make
someone feel bad. If any lesson is
learned from my ticket inspired
rantings it's this and
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a
global perspective, if you
could go either way, do the n_ice
thing and make someone
feel
good.
By doing that they will make some-
one else feel good and so on.
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really doesn't take the death of
Haley Joel Osment to realize that
this concept works.
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is hypocritical and a bit .childish
because I am possibly making se-
curity guards and security guard
loving students feel bad, but my
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The fixation of cell
phones on
campus
TAN NOW!
by GREG PARIS
Staff Writer
We've all heard it before, the cute
and sometimes annoying jingle
from a cell-phone. Whether in a
classroom or simply walking
around campus, they seem to be
attached to the ears of some stu-
dents like .a vestigial appendage.
But are students on this campus
so insecure in their relationships
that they must make sure their
friends can contact them almost
anytime of the day?
Once a valuable tool for emer-
gency workers who needed to re-
spond to the scene of an accident
at the drop of a pin, mobile devices
have evolved into a high-tech toy
that almost every person and their
cousin seems to own. They come
with several different designs or
covers, and just as many melodies
to substitute a telephone ring.
I even watched a commercial
where the cell phone had a person-
ality. It was so "sexy" that the
owner was able to persuade a girl
to go to bed with him. I guess ifl
want a little ''tail" as the chauvin-
ist people (yes, there are chauvin-
ist women on this campus!) call it,
I should buy a cell phone and all
my sexual desires will be fulfilled.
Oh, wait, sorry marketers, I'm edu-
cated enough to see it's a scam,
better luck next time.
Speaking of marketers, they came
up with a phone that glows in the
dark,
so you can annoy your room-
mate in two different ways as
he or she attempts to rest for
a major exam the next day.
Americans have
been buying gad-
gets they don't
need since the
first new model of
the butter chum
came out, but how
much control do
we allow these
gadgets to have
over our life?
When a person
spends more time
talking on a cell-
phone than they
do talking to a
person in the
flesh it is socially
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a person begins
to lose the skill of interpersonal
communication as they come more
attune to cell-phone lingo, a mu-
tant language with words that you
can't find in any dictionary, can you
say moto?
Ifthere are any doubts about this,
take a look at the dozens of impar-
tial studies that have been con-
ducted that suggest a person be-
comes more of a social hermit as
the spend less time communicat-
ing with people in person and
more time communicating out of
personal contact, via a computer
or, ta-da, a cell phone.
I'm not saying that cell phones
don't have a place in the life ofa
college student. Every person has
that one friend that can never seem
to make up their mind, and plans
can change faster than stock
prices, therefore, it is important to
stay in contact. I pose the ques-
tion: Should the cell phone be the
main means of communication be-
tween people?
Now I know that I may be exag-
gerating the usage of cell phones,
but it is hard to deny my observa-
tions when those talking on cell
phones while
.
walking around cam-
pus greatly outnumber those who
are not at any given hour.
I'm almost ready to propose the
college change it's name to Cell
Phone University. For all those
who have problems separating
them-self from their cell phone, I
would suggest you seek profes-
sional help. It's time students stop
talking into a piece of plastic and
start talking to each other, we
might learn something instead of
discussing the gossip of alcohol-
ism that occurred at some party
over the weekend. I'd expand
upon my suggestions, but it is my
fear that those who I am trying to
reach are currently busy, talking
on their cell phones.
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Communication
Arts Society holds annual luncheon
by MARY FRITZ
Staff Writer
The Communication Arts Society
presented their 6th annual Stu-
dent/Faculty
Luncheon
on
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002 in the
Cabaret. Approximately
40
stu-
dents and eight faculty were in at-
tendance.
Senior Jerilyn Allen, vice presi-
dent of Communication Arts Soci-
ety said, "We had a good student
outcome. The faculty that were
present took an active interest in
the students' questions."
She feels that while past lun-
cheons have always had an un-
equal faculty/student ratio, the
Communication Arts Society will
continue to strive for a better bal-
ance between the two.
