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Volume 36, Number 3
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
September 28, 1989
College, cops bust off-campus parties
by Steven Murray
• Reacting to pressure from angry
Poughkeepsie residents, college ad-
ministrators are cooperating with
local police to crack down on
Marist students who throw loud
parties off campus.
In a meeting on Monday bet-
ween Marist administrators,
city
of
Poughkeepsie police and city of-
ficials, college officials agreed to
strictly discipline students involv-
ed in off-campus parties where
state and local ordinances are
violated.
The meeting
com.es
after police
have broken up numerous student.
parties, handed out fines and in one peace and violation of noise
case, arrested Marist students.
ordinances.
Peter Amato, assistant dean of
In the first three weeks of school,
student affairs, attended Monday's police have been busy with off-
meeting and told police and local campus student parties.
.
officials the administration would
On Sept.
8,
five Marist students
be "fair, but tough and strict" in who rent a house on Brookside
dealing with students who violate Avenue were arrested for unlawful
any state or local ordinances con-
dealing with a child, a class B
cerning the illegal sale of alcohol or misdemeanor, after they alledged-
the sale of alcohol to minors.
ly served alcohol to a person under
Meanwhile, John Doherty, cap-
the age of 16. The charges were
tain of detectives for the City of later reduced to disorderly conduct,
Poughkeepsie Police Department,
and all five paid $25 fines.
said officers will continue to make
A week later, police were called
arrests and fine people for illegal to break up parties at 25 Dear,
sale of alcohol, disturbing the_ Place and Church Street, where.
•
Marist debate captala Mike Buckley takes on two members of the British National Debate Team Mon-
day night.
•
Red Coats, Yanks fight history
by Kelly Woods
After 214 years, the debate goes
on.
But unlike the muskets used on
the battlefield at Lexington and
Concord in 177S, Marist College
J
989
saw nothing more violent than
squirt guns and philosophical
debate.
Monday night the Marist debate
team and the British National team
took the stage to continue a five-
year tradition of serious debate
mixed with sarcastic humor.
"I'd rather die on my feet than
on my knees," Michael Buckley,
who is ranked 26th-best speaker in
the world, said while introducing
the topic of debate. He proceeded
to bring up the good times shared
by both countries -
such as the
American Revolution.
"I think they still may be
a
little
bit angry over the colony thing,"
Buckley said. "You give them an
accent and they think they own
you."
Buckley also cleared up some
misconceptions about the British
since they have a reputation of
be-
ing arrogant, pompous and lazy.
He defended their honor and said
they weren't lazy.
Despite Buckley's whimsical
satire, he did present a serious
argument.
"If you stay on your knees to
avoid harm it doesn't help," he
said. "Under an oppressive govern-
ment nothing gets done."
The reason for
Amnesty
Interna-
tional, an organization dedicated to
the establishment of global human
rights, is to allow people to take the
initiative instead of waiting for
something to happen like the
British, he adced.
As the first British debater,,
Matthew Christmas, took his relax-
ed stance to the right of the
podium, he said it was good to see
the two chairman of the Dan
Quayle Inaugural Committee -
referring to Buckley and his part-
ner, Anthony Cappozzolo.
Meanwhile, Gregory Jones, the
other British debater, apologized to
Buckley since he had to hear the
speech for the second time
that
day
because Jones said he had spoken
his words of wisdom that after-
noon at the "asylum across the
street."
"Thanks
to the Marist debaters,
we. wouldn't ha\·e lcnov,n about
padded cells and liquid food," said
Jones.
Like Marist, the British gave
substantial evidence of why surviv-
ing on one's knees, which was their
position,
was a
better way of life.
"It is by peaceful coexistence
you triumph," said Christmas.
"If
you decide to die on your feet than
whQ will
carry
on your ideals?"
In Christmas' rebuttal -
in
which he accused Buckley of tak-
ing most of his facts from the Na-
tional Enquirer - he said blacks in
this country were spat upon by
whites while they crawled on their
knees for civil rights.
"You can't get up from the
grave, but you
can
get up from
your knees," he said.
Debating the British is different
from the normal style of American
debate, according to Cappozzolo.
"It's a lot less formal and
easygoing," he said. "It's much
more impromptu."
According to the British debate
team, the American style is more
factual.
"We use the Oxford style of
debate," Jones sa.id. "We use more
rhetoric and the destination of our
Continued on page 2
police said cars were blocking ac-
cess to the arterial, the main east-
west_
toute
through Poughkeepsie.
Saturday, poJice issued fines for
violation of a noise ordinance to
four Marist students living at 26
Dean Place.
Doherty said the action taken by
police has not been part of a con-
centrated crackdown, but a reac-
tion to a wave of complaints by
residents concerning off-campus
Marist students.
"It's always been a problem; it's
been
an
annoyance," Doherty said.
"But this year it seemed to get out
of hand much quicker."
Residents neighboring
off.
campus students have been much
more demanding in their com-
plaints, Doherty said. Because
students tend to rent the same
houses year after year, residents
eventually lose their patience with
students' parties, Doherty said.
Amato has spoken with several
of the students involved in in-
cidents concerning the police, and
in some cases letters have been sent
to students, their parents, the
police, and the offices of Housing
and Safety and Security.
Continued on page 2
H11,go hits home hard
o-.f0:r-Marist
supervisor
by
Karen Cicero
For many people at Marist, Hur-
ricane Hugo just meant some more
use of the weather-beaten raincoat
and umbrella.
But for one Marist staff member
with family in Puerto Rico, Hugo's
•
brought a flood of anxiety.
"I
don't know whether she's
dead or alive," Security Patrol
Supervisor Dennis Costas said of
his 85-year-old aunt who his fami-
ly has been unable to contact since
Hugo ravaged the island last Sun-
day and Monday.
Because of downed power and
phone lines, Costas said com-
munication with the impoverished
San Lorenzo area, where his
wheelchair-bound aunt and his two
cousins live, is virtually impossible.
Over the last few days, Costas'
mother has been trying to reach
friends in a nearby Puerto Rican
town, hoping they'll drive to San
Lorenzo and find out what's hap-
pening there.
But for Costa and his close-knit
family, the wait's the worst.
"I just want to hear some news
- one way or the other," he said.
Costas' 77-year-old mother isn't
faring much better. She can't sleep
until she hears word about her on-
ly living sister, he said.
Since Maria Torres Lopez,
Costas' aunt, doesn't have a phone
and is hard of hearing, the family
last talked to her three months ago.
But even if Costas' family is
alive, he said they're homeless.
After watching a Cable News
Network (CNN) broadcast that
reported Hugo's 125 mph winds,
Costas said his aunt's fragile
50-year-old house would have
never survhred.
Puerto Rican Gov. Rafael Her-
nandez Colon estimated that
50,000 people lost their homes in
the storm.
Lopez's financial situation cer-
tainly hasn't improved her chances
for survival, Costas said. His aunt
"lives on peanuts," according to
Costas, there's only a few dollars
Costas said he's also concerned
because his cousins don't take care
of his aunt as much as they
should.
left over from her monthly Social
Security check.
