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IRCLE
VOLUME
36,
NUMBER
12
MARIST COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE, N.
Y.
,
FEBRUARY
1, 1990
Computer equipment
worth $800 stolen
Marist stays in NEC
by
CHRIS LANDRY
Senior Editor
The theft of computer equip-
ment from the student government
office late last semester has left
:
security and student government
officials searching for possible
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motives in the incident.
The stolen equipment, a bard-
drive component, system wiring
and about 20 disks containing im-
portant records, was worth more
than $800, said Kevin Desmond,
student body president. But
because a monitor and printer were
left behind, Desmonci said he is
confused as to why anyone would
take it.
"If
you're goiQg to steal a com-
puter it is likely you would steal a
bette
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r computer than this,"
Des-
mond said.
Desmond said the information
on the disks may have been a possi-
ble motive but would not speculate
further on whether the infonnation
is controversial. Student govern-
ment used the computer to store its
constitution, agenda, minutes and
correspondence.
Security
is
investigating the inci-
dent but has no leads yet, said
Joseph Leary, director of s11fety
and security.
Leary
also speculated
that the disks were the most pro-
bable motivation for the theft.
Desmond discovered the equip-
ment was missing from the office
on Dec.
9
with no signs of forced
entry. Leary and Desmond said
that it was probably taken between
4:30 p.m. and 2 a.m. on Dec. 8 and
9.
The office was used between
those times by the College Union
Board to organize a dance in the
cafeteria.
Desmond said the office was
probably unattended and unlock-
ed at times. But he added that the
Activities Office, located just acoss
the hall, was responsible for lock-
ing the office.
Desmond said
all
was not lost.
Most of the information had been
saved on paper, and the Computer
Center will give student govern-
ment another computer in about a
week, Demond said.
·Leary
said the case of stolen
computers in Donnelly Hall last
semester still hasn't been solved.
Two new computers worth more
than $6,000 were taken from the
psychology area during midterm
break. The doors were locked but
there was no sign of forced entry,
and Leary said he thinks the com-
puters were taken by someone who
had access to keys.
Cbanipagna:tlot planned
as site for graduation
by
BILL JOHNSON
Editor
the end of this semester to complete the building by
August. Sullivan said the $7 .1 million project is cur-
rently on
schedule.
Circle
photo/Lynaire Brust
Marist forward Curtis Celestine (32) goes up strong to the basket
during Monday's game against Northeast Conference rival Wagner.
•
The rivalry between
.
the schools will be continuing since Marist will
be remaining in the NEC. See the story on page 16.
The Champagnat parking lot is the planned loca-
tion for this year's Commencement, according to
administrators.
Last year's Commencement was the first outdoor
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The May
19
ceremony will not be held behind the
Lowell Thomas Communciations Center as it was last
year because of construction around The Dyson
Center, Executive
Vice
President Mark Sullivan said
last week.
ceremony in a decade and was widely considered suc-
cessful. It provided
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for future outdoor ceremonies,
which permit higher attendance. Commencement had
been held in the McCann Center, which becomes un-
comfortably hot and restricts seating and standing
room.
Berger said about 6,000 people attended last year's
Commencement, whereas the Mccann Center could
North
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End intruder
enters residences
Donna Berger, chairperson of the Commencement
Committee and executive assistant to the academic vice
president, said this week the committee was planning
on last year's site but was told in
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early January that
the site had been changed.
only hold a maximum of about
4.000.
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by
CHRIS LANDRY
Senior Editor
Office of Safety and Security.
Joseph Leary, director of safety
and security, said Security got
reports of two intrusions on the
North End of campus within 10
minutes of each other last Saturday
morning.
When
Town
of
Poughkeepsie Police and Security
Berger said a paved surface instead of a field is
essential because heavy rain within a week of the
ceremony would lea"._e any field too muddy.
Sullivan said
$1.9
million in site work around The
Dyson Center
will
disrupt the
area
immediately upon
Berger said the Commencement speaker has not
been decided and did not know when the announce-
ment would
be
made.
