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Volume 50~Issue 6
Tb.~ s.tµdentnewspaper ofMaristCollege•-··
November 6. 1997
O~nforumheldtodiscuss campus expansion
by CRAIG
MURRAY
northern edge of campus.
Anthony Campilii, vice
Staff Wr(ier ·
Murray said the projects
will
president of business/financial
help bring attention to the col-
affairs, spoke on the expense
Marist President Dennis
lege.
associated with the planned
Murray held an open ·forum
''.This is a very exciting time
construction.
Oct.31, for faculty and Student
for Marist College," he said.
· "We plan on floating a $15
Government Association mem~
"We've proven that we' re a
million dollar bond to pay for
bers to discuss the up-coming
growing; viable iristitutiori.
the student townhouses," he
$35 million changes to the col-: · These projects just serve to
said. "As for the new library,
lege.
prove that." • ·
$10 million is beingfundraised
Murray talked about the
Murray said.the library will be
for the project, and an addi-
building of the new student
the most significant change:
tional $IO million will come
townhouses,the library and the
"The newlibr.ary especially is · from another bond action."
· · riverfront refurbishment which
going to ·change the fac(?. of
· Can:ipilii said in order to pay
will all begin within the next
Marist-as we know it," Murray
for the construction, he fore-
several .
.
months .. ··He · also an-
.
said.
"It
is going to be a won-
sees a $225 per semester rnise
noimced the J.urchase of th~
derful place that is only going
in tuition for the Fall, 1999.
Mid Hudson Business Park
to serve to enrich the education
Murray, h
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owever, said he
building across Route9 and The
experience here at the Col-
thoughtstating an exact tuition
Wa
ro ert ad·acent to the
le e."
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increase at this stage is prema-
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·•·we haven't done the final
cost analysis of the new library
yet," he said. "While I'm sure
there· will be some additional
expenseassociated with the li-
brary; we will defiantly try to
minimize the cost we pass on
to the students."
Sophomore Keri Dixon said
the cost of the new library
would be worth the tuition hike.
"I'm not happy about having
to pay more money, but I think
we really need a new library,''
she said. "The possibility of
such a small raise doesn't re-
ally concern me."
But-; sophomore David
Arbucci said he does not sup-
port an increase in tuition.
"Tm already paying close to
$20;000 a year to go to school
here." he said. "I have a single
mother who's putting me
through college. and any in-
crease in tuition just puts more
financial strain on my family."
The Faculty Affairs Commit-
tee (FAC), the governing body
for Marist's faculty, has also
raised a concern over financing
for the upcoming projects.
Thomas Goldpaugh, assistant
professor of English and Hu-
manities and representat(ve to
the FAC, said the faculty has
concerns with the projects.
Please see
CONSTRUCTION,
page 3 ...
Students concerned with Marist health care
by JAIME ANDERSEN
medication she is allergic to.
what they are doing," she said.
Staff Writer
"Ii
is on all of my records that
"I don't understand why nurses
,
I am allergic to Prevento!, and
are permitted to give out pre-
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;,c_,.f<eiiy'B4rre~t'could have suf- .. they gave·frto me anyway," she., .
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scription· medication."
fered p~rtnaT1ent hearing loss.
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Another probte·m is students
Susan Laveida could have be-
La Verda :saicl. she told the · possibly being misdiagnosed by
come fatally ill from medicine
nurse_ that she was allergic to
doctors at Saint Franc.:is Hos~
. ;shewasgiven.
. that particular medication.
pita!.. O'Brien said she usually
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Jartine iablow,.was told tliat
·"I neeped something else; but
does
a
follow-up with students
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odexho
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whlch· provides Marlst with an of .Its
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aylead to .• an lncrea~e
In, res.ou~ces,
which
wlli
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·,ease·e>cpectationS'
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servlces,for stud~nts •.
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~he was-over-:tired from ,mid-
she told me to take if-anyway.
who have been sent to Saint
terms onlyto_go home and find
Luckily
l was smart enough not . Francis Hospital.
out tlia.f ·;;he h'ad
.
rriono-
. to,'' she said.
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"I was not aware that students
- nµcleosis · ahd strep t
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hroac · .
· Director of Health. Services,
were having unpleasant experi-
.·
These instances may be a rei
Jane O'Brien said° these issues
ences there," she said,
_suit of falselfprescribed medi-
have
never been broughtto her
. Hospital officials claim that
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cation, or a misdiagnosis/by· attention.
these instances are. not reflec-
Madst Health Servicesi~r by
''lft~ose stories are out there
tive of the entire Saint Francis
.
. Saintl-rarids Hospital staff .. A
.
it. is _the ·student's responsibil-
Hospital staff. More specifi-
by CHRlS
GROQA~
.foader in .food-andinahage-
.
growing TlUrilberofMarists_tu- .·ity\oAet·th~ adminjstration. cally, Vjctoria Odescalchi, a
Staff Writer
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:menfserv_~ce_s. )t-opentt~s if . ,. dents, such asLaverda, have ex-
know," she said, "There is· a
public rel~tions representative
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whh'
the . suggestion bqx. in th~waiting ~. for the hospital, said that these
_ Jfyou qid-not::kn.ow-the_ · pJoys··over 140,000'workers .. quality
of
tare 6eing admi.nis-
room area, where students are
instances depend solely on the
_§odexho na~e before, you
around the globe.
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tered by both of these facilitt~~-
encouraged to leave coml)lents.
doctor that is treating the pa-
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International,. Inc:
~~ve.r~JsJucientsh.av·e_1;laim~d. . for the st~ff to revif!w, btJt.
w~ · ·
tient'.
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that upon. gqing Jo Health. S,er~
neve~ receive negative com-:-,
·.· ''.The doctors that are treating
company that
tuns.
the
M~rist
talitfco_mpahies; witli,:op~r:a--.
yic.es
foi-
·an ·mness: wh~ther
j( -
ment~.
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Mari st. students. are not neces-
· College· Diniiig :Seryice~ offi;
iions in'.the"l.LS:-'and51 .other
isth
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e commbn cold··oi- so~i-
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·· . Be\hany L'-;tniewsky, alsO a •- s~rily -~m st~ff at the hospital,''
ciaHy
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~ountries, lt:en:u.1Ioyees ~p-
thin{~ore
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serious,·they were
soph1:imore; said thatif she. is
she said,
_with Marriottlnternational,
proximately 22,5,000,people._
giventhe \Vrong prescription. . sick she will ~pt go' to health_
·1nc. on
Oct.
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pect of the mergeris?howdt -, Mari st, said she. was gfven .
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' "I don't feel like they know
Sode.x~o·M,rriott
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Se.rytpe..s,
will.·affect'Marist's··.Dining·
l!}c .. will be.the.largest pro7 .· Services.>· •-'
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vider·of food arid'fitcilities. _. "Tne merger roay.nQtaffect
managemt!ntservkes in N~rth ··'Manst right away, hut the_fo-,
A~e~ca,'wit~ a~nual sales ex-·
crease in resources willeyen-,1,
Please see
HEALTH.
page 3 ... ·
ceedmg
$1
b1lhon. -
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tually help us to exceed the ex-
1
Joe Binotfo, director of din-
pectatiorisof the students even
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ingservices, said he_is hope- -
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.more," he said.
l
, ful about the merger.·
A Student Government As- I
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"This is a really exiting mo-
sociation Senate committee
ment for. Sodexho," Binotto
headed by Sen. Kevin Lundy is
said. "This should make the
looking into ways .to improve
Sodexho name much more
the Marist College Dining Ser-
recognized now that it.will be
vices. Lundy said he is happy!
associated with a name like
about the merger.
:
Marriott. Everyone
knows
"I think that (the mergerJ
i
Marriott, but no one really
will have a very positive im-
1
knows about Sodexho because
pact on. the students," he. said ,
it is a French company."
"I think that many students
will
·
The Sodexho Alliance,
see Marriott in the name and
which holds 49 percent of the
realize there's a change."
, stock in Sodexho Marriott
Services Inc., is the world
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November 6, 1997
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Commuters struggle ~o adjllstto college life
by
Gyna Slomcinsky
· Managing Editor
"The' professors are really.helpfulalso. I
wanted to try to free up my time."
Being a commute·r does not rri~an miss-
When ~.ti.Iden ts on campus are not in
ing out.
_
clas·s; there is a lot .to d~. Some students
•··Having the perfect schedule is the key
go· to their :rooms to sleep or hang ou_t.
for commuters.
The commuters do not have ihat optior.
Jeremy Qoran, a freshman advertising
_Wyant said s_he usually has a iot to do.
major, said that he tries to make his sched-
"I usually don't have that much extra
ule so he only has classe.s on a few days. · time," she said.
"If
I do, I g<tto the com-
"l knew I wanted to have a three day · muter lounge and do work o·r watch tele-
weekend," he said. "I have to travel 30 to
vision."
40 min_utes to get here, so I -try not to. . Doran said there are times when find-
have any 8 a.m classes."
ingthings to do can be hard.
Michael Craigg, a freshman comm uni-
· \'Sometimes it gets dull," he said.
"If
I
cations major, said he agrees with Doran.
have any work to do, I will go to the
Ii-
. "I tried to do the same," he said. "I usu-
brary, or go play basketball atMcCann."
ally walk or take the bus."
Craigg also says that it can get dull,
Jill Wyant, a freshman fine arts major,
but there are things to do.
said she also tried to have days off.
"When I have work to do, I go to the
"I tried to have all my classes within 2
library," he said. "I live in Poughkeepsie,
or 3 days," she said. "That way I don't
so I can go home once in a while."
have a lot of free time while on campus."
The school has developed the "com-
Craigg said the school is very helpful
muter lounge" on the third floor of the
in the scheduling process.
Mid-Rise. It is bigger than other lounges
"I asked my mentor for help," he said.
on campus. There are a couple of com-
puters that have windows and e~mailfor
their ·use, There is also a television in
there for use. Down the hall, there is an-
other lounge meani for studying. It is
equipped with cubby holes for privacy .
Wyant saicf'she does not mind the com-
muter, lounge_.
"It is a little small, but I think it is fine,"
·she said.
·
Doran said he agrees with Wyant.
"It keeps us occupied,'' he said.
Wyant said she is closer with commut-
er; than on-campus students at cqllege.
"I associate more with commuters," she
said. "It's not hard tQ meet
·
people on
campus, but sometim~s it's hard to keep
up with students who stay on campus."
Doran also said it is not hard to meet
people.
· "Some people may think they are miss-
ing out," hesaid. "It doesn't botht?r me."
Craigg said he is close with other com-
muters.
"We are a very close knit family," he
said.
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In
Your Opinion
Will building the new library be a hassle? .
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"In the short
nm,
its not going to be··•· "It's really good·to,redcHhe iibrary fi-
-"~ feel bad for the professors that the
ood, but iri the kmg run it will be better.
nally.
It
is going
to
be a hassle for .the
wilJ°h~veto vacate·tJ-ieirspaces a~d mov
he pro fee.so rs wi II be better
off.
te_achers to
be
moved around; but
irwi,11
-all around. It wori't be
a
hassle for stu
ont~ine is kind of claustrophobic."
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work for the better.
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aents.l l~ve in Gartland and ritready tre
.. October24
An ·alcohol confiscation occurred
it(·
info an Isuzucausii:ig:
a
b1t of ili1mage~.
· Sheahan on Friday'night. A case ofbe~r
The driver or'theJaguartook
Qff
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was taken from twomal~ studerits.
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car. · The owrier of thfJaguarJoidsecu-: .
