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Volume 35, Number 13
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
February 16., 1989
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Marist to honor
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North Erid
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resident
John Chancellor
assaulted
by Thomas Gallagher
to George Bush. He has interview-
by Steven Murray
ed every president since Harry
A sophomore townhouse resi-
NBC News commentator John
Truman.
dent was attacked by an uniden-
Chancellor has been chosen as the
In addition, Chancellor has in-
tified man last weekend on the
1989 recipient of the Lowell
terviewed every British prime
• North End.of campus, according to
Thomas Award.
minister since- Clemente Atlee,
the Office of Safety and Security.
The award - was • instituted by
every Israeli prime minister since
The student, who asked not to be
Marist College in 1983 to recognize Go~da Meier and .many other
identified, was walking between the
the lifetime achievement of leaders
foreign leaders including Corazon •
c
Section of the Townhouses and
in the communications industry
Aquino of the • Philippines, • the
the • D Section of the Gartland
who exempiify the· high ideals of
Shah of Iran and Nikita Khruschev
~Uil.llliii~&.
Commons Apartments around 2
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Lowell Thomas, the explorer and
of the Soviet· Union.
a.m. Saturday when he was jumped
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pioneer broadcast journalist.
In the 1960s, Chimcellof arrang-
from behind.
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The award luncheon will be held
ed the· first joint television ap-
NBC News commentator John Chancellor, this year's reci-
He said he escaped the assault
,i_:;
March 30 at the Helmsley Palace
pearance . of an Israeli prime
pient of Marist's Lowell Thomas Award.
unharmed except for some minor
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in Manhatten.
minister and an Egyptian president,
(Photo courtesy of Marist Public Relations Office)
scrapes.
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ChancellOi'S
career
highlights
in-
when
Yitzhak Rabin
and and An-
He
described
the assailant as a
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elude anchoring "NBC Nightly
war el-Sadat appeared on the same national Communication Agency
Thomas
Award
are
Harry
dark-skinned
male,
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News" for 12 years; holding
NBC program. He also flew with whose main objective is to produce
Reasoner, David Brinkley, Douglas S-foot-10-inches to 6 feet tall, who
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assignments as chief White House
Sadat on his historic visit to Israel and broadcast radio programs in 42
Edwards, Howard K. Smith,
was wearing a dark jacket.
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correspondent as well as chief cor-
and has ·,covered nearly every languages to overseas audiences.
Walter Cronkite and Eric Sevareid.
The student said he was walking
respondent in Moscow, London
Soviet-American summit con-
Chancellor was the first profes-
Anthony Cernera, former vice near the stone wall behind the
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and Vienna; and hosting the "To-
ference in tl}e_
last 25 years.
. si?nal jo';lrnalist to direct the Voice president for college advancement, apartments when he was tackled by
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day" show.
. Cha!lcellor _1s_a~o
widely ~nown of Amenca. In 1967 he was na.~-
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for debaters
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Sweepstakes Trophy~· given to· the··top five
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':Nlarist's'other novice teani, April Amonica
and security, said the vague
Making a 1,600-mile ·round-trip drive out to schools: Marist
was
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one point behina the
and Julie Dunicint, finished in third place.
description of the assailant makes
Indiana wou_ldn't
sound like a very fun weekend • Michigan schoi>l,
• which 'brought six teams to Amonica .
was
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named• third-place individual
it difficult to connect this assault
fotm.ost collegeJtudents.
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Marist's three, according to Springston'.,
. spc:aker while Dumont
came
i~ sb;th. • •
with a similarincident that occured
But for theMarist College debate t~am, last
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'.fhe teain,. ranked ninth nationally enterjng
' Ma'rist was the. only school to win more than
las't semester, when a female stu-
weeken:dwas one of the bestweekends a group the
'Ball
State tournament, is hoping
to
move
two individual. novke trophies, which are
dent was attacked.
of college students could have -
even if the upiri the rankings when the new national stan-
;awar<,led
fo
the top ten in'dividual speakers, ac-
On Dec. 7, that student was
return trip meant carrying back some extra lug-
dings come out later this month, Springston
cording to Springston. Sixty speakers from 30
assaulted by:an unidentified man as
gage in the form _of 13 tropliies.
said.
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sion. A
she walked along Route 9 near the
The Marist debaters won one team trophy,
The team
of
Marc Liepis and MichaelCocks
. Marist's only varsity team at· a
tate, n-
vacant gas station on the North
seven novice tropllies and five varsity trophies highlighted the weekend for Marist.}:)ywinning • thony'€apozzolo and Michael Buckley,finish-
End of the campus.
at last weekend's Ball State University tburna-
the novicedivision. Liepis was also named the
ed in third place; •
. She was able to break free and
ment ·in• Muncie, Ind,
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top individual speaker in the novice division,
Individually, Buckley was named top speaker
run away from the man, whom she
Marist came in second overall to Ferris State • with Cocks right behind him as the second-place and Capozzolo finished third out of 40 varsity
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University at the tournament to win a speaker.
speakers.

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Faculty scrutinize college's academic life
• by Ken Foye:
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The academic affairs of the col-
• lege came· under, review during a
faculty meeting iast week,
. •
Faculty ·members discussed
the
size and quality:··or .the sttidellt
body, academi(: resour~ such as
The Library, faculty research pro-
jects and the ~()re/½ib~t;;tl ~t11d!.~1:.
program during"the'oi>'e.rtfrneenrig';·-
s¢nsored
by
the.F'actilty ~ecutive
Committee in Donnelly Hall last
Friday.
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About 80 faculty members· and
administrators, including President·
Dennis Murray and Vice President
for Academic Affairs
Marc
vanderHeyden,
attended
the
meeting.
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The forum was the first of its
kind for the committee, according
to John Ritschdorff, chairperson.
"In the past we've had a special
proposition to act upon. This was .
much more open-ended," said
Ritschdorff, associate professor of
computer science. _"It went well
and the turnout was good."
Some teachers stressed the im-
portance of faculty: research but
said they lacked the time to study
themselves because they have too
many students.
Marist faculty members gather to discuss academic concerns
at the first in a series of faculty forums.
"Scholars need time to read and
write,"
said Richard Platt,
associate professor of communica-
tions, who added that having a
course load of 120 students limits
a teacher's opportunities to pursue
outside research.
"When I hear that scholarship
and teaching are incompatible, and
when I hear that someone who's
(Photo by Robert Jeannette)
here for three days is less commit-
ted, I get angry," said Peg Birm-
• ingham, instructor of philosophy.
"It
is pure arrogance to think that
we are good teachers and therefore
:\1on't have to do research."
At the meeting, the faculty ex-
pressed mixed views on the quality
. of the student body at Marist.
"Most of our students are good,"
said Judith Saunders, assistant pro-
fessor of English. ''The best ones
are excellent."
"Soine . students
are self-
motivated, some· ar,e~motivllied
.by·
teachers';'and

soiriti aie-motivate_d.
justto get ·by," saicl' Brian Nagle,
assi~tant "professor of accounting ... '
Dick Williams, from the Divi-
sion of Management Studies, said
the facµlty-student ratio reduces
• the number of choices for students.
"There are a lot _of
required courses
:,vith multiple sections, but at the
upper levels there are • fewer op-
tions," Williams said. "There is a
lack of resources to provide
. options."
WiUiams spoke favorabiy of the
Core/Liberal Studies· program,
however, and added that he would
like the college. to require that
students pass a Core exit exam
before entering a major.
Joseph Belanger. professor of
French, said the coJiege is failing
to
produce students who arc globally
aware. "We've been phenomenal-
ly bureaucracized in recent years,"
said Belanger. "We've been im-
mobilized by committees."
Security
investigates
van. _incident
by
Chris
Landry' .
AMarist·van driver resigned
Monday after it was discovered
that he failed to report an acc:i-
dent he was involved in last
weekend while one student was
aboard, according to Security.
Andre Peterkin, a weekend
·Canterbury van- driver from
Poughkeepsie, nudged a Toyota·
Celka at about 2 a.m. Sunday
on Route 44 after the Celica
slammed on its brakes, said
Joseph Leary, director of safe-
ty and security.
As the van, behind the slo,v-
moving Celica, moved up the
· hill in front of the Canterbury
Plaza the dri\-·er of the Celica,
who could not be identified at
press time, began antagonizing
Peterkin· by matching the van's
speed as it tried to pass, Leary
said.
Before making a right onto
the road leading to Canterbury
the van;s left front bumper hit
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Entertainment
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Frederick's

Fridays and Saturdays enjoy dancing and live
entertainment
by the Checkmates at
Frederick's of Hyde Park. For information,
'call
471-5910.
At the Chance
Coming events at the Chance in Poughkeep-
sie include: the group
_EEK-a-
Mouse, Satur-
day; the Radiators with Max Creek, Sunday
and The Ramones with Ricky Stotts of the
Playmates, Friday, Feb. 24. For informa-
tion, call 452-1233.
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Foreign Filnis
The Marist College Foreign Film Festival
presents two films this week: Fellini's<'La
Strada" tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
-and
Berg~an's Oscar-winning "Fanny and
Alexander," Saturday and Sunday at 7:30
p.m. Both films will be shown in Donnelly

245. Admission is free.
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At the Bardavon
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The Bardavon; 1869: Opera House in
Poughkeepsie, presents the Ballet Hispanico
of New York, Sunday at 7 p.m. Tickets are
$18 and $16; students with valid school iden-
tification will be admitted for half price. In
honor of Black History Month, Jomandi
Productions brings "Do Lord Remember
Me" to the Bardavon stage, Saturday, Feb.
25 at· 8 p.m. For more information, call
473-2072.
"A Piece of the Dream"
As part of Black History Month at Marist,
local playwright and actor Arthur Taylor
presents his play "A Piece of the Dream,"
Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge.
Taylor is an adjunct professor at Marist.
On Broadway
Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" is at the Lin-
coln Center Theater; all seats are $30 and
$35. Andrew Lloyd Weboer's new musical
"Phantom of the Opera" is at the Majestic
Theater; tickets are $50, $45 and $37.50. Neil
Simon's new comedy "Rumors" is at the
Broadhurst Theater. Tickets for all perfor-

g
(212) 239-6200.
Wordsworth Exhibit·
A 24-panel exhibit, ''William Wordsworth
and the Age of the
_English
Romanticism,"
is on display in the Milfist College Library
until Feb. 28.
Book Sale-
The
Adriance
Memorial
,
Library,
Poughkeepsie, will hold its Spring Book Sale
Feb. 18 and 19 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All
books are 25 cents on Saturday, 10 cents un-
til 3 p.m. and 5 cents until closing on
Sunday.
Support Groups
Marist College holds confidential Alcholics
"Anonymous meetings
OQ
campus in the
Lowell Thomas Communications Center:
Fridays, 11:45 to 12:45 p'.m. in room 201,
and Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 2 p.m., in
room .208. Meetings for Adult Children of
Alcoholics are held Monda.vs in Campus
Center 269 from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Summer Travel
Summer in London
Junior and senior college marketing and
communication majors can work and study
in London, England this summer in a pro-
gram through
.the
Fashion Institute of
Technology,
New York
city~·The program
begins July 8, and ends Aug.! 11. Total cost
for tuition, room and board is $2,400 plus
airfare. Interested students should contact'
Dr. Arthur Winters, chairman of F.I.T.'s
Advertising and Marketing Communications
Department, at (212) 760-7705.
Summer workshops in Washington
Journalism, political science, and economics
students can earn credit this summer through
The Institute on Poiitical Journalism and the
Institute on Comparative Political and
Economic Systems at Georgetown Universi-
ty, ~ashington, D.C. Courses, lectures and
internship opportunities are part of both pro-
grams to be held June 9 to July 22. For in-
formation call Donna Cassani at (202)
293-5092.
Speaker: Be a 'gllerilla' in quest for first job
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,vith corporations on strategies tor
ed on a process he.called "vision."
and see what jobs come along, and gives the individual pleasure, since
by HollJ· Gallo