The students that attended
found the luncheon to be very
ben-
eficial. Freshman Communication
major Colleen McAllister said, "I
thought it was a great opportunity
to form a first impression on future
faculty and getting to know your
professors in advance instead of
walking into a stranger's class."
A variety of submarines sand-
wiches, along with chips and cook-
ies were served at the event that is
open to all majors, but stressed for
Communications majors. This
year's luncheon had an increase in
the number of attendants and an
even greater increase is expected
for next year.
Freshman Advertising major Jill
Sterling said, "I got to meet one of
my professors, Shannon Roper,
that I will have next semester. Now
I am excited because she seems
really nice."
Sterling feels it is important for
students to attend not only for
meeting future faculty but also for
meeting other Communication ma-
jors.
Freshman Julia Graham, whom is
undecided in a Communications
concentration, enjoyed meeting the
Communication Arts Society Ad-
visor, Jim Fahey. "He was really
funny. My favorite part of the lun-
cheon was when he came over and
talked to my table about his
classes. I am really interested in
talcing his classes now."
The students that attended the
luncheon agreed that it would
have been better had more faculty
shown up and if there had been
more interaction between the fac-
ulty and students. Graham said, "It
was really fun. I just wish that more
students and faculty had come. You
can really get a lot out ofit."
The Communication Arts Society
annually hosts the Student/Fac-
ulty Luncheon e:very fall. All stu-
dents are welcome to come to the
7th Annual Student/Faculty Lun-
cheon in 2003.
Students rally
to
Take Back the Night for rape awareness
by KRISTIN AMUNDSON
Staff Writer
Marist students refuse to remain
silent.
Last Friday, Nov. 15 nearly 100
students gathered for the Take
Back the Night walk and speak-out.
The event; sponsored by the So-
cial Work Association, MCCTA,
Gender Equality, Kappa
Lambda
Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, Kappa Kappa
Psi and the Gay Lesbian Straight
Alliance brought awareness to is-
sues such as rape and abuse.
Lauren Eberle, president of the
Social Work Association at Marist
College and organizer of the event,
said this should to
be
done every
year
"We want the violence to stop,"
said Eberle. "We want the rape to
stop. Look at everyone sitting in
this room - that's power."
The event began in the Rotunda
where several speakers opened the
night. Those walking received
candles. On the walk, several stu-
dents were stationed throughout
the procession in pairs, one with a
candle and the other with a single
white rose. Every two minutes, a
bell rang symbolizing that in that
time span, one woman had been
raped.
Joan Crawford, director of coun-
seling
·
services at F arnily Services
and an adjunct lecturer of social
work at Marist College, opened the
evening. She said women should
not have to look over their shoul-
ders when going to their cars.
Crawford also said the silence
about these attacks needs
to
stop
for rape and abuse too.
''No one wants to be silenced,"
said Crawford. "We join together
for those voices who have been
silenced. There is strength in num-
bers."
The walk itself lasted about
25
minutes. There was not one sen-
tence uttered by the students
throughout the walk. It concluded
in the Cabaret where counselors
and pamphlets from the Grace
Smith House and Planned Parent-
hood surrounded participants.
The speak-out portion of the
night began with two singers Si-
rens, the female acapella group
performing "The Rose" and three
members of MCCTA reciting a
piece from the "Vagina Mono-
logues." Those who chose to par-
ticipate in the speak-out remained
anonymous, allowing students to
talk freely about situations that
happened to friends, family and
even themselves.
Both men and women discussed
their experiences. One male speaker
said women shoul4 stop blaming
themselves for violent crimes
against them.
''Never, ever let someone pres-
sure you into something you don't
want to do," said the anonymous
speaker.
"It
is never okay, it is
never your fault."
Everyone who spoke told the
crowd that strangers are not the
ones who attack; usually the rap-
ists and abusers are friends or
loved ones. One speaker stressed
the need to be there for one's
friends.
"You need to support your
friends and make sure everyone
has someone to believe them,"
said this female speaker.
Cheryl Whitney, assistant pro-
fessor of social work at Marist Col-
lege, said this night proved people
at Marist care.