. There was an arrest of a male freshman · nty that sh.!! parked·hercar
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p.ffi.
by th~ Poughkeepsie police. 1:he stu;:~ · . and.did riot use. it, _the rest of.~he night.
dent, a resident of She~han Hall, wa,s
She then stated that "eyeryone" knows
caught and apprehendecl
fdr
seHing . wh~re she keeps hetkeys anc:t"thatshe
pnony drivers licenses that'students . leav~s thl~oors op~n-.. The Jaguar ~as
could use to get into bars. The police
found off campus later that day, and was
confiscated the IDs from the students : impounded l;>y the police who are still
who purchased $em.
investigating.•
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Oct
28
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. Two sch9ol bags containing alcohol
7:35 a.m. -A Volkswagen parked in Beck
were found by security outside of Leo.
parking lot had its rear window shattered
The contents of the· bags totaled to 42
and a Sony CD player was removed from
cans of beer. Word of advice: do not
the car. Detectives from the police de-
leave your belongings unattended!
partment told security that there has been
Sunday, Nov. 2
a vast amount of ca~ bre~k.;ins recently,
Vandalism was found in one of the
and they suggest not leaving any items
apartments on the North.end of Campus,
showing in the vehicle once it is parked.
including broken interior doors and
Saturday,Nov. l
kicked in walls. When asked what hap-
A hit and run accident occurred by
pened, the people at the apartment said,
the Townhouses. A 1983 Jaguar backed
"we were just doing a little rough hous-
ing."
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of
failing
Students have mixed reaction to Health Services
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the side of the patient."'
Odescalchi said. 'They will lis-
ten to the patient's concerns and
try to rectify the situation. Ev-
ery patient has a right to know
about his or her medical treat-
ment."
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by
THEA
CIMMiNO
Staff Writer.
Marist wan
:
ts students to get
a
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tan arid earn three credits at
the same tirrie .
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ing the course,''
he
said.
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''It's a
shame that things may be end-
ing."
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$1, I
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covers
airfare and hotel accommoda~
tions. There is also the addi-
tional tuition fee for a three-
cred it winter intercession
course.
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breezy in the 80's. The people
are very
,
friendly and accom-
modating, and there are many
things to see and do there; ..
According to Odescalchi.
dif-
ferent doctors use the hospital
services. for a number of rea-
sons.
As
a result. many of
those
health care providers may not
be on the hospitat:s staff.
"The hospital provides a loca-
tion and nurses for them to
work with:· said Odescalchi.
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Marist Co Hege
.
has offered
a psychology course in Barba-
dos, during ~inter inter-ses-
sion for the past 17 years, but
.
there may not be enough inter-
est this year
.
to have the trip.
The class, Psychology of In-
terpersonal Communication,
is taught by John Scileppi,
psychology
.
·prnfessor, and· is
open to juniors and seniors in
any major, as well as graduate
students and staff members.
The prerequisite is an intro-
duction to communications
course or an introduction to
psychology course.
Kathy Milhaven participated
in the Jan. 1997 Barbados pro~
gram. She
.
said it was a won-
.
derful experience.
·
The course covers the top-
ics of confrontation, conflict
resolution, self-presentation/
.
self-disclosure, assertiveness
,
active listening and value clari-
fication. The class meets six
days per week for three hours
at the Monteray Hotel pool.
Anne Lerman participated in
the program in 1997, and said
she had a lot of fun
.
Kerry Barrell. junior. said she
was sent to Saint Frnncis Hos-
pital by Health Services be-
cause it w,ts believed she had
received a concussion during
Aikito training. Barren said th~
doctor there told her she had a
hole in her eardrum. which was
Odescalchi and O"Brien said
they are unaware of any prob-
lems with the treatment stu-
dents received.
However. Keri Stevenson.
sophomore. said that she found
it hard to believe that no one in
either of these offices has
heard .my complaints.
Scileppi said he would be
disappointed if the trip is can-
celed.
"I
have really enjoyed teach-
"I
recommend it for anyone
in any major," she said. "You
do not goof off down there. It
is a lot of work, but it's worth
it It would be a shame if it got
canceled."
·
Scileppi said Barbados is the
ideal
·
location to teach because
it is far from home and there
are no
·
other classes
to
worry
about.
"I have gone back to Barba-
dos because the weather is ex-
cellent," he said. "It's sunny and
"I really enjoyed it.
I
wanted
to do a course in a short time
period;' she said. "This cour<;e
met for two weeks everyday
for many hours. but we got it
over with quickly. It was easy
to practice the techniques
learned in the class, and we
met a lot of new friends there."
If
you are interested in par-
ticipating in the Barbados con-
tact John Scileppi at x296 I in
Dyson 328, by Nov. 17.
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effecting her equilibrium.
'"He
suggested that
I
see a spe-
cialist some time soon. but he
did not say that
I
only had forty-
eight hours to do so:· she said.
'"My own physician was the one
who alerted me to the severity
of this issue."
.. With the number of students
that visit Health Services and
Saint Francis.
I
find it impos-
sible to imagine that no one has
complained. I don't believe
them.·· she said.
But not everyone said they are
dissatisfied with Health Ser-
vices.
Kelli McCutchan. sopho-
more. said she had a positive
experience. and got over her ill-
ness because of the nurses at
Health Services
.
Hunger Awareness Week expanded to month long observance
Odescalchi said students who
have a problem with the way
they are treated at Saint Francis
Hospital should speak with
Edith Getchell. the patient rep-
resentative. or the Quality Man-
agement Department.
.. After
I
complained about a
cough lc.)r a few days. the nurses
referred me to the doctor who
was
~tble
to
give
me the proper
medication:· she said.
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CHRIS GROGAN
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a
week-long observance; but
this year the activities are
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spread out over an entire month.
Brother Frank Kelly, director
of Campus Ministry, said
it
was
a conscience decision that
could bolster involvement.
"We decided to spread the
activities of hunger awareness
week out over the course of a
month so as
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to not hit people
hard in such a short notice," he
said.
"Last
year 1,266 students
participated, and we are hoping
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°kick off Hunger A-.yare-
ness Month, Nov. 6 and 7 have
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bi::e
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"Buck
Hunger
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~~ifrbysofi;'Don~lly;'Lowell Tho.:
mas and the Student Center
Rotunda to collect dollars for
needy people.
gives the money to charities
Tickets can be purchased on
involved with fighting hunger
.
Nov. 17 at various places
Nov. 13 is OXFAM Fast Day,
around the campus as well as in
where students skip one meal
the Campus Ministry office.
"These are two services pro-
vided by the hospital that are on
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On Nov. 21 to 23
,
Campus
c
.
on
.
ege to
.
undergo maior construction
of food around the world.
Ministry will be taking part in
:.,
Wednesday of that week, the
the
"City
Plunge.'' This
event
is
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Tom Daly, director of physi
Hunger Walk/Run will take
where students travel to
"While
I
think the adminis-
cal plant, briefly
spoke
on th
place at noon in front of
Lawrence, Mass., and \V0rk at
ration has been very receptive
new
student
townhouses tha
Champagf!at Hall. There is a $2
the Lazarus House creating
rio
.
li
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s
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.t
.
en
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ing
.
to
.·
our input
.
for the
will be built on the corner ol
entry fee.
food baskets for the needy.
pcoming construction, and
North Road and West Cedai
Kelly said he hopes at least
The biggest part of Hunger
hey've done a very good job
Street.
200 people enter, arid it is not
Awareness month is the
All-
~k
··
irig our
.
nee.cts
•
i11to account
.
.
"The
new townhouses will
be
Iimitedtojust walkers and run-
Campus Food collection.
It
is
he faculty
.
still have a number
exactly the same
as
th~
ners.
a collaborative
effort
between
fconcems as to timing and the
town ho
.
uses built during the las
"They can rollerblade, skate-
Campus Ministry and various
nancing of these projects
,"
phase of
construction,"
Dal
board, run or walk, whatever
Resident Student Councils.
Goldpaugh said.
said. "There will be 32 houses.
mode of trnnsportation they
RS Cs will be collecting the
f
.
One
g
.
·
uestion remaining with
each housing
8
students for
~
choose, as Jong as they com-
food in their respective resi-
he construc
,
tion of the library
total of 256 beds.''
.
I
plete the course which runs the
dence halls.
s
where to house the Division
·
Vice President for Studen~
length of the campus/' he said.
All of the food collected will
'
f
Humanities.
Affairs, Gerard Cox, said thaU
On Nov.19, the All Campus
be brought to the chapel for
John McGinty, directorof the
construction for the ne,
Hunger Banquet will be at 6
:
30
Sunday's mass to be blessed
.
ibrary said the division will
townhouses should begin afte,I
p.m. in the Cabaret. People will
The food collected will then
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ove
·
to
·
oonnelly for the con-
the first of the year, and will b~
either eat a dinner from a de-
be distributed locally to the
truction interim.
.
ready for studen
.
ts by
·
n
•
ext fall
veloped country or third world
Dutchess Food Outreach,
•~Humanities
is going to be
Executive Assistant to th
country.
Mount Carmel Thanksgiving
.
oved into space freed up in
President, Susan Roelle
"Depending on what your
Food Drive and the Holy Trin-
onnelly Hall and into the
ex-
Brown, talked about the.
The next week, Hunger
Awareness Month continues
with the OXFAMFast
ticket is, you eat either
a
first,
ity Thanksgiving Food Drive.
sting house located on the Way
riverfront refurbishment.
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second,
or third class meal
,
"
All the money collected goes
roperty," he said.
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"Marist
has submitted
fo1
Kelly said. "It is
an
amazing
to OX FAM, Lazarus House
To make way for Humanities,
grant
,
proposals to the state, to
Nov;
.
IO .is the sign-upfor this
event where students donate
one oftheir meals from their
meal plans and the cafeteria
educational opportunity and re-
Ministries and the Dutchess
the Fashion and Fine Arts De-
refurbish the
six
acres on th~
people interpret their mean
'
s
id-Hudson Business Park
tr<1cks, she said.
Ourwaterj
ally interesting
to
see how
Food Outreach.
f
rtments will move into the
w
_
est
~i~e
~~
th.~ railroa5
differently in an event \ike this."
uilding.
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front is in need of some seri
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Roy Merolli, executive vice
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ous improvements. This area
Marist
.
Debate Team trave s far
for
an argument
presidemsaid moving Fashion
prnvidesa unique attraction
foti
by
COURTNEY PAGE
Sta.ff Write,
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The debate team is the new-
est outlet for students with an
inquisitive mi
rid°'
an& an
argu-
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mel}tative spi
_f
it.
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Scott'Thoinsonr Marist de-::
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bate team coach and assista~l
professor of communication
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said debate presents nufT!e,:ou_s
·.-
opportunities.
"It is excellent for those in-
terested in pre
-
law and politi-
cal scie.nce becaus~ it r~in-
force
·
s cross~examination
,
re-
search and composition skills,"
he said.
Thomson said that 'it helps
develop
·
~riticti thinking and
confidence, and can be helpful
in the future.
and Fine Arts will be a good
Marist, and we want to see
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One begins as a novice and
lenge.
bhange.
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brought up to its full potential.'1
progresses to junior varsity and
"It
takes a lot of time
and
ef-
I
••currently
those two depart-
.
The college should knoWi]
varsity
.
In
a tournament, four
fort,'
'
he said.
'The
competition
~ents hold about 7
;
300 squ_are
soon
_
if
it
receives the grants.
to 40 teams compete.
,A
team
is really hard and you ~ave to
feet in Donnelly, and are very
•
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"We should know bY Febru
participates in six to eight two-
make sure you know your case."
cramped for space," he said.
ary if we've gotten the grant o~
hour-long debates
.
Each per-
Rounds said the debate team
t'The
move across the street
not," Brown said. "We can then
son
gives an eight anci
a
five-
has helped hirn in working \vith
.
.
rould increase the area they
proceed with construction, and
minute's'peech. A judge my~rds
differe_nt kinds of people. .
cave to
.
~bou~ 12,000 square
iqhquld be completed
PY
.
Au~
spe?kefpoints
bas
'
ed
011
,
style,
Manst has competed agamst
feet."
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gust or September.''
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composition
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and argumei-n.
·
West Point
,
Rochester, Syra-
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·R~nova.tions
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to the Mid
A similar ()pen forum for stu
~
Senior Deanna Makin has
cuse, ~ol~mbia and Queen_~· I~
)Ht1
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son B11sine~s Park building dents to ask questions and
beeh in%1ved in debat~ since
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the. distnct they. have- gone'. are·
.
set to ~egin in January, so
voice their concerns. over thd.
her sophomore year.
agamst colleges like Harvard
the
·Fashion
and Fine
Art
De-
upcoming projects is bei:ng
"Debate isa natural talent, but
and Dartmouth.