overall improvement, Jackson said.
This strategy is based on the
then hop on," he said.
the average person's worklife con-
/
Jackson said he lectures at about
premise that picturing oneself in
Instead of this approach,
sumes about 10,000 days.
''
Four out of five people in the
20 colleges a year (including Notre
the_ ideal workplace can• be a ma-
Jackson proposed that job seekers
That perfect job is not as elusive
~orkforce today are not satisfied
Dame and Michigan Tech) as an jor step in getting there, according
become more demanding, and less as it might seem, according to
with the quality of their worklife,"
aside to his work with l)is firm. He to :Jackson.
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needy.
Jackson.
according to Tom Jackson at his
said the purpose of the lectures is
At one point during the lecture,
"It's the neediest people who get
"There is no scarcity of oppor-
lecture "Guerilla Tactics in the Job
to aid students in creating more Jackson told all those in attendance
the worst jobs," Jackson said. tunity, absolutely none," he said.
Market."
strategies for getting what they to close their eyes.
"Most people lead (the interview) "We are at a time in history when
The lecture, hdd Monday, Feb.
want out o( their jobs.
"Create a vision," he said, "and
with
'I
need a job,' what they need opportunity is larger than it has
6
in the Ca_mpus
Center, was spon-
Jackson
;decided
to get into
look and see what it would be like
instead of what they can deliver,"

ever been in every arena.t'
sored by the College Union Board.
career consulting about- ten years if you had what you wanted, and
he said.
Aside from the lecture tours and
It featured Jackson, who gave ad-
ago, after atteding law school at
then work backwards from there,"
According to.Jackson, this kind his consulting firm, Jackson has
vice to the 30 attending students on
Georgetown_ and serving in the
"Vision

is one of the most
of attitude promises to be one of also written articles for pulications
getting satisfying jobs after
navy.
powerful tools.of working corpora-
the biggest mistakes a job seeker such as Business Week. He has also
graduation.
"I
saw that people didn't really tions right now," Jackson said.
can make. Instead, one should pre-
written four books, entitled:
Jackson, a graduate of the
know much about how to get their
Jackson compared the typical
sent oneself as a rare commodity, "Guerilla Tactics in the Job
Wharton School of Business,
work lives together," Jackson said. studen,t':s quest for a job to
an asset to the employer.
Market," "The Perfect Resume,'~
founded and owns al). independent,
The lect1:1re
did not stress the
hitchiking:·

Another area
.
of importance '.'The Hidden Job Market," and
New York-based consulting firm
.
traditional resume or interviewing
"You put yourself'on the road
when looking for employment, "Getting the Job You Want in 28
C!3:lled
Equinox. "f.his fi~ works
str~tegies. Inste¥,Jackson f9cus-
aµd P'-!-t
your th~mb qut and wait . ~ackson ~aid, is
to
find a job that
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described as a black male, approx-
imately
6
feet tall, according to the

Security report.


"It's impossible to tie (the in-
cidents) together/'
Leary said.
"Two blacks males is the same as
saying two white males; it could be
anyone. Patrols have been made
aware of the situation and we ask
all students to be aware of a~yone
suspicious and to give us a call.»
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the back of the\ Celica, -Leary
said._ No

~erious damage was
done to the van
\or
the'Celica,
Leary added.
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The iriciderit did not result in
any injuries but could have led
to a serious accident or a violent
confrontation between those in
each vehicle, Leary, said.:
In addition to the student, ail
unidentified

·associate
of
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Peterkiri's rode
inthe
front seat.
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The Celica also
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had two
unknown-passengers,.
according
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to Leary.

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After getting
-
bumped the
Celica foKowed the van to the
apartments and its drop-off
area,
Leary
said.
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According to the stud_ent

passenger, who wished to re-
main anonymous, both parties
got out of their
_
vehicles and
argued. But there was no
violence, the student said.
Stressing the c:ollege's
respon-
sibility
-
to the safety of those
riding the vans, Leary said that
Peterkin would have
been
fired

not only for failing to report the
incident but also for not
.
avoiding
it.
Marist would have
:
been liable if the student were
injured, Leary said.
.
"This is the type of incident
that our van operators are firm-
ly instructed to avoid,., Leary
said. "We (Security)

are con-
stantly relating to our drivers
that the safety of our students
comes
first."
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SUNY·radio
.set to go
on the air
by De~
Yusko
The SUNY New Paltz radio
station WNPR, formerly receiv-
ed over cable,
will
begin broad-
casting witliin one to three years
but
will
have to share its
FM
air-
time on frequency 88.9 with
WMHT
of Schnectady.
The merge became necessary
when both stations applied for
a license to broadcast on the
same. frequency:
A time~sharing decision was
approved by the Federal Com-
munications Commission on
. Jan. 17. It comes after more
than a year of negotiating bet-
ween the two stations concern-
ing • who will occupy certain
hours.
"Neither of us wanted to
fight it out in court," said Tom
Demenkoss, director of campus
media and manager at the New
Paltz station. "It was a give-
take· situation . .,
Cuomo proposes
dh-campus··voting
by
Karen
Cicero •
. Marist
students
who are
residents ofN'ew York State.could
vote in OUtchess County for local
and national elections Ifa law pro-
posed by Gov. • Mario Cuomo
passes the state'-'legislature.
In his State of the State Message
to the legislature on Jan;4, Cuomo
said • voting procedures
must
become easier for 'college students.
The proposed bill would allow
the state, rather than the county,
to decide who is eligible to vote in
county elections.
Local New York State Depart-
ment officials could not clarify last
week whether the proposal would
include out-of-state students who
. study in New York.
Last year, a similar law was pass-
ed by the Assembly but rejected by
the Senate based mainly on the dif-
ficulty in determining in which
county -
their hometown or
school - the students chose to cast
their vote. The Senate said a pro-
cess must be established to prevent
the students from voting twice.
Currently, college students must
complet~ a 10 question form from
thelocal Board of Elections to try
to prove residency in Dutchess
County.
.
Information
considered for
residency includes:
- The address on the student's
last income tax return
;.....
Where the student expects to
be residing after graduation
-
Where the student spent
his/her summer and winter breaks
-
How much support the stu-
dent receives from his/her parents
A judge granted voting privileges
to the majority of the 1 S Bard Col-
lege students who were denied them
after completing the questionnaire
last November.
However,
area politicians
disagree about the benefits of the
proposal.
Althoµgh they say college
students should take a more active
role in. the election process, the
Chairmen of the Dutchess Comity
Democratic and Republican Com-
mittees said they oppose such
legislation.
"They should vote in the cities
they came from," said Adam
February 16, 1989 - THE CIRCLE-
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Nowick, democratic chairman. "I
don't want college students runn-
ing
the
government
of
Poughkeepsie."
The chairmen said they fear the
vote of college students, not of a
city's more permanent residents,
would change the outcome of an
election.
Eleanor Charwat, a Poughkeep-
sie councilwoman and executive
director of Marist's School of
Adult ·Education,
said
she
understands the concerns of the
chairmen but believes the students
• should choose where they want to
vote.
"We just want to get them more
involved in the electoral process,"
\iad~istratfori,
.
Bard;
College

"st
Dutchess
Gounty
fofdeny~
··•inlast:November's.election;
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'tion'.Clubat:Bard,said
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Charwat, whose district includes
Vassar College,.said.
Lee Miringoff, director of the·
Marist Institute of Public Opinion,
said he supports Cuomo's position
to ease the restrictions on the
voting process.
He said the chairmen's fears are
legitimate but often overplayed.
"If
another 200 Marist students
voted in the local election,
Poughkeepsie is not going to be
adversely affected," he said.
Jeff Ferony, student government
president, said the law would en-
courage a larger student turnout on
Election Day.
WNPR will be on the air 7
p.m. to 10 p.m. and midnight
to
5
a.m. Mondays through
Fridays. On weekends they will
control the frequency '4 p.m. to
5a.m. Saturday, and 6 p.m. to
Couple
balances the books and marriage
5 a.m. Sunday.

Demenkoss • says t_hat he is
satisfied with the hours allotted
but he would like to see the sta-
tion broadcast full-time.
Educational programing will
be a big part of WNPR's for-
mat. Early hours will be
dedicated to news, community
issues • and lectures and local
sports.·.
by Kathleen Oremus •
Peggy and Norman Roush have
been pursuing their bachelor
degrees at Marist for the past six
years, but not the way . they
originally planned. The Roushs
have been taking classes.since 1983
- Peggy, 29, ser:iously, and Nor-
man, 33, not·so seriously.
For the last six years the Roushs
have been able to balance school,
I
education, taking at least two
courses a semester. The only
semester she missed was Fall 1986.
She changed her major to com-
puter science and is three credits
short of her degree. The change
helped her land a job in the Marist
computer center as a programmer
and analyst.
The 88. 7 slot is the last FM
frequency between Albany,
N.Y.
and Westchester County
reserved for. educatiorial:,:tJse.':.;:~
..
• career and marriage - plus a few
,/
_ of liff s unexpected _c~rv~s. .
i
: . _,Jn,the Falf-1986 semester-Peggy ,
Norman Roush .
.
. ) • .
Peggy Roush
Peggy said she hopes to graduate
by August 1989 and will pursue a
master's
degree in software
development.
"Ther~ might be a time in the
future when I'll think about going
back to school, but right now I've
had enough of school," said
Norman.
WNPR's ·weekends and
weekday< prime-time; slot· ••
_:. .
from.7.'p;m .. to·10 p.m-will
.
plafmostlyj,rogressixe music
and jazz. <
• •

. .~~we·are dedicating WNPR
.:towards things other than rock
'•n•.·roll,'' Demenkosssaid._"We.:
·
··.c:lon~t
want to be a stereotypical
.. college radio station.t):; ,'. • •.
; WNPR.is
staffed,by studen~ .
: volunteers~·
and the college
will·
• •
pay abqut
20
J>Crcent
of the cost_ _
. of the sta.tion. .
· •
.• ·•
.J.:.
WMHT,in.~chenectady·,will.
, ~nceritrate its programming on
classical music. It is applying for
·,federal grants to help p~y_for
~
:radio;transmitter.
. •
'
. : '.When .SUNY New Paltz
is
not
in,
session
its
station will
<Hose down· and WMHT will be
•. allowed to broadcast 24 hours-.
fa-day •. ;
·~>...
'"·--~-
~
planned to quit herjob as secretary
at Manst!s Student Academic Af-
fairs Office to go back to school
full:time. She had the fmandal
help
of
an,J~mpire State,Challet;iger
scholarship~·.given
to students
wan-
ting to become secondary. school
teachers. . • . .
.
- She
:bad

already
;received. her
• associate's ·d.egree- in Medical
Assisting
in 1980 at Dutcliess Com-
miuuiy_:College before ~ming. to
Manst:
• .
. :
·with
Norman
worlcing.full-time
. as an aide with the
New
York state
, Division of .Youth the two were
fmanclafiy
secure~ Peggy:said.
.
But in ~un~~\986 Norman in-
jured his _leg
badly in a
cat
accident,
p~ttinS, off Peggy.'s studying until
the Fall 1987 semester. And Nor-
man's ;injuries continued to delay
her plans.
11:lorman's
job involved working
with violent juveniles and was
physically demanding.
(Pfiotos ·by Lynai;e Brust) • •

"We soon found out the injuries
he sustained in the accident were so
serious that he was never going to
• be able .to do the same job," said
Peggy.
Norman had worked with kids
for the pasi ten years and did not
have any other professional skills;
he said.
~'Unless he was going to pump
. gas for the rest of his life he need-
ed to complete his· degree," said
Peggy.
The· plan was adjusted again.
They decided Peggy would have to
go back to her full-time job so Nor-
man could get his degree to get

good job.
Norman, his right leg
still
injured • •
and in a full cast, began his
academic career taking nine credits
in the Fall 1986 semester and six
credits the following semester. His
. schedule for the year also included
surgery five times and physical
therapy three times a week.
"The year after the accident was
hell,'~ said Peggy. Both Norman
and Peggy were apprehensive as the
Fall 1987 semester started and Nor-
man began taking 15 credits - they
were unsure if he could handle a
full academic schedule.
"In the Student Academic Af-
. fairs Office it was our job to put
people oil probation, to dismiss
them, to ·send them warning let-
ters." said Peggy.
"I
lived in fear
that we were going to have to deal
with Norman in academic review."
Peggy's fears were put to rest.
"Instead of sending him proba-
tion letters, ,. I was sending him
dean's list cards," said Peggy.
Norman has been oil the dean's
list since becoming a:full-time stu-
dent. He plans to graduate this
May with a degree in juvenile
justice.

