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Behind the Scenes·
Sandra Day· O'Connor will give
A columnist and a cartoonist
How Marist recruiters lure
a lecture in Poughkeepsie
iook at East Germany's
basketball prospects - page 12
tomorrow -
page 3
future -
page 6
Volume 36, Number 9
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
November 16, 1989
Post editor highlights TV conference
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Circle vet
by Julie Cullinane
Professional members of the
media community addressed the
issue of "Info-tainment and the
News" at a day-long Radio-
Television News Directors Associa-
tion (RTNDA)/Marist Advisory
Council conference Saturday in the
Campus Center.
A panel discussion began the
conference at 10 a.m. followed by
a luncheon
featuring
Jerry
Nachman, editor of the New York
Post,
as
the keynote speaker. Adult
student Anthony Rexhouse receiv-
ed the student essay award of $200
for an essay contest on "Info-
tainment and the News." Later in
the afternoon mock interviews
established what is and isn't advis-
ed for job interviews.
During a panel discussion of the
tabloid television, radio and press
industries,
the pros and cons of
•
technological advances affecting
the news process was
·addressed
by
representatives from WTZA-TV,
WABC radio, U.S. Cablevision,
Newsday (N.Y.) and "Inside Edi-
tion."
The news business has become a
profitable business for banks and
investors rather than a service to
the public, said Ed Lowe, colum-
nist for Newsday (N.Y.) and a 1967
graduate of Marist. Since the media
has the means to use gimmicky
simulation, the potential for lying,
a moral risk to society, is there, he
said.
"I
can't tell my kids that
something they
see
on the
TV
news
Students give
memo system
mixed review
by
Maureen Kerr
Imagine this.
At 10 a.m., a sleepy-eyed Marist
student stumbled into the Marist
Computer Center to complete her
IO-page marketing and. research
paper.
Tirelessly typing her conclusion,
she is suddenly distracted by an
alien message appearing in a small
white box at the top of her screen.
"Hey you bodacious looking babe!
What are you doing tonight?"
Startled and perplexed, she
casually glances around the room
in in search of the unknown culprit.
"Where did this message come
from, and who sent it?"
She represents a growing number
of Marist students, who were unex-
pectedly introduced to a new func-
tion in the MUSIC software system
called TELL. The command,
which allows on-line mainframe
users in Donnelly, Marian and
Champagnat Halls to communicate
Continued on page 2
wins award,
gives advice
by Maureen Kramer
The man credited with starting
The Circle, Edward Lowe, was
honored with this year's Marist
Alumni Award at the Radio and
Television
News
Director's
Association conference held Satur-
day in the Campus Center.
Lowe, who has been a columnist
since 1977, and who currently
writes for Newsweek, doubted liis
writing abilities when he graduated
from Marist in 1967.
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Panelists
discuss .. InfO"talnment
in.the News ... at the
Radio:;rid-Tele.;.ision News'.DirectorsAssociatlon
conference Saturday in the Theater. From left, Rob Sunde, news director at ABC Radio; John Corporon,
news director at WPIX-TV; and Edward Lowe, class of 1974, national syndicated columnist at Newsday.
"Although I resurrected The
Circle after it died in only one year
and wrote for The Circle for two
years, I couldn't see myself as a
journalist when I graduated from
Marist. I wanted to write, but I
knew nothing about it," he said.
is true," said Lowe. "I guarantee
it is damaging. I'm very frighten-
ed of what
will
happen when we let
the market dictate reality."
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But Kathy Malone, news direc-
tor of WABC and John Tomlin,
TV
Producer of "Inside Edition"
agree that
as
long as the public
wants radio and television it will be
here.
"I don't think we're (the media)·
moralists," said Malone. "Most of
the available technology will
enhance the media rather than hold
us back. I really don't think we
can
stifle technology."
Tomlin said he believed there
wasn't anything wrong with
simulation as long
as
the truth is
told, and the public won't accept
such tabloid television as the
"Morton Downey Jr. Show."
Tomlin also accused those critical
of the trend toward tabloid media
of not giving the audience much
credit.
In his keynote address, Nachman
spoke not only on the subject of
"info-tainment"
but also on
education and preparation for
Tienanmen Recalled
Circle
photO/Lynaire Brust
Pei Min Xin, a Chinese dissident aad director of the May Fourth
Foundation for Democracy, spoke to faculty and students last week
about Ole protests in China last spring. Please see story on page 3.
careers in the media.
Nachman had three tips for
students: "One: read everything,
two: read everything, three: read
everything."
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By reading students
.will
learn
"stuff'' which is the
main
ingre-
dient necessary to become a jour-
nalist. Stuff, Nachman defined, are
the less-thought-of names and
definitions that are imperative to
articulate journalists, he said.
Nachman
urged
students to
Continued on page 5
After graduation Lowe went on
to be a teacher, still holding onto
his eagerness to be a writer.
"The dream just stayed, it drove
me more than I drove it," Lowe
said.
Through a series of events that
he refers to as luck, Lowe's dream
came true when he finally met the
challenge
of
becoming a profes-
sional writer.
Because journalism is such a
highly competitive field, to eet on
Continued on
page 5
Vandals trash
dorm computers
by Jennifer Becker
Two computer terminals were removed from Champagnat Hall due
to vandalism only weeks after their installation.
,
According to Karen Flowers, manager of the Information Center, a
total of four terminals were damaged, but two of them were able to be
repaired. Computers on the fifth and ninth floors could not be salvag-
ed, Flowers said.
There are no suspects yet, Flowers said.
Vandalized computers will not be replaced unless extra computers are
found, she said.
Terminals will be removed, and a sign, informing students that the
removal was due to vandals,will take their place.
"Hopefully this will encourage students to report any vandalism to
Security," Flowers said. "Otherwise, there is a chance that there will
potentially be no computers left for the students to use."
One of the machines was damaged with ink while the keys of the other
were ripped from the keyboard, Flowers said. Flowers said she is not
sure if the damage was intentional, but it is likely the computers were
destroyed by vandals.
"Originally, we were planning on adding new machines, such as P .C. 's,
hooked to the mainframe," Flowers said. "This incident proves that the
students aren't going to be responsible."
Computers, located in dorm study lounges, are not monitored, but
neither is the Donnelly computer facilitY. Students have access to the Don-
nelly computers after the supervisors leave, and there have been no reports
of vandalism.
The college plans to have all residence halls and other buildings hook-
ed to the mainframe, said Flowers. Marian should be linked to the main-
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with each other, has received mix-
ed reviews from students.
"I think it's annoying when
you're writing a paper and a
message pops up on the screen
from someone you don't even
know," said Stacey Larkins, a
junior from Saratoga Springs,
N.Y.
"It's not right that anyone
can get our account number and
write to us."
Chris Campanile, a freshmen
from Nutley, N.J., disagrees.
"It's
a good way to send
messages," he said. "It's OK for
a joke -
you don't have to read
it."
Karen Flowers, information
center manager, said the TELL
program,
written by McGill
University in Montreal, Canada, is
part of the University's attempt to
make the MUSIC system similar to
Conversational Monitoring System
(CMS), a form of computer soft-
ware used by other colleges.
"Eventually, CMS will allow
students to send messages to other
schools," said Flowers. Currently,
the TELL function only works
within the Marist community.
Dawn Eldredge, a sophomore
from Greenwich, N.Y., and stu-
dent aid at the computer center,
said students
who are not familiar
with TELL usually think so-
meone's in their account and the
first thing they want to know is
where the message came from.
"People are surprised - they act
like it comes out of the air," she
said.
Elderedge said a lot of students
are interested in using the program.
"After finding out where the
message comes from," she said,
"they want to know how to write
back."
Students can locate a sender by
typing SEE on the command line
to get a list of users and their ac-
count codes. Passwords are not
listed. ln order to send a message,
type TELL followed by the account
number and a message.
"I
like it," said John Campbell,
a junior from Ramsey, N.J. "It's
easy to be obnoxious to others
while you're doing work," he said,
"but I don't send anything to peo-
ple I don't know."
Freshman, Luke Labenski, from
Norwich, Conn., a student aid at
the computer center said he favors
TELL because it allows students to
communicate with each other, but
said it has been abused.
Labenski said one problem i~
that many students don't realize
that
the command
can .. be
disconnected.
There are two ways to discon-
tinue the TELL command. TELL
can be interrupted temporarily by
typing MESSAGE OFF in the start
*Go mode. The function can also
be re-entered by MESSAGE ON.
Students who wish to per-
manently block TELL can contact
the help desk at the computer
center and have their account code
removed from the listing.
"We've had one security inci-
dent where we had to warn students
about misusing the program," she
said, "but it was nothing major."
Flowers said the students, who
were irritating people by continual-
ly typing a message were stopped.
"We got in touch with them and
haven't had a security problem
since."
Ellen Clark, a senior from Hun-
tington,
N. Y.,
was
surprised when
she first encountered the TELL
command.
"I
thought it was some
kind of computer virus."
"I
looked around to see if so-
meone had a smile on their face,"
said Oark. "It's nice to get obscene
phone calls over your mainframe."
Labenski was uncertain about
the continued availability of TELL.
"I
don't think it will last," he said.
"A couple of weeks ago a sugges-
tion was made to operators that
would enable students to shut off
certain people without blocking
others. Whether we'll do it or not,
I don't know."
Entertainment
Goin' Bananas
Listen, all you funny college
students. Tomorrow, Bananas Com-
edy Club is sponsoring its Funniest
College Student in the Hudson Valley
Contest. First prize is $100. For more
information, please call 471-5002.
Andy Williams
Singer Andy Williams will perform at
the Mid-Hudson Civic Center on Fri-
day, December 15. Tickets cost $23.50
and are available at the box office or
by calling 454-3388.
Educating Rita
The New Day Repertory Company
will present the comedy, "Educating
Rita,
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at the Vassar Institute Theater
is running Friday through Sunday un-
til November 26. Student ticket cost is
$10. For more information and ad-
vance tickets, call (914) 485-7399.
I Love New York
Take a bite out of the Big Apple for
only
$8
on Saturday, Nov. 18. Buses
leave Champagnat at 9 a.m. For reser-
vations, call Mike Molloy at extension
206.