'f.artmehts ,vciuld be able to
scheduled within t,vo weeks.
i
yot~ must be willing
.
to put time
The team has e~~n trekked as
,.
ove over spring break.
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·•we're ope,; to
,
any
·
coin
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and effort
.
into it," she said.
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far as Utah_, Louis,ana .
.
A~lanta
"After the new library is com-
ments or suggestions a'ny me!ll~
Makin
/;aid
she enjoys debah
and Det~oit for tournaments.
pleted we
:
would
.
then move
ber of the student body wants
ing for many reasoi;is,. ·•
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The National Debate
.
~our~a-
.
~ome of the A.c.adE!mic Support
to make,"Murrays?id.
;
·we
~r~
'"Those in debate•can also get
excellent graduate assistance:·
he said.
':There aren't many things on
,•
ment was held at the University
~ervic;.es
,
currently housed in
.
responsible'to many .differenG
campus that are truly)~
.
tellec-
of Kansas last year, but Mari st
ponnelly into,the new library,"' constituencies when it
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comd
tu al,
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she said. "Debate fulfils
did not win. In November, the
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McGinty safd.
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dpwn to making final decisiorisJ
my need to argue circles
team will travel
10
Binghamton.
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Eventually the remainder of but
.
we want to
keep
thd
around ihe other person:•
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and in December they will go
.
'.Humanities ,vould move into·
.
. student's involved with
everyJ
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.
Freshman Chris Rounds de~
to Montreal.
ponnellf aftir
th~
new
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li~rary
. ·
thfog we're 1oing."
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cided to join debate for the chat-
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THE
CIRCLE
Features
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·Nov~mber~6;1997
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Student enjoys privacy ofbeing
:
·coriurn1ter
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CARISA KEANE
Staff Writer
While most Marist students
can roll out of bed, throw hats
on their heads and sleepwalk to
class in five minutes, Jill
Buzzurro must drive
a
half-hour
and hope she finds a parking
spot.
Buzzurro is a third-year so-
cial work major.
"I've
always loved kids," she
said .
.
'.'But
I don't.want to stick
to direct care, I want to help
people with emotional prob-
lems."
·
Buzzurro said she chose
Marist because of it's reputa-
tion.
"I
used to go to New Paltz last
year but didn't like it," she said.
"I
heard positive things about
Marist and decided to try it."
This 23-year-old junior com-
mutes from Wappingers Falls,
N.Y.
to Marist College every-
day.
"It's such an inconvenience
driving back and forth all the
time," Buzzurro said.
"It
takes
.
me at least 25 minutes and it's
even longer in the winter."
Buzzurro said she usually
parks in the Mccann parking
lot.
"The_ maJority of
·
my: classes
are in Donnelly so it's not that
bad," she said; "Unless lhave
to park in Beck and walk across
campus."
·
Buzzurro said she feels
Mari st can improve commuter
·
parking.
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"We
_often
get shunned out of
parking," she said. "And many
people don't realize this."
Buzzurro said parking is not
the only inconvenience. It is
.
harder for her to get involved
in campus activities.
"I
think a commuter's life and
the life ofsomeone
Jiving
on
campus are )ike two different
worlds," she said. "It's so hard
for me to initiate myself to get
involved becausel only know a
handfulof people."
·
Christopher Jette, a senior
ra-
d io/t. v./film major, said he
would not want to Jive off cam-
pus.
·
"I'm glad I live on campus,''
.
he said.
"If
I
lived off campus
I
wouldn't feel as connected to
college life,
.
like pulling late
night pranks in the dorms!'
Buzzurro said she would not
be comfortable sharing show-
ers with others either.
"I would have a difficult time
getting used to something like
that," she said.
Gas_ money)~ another prob-
lem for Buzzurro.
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"I feel like
.
all I do is work,
get paid and use the money to
put more gas in
.
my car," she
said. "I hardly have any spend-
ing money."
·
Lindsey Martelle, a third-
·
year public rel
_
ations major liv-
ing in Gartland Commons, said
.
she prefers living o
.
n campus.
"It's just so much easier,"
Martelle said. "Everything is
within walking distance."
But Buzzurro did find one ad-
vantage of living off campus .
.
.
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"Privacy,'' she said.
"I
need
myprivacy."
.
.
.
Buzzurro said
:
she loves the
fact that she can go home and
be herself. She said she thinks
people often put
_
tip fronts just
to please their roommates.
"I
need time
alone
and it
would be difficult with
.
a room-
mate,'; she said. "And she
would know everything about
me."
.
.
She also appreciates the fact
·
that she can leave dirty dishes
·
in the sink without anyone harp-
ing on it.
·
"I
like knowing that if
I
leave
a dirty pot in the
.
sink no one
will be breathing down my neck
to clean it," Buzzurro said.
"If
I
lived with people I would feel
The Circle's Weekly
Top Ten List:
Top 10 Places to Move Faculty
10. Tower on top of Champagnat
.
·
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9. Dyson or
LT
building, since there's so much room
8. Somewhere in the Student Center
7.
A
place far, far away
6. St. Peters
5. Across the street
4. Berties
3. New fitness center
2. Psychiatric center
1. Nowhere~ who needs classes
The Top Ten list is to be ime11ded for humor purposes
oJl~l,
DQ NOT try this at home!!!
Career Quest. .. There to help students with job search
HILARY NELOMS
Special to The Circle
"I don't know how to write a
resume!"
"I don't know what field I want
to go into!"
_
.
"What am I going to do in my
life!"
Sound familiar? This is just a
reminder that the Center for
Career Services (CCS) is here
for you. CCS can't just hand
you a job, but they can definitely
do their best to make someone
else do it. You must go out and
make an effort to learn about
the field that you're interested
in, and what kind of companies
that· you would like to work
with.
"But Hil, I don't know
_
wliat
field I wanno go into!" Hey,
CCS can help you. They offer
surveys that can help you real-
ize and understand your inter~
ests as they relate to possible
careers. Plus, the bigger the
question you have, the more
.
time they will spend with you.
They
will
take tirri~ out and sit
down with you to discuss what
your options are.
"Hil ! My resume is awful! I
have no experience!" Career
Services will help you shape and
word your resume so that em-
ployers will be more inclined
to interview you. Remember,
someone has always done
something productive in his or
.
her life, it is just a matter of
realizing what it was. CCSwill
also help you with interviewing
for jobs. They can give you
examples of questions that will
·
be asked, the manner in which
to conduct yourself, do a mock
interview in their office, and
can even set up on-site inter-
.
views
.
with
.
certain
.
employers.
Freshmen and sophomores,
I
hope you're reading this as
well. I know you guys have a
couple of years to really start
stressing about this stuff. Hear
me now and believe me later,
the quicker you start
.this
stuff,
the less stress you will have
come your senior year. Check
out the resume writing and in-
terviewing workshops.
It
doesn't hurt to learn a little
about what you're going to be
going through in two or three
.years.
And remember to keep your
head up out there. Don't let
things get you down. There is
always someone you can talk to
at the Center for Career Ser-
vices.
Pbot9 courtesy
Jil
Bugurro
Jm
·euzzurro,
a commuter, la a third year soc1a1 worK
m ■Jor.
Buzzurro hopes to help people with emotlonal
.
problems.
obligated to clean it right
away."
Buzzurro said sleeping in a
quiet atmosphere is another
luxury.
"I
wouldn't be able to sleep
late if I lived with other
people," she said. "It would be
so noisy."
Buzzurro said she feels this
way because she has her own
apartment.
"I
live in the basement of my
house," she said. "So although
I
live with my p~rents,
I
still
have my own privacy.''.
Despite Buzzurro's com-
plaints about commuter life,
she said she is happy in her
present environment.
"I'm
happy where I am," she
said
.
.
"But
I
think
I might feel
differently if I did not have my
own apartment."
Even though Buzzurro still
has to drive a half hour to class
everyday, stniggle to find
a
good ·
·
parking spci aiici'coiisfaq'tlf
p~tF:
i;
gas in her car, she still haifherd
privacy.
El Nino
expected to bring
t-
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warlll temperatures soon
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Off in the Pacific lurks El
Nino, ready
.
to alternate the
world's weather.
. .
El Nino, or El Nirio~Southern
Osdllation (ENSO); is
.
a
cha!)ge in the ocean-atmo~
_
sphere system
:
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the
·
Pacific,
according to the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Associa-
tion. El Nino
.
changes the po-
sition of jet stream winds caus-
ing unusual weather patterns
throughout the world.
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According to John De Gilio,
visiting profess9r in
·
the divi-
sion
·
of science, changes
·
in ihe
jet stream is what concerns
.
sci~
entists.
,
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"The jetstream is what all the
·
hub bub is about,J' he said. 'That
will effect the weather t_he
most."
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De Gilio; who teaches envi-
.
ronmental
0
issues arid environ-
~ental geoscience, said pieqic-
.
tioris of El Nino's effecif
·
are
hard to make.
.
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.
,
"So
far
there is not enough
infonnation to be able to pre~
dicf the
·
effects of it," he said.
''Scientists can only make gen-
eral predictions.>'
.
De Gilio said El Nino occurs
when there is an upwelling of
wann water, which warms the
atmosphere above. He said this
upwelling of warm air has a ten-
dency to increase moisture in
the atmosphere and cause
wanner temperatures.
El Nino has its strongest ef-
fect on areas
·
closest to the
equator. In the u.s.
·
southern
and western states, such as
Florida and California, are
most affected by it.
According to De Gilio, the
northern and eastern part of the
country may experience a
mllde{
·
winter, which rn"ean's
'
Iess
·
snow.
·
However, there still
will be cold days with lots of
snow, but on average the tem-
perature
should
be
warmer.
·
·
De
G11io
'.
said
a
milder winter
:
_
would have both good and bad
;
effecis
ti:/?+
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s
"Well it's
·
a good thing be-
cause
it
means therewmbe iess
.,
sno~tO. shoy~Mt he
~ajff
''But
S
it might-be
a
bad
'
thing·because
·
·;
there will be less snow that will
be melting to fill the water sup-'
ply.".
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A
-
less sriO\vy \Vinte~ is not
·
something Jeanette Wherry,
junior,
.
ne
·
eds~
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Wheri-y,
.
who
works
:
at
a ski resort, said she
needs it
io
snow alodn order
.
to
.
have
a
job overiritercession.
·
:
~''IJiere
·
better be huge snow-
stonns with lots of snow or I
won~t
:
be
'
working this
.
winter,"
she said.
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De Gilio said,that because
.
of itsJohg-term effects, El
Nitjo
!S
too big a problem to be
solved
'
in such
·
a short time. It
generally
_
has
,
a three to four
morith period
·
~f influence, but
takes longer than that to reach
the wh&le atmosphere.
De
Gilio said because the at-
mosphere is so large it is diffi-
cult to make an accurate model
that would be able to help sci-
entists predict the causes and
effects of an El Nino.
.
"It's like standing at the end
of a dock and dropping a pebble
from the dock into the water,"
he said. "It's extremely hard to
see where the pebble will ]and,
because you're going to see a
lot of complex
·
things happen-
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Food Dude
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revisits
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Olive
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Gaiden; eats
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a lot, spends ·a lot
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meatb~lls;
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sausage, grilled
Diavolo ($7.95) is a spicy to-
cheesecake ($3.95) or the
TOM NARDI
.
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tablishment'the Olive Garden
.
chicken or grilled shrimp.
mato
·
sauce, full of peppers and
Black Tie Chocolate Mouse
Fdod Dude
is.
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Fof"those,who
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enjoyshrimp
onions, served over penne
Cake ($3.95). Cappuccinos
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Olive Garden also has some
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and garlic, 1 highly
·
recommend
pasta. But just a warning,
_
even
($2.95) are available in many
Ha~ing \VOrked at
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the Olive
delicious frozen dririks, includ-
the Mediterranean Garlic
though the items are low in fat,
flavors including vanilla, al-
Garden, located just opposite
ing my favorite the'Chocolaie
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Shrimp
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($l l .50). This dish
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they still contain a lot of calo-
mond and caramel.
the Poughkeepsie Galleria on
Almond Amore ($4.95). This
consists of sauteed shrimp
ries due to the enormous por-
When it comes to service, all
Route 9, I feel I am qualified to
is a sinful blend
.
of Bailieys served over linguine and topped
tion size.