Today, Peggy has continued her
Norman will have to look for a
job with his injury in mind. But
there are plenty of jobs less •
physically demanding, he said.
Peggy and Norman, who were
married in 1981 and live in
Elizaville, N.Y., have different
reactions to the role reversal that
the past three years brought about.
Peggy said she doesn't think it's
been too hard. But Norman has a
different view .
"It's been hard for me because
I feel I'm not contributing to our
family anymore.'' said Norman.
"I
was used to working all the time
and now I'm not the one making
the money -
bringing home the
bacon." "It bothers me," he add-
ed. "I should be out working."
Both agree that working for their
degrees simultaneously has made
their relationship stronger.
two
·grads break into big-time news media
Editor's note: This is the second
in;a :series of siories'about· the
··careers
''and
.Jives '"of;:•some·-of·
•·
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:riceiafiraiuates.

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,Ian .:-:()•Corin~rJand
:~an O'K&fe wereMarist seniors
basis
in
hopes of eventually becom-
• looking'.
to
brealfjnto ·the,.com-
ing a full-fledgc;d reporter.
municatfons field.

In the past 15 months, he has
.. .,;.pic~or,
a sp_orts writer, h_ad.

_ had about 120 stories published,
• aifinternship with tile Potighkeep- -·~:--and
about
SO
of them with
a
byline.·
si~ ~ouri.ij!
20
'li2µrs :a; week.
}:Ie
saysbe puts in 50 to ·60 hours
• O?J{eefe
~
.in~er®lg witJl
N13C
a -weeJc;
and he has to squeeze in a
N._t.\\'s
i~-~ew
Y:o,~
~ty.

_ .Jot _of
writing
before
!lll.d
after
;~oday~.Jess
tbaiijh,ree years ~ter
• -w<>rk,
as well as on his days off...;.,
~d1;1iuon, the t_jo are employed •.
~ilY
and Wednesday. ,
- ~-
o:~ _
_t!l.e
w~r!l!~~)nost
renown- ••. •.
◊'.Keefe, wh.
o,
bas
worked fo.r
• ne\li(\t5~[~ti0!15,~.,i·
·" ·-;- .
. the past 15 _months for "48
• -'- ~Conno~ ts a :mfer and news
Hours," researches story.ideas and
• cle:rk in tlie:spo~ d.,epartJµent of
field produces for the documentary
1')e Ney.i:·York
Times.
O'Keefe is • program~ which airs on Thursday
a researcher'
for the CBS:TV·news • nights.
.
program "48 Hours" anchored by . '. • In recent telephone interviews,
Dan Ratner-.
"'"


·.both' said the professional ex-
At the1fimes; O'Connor is one • • perience they had while at Marist
~
abour"'lS who are part of
a •
gave them the confidence and the
writing program through which he
background necessary to face the
writes for the newspaper on a ~rial . pressures of big-time media work.
''Ws very hard to get into the
business. y
OU
really have to prove
yourself;'' O'Keefe said. "But if
you work hard, it pays off."
O'Keefe, originally from Floral
Park; N.Y., said spending his
junior year abroad at Trinity and
All Saints College in Leeds,
England, was invaluable .
, "It's-an incredible insight to lear-
ning; yo:u learn about yourself," he
sajd~ "Nothing beats it." C>'Keefe
ha!ftraveled to Rome in recerit
months in his work for "48
Hours."
While in the Marist Abroad
Pro-
gram, he had the opportunity to in-
tern at the British Broadcasting
Corp. as a junior writer's assistant
for the 6 o'clock news, a national
broadcast.

"I
actually wrote
something
that
-
the anchorman
read on the
newscast, word for wont" he said.
Since graduating froin Marist,
O'Keefe has worked
in
the news
department of all three,major TV
networks. He began in the New
York City bureau of NBC News
arid later did a short stint at ABC.
an opportunity to write because of
O'Keefe said one of the ways he
the nature of what I'm writing."
has been able to prove himself is by
His bylined stories have includ-
working on.story ideas that capture ed coverage of college games,
the attention of other producers.
features on high school athletes and
"They're usually busy doing occasional pieces for other depart-
other things, and when you work
ments of the paper, including real
on things they're interested in, it's
estate and the New Jersey regional
impressive," he said.
section.
If he could do it all over again,
In his last semester at Marist,
O'Keefe said, :he would have O'Connor was one of 20 college
studied a aifferenf major, political students to be awarded the Pulliam
science or history. He said going Fellowship, through which he spent
abroad was what gave him the
three . months reporting for the
political and historical background Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette after
that is important in the com-
graduation in May.
munications field.

''I got a chance to do
a
lot of
"It
is because of that and the in-
writing for
a
newspaper that was
temship at NBC News th~t I was over 100,000 circulation," the
able to get a job," he said:
"If
I Englewood, N.J., resident said.
had not had an internship, I would
not be where I am.,,
O'Keefe's classmate O'Connor
says he has tried to make the most
of his opportunity at the Tim~.
"I've been fortunate enough in
sports because they are shorthand-
ed, and there are so many games
to cover," he said. "I've been given
For aspiring writers, O'Connor
said: "Try to get some kind of pro-
fessional experience while you are
in college - an internship,
summer
jobs, anything. But. be willing to
cover the little stories," he said.
"They're not going to ask you to
cover the White House."




































































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Concerns linger over Steinberg TV coverage
by Chris Walsh .
An informal survey done at
Marist College revealed mixed reac-
tions over the media's involvement
in the Joel Steinberg murder case.
Hedda Nussbaum, Steinberg's
former live-in lover, was given im-
munity by the court
.in
return for

her testimony. Portions of her
testimony were broadcast live on
the three major networks in New
York City, and subsequent ratings
soared.
"It
was obscene," said Doug
Cole, professor of communica-
tions, of the media coverage. "It
was offered and perceived as enter-
tainment and had nothing to do
with journalism."

The trial, which lasted 13 weeks,
ended when Steinberg was con-
victed of first-degree manslaughter
in the death of his illegally-adopted
daughter, Lisa.
Jaime
Sneddon,
a senior
business major from Brooklyn,
said that live camera coverage was
a good idea and that in this case it
"revealed

Steinberg
as an
outrageous violator of human
rights to all of society."
"Steinberg didn't get the punish-
ment he deserved because of the
sensationalism of the media," said
Sarah Post, a senior communica~
tions major.

"l think the media overblew it,
but it was deserved," said Rod
McRae, a senior criminal justice
major from Long Island. "I work
for the Child Protection Service
• •
SIS
and you see so much abuse, this lets ding to Meyers.
people know what's going on."
"It makes the system tha~ we
Joanne Meyers, assistant pro-
base our liberty on real," said
fessor of political science, also said Richmond Egan, assistant pro-
that the media sensationalized the
fessor of communications, of the
case but also acted as a.watchdog. camera coverage of the case. "It
"As long as journalists are ob-
gives many people their first ex-
jective," said-Meyers, "the whole posure to a trial."
court processes should be known to


the public."
"We tend to think it's sensa-
A reevaluation of the Human
tionalized because it's on the air,"
Resources Agency and government said Egan. "The social benefit is
policies on child abuse have
that people will see that it's real,
resulted from the Steinberg, accor-
and they'll do something about it."
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focus
Court date
Hoop grads prove
they
can still play
by Gifford Krivak
Although they may have played
in a different era- and for some,
in a different gymnasium -
the
alumni from the Marist basketball
teams of old still love to play the
game.
The score wasn't important.
What was important was that they
were having fun.
"I
had a lot of fun today.'' said
Ray Clarke, who played for
Mari.st
from 1969 to 1972. "But things
sure have changed~
When
I
played,
a guy could get away with being on-
ly six feet tall."
Clarke, who scored 17 points for
the losing White team against the
Red team, credited his teammates
for his scoring. "They kept feeding
, me the ball," said Clarke. "They
wouldn't let me pass."
Drafton Davis, a 1988 graduate,
was the only participating alumnus
who played at Marist since the pro-
gram moved up to Division One in
1982.
Davis, the all-time Marist assist
and steals leader, scored only three
points, but led all players in assists
- just like old times.
After he graduated last
May,
Davis was able to fmd work as a
cameraman on Ryan's Hope, the
ABC daytime· soap
opera.
However, since the show's recent
cancellation, he's been looking for
work.
Despite it all, Davis remains op-
timistic about the situation. "No
matter what," be said, "you can't
giv~. up."
1
n Osika, who played at Marist
between 1971 and 1975, led all
scorers with
19
points.
"I
had my shot working," said
Osika, who also noted how much
things have changed.
"It's nice playing in this gym,"
Osika said. "When I was here, we
played.in Marian Hall."
Amons the alumni who par-
titjpated were Fred Weiss, who
played at Marist from 1962-64;
Bob~.
who donned the Marist
uniform from 1968-71; and Bill
De Winne, who pl~yed for the Red
Foxes from 197S:.81.
For the record,
the
Red team
defeated the White team 58-45 in
front of a sparce crowd of about
100 fans, mostly family and friends
of the alumni who participated.
But at least they had fun.
..
.
Drafton Davis, class of
'88,
shoots a jump
shot in Saturday's Alumni Basketball game
(above). Ray Clark dishes the baJJ off as Bob
Myerhofer watches
(left),
and then gets it
back (below, left) and shoots a jump shot
over Myerhofer and his brother Frank.
Below, Ron G. Alexander (44), who lettered
in football and basketball while at Marist,
looks for the ball as
Bill
DeWinne provides
coverage.
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by
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editorial
Law ignores rights
of student tenants
The already tight housing situations that Marist students face
look as if they will get worse before they get better.
Last Monday, the Poughkeepsie Common Council passed an
ordinance prohibiting four or more people from living together
unless they can prove that they are a functioning family.
In passing the ordinance by a 5-2 vote, the council members
worsened the plight of student tenants. Since Marist guarantees
on-campus housing only to freshmen and returning sophomores,
many juniors, seniors and transfer students have virtually no
choice but to live off campus.
And because of the high costs of rent, food and transporta-
tion, it is often a necessity for these students to Jive in groups of
four or more. Have any of the city council members tried to live
on a typical college student's budget lately?
Page 6 - THE CIRCLE • February 16, 1989
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The unsanitary habits and loud lifestyles of college students,
some council members have said; made the law necessary. But
is it fair to fit every college student into that stereotypical mold?
The city council apparently believes that it can restrict the rights
of any group of people that it stereotypes as possessing any
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because some of them are too loud and messy. This is equivalent
to making a law prohibiting all Irishmen from buying alcqhol
because some of them may drink too much. The city council
members may not realize this, but there are plenty of loud and
unsanitary people in the world - and many of them are not col-
lege students.
The law is not only discriminatory and unconstitutional, but
it is also vague. Just what is a functioning family? The new law
says that four or more people Jiving together must share the cook-
ing, common rooms and all expenses.
But many biological families do not fit this definition. Ap-
parently, an honest-to-goodness family
will
not be able to live
together now unless Mom, Dad and all the kids share the food,
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and cannot vote in local elections, passing the law seems to be
a safe political move. Was it politics that prompted the council
to treat college students from out of town like second-class
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citizens?
If there are college students who act in a less than civilized man-
ner, they should certainly be held accountable for their actions.
At
the same time, such students should be treated as the ex-
ception, not the rule. The judicial system of this country exists
on the premise that one is innocent until proven guilty. But in
this regard, the city council apparently feels that college students
somehow do not count.
This new law, although it officially applies to everybody, is aim-
ed specifically at college students. It makes one wonder which
group might be the next victim of the city council's stereotypical
and discriminatory attitude.
letters
Fan support?
To the editor:
.
a little misleading because at three
This is an open letter which I of their gmaes, which just happen-
would like to address to Director ed to be doubleheaders, the men's
of Athletics Brian Colleary concer- total was used. The actual women's
ning his letter in last week's issue average attendance is only 127 fans
of The Circle.
per game.
Mr. Colleary, in your letter, you
Why, Mr. Colleary, isn't there
made a very good point about ob- fan support at women's games?
jects being thrown out qn the court

