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Semester preyiew
The
shi<lyht
11ewsp~per
of Miirist-_College
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Class of 2001
takes Maristby
storm
QuaU'ty of incoming students represents new level for iYJstitution
by M~CHAEL GOOT
Editor-in-cl,{ef
of Marist C611e~e
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said, ih addi-
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Another change the
,
freshmen
tiori to academics; the college is
can lc:iokforward is the comple'-:
also looking for students who
tion of
a
new library in 1999
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Mari st
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has been growing as
have denionstrated
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1eadership
Murray said the new facility will
an institution for several years
abilities whether it be in school
add a ce~tra1ity to the campus
and this year's freshmen class _ activities,
_their:
community or
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and make Marista rriore com-
represents another chapter in
church.
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petitive institution.
that growth.
"All these things tell us that
The biggest: majors continue
The class of 200 I is the most
these. students are going to
to be communications, psychol-
academically talented ever, ac~
make a positive contribution to
ogy, and education: Rinehart
cording to Kent Rinehart, assis-
Maristt he saiq..
said this year there is also a
tant director of admissions.
According to Rinehart, admis-
modest increase in the
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number
The incoming classes' average
sions was hoping
to
enroll 870
of political science and biology
GPA is 87.5 percent and aver-
students. As of Aug. 27;
_
920
majors.
September
4,
1997
Cin;le Phoro/Michad 0001
age SAT score is ll 00. The ma-
students said they were going
One statistic that may be sur-
jority of stu9ents are in the top
to come to Marist, down from
prising is that the incoming class
one-third of their graduating
940 on May 1. He also said the
is 45 percent male and
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55
per-
class.
college may lose a few more stu-
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cent female.
GETTING SETTLED-Freshmen Charles Vttchers
gets
a
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little
help moving Into his room in Sheahan Hall.
Rinehart said admissions can
dents by the end of the first
Accor:ding to Rinehart, this is
the college.
not solely take credit for recruit-
week.
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actually following the national
Rinehart said the college
ing this most talented class ever.
Rinehart said the over-enroll-
trend. He said more females
would like to increase its mi-
"Although
the admissions of-
ment coupled with the fact that· seem to be interested in the type
nority representation even
fice does a lot of leg work and
200
more students than ex-
ofschool·Marist represents.
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more, but
it is facing tough
makes
a
lot of contact with fami-
_
pected requested to live on cam~
"A
larger proportion offe-
competition with other colleges.
lies, we certainly would not be
pus, created
.
a
housing crunch.
males are attracted to a small
"We
are trying to increase
as successful as
we
are without
He said this may not be as bad a
college atmosphere)ike Marist,"
that [number] even more, but
the help
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of the entire Mari st
situation as it may initially seem.
he said.
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the difficulty is all colleges are
community," he said.
"I
hope people realize that this
·
Rinehart also said that Marist
trying to do this," he said.
Rinehart said better students
is a nice problem to have," he ·might be hindered because it
In the future, Rinehart would
are being attracted toMarist
said'.. ''Only
IS
percent of col-
.
does
~
not have an engineering
like t~ recruit more from Dela-
becausethe college has under-
Jeges [natiomvide] h.a
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d tl;le
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r _program, a
Ji~~d.
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that.typically
_ ,\Vare,Mar.yla~d,
andPennsyl-
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gorilHHremendofjs
fransformil-
classes
mie:cfon
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May}."
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attractsinales,
;
Hqwever, it hcls
.
vania. H~
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~otild
filsci'like
to
tion
in
the past few years
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Murray also said the college
strnng pscyhology and educa-
see the number of applications
"Under Dr. Murray's leader-
is going to have to become
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more
tionalP.rograms, which attract
rise to 5200 or more.
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ship,.the college has improved
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residential in response
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to stu~
females.
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lfthe statistics hold true to
it's
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facilities substantially," he
dents demand for on-campus
Rinehart said the admissions
lastyear, of the
82
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0
students
said. ''We've brought in some
housing.
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office is working to getthe ratio
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admitted, 66 pei-~ent will stay
new, high-powered f~culty.''.
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Murray said in
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the past one-
back to fifty:c-fifty. It has also
at Marist for four years and re-
More people seem interested
third
.
of
.
the student
.
body did
been working over the last sev:..
ceive a diploma. This is actu-
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in Marist. Rinehart said the col-
.
not have a problem with living
eral years to increasejts minor-
ally above the national gradu-
lege recieved 5064 applications
off-campus. Because
,
of im-
ity representation .
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This year,
ation rate of 4 I p~rcent.
this year. Of tho~e st:uqents,
provements to the campus, stu-
there
..
are
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88 students of color . Rinehart said students seem
only 940 were initially accepted.
dents
.desires
have changed.
coming in,
_
upfrom about 70 to
comfortable
.
with the atmo-
"Keeping our acceptance level
"More students
_
want to live
75 students last yeat
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sphere of
Mari
stand the num-
at the same orJess than last year,
here and that's caused a prob-
Rinehart said the college mns
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ber of support services it of-
we continue to be more selec-
lem," he said.
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a number of programs to attract
fei:s such as the mentoring,
tive in the numtierwe're admit-
Murray said
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the college wJII
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students from minority groups
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academic advising, the ,coun-
ting;" he
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said.
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probably be building mcire hous-
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For
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example, it brings students
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seling center and the writing
Dennis
J.
Murray, president
ingwithin
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the next five years.
up
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from New York-City to view
center:
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"I have yet to see a college
offer the things that Marist
does," he said.
Also, financial aid is a crucial
part of the equation.
"Financial aid, in many ways
attracts a student to a college
.
and may be a way to keep them
once they're here," he said.
He said some colleges offer a
lot of aid in the first year and
then cut it back substantially.
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We do
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eyerythingw~can t9
keep the
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aid
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stable
throughout
the four years," he said.
Rinehat said 80 percent of stu-
dents
receive
some form of fi-
nancial
aid,
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Murray said his advice to the
incoming freshmen would be
thatthey learn self-discipline.
"The
big problem students
have making the transition to
college is the newly-found in-
dependence they have," he said.
"In
_
order to succeed in college,
it requires more self-discipline
and the abilityto organize your
time much more so tlJ:an high
Please see
FRESHMEN,
page.3
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Students
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complai_n
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al?out
furniture quality in Gartland
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Circle Pholo/Michael
Goo!
The housing office has llmHed budget for furniture. Some fumtture on campus Is getting old
and need to
be
replaced like
the
couc.hes In Gartland Commons, section E seen here.
bySTEPHANIEMERCURIO
Mananging
Ediior
Prejudice is apparent ori campus.
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Out cif the
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four sections in
Gartland Commons, only the D
section has received new furni-
ture to replace the ancient fur-
niture that is present in the other
three sections.
Anthony Fusari, assistant to
the director of housing, as well
as the
_
resident director of
Gartland and Talmadge Court,
said there were financiai con-
straints in obtaining new fumi-
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ture for every section.
"Furniture is very expensive,"
he said. "There were also other
projects Housing was dealing
with other than fur11iture, such
as replacing the plumbing in
Leo."
Fusari said there was only
enough money for one section.
"We could only buy the furni-
ture for D and extra furniture for
all of the build-ups we had this
year," he said.
_
However, the offices of Tony
Campilii, chief finance officer,
and Dean. Cox, would not re-
lease information on the exact
cost.of the furniture, or the hous-
ing budget for this year.
Junior Allyson Travis lives in
the G section.
"I
definitely do riot think it is
fair that only one
·
section re-
ceived new furniture," she said.
"I
expect that all of Gartland
will
have new furniture next year,
however."
Fusari said that is not the case.
"Personally, I hope to have a
part of the E section redone next
year," he said. "It is a very slow
process. We need to sit down
and discuss our overall strategy."