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Continued on page 2
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all of the construction
taking place onthe buildingand
the sealing not being complete
we·· are
have
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a• problem with
water getting in through the en-
tranceways," Leary said.
Should Hugo have vented its
force on Matist, personnel
would have been ready to react
with
extra manpower.
"We had extra security work-
ing as well as several of our
maintenance and housekeeping
personnel on standby;• Leary
said. "We would have reacted
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.Entertainment
Talent Wanted
The Marist television show "What's
Up?" will hold student auditions for
their first annual talent show on Oct.
6 at 2 p_.m
in Lowell Thomas 205. For
more information, contact Janet Lawler
at ex. 635.
The Kinks
The British rock group The Kinks will
invade the Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Sunday Oct. 8. Tickets are available
through telecharge or by calling
454-9800.
Kenny Rogers
Country music singer Kenny Rogers
will perform Oct. 1 at the Mid-Hudson
Civic Center. The tickets for the 4 p.m.
and 8 p.m. shows cost $25.50. They
are available at the box office or by
calling 454-9800.
Tony Bennett
See Las Vegas entertainer Tony
Bennett at the Ulster Performing Arts
Center Oct. 7. Tickets cost $25 and are
available by calling (914) 339-6088.
Parties--
Continued from page 1
Although some students have
protested the sending of these let-
ters, Amato said the college has the
right to inform the people who
have vested interests in the
students.
Also, in regard to the college's
authority
off-campus,
Marist
reserves the r_ight, depending upon
the circumstances, to dismiss any
student who discredits its name,
Amato said.
"When you live off-campus,
you're a community represen-
tative," Amato said. "You can't
seperate yourself from the school."
A common complaint among
students who live off-campus is
that they are forced to do so
because of a shortage of on-
campus housing. But Amato said
that no matter where students live,
consideration and respect of other
people's rights must be constant.
Debate--
Continued from page
l
cross examination is determined by
the individual. Plus, we pose ques-
tions to the speaker during his
speech and he accepts or declines
our challenge."
"The American sense of humor
is more direct which can be
humiliating," added Christmas.
"Our humor is much more low
key."
For Christmas and Jones, Marist
was the first stop of their American
tour.
"We were nervous because we
heard Marist was the best and the
hardest," Jones said. "But we en-
joyed the debate."
Hugo---
Continued from page 1
"If
she survived, I just want
them (his cousins) to be with her,''
he said.
Costas' mother, who came
to
the
United States 57 years ago, often
encouraged Lopez to lea\·e her
homeland, but she always refused,
he said.
"Right now, we're helpless," he
said. "There's a lot of people who
need
uS
and we can't be there to
help them."
Allez au cinema
Get a taste of French cinema -
come to this weekend's foreign film
"La Passion de Jeanne d' Arc." This
1928 silent film starring
Maria
Falconetti, Eugene Silvain and Antonin
Artaud is showi11g_at
7:30 p.m. Satur-
day and Sunday in Donnelly 245. Ad-
mission is free. .
Stripes
The College Union Board will show
the movie "Stripes" Sunday at 7 and
9 p.m. in the Theater. Cost is $2.
My Fair lady
The Bardavon Opera House will pre-
sent "My Fair Lady" on Sunday, Oct.
1. For more information, contact
473-5288.
To Your Health
Eating Smart
•
The American Fleart Association is
sponsoring a discussion on nutritional
concerns and exercise as part of their
weekly Sharing and Caring program.
For further information, please call
454-4310.
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Help handicap children go for the
gold. Become a volunteer for the
Special Olympic. Although the majori-
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ties, the equestrian event will take
place at Roseview Stables in Hyde
Park. For more information, please call
Mr. Carle at (914) 331-2885.
Making the Grade
MMAPO
Get involved with the Marist Minori-
ty Affairs organization.
MMAPO
will
holding a reception tomorrow at 2:30
p.m. in the Fireside Lounge.
Columns Wanted
Submissions
for
Penthouse
magazine's "Campus View" column
are being accepted. The magazine
pays $250 for published pieces. For
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$100 to $650 scholarships. Some
5,000 of them are available through
the Housing and Urban Development
Office. There's an Oct. 2 deadline. For
more information, call (212) 947-1293.
Poetry Contest
Poets take your pens hand. A poetry
contest with more than $11,000 in
prizes is being sponsored by the
American Poetry Association. Call
(408) 429-1122 for more information.
Law Forum
More than 100 law schools will par-
ticipate in a forum Oct. 6 and 7. Held
in New York City, the forum is design-
ed to provide students with information
about law school admission. Call {215)
968-1204 for further details.
Attention
To get your activity listed in this col-
umn, send pertinent information
through campus mail to The Circle, c/o
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I.
Distant parking spaces
projected for near future
by
David Karchmer
The present on-campus parking system will be
restructured, pending the fall 1990 completion of the
new classroom building behind Lowell Thomas col-
lege administrators said.
'
The creation of new parking lots will only raise the
number of parking spots by a few hundred. Accor-
ding to statistics provided by Marist, there are at least
1000 more registered vehicles than available parking
spaces.
A~cording to the administrative proposal, all of
Manst East and sunounding parking lots will be phas-
ed out, as will the parking lot directly behind Lowell
Thomas.
Joe Leary, director of campus security, said that at
any given time on any given day hundreds of available
parking spaces can be found in front of the McCann
Center or on the north side of Marist East.
"There is sufficient parking at Marist," Leary said.
New parking lots will be built by the tennis courts
and the new classroom building, according to the plan.
Marc Adin, assistant vice president, the main goal
of the administration is to have a "pedestrian cam-
pus." The new system will try to direct vehicle park-
mg and traffic away from campus academic and
residential areas to provide students easier walking
access.
"The problem is the unwillingness of students, facul-
ty and staff to abide by our parking policy."
"Our first responsibility at Marist is education and
being punctual for classes," said senior Loriann
Bonati. "Too much time is wasted seeking parking and
walking across campus to class."
"Cars have no place at the center of a college or
university," said Adin. "They're noisy, they go too
fast and are not conducive to academics."
Both Leary and Adin agree that long walks across
campus are unavoidable.
Leary warns that strong measures are and will be
continued to assure that
·an
vehicle owners are abiding
by the rules.
On parties and allnighters:
this life can make you sick
by
Maureen Kerr
Sniffling, sneezing, coughing,
aching, stuffy head and fever.
That may sound like an ad for
Nyquil, but these are the symptoms
of yet another illness that has swept
the Marist community.
Lisa Sacco. a freshman who has
•
tonsillitus, mononucleosis, and
:
strep throat has been ill for almost
•
two weeks.
"Her tonsils were like golf
balls," said 'roommate Janine
Vitagliano. "Lisa knows all the
nurses, she's been going over to
their office everyday."
According to Jane· O'Brien,
director of health services, Lisa is
one of more than 600 people who
have visited the health office in the
past three weeks. The majority of
students are freshmen who suffer
from stomach viruses, upper
respiratory infections and the com-
mon cold.
"It's
very normal,"
said
O'Brien. "Students are ill frequent-
ly during their first year at college.
People learn to take better care of
themselves as they get older."
Freshmen don't eat and sleep as
much
as
they should. Living on
their own for the first time, meeting
new people, and trying to fit in
results in going to bed late at night.