"I am tired of hearing about apa-
thy at Marist College because
there isn't,"- said Whitney. "This
generation has to take it back."
Karla Gareau, managing director
of experimental theatre in MCCTA
and organizer, said the night
moved her to tears.
"I was impressed by the turnout
oflast night," said Gareau. "I was
pleased with the way things turned
out. I hope that we can only make
it stronger in years to come, and I
hope that we proved last night how
important this is and how impor-
tant it is to do."
The local crisis hotline is
452-
7272
and they are available
24
hours a
day.
Sports concentration a new
choice
for
students
Popularity for course mes on college campuses
by PAUL SEACH
Staff Writer
standing of how sport influences the cul-
ture or our world
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Our new store is opposite
Marist College in the Home Depot
Plaza, next to Starbucks.
For years, a sitable number of communi-
cation majors attended Marist hoping to
eventually become sports writers, sports
broadcasters or maybe sports public rela-
tions specialists. However
,
when students
signed up for classes, they found few op-
portunities to prepare themselves for such
jobs. In fact, it was hard to find a special-
ized "sports" major anywhere in the United
States.
Three years ago, however, Keith Strudler,
whose doctorate is in communications,
ap-
plied for a job at Marist because the school
was looking for a
professor
with a concen-
trated interest in sports communication.
Beginning in the fall 2002 semester, Strudler
has been the lead professor of the rare con-
centration -sports communication.
The program follows a similar format to
other concentrations in the
communica-
tion major, and the introductory course re-
quirements
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and elective requirements are
alike. The program is entitled a
"concen-
tration" but the courses offered show a
heavy focus on sports and media, like the
way a history major focuses primarily on
history. Freshmen are not eligible to take
the courses until their sophomore semes-
ter. Three courses were already offered
before the new program, with three news
additions.
All students in the program will be re-
quired to take three courses entitled Jour-
nalism I, Sports, Cultu,re, and Communica-
tion, and Issues in Sports Media. Jour-
nalism I is currently taught at Marist, with
the latter two added with the program.
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was in the works before I came [to
Marist] but I picked up the pieces when I
came here," Strudler says.
According to Strudler's proposal to the
Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC), the pro-
gram gives students an opportunity to
"ask
new questions about sport and examine
sport with greater depth than merely un-
derstanding scor~s and statistics. Students
have the chance to fulfill their passion for
sports media, and maybe even find jobs in
the field
someday.
The new concentration
helps students
"develop
a critical under-
According to the proposal, Sports, Cul-
ture, and Communication, a three-credit
course, that is currently offered, "exam-
ines the vital role sport to communicate
cultural norms and values in society." Stu-
dents will be asked to inspect how people
react to sports, how nations use sports to
their advantage and how sports have im-
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covered in the course range from the
hype
of high school football to the high roller
style of gambling on professional and col-
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HIV/ AIDS
awaren~ speakers drive message home
by QIU XIA YUAN
Staff Writer
Love Heals, the Alison Gertz
Foundation for AIDS Education
only has 21 speakers, but has man-
aged to reach 30,000 youth
throughout the New York City met-
ropolitan area.
Claire Simon and Diana Emmet,
two speakers from Love Heals
spoke to Marist students about
AIDS and HIV on Monday, Dec 2,
at 8:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts
Room.
Simon, a former program director
for Love Heals and an HIV/ AIDS
educator, said students at the lec-
ture were open-minded, respectful;
they asked questions and were
knowledgeable about the topic.
"They brought a lot of knowl-
edge with them. They wanted to
be educated. Ifs big thing to come
and listen to a lecture on HIV/
AIDS," said Simon.
Nicholas Cupo, a sophomore and
an IT major, said the lecture was
informative and helpful to speak
openly about common knowledge
that students had about HIV/ AIDS.
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Allson Gertz, pictured here,
was Infected with HIV. She
worked to educate young
adults and friends established
this organization in her
memory.