I am going to say is there are a
review the food. Even though I
Irish Cream, Am~retto,
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Kahlua
with a spicy, roasted garlic; light
All entrees come with the
lot of new employees working
worked there for over two
and vanilla ice cream;
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·For those who
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Olive Garden's famous garlic
there (approximately half the
years.I am going to try to write
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are undecided about what to
breadsticks and your choice of wait staff has been there less
this as
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fair and objectively ~s ,
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the alcohol.
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order I would recommend one unlimited soup or
salad.
The
than three months)
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Some serv-
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For an appetizer, I would rec-
of the combination choices.
homemade soups include: Min-
ers are better than others. To
The Olive Garden opened its
ommend the Hot Artichoke and
The Tour of Italy ($11.95)
estrone
,
which is the only true
ensure the best service I would
ftrst
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restaurant in Florida
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15
Spinach dip ($4.95); This isa comes
with
chicken
vegetarian item on the menu
avoid going during the busiest
years ago. Since that time it· delicious blend of spinach, ar-
parmigiana, lasagna and
and Zuppa Toscana, which is a
times, such as Friday or Satur-
has growri drastically.
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Pres-
tichoke hearts, sour cream and
fettuccine alfredo. The Roman
blend of sai;sage, potatoes and
day nights. Service is usually
ently there are over 475 Olive
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cream cheese. It is usuaHy
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Feast ($ I 2_ 95) comes with a kale in a light creamy broth. better when a restaurant is not
Gardens in the country. Some
served piping hot This appe-
60
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gri lied sirloin steak,
The salad is another Olive Gar-
filled to capacity.
people argue the food
-served
tizer is accompanied by crispy
mediterranean garlic shrimp
den favorite. It is served fam-
Since most college students
,
there
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is not traditional Italian
bread sticks and celery for dip-
and fettuccine alfredo.
ily style with house dressing
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are on a limited budget, l would
food. I will agree the food is
ping. Another appetizer that is
The Olive Garden also has
The all you can
eat
soup or recommend going for lunch.
not necessarily the same as
extremely popular is the Cre-
many choices for those look-
salad, coupled with the gener
-
The portions are a little smaller
what you would find in a small
ate a Sampler.
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The Create a
ing for foods which are low fat.
ous portion sizes makes for an
and the prices are reduced. This
mom and pop run Italian restau-
Sampler allows you to mix and
The Chicken Giardino ($8.95) excellent value.
also enables you to take advan-
rant, but it is still really good.
match
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between fried zucchini,
contains a medley of fresh veg-
Whatever you order make
tage of the all you can eat
salad
One thing I am proud to men-
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stuffed mushrooms, fried moz-
etables, toss~d over bow-tie
sure to save room for dessert.
and breadsticks.
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I h'ighly recommend either the
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pasta an serve m a emon-
is. Over the last
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six or seven
are deep fried onion
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strips),
herb sauce .
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The Penne Fra
white chocolate raspberry
years I ha~e been in the kitchen
chicken fingers or toasted
of at least 30 different restau-
raviolis. You have the option
rants or banquet facilities and
of choosing either two ($5.50)
the Olive Garden has one of the
or three ($6.95) of these items.
cleanest kitchens I have ever
When it comes to entrees
seen: Their standards and re-
you have many different op-
quir~111~~~~Jpr fo_q~ Pfoc;luction
tions. For those who love pasta
anq
::
~tQ~~~' ~?<ceed those put you can choose from a variety
forth by the health department.
of pastas including; spaghetti,
At the Olive Garden you can
linguine, capellini, penne or
always be assured your meal is
fettuccine, and mix them with
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a variety of homemade sauces
To'siart the meal 'your server
(Yes,
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the sauces are
wili
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probably rec
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ommend a
homemade)
including:
glass of the house wine. For
marinara, meat sauce, or
only
_
$2.95 the house wines rep-
alfredo sauce. Most of the
resent a good
_
value'. I feel the
pasta dishes
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are priced around
other wines on the wine
_
list
are
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seven or eightdollar~
.
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pri~~d
fo;
the type
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15oz can red kidney beans, drained
15oz can great northern beans, drained
14.5oz can tomatoes
8oz can tomato sauce
3/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
tbsp. chili powder
tsp. Sugar
1/2 tsp. basil
2 cloves garlic, minced
Rice
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. I JUSt found oui yesterday that my eighty-nine .year rild grandfather is i~ th~
hospitalwith p11eu·monia. Those that do not know my grandfather cannot possib!y
realize wh.at this means. My grandfather is one ofthesfrongest, healthiest men alive,.
and when I found this>out, I sat down and did some serious thinking about my
family.
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I live on this old farm with my parents and brother, and right on the same piece of
property, but in a different house, live my grandparents. Since I was two I have lived
there, and I basically grew up surrounded by all of these people who were con-
stantly there to love and.support me.
I took this for granted until I got to college, and realized that my family was far
away. Now, do not get me wrong, I have been travelling by myself and with my
friends and their families since I was eight years old, so it was not a matter of me
being on my own. It was just that I was suddenly hit with the fact that my family
would not be there every moment, and that someday I would have to grow up and
move on and start a family of my o:wn.
This fear subsided and pretty much died away until my sophomore year, when my
mom became extremely sick, so much so, some doctors were telling her she might not
make it. Thank God, that passed and after many months, and a major operation, my
mom was better.
When I thought my mother might pass away, I did notknow what to do with
myself. I felt like my whole world was crumbling down before me. ljust could not
fathom a world without my mother in it to comfort me; and make me tea when
i
did not
feel good.
From that.experience, I realized just how much my family meant to me.
I
know that
when I go horrie on vacations, I can be completely unbearable to all of them, because
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Letter to the Editor
I get so stressed out and preoccupied with everything _that goes on at school and in
Stu··dent c1·ar1·fie'• s
AD'. A· R.
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my life. My mom's illness made me realize that they need to know how much I love
them, and that I need to know how they feel about me, as well.
Dear Editor:
As you can imagine, I lived by that doctrine for a while, but there are only so many
I ~m one of two students who has spoken to Dr. Merolli concerning the 504/
J\DA
times my brother can jump out from behind a door and scare me half to death before
compliance officer. I would like to address some issues in the article concerning the
I flip out at him. So I fell back into the mindset that my family would always be
compliance of ADA regulations.
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around, and that sometimes they are all so annoying I want to live in Africa to
The article demonstrates the confusion surrounding the issue as to whether· or
escape them.
not the law mandates a 504 or an ADA coordinator. The American with Disabilities
Now, however, I am faced with this situation again. The doctors have told my
Act of 1990 recommends that we have an ADA compliance officer•in·pl~cl!;, buL
family that my grandfather will get better, but it is so upsetting when I have to be the
does not mandate it. However, under section 504 of the RehabilitationAclJ of- 1973)1
strong one for my family. On the family "food chain," I am pretty low, so I always
an institution receiving federal funding, such as Marist College, must have a des-
have people there to be strong when I have a problem, or when I am having one of
ignated 504 coordinator. The law still stands today, and is not cancelled out by
my weekly nervous breakdowns.
the ADA. The ADA officer and the 504 coordinator share-very similauoles,a11d:
Now, I have to be the strong one. For my mother, who is so afraid of losing her·- functions, so often institutions designate an ADN504 coordinator.-·.' . -, ,:,,
father. for my grandmother, who hates to be alone, for my brother who cannot
The article quotes Dr. Merolli as saying, .. the issue is that we are reasonably
imagine a life without going fishing with his grandfather.
accommodating" students with disabilities. This statement is incorrect; the real
My family will pull through this, my grandfather will get better, we have the
issue is that Marist does no.thave aform;aLprocedure for which people with dis-
assurance of the doctors, and I know my grandpa has a lot more work to do out in _the - abilities can make. their grievanc<:!s heiird .. This is precisely why section 504 of.
fields. However, this just makes me realize how much I. count on my family, and how
the Rehabilitation AcLmandates institutions that receive federal funding to.des-
much I love them, and that I cannot take thernfor_gr~_nte1, b~c:aµse ~~;s:ac_i,~s,it i_s,,,: ignate a.5Q4,coordinator.
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they will not always be around.
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We find it difficult to understand-\vhy this has been such a complicated issue.
So, instead of dwelling on the fact they will" not always be there, I want to inake
The fact of the matter is that by not having a 504 coordinator, Marist is_ out of
sure I make as many memories with them as I possibly can, and tell them how much
compliance with the federal law. Also, Marist currently does not·haVe a system
theydo mean to me. Even when we argue oveqtupid things, I would not trade them
by which. members of the Marist community with di~abilities can·addre~s ,their
for anything.
·complaints:. There is no clear~c~t procedure or chan.~el_ 9f5=f_?m~~Bif.,{ttWtt~f4
Stephanie Mercurio, Editor-in-Chief
them to do so. Unfortunately, this means that they often a4dr~~s •tfie~,~~ng"Q~·
The Circle is looking for some
ex-
perienced photogr_~phers. J'f you
have a~ Call)_ara and a good eye,. we
.would love
to
have you
be·
a part
of our staff. Pleas·e. contact
Stephanie'ivl~rchrio
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Focus Editor
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Michael Frisch
Chris Hogan
G. Modele Clarke
Gyria'Sio_mcin_sky
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TimManson
Opinion _Editor
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Arts
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Business Manager
Faculty Adl•iser
If you have a story .. idea. would like to publicite a club·event or if you
wouid like to send a letter to the editor, you can e-mail
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fice, or that their grievances remain unheard. Many people, such as·Deait Cox,
say that Linda Cooper _is the person· who is in charge of addressing the needs of
people with disabilities. This statement is incorrect for two reasons .. _fi_r~t; M~s ...
Cooper directs Special Services, which only addresses the_ i1eeds of stti'qe#ts
.with
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disabilities. Therefore, faculty, staff,-and visitors ofMarist\vh'6<;nave:di~abii'ities'
have no_ means of addressing their needs._
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Secondly, I.'.inda Cooper's positi()n
entails providing direct-services to students with disabilitie·s, such as providing
books on tape; she does not, however, have the authority tp-bring the campus in:
compliance with the law.'
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It is essential that tho_se involved realize 'thatthe rea)issue is that Marist is in
violation of the law because we have not
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riamed 504 cotjrd1nator.
. Finally, I would like to cite an error contained in the ·a_rticieconceming Unda
Cooper's-title. She·is the•director of Special S~rvices, not Sfoderit:Servi,ces.
Thank you for your time and consider~tfo11: ·
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Sincerely,
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Debra Alfano
-Administrator reacts
to
504/Ao·A
'article
To the -Editor:
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The_ article, "Mari st Must
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Provide Equality. for AIi, Students," demonstrats:d a
writer's ability to interview, recordand
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,.then,.in constructing
a
news articfo (as .
- opposed to an opinion piece) to pick and choose quotations and to alter the chro-
nology of events to fonnulate the appearance of controversy.
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The article never mentioned the fact that the reporter came _to me primarily to
ask about a proposal I submitted in fall 1996 recommending that the college ap-
point a ,504/ADA compliance officer, My_ proposal ,was a result of discussions_
among the Director.of Special Services, her supervisor, and myself. This fact was
never mentioned in the article. Instead the article suggests a disagreement be-
tween the Director of Special Services and myself over the desirability of making
such an appointment.
During the interview I paid tribute to our Directors of Special Services, both the
current (Linda Cooper) and her predecessor (Dr. Diane Perriera), for their knowl-
edge, insight and sensitivity to higher.education's requirements under 504/ADA.
They served the college well in the past and the collegewill continue to expect the
present and future directors to help the coll~ge remain in conformity. Praise for
these very capable administrators was not a denial of the desirability and need to
appoint an- independent administrator (one not- directly connected with Special
Services) as the college;s compliance official.
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Fortunately, a compliance officer has been appointed to fill this important func-
tional.