It doesn't take long for students to
get run down, said O'Brien.
Also, living in close quarters,
sharing a dorm room and cafeteria,
exposes students to a lot •of new
germs. "It takes a while for
students to build their immune
system," she said.
"I
spray lysol everytime she
sneezes," said Vitagliano.
"I
didn't
want to move out because we've
been getting along so well."
According to O'Brien, most up-
perclassmen don't come to the
health office because they have
learned to recognize their limita-
ing the adjustment of going back
to school, O'Brien said.
Many people party too much
during the first week when they get
back together with old friends.
Also, going back to the classroom,
doing homework and getting jobs
usually results in fatigue.
"Tired college students are par
for the course," said O'Brien.
"Some people think they are get-
ting mono, but it's not that
prevalent,'' Marist College has had
two cases so far this year.
In order to stay healthy,
0'
Brien
advises students to learn how
to
"Her tonsils were
budget their time.
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Students should eat
three
balanc-
OV0r to their office
ed meals a day and get plenty of
, ,
rest. Many people pull all-nighters
everyday.
in order to get papers in on time.
tions.
"If
students neglect nutrition
and proper rest, they are going to
get sick:"
Freshmen are not the only class
who are feeling a bit under the
weather. Rachael Farrar, a senior,
suffers from a sore throat and stuf-
fy head. "I don't think I've been
getting enough rest," she said.
Most students tend to become
sick at the start of the school year
from the stress that results in mak-
As a result, their resistance goes
down and if someone gets sick, he
or she becomes a primary can-
didate. Students who take good
care of themselves are less likely to
pick up germs, O'Brien said.
Exercise is also important.
"Students need fresh air, it gets the
heart beating," she said. Especial-
ly for freshmen and sophomores
who tend to sit around in the
dorms. Walking, jogging, biking,
swimming, and playing sports not
only keeps you healthy, it also
helps to relieve stress.
Burn, baby, burn
Girls sweat
It
out during a McCann Center aerobic session. Circle
photo/Nathan Robinson
September 28, 1989 - THE CIRCLE - Page 3
The rest of the sign is gone (bottom) - the school removed it while
it
waits for the missing letters.
Circle photo/Lynaire Brust
Security to thieves:
can we
buy
a vowel'?
by Chris Landry
•
•'The
college_
is offering
$S00
to
ariyone giving information leading
to the recovery of the missing
Marist College sign or "leading to
the identification of the theif," ac-
cording to Joseph Leary, director
of the Office of Safety and
Security.
The letters spelling "Marist" on
the stone sign that faces North
Road just outside of Donnelly Hall
have been missing since Sept. 5.,
Leary
said. The college spent about
$5,000 to have the sign made and
installed, Leary said.
The Physical Plant last week
·removed
the rest of the sign
because it had become an embar-
rassment with it merely saying
"college," Leary said.
'The Town of Poughkeepsie
police
and
Secutit)' still
have no·
sus\)CC\s but axe
"actively
pursuing
an investigation," Leary said. In-
formation
can
be
given
anonymously, Leary said.
Security has tried to inform the
campus of the theft and has con-
tacted housekeeping and faculty
members in search of leads, Leary
said.
"Our community should really
get involved," Leary said.
The
theft bas "crossed the line of just
a college prank."
The theft took place within a
five-hour
period, Leary said. The
six letters were reported missing at
about 6 a.m. and, after conducting
a neighborhood check, police were
told by local residents that the sign
was there at
l
a.m.
Amnesty Int'l
chapter to form
by Kelly Woods
In an effort to make students more aware of human rights and
global issues, three Marist professors are launching an Amnesty In-
ternational chapter on campus.
"Hopefully, the chapter will make others aware of people's con-
cerns and needs and problems outside America," said Eugene Best,
professor of history. "It's an educational enrichmen~."
Amnesty International is dedicated to t~e promotion o_f huma_n
rights. Its goals include helping to release pnsonersbf_consc1ous, fa1r
and prompt trials for all political prisoners, and ending torture and
execution.
The most recent effort to begin a campus chapter is the result of
inquiries from international students, said Vernon Vavrina, assistant
professor of political science.
..
Earlier attempts were prompted by the murder of Andrew Kaynra,
a professor of criminal justice, in 1987. Kayiira was shot in Uganda
for his political beliefs.
.
In the spring of 1985, members of Amnesty International SJ>?ke
for the first time at Marist, and in 1987, John Healey, the Umted
States executive director of Amnesty International came to the campus.
"This was a major step because it was at the same time the An-
drew Kayiira case came to a head," said V~vrina. .
.
Betty Kayiira, widow of Andrew and Manst secunty guard, s~1d
having the chapter on campus will
be
useful to the whole Manst
community.
"It
teaches people to care and learn about other people," she said.
"Students will benefit because their minds will open and know what's
going on. It's education. It's politics. It's everything:"
.
Amnesty International won the 1977 Nobel Peace Pnze for its "ef-
forts to promote global observance of the United Nations' Universal
Declaration of Human Rights."
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September 28
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1989- THE CIRCLE - Page 5
FM take-off still grounded.for radio station
by
Julle Cullinane
Efforts to acquire FM radio
broadcasting for Marist College
Radio, (WMCR), have failed due
to the high cost of a broadcasting
license, said Bob Lynch, assistant
director of College Activities.
Although no signs of FM radio
are apparent in the near future,
WMCR
.
began broadcasting this
week over cable.
The Federal Communications
Commission, (FCC), requires a
license before going on the air,
which would cost Marist $12,000 a
year, said Betty Y eaglin, director of
College Activities. A transmitter,
costing $25,000, is also necessary
for FM broadcasting, said Suzanne
Fagel, general manager of the
station.
To designate such funds to one
organization is not feasible for the
school unless they were to take
funds away from another, Lynch
said.
After transferring from the State
University of New York (SUNY) at
Brockport as a junior, Fagel was
not impressed with the station.
Surprised that the administration
does not support the radio station
more, Fagel added, "SUNY had
this hulking station, then I came
here and found this inferior station
at a communications-school."
Last year, the cable did not work
well, but revisions have been made
and we hope the system will have
New group fights
for animal rights
by Nathan J. Robinson
In the name of a convienent and better life for ourselves, cows are
slaughtered, rabbits are blinded, other animals are poisoned and people
are not aware of it, according to a national group called People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals.
A newly formed club at Marist is hoping to change all that. The Animal
Compassion Group is seeking to make students more aware of animal
rights, said Rich Roder, the group's advisor.
Both the household cleaning and cosmetic industries use animals to
test new products before they are sold. PETA contends that these tests
are often unreliable and are not required by law, yet continue due to
corporations' reluctancy to spend money on research alternatives.
In addition to animals being used for product research, PETA says
billions of animals are subjected to lives of overcrowding, confinement
and mutilation in what it calls
"factory
farms".
The group, which met for the first time last week, will be involved
in petitioning and writing letters to companies suspected of abusing
animals. Roder said the group would like to become a resource for Marist
students seeking information on animal rights, Roder said.
"All living things have the right to live healthy, productive lives," said
Roder, a freshman mentor for Marian Hall.