"[The lecture] was informative,"
Cupo said. "I hope it would rein-
force what students already know
and that they would talk to their
friends about what they have
learned."
During the lecture, Simon asked
students if they knew the differ-
ence between HIV and AIDS, ways
they could be transmitted and vari-
ous time spans that HIV could
transform
into full-blown AIDS.
While she checked to see if stu-
dents
had
a basic understanding
of the disease, Emmet shared her
experience of HIV
I
AIDS.
Emmet, an accomplished athlete
who was trained as a
professional
ice-skater
in her youth, was diag-
nosed with HIV when she was 28
years old. She was infected with
the disease when she was around
21-22.
Emmet said AIDS in the 80s was
not a big issue except for in gay
communities. Her only exposure to
AIDS was with people who were
dying from it and actually had to
persuade her doctor to get tested
for HIV. Four weeks after the test,
she was told that she tested posi-
tive for HIV. When she heard the
news, she thought it was a joke.
"I didn't know what to do.
It
was
as if I was in the twilight zone,"
said
Emmet.
Emmet promptly called her old
boyfriends and informed them
about her situation, urging them to
get tested.
Emmet said now there is a lot more
information on HIV and AIDS tJian
when she was diagnosed. She
hopes the abundance of informa-
tion will help individuals make bet-
ter choices
.
She also suggested
that students question their sexual
partners because there are people
out there who know their status,
but don't tell others.
"People don't tell you everything
they should all the time," said
Ennnet.
In addition to hearing about
Emmet's experience, students also
learned that women are more likely
to be infected with HIV/ AIDS than
men. Emmet also pointed out that
many people do not know how to
use a condom correctly and the
importance of being open for
people who are in a relationship.
Senior Sarah Dowling, who ex-
pected the lecture to be a powerful
program, said that although the lec-
ture
didn't give new information, it
was clear, concise, powerful and
personal.
"It
was to the point," Dowling
said ... [The speakers] made it a per-
sonal experience for people who
were here. Students had good re-
actions. I hope people would share
what they've learned tonight."
Love Heals was sponsored by the
Student Affairs Alcohol Education
Committee and was funded with a
grant through the
Dutchess
County Alcohol Consortium.
Love Heals, the Alison Gertz
Foundation for AIDS education, is
an organization that hopes to edu-
cate young people about HIV and
AIDS and to urge them to make
informed
choices that might save
lives. Love Heals has speakers who
are diagnosed with HIV or educa-
tors of HIV/ AIDS talk to young
people through workshops and
presentations. For more informa-
tion on Love Heals, visit their
website at www.loveheals.org.
Staggering stats from
www.
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Advent concert: singing in the holidays with cheer
by ANGELA DE FINI
Staff Writer
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel
was filled with the melodious
sounds of Christmas songs Sun-
day, Dec. 1
,
2002 at the Second
Annual Advent Concert.
The chapel was festively deco-
rated with 16 candles glowing
brightly atop the altar and a giant
Advent wreath
,
descending from
the ceiling, a perfect ambiance for
the Marist Chamber Singers to
present their four-part Advent pro-
gram.
.
Under the direction ofVicki Mas-
ters, the choir of eight sopranos,
seven altos, four tenors and four
basses kicked off the concert with
their
rendition
of Antonio Vivaldi's
"Gloria." Sung in its entirety, twelve
parts in total, the rendition in-
cluded all solos.
Featured
soloists
included: Alison Aguiar, Cynthia
Jordan, Amanda Giordano,
Rebekah Sterziner, Janet Rice,
Kristin Supple and David Dunfy.
Accompanying the chamber choir
for this number was a string quar-
tet, with violinists Emily Saxon
and Marie Conti, violist
Charlottee Dinwiddie and cellist
Nanette Koch.
Pianist Dr. Ruthanne Schempf
also accompanied, "Gloria" as well
as the following three songs in the
program. This was by far the most
breathtaking number in the pro-
gram, with melodies and harmo-
nies seemingly
impossible
to be
produced by mere college stu-
dents in a choir.
Following the show-stopping
rendition of "Gloria" was Alfred
Burt's "Some Children See Him."