A campus intruder escaped
Security and police last weekend
after wandering into two occupied
campus residences before students
scared him away, according to the
... See
INTRUDER
page 2
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Have 10 years made a difference at Marist?
Editor's Note: While everyone's
remembering to the
'80s
and predicting the
'90s,
here's a candid look back upon the last
ten years at Marist. The information cited
herein
was compiled from The Circle, The
Reynard and numerous interviews.
by
KAREN CICERO
Managing Editor
STUDEl'l"TS WANTED:
Are you in-
terested in receh,ing
an
outstanding educa-
tion in one of our
23
majors? Want to
challenge yourself in a a thriving Honors
program?
Or
how about going to our
week-
ly pub nights, listening to a Bruce Springs-
teen tune in one of our five residence halls
or cheering for our soccer team? You can
have
all
this and more for only $5,200 yearly.
Sounds to good to be true? It's true all
right, but getting there is a little difficult
now. Not many people have a time machine
like
the
one in
Back to the Future
and
can
program it to: February I, 1980, Poughkeep-
sie, N.Y., Marist College.
While most of today's Marist students
were in grammar school, playing Perfection
and watching Three's Company, in 1980
2,453 undergraduates were walking around,
studying, laughing and drinking on an ab-
breviated Marist campus. These were the pre-
Marian
Hall, pre- Lowell Thomas Com-
munications Center, pre-Townhouses and
pre-Gartland Commons Apartments days,
when the winning sport
was
soc.::er and the
place to
be
was
the on-campus pub.
Although some things will never change,
a decade has made a difference -
for the
better and the worse -
at Marist and now
it's time to take a look at what campus life
was like
10
years ago.
•Talk about cheap in today's terms. Tui-
tion and room and board jumped from
$5,120 in 1980 to $12,280 now,
a
$7,708
increase.
•The enrollment, too, has climbed almost
as much as the tuition. Today, Marist has
4,553 undergraduates, including those in cor-
rectional facilities. Since 1980, Marist add-
ed
2,100
students.
•But what's declined in the last
JO
years
is the honor's program. Some 150 students
participated in the Science of Man honor's
program in 1980. In the late
'80s,
the the ad-
ministration abandoned the program and at-
tempts to institute a complete honor's cur-
riculum are caught in red tape.
•In other curriculum news, the most
popular major, business, hasn't changed in
IO years, but the college certainly experienced
its own communication revolution. Ten
times
as
many students major in communica-
tion arts now than in 1980.
•Although the communication arts major
soared from 70 to 739 students and the ma-
jority of them are in the broadcasting track,
WMCR, the college's radio station, still does
not have the proper equipment to broadcast
across campus.
•Today's students think they have it tough
waiting to use one of the college's 200 com-
puters. During finals time in 1980, students
camped outside of a small room in Donnel-
ly Hall to use one of the 12 computers. not
all of them IBM.
... See
DECADE
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THE
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CIRCLE
ODDS
&
ENDS
FEBRUARY
1,
1990
Editors' Picks
Can't decide how to spend the weekend? Or, maybe, you're
looking for a study break during the week. Let The Circle editors
guide you to the hottest events on campus and in the Mid-
Hudson Valley. There's something for everyone, so read on.
• Hockey Game
Marist (8-1) plays Siena College on Satur-
day, Feb.
3
at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center. Game time is 10
p.m.
• Comedy
Club
Need a good laugh? Bananas Comedy Club,
located in the Holiday Inn on Route 9, will provide it. This
weekend Joey Kola from TV Comic Strip Live, Fran Capo from
TV's Late Show and Anthony Martin from the Dangerfields will
entertain the crowd. Tickets for the Friday 8:30 p.m. and 10:45
p.m shows cost $7 while tickets for Saturday's 7 p.m., 9:15 p.m.
and 11 :30 p.m. shows cost $8. You must be 21 or over to at-
tend the Saturday shows. Reservations are
·
available by call-
ing 471-5002.
• The Cult The heavy metal bands, The Cult, Dangerous
Toys and Bonham will rock the Mid-Hudson Civic Center Tues-
day, Feb.