Roder, who became a vegitarian last June in protest of cruelty to
animals, said people tend to think of animals as products and profit rather
than feeling organisms such as ourselves.
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Freshman Bryan Fuentes, Student representative of the Animal Com-
passion Group, said it is a personal decision
to
become a vegatatian but
cutting down on meat consumption can make a big difference to meat
producers.
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Roder said animal cruelty has become accepted as everyday life because
people have closed their eyes to it. Animal rights are as important as
human rights, he said.
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"You don't have to be an animal lover to join the group," said Roder,
"everyone should be concerned with the humane treatment of living
• things."
The Animal Compassion Group meets on Thursdays at 5:45 in Marian
Hall room 226.
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in care of The Circle.
better
reception,
said Tom
Morgan,
a sophomore
from
Madison, N.J., who also works at
the station.
Morgan also expressed hope that
last year's efforts to hook up the
entire campus to the radio station
will result in more listeners for the
station.
Ultimately, the station managers
hope WMCR will broadcast over
FM radio, but in the meantime, the
station is developing promotional
attention-getters for the station.
One thing to keep an eye out for
is radio personalities on location on
campus looking for interviews,
Fagel said.
Enthusiastic about WMCR,
Lynch encourages the managers to
investigate the FM broadcast, but
adds that going on the air will not
improve the image of the station.
However, not seeing WMCR
broadcasting outside of cable in the
near future, Lynch urges the
managers to establish goals and
bring the cable station to life before
trying to bring it to FM.
In the past, the station had not
received much attention except for
inquisitive comments made by
students who pass by the station,
located on the first floor in Cham-
pagnat Hall, Fagel said.
Visibility was not the only pro-
blem, said Fagel. Because of a lack
of listeners, much of the staff suf-
fered from low morale. Students
who had their own shows tended to
River View
their shifts at their leisure.
"They figured it didn't matter
because no one was listening
anyway," Fagel said.
This year is going to be different,
Fagel said. The station has a
managagement
made up of
sophomores, juniors and seniors
which
will
establish continuity with
WMCR in the following years.
Fagel said if she had enough
cable, she would begin banging on
doors offering to hook up radios
for the students.
Fagel also expressed hope that
the station's format, new wave
music, would attract both staff and
listeners who are tired of listening
to the same, old thing on the radio.
These trees wlll soon be bare as autumn falls upon the Marist community.
Seniors say North End housing
splits students and hinders unity
by
Maureen Kramer
Seniors living on campus this
semester may feel slightly lonely.
According to Steve Sansola,
director of housing, only 85 seniors
live in the Gartland Commons
Apartments and only a total of 216
juniors
and seniors live in
townhouses.
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For those seniors who do live on
campus, most said they envisioned
the North End to be in closer con-
tact with the rest of the campus.
"This set up takes away from the
closeness and spirit of our (senior)
year," said 4urie Leavy, a senior
living in the Gartland Commons
Apartments.
Jennifer Maxwell, also a senior
living in Gartland, said the North
End of campus is isolated to the ex-
tent that it is almost separate from
the college.
"I like being with my friends,
but as far as the atmosphere at this
end of campus, I think it's horri-
ble," Maxwell said.
The lack of seniors on campus
has caused some students to ques-
tion the Housing Office's priority
point system.
"It's
very
unfair
that
sophomores and juniors are in the
apartments, leaving the seniors
very scattered," Leavy said.
Senior Frank Vezzuto said he
does not believe the college adheres
to the system.
"If
you have a priority point
system and stick to it then it works,
but they aren't sticking to it," Vez-
zuto said.
In contrast, some sophomores
and juniors, who are surrounded
by many of their peers, have taken
advantage of the North End's
isolation.
"In a way we're isolated, but I
sort of like that because we have
our privacy too," said junior Tina
Kemp.
Some students said they realize
that the housing crunch will only
be solved with the addition of a
new dormitory,
set
for construction
in 1991. But they said seniors
would not have been forced to
leave campus if the college reduc-
ed its incoming freshmen class -
734 freshmen are housed on
campus.
"Our class is in the brunt of all
of the changes taking place with
housing and it isn't fair," said Jean
Harris, a senior living in the
townhouses. "They (Admissions
Office) should have cut down on
the number of students they took
in this year.
If
they are putting so
many people in Canterbury
(Garden Apartments) they should
at least put them in the same sec-
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editorial
Long arm
of the law
An ominous pact has been sealed between college administrators
and the Poughkeepsie police. The result of their coalition is a
crackdown on student parties off campus, but as the parties have
got out of hand, so has the discipline.
Brewing hostility reached the boiling point last week when
Poughkeepsie residents complained more loudly than ever to
police about Marist students who have been throwing loud par-
ties in the Dean Place and Brookside Avenue neighborhoods.
Under pressure from the city council, the police have arrested
several students and warned scores of others. The police are giv-
ing the names of these students to Peter Amato, assistant dean
of student affairs, who is coordinating the college/cops joint
crackdown on this end.
Disciplinary action has been overzealous. The police have been
giving Amato the names of some students who were not even in-
volved in any of the various incidents which ignited the
controversy.
And some of these students, including 21-year-old seniors, have
been told by letter to report to Amato, and copies of those letters
were sent to their parents, the vice president for student affairs
and the offices of Housing and Safety and Security.
In one case, Amato sent such a letter via registered mail to a
man who is living with Marist students but who is a Marist
graduate.
Does this mean underclassmen who drink and cause trouble on
campus are not as much of a problem as seniors who chose not
to live in college housing and are only suspected of causing trou-
ble off campus?
In many cases Marist students who live off campus, and on-
campus students who attend their parties, are causing a lot of trou-
ble and the neighbors have a right to complain.
But others are hassled because of the poor reputation of Marist
students. The police have been acting on some residents' unfound-
ed complaints by notifying the college, which promptly notifies
these students' parents.
There's a menacing double standard in place. After being told
by the city to control its students, the administration is ready to
take disciplinary action against commuters while less attention
is paid to students who live under the administration's
rules in
co\\ege housing.
That doesn't make sense, but it seems that in the minds of ad-
ministrators, whatever happens on campus is less likely to hurt
the school's image.
Add to this mess another internal matter: Student Affairs,
Housing and Security are receiving the names of these students
who are reported by the police. What does Housing, for exam-
ple, have to do with students who live on their own and are con-
sidered commuters?
Ironically, some of these students would be living on campus
if there were adequate housing. Faced with Canterbury,
many
of
these students move to Talmadge Street, Taylor Avenue or
Brookside Avenue, where they can walk to class. This problem
did not begin last week; it escalates as more students are moving
off campus.
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Students who live off campus are getting the· message: quiet
down and behave like respectable members of the community,
a community that has come to distrust and resent them. The col-
lege and the city have a right to keep them in line.
But first, treat them with respect. Disciplinary action against
students who break the law is appropriate, but to solve the pro-
blem and to restore the college's image, the administrators and
tqe police must realize what too many city residents don't -
that
all students are not at fault.
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Bush's battle on drugs:
a lot of talk, no fighting
In his address to the nation on
drugs a few weeks back, George
Bush accomplished what he wanted
to: he sent a message to the people
of America. Trouble is, it was the
wrong message.