Masters introduced the piece ex-
plaining
that Burt, most well
known for his "Caroling, Carol-
ing," wrote this
piece
to show the
different ways
that
children can
view the
birth
of Christ, for His
birth can
mean
something differ-
ent to each and every child.
Closing out the program were two
well-known Christmas favorites,
"Do You Hear What I Hear" and
"Have Yourself a Merry Little
Christmas."
Afterwards, the general buzz
about the chapel was of the amaz-
ing excellence of the singers'
voices. Lisa Varhue said she was
breathless at the quality of the pro-
gram.
"The music of the advent cer-
emony was absolutely spectacu-
lar," said Varhue. "The way the
voices of the chamber choir
blended together in perfect har-
mony really exemplified the true
meaning of Christmas."
Rev. Richard
LaMorte
also com-
mented that he wished the concert
drew a
bigger
crowd.
"It
is
amaz-
ing to hear such a wonderful pro-
gram from students who aren't
music majors,
but
just get together
to sing as
one because
they enjoy
it."
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Comedia;n-of-year entertains crowd
by
ALEXIS LUKES
Staff Writer
Marist students can now safely
say that they know what all the
"buzz" is about.
Buzz Sutherland, nained Campus
Activities Magazine's 2001 "Come-
dian of the Year," paid a visit to
Mari st on Saturday, Nov. 16 in the
Cabaret
.
Buzz has also brought his
act to HBO's "Comic Relief' and
MTV's "Half Hour Comedy Hour".
Sutherland brought with him a
comedy style with which college
students can relate. He talked
about relationships on all levels,
from mothers and son~ to bus-
bands and wives. And he sarcas-
tically shared his wife's thoughts
on
violence on television.
"My wife said all violence is
learned through the media," he
said. "And she knows
-
she read
it!"
Buzz amused the audience with
impressions of ducks, a cat with a
hairball and his grandmother along
with many others. Among those
laughing at the accuracy of these
impressions was sophomore Katie
Finnegan.
"I just can not get over how good
those impressions were," she said.
"He picked characters that we
could all picture in our heads, and
said things that we could
hear them
saying. It was just
hysterical."
He asked Erik Vincelette, who be-
came known to the audience as
"Puddin"' to remain on stage with
him for a rendition of the song,
"Dueling Banjos." The lights were
turned down and both Sutherland
and "Puddin'" stuck small flash-
lights into theirnostrils. The flash-
lights were lit up to the beat of the
song, at alternating times.
All jokes aside, Sutherland closed
his skit the way he does all his
shows. He requested of the stu-
dents one thing: "Please don't
drink and drive."
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I am infatuated with sports, and I' tion with my father, I actually ut-
always will be.
tered the words "I guess I'm just
I simply love to watch them.
not into sports that much any-
Rey Ordonez sliding into the hole, more."
and then striking out. The Yan-
Then, when I thought it could not
kees losing
.
Wayne Chrebet sacri-
get any worse, I was assigned by
ficing his body to make a catch in another newspaper to cover a num-
traffic. Jason Kidd.
her of high school games. One
But lately, even I had become a football game, two soccer games.
little disillusioned. A little fed up, Three consecutive Saturday mom-
sick of it all.
ings. That, you understand, is the
Seriously. I sit and watch Barry morning after Friday night.
Bonds refuse to shake hands with
"By the time this is over, I will
his teammates, and Terrell Owens hate sports," I thought.
sign a football for his financial ad-
I got to the field early Saturday
visor. The kid in the wheel chair morning for a Class B football game
probably had one already, anyway. between
Spackenkill
and
I watch defensive players in the
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Marlboro
.
It was cold and rainy.
NFL make throat-slashing, chest-
And there was plenty of mud to go
pounding,
crotch-grabbing around. Oh, and there was just
celebratory gestures after that all-
about nobody there watching the
important tackle late in the first-
game. I was jealous of them all.
quarter. We should all slash our
But hell if that was going to stop
throats and grab our crotches the twenty or so men on each side-
when we do our jobs.
line from playing their hearts outs.