Jackie Mason
Television comedian Jackie Mason
will be at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center
on Saturday, November 18 at 8 p.m.
The show will benefit the Jewish Com-
munity Center of Dutchess County.
The $30 tickets are available by call-
ing 454-3388.
Foreign Film
Get a taste of West German cinema
- come to next weekend's foreign film
"Colonel Redl." This 1985 color film,
directed by Istvan Szabo and starring
Klaus Maria Brandauer, Armin Muller-
Staul, Gudrun Landgrebe and Andras
Balint, is showing at 7:30 p.m. Satur-
day and Sunday in Donnelly 245. Ad-
mission is free.
Getting· 1nvolved
The Great
American Smokeout
Adopt a loved one today for . the
Great American Smokeout. Adoption
papers are available in the Health Ser-
vices Office.
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Making the Grade
Alcoholism and the Media
Join Dr. Jack Gross in the Fireside
Lounge tonight for a lecture entitled
"Alcoholism, College Students and the
Media.
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Sponsored by the Psychology ·
Club, the presentation will take place
at
7 p.m.
Job Fair
Accounting firms will be looking for
potential employees in a job fair to be
held on Wednesday, Nov.15 at Hunter
College in New York City. For further
information, call 1-800-633-6320.
Attention
To get your activity listed in this col-
umn, send pertinent information
through campus mail to The Circle, c/o
"After Class."
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Dissident sheds light on China killing
by Anndalena Glaze
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Would you attend a C?~lege
if you had to go to bed at 10:00 p.m.,
and wake to revely of m1htary music at 6:00 a.m., only to be followed
by a full day of classes?
. Of course, this is a far cry from Marist, whose earliest wake-up call
1s
for an 8:15 a.m. class.
But it is part of college life in Communist China.
Last Thursday Pei Min Xin, director of the May Fourth Foundation
for Democracy and one of the chief spokespersons in the United States
for the ~tudent Movement in China, gave a lecture on "The Rise Of A
New Chma; Dream or Reality?"
Xin ~anted Marist ~tu_de~ts
to appreciate their freedoms by contr~ting
the Chinese students hmitatlons of freedom and their reasons for fighting
for democracy.
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X~n b~gan t~e ;veni~g with slides of pictures taken during last year's
tensions m_
Chma s mamland, Beijing. He recounted the events that took
place leadmg up to the June 3 massacre in Tiananmen Square.
From May 13 to 19 about 3,000 Chinese students gathered in front
of the Great Hall of the People,. a government building in Tiananmen
Square, to join in a hunger strike to demand greater freedom and
democracy.
Even thro!-lgh a week of fasting and frustration, the atmosphere in the
square continued to be relaxed and peaceful, Xin said.
As the movement grew it became more organized. Xin said students
managed to distribute pro-democracy propaganda. And back in the
United St~tes Xin and his colleagues raised money to buy the students
. a copy machine more advanced than the basic and time consuming
methods they had been using.
These students, even in their massive numbers, managed to maintain
peace an~ order. B_y
the middle of May government troops were on the
scene trymg to get mto the heart of the city. Through what Xin describ-
ed as 'People Power', forces were stopped by citizens who pleaded with
the armed soldiers to stop and fed them and gave them water to drink.
This was a slap in the face to the Communist party, said Xin. It seem-
ed their own troops were now in support of the movement. However,
'People Power' only lasted two weeks.
While a large marjority of Communist China
lives in hunger, government officials ride in
Mercedes Benzs.
Frustrated by this development, the Chinese Government , Xin said,
provoked the students out of their peaceful nature. The government set
up cameras to videotape troops trying to infiltrate the boundaries of the
square. When the troops saw a mass of people, they dropped some of
their weapons and retreated.
The unsuspecting crowds took the weapons and raised them above their
heads to show their victory. When the Government officials released the
video tape to the media, they said "now they have our guns." Thus spur-
ring ·the once laid back soldiers to fear the peaceful students.
About 3,000 innocent people were slaughtered and thousands more
were wounded in the government crackdown on June 3rd and 4th.
About 10,000 were arrested and some publicly executed as an exam-
ple to others. Xin stressed that "they had the same aspirations as you,
the same goals in life."
Xin continued to explain why the move towards a democratic govern-
ment was so important for students.
"For 5,000 years there was absolute slavery in China, the government
controlled every form of freedom," said Xin.
He continued to say that the government is polluted with corrupt of-
ficials. "When China was under capitalist reform for 10 years, people
Circle
photo/Annadelena Glaze
got a taste of freedom, now they want a total restoration of freedom,"
he said.
Xin said China underwent an economic change without a political
change, a decentralization of power and economic liberation during this
period. But the die-hard Communist officials saw it getting out of hand
and felt their power slipping away.
The students wanted the corruption to stop.
Xin said that while a large majority of Communist China lives in
hunger, government officials ride in Mercedes Benzs. There was a crisis
of morality and values, he said, and students were a fresh hope for China.
Xin said that the students hoped that history would judge them justly.
Even though most student leaders have either been arrested, Xin is
still optimistic for a democratic China.
As for China's future, Xin said he believes that it is unpredictable to
tell where the power will lie in the government, said "China will not give
up hope for a democratic nation."
A vacation
to remember
and to forget
by Anndalena Glaze
"Welcome to China, we're in the
middle of a revolution right now,
but enjoy your stay." This is not
what the people at customs said to
my parents and me when we arriv-
ed in Hong Kong June 3, 1989. But
it would have been appropriate.
What was to be a relaxing fami-
ly vacation turned into the ex-
perience of a lifetime. During the
course of our flight, almost a full
24 hours, the Chinese government
opened fire on an unsuspecting,
unarmed, crowd of student pro-
democracy protesters in China's
mainland, Beijing .
Needless to say, my family and
1 were more than shocked at this
latest development. I !1ad been
following the events in China prior
to our trip with some concern.
I
did
not expect
to
be swept away with
the events that were to come dur-
ing my stay in Hong Kong, China.
Hong Kong
is
a British colony
and is not currently under Com-
munist rule. However in less than
seven years, England will lose its
• claim and Hong Kong will become
part of the Communist regime.
The people of Hong Kong were
angry and frightened by what hap-
pened to the students in Beijing.
Thousands of people packed into
a race track in central Hong Kong
to take part in a massive sit-in.
Wearing black and white, to repre-
sent the Chinese Ying Yang, a sym-
bol of peace and balance, citizens
of Hong Kong listened to speeches
given
by
supporters of the student
movement for democracy.
The enormous crowd later
left
the race track and marched in
peaceful protest through
the
streets. The march began around
5:30 p.m. and lasted until about 2
a.m. It was an endless sea of peo-
ple singing, chanting and carrying
banners. I was told by an English
speaking Chinese man that one of
the banners said "We are angry
Deng Xiaoping, you let your peo-
ple die."
Everywhere we visited there were
shrines with names of students who
had
been
killed in the massacre or
Continued on page 4
Rowin'
·Along
High Court justice
scheduled to appear
Circle
photo/Lynaire Brust
Kevin Francis a sophomore from Rody Hill, Colln.,
was
among the estimated
50
crew members who
"raced" at tile
South
Hills Mall last weekend to lltJp
nise
money for the American
Ca11ttr
Society.
by Bill Johnson
Supreme Court Justice Sandra
Day O'Connor will speak in
Poughkeepsie tomorrow night to
commemorate the 75th anniversary
of the Dutchess County Historical
Society.
O'Connor will arrive at the Bar-
davon Opera House under a
shroud of security. Her appearance
is expected to draw demonstra-
tions. according
to Barbara
Adams, public -relations and
membership director
for the
historical societv. The Justice
Department will -not release the
topic of her speech, Adams said, to
discourage demonstrators from
gathering.
City of Poughkeepsie Police
Capt. John Doheny said extra
security measures will be in place
but could not describe them.
"We don't expect any major
demonstrations,
but we are
prepared to handle any that may
happen," Doherty said:
O'Connor is expected to arrive
at the Bardavon shortly before her
8 p.m. speech, Adams said. She
will be flying into the Dutchess
County Airport and transported
via limousine to the Bardavon,
135
Market St.
Disappointed over ticket sales
for the event, Adams would not say
yesterday how many tickets were
sold but said she hopes to fill 600
of the Bardavon's 944 seats.
"It's not often that this area is
honored with a Supreme Court
justice of the United States,"
Adams said.
O'Connor. 59, the only woman
on !he Supreme _Court, was
nommated by President Ronald
Reagan in July 1981. She served on
the Arizona Court of Appeals from
19i9
to
1981.
Several ~tarist students
\\ill
serve
as ushers for the lecture. Tickets
cost S25. S20 for students and
senior citizens. are S25, S20 for
students and senior citizens.
A reception at the Amrita Club
170 Church St., will follow the lee:
ture. Tickets for the reception are
available for $25.
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lmage playing on emotion:
PBS to explore ad appeal
by Jennifer Becker
Professors of communications throughout the United States are stu-
dying the affects images have on the American consumer, and will air
the results in a series of documentaries on the Public Broadcasting System
(PBS).
"The Public Mind: Image and Reality
in
America," aired last Wednes-
day night, held that images are the basis of daily decisions and
expectations.
."Commercials shape the way we think, distort reality, affect social
behavior and challenge tradition," said Stuart Ewen from Hunter Col-
lege. Society must learn how to measure and recognize both truth and
falsities, he said.
To advertisers, the image and impact is more important than the ob-
ject and reality. Ewen encouraged the public to assess commercials.
"Most people can't determine if what they are seeing is true or false,"
he said. "They just know if they like or dislike it."
The program also shows how photographs are retouched to manipulate
reality and present an ideal. With new digital technology and computers,
advertisers can construct anything. According to the program, even some
news organizations are said to alter photos.
At one time, the public considered photographs as legal reality. Adver-
tisers now use them to increase the intensity of human feelings.
It all comes down to a strategy of persuasion, according to the series.
The advertisers conduct a detailed analysis of the way they want something
to look in order to provoke a certain behavior from the consumer.