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Sincerely,
Gerard A. Cox
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THE
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CIRCLE
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NNovember
6, 1997
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~an:riy
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trial;
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a
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display
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of
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Bfitish~
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animQsity
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There have
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been occasions
towardsLouise, and her unfair
where people ask me why I
employers who took advantage
..
write this column. There have
of an unfortunate young Briton.
.
heen oc
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dsions w~in lask my~
Ma
0
rk Lawson of The Guard-
,
self the same
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thing. However,
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ian
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(oile of
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the few British pa-
this week, I find myself asking
pers
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that does not have a top- .
HOW can
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I write this column.
less teenager on the third page)
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This
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is because my little
criticized the behav~pr of the
to.n
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gue:.,fo-cheek
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satirical
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look
Eappen famjly, concentrating
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on thirigs really seems out of on the fact that they wore little
·
place when considering writing
crocodile pins to the trial, as a
abounhe death of an eighteen-
reminder of Matthew. Lawson
month-old infant. But, since
wrote that this "reeks of the
most readers of this space
kind of mawkish exhibitionism
rar,ely realize that it is intended
which Europeans have always
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for
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humorous purposes only,
found repellent in American
perhaps
I can manage to press
Jife."
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on.
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Fcfr
those
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ofy~m who were
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in a catatonic state
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brought on
by seeing too many charts of the
fluctuating Dow Jones
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Jndus-
tria!Average, the trial involved
Louise Woodward, a
I 9-year-
old English au pair who was
convicted of second degree
murder by way of shaking an
~ighteen:..month-old
infant in
her care.
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The trial has been followed
quite differently here in
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the US
than in the
UK. Here it has been
covered as being more of an in-
stance of a young girl who was
so
r
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with her employers
that
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she
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took out her frustra-
tions on a helpless child.
A~ross the pond, the
~entiment
is
.
that Woodward is being made
a scapegoat by two incompetent
parents.
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Many American's sympathies
go
to the parents of Matthew
Eappen,
the
child
in
Woodward's care, and rightly
so. In Britain, there seems to
be
_
an overwhelming sentiment
One can wonder how he was
able
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to
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restrain himself by e
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x-
pressing European's rage at the
family's daily shower, straight
teet~, and not showing up for
court with a hangover. He did,
however, go on to say that the
case is more than just the Com-
monweal th of Massachusetts
vs. Ms. Woodward; it is
Americav
.
Britain. He was then
sick all over himself and passed
out, awakening just in time for
last call.
In any case, this is really not
doing wonders for relations be
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tween our two nations. First Oa
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sis, and now this. There has not
been this great ofa disparity in
American-British relations
since the
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infamous Duran
Duran versus Frankie Goes to
Hollywood debates
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This court case has taught me
two things. The first is that the
J3rits still have 221 years of
pent up rage against us that they
.
are more than happy
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to let out
whenever it will help
'
to
sell
newspapers.
The other is tha{if
I'
am ever
charged with a crime that I did
not commit,
I
will flee the coun-
try. Only if
I. ain gujJLy will I
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stand ~rial. This
.
trial has only
added to what has become in-
creasingly apparent in recent
years: American juries are stu-
pid.
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From Rodney King to OJ
,
we
see that a high profile case has
a really good chance of bring-
ing in the wrong verdict. The
more concrete the evidence,
the more likely it is to be over-
looked. Whether it is a video of
police brutality, a trail of DNA
Inspector Gadget could follow,
or naughty cakes paid for but
never delivered
,
people do not
seem to notice.
All that! am looking at in this
case is the
"reasonable
doubt"
that she did it. There was a great
deal of testimony from doctors
who said that lhe infant's inju-
ries had occurred weeks earlier.
And, these were not any of
those singing Chicago Hope
doctors either
.
It is all just
vague enough that you cannot
unquestionably send this teen-
age girl to jail.
No matter what, though
,
the
true tragedy
that
is too often
overlooked is that of the real
victim. Far too little sympathy
has gone out towards little Mat-
thew. the one person involved
in the case that unquestionably
never lived long enough to do
anything to anyone that would
justify his fate
.
Christian Bladt is the Senior
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Political Commentator for
The Circle, please allow him
to introduce himself, he's a
man of wealth and taste.
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and unqerstands everything
of the money our parents
·
pay
.
that isgoiog
·
on in his class
.
But..
_
to
_
send us here .
.
Someone
somehow; today Johnny
.
is an
·
.
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pinch me I must be dremn.irig
.
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I
outcasf
a
leper, and his
,
grade
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know there are quite a
-
few
_
has
just fallen from anA:
)
o a
,
people at
.
this schoojwhose
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B+ because Johnny
·
has just
parents
,
hav
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eenough i:nqneYto
skipped his thirddass.
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,
:
·
_
;
.
pay up~front for all four years
·-
This
is
the way of the world at
of school, but I also
_
k
_
now even
.
Ma,rist College today. You don't
more people, including myself,
·-
go
·
to classes, you can't get an
-
who are solely responsible for
A; and that is final. But
·
what I
_
paying back every penny of
don;t \Jridersfand is how
,
th
.
is
_-
I
their 'student loans. So why
'
make; sense. Johnny has hot
would not it be our decision
missed one assign merit and has
·
alone whether .we want to skip
gotten
-·
at
·
Jeasi
.
a
.
92 on
·
every
'
class or not? We are paying
exam, but somehow his teacher
for this education and if we do
feels that Johnny does not re-
the work there should be no
spect him and therefore
·
de.:.
problem with going to class
serves to be dropped down a
· ·
once a week, or even once a
grade. Why are teachers so
month.
If teachers want to di-
adamant about students attend-
_
-
vide their classes every semes-
ing
-
classes?
ter into those that pay for their
Let me first say in advance that
education and those that do
·
I unqerstand that the Marist
·
not; and
-
from that decide who
administration is responsible for
gets to skip class, that would
the strkt upkeep of the atteil-
·
:
·
be fine with me. But somehow
dance laws. As I understand it,
I do not thinkthat would work,
teachers
-
are required to have
since there would be class-
some sort of attendance policy
rooms full of 19-22 year old
on their syllabus. Butthat does
·
,
people getting treated like small
not mean that teachers must
--
children,with three parents now
uphold these guidelines
·
to the
instead of two.
letter of the law and cannot give
·
I
-
had first hand experience
some leniency when an A
_
stu-
with this once in my college ca-
dent misses his fourth class.
reer. I had a Spanish class that
(My apologies to those teach-
was very easy for me because
ers who do not adhere to this
of the
_
classes I took in high
school. I never received a grade
below 85, yet when
grades
were sent to my house I saw a
C+ for Spanish. I called the
teacher, who proceeded to tell
me that she graded me down
from a B or B+ to
a
C+ due to
repeated absences. She also
·
said that it was not fair to
·
the
other students. They had to go
to classes, so why should I not
have to go? I will tell you why,
because I did not need to go to
classes to get good grades. The
students who had
.
to go to class,
did so because they needed
help in understanding Spanish,
_
They needed to go in order to
pass quizzes and tests: I did not.
Some may argue that all stu-
dents should go to classes so
that those who beuer under-
stand the material will be able
to shed some light on it for the
·
students who are not as quick
to grasp the concepts. To this I
respond: Is it the students or
the teachers who are getting
paid here? Surely it would be a
very nice Christian act to vol-
unteer your services to those
who have trouble understand-
ing, but no one can argue that it
is not the responsibility of the
students to provide this service.
I have heard many people say
that their teachers think we need
them more than we do. These
teachers, I must admit, are few
from my experiences at Mari st.
But people have told me that
.
they think there is an associa-
tion between missing clas~ a
_
nd
insulting the
teacher.
It
is like
they somehow feel rejected if
their assistance is not needed.
They go on a power trip and
punish us for not "respecting"
C
them, even ifwe do the
·
assign-
,
ment. I do
.
not
see
what the
learning process of
students
has to do with the ego of a few
bad teachers
.
For
ex-ample:
·
a friend of
mine once told his teacher,
:(we'll say art
.
teacher) that he
thought he was doing better
·when
he do not go to classes. ·
He was just kidding, but from
that point on
,
the teacher paid
him
no attention in class, would
not answer his questions and
consistently dropped his
grades on
various
paintings and
drawings. This
_
may
seem
co-
incidental, but tell that to my
friend who insulted the ego of
the all-powerful-teacher and
was dropped from a B+ at mid-
terms to a C- after finals, with
little or no explanation.
What I am getting at is that
there is no reason for atten-
dance to affect grades unless
it means that the student is
missing assignments in the
process. I understand that
there are classes where miss-
ing just one will throw off ev-
erything you learn for the rest
of the semester, like, for ex-
ample,
a:
difficult math class.
But I do not see the purpose of
being punished for attendance
when you are keeping up just
fine and have handed in all the
-
--
.
assignments.
Apparently the Marist admin-
istration has a tough time deal-
ing with
-
the fact that their stu-
dents
are
not little kids who
have to be threatened to be pro~
ductive
.
Does anyone really
believe that if the absence
·
policy
were
abolished, no one
would ever go to classes, ev-
eryone would fail and the school
would go bankrupt? I am not
suggesting that people should
never go to classes. I just think
the punishment is a little stiff
for something as trivial as
absenc
_
es.The administratiori
should show
some
confidence
in its stl!dent body that it would
not fall to pieces if the threat
of failing after six absences
were not there.
A teacher I had in high school
scared our class with the warn-
ing that teachers in college
would not care about our ex-
cuses or whether we even went
to class at all. He told me that
the bottom lrne was going to be
based on the quality of my work
and nothing else. He was
wrong. I guess he went to
school in a time when students
were treated like adults and per-
formance was more important
than attendance.
Tim Manson is the Opinion
Editor for The Circle
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8
Taking a -Closer- Look at
News and Reviews
.Let's
Take a Walk
Down
The
Horror
Film
Hall of Fame
by
Brian
Hill
Staff Writer
Halk1\veen was less than one
week ;1go, but does anyone even
remember?
Sure, there was an evil skel-
eton head glaring at me each
time I opened my door, but be-
sides putting up this ghoulish
decoration, I did not do a single
thing for the holiday. Do net get
me wrong, I wanted to, I just
could not think of anything that
would bolster the Halloween
spirit.
_
So instead of staying home,
and passing out candy to trick-
or-treaters (of which there were
few, sources say), I went to Up-
state Films in Rhinebeck and
watched a movie.
It was Halloween and all, but I
did not see a horror movie, I saw
Fast, Cheap, and Out of Con-
trol,
the new quasi-documen-
tary by Errol Morris. Chronicling
the lives of four offbeat people
(a lion tamer, a master topiary
gardener, a mole-rat enthusiast,
and a robot scientist), the film
was a riice escape. But it was
Halloween, and I wanted horror.
Dozens of carved pumpkins
lined the walls in front of the
Rhinebeck Fire Department fu-
eling my Halloween yearning,
which unfortunately, could not
be filled.
They just do.not make good
horror movies anymore.
Scream was a parody, riot
good horror.
I thought about going to a
video store and renting one of
my favorites, but how many
times can one watch the first
Halloween?
Realizing that there was not
anything that I wanted to see, I
nixed the entire idea, and just
went to sleep.
Although I have seen my
share of fright films, I understand
that my college-aged peers may
have not. So for them, I have
sifted through the tons of weak,
exploitation-filled, gore-fests to
come up with this list of truly
frightening "video-treats".
First, go rent
Halloween,
if
you haven't seen it already. On
Halloween night, mental patient
Michael Myers escapes· from
the asylum, puts on hisfavorite
mask, and does a little ·trick-or-
treating of his own.
Next, get
When a Stranger
Comes Back.
It
starts out with a
bang, as a mysterious stranger
pushes ·a young babysitter to
the end of her rope. Although it
lags toward the end, that begin-
ning is priceless.
After that, any of the follow-,.
ing films should be viewed:
Hellraiser 1,2, or4
-A demon
is brought up from Hell by the
magic of an intricate puzzle box.
The third installment is mostly
a disaster, so I can't recommend
it. .
The Omen -
Watch any of
them. Not so scary, but incred-
ibly intriguing. Best if viewed in
order.