"Son, your x-ray revealed a frac-
"This one is for history," yelled
ture in your wrist. Wear this cast one of the Spackenkill players to
and see me in three weeks." his teammates, referring to the
1HRO.AJSLASH,YEAH!!
team's bid at an undefeated sea-
"You're under arrest. You have son.
the right to remain silent."
He could not possibly care any
CROTCH GRAB, BOO-YEAH!!
less that there were no
TV
cameras,
It
was about as much as I could scholarships to be won or poses
take. During a phone conversa-
to be struck. No fans to impress or
contract to play for. This was
about teammates, hard work and
competition. To him, this was
for history.
The game was hard fought
from the start. Marlboro, who
really had nothing to play for,
jumped to an early 6-0 lead
.
Spackenkill would not be de-
nied though, and they fought
their way to a 17-6 victory and
an undefeated season.
Time for post-game gloating?
Think again.
"This is something we never
dreamed of," said quarterback
Ryan Willoughby, who scored
two touchdowns. Aren't you
going to make a look-at-me-I'm-
so-special gesture, I thought?
"
They were such a tough
team," continued Willoughby.
"They fought us to the end and
deserve a lot of credit."
For the next two weeks I found
myself covering a gutsy team
from Our Lady of Lourdes High
School
,
a group of boys with
their sights set on winning a
state soccer championship.
They won the first game I saw
them play. An intense
1-0
vic-
tory over equally gutsy Hendrick
Hudson. It was -the third time
the teams had met this year, and the
third tightly played game. Lourdes
scored early in the first aftel a great
play by midfielder Jason Laffin.
Hendrick Hudson missed tying the
game by inches after a shot hit the
crossbar. The game even got chippy
late in the second half.
These two teams had every right
to hate each other, but at game's end
all they did was exchange hand-
shakes, hugs and congratulatory
pats.
"They were such a tough oppo-
nent," said Laffin.
You're the hero; gloat a little will
you!
"These are two evenly matched
teams," he said.
"You have to give them a ton of
credit," said Lourdes coach Ricky
Seipp.
Next week it was Lourdes that was
on the losing end, 3-0 to Owego Free
,
Academy
.
Two games short of their
dream.
Late in the game a Lourdes player
came off the field
after making a men-
tal
mistake.
Obviously beaten and likely frus-
trated, what did assistant coach
Dave Seipp say to the player?
"Great stuff out there buddy."
Nowender the team plays so hard.
Owego's Tom Fahl scored two
goals, both terrific individual ef-
forts. What did he say afterward?
"My teammates, they made great
passes both times."
Needless to say, the experience
of watching high school kids with
nothing to play for but their own
love of the game and commitment
to their teammates was refreshing,
cleansing away the stigma left by
greedy professiona
l
s who.epitomize
none of the things that make sports
great.
Not all professionals
are
like that.
Brett Favre could retire now as a
Hall-of-Farner, but he continues to
play through pain because he loves
his game. Derek Jeter, Charles
Oakley, Mario Lemeuix - they all fit
in this category
.
There are just not enough of these
guys around
.
Actually there are.
They're found early on Saturday
mornings
,
on decrepit fields, in
front of empty bleachers, spilling
their ~weat and blood.
I was fed up with professionals,
not with sports.
It's amazing what you can learn
from a bunch of high school kids.
Sports concentration ...
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Strudler also plans to add elec-
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and gains popularity.
Many
courses include subject areas such
as sports film and literature, sports
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sponsorships and advertising and
media in sport worldwide.
In
January 2002, The University
of North Carolina- Chapel Hill re-
ceived a
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an anonymous donor to start a
sports communication program on
campus.
UNC looks to create internships
and scholarships for students who
specialize in the sports field.
According to the Jennifer Lamb, a
writer;for
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the sports communication program
would "cover the careers of these
sports professionals for newspa-
pers, magazines
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Towson University
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located near
Baltimore
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has been offering a
sports communication program for
many years. The program peaked
in
1998
with
24
students enrolled.