Bush wanted to give a fire and
brimstone speech, making the
country realize how serious the pro-
blem is and how determined he is
to solve the problem.
What Bush, and his Democratic
respondent, Joseph Biden, said in-
stead was that the government is
more interested in fighting a public
relations war and that the drug pro-
blem is not worth putting all the
resources of the country behind it.
Bush started his speech by
holding up an evidence bag filled
with crack that he said had· been
•
bought across the street from the
White House.
That was true, but it was only
true because officials of the Drug
Enforcement Administration lured
a drug dealer to Lafayette Park,
across from the White House, in
order to make the kind of sale that
Bush needed for his speech.
In defending the action, Bush
displayed the same ends-justifying-
the-means logic that made Dan
Quayle vice-president, saying that
the sale, even though it was
fabricated, proved that drug
dzru-
ing is a problem everywhere, even
in front of the White House.
Unfortunately, Bush is wrong.
Dead wrong. America's drug pro-
blem is one of immense propor-
tions, including all racial, social
and economic groups. But by set-
ting up a scenario to
fit
his pur-
poses, Bush made it seem as if it
was necessary to conjure up a drug
deal.
After
reading of the set-up,
how can anyone not ask themselves
just how serious
i~
the drug pro-
blem
if
the president has to "fix"
a deal just to prove a point?
Paul O'Sullivan
Thinking
between
the
lines
The scenario would have been
just as dramatic if the drugs were
bought seven or eight blocks from
the White House. Once again, as
in his November campaign, Bush
shows that he prefers style over
substance, image over reality.
But even this would be marginal-
ly acceptable, if Bush was willing
to put all the resources at his
disposal to win his war on drugs.
Again, though, Bush and his
deomacratic counterparts seem
more interested in making token er~
forts against the drug problem,
making the war on drugs a war
which America cannot win.
Bush proposes spending $7.9
billion to finance all his programs
to combat the drug menace, the
Democrats want to spend one or
two billion more. All this to fight
a war against an opponent that
generates at least
$150
billion in
profits each year.
If we are truly at "war" with the
drug cartels, as Bush continually
tells us, then why are we commit-
ting such a small fraction of our
resources to fight the battle.
If
Bush declared war upon the Soviet
Union or Iran, would he limit his
spending to $7.9 billion'!
The War on Drugs, as it is now
proposed
by Bush and the
Democratic leaders of Congress, is
a sham. It is a phony war. Just as
he did by using a set-up drug deal
to
fit
his needs, Bush is trying to
pass a quick public relations solu-
tion off as a real program to fight
the drug problem.
If we are being "invaded" by the
drug lords, as Bush keeps saying,
why can't we take money out of the
defense budget? Mikhail Gor-
bachev apparrently has to cut his
military budget to deal with
domestic problems, why can't we
do the same?
We can win the War on Drugs,
but only
if
we are willing to pay the
price, which will be expensive.
There is no easy, inexpensive
answer to this problem, so our
leaders should stop looking for
one. If we really want to win the
war, let's make the commitment. If
we're not willing to do that, then
let's legalize the stuff and let the
chips fall where they may. It
•
couldn't
be
much worse than where
we are now.
Paul O'Sullivan
is
the Circle's
political columnist.
Letter policy
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and signed and must include the ,vrirer's phone number and address.
The deadline for letters is noon Monday. Letters should be sent to
Bill Johnson, c/o The Circle, through campus mail or dropped off
at Campus Center
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Let's keep government out of the art gallery
by Mark Aldrich
son's sense of life. It can be entertainment,
A quick look around the political land-
scape nine months into the Bush Administra-
tion yields several scary views.
• it can be protest. It cannot be legislated.
Once a society tells its artists what to create,
that society is no longer human. We certainly
have not reached this point, the point
resembling a Stalinist U.S.S.R. replete with
stunning pictures of tractors, but Helms and
D' Amato are taking a large stride in that
direction.
limits him only within his power of com-
munication. For years, the Endowment was
an ideal patronage. It is no longer.
The second art created under the Endow-
ment became controversial, the patronage
became prostitution. Any artist supported by
the government became a hiree facing the
prospect of Jesse Helms making assignments
for sculpture and scripts. Should the govern-
ment, as self-described guardians of morality
and taste, be in the business of art? Deserv-
ing artists may be denied favor to pursue
their creativity, while others may make small
fortunes painting scenes of a government-
approved America.
Artists hoping to receive money will face far
worse scrutiny than ever.
It
is a good idea
to have government-supported art, but it is
a bad idea if that art isn't allowed to prick
our conscience. If Jesse Helms must cut the
funding, then so be it. But he must then help
these artists find support from someplace
else.
For instance, the controversy over the
government's role as patron through the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts has several
of our self-proclaimed moral leaders up in
ar:ms confusing art, taste and morality.
Senators Jesse Helms and Al D' Amato
would like to cut or cease funding for the En-
dowment because certain supported works
offended their very particular _sensibilities.
A look at these past nine months is need-
ed. For all our liberal fears that under Presi-
dent Reagan something might happen, not
much did. Sure, things got a lot worse, but
like much of the Reagan tenure, they were
superficial problems caused by the lack of
someone at the helm.
Granted, the works in question would of-
fend the sensibilities of all but a very small
portion of the population. One depicts
homosexual love in a rather fashionable style
of photography while another places a cross
in a clear bucket of urine. These works were
not designed to avoid controversy. They ex-
ist to attack the social climate that made
them necessary.
It's a delicate issue, for all the indelicacies
of the art works involved. Art has nothing
to do with taste or morality. It has to do with
what the creative mind needs to com-
municate. The wonderful thing about art is,
if Jesse Helms dislikes Robert Map-
plethorpe's photographs, he does not have
to look at them.
But, does he have to pay for them? All a
patronage system provides is support, a grant
to the struggling artist so worries about the
whereabouts of his or her next meal can be
removed. An established artist receives sup-
port on the basis of his past work, on the
strength of his vision, by the patron.
Do we want our art to be quiet entertain-
ment, or should it occasionally stir
outrageous thoughts in us? Someone raised
the question: is it worse for the government
to spend our money on art that offends our
taste, or is it worse for it to spend money on
art that doesn't?
After eight years of talk about creating
Norman Rockwell America, Congress is now
making one. After eight years of talk of flag-
waving, there will be no flag burning. One
glance at the landscape yields a final, most
frightening thought: George Bush may be
Ronald Reagan's Lyndon Johnson.
Art is communication, simply, of one per-
An ideal patronage supports the artist and
One hopes the Endowment will revert to
an ideal patronage, but one knows it won't.
Mark Aldrich is a senior majoring in Com-
munication Arts.
Cult band takes a big step into the limelight
Rolling Stone Magazine called
them "America's Best Rock and
Roll Band." They've been the
critics' darlings since they were first
heard in 1980. College radio sta-,
tions claimed them as their own.
Now these college dropouts from
Athens, Georgia have finally shed
their cult status and are getting the
recognition that they deserve.
Say hello to R.E.M.
Let me bring you back to a scene
from my youth (indulge me). Back
in the spring of 1983, I was a mere
pup of a high school freshman.