Travis said she thinks the old
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Freshmen move in, -anxious to s.ee if college m¢etstheir
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expectations
by GYNA
SLOMCINSKY
Feature Editor
The class of2001 has come on
board at Marist College with
great expectations.
For some, the college seemed
busy witlI people and anticipation.
Spencer Hughes, a freshman
computer science major, said he
was absorbed with the commo-
ways walking around_ and the
mentor has come to talk
to
us
telling us that die mentors and
advisors are herefoi"us."
Schllling said that there are
some privileges thai: were taken
away. .
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'.'I was not told about the cur-
few• for fieshmen,"she said. "I
· do not like the idea that I can
- riot have anyone from another
tion going on.
dorm spend the night. It does ·
"When I first got onto cam-
not seem fair.''
pus, it was really big with a lot
For several .of the freshmen,
ofpeoplerunningaround,"hesaid.
the night life at Marist is als_o a
Forothers, parts of the college
new experience. One of tlie most
didnotmeetuptotlieexpectations.
talked about parts of thenight
Melissa Schilling, a freshman
life is the one dollar cab rides.
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TAKING A BREAK-Froin left to right, freshmen Pat Mannetho,
Joe
Labieniec and Pete Moylan .
Hughes·
-.""'id this was a great 1-d .. ea.
pu 1c re ations maJor, sa1u. eo
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Hall wasn't tlie way she pictured.
relax in Leo lounge after a hard day of moving
in
last un ay.
"You are able to get a safe ride
"I th0ught Leo Hall would be
heavier stuff," she said.
class of 2001 · attended several
ing- wasn't
~
waste· of time,"
to different places," he said.
nicer," she said. "When I vis-
One of the new experiences
meetings with various deans
Schilling said. "Itis a big issue
"Because it is only one dollar,
ited the school, l saw
freshmen go through is meeting
and their own dorms about the • and showed be shown to every-
more students are going to take
Champagnat and I thought my
their roommate{s) and friends.
college and the different poli-
one. Sexual harassment is a
advantage of them."
dorm would have all the micro-
For Schilling,· it was • a long
cies. Other meetings attended
problem everywhere on several
Schilling agreed with Hughes,
waves and pool tables. I was a
awaited time.- -
included one about sexual vio-
campuses."
. ,
but said there are too many stu-
little disappointed."
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"I was so anxious to meet my _ lence and date rape.
When coming to college as a
dents trying to leave at one time.
Several oftlie sports teams and . roommate," she said.
Both Hughes and Schilling
freshmen people are told· that-
"I heard of the cabs before 1
clubs on campus helped the.
Hughes said that meal times
said the meetings ..yere a good
tlieywill not be 1:mbiedanymore.
came to Marist, but when I went
freshmen move in by carrying
were a good place to meet people.
idea.
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Hughes said this statement is . to use one· the othernight, there
some of their belongings.
"At dinner, you just introduce
"The meetings were good be-
not true.
were so many people waiting for
Schilling said tliis was helpful: ._ yourselfand take it from there,"
cause some people needed to _ . "They really do not baby you,
th~ cabs,'~ she said. "T~e cab
''It
is good for you and your
he said.
·
hearwhattlieysaid/'Hughessaid
but there are people there for,· dnve,~s pile everyone m the
parents, especially with the
During their first few days, tlie
"The sexual harassment meet-
"ycm,"
he said. "Our R.A. is al-
cabs.
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Campus planning ca~le upgrade
to
accomodate student charinelsurf ers
byBENAGOES
· News Editor
. Tim Lawton, Marist telecom- - . preference'. The top_ .10 chan,.
because a lot of their games are ·
One of the biggest problems
munications analyst, oversees
nels out of222 returned surveys
on MSG. Iain riofahle"towatch· she said was that the council
televisfonservicefortheentire were USA,
E!,
VHl, TBS,
thern because of the limitea· was given only one·week to
Marist administrators are seek-, campus. He said he has b~en
ESPN2, tfo(Weather channel;
amount of channels,'." he
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said.
complete the survey.-
ing to. eicpand· cable ~elevis~op
working .on a plap. tQ expand
Lifetime, MSG, TNT and Nick-
"At home l have 76 channels
Lawton said the survey was
service_
911.
campus jn order, to .
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cable seryice foqm-c<llllpus_stu:-;
elocleon~ -
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and that's just,basic ser,vice: .
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good; despite any problems.
equalize
tiie·numberof channels
dents. sine~ -I\1a.rist bough( - Lliwton said new channels wiH _
.
can't understarfo
·why
we cari't '
"I think I was pleased with the
offered ,at Talmadge Court a~d
Talmadge Court. _.
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-.: be :introduced in twp phases.
have the basic channels offered . response, but I understood it
main campus, but changes may- -
"When we put Talmadge_in,J : . TheJirst phase wilHqtroduce · 'to us.'~,
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.was limited," he said.
not be seen before next semes~ _
.wanted to equalize the service
five new channels and ·could be
-Wendy Kenerson, senior,-
_ Napolitanisai9 he did not re-
teroreven Fall
1998.
betwee·n there and car:npus," he
.
as soon as next semester. It president of. the student
Hfe
ceive a surveYlast May and was
On-campus students c_ur-
sa"id. ''My,biggest int~rest is to
wo\Jldcostbetween$10ahd$12.' council, wasinstrumentalindis- ·
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concerned Whether the survey
rently can surf 14 cable televi-
equalize the seryiceS: and giye _ Thesecond phase would occur
tributing and coHectingJast represented the. majority of on-
sion · channels; not including
students as
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much for as little as
the following semester and -May's survey. She_said she had
campus students'.
MCTV12 and Channel 13, tlie
possjble.''· • ,
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wpuldintroducefivemorechan-
mixedfeelings about the effef_,.> ''Ifyou
1
re going to conduct a
instructional channel, but" ~tu-- _ Lawton said he worked closely
nels, to the roundup, but there .liveness of the survey because ;: -survey lhen it should be put in
dents living at Talmadge Court
with tlie studentlife council last-
\Vciuld beno additional charge. ·most ofth()se who. responded -aH the mailboxes," he said.
can chose from nearly 30 chan- . May lo conduct a survey. on - The 10 new'chaimels,Lawton
were RSC ·meipbers and most· !'Otherwise-it's not
a
real sur-
riels. The discrepancy
is
be- · what channels students wanted
.
· said, would be chosen from the
lived on south c~mpus. ·' :~ ,._
vey. Wllatif nobody in -student
cause television service at
and how much: tliey .would be
top survey picks. But no new · . ;'I tlIQught it Was effectiv,e in_
life [council] likes sports, but I
Talmadge is.from an iQdepen-
willingtopayforexpande<lservice.
surveys are officially scheduled.
de~iding
what
studenh • - ao, and I want.MSG?"
dent cable company, ,where.as
The surveys were distributed . · ~teve Napolitani,junior, said
wjmted,'' she sai.d. "We could
. Students· i::an contact Tim
main campus television is re-
to resident student' council ' moreprogrammingislongoverdue. · have done better by filling out - Lawtop with· channels
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they
ceived from satellite and then . members and askedresponders
"I miss all tlie New York Yankee . more surveys and distri_butirig
would like' to · see by ernaH:
rebroadcast. :.
to rate 25 channels based on
games during the pennant race -
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Lirrtlte'd budgethindersfumiture-upgrade
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furniture is disgusting. .
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"Our furniture now is· terrible;
new furnitQre would make.the
entire house-look much better
than it does now," she _said.
Christine Constantinou said
she loves the new furniture in
her house.
"The furniture is great, very
comfortable and nice colors,"
she said. "I think we were very
lucky to receive the furniture,
but
I-
also think everyone else
should get it , too."
Constantinou said there were
some problems witlI tlie furniture.