The gym looks a little different
which is reason for the officials to when the women play because on-
call a technical foul. I agree with ly one side of the bleachers is open.
you on this point. However, I
The men's swimming and diving
disagree with you on what I con- team is having a tremendous
sider to be a much more important season. At the time that I am
issue.
writing this,
they have an
Mr. Colleary, you addressed undefeated record. The women's
your letter to "the best student swimming and diving team is in the
body in the Northeast Con- hunt for a conference title.
ference." I am glad you used the
Why, Mr. Colleary, was there a
term "student body" Mr. Colleary, lack of support at the home swim
because our "fan" support at meets? These athletes deserve more
Marist is very poor.
support. They too put in hard work
Outside of the men's basketball

and dedication.
games, there is very little fan sup-
Mr. Colleary, I wish that "the
port at Marist sporting events.
best student body in the Northeast
The average attendance
at Conference" would also become
women's basketball games is "the best fans in the Northeast
reported at an amazing 989 fans Conference."
per game. However, this number is
Michael O'Farrell, Freshman
by Paul O'Sullivan
The old knock on honeymoons
is that they don't
last
forever.
I think George Bush and John
Tower would have settled just for
a wedding night.
The "honeymoon" period of
good feelings from press and
legislature that is usually accorded
a new president was cut short for
Bush because of allegations against
Tower, Bush's choice for Secretary
of Defense.
Everyone has skeletons in their
closet, but the numerous rumors
and allegations
surrounding
Tower's nomination makes one
wonder if Tower's bedroom is
equipped with a walk-in cemetery.
It
started out with the Armed
Services Committee looking into
Tower's activities as a lobbyist for
several defense contractors. Then
things started to get personal;
allegations began to surface that
the twice-divorced Tower had been
seen drunk in public with a woman
other than his wife. Most recently,
rumors have arisen questioning the
financing of Tower's Senate
campaigns.
All these problems have once
again brought up the question that
was asked so often during last
year's presidential race: Are per-
sonal problems and indiscretions
enough to disqualify an individual
from holding an important na-
tional office?
In the case of Joseph Biden and

Gary Hart, the answer was yes. In
the case of Dan Quayle and Edwin
Meese,
the answer was no. It would
seem that each case must be
evaluated on its own merits, that
comparing Tower's situation to
that of Quayle or Biden is both un-
fair and irrelevant.
Up until this point, Bush has
stood firmly behind his choice for
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suspicious picture of the nominee
for Defense Secretary.
between
the lines
Secretary of Defense, saying
Tower's detractors should stop in-
dulging in "frenzied speculation"
and produce "hard information"
on Tower's supposed problems.
Fair enough. But one should
remember that the people gather-
ing the information on Tower are
not the "liberal media"; but the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
If
we can't trust the FBI to give us ac-
curate information, who should in-
vestigate him?
Tower's alleged drinking pro-
blem has been the focus of the pro-
blems surrounding his confirma-
tion. After Paul M. Weyrich, a
conservative Washington lobbyist,
testified that he had seen Tower in-
toxicated on many occasions,
Tower said that his doctor had ad-
vised him to limit his drinking .
Add the allegations of heavy
drinking to Tower's past as a lob-
byist for defense contractors, his
alleged carousing with women and
the reported discrepancies in cam-
paign funding and you get a
.
As stated before, there does seem
to be a lack of hard evidence to
support these accusations. But it
seems that the Bush administration
is tired of waiting for this evidence.
Last week, Bush appeared to be
turning up the heat on Senator Sam
Nunn, chairman of the Armed Ser-
vices Committee, to call for a vote
on Tower's confirmation.
Nunn, however, is doing the
right thing. Bush is right when he
recognizes that it would be unfor-
tunate if Tower's confirmation was
held up by unsubstantiated rumors.
In delaying the vote, though, Nunn
is recognizing some thing bigger: It
would be disastrous
if
Tower was
confirmed and then failed in office
due to a flaw in his character.
Whether Tower is confirmed or
not though, the big loser in this
whole mess is George Bush's pledge
of "ethics in government." Bush
told the American people during
.the
campaign that he would choose
only the finest people for positions
in his administration.