One fateful day I heard "Radio
Free Europe" by an obscure band
from Georgia. It sounded nothing
like the Culture Club Duran Duran
Human League techno-pop that we
had all suffered through earlier in
the decade, so I listened.
The music sounded amateur at
best, and the vocals might as well
have
been mumbled by a drunken,
tongueless mute, but I was hook-
ed. Herein lies the odd appeal of
R.E.M.
Their talents have grown
considerably in the last nine years,
but no one is ever going to accuse
them of being Julliard graduates.
That doesn't mean much to their
fans - the die-hards and the peo-
ple who've just recently discovered
them.
R.E.M. just tore through this
area last week. If you missed them,
well ... you missed America's best
rock and roll band (Rolling Steine
was right). Even if you're convinc-
ed that you will never like them and
that they're a pack of noisy freaks,
their live show will convert you.
I wasn't disappointed when I
caught them in Philadelphia and at
the Meadowlands. The two shows,
while not exactly alike, were pret-
ty much the same bag of tricks,
which means that I had a great time
for two nights instead of one.
Highlights of the shows were
"Pop Song '89,"
"Begin the
Begin," and "Southern Central
Rain" (Philly only). I guess you
could categorize their songs -
as
critics love to do -
as anthems,
ballads, pop tunes and straight
ahead rockers (hey -
I didn't
make those terms up). But R.E.M.
doesn't play predictable anthems,
Kieran Fagan
In
your
ear
ballads, pop tunes and straight
ahead rockers. If nothing else,
R;E.M. is original.
In fact, their growing populari-
ty has me a little confused. Listen
to their songs: "Pop Song '89"
asks "Should we talk about the
weather?/ Should we talk about
the government?" And in "Can't
Get There From Here" we're told,
"If you're world is a monster/ Bad
to swallow you whole/ Kick the
clay that holds the teeth in/ Throw
. your troubles out the door." Does
any of that make sense to you?
And those are two of their more
popular songs. Go figure.
Are things really that good?
by Wes Zahnke
Wasn't it just heartening to see
that adorable picture of President
Murray with 28 of Marist's pride
and joy, sitting in that surreal, yet
authentic backdrop, smeared all
over such elitist readings
as
The
Wall
Street Journal, and Barron's?
Everything's just peachy keen
here in paradise, right?
Of course, by merely looking
around the campus and glancing at
the Circle once in a while, one
could soon differentiate the touch-
ed up, glamorized smoothness,
from the harsh realities that exist.
The reality is that Doc Murray
and the rest of his gang of merry
marauders are sweating bullets as
the college sails ahead into the most
turbulent seas it has ever seen.
It seems that we, the students of
the present, are merely pawns in the
way of the future of the college.
They take our money, then they
kind of gradually fade us out, on-
ly showing interest in us when the
next payment is due.
Oh, every once in a while they
will grant us a token chance at air-
ing our gripes and concerns, but it
is very superficial and phony, much
like the ad and various other
viewbooks
published
by the
college.
A false picture is painted of this
big, happy, Brady Bunchesque
family that always experiences hap-
py endings.
Rubbish. Look at almost any of
the major facets that comprise the
institution:
housing, academic
facilities, on campus social life, just
for a start.
Canterbury is alive and kicking,
bigger than ever. So, if you can't
live on campus and you don't
desire the low-inc~me housing ap-
proach, you can always find your
own house or apartment in the
beautiful Poughkeepsie area.
Just don't get any ideas in your
head to have a good time while you
are out in the real world.
Neighborhood groups are caus-
ing quite a stir for the city council
to take steps against the evil college
students and their sinister beer
parties.
Police are taking the heat from
the community and arc more than
willing to flex their muscles and
show the college kids just exactly
who is boss.
I urge every board of trustee
member to lock their car doors,
close their windows and take a
casual stroll down Main Street on
any given night.
Then you tell me who is disrup-
ting the community more, the
"nice" businessmen on Main, or
the destructive collge beer parties.
Give me a break. The sad reali-
ty is that we aren't Vassar. We
can't hide behind our ivy walls and
drink our beers while glancing oc-
casionally over the wall to see a
small picture of reality.
The administration seems to be
washing their hands of the situa-
tion, seemingly too busy playing
politician than to risk a bad PR
move in the community. Hey, let's
not ruffle any feathers.
I don't know how they're going
to pull this one off, with the need
for the new academic building im-
minent, a new dorm overdue, and
Donnelly not even close to done
with October dead ahead.
Good luck gentlemen. You've
dug your grave, as well as every
plot of eantr on campus, you lie in
it.
Unfortunately, we're lying there
right with you.
\\'es Zahnke moor.lights as the
Circle's humor columnist.
Lyrics like that don't usually
make it off tiny record labels, much
less play to packed arenas, but it's
great music. And for every song
that means absolutely nothing,
R.E.M. does write some intelligent,
subtle "message" songs.
I
Some are too subtle, and lead
singer Michael Stipe has said that
he's troubled when people miss the
point. "Fall On Me" sounds like
a nice mid-tempo love song, the
kind that couples get mushy over
during the concert. I guess
it
would
really ruin the mood if you told
them it's about acid rain (unless
they're ignoring the words, or just
really sick).
Another misunderstood tune is
"The Flowers of Guatemala."
Here's a song protesting U.S. in-
volvement in Central America that
could be played after "Some En-
chanted Evening''
on
the elevator.
Sounds can be deceiving.
R.E.M. refuses to be labelled as
a "political band" (a Ia U2), but
they write a good deal of protest
songs. Environmental problems are
a major concern. In Philly, Stipe
told us to "have a good night and
clean up your river!" They brought
Greenpeace and other environmen-
tal groups with them on tour to
educate the masses (most of whom
were high school kids.) But R.E.M.
isn't clobbering anyone over the
head with a message. All they ask
is that we think a little bit between
the drumbeats.
R.E.M.
is definitely not an over-
night succe:s.
ln
fact, they haven't
even made their BIG breakthrough
yet. But they're finally being heard.
Give them a listen.
END NOTES:
A late correction:
the Who did make a beer commer-
cial (Sigh).
It
was
a
few years back
for a beer that shall remain
nameless. I sit corrected.
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music columnist.
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ple of weeks ago, but I really think
it
deserves more detail so I'm go-
ing to write about it again. Besides,
I have nothing else to write about.
Now I know it has been about
seven years since John Belushi died
and I know "Wired" was written
five years ago, but I just read the
book so that is why I'm writing
about it now.
It is no secret that Belushi did
drugs, but you might not realize the
magnitude of his drug use until you
read the book. He didn't just do
drugs, he did alot of drugs.
His cocaine intake was incredi-
ble and the amount of money he
spent to maintain his habit was
even more incredible. The problem
is that the production company
that Belushi was contracted under
supplied him with the money
knowing he would use it to buy
drugs. Something there ain't right.
The sad thing is that his death
may have been more incredible
than his life.
After
Belushi
died
in
Hollywood, his body was being
flown to Martha's Vineyard where
he was to be buried. But his coffin
would not fit in the small seven-
seater plane so they had to tie his
body to the wing. During the flight,
the sheet blew off of his body and
the book describes the moon shin-
ing on his forehead. It paints a
pretty pathetic picture.