"In a way; the ~ressers and
beds are too big for the rooms,"
she said. ','Overall, it is really
nice, though.''
Junior Megan O'Donnell also
lives in theG section. . •
"I do not understand why
tliey have it and we do not," she
said. "Our furniture is falling
apart;
my
drawer always gets
stuck,
and_
our ~ouch,' is disgust-
ing."
Travis said she does not u.n-
dersta~d the-fin~ncial situation.
"We pay the' same alTlOUnt as
the other students in Gartland,"
she said. "We should all have
the same furniture."
O'Donnell said she did not
think it was fair.
"I just do not know why we
do not ~11 have the same furni-
ture," she said. ·
Fus~ri said he was personally
interested in o_rganizing a group
of students to tackle the furni-
ture problem: ·
.
"I woulc:l like students to help
contribute to an overall strat-
egy in dealing witlI the furniture,
as well as judge tlie overall sat-
isfaction and recommend a plan
to take with ·next year's furni-
ture," he said.
·
Fusan said students should
contact him if tliey are interested
in discussing
the
furniture
situation.
Cirde
PhocoMichocl Goo!
Fl~ld.LY
DONE-The
exterior
of
James
J.
McCann Recreation
Cenbtr
Annex seen
here
to the
right
18
completed.
The $2 mllllon expansion wlll a
new
weight
room, an
aeroblca,studlo
and
addJtlonal
locker
space
for
ath~.
Work on
the
Interior hU been
delayed
to
the
unusually
humid
weather
hlnderln
the
rtn
of
concrete.
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nie Circle Semester Preview, September 4, 1997
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They Came, They Went,
They Conquered
by TIM
MANSON
Opi11io11 Editor
truth because of his very expen-
sive backpack and accessories
and camping gear. I know it
Okay here it is:
if
you build it,
doesn't
sound
like much of a
they will come. Seriously.
If
you
reason to believe him, but he
build
it
they will come.
was pretty believable so we
After waiting in a line of cars
trusted he was telling the truth.
four miles long, I stepped out of
The point I'm trying to make
my car at the entrance to The
was that Tom was
a
Phishhead,
Great Went. I turned around to
but he had a real job, but it didn't
see the line of cars at the end of
matter. Walking down the main
"Field of Dreams" put to
shame.
strip where some of the nicest
We were told by the gate atten-
people I've ever met were sell-
dant that the line had just re-
ing grilled cheeses and clothing
cently surpa
_
ssed ten miles.
·a
nd of course the necessary
This was the beginning and the
"used for tobacco only" pipes
end of my summer.
and borigs, there was more di-
Most people in the past who
versity than one could imagine.
were in my position (which is
You'd literally go from hear-
writing a column every week
ing four guys freestyle rap and
about themselves) have written
beat box to the Grateful Dead to
this particular article about what
Nine Inch Nails all in a matter of
they did with their summer. I
about a 20 second walk. And
too had planned to follow this
there were no problems. Not one
ordinary, unoriginal route until
fight, not
·
one misunderstand-
I
saw Phish at Loring Air Force
ing, no~ one violent occurrence
Base in Limestone, Maine.
in two days of 200,000 people
Don't get me wrong,
I
had a
pack_ed in to one small area.
great summer. I lived on
There's got to be something said
Martha's Vineyard, had a cool
for that:
job, blah, blah, blah. But the mo-
But that's the way it was and
ment
I
got to Phish
I
knew that
_
.always is at these shows._ It's
it would be the subject of this
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like there's this special aura
column. The problem, though,
about the shows that makes
is trying to describe it.
everything better than it would
During the third set of the first
be normally. (And it wasn't the
day my friends and
I
were about
drugs, not that
I
took any.)
I'll
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give you one last attempted de-
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threw on four or five huge spot-
scription at the perfection that
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over-the
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this
sJ;ow before'/ finisHthe ·
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problem. How can I
column.
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describe to you what
I
felt as
I
.
Just close your eyes and try
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to imagineMaine on the border
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of Canada in the middle of no-
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ecstasy.
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where. No big city lights so
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although quite
a
few of them
there were
stars
smeared all over
Circle Art/Sue Goodwin
Fr~shmen will leave
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their mark on
Marist
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The Circle is having its first meeting of the year for old
Murray also said the quality
·and.new
staff members. Weareparticularlylookingfor:
of sttideflts x-attending M~rist .
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the sky. Full moon. (Not that it
This was the problem all week-
looked like a
full
moon, but might
end because everything was
not have been, but definitely a
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full
moon.
I
checked.) Second
and
I
have had al least
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15
day, last set ofa
t\VO
day six set
people ask each ofus how the
show; You're in the middle of
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the crowd, 100 feet from the
have never been much more than
stage and just as Trey looks up
"unbelievable," or."incredible,"
at
the end of one of the lines to
or an occasional "amazing." So
"Prince
Caspian," a shooting
whatl'vedecideditcomesdown
star roars perfectly over the
to is this: we couldn't just sit stage, This is not fiction ladies
there and explain every little
and gentlemen, it is perfection.
detail of everything that was
My friends and
I
checked. wit~
good at the snow because it
others after the star .was gone
would take two hours. Just as I
and everyone we asked said
can't sit here and explain every:..
they saw it roo.
thing because it would be much
So there you have it, my effort
longer than any" of you would
to describe a show that you
re-
care to read. But obviously I'in
ally had to be at to
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going to try to give you some
I'm saying. But
I
think
I
did a
highlights. (Cocky writers al-
good job for the space allotted
ways think they can describe the
to me. (Cocky writers always
indescribable.)
think they did a good job.) And
The first day we were there (af-
I
just want to say to all the
ter a night of sleeping in the car
people reading this who really
because of the torrential down-
wanted to go but couldn't for
pours) we set up our tents and
one reason or another that I'm
met our neighbor Tom who had
not trying to rub it in,
I
was just
been on vacation from his com-
trying to tell everyone the way
pany for the la~t
12
days. Tom
it Went.
followed Phish and ate mush-
rooms every day of his vacation
from what
I
think was a very
good job.
The funny thing_was, though,
that he looked nothing like a
person with aJ()b~ or· even like
someone with any prospects of
getting his next meal. So we
looked a little deeper and real-
ized he was pro~abl
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I
is' for Intramurals .. ·. Fin.cl yourself some ringers and.
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for
R~d Foxes. This area once had, a large R;y-
get out there on the court,you lazy sloth. And remem- · n
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ard population (little red foxes); someone decided
ber- defense wins championship~.
"Red Foxes" sounded sportier than "Reynards."
A
is for Allen. Tailback J.J. Allen heads into his
junior season at Marist hoping to improve on his team-
leading
IO
TDs last fall.
J
is for Jean-M~rie {esko, The n1en's basketball team
Sis for Sin its,' R-ik. The most fam6us· M~rist alumnus,
isn't the only McCann resident with a high-scoring
and a center for the Indiana Pacers. Sometimes he
guard. Lesko can light i(up from downtown. ·
come_s back to visit and sign autographs.
B
is for b;sket;all. 'Nuff said.
C
isfor Cameron, Matt. The rookie coach injected'the
men'.s lacrosse team whh·a new enthusiasm last spring,
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despite _losing several heartbreakers.
K
is for Kelly, Phil. Coach Kelly has been tutoring
T
is for Two Years. The length of time it took Head ·
female runners_ at Mari.st for as long as anyone can
Baseball Coach John Szefc to take his team to the
remember.
NCAA East Regional.Tournament.
D
is Deckaj, Paul. Pr~nounced "Dutch~guy." He
L
is for LeonidoffField. It's wh~re the football action
U
is for Unsung. Marist's crew program is often over-
happens evertSaturday. Don't worry, you can'.t miss · .looked, but Red Fox rowers have thrived outside the
it.