6
at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $19.50 and are available
at the Civic Center box office, all Ticketmaster outlets and by
calling 454-3388.
• Dinner and Drinks For the over 21 crowd, the Radisson
Hotel in Poughkeepsie offers a buffet and all you can drink for
$1 O on Thursday nights.
"Do the Right Thing"
actor to speak on campus
Giancarlo Esposito, the actor who portrayed the character
Bugging Out in Spike Lee's summer hit "Do
the Right Thing"
will give a lecture tonight in the Theater.
Esposito will discuss racial tension, how it affects people's
lives and how to end racism.
Sponsored by the Black Student Union and the College Union
Board, the lecture will begin at 9 p.m. and costs $3 for students.
The performers pictured above will bring an evening of drama and song to Marist on Thurs-
day, February 8 at 9 p.m. in the Theater. Called the Harlem Renaissance, the show will explore
the artistic and social explosion of blacks in the 1920s. Tickets cost $5.
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Friday
• The 2i Society will
have
a social at
9 p.m. in the cafeteria's dining room.
.
• Foreign Film, see above
.
• For all the Pink F~oyd fans, a tribute
to that music legend will be at The
Chance at
1
o
p.m. Tickets cost $7.50
in advance and $8.50 at the door.
opera House
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at
8
p.m. Tickets are
·IQ]
available by calling ~73-2072;-•.
.
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G
etting Involved
• Enough's Enough,
a
heavy metal
band, will electrify The Chance at
1
o
.
p.m. Tickets
cost $9 in advance and $1
o
.
•
Bux a raffle to support \he ~k•
at the door
:
Team. Tickets for the raffle thats pnze
·
is a pair of skis cost $1 and are available
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Tonight
In the mood for a captivating movie?
in front of Security in Donnelly Han ~nd
Sunday
from any team member.
Stop by Donnelly 245 for this week's
foreign film, "Au Revoir Les Enfants."
This 1987 French movie stars Gaspard
Manasse, Raphael Fejto and Francine
Racette. The 7:30 p.m. film is
·
also
shown on Friday and admission is free.
Saturday
• The Tony-award winning musical
"l;)reamgirls" will play the Bardavon
• Attention Mel Gibson fans. Come to
see "Lethal Weapon" and "Lethal
• The Census Bureau is looking for
students to fill temporary jobs in Dut-
chess County. The pay is $7 per hour.
Call 454-9872 for more information.
INTRUDER
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1
both came to the scene there was
no sign of him.
The intruder was
frrst
discovered
at about 6:15 a.m. by Katherine
Keenan in G~8 of the Gartland
Commons Apartments. The in-
truder, described as a 6-foot black
man wearing a plaid shirt with a
red and white jacket, made off with
$20
that was lying on the kitchen
table.
Minutes later Krista Stearns
reported a man in her Townhouse,
C-5.
who fit the same description.
Steams and Keenan
said
their
doors were locked, although there
were no signs of forced entry.
Leary
said this incident is more
dangerous than last January's
series of burglaries during winter
intersession because the intruder
was walking into occupied
residences.
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Weapon
II"
in the Theater at 7 and 9:30
p.m.
Rock 'n' roll pats
itself
on
the
·
back
The world of pop music has seen a lot of action
in the past month, We had the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame inductees, Grammy nominations,
American M;usic Awards, and
Milli
Vanilli got in
a fist fight with their hairdresser.
With all this activity, you'd think that I'd have
a month's worth of columns wrapped up. But with
the obvious exception of Milli V anilli, those events
turned out to be kind of dull.
Not that they had to be. If there were a surprise
or two in any of them, then something could have
Kieran Fagan
been interesting. The Hall of Fame bad its
moments, but it takes more than an all-star jam session to shake
~
up-these days. Granted, we'll probably never get to hear Sting and
John Fogarty trading verses together, but
I
don't think anyone's go-
ing to hold their breath waiting for a reunion.