Considering all the allegations
and the fact that the confirmation
hearings have dragged on for
weeks, it would seem that Bush
could have found someone better
than John Tower.
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Getting rid of an old furball
b)' Donald Anderson
Quite honestly, I hadn't planned to watch the Bush
inauguration. After the seedy silliness of the campaign,
my assumption leading up to the day of the inaugural
was that I would treat myself to the pretense that it
wasn't happening at all.
• The new semester was a weekend away: there were
seasonings to be done in that area. Or more immediate
avoidances. I could always watch Animal House, with
its crude clarifications.
However, on the morning of January 20, a strange
and terrifying dawn awoke within me: I found myself
wanting - needing, even - to watch what was going
on in Washington.
.
At first it was a peek or two. Then the limos ap-
peared. The west front of the Capitol began to encrust
with dignified bodies. Bushes and Quayles tested the
footings and facings of their own about-to-be-ness.
So I watched: I watched the whole ruddy hour leading
up to the swearing in.
It was high noon. Quayle was sworn -
the
American dream dancing an embarrassed, jittery
dance. The phone rang. It was a friend. A colleague.
"I'm watching the read-my-lips sucker get sworn,"
I told him. "This is the witching moment. I've got to
watch."
The caller was indulgent, but a little surprised.
Bemused might be a better word.
ourselves. He restored American pride.
How you measure something like that, I don't
know. Perhaps the implication is that if you can allow
a somnolent, out-of-touch person with old movie lines
lacing his perceptions to go out of office with the higest
approval rating since people started to worry about
approval ratings -
then we must be feeling good
about ourselves.
Or could it be the opposite? Was Reagan, and will
Bush be a sign of how really poorly we feel about
oursleves? This was, and the political spectrum is again
in agreement that this was a major failure of the
Reagan years, the decade of the cocaine and rack
epidemic - drugs which are taken by those who wish
to feel beter about the fact that they don't feel good.
Nancy told us to "just say no" at a time when we
should have asked "Why?" -
why so much drug
usage? And "What?" - What is it we don't or can't
speak about? And "Where?" - where is it that we
hurt?
There were six years of uninterrupted economic
growth. But it didn't seem to matter to what we were
inside. We didn't seem all that excited by it. Rather,
we acted more like a society that was depressed; that
was stressed out.
Perhaps we were too busy ignoring too much pain:
the pain of fractured families, of hurtful city streets,
of rural disolcation, or the more gener~Iized pain of
not having our questions heard.
"I,
George Herbert Walker Bush ... "Four waspy
scoops, plopped onto history. The transition of power,
Did we, in fact, use the bumbling affability of
done with amazing smoothness, precise as a second-
Ronald Reagan himself as our significant drug of
hand. The American experiment playing the sweet choice to keep from talking about the things which
music of its own workings.
really bother us: that we are a society hungry for more
And this time - it may or may not be worth men-
than money and marching papers, that we are waiting
tioning that I'm zero-for-six in my presidential votes
to actually hear each other and care about each other
- the outgoing was especially satisfying. The moment
and admit our interconnectedness to each other.
of the end of the Reagan Years was, in my momen-
Those are fundamental freedoms, aren't they?
tarily catlike contentment, like getting rid of an eight
So, I'm glad it's over, at least that eight-year chunk
year old furball.
of it. I am compulsively attracted to new beginnings
The Gipper delusion was done.
with an optimist's occasional need to burble.
What really banged the inside of my head around
Whether the Bush years will be a significant begin-
February 16, 1989- THE CIRCLE - Page 7
Student renters,
not student outlaws
by Tina LaYalla
As stated in The Circle last week, the Poughkeepsie Common Coun-
cil enacted a law that will prohibit four or more "unrelated" people
from living together unless they can prove themselves to be a "func-
tioning family."
Quite obviously, this plan's goal is to make it impossible for col-
lege students to rent apartments that are not close to the Marist col-
lege campus.
.
Although it only applies to the city of Poughkeepsie, and not the
town, many people feel - as I do - that this law is unconstitutional.
Richard Canor, the city's attorney, believes it is not. How so? What
is unlawful about four unrelated adults living together? Where in the
Constitution are they looking when they say that this ludicrous law
can be justified? ls it the same one that gives everyone the right to
live with and where they choose? Better yet, are we even looking at
the same Constitution?
Aside from a few unharmful incidences that some Poughkeepsie
residents may have encountered by living next to college students, is
it really necessary to go to such lengths as to pass a law to remedy
the problem?
If it's the noise, unsanitary habits or any other problem that an-
noys these residents, why can't they confront their neighbors ab<;>ut
it? Are college students not approachable? Is there somethmg
reprehensible about them that would alienate these people enough not
to talk their grievances out?
It
seems to me that these so called "adults" on the Poughkeepsie
Council aren't really adults at all. If they were, they would no doubedt-
ly practice wht they preach: find a compromising solution, instead
of trying to show their power and control over students, who are also
legally adults they would realize and take into considertion that we
only want wh~t we are guaranteed to have - the option of living where
and with who we want.
We need some concrete answers.
If these "adults" are going to pass this law that will affect every
college student in this city without our input, then they had better
be ready to explain the reasoning behind it to each and everyone of us.
So I wonder if they can get away with this hands down, what will
they try to put over on us next?
Tina Lavalla is
a
sophomore majoring in history.
during the final weeks of the outgoing administration
ning - whether we can finally talk about those things
was the repeated assertion, from a wide range of
which are real~y b~thering us - will, of course, de-
political perspectives, that Reagan, as much as
pend on the direc~1on of !he new breeze.
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anything else he did made us feel better about
Donald Anderson 1s an assistant professor of EngI,sh.
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Books behind bars: Redefini,:ig self-concept
by Woodrow
Collins Jr.
Late 'in the Fall 1988 semester
there was a gathering of students
from the Marist College Campus
and College classes maintained at
Green Haven Correctional Facili-
ty. I had the privilege of observing
a rare phenomenon at that meeting
-
I saw a stereotype disolve!
The stereotype being, of course,
the view that many people have
where prisoners are concerned.
Basically, it is the view that
characterizes
all
convicted
criminals as violent, devious, or
nihilistic personalities.
The stereotype, like most others,
once formed is nearly impossible to
dislodge from the human psyche.
During the meeting a wide range
of subjects were the focal point of
discussion. There were com-
parisons made of many facets of
campus life in contrast to cellblock
life.
Also, a variety of views on local,
national, and international issues
were debated. Not surprisingly, the
two groups shared similar view-
points on many of the issues under
debate.
Among the topics of local in-
terest were rehabilitation
and
resentment. Rehabilitation is a
word that frequently surfaces in
any discussion
of crime or
criminals.
I believe we are all familiar with
its dictionary definition; however,
in this instance I refer to the pro-
cess of rehabilitation. It is the
ostensible purpose for our presence
behind the walls of Green Haven
Correctional Facility.
Resentment is also a word whose
definition we find to be familiar.
How these two interact for Marist
College students - inside and out-
side -
is one of two points this
viewpoint explores.
The major focus of this article
concerns a question posed by one
of the students from the Marist
campus. The question was: "At
what point is the individual con-
sidered rehabilitated?" For the
most part this article is a belated
response
to that question.
'
'
Certainly there are guidelines,
statistics, and other methods
designed to determine that par-
ticular issue. However, in light of
a high recidivism rate they all seem
somehoww to fall short of their
mark.
During a period of incarceration
an individual can' learn to "walk
the walk," and "talk-the talk;"
however, upon release back into
society the facade falls away in the
face of stark reality.
Reality being that the stigma of
being an "ex-con" is usually ac-
companied by a very pronounced
societal rejection. That stamp far
outweighs any of the academic, or
vocational, benefits earned by in-
dustrious individuals during a stay
in prison.
Only the very strong sui:vive a
walk through the very narrow path
which has societal rejection on the
one side and an easy return to old
habits on the other. In many cases,
individuals make it through that
path -
against all odds.
What is it that separates this
group from others? The answer:
"A genuine desire for change."
It is a factor that transcends all
social, ethnic, and cultural delinea-
tions. This is where education plays
a key role.
I see education as a catalyst in
the creation of that desire for
change. It was through education
that the "street level" philosophies
- which had previously guided me
in life - were exposed to a critical
examination.
This desire for change is what
brought me into contact with other
students who share a similar desire.
Notably, we are all aware that
society will not welcome us with
open arms, however, what becomes
more important is that on the "nar-
row
path" we have learned to
recognize other avenues for pursu-
ing success.
The biggest role that education
plays, however, is that it changes
a formerly onerous self-concept.
For the reader of this article you
must first realize that we are not
born with that status. It is through
'"!'
Cums'tanc~~s
that
-we become
what
you call "convicted criminals."
It seems logical to think that if
an individual grows up in a com-
munity filled with others who
possess onerous self-concepts that
90 percent of the time that in-
dividual will possess that same type
of self-concept.
Thus, along with the personal
change brought about by educa-
tion, comes responsibility and op-
portunity.
Responsibility
to
educate others whose lives are still
guided by street-level philosophies.
Opportunity for eventually retur-
ning to the community with a new
outlook on life, as part of the pro-
cess of rebuilding instead of as part
. of a recurring problem, and to have
something to contribute whereas in
days
gone
by
we
stood
open-handed.
Education is an instiller of social
values. Education broadens views,
Education
expands
future
horizons. That is what education
does for those of us wwho attend
classes behind the wall.
Jn the disucssion of rehabilita-
tion, the fact that a number of in-
dividuls resent the idea of "con-
victed criminals" getting a free
education surfaced.
First of all,
I
note that the educa-
tion is by no means "free." It is all
paid for by State and Federal
grants which are availabe to the
general public (in amounts tht vary
according
to socioeconomic
status). The amount of assistance
available decreases as the level of
family income increases.
With that in mind, it is noted
that although minorities represent
less than 25 percent of the state's
resient population, they comprise
75 percent of the state's prison
population. It is my sincere hope
that you will ask yourself why?
The majority of individuals in
the institution have parents who
work and pay taxes, too. Even so,
most live on incomes well below
poverty level and are residents of
tl!e minority community.
For those who resent the idea of
a "free education," what do you
Sketchy Tales of Marist College
propose be done about the question
of rehabilitation?
Should more prisons be built in-
stead of addressing the real root of
the problem? Like many other pro-
blems it lies buried in the harsh
wasteland of stereotypes. To ex-
hume it seems to be an answer that
most reject.
Perhaps continuing to release in-
dividuals who. are ill-equipped to
face societal rejection is the answer.
For those students who "Came,
Saw, and Conquered," I commend
your ability to see through the haze
created by stereotypes. For those
who care to look beyond myths
that men create -
I
ask that you
meet someone personally before
judging them; or, seeing them
through someone else's eyes.
The person's eyes whom you are
"seeing" through may have blur-
red vision.
Woodrow Collins
Jr.
is a Marist
College student enrolled in the
GreenhaYen Correctional Facility.
by
James Ferguson
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Page 8 - THE CIRCLE - February 16, 1989
Prof shareS Asian experience
r
Placemerit director
by Michael Decosta
Marist students should broaden
their global awareness and en-
courage others to do the same, ac-.
cording to Dr. Eugene· Best,
associate professor of religious
studies, who addressed about 40
students and faculty members in
the Fireside Lounge last week.
"If
I were getting married and
having children, like many of you
will be soon, l would make every
effort to have my child learn Man-
darin and get familiar with the
culture of China," Best, who spent
five months on sabbatical in
Southeast Asia, said.
students to get involved in business
there.
Although
some areas are
economically depressed, Best said,
he was surprised at the happiness
and cleanliness of the people who
'In some of the slums
of Manila, you would
see crowds of people.
But always you could
see the obvious joy of
the people.'
The slide-illustrated report, the
were living in extreme poverty.
first Seminar in the Humanities this
"In some of the slums of Manila
semester, is part of Marist's effort
(Philippines),
you would see
to foster global awareness, accor-
crowds of people living crammed
ding to Dr. Richard Atkins, divi-
together," he said. "But always,
sion chairperson.
you could see the obvious joy of
In early 1988, Best visited China,
the people."
Thailand, India, Nepal and the .
He said he was impressed by
Philippines in an effort to get a
poor women who go to work
flavor for the past and present
smartly dressed as if they
worked
civilizations there by studying their·
.
on Fifth Avenue, despite living in
histories and becoming familiar
one--room
shacks without electridty
with the people.
or running water.
Best said China, with more than
In
'an,
effort to avoid obvious
one billion people, will become the
tourist attractions, Best said he and
economic superpower
of the 21st bis wife often lef~ the capital cities
century
if it
c~mtinucs
to grow in
where they were staying
and visited
the same direction and he urged native villages out in the country.
The Campus Crossword
by
Carolyn
J.
Kirkpatrirk
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10. Randomly
sca11ered
objects
14.
Gravitational auraction
15. Temporary shelter
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Neurotic tendency
17. Element's smallest unit
18. To reform oneself
19.
Freud's famous hysteric
20. Prisoner's Wor _____
program
22. Mean number individuals in a
population· area.
24. To steal (archaic)
25. Vive _____
!!
26. Streisand movie
29. Companion
30. Proficient
34. Chromolithogra!)h
35. Bottom
36. Lavish
37. United States of America
38.
Made of
39. Month of the Hundu year
40. Fury
41. Exhausting
43. "Paradoxical" sleep
44. Earlier
45. "The
J oumey to the East"
author

46. Not many
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47. Exhales audibly
48. ____
nerve
SO. _· __ we meet again
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54. ____
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58. Ten
59. Farewe11 (Spanish)
61. Biblical: Jacob's twin
62. Chapter
63. Influence
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defect
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Ethics
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Law School
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3. Icon
4.
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7. First Woman
8. Geneticist: inheritance laws
9. Genus: birch family
10. Not as I say
11. Universally
12. Tinge
13. Remain
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47. Gentleman's term
49.
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SI. Education
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56.
National Aeronautics
and
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51.
Superintendent
58. Acknowledged
debt
One such group of natives they
visited was the lfugau tribe of the
Philippines from which Best
brought back a I and one-half foot
long knife which he displayed to
the audience.
While in the Philippines, Best
visited Marist Elementary and High
School just outside of Manila.
Plans to start a Marist College •
there are being considered, accor-
ding to Best.
"I
wonder if it would be possi-
ble to start a sister school relation-
ship with them, similar to the prac-
tice of many Ivy League schools,"
Atkins said in response to the news.
Best said he plans to visit the
area again and is considering
teaching there when he retires.
He also encouraged those in at-
tendance to consider taking the trip
themselves which costs about $899
with a reduced student rate.
"When the Spaniards founded
Manila in 1S6S, the sea of
transports required months and
months of travel," he said. "But
today,
to go from
New York
to the
Philippines
requires
only
some 16
hours of flight.,.
sought by college
by
Ann
Timmons
The Office of Career Development and Field Experience is currently
reviewing applications for a new director following the resignation
of Ray Wells late last month.
At press time, 12 people had applied for the job, according t? Carol
Coogan, director of personnel. Yesterday was the deadline for
applications.
Wells, who had been at Marist since Sept. 1, 1979, left to become
director of career services at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde
Park, N.Y.

The new director chosen will-oversee the activities of the office and
try to aid students in the job placement process.

The director will also supervise the management and expansion of
on-campus recruiting, develop relationships with employers and alum-
ni, serve as the liaison between employers, students and faculty, of-
fer career counseling and initiate and conduct workshops to help
students take an active role in planning their futures.
The applicant must have a master's degree in a related field and
at least four years of experience in a college or university career ser-
vices program.
The vacant position was advertised in the Spotlight, a newsletter
sent to career development offices around the nation, the Chronicle
of Higher Education, the Kingston Freeman and the Poughkeepsie
Journal.

The new director will be chosen from a search committee who will
interview each applicant separately. This committee will
be made
up
of several college representatives who will work closcly·with the new
director on
a
daily basis.


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Best said he would like to see
Marist
require
every
student
to take
a mandatory class on the people
and the culture of
this
vast area.
Coogan said the
individual hired should
possess.
strong
mt~~
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skills in order to develop the career
ser-
vices program to its fullest potential.
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Rising band
prides itself
on originality
by Mary Stricker
Being an amateur in any sport
or business isn't easy.
Being an amateur in the
business of rock 'n' roll is like
being a 350-pound jockey - all
odds are against you.
But for Second Look, a band
that got its start right-here at
Marist, the odds are improving;
Though
.Second
Look may

not be as. familiar to you as,
dare I say it, Bon Jovi, this band
is certainly-on the right track.
While Bon

Jovi works for
.

such causes as more leather for
.
women and cheaper hairspray,
:
Second Look is helping to free
_
political prisoners with their
single
"Breaking
Away,"
recorded
for.

Amnesty
International.
No amateur band -has ever
.
recorded a single through
Amnesty, according to Bob
Higgins, the band's drummer
and a Marist junior. But Second
Look's lead vocalist, John
Macom, class of '87 ;put all his
effort and money into this pro-
ject to make it a success.
Macom's drive for success
has proved to be the key to Se-
cond Look's recent schedule, in-
cluding gigs at New Jersey clubs
and private parties, a far cry
from Marist's Battle of the
Bands, which gave Se.cond
'Look
firsfplace twice:·•·
•· •• ·•
Considering the
-
amount of
time the b'and members spend
practicing, it is
·surprising
they
remember each other's names,
let alone perform any gigs.
The band gets together for a
jam session maybe once or twice
a month in Connecticut to learn
new songs, but otherwise they
are miles apart.
Joe O'Donnell,
Second
Look's keyboardist, and Matt
Browne, guitarist and a member
of the class of '87, live in Con-
necticut. Macom lives in Point
Pleas'ant, N.J. and Higgins lives
in Baldwin, N.Y.
It was a lot easier when the
band was in Poughkeepsie and
only had to walk across campus
to rehearse, but their separation
has done little to slow them
down.·
The band has about 100
songs of their own, written by
Macom, including some inven-
tive instrumentals. That's more
than Bon Jovi can say.
Higgins describes Second
Look
as
a WP band that plays

fun, marketable music, mostly
.
.
·
love songs. The· band also does
covers of big name bands such
.
as
.
U2 and Qenesis, which

always
.
b~gs
•an
au~ence to
th~ir feet,-he said.