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• needs only ten yards to becomeMarist:s all-time. lead-
ing kick returner.
E
isfor ECAC. Our swimmers and divers are always
among the top finishers _at this conference's highly com-
M
isforMAAC. :Marist has bid adieu to·the NEC,
VisforVarsity. Th~women'slacrosseteahljm;_tcom-
and joined up with the likes of Manhattan and Siena
in
pleted a successful first season as a Division I Varsit>1
the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
sport.
petitive final meet.·
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is for NEC. See abo~e.
Wis
forWarzecha, Brian. This junior hockey player
F
is for Facelift .. The James J. Mccann Recreation
Center received a $3 million fac~lift, which will benefit
the entire student body.
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is a scoring machine; his team tends to rout the oppo-
is for"Ohmy!" ·This is whatDickEnberg may have
sition by scores of 13~ I or 15-3.
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said.if he had witnessed Manny Otero's school record
. eight three-pointers in one game last year.
Xis for X-RayMachine. The trainer's room at Marist
GisforGolf. Wedon'thaveagolfteamhere. (Huh?)
But there are several decent courses in the area for all
y'all.
P
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but
an, X-Ray Machine.
· · is for Parady, Jim. The Head Coach of the football
-tea_m since I 992, Parady boasts a 20- IO record over the
Y:isfor
Yoga. Yes, you can take Yoga as a one-credit
_ last three years.
·cJass here.
H-is for Hatton, Bobby.Joe. The poor.man's Allen
Iverson enters his junior season at point guard for the
men's basketball teai:n.
Q
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is for Quality. The ,softball team, after only six
Z
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You think of something for
years, has turned in some·quality results, despite com-
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Marist baseball gets first taste of the big time at College World -Series
by STEVEMANCZYK_
Sports Editor
"Yeah, that was.pretty excit-
trailed 4-2, and had loaded the
has signed on with the Red
Howe have played), and "un-
ing," saidCoac,:h Szefc, ih the
bases against FSU.
Foxes largely because of -the . sung hero" Chris Webb and his
uncierstat~ment of the year.
Maristcould not push_ across
post-seasonsuccess. Marist
9-2 record were lost to gradua-
Just .call them the Colorado
Winning a.major conference
the tying runs, however, and,
stole a pitcher/catcher from the
tion.
Rockies.
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tournament (like the· SEC or despite outhitting Florida State~ . Seattle Marinerorganization af-
Coach_ Szefc expects his in-
The
Marist
College. baseball
ACC) iesults in an automatic bid
lost by that same 4-2 score. The
ter he.decided
fo
attend college . coming_freshmf!n to pick up the
program, much like Denver's
to. the NtAA tournament, but
Seminoles, having survived the
rather than begin a pro career
slack; and he hopes to continue
major league expansion teaJ?1,_ thenewlyanointedNECcham- · firstroundscare,wouldadvance
outofhighschooL Otherexcit-
building the Marist baseball
has enjoyed a remarkable mea-
pions had to pass through a
to the regi9nal final before los-
ing ·newcomers include fresh-
program as it moves into the
sure of success withoutsuffer-
play-in roµnd before they could. ing to eventmil champion Auburn.
men Kevin Whisner, Sean
MAAC.
ing ·through the lengthy grow-
take their place alongside the
The Red Foxes' next game was
Lomas, Corey Borowitz, and
"Ith ink the MAAC is a lot like
ing Pilins that the av.erage "ex-
baseball powers bidding for
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a
against Western Carolina, also
Dean Puchalski.
the NEC," said the coach.
pansion team" endures.
shot at the riationalchampionship.
first round losers. After five in-
The new influx oft?lenthas a
'.'With our kids coming 'in, I
In 1989,baseballwas non-ex-
A three game series against the
nings, Marist held
a
tenuous 3-
lot to live up to. The·l 997 edi-
don't see why we can't have the
istent at Marist. Litetally .. I~
Me~ro At1anti~ .Athletic Confer-
2 lead, but the pitching col-
tionofRed Fox baseball lostfour
same type of success year after
only its .seventh year; Red,
,
Fox
ence · representative, Siena,
lapsed en route to a disappoint-
key seniors, three of who played
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year."
baseball has developed 'into a
would determine which· of the
ing 8-3 loss.
pro ball this summer. ·
"It really depends on the.type
soiid force•fo the Northeast, and
teams wo~"id.stay alive.
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Shortstop George Santiago
of players you have, and the
perhaps,.the country.'··
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Red Foxes at the East Regional
and
outfielder ·Michael
approach they take," he contin-
•. Ev~n more impressive are the . ·.Foxes'. ace, lylark Barron, got the
Tournament. But dearly, the.
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. Speckhardt were the. first ever
ued.
"If
they can compete at a
a<;ci:m:iplishll)ents ofthe squad/s
noµ ontht;!_.ripund,·and ~uffered
experience was a positive one.
Marist draftees selected by the
high level, and also believe that
mai1;1ge'r,Joh~ Szefc; who, in'his
through ·perhap~ the worstfirst The first NCAA tournament ap-
New York .Mets and St. Louis
they can beat teams at that level,
second seasona(thelielm,.Jed . inqing of his career. Barron
pearance by a Marist baseball · Cardinals, respectively. .
then Ithink you have a chance.
the R~a:icixes to the. NCAA
spotted Sienaa.6-.0 lead, but)te
dub will certainly help boost-
The pitching staff took
a
hit.
"I also think we had great
·Eastim Regional Tourn
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seWed, down.. a~d hurled eight. visibility for the fledgling pro- · also. Mar~ Barron sigo_ed. on
pitching and defense last year .
. 1a·s( sp_ririK(welf after the aver-
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shutout innings after his initial
gram~ which should make r~-
with the Sioux City Explorers.of That's what it takes to win."
age Mari st student had checked
difficulty. -H~s.te;immates fought , cruiting more. frui~ful _
for the. the independent Northern.
· Pitching and defense? Sounds
ou'tforthesuhun~r). ·
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- bac.:kfora7-6yi<;:_tory. .
coaching staff.,
League (where players· like
more like the Florida Marlins
The Red'foxes finished their .
Marist tqok.the nightcap 9-7 -
Already, a high profile recruit· Darryl Strawberry and Steve
than the Rockies.
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to swe~p the series and take the·
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overaHrecord,
next step ~owards national· no-
and headed' into' the Northe~st
ioriety. That.was on a Thurs-
Conferenc;e tournament as the·
d_ay. The following Monday, the
top se_eo in the fi~ld. Toe.road
team flew.to Tallahassee for the
to the 9ollege World $eries began
East Regio~al.
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Marist Jost a game early on in
namen~s ,in_ college baseball,
th~. do_ubleaelimin~tion · tourna-. ·. with eight te~U!JS in each. The ..
ment; but advanced to the final
teams fight. through a double-
from the "iciser's bracket, where
eliminatjonformat, and the win-
it faced Farleigh Dickinson.
ner of each regional bracket ad-
Needing to sweep a double-
vances to the eight-team Col-
header in. order to call them-
lege World Series,
seJves NEC champs, the Red
Marist's- first opponent? The
Fox~ took: the first game, to set
Florida State Seminoles, ranked
up a tJl~lling final.
third in the nation, and a peren-
Marist and FDU headed into
nial baseball power. The Red
the ninth inning of the second
Foxes were now officially in the
game _tied, _and, in the bottom
big time.
half of the frame; the Red Foxes
With one out in the Marist half
loaded the bases. Szefc called
of the ninth. inning, the Semi-
for a squeeze bunt, which was
noles were asking (much like
executed perfectly, and brought
Butch Cassidy), "Who are these
the winning nm home. _
guys?" Szefc's underdogs only
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QuaU'ty of incoming students represents new level for iYJstitution
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Editor-in-cl,{ef
of Marist C611e~e
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said, ih addi-
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Another change the
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freshmen
tiori to academics; the college is
can lc:iokforward is the comple'-:
also looking for students who
tion of
a
new library in 1999
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has been growing as
have denionstrated
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1eadership
Murray said the new facility will
an institution for several years
abilities whether it be in school
add a ce~tra1ity to the campus
and this year's freshmen class _ activities,
_their:
community or
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and make Marista rriore com-
represents another chapter in
church.