Ewen said people feel insignificant and anonymous. They want to
become the image of the celebrities they admire. They compare themselves
to the image and the self is lost, Ewen said.
The series depicts the 24-hour Music Television Station (MTV) as a
source of advertising as well. Today's teenagers are said to imitate the
behavior of the musicians. In response, advertisers now use entertainers
and portions of their videos in their latest campaigns.
A visitor to United States said that he saw the American society as
a permanent audience waiting to be amused. "They look on more and
more and join in less and less," he said.
"Someone el~e creates our fantasies," said Ewen. The people support
the market and mcrease the power of the corporations and big businesses
he said.
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Fraternity takes blood,
gives hand to county
by Kelly Woods
Sigma Phi Epsilon once again helped drain the veins of Marist students
Monday.
Toe Marlst fraternity has sponsored blood drives for
the past
10
years.
And it was no different Monday when the group, with the help of
volunteer doctors and certified nurses of the Hudson Valley Blood Ser-
vice, continued giving the gift of life.
•
More than 120 people donated blood compared to last year's turnout
of 113 individuals.
•
"It's good that Marist has a blood drive because it gives us a name
in the community," said Tom Kalament, president of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
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Before a person is able to give blood, they must have their temperature
taken and blood tested for iron deficiency. Plus, each person must fill
out a health questionnaire. If any individual is ill, they cannot participate
in the blood drive.
•
With the one pint of blood each person donates, two test tubes go to
the New York Blood Center in New York City and the main bag that
is filled goes to Hudson Valley Lab, which is located in Valhalla, N.Y.,
said Jeffrey Grand, a phlebotomist for the Hudson Valley Blood Service.
The blood is then processed and sent to more than 30 hospitals in the
surrounding counties or may be used for research, he added.
Individuals who test positive for-HIV are notified and asked to take
a second blood sample to ensure no mistake has been made.
.
Kalament was not aware of any person testing positive for HIV at last
year's blood drive.
Sigma Phi Epsilon will be sponsoring another Blood Drive in the spring.
War on illiteracy declared
by Dutchess County group
by Jennifer Johannessen
One measure of civilization
is
literacy. And yet,
in
one of the most
civilized countries of the world, the U.S., one in eight Americans can't
read or write.
And by some mystery of the education process, I million of those who
are illiterate are high school graduates.
That is the bad news from Joan Boltz, director of illiteracy volunteers
of Dutchess County, during a lecture to a Marist students. The good news
is that the Literacy Volunteers of America is waging the battle for
civilization.
•
"We are never going to eliminate illiteracy," Boltz acknowledged.
Nonetheless, the literacy volunteers are making the attempt by providing
free private tutoring in reading and \\-Titing for "new readers."
And, the effort has gained momemtum with the Simon bill pending
in Congress which has the goal of ridding the U.S. of literacy by the year
2000. In order to be literate one "-111
need a twelth grade education
in-
stead of an eighth grade level as in previous years.
Boltz said there is a false notion that because someone is illiterate they
are not intelligent. One student said he was "not stupid," he just could
not read.
One goal of the literacy "·olunteers of America is to respond
to
the
special needs of their students.
Training literacy volunteers involves a great deal of time and hard work
accordin~ to Boltz.
In
an
intensh·e in-sen-ice training prcgram, instructors try
to
cram the
equivalent of a four-year humanities study in eighteen hours.
One goal of the literacy volunteers is to try to respond to the special
needs of students, for instance, learning
to
read a dri,·ers manual to ob-
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licence.
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were reported by the Chinese
government as missing:
Everyday there were more
reports of the atrocities in the
mainland. Troops were burning
bodies in the middle of the night,
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media people were being chased
and beaten and suspected student
leaders were
being
shot. These were.
people my age, with the same am-
bitions as me and my friends.
I was becoming overwhelmed
with a sense of despair for these
people. I wanted to do something
to show _that I sympathized and
cared. My parents and I signed
petitions on the streets where
students had set up small starids
and had passed out flyers in
'. Chinese and English with the latest
news from Beijing.
On the fifth day of our vacation
we visited Kowloon Island which is
directly across the bay from cen-
tral, Hong Kong. Outside of a shop
where we had been browsing,
a
policeman· pulled my father aside
and in broken English warned him
that we should stay home that
evening. In the newspaper the
following morning there were
reports of a riot in Kowloon where
several people were injured.
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something of a bizarre dream. We
were instructed not
to
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Forbidden City - both sightseeing
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were
domed .with wreaths of
flowers in dedication of the
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students who were killed in the
massacre.
When my parents and I checked
out of our hotel to return home, I
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whose people had been kind and
helpful to my family. I realized I
might never see Hong Kong again,
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Poll accurately predicts
Giuliani's near comeback
by Debra McGrath
A late surge by republican can-
didate Rudolph Giuliani in the New
York City mayoral race was ac-
curately indicated by the Marist In-
stitute for Public Opinion, accor-
ding to Dr. Lee Miringoff, direc-
tor of
MIPO.
A MIPO
voter preference track-
ing taken two days before the elec-
tion showed democrat David
Dinkins leading by 14 points. On
Monday night, election eve, the in-
stitute marked the Dinkins lead at
only seven points. Miringoff said
that decline was a good indication
that the narrowing of the lead
would continue.
Miringoff attributes the boost in
Giuliani support to the Jewish vote,
a high level of intensity among
Giuliani supporters and a "pot
shot" taken by Giuliani at Dinkins
on the last day of campaigning.
"The last day was the worst day
for Dinkins," Miringoff said.
Giuliani, on Monday, told the
press that Dinkins had accepted a
paid trip to France. Miringoff said
this was the main reason for the
decrease in Dinkins' lead.
Marist pollsters began calling
voters within the city's five
boroughs at 5 p.m. every night
weeks before the election. On most
nights, calls placed early in the
evening basically detected an even
race. But as the night went on, a
large Dinkins lead would become
evident, Miringoff said.
It seemed to be more of the same
for pollsters Monday night. But
after a small increase, Dinkins' lead
leveled off. This pattern was a
reflection of what would happen in
the actual election Miringoff said.
The institute began polling for
the mayoral race in April. Mir-
ingoff said the institute begins with
general surveys containing 25-30
questions about the candidate's
image.
The students who conduct these
surveys can predict what type of
advertising each candidate will use
because they already know how the
public perceives the candidates,
Miringoff said.
Students are trained by Barbara
Carvalho, assistant director of the
institute. "We tell them what they
can
expect, but there is nothing like
getting on the phone and having a
real person on the other end," Car-
valho said.
Miringoff said approximately
300 students participated in this
poll, 35 to 40 calling each night.
"I didn't really know much
about the race before I did it," said
Kathleen Steidle, a senior, from
East Meadow, N. Y., who surveyed
people for the poll. Steidle said
calling people gave her insight on
the race and a sense of voter en-
thusiasm. "It was interesting. It's
such a mix of people."
On election eve, 35 students poll-
ed 565 people. By Tuesday morn-
ing, 14,250 responses had to be
tabulated and analyzed by Mir-
ingoff and Carvalho.
Miringoff said the school's loca-
tion helps produce an accurate in-
dication of the vote because of a
familiarity with the New York Ci-
ty and the different aspects that
make it, "the hardest single elec-
torate in the country to poll."
Miringoff attributes this difficul-
ty to an extremely large f6riegn
langauge speaking population and
a high number of answering
machines.
Because MIPO is
familiar with these difficulties, it
can attain results more accurate
than those of organizations from
other parts of the country, Mir-
ingoff saici.
MIPO's reputation as an ac-
curate poll has grown over the past
few years, its high point coming
during the 1899 presidential elec-
tion when it came within one-eight
of a point of the actual results, the
closest of any poll conducted.
'Diceman 's tired old act leaves
fans nothing to laugh about
The "Diceman" cameth, now he
should goeth and get some new
material.
Last Tuesday I was afforded the
opportunity to see Andrew "Dice"
Clay live in concert. Since I simply
take him for what he is, thus fin-
ding him humorous and not offen-
sive, I decided to take the oppor-
tunity and make the 90 mile or so
trek to Hartford, Connecticut and
watch, along with about
15,000
other people, the Diceman ridicule
just about everyone and everything
possible.
As usual the context of his jokes
did not offend me. Hell, I haven't
heard him tell an Irish or Polish
joke yet, so what do I care? What
did disappoint me was that the
"Diceman" is getting tired. There
was very little new from him. I can
only laugh at his sexual experience
with "Old Mother Hubbard" so
many times. He did have a
"Georgy Porgy" sequel that was
okay but all "Georgy" really did
was move from the eye to the ear,
if you know what I mean.
Probably the worst part of this
performance was that he tried
launch a musical career for himself
and about twelve friends during the
show.
After doing about 45 minutes or
so of comedy, he brought a pianist
and
a
bass player on stage and sang
a love song. Not a typical
"Diceman" song that had lyrics to
degrade every race, gender and
ethnic background possible, but a
real love song. Just try to picture
Ed McGarry
It's
a
little
·known
fact
that ...
him telling some woman how much
he loved her by singing her a sincere
love song.
I kept waiting for the punch line.
It never came.
.
After this he brought about ten
more musicians on stage and
jammed for a while. They did a
horrendous.Led·Zeppelin cover-'-
it was so bad I've forgotten what
song it was and I love Zeppelin -
plus
a
bunch
of
totally
unrecognizable
stuff.
The
"Diceman" also played drums for
a while and while he's no "Barn
Barn" Rubble, I've seen worse.
It was not all bad, however. He
did do a couple of his usual, fun-
ny • impersonations
including
Robert De Niro and Al Capone.
But his best by far was his imper-
sonation of
John
Travolta from the
movie "Grease" singing "Greased
Lightning." That was classic.
He also had some rather funny
commentary on the MTV Video
Music Awards which got him band
from MTV for using some ex-
tremely explicit language.
RTNDA-----
.. When someone asks you the
question 'why should I give you
this job?' all you have to say is
'because I went to Marist.' "
Continued from page
1
become an apprentice to someone
who knows the craft of journalism
and to soak every bit of knowledge
out
of
that person to avoid such
obstacles
as
prejudiced ageists like
himself and
his
colleagues, he said.