:

.
_
.

.Though
Higgins clai~ he-is
not getting his hopes too· high

.
for the band's chances for fame
:
·arid·
glory;
·iie.
is.:certainly
·not
throwing in the toweL
..

·Higgins
is cwt~ntly trying to
get
a

write-up·
in· the
Poughkeepsie Jollrnal about the·.
.
band and said be:hopes to land


gig
af
J'he
Chance.:
•·
.

·.
Though:Second-J.ook has not
been abte·to release an album

yet, their music has~
played
on WRKl-9S, a major radiosta-

tion in Con·necticut:
'This
doesn't mean that Second Look
cannot be heard now, right here
in Poughkeepsie, because they
can.
·},'or
more information about
the band and upcoming concert
dates, you can contact Bob Hig-
gins at 486-4233 or drop by
Gartland Commons apartm~nt
E-6.
February 16, 1989- THE CIRCLE - Page 9
Maristgroups for theme weeks
by Stacey McDonnell
Campus groups and clubs are
joining together to promote student
student awareness of international
and personal affairs with four
theme weeks in the corning months.
They
.
include
National
'We want the students to be aware of the
six dimensions of wellness -
physical,
nutritional, social, emotional, occupational
and spiritual.'
Brotherhood/Sisterhood
Week,
panded from last year's one-day proposed student-faculty debate,
Wellness Week, Central America
event and will be held March 13 to and a pamphlet describing the
Week and Cultural Awareness
15.
historical backround of Central
Week.
Lectures and workshops in stress America are being planned, said
Students and faculty can par-
reduction, meditation, fitness, Camacho, a native of El Salvador.
ticipate in activities planned for

spiritualism, dietary needs, body
A Mass will be held for Bishop
each week to gain a perspective of
fat and blood pressure are being Oscar Romero, a Roman Catholic
themselves and the world, accor-
planned for the week, said bishop killed in El Salvador while
ding to Martin Camacho, student
Deborah Bell, assistant dean of stu- saying Mass in 1981.
government vice president.
dent affairs.

Bishop Garmendia, an American
Student government will sponsor
"We want the students to be bishop who was ordained and
National Brotherhood/ Sisterhood
aware of the six dimensions of worked with Romero in El
Week in conjunction with the
wellness -
physical, nutritional, Salvador, may hold Mass during
Marist fraternities, Sigma Phi Ep-
social, emotional, occupational the week, Camacho said.
silon and Tau Kappa Epsilon, Feb.
and spiritual," said Bell. "Wellness
"We want to bring the student
20 to 25.
is more than
just
looking good on body to a closer understanding of
The purpose of the "Greek
the outside!"
the problems and the culture of
Week" is to inform the student
Central America Week, March Central America," said Camacho.
body of the opportunities of Gr~k
27 to 31, will be sponsored by cam- "Just because you don't hear about
life and to get the two fraternities. pus ministry,. the political science the area every day in the news, it
to work together on an event, said
club and the Hispanic club to pro-
does not mean that everything is
Camacho, a member of Sigma Phi
-
mote student awareness
.
o( the fine· and dandy."
Epsilon;
:
.
.
region's culture and its existing
.
The Office of Housing and
·
Wellness Week, sponsored by
problems,
said Camacho,
a Residence Life, the Hispanic club,
the Office of Student Affairs and
member of the Hispanic club.
the Black Student Union, the inter--
the Conunuter Union, will be ex-
A lecture by Alicia Fernandez, a national club and the Gaelic Socie-
ty are sponsoring
Cultural
Awareness Week, also in its second
year, from March 3 to 8.
An international fashion show,
flag days,
a
round-table discussion
for faculty and students, and musi-
cian Pepe Santana are scheduled to
bring the Marist community to a
better understanding of ethnic
groups
and
their
cultures
represented in the college, said
Camacho.
One day will be designated to
each culture: Tuesday will be
African-American day; Wednesday
will be Hispanic day; Thursday will
be Asian/Oriental day.
Seiler's food service will plan
ethnic dinners corresponding to
each cultural day and allow
students from that culture to teach
the chefs how to correctly prepare
the ethnic cuisine,
said
Camacho.
The Marist Abroad Program will
display an exhibit and hold a
discussion about the cultural op-
portunities availabie· to Marist

students.


Dr. Vernon Vavrina and assis-
tant professors Maurice Bibeau and
Irma' Blanco Casey will also help
coordinate the cultural events.

Al um returns to campus to. film new movie
by Ilse Martin
Calif., ~ith ~ark Harmon and
Appeal," which enjoyed_ a sue-
which you have an emotional

.

Davis himself m the lead roles.
.
cessful run on Broadway m 1981. response to and 1 draw very mu.ch
When
mn'
c.
Davis was a senior
Davis said he was pleased with
It was pr<?duced as a motion pie-
from t~ose_things in life,'~ he sa•~·
in 1974 the Lowell Thomas Com-
the play's success; it was the Los
ture starring _Jae~ Lemmon and
Duong his years_at Manst,_ Davis
munications Center wasn't even a
Angeles Times' critic's choice.
Cha~les Du~~mg 1~ 19~4.
was very m~ch n~volved
ID
the
gleam in Marist's eye.
Last Sat~rd~y and Sunday,
His,play Danc1Dg
ID
the End
theater_andh1sstu~1es_wereconc~n-
But this month the writer/actor
under the d1rect1on of Bret Carr,
Zone,
abo~t a college football
trated
ID
commumcat1ons, he
said.
returned to campus to film scenes
and with the assistance of Janet
player and. his tutor, also ran on

for
his
upcoming
movie,
Lawler,
AV /TV
operations
Broadway m 1984.
.
.
"Wrestlers,"· in the television
manager of the Media Center, and
In t~e future, Davis
_said
he
studio of the Thomas center.
a few students, scenes were rehears-
would !1ke to do more act1Dg
th~n
Davis wrote the screenplay for
ed and videotaped.
heh~ m the p~st, although he will
Now that Marist has the Thomas
center, Davis said he feels students
will benefit even more from the
college.
"Wrestlers;, a' film tracing the
In an interview Saturday, Davis
continue to wnte. "One ~elps the
,.
history of t~o brothers:who·are ins
!_,
said; th_e
fil_nµng
being done,now is
other !femen~ously. 1 enJoy them
"Marist has a nurturing
at-
mosphere," he said. "lt doesn't
have the phoniness of-prestigious
colleges. Marist allows students to
grow and try new things, like it did
for me."
volved with the same woman:
prelimmll!Y, to see how the play
both,
.
he _said_
.
Originally written by Davis as a
works with the characters and
Davis said some of the material
stage play "Wrestlers" ran for six ultimately to finance the film.
in his plays is based on his
life.
months i~ 1988 in Los Angeles,
Davis also wrote the play '.'Mass
"There are things that happen
Point system
takes on
a new face
by Karen Wi~musky
In an effort to avoid disputes
over priority points, the Office of
College Activities has given
students a way of formalizing their
extra-curricular involvement.
According to Robert Lynch,
assistant director of College Ac-
tivities, stude~ts can verify their
participation in campus activities
by listing participation in clubs,
athletics and volunteer work on
yellow cards which were distributed
recently.
The priority point system h~ not
changed, but
_the
cards are a new.
way to collect.the data on student
·
involvement, Lynch said:
,
·
•.
According to Lynch,

clu_b
presidents are being urged to keep

an accurate record of attendance

and involvement among members

in order to· determine how many
points: should be distributed;
•.
·
.
A
membet;.ean receive between
.
zero and three priority points for
group inYolveinent depending on


attendance, participation and rank
.
in the organ~zation; said Lynch.

.
.
.
.
..
.

.
Aciive
-members
will
be
·
guaranteed-the
points they deserve


:

from. the
-yellow
cards; and club
-
·
.
presidents.
working closely with the

activities
office. said Jaines Raimo,

assistant director of housing.

Once the. list of priority
.points .
comes out, students will be given
a
chance to discuss aily problems
or questions, said Lynch.
Tuesday
.
Every Tuesday is Jazz Nite at Berti es, with one of the Jazz gro_ups in the
area -- Evidence. Jazz Nite starts at 9 p.m.
Wednesday
Progressive/ Alternative Music Night

.
Ministry, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie & The Banshees, REM, etc.
18
years old & over admitted with valid I.D. DJ Scott starts at IO p.m ..
Thursday
Berties brings a double treat to everyone over 18.
Auction Night: Collect Berties Auction Cash in order to bid on curises, trips,
stereos, videocassettes,
·a1bums
and much much more.
·
Ladies Night: Ladies
·driiJk
free from 10:00 p.m.- midnight
Trivia, Champagne
&
T-Shirt Giveaways,-Berties gives you it all every Thurs~
day.
·VafiQ
I.D. required.
Friday
~ltimate
.Happy
Hour in the civilized world from· 4:00- 7:QO p.m.
Specially priced
_sandwiches
at our deli from 4:00- 6:00
.P~m.
Late Night Fridays-; tlte party to erid all parties beginning at 10 p.m.
Saturday
.
_
_
.
Late Night Happy Hour 1:30-.2:30-p.m.
.

•.
.
Come arid party with DJ Jeffrey C. rated
#1
according
to
Music Machine
Magazine's reader's poll.
.
.

.
.
*Please remember:
Must be 21
&
oyer for admittance on Friday & Saturday
Another effort to verify and
-~•-t.l.
organize priority points is a student
activities transcript being kept by
the housing office. This will main-
tain records of organizational in-
volvement starting with this year's
Berties•
.9
&
11 Liberty Street
(Right Off Main Mall in Poughkeepsie)
For further info call 452-BERT
freshman, said Lynch.
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Page 10- THE CIRCLE-February 16,.1989
China-bound group to look behind Great Wall
by
Thomas Gallagher
James Kullander, editor of ad-
vancement publications and assis-
tant director of public relations at
Marist, will host a 12-day tour
through China and Hong Kong
that is open to all Marist alumni,
faculty, and students.
The tour, which leaves on May
28 from Kennedy Airport in New
York, will include the Chinese cities
of Shanghai, Beijing, and Xian
before its . end in Hong Kong on
June
8.
Kullander's experience with the
Chinese people and culture is
firsthand. He and his Chinese-
American wife recently lived and
worked in Beijing for nearly two
years. They lived in their Chinese
uncle's home in the heart of the ci-
ty and taught English at a Chinese
university.
Kullander expressed the pro-
found U!lpact that a trip to another
country can have on one's life.
"Living overseas myself, I know
you
cari
learn a great deal about the
culture
you live in,"
said
Kullander. "You're always obser-
ving things that are unusual and
unexpected."
Kullander stressed the impor-
tance of keeping a journal of per-
sonal feelings and impressions of a
trip to another country.
"I always take notes because I
don't trust my memory," said
Kullander. "When you write about
your experiences, you are forced to
make more observations about
things than if you are just floating
through the environment."
In addition to his stay in Beijing,
Kullander has travelled to all the
cities on the tour's itinerary and is
an authority on the special places
to visit, eat, and shop.
"You can expect a look at the
ancient sites - the Great Wall, the
Forbidden City, and the old Im-
perial Palace in Beijing," said
Kullander. "In Xian, we will visit
a huge ~urial ground for Emperor
Qin,
the first emperor to unify
China. We will also visit a number
of ancient Buddhist temples."
Students
can
receive three college
credits under a class, cal{ed
"Reporting on Other Countries,"
during the trip.