Although these numbers may
ap-
pear small, the school had over
2,800 students enrolling in 67 pro-
gram concentrations.
Officials at the University of
North Carolina, like Marist, saw a
growing interest in a field for sports
communication.
"We all recognized the students
beginning to sort of creating on
their own special topics in sports,"
Carol Pauli the Chair of the com-
munications department at Marist
College. "We knew the interest was
there and we needed to put some
legs under it and a solid founda-
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"Students will get me all the
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Strudler acknowledged. "The
students need a variety of teach-
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getting a degree on Strudler."
The school currently has a
problem with staffing as it
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Men's basketball opens MAAC play tonight against Rider
97-80 pounding of La Salle puts team at 2-1 heading into conference opener
by SCOTT MONTESANO
Staff Writer
When the Marist men's basket-
ball team entered the Metro Atlan-
tic Athletic Conference before the
1997-1998 season, they did-so with
longtime Northeast Conference ri-
val Rider. Along the way, both
schools have seemingly matured
at the same rate, including sharing
the MAAC regular season title
last season.
Fast-forward to this season and
once again both programs appear
as though they will be going
through similar situations, but not
in a good sense. Marist is coping
with the graduation of three start-
ers and numerous off-court inci-
dents. Meanwhile, Don Harnum's
Rider squad is dealing with the loss
of perennial MAAC Player of the
Year candidate Mario Porter.
The turmoil has caused even the
most die-hard fans of both pro-
grams to feel pessimistic and the
media has agreed wholeheartedly.
Each program was picked to finish
towards the bottom in MAAC pre-
season polls.
For two programs that have
grown up in the MAAC together,
it seems as though they will be re-
building together this winter.
Mari st (2-1 ), opens up their
MAAC schedule tonight (Dec. 5)
when they travel to Lawrenceville,
NJ to play Rider at 7:30pm. The
Broncs already have one confer-
ence game under their belt, losing
at Iona on November 29. Rider de-
feated Monmouth to open the sea-
son.
As for the Red Foxes, who have
surprised many by winning two of
three to open the season, the game
will be an opportunity to continue
to silence those who wrote them
off before the campaign started.
"We'll do whatever we have to
do and whatever it takes to over-
come any weaknesses we have"
said senior Nick Eppehimer follow-
ing the Foxes' lone loss of the sea-
son against Vermont on Nov. 23.
Eppehimer, the team's top return-
ing player, leads the team in points
averaging 23.3 ppg and is second
in rebounds with 7. 7rpg.
His good start, along with some
solid play from relatively inexperi-
enced, or transfer
,
players has
proven critical through the first
three games.
Sophomore Brandon Ellerbee, the
heir-apparent to Sean Kennedy,
has filled the role adequately, av-
eraging 15 .3 ppg. Meanwhile
,
jun-
ior transfer Chris Handy is pulling
down 7.0 rpg.
Even off the bench,junior walk-
on Eric Sosler has played well in
spot duty, giving head coach Dave
Magarity another option when
resting his starters.
While the Foxes youth has been
well chronicled, Rider is in the same
situation, dressing only three se-
niors.
However, one of those seniors is
Robert Reed, who almost single-
handedly led Broncs past the Foxes
at the Mccann Center last Febru-
ary. Ironicall)', a Marist high school
standout in the Tri-State Area,
Reed pulled in a career high 11 re-
bounds against the Foxes, and hit
many key shots late for Rider.
Marist will undoubtedly counter
with junior Dennis Young, who has
become a presence underneath the
basket, thanks to an off-season
workout regimen that saw him in-
crease, his upper-body strength
.
Young is averaging a team-lead-
ing 8.3 rpg.
Marist will also have to contend
with Jerry Johnson, a sophomore
averaging 21.5 ppg. However, he
is only shooting 33% from the field
for the Broncs.
Foxes Beat LaSalle
In
what has been called Marist's
most significant non-league road
win in over a decade, the Foxes
routed Atlantic-
IO
foe LaSalle 97-
80 in Philadelphia Nov. 30.