Ros.emary
s
Baby-
An arty tale
about the woman who gives
birth
io
the anti-Christ. Very sus-
penseful with some cool visu-
als.
Psycho -
Alfred Hitchcock's
classic. Set the tone for modem
horror films. Shocking images
. abound. Best if you don'.t know
the story before you see it.
The· ExQrcist -
I· suppose you
could· watch any ·of them. The
first is the classic .. Notfoo fright-
ening when actually viewed, but
the adrenaline will flow as you
sit alone in your. bed thinking
about this tale of demonic pos-
session.
Phantasm -
The gimmick of
this series is a floating ball that
floats around and shoots spikes
into people's
,
heads.
It
is gory,
but still works to frighten,
· thanks to the eerie old man wh·o
controls the orb.
Poltergeist -
This stuff is
pretty tame, but can be scary if
you concentrate on the fact that
many of the people who worked
on this film were mysteriously
injured or killed. Some say as a
result ofworking onit.
The House
on Haunted Hill -
A fun, B-grade movie from the
'50's about a rich man who in-
vites a group of people to his
house and will pay them $5000
each if they can make it through
the night. William Castle, mas-
ter of the movie gimmick, di-
rected'ifandViricent Price stars .
After watching these films,
you will have a good under-
standing of how this genre
works, which will make you the
center of attention at the next
party you go to.
. Horror movies work bes! if
you watch them late at night
when
it
is quiet, with the lights
out, and alone.Keep this in mind
when you sit through
Hallow-
een;
laughing with your friends
· at all of the intense scenes.
Trust me,
if
you watched it
alone, you would have· had an
entirely different experience.
Some horror movies :are bad.
They wiH not scare you .• and
they will make you hate this
genre. Stay away from any
mov_ie based on a Stephen King
book. Except for
The Shining,
they are all dismal.
Also,
Friday the Thirteenth ·
and
Nightmare on Elm Street
are horror staples, so you may
want to rent them. Only the
originals are true gems, but you
should prqbabJ
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byCARLITO
Staff Writer
For four years now, Chris
Carter has been promising us
that "the truth is out there." I
am sure it is out there some-
where, but if Mr. Carter is aware
of "truth's" location or at least
its general neighborhood, he is .
· hiding it from the viewing audi~
ence. I have been eagerly await-
ing "truth's" unveiling for
roughly seven years now, but
every Sunday night at ten
o'clock, I am left to wallow in ~n
incomplete chasm of emptiness.
A chasm I have strived to fill by
devoting myself to channel six
every Sunday at nine o'clock.
My need to fill this chasm is
driven by the same force that
drives Fox Mulder himself. The
search for truth.
Truths that will reveal the
source of Dana Scully's cancer
as well as the possible existence
of an anecdote. Truths that will
v,erify that Mulder's sister was
kidnapped by extra terrestrials. ·
Truths that will reveal if there is
any substance to the investiga-
tions they conduct, or if they
are just puppets being manipu-
lated by the same organization
and his presumed death played .
Scenes like this tend to aggra-
that employs them, Truths that
a
_vital
role. Impersonating the
vate me bµttheyalso instill an
will define Mulder's role as ei--
same person· he cordially shot
invigorating cu.riosity. One that
ther aleghimate FBI agentor as
in the face, Mulder attempts to
wiJl induG.~;m.eto.~imercpnt~nue·.
the hub ofa myriad of conspira~ · locate the curefor Scullfs can-
to watch
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·show religiously,
cies perpetuating from his very • cer and an· economy· sized can~ :
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to find Chris Carter and beat
existence. Truths that will sat-
. ister ofmoth hll.lls for his apart-
the piss out of him.
It
is
isfy my inquisitive desire to see
ment .. Or was
it
matzo.balls? In . unrevealing scenes like this that
Scully naked in bed.
_c~incidence with Mulder:s .: add
0
toithe show's enigmatic
For months
i
have been count-
search, Scully hustles to find
mystique. It is sce11es like this
ing down to the seaso11 premier,
proof of a government orches-
that attract vie,wers to the show
anticipating that some of these
trated conspiracy linking her
and force low lifes like myself
truths would be unleashed, but · cµncer to an alien corpse dis-
to juxtapose my Sunday._night
to my dismay, Sunday's episode · covered in Canada. Might
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add
schedule 11round the program.
only set the stage for.more con-
that the alien was al.so govern-
Beneatnmy impatientirritation
spiracief yet to be discovered.
mentaliy constructed in yet an-
frmnthe lack of revelation; lies
Last seusori's finale featured
other effort to deceive Mulder.
an admiration for Carter's abil-
Scully's testimony that she had
I cannot help but feel sympa-
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for
identified Mulder's body after
thy for poor Fox. The two of us
an instant, and then 15ury'it once
an apparent suicide.
But
arequitesimilar. Webothhave
again.As_ajoumalist(Fmsorry,
Sunday's episode revealed that
abnormal sleeping habits, we are
as a staff:w,rit~r for the critically
the body identified by Scull>',
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was not Mulder but an agent
lated by high level government
signed; duty to seek the truth
that had been observing ·his · officials and we both utilize the
and· prC:!sent it.. But. due to
every move. But why wquld ;
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Carter's ability to disguise the
Scully lie to the FEion Mulder's
numbers.
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behalf? Well, as the program
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foll9w1ngas fpcts.
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to materialize_proof of her per-
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surge in· barometric pressure
in my head.
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causes her nose to. bleed dur-
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Rock
the Chance,
by BOB ROTH
Staff Writer
I missed the opening bands for
the show but someone told me
that Catch 22 was not that bad
but C4 was terrible. One prob-
lem with this show was that it
happened on Mid-Semester
break. Why does Marist sched-
ule its breaks when it does? Ev-
ery other school has it the week
before! As far as the crowd was,
the place was packed! Both lev-
els of the Chance were filled to
capacity. , .
The first band I saw was Inner
Dam. They are a hardcore band
from Orange County,
N.Y.,
which
plays a new school type of
:.ardcore. With roots more in
metal than punk, t_hey had a
sound that was not distinctly
hardcore. Most of their songs
were lousy except for one whose
name I didn't catch.
Next were Albany's favorite
sons, One King Down. As soon
as One King Down came on, the ·
crowd erupted! The energy was
. everywhere from the people at
the bar to the people going crazy
in the mosh pit. People were ei-
ther singing along with OKD or·
doing stage dives into the
crowd. At one point, a kid did a
backward flip right onto the
crowd. They opened with "De-
fiance" and ripped through ev-
ery song on their CD on Equal
Vision Records.
One King Down also played
two new songs that were fast,
hard, and crazy-the perfect mix
for
a hardcore song. Through
all the songs people were stage
diving and the bouncers were
being really' cool. No bouncers
tried io be tough guys and beat
people up. The Chance has al-
ways had cooi bouncers that let
the kids go off and not
try
to act
·
like tough guys.
Then the headliner came on
Earth Crisis. I was kind of won~
dering if they would put on a
good show because last time I
saw them, people were leaving
during their set. Tonight they
put on a great show. All the
songs were .tight and Karl's
voice was great. They played
the classics "Eco-side","Broken
Foundation", ''.Forced March"
and. "Firestorm." Durin~
.
.
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"Firestorm" abom 50 kids got
on stage and piled on Karl the
lead singer. After the show I
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THE CIRCLE,
Nbv~m~;;·_6,
1'997 -- '--·-·- ..
Mafist
TV,'Variety.
show
spice~ up
MariStCollege television nights
November
by GRAIG P CORVELEYN
• StaffWriter ·
' ·
Tumon your Television this
week and you;reliable to catch
the newest edition of "Every-
- thing but the Kitchen Sink" a
comedy-based program spon-
sored by MCTVand produced
• by two ambitious seniors. ··
Dylan Edgar and Jeff Sutphen
had an idea atthe end of last
year's school year, and when
they arrived back decided to put
it in motion. Both communica-
tion majors, they knew they had
the know-how toptit together a
show. They decided to put to-
gether one show and try to get
it one the air. About mid way
through that first show,•. they
knew what they had was spe-
cial, and decided to go to MCTV
and get permission to shoot. By
the time they got throughto
MCTV, the first show was ready
already finished.
The secqnd show of the se-
mester aired on MCTV channel
12 on Monday, Nov. 3. Both
Edgar.a~~ Sutphell are pleased
witli'th'e p·roject's'progress and
how the final product has
turned out.
"We feel we've made an im-
po!1~1JtC9.lltributioii•toMCTV,"
Edgar
faia.' ':
;°
The show itselffeatures Edgar
as a Letterman-type host with a
strong group of supporting ac-
tors and musicians backing him
up. An in-studio band consists
Kate is a friendly, <>utgo-
ing person who has the abil-
ity to get along with every-
one. On campus she is in~' ·
volved in numerous activi-
ties.
Besides Student Govern-
ment, she is a member of
Campus Ministry and the
Community Service pro-
gram. You can listen to Kate
on Sunday nights from 8 p.m.
until 10 p.m. while she hosts
her own radio show
·
on
WMCR. You may also see
Kate when she is working
in
the student activities "fish
bowl".
After leaving Marist, Kate
hopes to continue her edu-
cation by pursuing her Mas-
ters degree in Education, and
possibly a Masters in Sports
psychology. She also hopes
to one day teach in grades K-
..
.
of Dan Allen, clad in Paul
Shaffer dtids; with a piano and
back-up keyboards .. Also fea-
tured is singer John Pissani.
Edgar plays the role of an-
nouncer and commentator be-
hind the desk. They invite
guests to come on the show and
discuss issues that are of inter-
est to the Campus, as well as
the real world. The second epi-
sode will feature an in-depth
look at tattoos. In addition,
guests will include Dave
Spinato, and Time Check, a
men's accapella singing group.
One of the most entertaining
· aspects of this show is the skits
and fake commercials. These
entertaining sections add a more
Saturday Night Live feel to the
show.· The new show will in-
clude more of these skits in or-
der to move things along.
"We have to keep the scenery
cha_nging constantly to keep
interest," Sutphen said.
"We don't want people to start
flipping the channels," Edgar
said.
Spoofs in the last show in-
c
I
u ded a review of "Jerry
Maguire" featuring Dan Allen
as Tom Cruise and Jerome
Pickett as Cuba Gooding Jr. All
filmed skits are done in Holly-
wood Style, which.means only
one camera is used and several
takes must be done to get the
right effect.
A fake advertise-
ment may run 40 seconds on the
show;-blit actually takes more·
4.
In the Student Government
Association, Kate holds the
position of Chief Justice.
She oversees the judicial
board, which is responsible
for hearing student appeals
and_ upholding the student
coristitution.
~
Her experi-
ences so far in SGA have
taught her how to work with
all different types of people
and personalities, as well as
teaching her how to .manage
her time.
While she is here at
Marist, she hopes to help
generate more appreciation
and respect for the SGA
among the student body.
What is Kate's favorite as-
pect of Mari st one might ask?
"l]ie people. Everyone here
is so friendly"
than an hour to shoot and edit.
The producers sing the
praises of a supportive staff,
which includes their chief writer,
Jon Murray. Murray, who also
works with the HuMarists com-
edy group, is a creative addition
to the staff and writes most of
the commercials.
"He is very talented in
everything,"Edgar said.
Senior Jamie Mitchell heads
up the crew behind the cameras,
he also helps out in.• various
skits. They also receive help
from Media Center Supervisor
Joey Wal. She has been helpful
with many things in the produc-
tion process as well as problem
solving behind the scenes.
"Everything but the Kitchen
Sink" is expanding in prepara-
tion for it's third show by open-
ing µp the production to all
members of MCTV. They are
expecting a large response and
assure that everyone who signs
on will have a hand in the pro-
duction.
As for the rest of the year, they
have their sights set high. De-
spite the extensive amount of
creativity and work that goe_s
into a single show, Sutphen and
Edgar insist that "we' re not dry,
we have enough for about three
more shows right now."
If
you have any questions or
feedback about the show, con-
tact Dylan Edgar by E-mail at
KWN3.