Requirements for the course in-
clude. class participation in a few
seminars held before the trip and
a feature article on experiences in
China.
"We will take a look at old and
new China,"
said Kullander.
"Discussions of contemporary
_
culture and recent developments
within the country will be held on
the trip."
--·
Kullander has written many
ar-
ticles on his experiences in China,
including articles in The Boston
Globe and Marist Magazine.
Kullander will lecture about life
in contemporary China at Marist
on Feb. 21, and will give another
lecture at SUNY New Paltz later
this winter.
The cost of the trip, including·
airfare, room and meals, is $2,580.
Those interested in the trip can call
Kullander at ext. 278.

Area merchants are up in arms
over proposed tax on alcohol
The College Consortium for International
Studies is composed of 170 American Colleges
and Universities. About 1400 students partici-
pated in CCIS programs in 1987-88.
by
Karen Free
Governor Mario Cuomo's pro-
posed state "sin tax" on alcoholic
beverages and tobacco has left
some local merchants with a feel-
ing of helplessness.
If adopted, the measure would
raise taxes on alcoholic beverages
from between six-tenths of one cent
per bottle for ciders to 30 cents for
liquor over 48 proof. The seven-
part proposal suggests that the in-
crease would vary depending on the
specific type of ~everage.
The proposed tax would also in-
crease the tax on cigarettes from 21
to
28
cents per pack and bring the
tax on other tobacco products up
20
percent over the wholesale price.
Cuomo suggested the tax months
ago with his proposed 1990 state
budget for the new fiscal year
beginning April 1, 1989.
Both Cuomo's proposed tax and
budget may be substantially chang-
ed before the State Legislature
passes them. If passed, the tax
could go into
effect by June
1,
1989.
New· recruits
heed louder
-Marist
call
by Denise
DeCicco
An reorganization of the tour
guide program and a soon to be
completed multi-image video
highlight the changes made by the
Admissions

Office, resulting in
32.5
percent
increase
in
applications.

Harry Wood, vice president of
admissions, said the reforms have
made the program more effective.
"Last year tour guides wouldn't
show up," he said. "We'd have
families and no guides/'
The video, which will. be ready
in a few months, according to
Wood, will depict student life and
explain some of the programs of
study at Marist, such as internships
and the IBM joint study.
Difficulty with the sound track
and filming some necessary shots
have delayed the completion of the
video; Wood said.
Other improvem~nts include new
admissions literature which is be-
ing distributed to a larger mailing
list and the renovations
of
Greystone.
"Public Relations are impor-
tant," Wood said. "We've improv-
ed the impression a student gets of
Marist."
Some 1,705 prospective ap-
plicants have visited Marist - 375
more than last year, according to
Wood.·
As of Jan. I, the college had
received a record number of ap-
plications - 700 more than it did
last year at that time, Wood said.
Early Decision applications,
which were due Dec.
1,
increased
98 percent. Some 290 stUdents were
accepted from the 518 Early Deci-
sion applications received. Some
510 places are available from the

regular applications, according to
Wood.
Local merchants say that the
proposed tax increase is not fair
and other solutions should, be
considered.
"He's picking on the same thing
too many times," said Pat Dowl-
ing, owner of the Haviland Liquor
Store in Hyde Park, said. "Why
not tax soda?"
Local liquor store managers say
their chances of stopping the pro-
posal from passing do not look
promising.
"I
don't think we have a
snowball's chance in hell of preven- .
ting it," said Maggie Gethart,
manager of Liquorama in Hyde
Park.
Some say that this "sin tax"
would be just one more kick to an
already troubled industry.
The number of customers is not
the same as it used to be and sales
will be down again if the new
·tax
passes, according to Gethart.
Gethart also said she is already
experiencing the negative effei:ts of
price increases.

..
After 10 years of selling a gallon
of wine for
$5,
Gethart recently
raised the price by 50 cents. When
a long-time cu~tomer saw the in-
crease, the woman told Gethardt
she wasn't going to drink any
more.
"I
told her: 'the price of gas
went up - you still drive; the price
of oil went up and you still heat
your house. Don't begrudge me 50
cents,"' Gethart said.
Dowling predicted that alcohoi
sales would be down right after the
tax increase as customers rebel, but
after six months people would
forget about it.
Others point to the big alcohol
tax increase in 1985 along with
other increases of the same taxes
within one year and say that its
doubtful the recent proposal will
pass.
Customers, however, are already
expressing concern over the pro-
posed increase, according to liquor