The idea of a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
seems
ironic to me. Here
it is -
rock and roll -
the so-called spirit of raw energy, rebellion
and youth (well, at least the young at heart, right Mick?). Now we've
taken the ultimate expression of "anti-establishment" and co-opted
it.
It
isn't a sell out, after all it's quite a tribute, but did we have to
institutionalize rock and
;
roll'? Can the Museum of Rock and Roll
History be far behind?
When Pete Townshend wrote "My Generation" I wonder if he im-
agined himself one day being praised as a model statesman and en-
shrined within a Hall of Fame. I love it that the bands in the Hall
are being recognized for their contributions to pop music, but why
all the fuss? It's noise, it's a good time, and it's only rock and roll.
Now, about the Grammies. I've never been a big follower of these
awards, but I recall from years past that there are few shocking or
unexpected nominees. This year, of course, is no exception. But I do
have a few questions.
Is Prince's "Batdance"
really
a Rhythm and Blues Performance?
How is the line drawn between Hard Rock (i.e. Guns N' Roses) and
Heavy Metal (i.e. Dokken)? Why is Linda Ronstadt still making
records? Why arc U2 and Living Colour in the running when their
In
your
ear
albums were released in 1988? And just what the
hell is the difference between a "Record of the
Year" and a "Song of the Year"? I'm losing a lot
_
of sleep pondering that last one.
I'd like to see Tom Petty take home the award
for Album of the Year and De
La
Soul grab the
honors for Best Rap Performance. Other than these
two, it's anyone's horserace
as
far as I'm concern-
ed. May the most popular, overhyped person win.
On to the American Music Awards.
This
was ac-
tually pretty fun to watch. At least they're more
entertaining than
·
the Grammies could ever
hope to be. Slash's acceptance speech for Guns N' Roses is sure to
be remembered
as
one of the more eloquent and heartfelt speeches
in
recent memory. Too bad the censors had to cut him off the way
they did. If only it were live.
Although I'm not their biggest fan, I thought Paula Abdul's and
Bobby Brown's performances were, well ... good,
I
guess.
(Hey, it's
a hard thing for me to admit.) Even the Judds put on a decent show.
The
AMA
ceremony truly broadened my horizons, at
least
for an hour
or two.
The award for Most Effective Use of Bondage Outfits goes to the
ever- tasteful Alice Cooper. Here's a man with brains -
when you
know that the audience is going to bate your act with a passion, get
about two dozen well- endowed women (wearing far less than what's
usually allowed in prime time) to prance around the crowd. At least
all the men applauded Cooper's
set.
The man is a true
artist.
Before I forget, I want to publicly extend my sincere congratula-
tions to New Kids on the Block. These musical geniuses swept the
awards like wildfire. Thank
God
the American public has the good
sense to recognize talent and reward it accordingly
.
Long live the New
Kids!! (Hey, do ya think he's being sarcastic?)
END NOTF.S:
Some upcoming shows you may want to check out
:
The Cult at the Civic Center next week, and the Chance will host Enuff
2' Nuff, Warren Zevon, Ace Frehley and Marillion in the next few
weeks. A little something for everyone, eh?
KJeran Fagan
is
ne
Orde's
music
cohnnmst.




























FEBRUARY
1, 1990,
THE CIRCLE
3
VP
returns · to
Moynihan's staff
by
STEVEN MURRAY
Senior Editor
Paul Browne, vice president for
college advancement and the
school's newest cabinet member,
left last month to take a position
on Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan's
staff.
Browne, who replaced Anthony
Cernera in the fall of
1988,
left
Marist Jan.
15
to rejoin
Moynihan's staff as an ad-
ministrative assistant and chief of
staff. Before coming to Marist, he
had worked for Moynihan
as
press
secretary and executive assistant.
Browne said the move was unex-
pected and that it was particularly
difficult to leave Marist at this time
because of the way the college is
developing.
"It was very difficult to leave,"
said the Marist alumnus. "It's
perhaps the most exciting time to
be at the college because a lot of
great things are going on: If it
wasn't for this opportunity, I
Smokeout
couldn't think of leaving for any
other position."