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that growth.
"All these things tell us that
The biggest: majors continue
The class of 200 I is the most
these. students are going to
to be communications, psychol-
academically talented ever, ac~
make a positive contribution to
ogy, and education: Rinehart
cording to Kent Rinehart, assis-
Maristt he saiq..
said this year there is also a
tant director of admissions.
According to Rinehart, admis-
modest increase in the
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number
The incoming classes' average
sions was hoping
to
enroll 870
of political science and biology
GPA is 87.5 percent and aver-
students. As of Aug. 27;
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920
majors.
September
4,
1997
Cin;le Phoro/Michad 0001
age SAT score is ll 00. The ma-
students said they were going
One statistic that may be sur-
jority of stu9ents are in the top
to come to Marist, down from
prising is that the incoming class
one-third of their graduating
940 on May 1. He also said the
is 45 percent male and
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per-
class.
college may lose a few more stu-
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GETTING SETTLED-Freshmen Charles Vttchers
gets
a
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help moving Into his room in Sheahan Hall.
Rinehart said admissions can
dents by the end of the first
Accor:ding to Rinehart, this is
the college.
not solely take credit for recruit-
week.
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actually following the national
Rinehart said the college
ing this most talented class ever.
Rinehart said the over-enroll-
trend. He said more females
would like to increase its mi-
"Although
the admissions of-
ment coupled with the fact that· seem to be interested in the type
nority representation even
fice does a lot of leg work and
200
more students than ex-
ofschool·Marist represents.
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more, but
it is facing tough
makes
a
lot of contact with fami-
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"A
larger proportion offe-
competition with other colleges.
lies, we certainly would not be
pus, created
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a
housing crunch.
males are attracted to a small
"We
are trying to increase
as successful as
we
are without
He said this may not be as bad a
college atmosphere)ike Marist,"
that [number] even more, but
the help
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of the entire Mari st
situation as it may initially seem.
he said.
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the difficulty is all colleges are
community," he said.
"I
hope people realize that this
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Rinehart also said that Marist
trying to do this," he said.
Rinehart said better students
is a nice problem to have," he ·might be hindered because it
In the future, Rinehart would
are being attracted toMarist
said'.. ''Only
IS
percent of col-
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does
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not have an engineering
like t~ recruit more from Dela-
becausethe college has under-
Jeges [natiomvide] h.a
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that.typically
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vania. H~
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filsci'like
to
tion
in
the past few years
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Murray also said the college
strnng pscyhology and educa-
see the number of applications
"Under Dr. Murray's leader-
is going to have to become
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more
tionalP.rograms, which attract
rise to 5200 or more.
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residential in response
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to stu~
females.
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lfthe statistics hold true to
it's
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facilities substantially," he
dents demand for on-campus
Rinehart said the admissions
lastyear, of the
82
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students
said. ''We've brought in some
housing.
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the past one-
back to fifty:c-fifty. It has also
at Marist for four years and re-
More people seem interested
third
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of
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the student
.
body did
been working over the last sev:..
ceive a diploma. This is actu-
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in Marist. Rinehart said the col-
.
not have a problem with living
eral years to increasejts minor-
ally above the national gradu-
lege recieved 5064 applications
off-campus. Because
,
of im-
ity representation .
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This year,
ation rate of 4 I p~rcent.
this year. Of tho~e st:uqents,
provements to the campus, stu-
there
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only 940 were initially accepted.
dents
.desires
have changed.
coming in,
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upfrom about 70 to
comfortable
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with the atmo-
"Keeping our acceptance level
"More students
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want to live
75 students last yeat
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sphere of
Mari
stand the num-
at the same orJess than last year,
here and that's caused a prob-
Rinehart said the college mns
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we continue to be more selec-
lem," he said.
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a number of programs to attract
fei:s such as the mentoring,
tive in the numtierwe're admit-
Murray said
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the college wJII
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students from minority groups
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academic advising, the ,coun-
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For
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example, it brings students
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Dennis
J.
Murray, president
ingwithin
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up
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from New York-City to view
center:
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"I have yet to see a college
offer the things that Marist
does," he said.
Also, financial aid is a crucial
part of the equation.
"Financial aid, in many ways
attracts a student to a college
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and may be a way to keep them
once they're here," he said.
He said some colleges offer a
lot of aid in the first year and
then cut it back substantially.
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eyerythingw~can t9
keep the
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stable
throughout
the four years," he said.
Rinehat said 80 percent of stu-
dents
receive
some form of fi-
nancial
aid,
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Murray said his advice to the
incoming freshmen would be
thatthey learn self-discipline.
"The
big problem students
have making the transition to
college is the newly-found in-
dependence they have," he said.
"In
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order to succeed in college,
it requires more self-discipline
and the abilityto organize your
time much more so tlJ:an high
Please see
FRESHMEN,
page.3
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Students
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al?out
furniture quality in Gartland
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Circle Pholo/Michael
Goo!
The housing office has llmHed budget for furniture. Some fumtture on campus Is getting old
and need to
be
replaced like
the
couc.hes In Gartland Commons, section E seen here.
bySTEPHANIEMERCURIO
Mananging
Ediior
Prejudice is apparent ori campus.
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Out cif the
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four sections in
Gartland Commons, only the D
section has received new furni-
ture to replace the ancient fur-
niture that is present in the other
three sections.
Anthony Fusari, assistant to
the director of housing, as well
as the
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resident director of
Gartland and Talmadge Court,
said there were financiai con-
straints in obtaining new fumi-
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ture for every section.
"Furniture is very expensive,"
he said. "There were also other
projects Housing was dealing
with other than fur11iture, such
as replacing the plumbing in
Leo."
Fusari said there was only
enough money for one section.
"We could only buy the furni-
ture for D and extra furniture for
all of the build-ups we had this
year," he said.
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However, the offices of Tony
Campilii, chief finance officer,
and Dean. Cox, would not re-
lease information on the exact
cost.of the furniture, or the hous-
ing budget for this year.
Junior Allyson Travis lives in
the G section.
"I
definitely do riot think it is
fair that only one
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section re-
ceived new furniture," she said.
"I
expect that all of Gartland
will
have new furniture next year,
however."
Fusari said that is not the case.
"Personally, I hope to have a
part of the E section redone next
year," he said. "It is a very slow
process. We need to sit down
and discuss our overall strategy."
Travis said she thinks the old
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SLOMCINSKY
Feature Editor
The class of2001 has come on
board at Marist College with
great expectations.
For some, the college seemed
busy witlI people and anticipation.
Spencer Hughes, a freshman
computer science major, said he
was absorbed with the commo-
ways walking around_ and the
mentor has come to talk
to
us
telling us that die mentors and
advisors are herefoi"us."
Schllling said that there are
some privileges thai: were taken
away. .
_
'.'I was not told about the cur-
few• for fieshmen,"she said. "I
· do not like the idea that I can
- riot have anyone from another
tion going on.
dorm spend the night. It does ·
"When I first got onto cam-
not seem fair.''
pus, it was really big with a lot
For several .of the freshmen,
ofpeoplerunningaround,"hesaid.
the night life at Marist is als_o a
Forothers, parts of the college
new experience. One of tlie most
didnotmeetuptotlieexpectations.
talked about parts of thenight
Melissa Schilling, a freshman
life is the one dollar cab rides.
bl
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TAKING A BREAK-Froin left to right, freshmen Pat Mannetho,
Joe
Labieniec and Pete Moylan .