Nice alliteration, huh?
Anyhow, an anonymous person
summed up John Belushi's life bet-
ter than book or movie ever could
when he or she left a note on
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12 Macaw
13 Musical
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14 Before
15 Fondled
17 Unloaded
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It's
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Ed
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Belushi's grave that read: "He
could have given us a lot more
laughs, but nooooo."
* • • • • •
And now, this week's random,
worthless opinions:
I know my column is a waste of
time but did the check cashing guy
really have to tell me?
Our humor columnist was in a
little scuffle this weekend and as far
as I'm
concerned,
that
is
entertainment.
I like my haircut. And if you
have a problem with it at least have
the guts to tell me to my face.
I read in the Weekly World News
that Jim & Jim are Mickey
Dolenz's teenage mutant ninja
love-children.
Speaking of which, how do two
people with the same first name
and no last name gei more atten-
tion than me?
It's a little known fact that Wes
Zahnke writes a humor column.
By the way, whose idea was it to
have pictures with these columns?
It is very difficult writing about
entertainment when you don't have
a TV.
Ed McGarry is the Circle's enter-
tainment columnist.
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September 28, 1989- THE CIRCLE- Page ·11
Volleyball
by Denise ff. Becker
Monday
night
the Marist
women's volleyball team was vic-
torious
in its match
against
Western Connecticut State Univer-
sity but at the same time it suffered
a loss.
Early in the first game of the
match,
senior setter and co-
captain, Kerri Reilly, sprained her
right ankle and pinched a nerve in
her leg and was carried off the
court in obvious pain.
Reilly will be out at least a week.
Marist defeated WCSU in three
straight games, 15-6, 15-4,15-9.
The team's record is 6-3 overall,
and 5-0 during regular season play,
which coach Victor Vancarpels
believes
has
never
before
happened.
"Marianne Cenicola did an in-
credible job stepping in for (Reil-
ly)," said assistant coach Tom
Hanna.
•
wins, suffers injury
the weak side and did a great job,
according to Hanna.
Last Saturday the team turned in
two more strong performances,
defeating New York University and
Manhattanville College.
This Saturday, the Red Foxes
will host Vassar College and For-
dham Universtiy in a tri-match in
the Mccann Center.
Against NYU, the Red Foxes
were able handle the pressure hand-
ed to them, winning in four games
-
15-10, 11-15, 15-7, 16-14.
In the second game of the match
against NYU, Marist was down 6-0
and struggling, when it started a
come-back. The Red Foxes came to
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within two points of NYU, only to
lose it 15-11.
In game four of the match, NYU
jumped out
to
another early 6-0
lead, but the Red Foxes refused to
give up, and were able
to
come
from behind to record the win.
In their second match, Marist
pounded Manhattanville College,
15-6, 15-3.
"We had to come from a high
level (of play) and adapt," Van-
carpels said. "I was pleased to see
how evenly keeled we were in both
games."
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Despite the loss of a key player,
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Also stepping in to help cover the
Wattoff said she knows how
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"For the first three months
( of weight training) every single
body part ached me," she said.
Wattoff traveled 30 minutes
to Kingston where she would
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Then she said she began to see
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.Football
Continued from page 12
At the start of the fourth
.:quarter, Marist was fighting back.
O'Donnell found wide receiver
Steve LoCicero for an 18-yard gain
and two plays later -
with 13:07 ,
left in the game -
the junior
quarterback found Dan DelPrete in
the endzone for a 14-yard, game-
tying touchdown reception. The
point-after kick was blocked.
The Marist defense rose on
several ocassions by intercepting St.
Francis on three of its next four
posessions.
Greg Chavers came up with two
interceptions for the Red Foxes
while Merenda and defensive back
Bob Mealia each came up with one.
However, the Red Foxes failed to
convert on these opportunities.
Marist had 88 offensive plays
compared to only 54 for the Red
Flash.
The Red Foxes' offense also
dominated
the statistics as it
outgained the Red Flash 204-106
and the Red Flash were able to net
only 3 yards rushing.
However, St. Francis was able to
take advantage of key Marist tur-
novers to come away with the
victory.
Pardy said he was impressed
with the perfomance
of the
defense.
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from his linebacker position collec-
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interception and six tackles, Pardy
said.
Chavers also earned praise from
his coach: "He made some big
plays for us," said Pardy referring
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Pardy stresses that the season is
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"We have a long way to go,"
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this is pan of our learning pro-
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Soccer to return home
after tough road trip
by Chris Shea
ches remaining -
both at· home.
The heartbreak occured, though,
The Red Foxes host St: Francis
when Marist failed to capitalize on
At the end of a grueling five-
College (Pa.) on Oct. 13 and Long
a penalty shot in overtime which
game road trip the soccer team can
Island University Oct. 25.
would have tied the game.
say there's no place like home.
The fact that the season is not
Failing to capitalize on offensive
The Red Foxes went 1-3 on the
even half over yet and that Marist
opportunities has plagued Marist
road, with the results of their final
may already be facing some poten-
all year long, according
to
road game Tuesday at Adelphi
tial must-win games is unfortunate.
Goldman.
unavailable atpress time. Adelphi
This situation can be traced back
'•'We're getting the oppor-
is the top-ranked team in New
to an extremely difficult schedule
tunities," he said. "But we're not
York state.
which included four consecutive
finishing off the play and scoring."
Marist returns home for two
conference games on the road.
The Mount St. Mary's loss was
non-Northeast Conference games
The Red Fox hooters have
compiled with a 4-2 loss at St.
-
hosting Oneonta State Univer-
played over two-thirds of their con-
Francis (N.Y.) on Sept. 20.
sity on Saturday and Iona College
ference schedule and only one
The loss continued the Red
next Wednesday.
game has been at home.
Foxes' winless streak against St.
The Red Foxes have split the two
That game was a double-
Francis - Marist has never beaten
previous meetings with Iona and
overtime victory over Monmouth
St. Francis in the eight meetings
have won only two of the six prior
College on Sept. 9.
between the two teams.
matches with Oneonta State.
Last Saturday Marist lost a
Marist, once again, played
The three losses the Red Foxes
heartbreaker in overtime to Mount
respectably but missed scoring
suffered while on the road,
St. Mary's.
chances.
however, were all against con-
Brad Heister scored the only goal
Shawn Scott scored both Marist
ference opponents.
of the game at 5:45 into the first
goals and Greg Healy added an
As a result, the Red Foxes' con-
overtime period.
assist.
ference record has fallen to 2-3 and
Goldmann did not try to hide his
Scott leads the team in scoring
chances of post-season play are
disappointment back.
with nine points and has more
now more difficult, according to
"I felt we should have won (the)
goals (4) than the rest of the team
Marist
coach
Dr.
Howard
game," he said.
combined (3).
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Circle
photo/Tony Uanino
Marlst's Kim Andrews winds up for a spike during last Satur-
day's tri-match. See story on page 11.
Goldman.
In
playing
conditions
Health is also starting to become
"I think we'll probably have to
characterized by cold win and rain,
a factor in the season.