''We think young journalists are
dumb and we are unwilling to deal
with their dumbness," he said.
"We think that because we think
we were
dumb at that
age."
But students at Marist have an
advantage
because of
the _school:s
increasingly
better reputation,
said
Nachman. Now they have to excer-
cise the responsibility and live
up
to the reputation, he said.
Lowe---
eontinued from page
1
top and to stay on top takes a lot
of ambition and certain qualities
which he said he feels are evident
only in the best writers.
"Often a good writer is also a
good observer - a well-read per-
son who
is
open to ideas," he said.
"They are appreciators, people
who really see and hear. They also
have the capacity for excitement
and wonder," he said.
The "Diceman" is so popular
because he is different, even if he
is crude. But the novelty is fading
and unless he either changes his
style or comes up with some total-
ly new material, the "Diceman"
• will
riot be around for long. Uni-
queness is a necessity to be suc-
cessful in comedy and he had it,
but the key word is "had."
Someone like Robin Williams
will always be funny because his
humor is intelligent humor. His
ideas come from political events
and social and economic trends.
We will always have changing
political, social and economic con-
ditions so Williams will always
have material. The "Diceman,"
however, has chosen a comical
direction with a very limited supp-
ly of material.
Don't get me wrong, I didn't just
sit in the Civic Center for an hour-
and-a-half yawning. That's not so.
I did laugh. I laughed often. It is
just that when I first saw his special
on HBO I laughed hysterically for
. an hour. That didn't happen in
Hartford. Maybe I just expected
too much, I don't know.
What
1
do know is that no mat-
ter how many times I see Robin
Williams I will always laugh
hysterically, that is, ifl understand
his jokes.
You
see,
Andrew "Dice" Clay is
a comedian, Robin Williams is a
comic genius. And that, ought
to
be a well-known fact.
Ed McGarry
is
The Circle's
entertainment columnist.
A crucial quality that Lowe said
he thought no writer should be
without is
a
strong sense of
wonderment about the world.
"It is the same quality that
makes a kid who sees a fire truck
for the first time to erupt with
curiosity."
When Lowe left Marist, he ad-
mits that he never imagined he
would see it again. Returning here
twice for Alumni Weekend and the
RTNDA, he was surprised at his at-
titude toward being back, due to
the respect he said he found for
those that make up the Marist
community.
"At the Alumni Weekend, I was
impressed
by
the integrity, diligence
and independence that I found
among the people.'' said Lowe.
November 16, 1989- THE CIRCLE - Page 5
Letters-------
continued from page
7
going out to a party and drinking
every drop of alcohol that you can
possibly find. Furthermore, it does
not mean that Marist should break
New York state law and sponsor
alcohol parties for its students who
are not of age.
Even offering this as an alter-
native suggests the irresponsibility
of some individuals when it comes
to alcohol - that they cannot con-
trol their behavior and actions.
I should know a lot about the
behavior of students who are intox-
icated and even more about their
actions. I am
a
resident assistant in
Leo Hall. I've seen holes punched
in
bathroom
walls,
vomit
everywhere and disturbances to
others. I've also handled my share
of alcohol poisonings.
The writer of last week's article
blatantly insulted Marist Safety
and Security. The writer said that
Security gets its kicks form busting
students for alcohol.
On the contrary, most alcohol-
related confrontations are an
unpleasant experience for Security
and RAs. I know that I've had to
check pulses of intoxicated, passed-
out students, listen to threats,
obscenities and deal with being put
on a lower plane than Hitler.
Does anyone seriously believe
that a person can get kicks out of
that?
The alcohol policy is not unfair.
Rather, it protects us from the van-
dalism that some intoxicated
students cause, protects the health
of students and makes our efforts
easier in making Marist a pleasant
-and healthy environment in which
to live.
"Party Smart" means that an
element of responsibility and
maturity must be incorporated in
this social habit. It is easy to see this
as a duplicity, and difficult to
realize the concern that Marist has
for its students and their safety.
Alcohol for some is not a fruit.
, Rather, it is a serious problem. Par-
ty Smart.
David Harrigan
Thank yous
To the editor:
The Nov. 11 Radio and Televi-
sion News Directors/Marist Ad-
visory Council's Second Annual
Conference on "lnfo-tainment and
the News" drew several favorable
comments, and I would like to
thank the following people whose
efforts, which made the conference
so successful, were appreciated.
Thanks to Professor Linda
Dickerson and her Organizational
Communication class, Professor
Douglas Cole and his student
videotape crew, Coordinator of
Events Maureen Kilgour, Susan
Morrin and Joan Niles.
Also, Advisory Council Chair-
man James O'Grady, Dr. Marc
vanderHeyden, Dr. Jeptha Lann-
ing, and Alumni Association Presi-
dent, Jack Eberth.
Appreciation is also extended to
Communication Secretary Patti
McKinney and her two student
aides, Eileen Kearney and Danielle
Dunalewicz, Fashion De.;ign Direc-
tor Carmine Porcelli and Thomas
Darby for those excellent poster en-
tries from their students and to the
essay contest committee members
Linda Dickerson, Reverend Rich-
mond Egan, and Professor John
Hartsock.
Thanks to the
RTNDA, Ad-
visory Council, and alumni panel
members, to the students, faculty,
and others who attended, to Public
Relations Director Susan DeKrey,
Jay Stricker and the Seiler's Crew
for their input.
Finally, the support and interest
of President Dennis Murray has
been encouraging and deeply ap-
preciated. This year's conference
was "lnfo-tainment" at its finest.
Robert Norman
Conference Chairperson
Winter Intersession
Housing
lntorma\ion
January
2 -
19, 1989
Any resident
student
interested
in applying
for Winter
Intersession
Hous-
ing accommodations
due to
participation
in Intersession
class,
athletic
committment,
co-op/internship
or who
live a
great
distance
from
the
college,
please
note
the
following:
INTERSESSION
DATES:
Monday,
Jan 1, 1990 - Residence
Areas
open at 12 Noon;
classes
begin on Tuesday
Jan 2, 1990.
Friday,
Jan 19, 1990 - Last day of Intersession
class.
HOUSING
All students
currently
residing
in the North
End
of Campus
(Townhouses,
Benoit,
Gregory,
North
Road,
Gartland
Commons
and C_ant~rbury_Apts.)
and residents
of Champagnat
Hall are allowed
to reside
m their own
residence
area. Students
residing
in Sheahan,
Leo and Marian
Halls
will be housed
in Champagnat
Hall on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd floor. limited
housing
space
is available
for Freshmen
residents
who are requesting
to stay during
the Intersession.
The space
in Champagnat
on the first
three floors is on a first-come
first-serve
basis.
There
will be no van
service
during
the Winter
Intersession
to and
from
the Canterbury
Garden
Apartments.
Any student
living
in the North
End
of camp_us
and Canter-
bury may reside
in Champagnat
Hall during
the break
1f they request
to do so and
if space
is available.
There
will be a room charge
of $70.00
per person
per week (double
occupancy).
The daily charge
will be $12.00
per person
per day (dou-
ble occupancy).
Canterbury
residents
that will be staying
for Winter
In-
tersession
and living at Canterbury
will pay a reduced
rate of $50.00
per week
or $10.00
per day (double
occupancy)
since no van service
to and
from
the College
will be available.
ROOM
RESERVATION
PROCESS
Resident
Students
must first pick-up
a Room
Reservation
Form
in !he
Housing
and Residential
Life Office
(Campus
Center,
270) then bnng
the completed
form and appropriate
payment
to the Students
Accounts
Office,
{Donnelly
Hall,
208)
no later
than
4:00 pm on December
8, 1989.
The
Student
Accounts
Office
will then
send
to the Housing
and Residen-
tial Life Office
receipts
of payments.
INTERSESSION
ROOM
CHARGES
MUST
BE PAID in
full
before
a room
key will be issued
during
check-in.
ROOM
CHECK-IN
Winter
Intersession
students
may pick-up
their room key
(If
relocating
to Champagnat
Halij in the Housing
and Residential
Life Office,
(Cam-
pus Center,
270) on Monday,
January
1, 1990
between
the hours of
12:00 noon and 4:00 pm.
DINING
SERVICES
Food
services
will not be available
in the College's
Dining
Center
during
the Wmter
Intersession
Break.
The
Donnelly
Hall
Coffee
Shop
and Marist
East
Coffee
Shop
will be open
Monday
through
Friday,
daytime
hours.
All of these
options
are on a cash basis.
Students
are reminded
that
cooking
is permitted
in the Residence
Halls.
QUESTIONS
Please
stop by the Housing
and Residential
Life Office
if you have
any
questions
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housing
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editorial
Vandalism
If Marist students do not want to be treated like children, they
have a strange way of showing it.
Two weeks ago, computer terminals were installed in Cham-
pagnat Hall lounges for student use. They are linked to the main-
frame system as part of· the Marist-IBM Joint Study. Some
students showed their appreciation by damaging two terminals
beyond repair.
Marist students are fond of saying the college treats them like
children. They point to Marist's drinking policy and say that if
only the administration would trust them, they would be
responsible.
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Thousands of dollars worth of damaged equipment says
otherwise.
Of course, it was not the entire Marist student body that van-
dalized the equipment. More than likely, it was one or two ir-
responsible students.
But it is often the actions of one or two students that deter-
mine how much the administration trusts the student body.
Judging by the last week's events in Champagnat, the hockey
game two weeks ago and the off-campus parties that have led to
numerous complaints among Poughkeepsie residents, the
kindergarten behavior of a few students has destroyed the ad-
ministration's confidence in the student body - something that
takes a long time to build and even longer to repair.
Students sometimes take things for granted. Marist officals do
not have to order the installation of computers in the dorms; in
fact, they don't have to provide computers for student use.
The answer doesn't lie in complete Marist supervision of the
Computer Center and the terminals in Champagnat. People who
work at the Computer Center are paid to help solve computer
problems, not to play babysitter.
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Ultimately, students must take responsibility for their actions.
Only with increased responsibility will the trust ever be regained.