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is
Hunger Awareness MONTH
Nov. 6-7
Nov.10·
Nov.12
Nov.13
at
Marist
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OXFAM
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OXFAM FAST DAY
Nov.
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Nov.19
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Campus Ministry
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8.
talked to Karl.
"If
I played hurt and don· t
move then maybe the kids would
get off me," he said.
I even got a little roughed up
at the show. I was in the pit for
"Ecocide" trying to jump up to
Karl and sing along and some
kid stage dived on my head. He
completely knocked me to the
ground and I got out of the pit
as soon as possible. Earth Cri-
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CIRCLE,
November 6, 1997
Steve on Sports
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What's Ori Tap?
I'm
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mad about
Midnight,
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See the
,
Red
Foxes
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First of all,
I
realize that Dick
Vitale will never come to this
campus.
I
would not want.any-
one to accuse me of suffering
from delusions of grandeur.
With that said,
I
would like to
present a novel idea:.- Mid-
night Madness at Marist.
For those unfamiliar with
NCAA lingo, Midnight Mad-
ness is basically a huge party-
a pep rally, if you will-thrown
at
every basketball crazed cam-
pus around the country each
year to mark the beginning of
the pre-season
.
The NCAA does not permit
organized practices until
a
spe-
cific date in mid-October, and,
when that date rolls around,
coaches eager to generate pub-
licity and excitement tend to
schedule workouts as sooif as
·
possible- when the clock
strikes midnight and the new
day begins.
However, our student body
rarely rallies together behind
anything. We seem to Jack some
of the fundamental energy
found at many of this nation's
colleges and universities.
It
is difficult to imagine a
packed McCann c;nterexplod-
ing at exactly 12:00 AM on a
Saturday morning as Dave
Magarity's hoops squad took
the court for its initial practice
of the year.
After all
,
Marist College is not
exactly Chapel Hill
.
But, in what
I
consider a
strange and pleasantly surpris-
ing development,
I
have been
approached several times in the
past few weeks by people won-
dering why there
was
no moon-
light celebration to mark the of-
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tidal beginning rif the 1997-98
college basketbaJI season .
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Apparentiy, people think that,
because
I
hold
.
the esteemed
title of "Sports Editor,"
I
have
all the answers. That's a belief
that
I
would very much like to
perpetuate, so
I
came up with
an quick and easy answer for
my concerned and curious
peers.
We simply were not here when
the clock struck midnight. This
year (and perhaps every year-
I
do not know, to be honest),
mid-semester break
fell
on the
same weekend that Midnight
Madness would have taken
place.
So, while fans frpm UMass to
USC-Santa
Cruz
(whose team,
by the way, is known as the Ba-
nana Slugs) were whooping it
up in the early hours of Satur-
day, Nov.
I 8,
Marist students
were scattered up and down the
Eastern seaboard.
We were not around to fill the
gym with our youthful enthusi-
asm when the Red Foxes began,
their practice schedule. That
seems like a reasonable expla-
nation, doesn't it?
I
mean, it is not likely that the
administration would resched-
ule an entire semester around
the basketball team's first intra
0
squad scrimmage. Marist fans
ale
but
of
luck
,
I
explained to
any and all interested parties .
.
Alrriost everyone bought this
.
Football
at Canisius ( 11/8);
VolleybaU
at the
·
Army
Invitational (11/7-11/8);
Women's
Basketball
vs: European Exhibition ( 11/7)
Tom's Trivia Corner
.
Name the only collegeteam that Rick Pitino
coached and did
not
take
to
the Final Four:
(Last issue's answer: Whitey Ford holds
career World Series records in wins and
strikeouts.)
Tom Drag is
a regular contributor to
The Circle
Of course, the cynical ob-
server might wonder if people
would actually attend such a
function on a night when
McCoy's has a special on mixed
drinks.
In
.
fact, my Mccann sources
tell me that Midnight Madness
was attempted once upon a
time, and no one came.
But why not give it another
shot? After all
,
Marist
is
in a
respected basketball confer-
ence this season. I would be
willing to bet th
a
t
the
Manhat-
tan Jaspers have Midnight
Madness
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ha\re to
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improve'ttieir game
,
•this
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season
in order to compete in the
MAAC.
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The fans do too
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"She told us to believe in our-
selves, and that we could do
this. We just needed to come
together and work as a team,"
Tarrant said. "She told us to play
our game.
The Red Foxes came
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out of
halftime and
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scored the
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first
goal after the break.
"
Things started to
·
turn
around. We reafly thought we
were going to
'
\\'ill this game,"
O'Connell said.
Loyola responded with back
·
to
back
goals, and scored
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its
fifth goal later in the half.
Simple soccertnistakes and
·
gaps in defense afflicted this
Marist team
.
.
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story;
and I waspretty proud of
•
Plus, Pm still clinging to the
"Throughout the game we
myself
.
fantasy that
I
might someday
never gave up
,
" O'Connell said.
But then one person- one
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Why
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not just hold Midnight
thoµsands of screaming' f:i'ns.
.
capped off
a
successful
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s~as'on
Madness a week later?
IJicky.Y.
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s
tand
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righ(ne~t
forthe Red
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Hmm. Now
1h01
sounds like a
to me, scream atthe
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ranked
eighth
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the
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p'n~~
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plan
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Sure, it would not be the
lungs,andoffertothroy/infree
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season poll
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first practice of the year,
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tectini-
bcioks
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he pays
servers,ana'finishedthi'rd ln
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fc
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THE CIRCLE, November 6, 1997
11
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Cam:pus--
byJeffDahncke
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A new NBA season is upon
.
First; the Phoenix Suns .
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They
.
us and there are
several
ques-
are the type 'of team
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tions
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about the µpcoming cam-
makearealrun in the playoffs.
paign'.that
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need to be answered
i
Jason Kidd
a11d
Kevin Johnson
Will the Bulls <;ontinue their
will be the most produciive
domination of the league? Who
backcourt in the league;
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and
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take hom,e the MVP
0
awai-d?
Cedric Ceballos, Antonio
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Will Dennis Rodman drophis :McDyess, Rex Chapman, and
shorts at the free throw line
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and
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Danny Manning provide nu-
walk off the court?
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merous offensive
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threats.
If
We
will
have to wait to find out
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gets hot in the play-
the answers
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But in case you
offs; watch ouL
cannot, here
is
how
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see
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the
My othersleeper is the New
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NBAseason unfolding.
,
Jersey Nets. Maybe it is just
The Bulls will win the champi-
because
I
am a Nets fan, but
I
onship, right? Well, many
see New Jersey as a definite
people may feel that way, but it
playoff team. John Calipari has
will not be Chicago receiving the
built a strong club with great
trophy from David Stern this
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balance. Sam Cassell, Kendall
June. Granted,
.
they stiil have
Gill, Kerry Kittles, Jayson Will-
the best player in the world, but
iams
,
Chris Gatling,
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and Keith
Michael cannot do it alone any-
Vari Horne make the Nets one
more. They are a year olderand
of the most talented teams in
this year that will make a differ-
the East. You can count on New
ence.
Jersey
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being at least a five seed
.
Even so, they still have a fairly
in the playoffs·.
easy road to the Finals. New
The next order of business is
c.
Y()rk
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anq Miami _are the only
post~seasbn awards: While)t
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contenders in the East.
is hard to imagine Jordan going
While the Heat do not present
two years in a row without a
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much ofa threat, the Knicks do.
adding a new trophy to his col-
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lection,
I
see David Robinson
Dudley to an already. impressive
as the MVP. He is the league's
roster makes New York a serjous
top
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center and, with Duncan in
contender, so serious that they
the mix, will put up enormous
will knock off the mighty Bulls
numbers.
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and giv.e Patrick Ewing a shot at
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his first ring.
be
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the Rookie
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of
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The West is much deeper, and
wanted to make a bold pick here
a number of teams have the po-
but
J
simply do not see any
ten ti al to go all the way.
I
could
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other.first-year players who can
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of Robinson, he will develop
be any of these teams. Instead,
into a superstar.
itwill be a team that won only
The most memorable moment
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J\Y!!nty games a year ago- the
of the season will occur in the
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Tim Duncan. No teai:n in
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game
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league can match _up with that
.
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will
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along\vith solid
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stroUoffthecburt. Forthepast
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Avery
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johnsOn and .Vinriy Del
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couple .years Rodm~m has said
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~·we came out kind of flat
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admitted.
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Junior forward Nicole Bruno
The
Mari
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the
tea~' s early
per-
.
soccer team was unsuccessful
foimance to nerves.
this past weekend atthe
MAAC
.
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thi~k we came out over-
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championships in Baltimor~.
.
anxious and
.
a little nervous,"
Maryland.
she said. ·
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The Red Foxes lost thefr first
During th~ first half, the team
round game to Loyola College,
tried
tc>
settle down and collect
5-
I, after Loyola jumped out to a
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halflead.
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Freshman forward Katie
credited head coach Tara
O'Connell said that the teafT! did
N~chols
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with finally bringing
.
not come out with the same level
the
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team-back together in time
of intensity as it had in past
for the second half.
games.
Please see
SOCCER
011
page 10 ..
Swimmers and divers jump off
the blocks against Seton Hall
by MARK J.WELLS
staff writer
·
The men's and women's swim-
ming and diving teams began
their dual meet season with a
bang as they defeated Big East
powerhouse Seton Hall Univer-
sity on Saturday at the McCann
Center.
The men·s team won its meet
by a score of 123-118
.
The final
race of the afternoon was the
decisive one for the Red Foxes.
The 400-meter freestyle relay
team of Trevor Badu. Chris
O'Connor, Keith Nichols, and
David Dobbins sealed the vic-
tory for the Red Foxes as they
finished with a first place time
of3:16.64.
Without the clutch win by the
relay team, the Red Foxes would
have lost The men ·s team is now
1-0 on the young season.
The women's team avenged
last season's l 55-85 drubbing at
the hands of the Pirates of Se-
ton Hall by defeating them in a
.
nailbiter, 121.5-118.5
.
Once again it came down to
the final race of the day- the
400-meter freestyle relay
.
The
team of Christine Graziano, Julie
Kozloski, Kristine Dunn, and
Delta Morilla finished the race
with a first place time of 4:02_.44.
The-win clinched the Red'
Foxes' second victory of the
young season
.
They are now
2-0, after last weekend's
.
137-83
.
victory over Central Connecti-
cut.
Christine Honig
,
head coach
of the women
'
s team
,
expressed
her enthusiasm after the meet.
"I
am so proud of this team.
We weren
'
t supposed to win
this meet, .. Honig said. "We
stepped up to the challenge and
swam to the best of our abili-
ties.'·
One of the many outstanding
individual performances en-
joyed by the women·s team
came from junior Kenna Moran.
Moran came into this match with
very limited practice time, hav-
ing been sick for the past week.
In fact. she missed the team ·s
first meet last week in Central
Connecticut.
Moran placed in three differ-
ent events. She finished first in
the 1,000-meter and 500-meter
freestyle races
,
and came in sec-
ond place in the 200-meter IM
(Individual Medley).
Another big contributor to the
women's victory on Saturday
was Sandra Mastradonato. who
placed
in
three
events.
Mastradonato came in second
in the 200-rneter butterfly and
third in the 1,000-meter freestyle
races. Ten minutes after com-
peting in the 1,000m freestyle.
Mastradonato got right back
into the water and swam the 200-
i:neter freestyle, which she won.
Coach Honig praised her
freshman swimmer after the
match.
"Sandra is an extremely tal-
ented and versatile swimmer,"
'
Honig said.
There were also some great
performances handed
in
by the
men·s team. Freshman Keith
Nichols. who was a member of
the winning relay team, placed
in two other events earlier in the
day. Nichols took first place in
the
I ,000-meter and second in
the 500-meter freestyle races.
Larry Van Wagner. head coach
of the men·s team. was very
happy for the men and the
women
after
the
meet.
'This was a great win for
us:·
he said. "'I am very proud of
both teams:·
The divers also came up big.
by earning some much needed
points for the Red Foxes down
the stretch.
Junior Chris
Blackwell won both the one and
the three meter diving events
forthe men·s team.