•
dd
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win our last • two conference
the offensive attacks were closely
. Glen M.
~weeney is currently out
Gr1 er s po s
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games," he said.
balanced as Marist barely outshot
wtth a brwsed ankle, and Mark Ed-
Marist has two conference mat-
Mount St. Mary's 12-11.
wards is listed as questionable.
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by Mike O'Farrell
one more chance but O'Donnell
by Debra McGrath
Tucked away in Donnelly
Hall is an office that is full of
inspiration - the Physical Plant
office.
The office handles main-
tainence problems but that's not
where its inspirational qualities
lie -
the inspiration
is a
secretary.
Syde Wattoff has worked at
Marist for 19 years and has been
a serious body builder for the
last three.
"I wanted to change for the
better,"
said Wattoff who
started the fitness ball rolling 15
years ago by enrolling in a
physical education course at
Marist.
At the request of the instruc-
tor Wattoff started running and
embarked on a health kick that
is still going strong.
"Before I started running I
used to smoke," she said sitting
perfectly straight, "I decided I
liked running better than smok-
ing and just gave it up."
After 12 years of running
Wattoff found a new addiction
-
weightlifting.
"Bodybuilding turns back the
clock, it's the best exercise,"
said Wattoff.
'
People who work with Wat-
toff can attest to the time
machine bodybuilding has given
her.
Circle photo/Scott Fletcher
Syde Wattoff during one of her dally workouts.
"How would anyone feel to
have a secretary that looks like
this?" said Jack Shaughnessy,
director of the physical plant. "I
think it's great."
Wattoff works at her physi-
que everyday but still finds time
to help others.
She is the coordinator of an
employee fitness program that
offers aerobics Monday through
Friday afternoons in the dance
studio at the McCann Center.
Wattof{said President Den-
nis Murray helps the program
tremendously.
"He is an advocate of fitness
too, he gives us great incentive
to to continue the program,"
she said.
To encourage faculty in a
healthy direction Wattoff also
sends a weekly fitness newslet-
ter in which she said she gives
information on dieting, sup-
plements and exercise and in-
cludes a dose of incentive to put
it all into perspective.
Continued on page 11
The Marist football team will be
looking for its third win of the
season Friday night as it travels to
Madison, N .J. to take on Fairleigh
Dickenson University.
The Red Foxes will be trying to
avenge a 21-7 loss to the Jersey
Devils suffered a year ago. This
past Saturday, FDU defeated
James Madison 13-7.
After starting the season with
two consectutive victories, the Red
Foxes suffered their first loss of the
season last Saturday at the hands
of the St. Francis College (Pa.) Red
Flash.
Both teams· battled hard in the
sloppy conditions -
courtesy of
Hugo - before St. Francis scored
with :39 seconds left to come away
with a 12-6 victory.
With two minutes remaining in
the fourth quarter and the game
tied 6-6, the Red Foxes took poses-
sion on their own 10-yard line.
On the second play from scrim-
mage, quarterback Dan O'Donnell
rolled out and threw the ball to an
unsuspecting lineman wearing a
mud-covered jersey.
In an attempt to escape a penal-
ty, lineman Thomas McKiernan
fumbled the ball away and St.
Francis recovered the Marist
mishap.
Starting from the Marist 5-yard
line, the Red Flash scored three
plays later.
With the score 12-6, Marist had
had a pass intercepted in the re-
maining few seconds.
"They won the game," said
Marist coach Rick Pardy. "We
didn't play the whole game like we
could have."
The Red Foxes had a tough time
getting things started at the begin-
ning of the game.
Marist took the opening kickoff
and got things started by moving
the ball all the way to the St. Fran-
cis 21-yard line.
However, O'Donnell was sack-
ed on a third-down play, causing
Pardy to send in the punt team.
Two posessions later, O'Donnell
found tailback Dan McElduff for
a 4-yard gain but McElduff had the
ball knocked loose and St. Francis
came up with the recovery.
The Red Flash wasted no time in
making the Red Foxes pay for the
turnover.
St. Francis moved the ball 52
• yards -
all through the air -
in
only :58 seconds to take a 6-0 lead.
The extra-point attempt was block-
ed by Marist.
The touchdown strike came on
a 21-yard pass reception.
"It was a perfect pass and
catch," Pardy said. "SteveMeren-
da had great coverage - it was just
a perfect play."
The half ended without any
other scoring threats and for the se-
cond week in a row, the Foxes were
trailing at the midway point.
Continued on page 11
Baseball still has dignity left in season
As the baseball . season winds
down and teams are clinching their
respective divisions, it's comforting
to know that some of these games
actually mean something.
With the exception of the
American League East division,
most of the other divisions are -
for the most part -
clinched.
With only four teams going to
the playoffs, it's nice to know that
unlike most other sports, the
baseball regular season still actually
means something.
Keep it that way.
Many people complain that the
season is too long -
with spring
training beginning in February and
the World Series ending in
October.
The 162 games in between those
two events, however, determine
who goes
to
the October
showdown.
In other sports -
football and
hockey for example - the regular
season is more of a formality than
anything else.
The National Hockey League, in
essence, plays all winter to
eliminate only the absolute worst
team in each divisions - brilliant.
The league may as well draw the
playoff teams from a hat in
November and save five or six
months of nonsense.
And just think, with the wild~
card births in the National Football
League, the Pittsburgh Sieelers,
Dallas Cowboys and New Jersey
Jets still have a chance at
postseason play.
There is scattered talk of adop-
ting a wild-card system for baseball
-
naturally backed by the televi-
sion industry -
but baseball's
playoff system is fine the way it is.
And since only the \\inners of the
Jay Reynolds
Thursday
Morning
Quarterback
before the season starts.
One key about the baseball
season is that
if
a team loses a game
in the first week of the spring, that
could be the difference between
first and second place in October.
That is also the difference between
going or not going to postseason
play.
Many fans get all worked up in
the last couple of weeks of the
--------------season
- wondering if their team
respective divisions go to the
playoffs, the work that is done in
spring training is all the more
important.
Plus, it gives all the retired old
folks in Florida a chance to see
what the sport looks like now, see-
ing as some of them still think the
Dodgers arc in Brooklyn.
It also gives all the shortstops a
chance to get their visas cleared
will make the playoffs (sorry Mets'
fans, but I told you so two weeks
ago).
On the other hand, although not
too many are worried in June what
the team'5 magic number is, the
games count just as much.
While we are on the subject of
post season play, baseball has tried
different plans to work in the
designated hitter in a way that
would be fair to both leagues.
Maybe Fay Vincent, baseball's
new commissioner who succeeded
Bart Giamatti following his death
Sept. I, will do the respectable
thing and abolish the designated
hitter rule in the American League.
Pitchers are part of the game of
baseball just as much as anyone
else and therefore they should bat.
It's terrible to see the American
League pitchers get to the World
Series and have to bat for the first
time in years.
All they do is walk to the plate,
take three swings and walk away -
they look so uncoordinated. Get rid
of the DH rule and let these guys
do that all season.
The structure of the playoffs,
though, still allows baseball's
regular season to boast its dignity.
Jay Reynolds is
the
Circle's
sports columnist.