Letters to
The Circle
Registration
To the editor:
During my three years at Marist
I have always been highly impress-
ed by the professionalism of the
Circle
staff.
l was.
therefore,
doubly disappointed with the
editorial on registration (11/9). The
writer did not take the time to get
the facts straight or to dig deep
enough to get the real story.
The problem is not that the soft-
ware cannot print the zero in 1990.
The problem is that the system can-
not tell whether something happen-
ed in the '80's or the '90's.
This is unacceptable for many
reasons including the printing of
transcripts.
Marist College has been working
to resolve this problem for over two
years. Many things had to be ac-
complished in order to bring a new
system to Marist. The IBM/Marist
Joint Study has a basic objective to
make it possible to provide the best
possible services for the students.
The system selected provides the
best potential for doing just that.
It
is the dedication of many
members of the, Marist Communi-
ty that is the real story. Project
teams made up of key ad-
ministrators on the campus and
members of the Computing Center
have spent the last nine months do-
ing two
full
jobs:They have spent
time away from home taking
courses in Rochester, N.Y.
They have worked nights and
weekends to keep current service up
to your expectations and still do all
of the things that were needed to
get the new system installed before
the old one ceased to function.
The faculty has agreed to take on
a great deal of extra work to insure
that the students get the support
Continued on page 7
THE:CIRCLE:
Editor: ...........................
Bill Johnson
Managing Editor: . . . . . .
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Karen Cicero
Senior Editors: ....................
Chris Landry
Steve Murray
Editorial Page Editor: . ...........
Paul O'Sullivan
News Editors: . . -..............
Stacey McDonnell
Molly Ward
Features Editors: ...................
Holly Gallo
Ann Timmons
Sports Editor: ....................
Jay Reynolds
Photography Editor: . ..............
Lynaire Brust
Editorial Cartoonist: . ...............
Bob Higgins
Advertising Manager: . ..........
Michael DeCosta
Business Manager: ...........
Christopher Murphy
Circulation Manager: .............
John Scagliotti
Faculty Adviser: .................
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Last Sunday, I wrote a column
advocating
,restraint
in East Ger-
many, saying that things could tum
around at any time and the world
should be cautious about its deal-
ings there.
Then oil Thursday, when both of
you read it, the Berlin Wall came
down.
That'll teach me never to agree
with George Bush.
But despite the fact that agree-
ing with the president may have
made me look slightly behind the
times, I still believe that he is cor-
rect using restraint in dealing with
events in Eastern Europe, especial-
ly concerning the now hot question
of German reunification.
The neutralization of the Berlin
Wall has made this one of those
dangerous times
in
history where
events
are
controlling the actions of
leaders, instead of leaders controll-
ing even~ Things have moved so
quickly that there is an almost ir-
resistable-temptation
to
react emo-
tionally to unify
a
separated peo-
ple rather than react rationally and
ask whether making Germany
whole is a wise thing to do.
The key factor in this situation
is that if the German people want
reunification, it is going to happen
and no outside force, be it the
United States or the Soviet Union,
will
be
able to stop it.
Any attempt by an outside na-
tion to discourage a popular
reunification movement in Ger-
many would only result in that
movement gaining strength. Im-
agine how Americans would react
if West Germany told the U.S. it
couldn't make Puerto Rico a state,
Paul O'Sullivan
Thinking
between
the
lines
and you have a good idea of how
the Germans would react to the
U.S. dictating foreign policy to
West Gef!!1any.
Whether the German people
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really want reunification is a ques-
tion that only time can answer. It
is true that more than two million
East Germans poured through the
Berlin Wall last weekend, but it is
also true that the vast majority of
them went back to East Berlin on
Sunday to go back to work. Many
West German cities were reporting
that fewer than one percent of the
East German visitors were apply-
ing to stay in West Germany
permanently.
That says a lot. It would
seem
that the East Germans want to
make their own country work
before becoming part of another.
Let's hope so. The road to
reunification, if the two Germanys
choose to take it, must be a long
one. The memory of a united,
militaristic, blitzkrieging Germany
is too fresh in the minds of Jews,
Poles and other groups for them
not to
be
frightened of the prospect
of one Germany. To these people,
two Germanys have meant peace,
while one has meant war.
West
German
Chancellor
Helmut Kohl on Tuesday reassured
the people of Poland that there·
would be no reunification of Ger-
many without the support of other
European nations. Whether he will
be able to maintain this position if
there is a groundswell of popular
support for reunification remains
to be seen.
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Most importantly on the interna-
tional scene, the reunification of
Germany would most likely signal
the end of NATO and the Warsaw
Pact, ending nearly two decades of
the two greatest military powers in
the world pointing their guns
directly at each other over the
Berlin Wall.
No one would seriously dispute
that
this
would be a good thing, but
the question must be asked: what
comes next?
The standoff in Berlin has been
a tenous peace at best, but it has
been a peace that has lasted 18
years. Before the world gets rid of
the devil it knows, it had better
make sure that it is not getting a
more dangerous evil in return.
What this situation requires is
cool heads, rather than fast action.
For the first time since World War
II, it seems like there is a real
possibility for East and West to
come together.
But to make sure that happens,
and happens the way the West
wants it, someone is is going to
have to hold onto the reins and give
them a gentle pull, when it is pru-
dent to do so.
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O'Sullivan is The arcJe's
political columnist.
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Another roun·d is fired in
the great Canterbury war
by Paul Lawrence
According to Phil Karpel (in his
viewpoint of 11/9/89), Canterbury
would, in a war, be considered a
"lost cause."
I would like to point out that this
is not entirely the fault of our ar-
my's generals (the administration),
or even its lieutenants and sergeants
(resident assistants and unit coor-
dinators), but it is also the result of
poor effort on the part of our
privates (the students).
I believe the word Karpel used
was apathy. This was an excellent
choice because it describes the pro-
blem with the Marist housing situa-
tion perfectly.
Granted,
_the
college admits too
many freshmen that need housing,
but these students are thrust upon
the Housing Office, which then
must find a place for all of them
to live. The result is that many of
you find yourselves
out in
Canterbury.
However, since you have never
heard anything but horror stories
•
about this "hell," you go there
with a prejudice already formed.
You can think of nothing but to
look for the most petty problems
with your apartment and you fail
to see anything positive in your
situation because you won't look
for it. You want to complain.
Whatever happened to the say-
ing, "ours is not to reason why,
ours is but to do or die?" If you
were placed in Canterbury, why
can't you make the best of it in-
stead of whining like some
kindergarten kid that has just been
told
that
he has to stop
finger-painting?
situation is not that bad. I know
that there are a precious few
students at Canterbury that have
done this and they like where they
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live.
To these few I say: congratula-
tions, I applaud your willingness to
adapt and find the good in your
situation. To the majority that can
·
do nothing but complain I have this
to say: grow up, and stop acting
like a spoiled child. Act like a col-
lege student, not an infant.
Karpel also stated that his time
as a UC was "unfulfilling" and
"depressing"
because
"few
students accepted, respected or
took advantage
of us as a
resource."
I agree with him
wholeheartedly, and I think it is a
problem that needs to be brought
to the students' attention.
You students view the RAs and
UCs as another annoyance Marist
has placed in your housing en-
vironmnet for you to complain
about, but there is something you
don't realize.
The RAs and UCs are there for
you. We are there to help you, not
get you in trouble, and any RA or
UC that feels otherwise shouldn't
be in that position.
Yes, part of our job is to write
up those of you that are blatantly
breaking Marist College rules, but
that doesn't become a priority un-
til you, the students, make it a
priority.
We are not the Delta Force of
the Housing Office. We don't real-
ly wear camoflage and drive Army
jeeps (in case there· was any
misunderstanding, this was sar-
casm, for those of you that
read
my
last viewpoint.)
If you would just look around
Your apathy,
,a&..1
have men,tion-
you, you would find that your- ed before, is the root of the pro-
blems you have with your housing
and your RA/UC. If you would
like to improve your situation, get
involved in the programs your
RA's aud UC's are organizing for
you. Take an active role in them
and see if they're worthwhile
before you dismiss them as
garbage.
If there is a program that you
would like to see, tell your RAs or
UCs about it, and they'll see if they
can help you organize it. Join Resi-
dent Student Council (RSC) or, at
least, go to a meeting and see what
it's all about. For those of you who
reside in Canterbury, this is an ex-
cellent opportunity to get some in-
formation and make some changes.
The problem is not going to be
solved overnight, and it's not go-
ing to be solved by the administra-
tion. They do everything they can
to make your housing experience
better, but you are not receptive to
anything unless they were to say:
From this moment on, all students
are free to drink alcohol whenever
and wherever they desire, and all
RAs and UCs are terminated.
The change has to come from
you, the students. You have to
realize that you're not in such a bad
position; you just have to adapt to
it and make it better yourself.
Karpel told Marist to clean up its
efforts. I say the same thing to the
students:
Stp being a bunch of cry
babies and do something about
your complaints instead of just
voicing them for the ridicule of
society outside of the Marist com-
munity. Go ahead; try it. It can't
be any worse than complaining all
the time.
Paul Lawrence
is
a senior major-
ing in English.
,:
Raising awareness about a war
that should never be forgotten_
by Tina M. LaValla.
Sometimes people are forgotten.
Today's media carefully selects
what will be covered regardless of
the event's importance, but rather
what will make the "best" news.
Thus,
conflicts,
civil wars,
massacres and injustices all around
the
world
continue
to go
unreported. The end result is a
global ignorance of people who
·
deserve and need the world's
attention.
This is the plight of the
POLISARIO
movement of the
Western Sahara. The Western
Sahara is a country the size of Col-
orado on the northwest side of
Africa.
From 1884 to 1975, Western
Sahara was a colony of Spain. In
1973 a group of Sahrawi students
(as the people of Sahara call
themselves) formed the Popular
Front for the Liberation of Saguia
el Hamra and Rio de Oro
(POLISARIO front) to fight for
their independence from Spain.
Spain agreed to leave the Spanish
Sahara
in 1974 through
a
referendum.