Hughes·
-.""'id this was a great 1-d .. ea.
pu 1c re ations maJor, sa1u. eo
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s
d
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Hall wasn't tlie way she pictured.
relax in Leo lounge after a hard day of moving
in
last un ay.
"You are able to get a safe ride
"I th0ught Leo Hall would be
heavier stuff," she said.
class of 2001 · attended several
ing- wasn't
~
waste· of time,"
to different places," he said.
nicer," she said. "When I vis-
One of the new experiences
meetings with various deans
Schilling said. "Itis a big issue
"Because it is only one dollar,
ited the school, l saw
freshmen go through is meeting
and their own dorms about the • and showed be shown to every-
more students are going to take
Champagnat and I thought my
their roommate{s) and friends.
college and the different poli-
one. Sexual harassment is a
advantage of them."
dorm would have all the micro-
For Schilling,· it was • a long
cies. Other meetings attended
problem everywhere on several
Schilling agreed with Hughes,
waves and pool tables. I was a
awaited time.- -
included one about sexual vio-
campuses."
. ,
but said there are too many stu-
little disappointed."
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"I was so anxious to meet my _ lence and date rape.
When coming to college as a
dents trying to leave at one time.
Several oftlie sports teams and . roommate," she said.
Both Hughes and Schilling
freshmen people are told· that-
"I heard of the cabs before 1
clubs on campus helped the.
Hughes said that meal times
said the meetings ..yere a good
tlieywill not be 1:mbiedanymore.
came to Marist, but when I went
freshmen move in by carrying
were a good place to meet people.
idea.
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Hughes said this statement is . to use one· the othernight, there
some of their belongings.
"At dinner, you just introduce
"The meetings were good be-
not true.
were so many people waiting for
Schilling said tliis was helpful: ._ yourselfand take it from there,"
cause some people needed to _ . "They really do not baby you,
th~ cabs,'~ she said. "T~e cab
''It
is good for you and your
he said.
·
hearwhattlieysaid/'Hughessaid
but there are people there for,· dnve,~s pile everyone m the
parents, especially with the
During their first few days, tlie
"The sexual harassment meet-
"ycm,"
he said. "Our R.A. is al-
cabs.
,
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Campus planning ca~le upgrade
to
accomodate student charinelsurf ers
byBENAGOES
· News Editor
. Tim Lawton, Marist telecom- - . preference'. The top_ .10 chan,.
because a lot of their games are ·
One of the biggest problems
munications analyst, oversees
nels out of222 returned surveys
on MSG. Iain riofahle"towatch· she said was that the council
televisfonservicefortheentire were USA,
E!,
VHl, TBS,
thern because of the limitea· was given only one·week to
Marist administrators are seek-, campus. He said he has b~en
ESPN2, tfo(Weather channel;
amount of channels,'." he
:
said.
complete the survey.-
ing to. eicpand· cable ~elevis~op
working .on a plap. tQ expand
Lifetime, MSG, TNT and Nick-
"At home l have 76 channels
Lawton said the survey was
service_
911.
campus jn order, to .
_
cable seryice foqm-c<llllpus_stu:-;
elocleon~ -
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and that's just,basic ser,vice: .
I.
good; despite any problems.
equalize
tiie·numberof channels
dents. sine~ -I\1a.rist bough( - Lliwton said new channels wiH _
.
can't understarfo
·why
we cari't '
"I think I was pleased with the
offered ,at Talmadge Court a~d
Talmadge Court. _.
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-.: be :introduced in twp phases.
have the basic channels offered . response, but I understood it
main campus, but changes may- -
"When we put Talmadge_in,J : . TheJirst phase wilHqtroduce · 'to us.'~,
_ .
_
.was limited," he said.
not be seen before next semes~ _
.wanted to equalize the service
five new channels and ·could be
-Wendy Kenerson, senior,-
_ Napolitanisai9 he did not re-
teroreven Fall
1998.
betwee·n there and car:npus," he
.
as soon as next semester. It president of. the student
Hfe
ceive a surveYlast May and was
On-campus students c_ur-
sa"id. ''My,biggest int~rest is to
wo\Jldcostbetween$10ahd$12.' council, wasinstrumentalindis- ·
•
concerned Whether the survey
rently can surf 14 cable televi-
equalize the seryiceS: and giye _ Thesecond phase would occur
tributing and coHectingJast represented the. majority of on-
sion · channels; not including
students as
·
much for as little as
the following semester and -May's survey. She_said she had
campus students'.
MCTV12 and Channel 13, tlie
possjble.''· • ,
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wpuldintroducefivemorechan-
mixedfeelings about the effef_,.> ''Ifyou
1
re going to conduct a
instructional channel, but" ~tu-- _ Lawton said he worked closely
nels, to the roundup, but there .liveness of the survey because ;: -survey lhen it should be put in
dents living at Talmadge Court
with tlie studentlife council last-
\Vciuld beno additional charge. ·most ofth()se who. responded -aH the mailboxes," he said.
can chose from nearly 30 chan- . May lo conduct a survey. on - The 10 new'chaimels,Lawton
were RSC ·meipbers and most· !'Otherwise-it's not
a
real sur-
riels. The discrepancy
is
be- · what channels students wanted
.
· said, would be chosen from the
lived on south c~mpus. ·' :~ ,._
vey. Wllatif nobody in -student
cause television service at
and how much: tliey .would be
top survey picks. But no new · . ;'I tlIQught it Was effectiv,e in_
life [council] likes sports, but I
Talmadge is.from an iQdepen-
willingtopayforexpande<lservice.
surveys are officially scheduled.
de~iding
what
studenh • - ao, and I want.MSG?"
dent cable company, ,where.as
The surveys were distributed . · ~teve Napolitani,junior, said
wjmted,'' she sai.d. "We could
. Students· i::an contact Tim
main campus television is re-
to resident student' council ' moreprogrammingislongoverdue. · have done better by filling out - Lawtop with· channels
-
they
ceived from satellite and then . members and askedresponders
"I miss all tlie New York Yankee . more surveys and distri_butirig
would like' to · see by ernaH:
rebroadcast. :.
to rate 25 channels based on
games during the pennant race -
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Lirrtlte'd budgethindersfumiture-upgrade
... contimiedfronipage 3
furniture is disgusting. .
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"Our furniture now is· terrible;
new furnitQre would make.the
entire house-look much better
than it does now," she _said.
Christine Constantinou said
she loves the new furniture in
her house.
"The furniture is great, very
comfortable and nice colors,"
she said. "I think we were very
lucky to receive the furniture,
but
I-
also think everyone else
should get it , too."
Constantinou said there were
some problems witlI tlie furniture.
"In a way; the ~ressers and
beds are too big for the rooms,"
she said. ','Overall, it is really
nice, though.''
Junior Megan O'Donnell also
lives in theG section. . •
"I do not understand why
tliey have it and we do not," she
said. "Our furniture is falling
apart;
my
drawer always gets
stuck,
and_
our ~ouch,' is disgust-
ing."
Travis said she does not u.n-
dersta~d the-fin~ncial situation.
"We pay the' same alTlOUnt as
the other students in Gartland,"
she said. "We should all have
the same furniture."
O'Donnell said she did not
think it was fair.
"I just do not know why we
do not ~11 have the same furni-
ture," she said. ·
Fus~ri said he was personally
interested in o_rganizing a group
of students to tackle the furni-
ture problem: ·
.
"I woulc:l like students to help
contribute to an overall strat-
egy in dealing witlI the furniture,
as well as judge tlie overall sat-
isfaction and recommend a plan
to take with ·next year's furni-
ture," he said.
·
Fusan said students should
contact him if tliey are interested
in discussing
the
furniture
situation.