The win is Marist's first ever in
Philadelphia (LaSalle, Drexel,
Villanova), and has been compared
to the prc,gram's upset win at Mi-
ami(FL)in 1988.
Marist simply dominated a
stunned LaSalle team, that featured
a tall-frontcourt
,
a regular matchup
problem for the Foxes
.
Neverthe-
less, the Foxes jumped out to a
shocking 28-1 lead and never let
the game get into doubt.
Senior Nick Eppehimer netted a
career-high 31 points in the win.
This marked the first time a Marist
player surpassed 30-points since
Drew Samuels scored 33 against
Lafayette in January 2001.
The game was also a homecom-
ing for Eppehimer, who grew up in
nearby Pottstown, PA.
Notes
Marist plays Atlantic Coast Con-
ference opponent Georgia Tech on
December 7 at Madison Square
Garden. This is Marist's first ap-
pearance at MSG since 2001. The
game is part of a rare college bas-
ketball tripleheader, the first of its
type at MSG in a couple of de-
cades.
Game time is 2:30pm and will
be
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Women's basketball ready to carry early success into MAAC play
by MIKE BENISCHEK
Staff Writer
Following back-to-back victories
by a combined 22 points in their
first two home games, the Marist
Women's Basketball team is look-
ing like a team to be reckoned with
this season.
On Sunday afternoon the Red
Foxes took the flight out of the
Eagles of American University, 70-
56, in an impressive showing of
defensive toughness and team of-
fense. It was the second straight
game in which Marist was able to
recover from an early deficit and
finish on top. Both were wins that
serve to define a team's character
early in the season and instill con-
fidence in a young team.
But CoachBrian Giorgis will not
let confidence be confused with
arrogance.
"We're still 0-0 in the confer-
ence," he said.
Coach is correct. Marist has yet
to prove their substance in the
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC). But what Marist has
done is collect two victories
against teams who each have one
victory over MAAC conference
teams. New Hampshire defeated
Manhattan prior to their loss to
Marist, and American defeated
Iona just a day before visiting
Mccann.
On Friday night Marist will be-
gin its MAAC conference season
when Loyola College, the team se-
lected just one spot ahead of
Marist (fifth) in the MAAC pre-
season
poll,
comes
to
Poughkeepsie. Loyola is this 2-2
this season, and is coming off a
76-73 loss to Bucknell on Tuesday
night. The greyhounds feature two
preseason second team all-MAAC
selections in Katie Netherton and
Jennifer Mitchell.
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Last season Marist and Loyola
split their season series, with each
team winning at home. The Foxes
beat the Greyhounds 64-46 on
January 19, in a game that featured
Nina Vecchio's emergence as a
three-point shooting threat, hitting
on six of eight from downtown,
scoring 23 points
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In
order to beat the Greyhounds,
Marist will have to continue to play
hard-nosed defense.
In
their two
victories Marist has allowed just
107 points and have forced 45 turn-
overs. Most importantly they have
consistently been successful at
containing their opponent's top
threat.
After the win against American
University, Coach Giorgis said he
was happy with the defense his
team played.
"We did a real good job in the
two three," he said. "And it was
nice to have, last game was our man
defense, this game was our zone
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season has been Maureen
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three games Magarity
has scored 47 points, including 23
against American.
She has
emerged as the answer to the ques-
tion of who would lead the Foxes
this season when they need a
score, but Magarity was rather
humble after the game Sunday.
"I was just lucky
because
when
our team would finally break it
down I was open," she said. "I
was just getting good looks."
Magarity scored 17 first half
points and Marist led 28-23 after
one half of play against American.
The lead would balloon early in the
second half behind back-to-back
three point baskets by Megan
Vetter early in the period and Marist
would never look back.
Marist plays Loyola in the
Mccann Center on December 6 at
7:00 pm before traveling to Fairfield
to take on the Stags on December
10. Marist returns home on De-
cember 12 to play the Hartford
Hawks and Marist's former head
coach Kristin Lamb.
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