Blackwell won the three-meter
dive by almost one hundred
points over the second place
finisher from Seton Hall; his
margin of victory in the one-
meter dive was more than 60
points .
Diving coach Melanie Bolstad
talked about Blackwell"s ability
on the diving boards.
"Chris is an excellent diver."
she explained.
"He
is heads and
tails above all the rest
of
the
divers in this conference.'"
Marist's swimmers
,ind
div·crs
are back in action on November
13,
when they host Iona College
in another dual meet beginning
at 7:00 PM at the McCann Cen-
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ST.ATOFTHEW~EK
EllieSchuerger h<;>lds the,·.
'
Marist\vomen's volleyball .. )
record for assists, with ·2,291:
SD<lll[fS
QUOTliOF THE WEEK
"we_\V~ren't supposed to win
this meet../'
~-ChristiheH;oi_ig, swimming ~oach"
12
THE.CIRCLE,
N'_<j'vember 6, 1997
Footbitll
rllsli.esiJl· the
rain
byTIIOMASRYAN·
staff writer
As the rain fell harder and
harder, and the sky got darker
and darker in.Loretto, PennsyJ:
vania, the Marist.College foot'-
ball team realized something.
Despite the lack of visibility and
bad field conditions, it was a
perfect day.
Running the ball on 53 of th1/ir
63 plays and holding St. Francis
to minus 15 yards rushing,
Marist(2-4, 4-4) took advantage
of its strengths-- and the
weather-- to beat the Red Flash
26-10 last Saturday.
As Marist coach Jim Parady
noted, the bad conditions
seemed to mesh with the Red
Foxes' style of play.
"We definitely like to run the
ball a Jot more than they do,"
Parady said. "The bad weather
suited us just fine."
Junior tailback J.J. Allen.ran
for two touchdowns and caught
a third, and quarterback -Jim
Daley ran for a score in the
fourth quarter to help Marist
beat their second straight North-
east Conference opponent.
Marist's front seven was again
dominant defensively. In addi-
tion to holding- St. Francis ,to
minus 15 yards rushing, good
enough for third all-tfme;in
Marist history, the Red -Foxes
collected nine sacks· on fresh-
man quarterback Jeremy
Swords, including tW() each from
John Fox, Reid Ellis and David
Silvia.
. Marist did have some prob-
lei:ns in the secondary, as has
been. the trend the last few
games, allo_w.ing 252 yards
·· through the air. However, in
what may have been a chang.:. .
ing of the guard in the defen-
sive backfield,freshman safety
Patrick Jean grabbed his first
· career interception, while senior
safety Mario Wilson netted his
17th career interception to. set
the all-time Marist record.
Parady was obviously de-
lighted with Wilson's record
setting performance.
"We all wanted this for Mario,"
Parady said, "He's been a great.
player for us, and he deserves
it."
Wilson eclipsed the mark pre-
viously held by Red Foxes
Bruce Harris and Franklin Davis.
Before Marist's defense could,
settle in, though, St. Francis
jumped out-to a 7-0 lead when
Swords found tight end Matt
Buchak on a 2-yard touchdown
pass on the. Red Flash's first
possession of the game. · ·
Marist responded early in the
secorid quarter as.Allen carried
into the endzone from the 4-yard.
line. The Red Foxes were basi:.
cally handed the score after a
I-
yard punt and a personal foul
against St. Francis gave Manst
possession af the Red Flash~s
·14-yard line. Jeff De Vito missed
his first _extra point since miss-
ing his initial attempt of the year,
keeping the score at 7-6 .
Seven minutes· tater, Daley
connected with Allen
on
a IO-
: yard ·touchdown· pass·. to com-
plete a lo-play, 44-yard drive to
puf Mari st ahead 12-7.
• The two-point conversion at-
tempt failed arid the lead re-
mained at five.
It was cut to two before the
end of the half, when Frank
Bacco converted a 27-yard field
• goalattempt with less than four
minutes to go in the second
· quarter. That· was as close as
St. Francis would get the rest of
the day.
Marist again· enjoyed great
field position in the third quar-:-
ter when Chris Meyer blocked a
St. Francis punt and recovered
it himselfat the Red Flash 6-yard
line.
Three plays later Allen scored
his third touchdown of the day
on a I-yard run to increase the
lead to 19-10.
Early in the fourth, Daley, who
only completed four passes ori
the day but managed to avoid
any• interceptions, ran eight
yafds for his second touch-
down of the seasdnto create the
fir1al margin.
' Marist traveis to Buffalo on
Saturday to take on the
Canisius Golden Griffins at
I
:30
p.in:
Runners:win mini--meet.at home
.--and:heacl--to Boston.;:for regionals.
staff ivriter
~
Circle Photo/Mike Frisch
The women's•volleyball team droppedtwo matches last.
weekend at the Marlst Invitational.
Women's volleyball
celebrates Senior
Day the wrong way_.
byKYLE WOOD
staff writer
The Red Foxes' overall record
dropped to 5-17 ( 1-8 MAAC).
Next week they travel to West
Senio~ Day was
c1.
sad day for · Point forthe Army Invitational,
the' woin~ri's voHeyball team.
where. the team will close out
The Mah~t i~Vitational, which
what has been a very rough sea-
included
':sJcknelf
a~d-Fairleigh
son.
Dickirisok 'wis 'tielcl last Satur-
Four seniors will have their
day; as the. final home date for
outstanding careers come to a
the team'sfour-seriiors.
.
.
close at Army. Jen11ifer Kasey,
Ma~isllo:st• both of their
Heath
_
erOhlinger,AlyssaC!m-ke,
matches, however, its coach was
a11d Ellie Schuerger will all· be
. happy with the way the Red
playing their final games next
Foxes played.
weekend.
"Iwas-very pleased with the
Co:c<1ptainJenniferl{~seyp~s
~ay our-team played today,"
been the leader Ori and off of
head coach Emily AhlquJst said.
the court this• season.· She is a
"Both .FDU and Bucknell are
tenacious hitt~r anc:Fplayed 37
"After winning the·l}le~tfor the
freshman Megan Brnno com- .. great
at
disguising their hits.
career varsity games:
past.four·years,"andlosing-ttre· · mented.·
.
.Today; Ithoughtwe played our
_ Heather <;)hlinger:played.ex-
way w~. did, as
a•
team, ·We are
In the Red Foxes' most recent
best defense
of
the :year."
.
ceptionaldefense for the Foxes
:The Marist cross countl}'teani , ~isappofn,t~d. anf·\Ve .'.s9on·
race, on
N(}V.
7,-
th~y returned
Maristplayed toUgh in-its first
forfouryears.
:
§he accumulated
- placed -first in a· meet· the'
.
:Red
'
-~On 't forget al>buFit," junior ·.toNan co;r~.tland,f>a_i:~ l9:_com- · match; but eventually
fell
short .
:
l 4,0 digs inJO6 varsity games.
Foxes ~osted at Bowd6iil:Park
Chl!ckWiHiiims acknowlegged:
·
.
pete in·the M,AAq .
.
c;h<lmpion-
to
0)lJ,
15.:IJ, 't5.~l2,_arid 15:g,
,J\.Iyssa:c1arke was perhaps
ihWappiriger-faHs on ()cf:25:,· aft~f the'Fajrfi~Jcl'm~et., . . . . /. ships: TJ-ie":ieath~rwa,s:ove,r,: The .foxesJeci at one pointjn 'Marist'-s best defender inJ 997 .
. . It
was the first'rrieefthe team has::
.. lj9we~er,: the'Re·a Fo'xes
~e-=- -
'cast-~n-~. gloomy,_mirroring the
the: thifd :g,une, 8-;3, ,but:.f"PJJ . :_She amm;sed 25Q.;digsin 173
won this· seas·on:
. deemed themselves at the'.Jtjter- : · ·mooc(of the Rel Foxes by the
·
stormea
:~~.Sl_c
apd ;scored the ·
..
·._·games ciuring her varsjty career,
.· Despit~the inclementweatller,
collegfateAmateur Associafion. end of the day'.
-· ...
last,,rielvepojnts. 'Senior
;
set,'.~',\lhich
'ral)~S
'her: 'a:m'ong the
.' ffeshmati KerriCieeland''ie.:.
meet. 611':0cL. ·
1\;-a:~c1
:bia.t
Toe·~eil'iteaQ} finish~d
a
dis-
ter Ellie S~huerger,,..vho :holds'
;
:·,/school's all timdeaders.
ceive(i;hei- besttirrie~
21
:l
t
for
F'
airfield· -~y.forty::three_ 1,oirtts
appointi_ng si,)(th place bufof ten.. the l'v1artsi. r<!cord
for,
career,as::' . . -Ellie.Sc,hue;ger
w~·
~he team's
the3. l mile course ~tBowdoin.
onLa C()hr_s~, ~t_Van G9rtland
_
t 'teams, The wome"ri fared a littl~
sistswith2,29 l; led herteamwith . :floor generaL\
1
\s co~captain she
Soph_omore' Steve Palme~also · I>~rk_intlie'l~ronx:Leading-run-. ·,Beuerifinishirig infourth-place.
25..
provi'.c.fod~:leadership for. this
came through' for Mari st, by· ners for the meri iticluded junfor
The men and women had both
MarisLhad a ·cha~ce· to
'
test -
young team: She.is the school's
· piacing fourth out of seventy
B'en Hefferon and fre_sh111en
held realistic hopes for more
because the•:s~cbnd ganie\vas
alhimeassis'tleader:andhasre-
fiverunners.
Greg Salamone arid Anthony
success.
between FDU and Bucknell.
corded5l.9kiHsin299games.
This _meet was small compared
Nero/, For the··women,. sopho-
·~Toe whole meet was disap~ . Bucknell had ari easy time with
"It was an emotional. experi-
- to the National Catholic Chain-
m·ore Jen Glover plated first and
pointing','' Williams admitted.
FDU, w1nning 15-12, 15-3, 15-12.
ence playing the last home game
pionships at the University. of freshman· Heather Perrine wa.s
"Almost eveything that could
Senior Melissa Wharton led the
of my career," Schuerger ac-
Notfe Dame, held the.previous
second forthe team.
go wrong, did gowrong."
Bisori attackwith four"kills.
knowledged. "It was upsetting
week, when Marist placed ·
Hefferonplaceo seventeenth;
The bright spots of the day
The Foxes were hoping to win
thatthe team did not win, but I
twelfth out of twenty six teams.
Glover fort)'.-third, an
·
d Perrine
were juniors Ben Hefferon and
their last match at home this
felt that we playecl very well and
At Bowdoin, the teams com-
fifty-fifth, out of over two hun-
Kristen Russo, who both earned
year, but lost the late game to
have nothing to
be
ashamed of."
peting with Mari st included' dred runn_ers. According tQjon-
all-league honors. -
Bucknell; 15-11, 7-15, 15-12, 15-
The graduating players are al-
Siena; St.Peters,· Niagra, and
ior Mike Melfi, these
are
impres- .
The cross country team will
7.
• ways a big part of any-team:
Fairfield.
sive results for a young team.
have a chance to extend its sea-
"We did an excellent job stop-
"These seniors were the.best
Fairfield University has· been
"Our ·young runners have
son at the NCAA regional meet
ping Bucknell up the middle,"
bunch that I have ever,had be-
a chief rival for the Red Foxes
shown thatthey are capable of
in Boston. This meet will· be
Ahlquist remarked .after. the
ca·use of what they have done
this seasoril Marist competed
competing at a high level," Melfi
held on Nov.+ I 5, and the Red
game. ·
both on and off of the court,"
'at Fairfield.on October 5. The
said:
.Foxes, along with thirty other
Marisrwas led by Sclmerger,
Ahlquist said. "I know that I
·Reef Foxes had won this meet
"As a team we are doing
wen
teams, wi 11 compete for an
who had 43 assists, and ·sop ho-
will
miss these seniors, but un-
for four consecuthre years, but
and are hoping to continue
out
invitiation to the national cham-
more Julee Cerda who had nine
til next
faH
I will not know ex-
·,l<>st this season
by
six points.
success
iri
our future meets,"
pionship.
kills and ten di•gs.
actly how much."


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