However, King Hassan of
Morocco refused to recognize any
such agreement and continues to-
day to occupy the region,
even
after
the International Court of Justice
O.C.J.) stated in 1975 that it would
not uphold the claim to the
territory.
Soon after the
I.C.J.
released its
opinion, 350,000 Moroccan people
marched into the Western Sahara
(The Green March). Consequent-
ly, most of the Sahrawi people
were
forced to leave their homes and
-relocate
to refugee camps in the
Algerian Southwest desert. After
this invasion by Morocco, the
POLISARIO Front began its long
.
fight for independence, and it con-
tinues to this day.
On Oct. 18, an full page adver-
tisement appeared in the New York
Times. It's title was,
"Western
Sahara: The End of a War of
Secession." This ad gave the
Moroccan
version
of
the
POLISARIO movement and, in
my opinion, makes their struggle
seem anything but legitimate.
Of course, it does not mention
Morocco's efforts to suppress the
POLISARIO
Front right from the
stan, nor how it bas backed away
in the past from negotiations. In-
stead, it states that Morocco has a
legal claim to sovereignty over
Western Sahara and "this position
must be understood as reflecting a
deep Moroccan attachment to the
principles governing the friendly
relationship between nations ... "
In having the opportunity to in-
terview a high ranking member of
the POLISARIO Front, Madjid
Abdullah, I
was
able to get their
reaction on this. Abdullah said that
it was a .. bad product" to be paid
for by Morocco, but was confident
that anyone familiar with the
Western Sahara conflict would not
be misled by it.
Furthermore, he said that one of
their main objectives is to gain in-
ternational recognition, a crucial
element that has been lacking in
their efforts to obtain support. By
generating some international sup-
port, countries such as France,
Spain and the U.S. would stop sell-
ing arms to Morocco, and thus en-
courage the peace process.
A few weeks ago, at a press con-
ference of the POLISARIO Front
at the National Press Club in
Washington
D.C.,
Bashir
Mustapha Sayed, the second in
command and chairman of the
negotiation team, released a state-
ment urging the U.S. to "help in
the peace process, support the
Secretary General of the United
Nations, and to get direct negotia-
tions between Morocco and the
POLISARIO Front going once
again."
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Encouragingly, Abdullah did at-
tend such a conference at the U.N.
recently and a resolution was pass-
ed to begin dialogue between the
POLISARIO Front and Morocco.
In additon, it calls for freedom for
the people of the Western Sahara
from Morocco. Abdullah says it
was a promising sign because this
has been the first concensus reach-
ed in a long time.
I have written this article on
behalf of the Sahrawi people
because I feel they deserve global
attention. I cannot imagine the
frustration they feel when they hear
their fight for independence and
self- determination called "the
forgotten war."
But indeed the media has forgot-
ten it, and worst of all most of the
world is not even aware of it. So,
hopefully the media will give it due
coverage
in the future
by
generating attention worldwide.
The worst thing we can ever do
is forget an entire people.
Tma M.
La
Valla
is
a junior ma-
joring in history.
BoDeans bring rock
back to its roots
Once in a blue moon a band
comes along to assure me that the
future of rock music is in capable
hands. And now the blue moon is
rising and shining on the BoDeans.
Call me a late bloomer, call me
slow, but I only recently started
listening to these guys. Their first
album was released three years ago
and I only wish I'd stumbled upon
them sooner.
A banal list of cliches could help
me to describe their sound and ap-
peal, so let me get it out of my
system. Jangling (yes, jangling)
guitars, bare bones arrangements,
soulful harmonies, gritty, back-to-
basics rock
'n'
roll. Satisfied?
But let's dispense with the ob-
vious and boring catch phrases.
The BoDeans are not ones to be
categorized. I can't say they sound
like so-and-so because they only
sound like themselves. Sure, I can
hear
influences
from the Byrds to
Buddy Holly, but it all boils down
to BoDeans music.
The band only has two con-
stants: Kurt Neumann and Sam
Llanas. Both sing, play guitar, and
write the songs. Currently, Bob
Griffin is on bass and Michael
Ramos is tickling the ivories - in-
cluding the accordian. I think the
drummer just happens to be
whoever is hanging around the
studio or concert hall at the right
time.
This was my first
'Dean show,
so
I wasn't sure what to expect. I'd
listened to their three albums and
hoped that they would at least live
up to their studio talents. After see-
ing
them
live, I'll never have such
low expectations again.
I've seen some fantastic shows,
but I've never seen a band having
so much fun. Sam and Kurt were
smiling al\ the way through the set,
which lasted about an hour and a
half. It was their sense of fun that
got the crowd going as much as the
music. Infectious energy,
to
say
the
least.
Now I have
to
admit that Sam
Llanas' voice can be a little
...
um ...
annoying, especially the first few
times you hear him on the records.
Hearing him live was the most sur-
prising part of the show. His grit-
ty, gargle-with-gravel vocals took
on a new dimension on stage. In-
stead of grating on the ear, he came
across as a confidant singer with a
hard, unique
style
of delivery.
His personal high point was a
slow rendition of Del Shannon's
"Runaway," which segued nicely
into the band's own song of the
same name. And the crowd went
Kieran Fagan
In
your
ear
wild over his soulful
wail
in
"Beautiful
Rain," a moody song
about the plight of American
farmers.
Kurt Neumann sounds more like
a "real" singer. His own melodic
style is close to that of many coun-
try singers, but without the nasal
twang. The haunting "Ballad of
Jenny Rae" (my personal favorite
BoDeans tune) proved that Kurt
could croon
with
the best of them.
Listening to Neumann, I got the
feeling
he was weaned on Roy Or-
bison records from birth, except
Neumann's range is much lower.
This is the first show I've ever
been to where the band told the
crowd, "Feel free to waltz for this
next song." The Chance became
something of a beggar's ballroom
during the three-quarter time of
"Beaujolais,"
a sound rarely
associated with
a
rock band.
But with
styles
ranging from
Cajun-flavored blues to country
ballads to rockabilly showstoppers,
the BoDeans show that they're not
afraid to take chances. Their credo
can be summed up in their song
"Good
Work:"
"Hey
now
nothing's gonna come for free/
Playin' six strings sounds good to
me/ It's good work if you can
get
it."
They aren't flashy, they aren't
virtuosos,
and
they
aren't
going to
make
the
cover of "Tiger Beat."
But the BoDeans are what rock
is
all
about:
having a good
time.
About an hour after the show,
my friend and I drove by the
Chance to
see
if anyone was
around. We
saw
Sam Llanas
stan-
ding outside by
the
tour bus, by
himself. So we drove up and
said
"Great show, Sammy. Nice job."
He simply said,
"Thanks,
guys."
We went to park, planning to collie
back and hang out. By the time we
walked up, the bus was heading out
on 44/55. They
were
off to Penn-
sylvania and
the next night's
gig,
and I'll bet they had as much fun
there as
they
did up here.
It's good work if you can get
it.
Kieran
Fagan is
The Circle's
music columnist.
Letters-------C-o-nt-in-ue_d_f-ro_m_p-ag_e_6
they need in selecting next
semester's courses. The division
chairs have volunteered to be
available during
registration
in case
there is a need to make ad-
ministrative decisions.
Hours of meetings have been
held to find ways to minimize the
inconvenience
to the
students.
Without the unselfish effort of
these people I can assure you the
students would have had a great
deal to be concerned about.
I would ask that the students ap-
proach registration in the same way
as those I have mentioned above.
There are things that are not what
we would like them to be, but let's
work together to solve them and
make this a fair and successful
registration.
Cart Ge~rich
Drinking rebuttal
To
the editor:
James Hurler's letter of
J
I /2/89
needs clarification on the drinking
policy at Marist, partying smart
and major clarification on the role
that Marist Security plays on
campus.
The letter claims that Marist is
being hypocritical when its
slogan
for Alcohol Awareness Week is
"Party Smart." Granted, with the
Marist policy, it is obvious that the
Marist Administration
would
prefer not to have anyone party at
all.
However, college officials are
not inept. As Hurler points out,
"The administration can't stop
students from drinking, no matter
what it does." Certainly we all
realize that.
The actual slogan for Alcohol
Awareness
Week,
however, was
"Fatal Attraction: Don't Let
Drinking Become
An
Obsession."
"Party Smart" was a phrase aim-
ed at students who, if they were go-
ing
to
party, to be responsible.
Responsibility means that they
should not attempt to drive and get
killed, like one person was in front
of Marist this Fourth of July.
Marist would simply not tell
anyone to go out and party just for
the sake of being smart about it.
Partying smart does not mean
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What a long,
strange trip
it turned into
Wes Zahnke
A
day
in
the
life
Knifing our way down route 9W,
en route to the Palisades Parkway,
with our ultimate destination being
the Nation's Capital, seemed sim-
ple enough.
Mom and Dad made their trium-
phant return·to Po'town, blazing
a path down the arterial with guns
and fuel tank loaded, pleading with
the locals to "make their day."
We were all invigorated and
refreshed, feeling the magnetic pull
to D.C., where their nephew - my
cousin -
was to tie the knot with
a Virginian, Southern Belle.
Whatever.
My ulterior motives were plain
and simple: free food all weekend
and
a column. My keen journalistic
insights would go hand in hand
with the big city where the history
books are always being revised and
inside men tell no tales.
So, we're cruising down the
twists and turns of this demonic
road, when Mom explained her
dilemma to me. I'm trying to make
time and she has the audacity to say
that nature is calling her.
I tell her that if it's important,
nature will call back. He did.
After several stops at bathroom-
less stations, we find a Getty and
Mom does her tour of duty.
We finally get to the I>a\isades
and I'm feeling so comfortable and
smug that before
I
know it, we're
at a $3.00 toll booth.
This struck me as odd, and as we
sped over the George Washington
Bridge into New York City,
I
knew
something was up.
I
have a natural affinity for the
obvious. While at the halfway
point, I declare, "Hey, something's
wrong here! I know you don't have
to drive through the city to get to
Washington."
I felt I had made a definitive
statement, and as soon as Dad sar-
castically praised me for my wealth
of geographic knowledge, I shut
the mouth and made the necessary
turns to right, or as the case was,
left my wrongs.