Cirde
PhocoMichocl Goo!
Fl~ld.LY
DONE-The
exterior
of
James
J.
McCann Recreation
Cenbtr
Annex seen
here
to the
right
18
completed.
The $2 mllllon expansion wlll a
new
weight
room, an
aeroblca,studlo
and
addJtlonal
locker
space
for
ath~.
Work on
the
Interior hU been
delayed
to
the
unusually
humid
weather
hlnderln
the
rtn
of
concrete.
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3
They Came, They Went,
They Conquered
by TIM
MANSON
Opi11io11 Editor
truth because of his very expen-
sive backpack and accessories
and camping gear. I know it
Okay here it is:
if
you build it,
doesn't
sound
like much of a
they will come. Seriously.
If
you
reason to believe him, but he
build
it
they will come.
was pretty believable so we
After waiting in a line of cars
trusted he was telling the truth.
four miles long, I stepped out of
The point I'm trying to make
my car at the entrance to The
was that Tom was
a
Phishhead,
Great Went. I turned around to
but he had a real job, but it didn't
see the line of cars at the end of
matter. Walking down the main
"Field of Dreams" put to
shame.
strip where some of the nicest
We were told by the gate atten-
people I've ever met were sell-
dant that the line had just re-
ing grilled cheeses and clothing
cently surpa
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ssed ten miles.
·a
nd of course the necessary
This was the beginning and the
"used for tobacco only" pipes
end of my summer.
and borigs, there was more di-
Most people in the past who
versity than one could imagine.
were in my position (which is
You'd literally go from hear-
writing a column every week
ing four guys freestyle rap and
about themselves) have written
beat box to the Grateful Dead to
this particular article about what
Nine Inch Nails all in a matter of
they did with their summer. I
about a 20 second walk. And
too had planned to follow this
there were no problems. Not one
ordinary, unoriginal route until
fight, not
·
one misunderstand-
I
saw Phish at Loring Air Force
ing, no~ one violent occurrence
Base in Limestone, Maine.
in two days of 200,000 people
Don't get me wrong,
I
had a
pack_ed in to one small area.
great summer. I lived on
There's got to be something said
Martha's Vineyard, had a cool
for that:
job, blah, blah, blah. But the mo-
But that's the way it was and
ment
I
got to Phish
I
knew that
_
.always is at these shows._ It's
it would be the subject of this
-
like there's this special aura
column. The problem, though,
about the shows that makes
is trying to describe it.
everything better than it would
During the third set of the first
be normally. (And it wasn't the
day my friends and
I
were about
drugs, not that
I
took any.)
I'll
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give you one last attempted de-
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threw on four or five huge spot-
scription at the perfection that
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over-the
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this
sJ;ow before'/ finisHthe ·
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problem. How can I
column.
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describe to you what
I
felt as
I
.
Just close your eyes and try
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to imagineMaine on the border
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of Canada in the middle of no-
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ecstasy.
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where. No big city lights so
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although quite
a
few of them
there were
stars
smeared all over
Circle Art/Sue Goodwin
Fr~shmen will leave
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Marist
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Murray also said the quality
·and.new
staff members. Weareparticularlylookingfor:
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of the faculty tell llle
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Anth9nyVercelli, a freshman
from
New
Hampshire, said he
was
attracted to
the
surrounding~.
"I
really liked the campus," he
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said.
"J]Je
program seemed re- .
ally strong too."
istJ.:ibution Manager
Photographers
Opinion writers
Pollers
Tim
,
Sorensen said he chose
Marist because he was off erred
a mus_ic scholarship and the lo-
cation of the campus.
Come to our
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meeting on:
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Wednesday, September 10
9:30
p.m.
in
Donnelly 237
(Lecture Hall)
close
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might have been, just ecstatic.)
the sky. Full moon. (Not that it
This was the problem all week-
looked like a
full
moon, but might
end because everything was
not have been, but definitely a
·
just so impressive. My friends
full
moon.
I
checked.) Second
and
I
have had al least
IO
to
15
day, last set ofa
t\VO
day six set
people ask each ofus how the
show; You're in the middle of
-
show
:
was and .the responses
the crowd, 100 feet from the
have never been much more than
stage and just as Trey looks up
"unbelievable," or."incredible,"
at
the end of one of the lines to
or an occasional "amazing." So
"Prince
Caspian," a shooting
whatl'vedecideditcomesdown
star roars perfectly over the
to is this: we couldn't just sit stage, This is not fiction ladies
there and explain every little
and gentlemen, it is perfection.
detail of everything that was
My friends and
I
checked. wit~
good at the snow because it
others after the star .was gone
would take two hours. Just as I
and everyone we asked said
can't sit here and explain every:..
they saw it roo.
thing because it would be much
So there you have it, my effort
longer than any" of you would
to describe a show that you
re-
care to read. But obviously I'in
ally had to be at to
·
know what
going to try to give you some
I'm saying. But
I
think
I
did a
highlights. (Cocky writers al-
good job for the space allotted
ways think they can describe the
to me. (Cocky writers always
indescribable.)
think they did a good job.) And
The first day we were there (af-
I
just want to say to all the
ter a night of sleeping in the car
people reading this who really
because of the torrential down-
wanted to go but couldn't for
pours) we set up our tents and
one reason or another that I'm
met our neighbor Tom who had
not trying to rub it in,
I
was just
been on vacation from his com-
trying to tell everyone the way
pany for the la~t
12
days. Tom
it Went.
followed Phish and ate mush-
rooms every day of his vacation
from what
I
think was a very
good job.
The funny thing_was, though,
that he looked nothing like a
person with aJ()b~ or· even like
someone with any prospects of
getting his next meal. So we
looked a little deeper and real-
ized he was pro~abl
.
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Sports Editor
I
is' for Intramurals .. ·. Fin.cl yourself some ringers and.
,
R
..
_is
for
R~d Foxes. This area once had, a large R;y-
get out there on the court,you lazy sloth. And remem- · n
·
ard population (little red foxes); someone decided
ber- defense wins championship~.
"Red Foxes" sounded sportier than "Reynards."
A
is for Allen. Tailback J.J. Allen heads into his
junior season at Marist hoping to improve on his team-
leading
IO
TDs last fall.
J
is for Jean-M~rie {esko, The n1en's basketball team
Sis for Sin its,' R-ik. The most fam6us· M~rist alumnus,
isn't the only McCann resident with a high-scoring
and a center for the Indiana Pacers. Sometimes he
guard. Lesko can light i(up from downtown. ·
come_s back to visit and sign autographs.
B
is for b;sket;all. 'Nuff said.
C
isfor Cameron, Matt. The rookie coach injected'the
men'.s lacrosse team whh·a new enthusiasm last spring,
·
despite _losing several heartbreakers.
K
is for Kelly, Phil. Coach Kelly has been tutoring
T
is for Two Years. The length of time it took Head ·
female runners_ at Mari.st for as long as anyone can
Baseball Coach John Szefc to take his team to the
remember.
NCAA East Regional.Tournament.
D
is Deckaj, Paul. Pr~nounced "Dutch~guy." He
L
is for LeonidoffField. It's wh~re the football action
U
is for Unsung. Marist's crew program is often over-
happens evertSaturday. Don't worry, you can'.t miss · .looked, but Red Fox rowers have thrived outside the
it.
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spotlight.
'·
• needs only ten yards to becomeMarist:s all-time. lead-
ing kick returner.
E
isfor ECAC. Our swimmers and divers are always
among the top finishers _at this conference's highly com-
M
isforMAAC. :Marist has bid adieu to·the NEC,
VisforVarsity. Th~women'slacrosseteahljm;_tcom-
and joined up with the likes of Manhattan and Siena
in
pleted a successful first season as a Division I Varsit>1
the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
sport.
petitive final meet.·
·
N
is for NEC. See abo~e.