store merchants.
People want to· know when the
tax is coming while others think it
has already begun, said Valerie
Kanting, manager of Arlington
Wine and Liquor in Poughkeepsie.
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Mermen go unbearef!~-
claim conference title
by Chris Shea
not be the favorite to win the con-
ference championships, which will
The Marist men's swimming and
be held next Thursday, Friday and
diving team completed the regular
Saturday.
season with an unblemished record
"I
think it's going to come down
for the first time in the history of
to two teams_ us and Iona......:
but
the school.
I think they have to ·be favored
• The Red Foxes finished 10-0
because they have a greater number
overall and 8-0 in the Metropolitan
of higher ranked swimmers."
Conference to collect their first ever
In the regular season finale, the
dual meet championship.
Red • Foxes sunk the Merchant
Everything is right on schedule,
Marine Academy 139-102 on Feb.
according
to
Coach
Larry
9. Tom Cleary and Kevin Lawlor
Van Wagner.
paced the team each with personal
"We're hitting our peak at just
bests in their events.
the right time," said Van Wagner.
"I can see only a couple of minor
The Red Foxes concluded their
areas where we need some
home season on Feb. 7 with a
improvement."
123-79 victory over New York
Despite the undefeated season and
University. The team missed the
dual-meet championship, Van-
school record in the 400-meter
Wagner said the Red Foxes should
freestyle relay by just .12 seconds.
~~.--
They're-
baaaack
Ex-Red Fox players Rik
Smits, left~ Tim Murphy,
center, and Drafton Davis,
lower right, watch Saturday's
game against Monmouth.
(Photo by Sean Glynn)
Men'
s---------c_o_nu_·n_u_e_dfr_o_m_p_a_g_e_12_
technical on Magarity at the end of
the first half.
• "The quality (of the officiating)
was very questionable and the
technical was just a culmination of
a series of questionable calls," he
said .•
After Saturday's loss to Mon-
mouth, Magarity ripped the of-
ficiating in the NEC this season.
"In the second half·(of Satur-
day's game), they made totally in-
consistent calls," he said. "I'm fed
up with the officiating in this
league -
I think it stinks!"
Against St. Francis, Marist shot
less than 48 percent from the field
and 65 percent from the free-throw
line.
"We did
not shoot the ball the
way we have been," Magarity
said.
"We're
not getting an offensive
flow. All of a sudden people are
starting to think (whether to take
the shot).
"So
many things have piled up
that it has
taken
its toll -
this team
has had. a lot of bad breaks. The
games we're supposed to be winn-
ing we're not winning. This
team
is reeling.,.
Leading·
65~59 against Mon-
mouth, the Red Foxes went
scoreless for the
last 2: 19, losing the
game 70-65 before
season-high
3,S07 fans at McCann.
In the last 1:30 of the game,
Chambers missed the front end of
two one-and-one opportunities
during the Hawks' 11-0
run.
J
"It has been a long year-
it has
happened in quite a few games,"
Chambers said of the late-minute
folds. "I missed the one-and-ones
that could have iced the game.
There's just something about this
year."
Chambers led a 14-0 run early in
the first half to bring the Red Foxes
back from an eight-point deficit.
"Chambers gave the team a
defensive lift," Magarity said ..
"There's not a lot we didn't do
well, just a couple of free throws;"
Four Marist players scored in
double figures, with Pecarski
leading them with 14 points.
Celestine had 12 points and guards
Chambers and Steve Paterno each
added 11. Celestine was the game's
high rebounder with 11.
••••••
Paterno's 3-point field goal with
17:28 left in the first half of Mon-
day's game gave the Red Foxes 108
for the season • -
breaking the
school record of 107 set last year.
Marist hit four 3-point shots
against St. Francis to give it 111 for
the season.
Junior Joey O'Conner has set
a
Marist individual record with SI
3-pointers, breaking the old mark
of 41 he set last season.
The Red Foxes are 0-9 this
season when their opponents shoot
50 percent or better from the field.
St. Francis shot SI percent against
Marist Monday and Monmouth
shot 54 percent.
February 16, 1989- THE CIRCLE - Page 11
Skaters romp over NYU
by Kevin St.Onge
The Marist hockey club im-
proved its record to 10-4-1 with
a 7-3 win over New York
University at the McCann lee
Arena Saturday night despite
poor officiating that left both
coaches and players furious
after the game.
Marist outshot NYU 45-22 -
scoring two goals in the first
period, three in the second and
adding two more in the third -
despite amassing 36 minutes in
penalties, 30 minutes more than
the Red Foxes had against New
Paltz the week before.
NYU Coach Matt Nofus said
the officiating was . "horren-
dous" and Marist Coach John
Lentz agreed, but said he was
less concerned with the number
of penalties - 20 in all - and
pleased with his teams agressive
style of play.
The game's hard checking
eventually led to a scuffle after
the final buzzer. Referees took
about one minute to restore
order while many of the 100
fans watched from directly
behind the protective glass.
Center Scott Kendall scored
a short-handed goal at 6: 19 of
the first to put Marist on the
scoreboard.
Forward
Jeff
Weaver put fyfarist ahead 2-0 at
3:51 with a 5-on-3 power-play
goal.
Red Fox goalie Mike Rodia
and the Marist defense put
together a strong performance
allowing no second shots or re-
bounds. Rodia thwarted two
NYU breakaway opportunities
-
one at 7:39 of the first, the
other at 6:40 of the third - ef-
fectively coming out of the net
to cut down the shooting angles.
Kendall and forward Brian
Young each received lO minute
misconduct penalties in the se-
cond period for swearing.
Young was apparently giving his
own critical analysis of the NYU
team.
Kevin Walsh scored two se-
cond period goals -
the first
goal assisted by Kendall and the
second by Young.
Defenseman Chris Buss was
creditted with an assist for set-
ting up Young for a short-
handed goal as the Red Foxes
took a 5-0 lead.
NYU tallied two power play
goals in the third period but
never really threatened as
defenseman Mike Lutolf and
Young added insurance goals
for the Foxes.
The Red Foxes will host
William Paterson College on
Saturday at 10 p.m.
The ECC
the right choice
by
Tim Besser
In 1990-91 the athletic teams will
begin play in the East Coast Con-
ference after nine seasons in the
Northeast Conference.
Great,
two opponents
in
Baltimore and one in Delaware.
Nice road trips in January, huh?
But with the bad comes the good
-
the elimination of the western
Pennsylvania swing.
Marist's decision to align itself
with the ECC seemed a bit bizarre
at first. There had been talk of
joining the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference or the ECAC North
Atlantic, but no mention of the
ECC. Though it came as a bit of
a shock, it appears to be the best
move the college could have made.
The biggest advantage of the
ECC
is that all the :varsity teams .
will be competing in the same con-
ference. Now, the swimming teams
compete in the Metropolitan Con-
ference while the lacrosse team
plays in the Knickerbocker
Conference.
It will be easier for students to
follow the teams and for rivalries
to build when the opponents re-
main constant. It's hard to build a
rivalry against a school like Kean
College, which plays against Marist
once a year in lacrosse.
Athletic Director Brian Colleary
said he hopes to continue playing
some of the teams from the NEC
'
thursday
morning
quarterback
to maintain the existing rivalries
while building new ones at the same
time.
Also, the schools in the new con-
ference
are located
in the
geographic areas from which most
of the Marist student body comes.
Hofstra, on Long lsalnd, Central
Connecticut State and Rider Col-
lege in New Jersey are located in
the top three areas from which
Marist
draws students.
The
students' familiarity with these
schools should help build rivalries
equal to those with Fairleigh
Dickinson University and Siena.
The ECC also appears to be a
stable conference, something the
NEC no longer is. Loyola is pull-
ing out after this season and the
future is up in arms, especially
since it appears the conference will
lose its automatic bid to the NCAA
men's basketball tournament after
next season. More importantly, the
conference will Jose the money
from the tournament.
The ECC is a solid conference
that is not in danger of losing its
bid. The automatic bid should help
in recruiting players, now that the
Miro Peamld, above, slams in two points against Mon~outh
Saturday. Reggie Chambers,
right,
delivers a deuce, also against
the Hawks.
NCAA probation is almost over.
A major obstacle Maris! athletes
faced in the NEC will hopefully
disappear in the ECC, Colleary
said. Marist athletes currently com-
pete against scholarship players in
soccer,
cross
country
and
volleyball. Colleary and President
Dennis Murray both said they hope
to work with officials to limit
scholarships to the same sports at
each institution.
Marist and the schools in the
ECC share similar views on educa-
tion and athletics, according
to
Murray. Coincidentally, Marist
and Loyola were the only NEC
schools to vote for controversial
Propsal 42. The ECC also voted in
favor of it whereas the NEC voted
no on the measure to tighten
academic requirements for shiaent
athletes.
The ECC - it is the right way
to go.
A measles outbreak at Siena Col-
lege has forced the forfeiture of
two basketball games.
. Wagner's Pat Burke was named
NEC men's basketball Player of
the Week last week for the second
time this season. He shot 20 of 25
from the field as the Seahawks
downed Brooklyn College and
Loyola.
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SROrtS
Men's
·basketball
team loses shot
.at
winning mark
by Jay Reynolds
All hopes of a winning season
for the men's basketball team are
gone. After Monday's 82s77 loss to
St. Francis (N. Y .) the best the Red
Foxes can finish is 14-14.
One reason for the disappointing
record is the Red Foxes' sudden
vulnerability
at the McCann
Center. Going into last night's
game against visiting Long Island
University, the Red Foxes had lost
four straight games at Mccann to
drop their home mark to 5-4. No
Division I Marist team had ever lost
more than two in a row at McCann
and
last season the Foxes were 10-2
at home. Results of the LIU eame
were unavailable at press tin°le.
Two losses to St. Franc'3 and one
to
Monmouth have
·left
the Red
Foxes 10-14 overall and 7-6 in the
Northeast Conference. Marist
travels to Teanek,
N.J.,
Saturday
to play Fairleigh Dickinson Univer-
sity
before retuning home Monday
to face Drexel University. The
Foxes end the season next Thurs-
day when they host Loyola.
One more loss will give the Red
Foxes their first losing season since
the 1983-84 squad finished 14-15
and
end a string of four straight
winning seasons.
Monday's 82-77 loss to St. Fran-
cis (N.Y.) was Marist's third in a
row and . Red Foxes and the fourth
consecutive home loss.
in a position to win a game in the
last five minutes and not been able
to pull away.
"I thought the game was going
to be won," said senior center Miro
Pecarski after playing Monmouth.
"Then they made some big shots."
"At Flint Hill (Prep, Falls
Church Va.), we had the eye of the
tiger," said freshman guard Reg-
gie Chambers about his high school
team. "We did what it took to win.
In high school, I think we wanted
it more."
,
Against the Terriers, Marist
came back from a 15-point deficit
in the second half to take a two-
point lead with 3:40 left in the
game. However, a 3-point basket
by St. Francis forward Kevin
Mickens with 2:40 left put the Ter-
riers ahead for good.
_
"I was pleased with what we did
to get back into. the game," said
Coach Dave Magarity. "It just
comes down to catching a few
breaks. We needed them to miss
some shots, but they were on a
roll."
Three Marist players scored in
double figures against St. Francis,
including forward John Kijonek
who led all scorers with 24. Pecar-
ski and forward Curtis Celestine
added
17 and
10 points,
respectively.
Leading the five Terriers who
scored in double figures was guard
Rodney Henry with 16 points.
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12 - THE CIRCLE· February 16, 1989
Volley~all
team falls
.
.
1n opener
by Tim Besser
The men's volleyball club got off
to a bumby start last weak as both
the A and B teams fell to the War-
ren (N.J.) Volleyball Association
juniors.
The A team lost 15-1, 15-13 and
the B team dropped a 15-4, 15-4
decision.
"The team was very nervous,"
said player-coach Tom Hanna.
"We don't have much court ex-
perience and people were not sure
where they belonged. When we
relaxed we did much better."
The A team was ahead 13-7 in
the second game, before Warren
came back to tie the score at 13.
With the
_score
knotted, Hanna
missed a jump serve and Warren
closed out the match.
"We were a little more reiaxed
when we got up 3-0," said Hanna.
"Their offense wasn't very strong.
We were up 13-7, then they made
a strong comeback."
The crowd of around 50 fans
added to the team's first-game jit-
ters, said Hanna. But, he added, he
would love to see even more peo-
ple at the games.
Ten of the 14 players on the
Warren squad have played in the
Junior Olympics and two of the
players were all-americans, accor-
ding to Hanna.
The loss to St Francis and Satur-
day's 7/).65 loss to Monmouth were
just
two
of the several times this
year that the Red Foxes have been
There were 47 personal fouls
called in Monday's game
~
and a
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:it
Marist's Steve Paterno works under the basket as Mon-
mouth's Fernando Sand~rs defends during Saturday's Red Fox
loss.
(Photo by Sean Glynn)
The Red Foxes will be in action
again tonight at Bergen (N.J.)
Community College and will travel
to Southampton for a four-team
tournament on Saturday. The next
home match is Feb.' 27 against
Army.
'Woody' Kendall c~mes of age
by Kevin St. Onge
He used to be called Woody for his long hair,
beads and taste in music reminiscent of the
Woodstock era but more and more people are call-
ing him ·scott these days.
The hair has been cropped to collar length, the
beads are gone and he appears more conscious of
who he is and what he wants to accomplish. He·
seems to be living up to his'senior high school year-
book· quote borrowed from a Billy Joel tune, "You
can get what you want or you can just get old."
The sophomore criminal justice major calls home
Cow-town USA, (Coventry, Conn.) but yearns for
the excitement of being a· big-city police officer.
"He has always wanted to be a cop," said
Sharon Kendall, the proud mother who once drop-
ped a I-year-old snow-suited Scott on his head on
the ice of a local pond. "Most kids just say they
want to wear a badge but Scott really means it."
Constantly reminded of being dropped on his
head, Kendall doesn't appear to let it bother him,
in fact he seems quite at home on the ice. He's cur-
rently the leading the scorer on the Red Fox hockey
club and is the third leading scorer in the Hudson
division of the Metropolitan· Conference.
Kendall's father Greg played semi-pro hockey
and got Scott on skates at a young age. The elder
Kendall even had Scott transfer from the public
high school in Coventry to East Catholic High
where Scott ended up being captain of the hockey,
track and cross country teams.
Kendall is a leader by example according to
Marist hockey teammate Rob Goyda.
"He is the best guy on the team by far because
of his hockl:y sense," said Goyda.
Head Coach John Lentz said he wished he had
25 Scott Kendalls. That Kendall was nominated for
all-Metropolitan Conference honors as a freshman
is a tribute to his unique talent and he should be
all-conference again this year, according to Lentz.
K<!ndall is more than just a hockey player
though. He's also a successfull runner on the Marist
cross countrv team.

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Winning trophies in
al,l
put three meets this past
season, Kendall garnered all-Northeast Conference
honors as well as a team-leadership award.
Running at the Division I level is what Kendall
says interested
him in Marist. Turning
down
finan_-
cial aid and scholarship money at other schools,
Kendall says he came to Mai-ist with high
expectations.
Those expectations have changed and Kendall
says he will no longer run for the Red Foxes.
"There are many athletes here that are making
great personal sacrifices and the school is not
recognizing their efforts," said Kendall, whose own
financial aid package was cut drastically, forcing
him to work two jobs in addition to a full course
load.
His parents said they have mixed emotions about
their son not running anymore.
Mr. Kendall was the one who encouraged Scott
to start running but says that under the cir-
cumstances leaving the team is the only thing he
can do.
"We loved going to meets and watch him run.
He is so natural at it, just loping along with a smile
on his face. He reminds us of Pepe Lepew, the car-
toon character," said Mrs. Kendall.
"His views have changed so much in the last
year,"
said Beth_ Prestiano,
a sophomore
business/finance major from Jamaica Estates,·
N. Y., who describes her relationship with Kendall
as i•best friends -
plus.

"He still wants to be a cop but he'll probably
end up being some sort of juvenile counselor. He's
even thought of law school."


'
The most obvious indication of Kendall's com-
passion for people was !Jis work last summer at a
camp for terminally ill children.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, sponsored by
Paul Newman, ran two-week sessions for children,
most of whom had cancer and had a short-time to
live. The intent of the program was to give the
children the chance to be "normal" kids for at least
two weeks.
Kendall worked as a counselor there and said it
was the most meaningful experience.of his life.
So while he still wears the tie-dye shirts on occa-
sion and listens to Bob Marley and the Dead, Ken-
dall doesn't wear his hair as long as he used to and
he'll take a stand on principle even if it means leav-
ing a sport he enjoys.
"He was Woody because that was how people
saw him but he is Scott because that is how he sees
himself," said Prestiano.
Lady cagers
by David Blondin
Sophmore Nancy· Holbrook
scored 19 points and junior Kim
_Smith-Bey
pulled down 12 re-
bounds to lead Marist over Nor-
theast Conference opponent Long
Island University
72-64 last
Saturday.
The Lady Red Foxes improved
their overall record to .500 (10-10)
for the second time this season and
their conference mark to
·s-4.
Though Marist won by a com-
fortable, eight-point margin, LIU
made a late charge in the second
half before Marist put the game
away.

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The difference in the game was
foul shooting, according to Head
Coach Ken Babineau. Marist hit
Mary O'Brien goes to the
25-34 free throws, including 16 in
hoop for two during the Lady
the second half.
Red Foxes victory
over Long
"We opened up the floor, Nan-
Island University.
cy (Holbrook) had a couple big
(Photo by Sean Glynn)
3-point plays - mostly on penetra- two quality guards to complement
tion moves where she made the
_
junior Monica O'Halloran
_
basket and the foul shot," said Marist's leading scorer.
Babineau. "We were able to get the
One problem for Marist as they
ball down low were they would foul head down the stretch and in to the
us. The ladies played very play-offs is the center position,
intelligently.''
Holbrook is one of the main Babineau said. Sophomore Ruth
-
Halley
is out injured
and
reasons the Lady Foxes are starting sophomore Danielle Galarneau
to play better is Holbrook, accor- continues to find herself in foul
ding to Babineau.
trouble.
"Nancy is a big lift for us," said
"With Danielle out of the
Babineau: "She is the type of lineup, it hurts, we're a much
player that can always score for smaller team, it's a big factor,"
you. She's more of a scoring said Babineau. "She knows that
weapon at the point then (junior she gets into foul trouble and it's
Maureen) Dowe, who is more of a
defensive point guard. Nancy is something we have to improve."
more flexible in that we can use her
Babineau said that he believes
at the number two guard or at the any team can walk away with the
point."
NEC tournament.
Holbrook took over Dowe's spot
The first and second place teams
after Dowe sprained her ankle and recieve a first-round bye into the
has been averaging over 10 points semi-finals. The site of the semi-
a game since then.
finals and finals are held at the
With Dowe back at 100 percent, home court of the divison
Babineau said he now knows he has champions.