The rest of the ride went
smoothly. I was cranking tunes and
imbibing loads of java, while the
rest of the crew did their own thing.
We managed to get to the hotel,
motel, Holiday Inn and while there
I distinctly noticed that we were in
the south. Not an earth shaking
revelation, I'll admit, but the word
"grits" seemed to permeate my
brain and leave its indentation.
Not exactly a card carrying fan
of old dixieland, I thought what joy
I would gain from listening to those
friendly, good old voices for four
whole days.
.
Friday was spent roaming
around the city, which happened to
be filled with Vietnam Vets, com-
memorating Veteran's Day. It was
a
powerful,
mind-blowing
experience.
The Vietnam Memorial was
packed which was very heartening
to see.
Saturday was the wedding,
which was ... oh, different...
Sunday was the pro-choice rally
in the same mall that had been
stalked by the vets just two days
before.
It was a scene. Loud, chanting,
fanatical women screaming for
their rights, typified the situation.
The crowd was mammoth and
some of the signs ingenious.
The ride home found us lost in
South D.C., but a S\\-ift recovery
was made and Po'town was found
again. Home
sweet
home.
RESIDENCE
HALL
CLOSING
FOR
THANKSGIVING
HOLIDAY
BREAK
NOVEMBER
22 - 26, 1989
PERTINENT
RESIDENCE
INFORMATION
The Residence
Area will close for the Thanksgiving
Holi-
day Break
at 6:00 pm on Wednesday,
November
22 and
the last meal served
will be lunch.
The following
are the only acceptable
reasons
for remain-
ing on campus
during
the break:
1. Athletic
Commitment/Campus
Employment
2. Internship
3. Unreasonable
distance
from home
If you believe
that you fall into one of the above
categories,
you must contact
the Housing
and Residential
Life Office,
Room
270 in the Campus
Center,
by Friday,
November
17,
1989 before
4:00 pm to request
permission
to remain
on
campus.
Any student
requesting
permission
to stay
for the
break
after November
17, must pay a $10.00 late fine at
the time of the request.
Remember
to unplug
all appliances,
turn off lights, empty
trash,
lock windows
and doors,
defrost
refrigerator
(except
Townhouses,
Gartland
Commons,
North
Road,
and Canter-
bury Apts.) Be sure
to take all valuables
home.
The col-
lege is not responsible
for theft of personal
property.
For the Thanksgiving
Holiday Break students who are
granted
permission
to stay must reside
in or temporarily
relocate
to residence
facilities
on the north end of cam-
pus. Please
indicate
where
you will be residing
when you
request
to stay. Please
check
at the Housing
and Residen-
tial Life Office, room 270 in the Campus
Center
on Mon-
day, November
20, 1989 to see if you were granted
per-
mission to stay for the break. No one without proper
authorization
will be permitted
to remain
on campus.
The Residence
halls
will reopen
on Sunday,
November
26,
at 12:00 noon with dinner being the first meal served.
Classes·
resume
on Monday
morning.
The Housing
and
Residential
Lite: Office would like
to wish everyone
a very Happy
Thanksgiving/I
WE
NEED
YOU!
BE A PART
OF THE TEAM
The Marist
Women's.
Swimming
and Diving
Team
is looking
for all
those
interested
in joining
the team.
It's not too late!
If interested
please
contact:
Jeanne
Cleary
- XT. 781
or
Rick Bolstad
691-6058
As· Soon As Possible
GAP
THE GAP, INC.
will be on campus
Tuesday, December 5, 1989.
We will be interviewing
December and Spring
graduates for
MERCHANDISING TRAINEE positions
WE LOOK FORWARD
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Recruiting-
Lady Foxes control
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_Marist's ~Ciidemic support ser-
first exh1b1t1on game
vices are available to anyone - not
just athletes -
to help them
by Chris Shea
become a better student, according
to Wood.
The Lady Red Foxes, after a
sub-par offensive performance in
the first half, came out strong in
the second half.
When the final list is made, the
process starts to become more
involved.
"Our entire relationship with a
player begins in the recruiting pro-
cess," Magarity said. "It is impor-
tant for the staff to keep in contact
!
with the player and his family."
Assistant coach Jeff Bower does
a lot-of the leg work in the process.
"I like to get to know the
player," he said. "I want to know
.what is important to them."
The next step in the process is the
home or school visit.
During the home visit, the
coaches get to present the family
with what Marist has to offer.
During the visit, a videotape of
Marist js shown to the family -
giving an overview of what Marist
has to offer.
The athletic portion of the tape
shows the highlights of big games
and stresses individual dedication.
The tape also shows the family
what Marist is all about.
"When I am with a prospect, I
stress to them that the people are
most important,"
Bower said.
"The quality of the individual on
campus and the academic and
athletic balance are the greatest
things that Marist has to offer."
"The home visit is vital,"
Magarity said.
"If
the family sees
what Marist has to offer then we
are in good shape - this is a very
attractive situation for a player."
The campus visit by the recruit
is more of an informal process.
This visit allows the student to
see what Marist life is all about.
The players are able to witness col-
lege life first-hand during their time
spent on campus.
"There -is a lot ·of-interaction
with the current players to make
the individual feel comfortable in
what could potentially be his new
environment."
Magarity also noted that after
the visit, he spends time with the
team to determine its reactions and
impressions of its prospective
teammate.
The excitement begins, though,
while the recruit is on the campus.
The recruit is shown another
videotape - this one is a mixture
of goals and highlights that has a
great feeling of pride.
The tape shows the recruit where
the program is going by putting
him in the spotlight.
One phrase that appears on the
screen says: "That was then. You
are now.''
For the recruit, it does not end
there -
next is the room of
dreams:
Pictures of tournament play
hang all around the room while
jerseys from former Marist stan-
douts Rik Smits and Drafton Davis
portray a sense of accomplisment
as do the trophies sitting in the mid-
dle of the room.
A sense of the future is then por-
trayed through a slide show accom-
panied by stereosounds.
The
presentation is electric and it puts
the recruit in the middle of the
action.
When all is done, the coaches
can only stay in contact with the
player and wait.
High school coaches play a big
role in the final decision process,
according to Magarity.
"Sometimes the high school
coach is everything," he said.
"They have a great deal of in-
fluence on the player."
When a player chooses to attend
Marist, Magarity said the job is far
from
being over.
"When a player signs, the work
just begins," he said. "It makes
you feel good but we then have to
fulfill our committment to the
student.
It all starts in the room of
dreams.
Led by 13 points off the bench
from senior Jennifer O'Neil, the
woman's
basketball
team
outscored St. Francis Xavier 41-15
in the second half to run away with
an easy exhibition victory.
The Lady Red Foxes won by the
score of 64-38 in a sloppy game
that was marked by more turnovers
than points in the first half.
Head coach Ken Babineau was
pleased with the Lady Red Foxes'
opening night performance, but he
said · there
is
room
for
improvement.
"I
was happy with our perfor-
mance considering it was the first
game," he said. "Our defense was
excellent. I think our sloppy play
in the first half can be attributed
to first-game jitters and adapting to
a new style of play."
The key to the Marist victory was
_a smothering, intense defense
as
St.
Francis made just 11 of its 54 field
goal attempts.
Marist also had an impressive 27
steals -
led led by center Ruth
Halley who had five. Halley also
contributed four blocked shots.
"I told them they were playing
a a wrong speed on offense,"
Babineau said. "They were out of
control at times, and that's why we
had so many turnovers. In the se-
cond half we cut down on tur-
novers and we made a big improve-
ment."
O'Neil
had nine of her 13 points
in the second half and Monica
O'Halloran pumped in eight of her
10.
Mary O'Brien and Kim Smith-
Bey were the high rebounders in the
game -
each tallying five.
Babineau says there well be more
of the up-tempo, transition style.
"That's our basic game plan,"
he said. "It's a team effort all the
way around."
Every player saw action against
St. Francis, with no player playing
more than 22 minutes or less than
seven.
Marist will officially open its
season on Nov. 25 when it travels
to the Seton Hall Tournament.
Circle
photo/Patty Donohue
As Marist's Mike Flynn (17) and Scott Brown (12) give chase to
the puck here during last Saturday's hockey game at the Mid-Hudson
Civic Center, Columbia Univeristy was the one doing much of the
chasing - the Red Foxes dominated the game - winning 12-2. Marist
also registered a 6-4 win at Monclair State Sunday night.
Cagers sign two in early session
by Mike O'Farrell
While the 1989-1990 season is
just getting underway, men's
basketball coach Dave Magarity
and his coaching staff have already
helped themselves for next season.
Last week, two players signed
national letters of intent to play for
Marist College.
Chad Weikert, a 6-foot-2-inch
guard, and Jason Turner, a
6-foot-7-inch forward, has signed
with the Red
Foxes
during the Na-
tional Collegiate Athletic Associa-
tion's early signing period.
Weikert, from Memorial High
School in Evansville, Ind., averag-
ed 10 points per game last year
while connecting on just under 53
percent of his three-point attempts.
"I think he is a solid combina-
tion guard," Magarity said. "He is
a great shooter and has great range
and he can hit the three-pointer.
A fourth team pre-season all-
state candidate, Weikert has "great
natural
ability
and a real
feel for
the game," according to Magarity.
"He has played with some real-
ly tough competition," Magarity
said. "I think he will be able to
contribute for us right away next
season."
Turner had signed to play at
Marist for this season, yet decided
to enroll in a prep school instead.
Because he enrolled at St.
Thomas Moore in Colchester,
Conn., Marist had to re-recruit
Turner.
As a high school senior, Turner
was the second leading scorer in the
state of Connecticut -
averaging
26.5 points per game.
Turner was also a strong inside
player who pulled down 15 re-
bounds and blocked three shots per
contest last year.
Named the Connecticut Class L
(large schools) player of the year,
Turner was voted first team all-
state by The Hartford Courant,
New Haven Register, New York
Daily News and The Bridgeport
Post.
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Hoop• recruiting
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Selling Marist to recruits
takes mor_e than just talk
by
Mike O'Farrell
It
all ends iii the room of dreams.
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The long recruiting process for prospective Marist basketball players,
though, can be both exciting and frustrating.