Wis
forWarzecha, Brian. This junior hockey player
F
is for Facelift .. The James J. Mccann Recreation
Center received a $3 million fac~lift, which will benefit
the entire student body.
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is a scoring machine; his team tends to rout the oppo-
is for"Ohmy!" ·This is whatDickEnberg may have
sition by scores of 13~ I or 15-3.
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said.if he had witnessed Manny Otero's school record
. eight three-pointers in one game last year.
Xis for X-RayMachine. The trainer's room at Marist
GisforGolf. Wedon'thaveagolfteamhere. (Huh?)
But there are several decent courses in the area for all
y'all.
P
·
·
has almost eve~thing
but
an, X-Ray Machine.
· · is for Parady, Jim. The Head Coach of the football
-tea_m since I 992, Parady boasts a 20- IO record over the
Y:isfor
Yoga. Yes, you can take Yoga as a one-credit
_ last three years.
·cJass here.
H-is for Hatton, Bobby.Joe. The poor.man's Allen
Iverson enters his junior season at point guard for the
men's basketball teai:n.
Q
..
is for Quality. The ,softball team, after only six
Z
· • is forZoinks. Go ahead.
You think of something for
years, has turned in some·quality results, despite com-
z.
pe_ting against national powers like PriQceton.
Marist baseball gets first taste of the big time at College World -Series
by STEVEMANCZYK_
Sports Editor
"Yeah, that was.pretty excit-
trailed 4-2, and had loaded the
has signed on with the Red
Howe have played), and "un-
ing," saidCoac,:h Szefc, ih the
bases against FSU.
Foxes largely because of -the . sung hero" Chris Webb and his
uncierstat~ment of the year.
Maristcould not push_ across
post-seasonsuccess. Marist
9-2 record were lost to gradua-
Just .call them the Colorado
Winning a.major conference
the tying runs, however, and,
stole a pitcher/catcher from the
tion.
Rockies.
.
tournament (like the· SEC or despite outhitting Florida State~ . Seattle Marinerorganization af-
Coach_ Szefc expects his in-
The
Marist
College. baseball
ACC) iesults in an automatic bid
lost by that same 4-2 score. The
ter he.decided
fo
attend college . coming_freshmf!n to pick up the
program, much like Denver's
to. the NtAA tournament, but
Seminoles, having survived the
rather than begin a pro career
slack; and he hopes to continue
major league expansion teaJ?1,_ thenewlyanointedNECcham- · firstroundscare,wouldadvance
outofhighschooL Otherexcit-
building the Marist baseball
has enjoyed a remarkable mea-
pions had to pass through a
to the regi9nal final before los-
ing ·newcomers include fresh-
program as it moves into the
sure of success withoutsuffer-
play-in roµnd before they could. ing to eventmil champion Auburn.
men Kevin Whisner, Sean
MAAC.
ing ·through the lengthy grow-
take their place alongside the
The Red Foxes' next game was
Lomas, Corey Borowitz, and
"Ith ink the MAAC is a lot like
ing Pilins that the av.erage "ex-
baseball powers bidding for
.
a
against Western Carolina, also
Dean Puchalski.
the NEC," said the coach.
pansion team" endures.
shot at the riationalchampionship.
first round losers. After five in-
The new influx oft?lenthas a
'.'With our kids coming 'in, I
In 1989,baseballwas non-ex-
A three game series against the
nings, Marist held
a
tenuous 3-
lot to live up to. The·l 997 edi-
don't see why we can't have the
istent at Marist. Litetally .. I~
Me~ro At1anti~ .Athletic Confer-
2 lead, but the pitching col-
tionofRed Fox baseball lostfour
same type of success year after
only its .seventh year; Red,
,
Fox
ence · representative, Siena,
lapsed en route to a disappoint-
key seniors, three of who played
.
year."
baseball has developed 'into a
would determine which· of the
ing 8-3 loss.
pro ball this summer. ·
"It really depends on the.type
soiid force•fo the Northeast, and
teams wo~"id.stay alive.
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So it was two and out for the
Shortstop George Santiago
of players you have, and the
perhaps,.the country.'··
·
In. the.first_ game, the Red
Red Foxes at the East Regional
and
outfielder ·Michael
approach they take," he contin-
•. Ev~n more impressive are the . ·.Foxes'. ace, lylark Barron, got the
Tournament. But dearly, the.
.
. Speckhardt were the. first ever
ued.
"If
they can compete at a
a<;ci:m:iplishll)ents ofthe squad/s
noµ ontht;!_.ripund,·and ~uffered
experience was a positive one.
Marist draftees selected by the
high level, and also believe that
mai1;1ge'r,Joh~ Szefc; who, in'his
through ·perhap~ the worstfirst The first NCAA tournament ap-
New York .Mets and St. Louis
they can beat teams at that level,
second seasona(thelielm,.Jed . inqing of his career. Barron
pearance by a Marist baseball · Cardinals, respectively. .
then Ithink you have a chance.
the R~a:icixes to the. NCAA
spotted Sienaa.6-.0 lead, but)te
dub will certainly help boost-
The pitching staff took
a
hit.
"I also think we had great
·Eastim Regional Tourn
·
ament
seWed, down.. a~d hurled eight. visibility for the fledgling pro- · also. Mar~ Barron sigo_ed. on
pitching and defense last year .
. 1a·s( sp_ririK(welf after the aver-
_
shutout innings after his initial
gram~ which should make r~-
with the Sioux City Explorers.of That's what it takes to win."
age Mari st student had checked
difficulty. -H~s.te;immates fought , cruiting more. frui~ful _
for the. the independent Northern.
· Pitching and defense? Sounds
ou'tforthesuhun~r). ·
.
- bac.:kfora7-6yi<;:_tory. .
coaching staff.,
League (where players· like
more like the Florida Marlins
The Red'foxes finished their .
Marist tqok.the nightcap 9-7 -
Already, a high profile recruit· Darryl Strawberry and Steve
than the Rockies.
·
·
regular. seasqn sche_dule last
to swe~p the series and take the·
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yeaiwith a 26-16
·
overaHrecord,
next step ~owards national· no-
and headed' into' the Northe~st
ioriety. That.was on a Thurs-
Conferenc;e tournament as the·
d_ay. The following Monday, the
top se_eo in the fi~ld. Toe.road
team flew.to Tallahassee for the
to the 9ollege World $eries began
East Regio~al.
.
th
·
Th~i:~ ~re eight ·regional tour-
e~..
.
Marist Jost a game early on in
namen~s ,in_ college baseball,
th~. do_ubleaelimin~tion · tourna-. ·. with eight te~U!JS in each. The ..
ment; but advanced to the final
teams fight. through a double-
from the "iciser's bracket, where
eliminatjonformat, and the win-
it faced Farleigh Dickinson.
ner of each regional bracket ad-
Needing to sweep a double-
vances to the eight-team Col-
header in. order to call them-
lege World Series,
seJves NEC champs, the Red
Marist's- first opponent? The
Fox~ took: the first game, to set
Florida State Seminoles, ranked
up a tJl~lling final.
third in the nation, and a peren-
Marist and FDU headed into
nial baseball power. The Red
the ninth inning of the second
Foxes were now officially in the
game _tied, _and, in the bottom
big time.
half of the frame; the Red Foxes
With one out in the Marist half
loaded the bases. Szefc called
of the ninth. inning, the Semi-
for a squeeze bunt, which was
noles were asking (much like
executed perfectly, and brought
Butch Cassidy), "Who are these
the winning nm home. _
guys?" Szefc's underdogs only
Cin:lc Pho<01Michacl Goo
BLOCKERS-Varlsty football:practlces for their
fl~
g~me
against
Georgetown
Sept.
13.
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