Recruiting is the way in which colleges encourage athletes to come and
participate in athletics at their institution.
Some schools -
Oklahoma and Southern Met_hodist University, for
example - have even been found guilty of stressing strictly athletics to
their prospective athletes. _
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At Marist however, administrators and coaches believe otherwise.
President Dennis J. Murray usually greets the recruits when they visit
Marist.
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"is that while at Marist, they are students first."
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"Priorities must be in proper order," said head basketballcoach Dave
Magarity. "Academics and athletics must r,o hand in hand."
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Magarity - is in his fourth year at Manst -
has the task of _trymg
to keep the program in order following the two years which Manst has
spent on probation for recruiting violations.
The ·recruiting process is
a
long one and begins early - usually early
in a player's high school career.
"What we then do is start to make our list of prospects based on their
performance," Magarity said. "A final list of prospects is then made
after the coaching staff has evaluated the player's academic potential."
If
a player has marginal academic s_tanding, then the athletic depart-
ment contacts the admissions department.
According to Harry Wood, vice president for admissions and enroll-
ment planning, it is the job of his department to determine whether or
not the athlete will be able to encounter academic success in his four years
at Marist.
"If
a player has marginal standards, I will call the high school and
find out if he is motivated to do the work and see if he has the support
of the high school," Wood said.
"It
is also important to determine if
the student has good leadership and citizenship qualities.
"We want a diverse constituency of lifestyles such that the students
will
be able to learn from each other."
Continued on page 11
From the Corner
Circle
photo/Lynaire Brust
Marist's Jennifer O'Neil (22) airs up one of her shots during the
Lady Red Foxes' exhibition game last weekend. O'Neil came off the
bench to pour in 13 points in Marist's win over St. Francis Xavier.
Please see story on a e 11.
Gridders close out season with solid win
by Mike
O'Farrell
The Marist football team finish-
ed its season last Friday in the same
way they started the season - with
a victory.
The - Red Foxes downed the
Kingsmen of Brooklyn College by
a score of 24-6 to finish the season
with a 4-5-1 record.
Marist finished second in the
Atlantic Collegiate Football Con-
frence posting a league mark of
3-2.
The Red Foxes finished behind
Gallaudet University and St. John·
Fisher • College who tied for the
league title. The Foxes defeated St.
John Fisher in. the first game of the
season and l.lst a seesaw battle to
Gallaudet two weeks ago.
The win over Brooklyn snapped
the Red Foxes four
0
game losing
skid. After starting the season with
a 3-1-1 mark, Marist dropped four_
games in a row before meeting the
Kingsmen.
Chris Douglas tallied the first
points of the game for the Red
Foxes. The senior placekicker con-
nected on a 30-yard field goal to
put Marist ahead 3-0.
In the second quarter, junior
signal caller Dan O'Donnell ran in
from one yard out to put the Red
Foxes up to stay. Douglas added
the extra-point making the score
10-6~
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O'Donnell's touchdown capped
a drive that covered 45 yards in just
nine plays. •·
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According to first-year coach
Rick Pardy, the Foxes wanted to
come out strong.
"We wanted to come out and
show what we could do, it was im-
portant for us to that," he said.
Although they led at the midway
point,
the Red Foxes were
somewhat sluggish in the first half.
That changed, though.
The second-half scores came
courtesy of senior Curtis Bailey and
a powerful-offensive line.
The offensive line was ·able to
open up holes for Bailey, Dan
McElduff and Scott DeFalco -
allowing Bailey to collect 205 yards
on 21 carries, McElduff 79 yards
on 17 carries and DeFalco 75 yards
on just six carries.
Bailey's second score was also a
record breaker.
The senior scampered 77 yards
for the longest touchdown run in
school history. The score came with
11 :22 left in the game and the ex-
tra point by Douglas made the
score 24-6.
In terms of total offense, the Red
Foxes gained 475 yards compared
to just 145 for the Kingsmen.
The defense returned to its
beginning-of-the-season -form by
holding Brooklyn to minus
10
yards rushing on the night.
The Kingsmen had their pro-
blems on the ground, however -
managing less than 100 yards for
the season.
- O'Donnell completed nine of his
25 passing attempts for a total of
100 yards.
Playing in their last game as Red
Foxes were Curtis Bailey, Michael
Cornette, Chris Douglas, Pat Kerr,
Steve Locicero, • Dan McElduff,
Steve Merenda, Pat Norman and
Brian Podest:
Booters end
season under
.500 mark
by Chris Shea
The Marist soccer team round-
ed out its season dropping a 1-0
decision to Central Connecticut
State College and ending any hopes
of finishing with a .500 record.
Central scored the only goal of
the game with just four minutes re-
maining in regulation.
Marist coach Howard Goldman
said it was a game that Marist
could have won.
"Although
our
club was
outplayed in the second half, we
still had our chances to win the
game," he said.
Marist finishes the year with an
overall record of 7-9-3. In con-
ference play the Red Fox record
was 3-4 -
placing them in sixth
place overall in the Northeast
Conference.
The first half of the game saw
Marist and Central play a a tight,
defensive game.
Goldman said there were a lot of
turnover forced. It was a seesaw
battle with only four shots on goal
the entire half - two by each club.
In the second half, however,
Central bagan to show off its
dominational power.
"They really outplayed us in the
second half," Goldmann said.
"The ball was in our end most of
the time. They have a dominating
team, and we found that out."
In the second half Marist was
able to muster only one shot on
net, while CCSU fired eight shots
on goalie Paul Stento, who was
making his first start of the year in
goal.
Stento is also one of the seniors
who the Marist squad will be los-
ing to graduation. Greg Healey,
Andrew Scarano, Sean Cullen, Joe
Purschke and leading scorer Mark
Edwards will also be lost to
graduation.
"We are losing some key
players,'' Goldman said. ''They are
not the type of players who are go-
ing to be easily replaceable.
"We have some excellent
freshmen," he said. "Some of
them are
going
to be real players
in the future."
Goldman stressed that for Marist
to be succesful someone must be
found who can score consistantlv.
"But overall I think we played
well -
we had seven overtime
games, so there weren't many con-
tests which we were out of until the
very end."
Playing games with major league contracts
Sports is a business and.bµ~iness
is war.
.
That has never been more evi-
dent than in the recent past as
television contracts have shifted the
look of sports to be hitting the air-
waves in the next decade.
CBS recently grabbed the con-
tract for major league baseball out
from under NBC, who had held the
deal for 42 years.
CBS dished out over one
billion
dollars to bring baseball to the
American public for the next four
years - then decided not to keep
its lock on professional basketball.
No one had expected that CBS
would lose its contract for the NBA
because the network had a right of
first refusal in its'deal.
However, when the price of the
total package went up more than
CBS was willing to pay - or
could
pay
because of its bills for baseball
-
CBS passed on the deal.
As a result, NBC was more than
eager to dish out the
$600
million
for the next four years.
After all -
CBS
had left NBC
with football as the only pro sport
on its
airwaves.
Now instead of watching Brent
CBS, with Johnny Bench joining
Musberger try and do basketball, •
Musberger in the booth, may have
we now have to watch him try and
a tougher time with its baseball
do baseball.
Thursday
broadcasts.
In· fact, that may be the most
Musberger is not the most en-
noticeable difference of all - wat-
Morning
thusiastic and entertaining an-
ching the networks juggle their an-
nouncer and Bench can do only so
nouncers to cover the new sports.
Quarterback
much in the color seat. Though
Musberger is not the-only one,
basebalfis the nation's pastime, it
either.
_
is not the fast-paced game that
People like Dick Stockton, Tom-
Jay Reynolds
basketball is and Musberger will
my Heinsohn and Billy Packer who --------------
need to adjust to that.
tried to handle.the CBS basketball
NBC, as a result, seems to be in
As if these two deals weren't
telecasts will now be replaced with the better position following this
enough to remind everyone just
new announcers who will try and
transaction because either Costas
how money-conscious the networks
handle baseball.
or Albert will end up as the net-
are, the bidding for the college
Meanwhile, at NBC, there is lit-
work's number one basketball an-
basketball tournament.
tie hope that Vin Scully will be do-
nouncer and each is capable of car-
NBC just landed the NBA con-
ing basketball telecasts.
rying a game.
The biggest tragedy of the spor-
As far as color goes, it doesn't
tract and they already have a
ting switch is the fact that Bob appear that NBC has a great deal
subStantial college lineup and the
Costas no longer has the Oppor-
bo
• -11 be h
network has announced that that it
to worry a ut - it
WI
not
t at
\\;ll get the NCAA tournament -
tunity to shine while announcing
difficult to find someone to work
"no ifs, ands or buts.,,
baseball.
with the personable Costas.
Baseball was Costas' ,,;ce - he
Some have thrown Al McGuire's
liked it and he was good at it.
name into the NBC/NBA hat but
The silver lining for NBC is that
the network
says
that McGuire -
Marv Albert is there.
who has been NBC's college
Albert has said he loves basket-
analyst in recent years -
will
re-
ball about as much as Costas loves main at the college level.
baseball -
which is comforting.
Good move NBC.
•
•
•
• The U.S. soccer team is nearing
elimination in the World Cup soc-
cer tournament.
Of course, that's no big surprise
- the team has gone 208 minutes
without scoring
a
goal.
Michigan took another stride
towards the Rose Bowl this past
weekend with its win over Illinois.
The final was 24-10, but it was
never really a game.
Will
Illinois ever beat another
Michigan team in any sport?
The Marist basketball media
guide is out.
On the cover is a picture of con-
ference and NCAA banners which
the Red Foxes have earned spread
out at center court. The phrase
"Looking for Another Banner
Season" also appears on the cover.
Keep looking, Marist -
it
doesn't look like it will come this
season.
On the back cover is a picture of
the three seniors -
Curtis
Celestine, Joey O'Connor and
Ted
Sharpenter.
Following
the
disastrous
recruiting year the Red Foxes had
last year, I think the covers sh0< Id
be switched with the phrase
"Looking for Some Good,
Eligible
Players."
Jay Reynolds
is The
arcte's
sports columnist.