In his new position, Browne
oversees about 50 staff members in
Washington, D.C., and New York
and acts
as
liaison with members of
the U.S. House of Representatives
and the administration. He began
working for Moynihan on Jan. 16.
Shaileen Kopec, who is current-
ly the acting vice president for col-
lege advancement, said a search
committee has been formed and
that the position should be
filled
by
the end of this semester. The job
is being advertised in The New
York Times and other publications.
During the 18 months Browne
held the position at Marist, the col-
lege's annual fund and the quality
of the school itself grew con-
siderably, Kopec said.
Browne said he hopes to main-
!ain contact with Marist, possibly
m
the capacity of a communication
arts or political science instructor.
In another administrative move,
Susan DeKrey, director of public
relations, left yesterday to take the
same position at Vassar College.
Paul Browne
DeKrey had held that position at
Marist for two years.
Kopec said the director of public
relations position will not be filled
until the new vice president for col-
lege advancement is named, and
that that person will appoint the
new director.
Browne said that he was pleased
with Marist's financial and public
standing. "The college has never
better shape financially or
academically," he said. "I think
that it's better appreciated when
you're outside of it than when
you're in the middle of it."
Circle
photo/Lynaire Brust
These smoking banners are no longer just a suggestion, they're a law.
Media Center to charge
for production services
by
PATRICIA De PAOLO
Staff Writer
In an effort to represent a more professional opera-
tion, the Beirne/Spellman Media Center
will
now
charge both student and faculty members for the use
its studio and production services, according to Dr.
William Ryan, director of instructional technology.
Service charges apply to the media center's coior
studio, control room, audio production, transfer, dub-
bing and editing facilities. It does not pertain to the
studio used for communication
arts.
Theodore Moy, a junior from New York,
N.Y.,
and
president of the Marist
College
Television Oub, is con-
cerned with the effects the rates
will
have on MCTV.
"That doesn't really seem fair (to be charged as a
club)," he said.
Ryan said that
in
a "real world" situation, the club
members would have
to
live within their budget. "If
MCTV had to go out and get studio time they would
have to pay big dollars," he said.
'
The media center charges the following rates:
•Full color studio; $75 per hour, $250 half day, $500
full day.
•Color remote on-campus;
$75 half day, $150 full
day.
•Color remote off-campus; $150 half day, $250 full
day
•Post p~oduction (editing); $30 per hour.
~yan said_ h,~ wants the studio to operate "on a
bus1!1ess basis, and as though it were a professional
~tudi~. A rate card for additional external productions
1s available and on-campus users will be charged fifty
percent of those prices. The generated revenue would
be helpful if studio repairs were necessary, Ryan said.
. A member o~ the media center's staff will super-
vise ~I production and studio use, Ryan said.
. While Ryan said he does not believe campus clubs
m gener~ have a need for the studio, he stated that
!he studio can be used for student projects. "We are
m the education business," he said.
Revised alcohol law
will have little impact
byJANET RYAN
Staff Writer
. The new New York state alcohol policy, which punishes minors possess-
mg alcohol, h~s had n!' effect on Marist's standing alcohol policy.
The law, which went mto effect on January I, states that an individual
under 21 will be punished for possession of alcohol with the intent to
consume. The underage person is subject to a maximum fine of $50.
College policy prohibits the possession and consumption of alcoholic
beverages in all dormitories and in all other residences where there are
any underage occupants.
Marist policy has always followed the state's law. Minors possessing
alc?hol, as outlined in the student handbook, are subject to disciplinary
action.
Under the old law, minors drinking in bars could only be charged if
caught using false identification.
The new law is.one of four alcohol-related laws that have been passed
by the State Legislature. Three of the laws are in effect.
The first law states anyone who is caught using false identification to
buy alcohol wil_l have his or her driver's license suspended for 90 days.
The other law issues a $100 fine or 30 hours of community service or
both for anyone using false identification.
T~e las~ law; ~hich does not go into effect until April l, will require
special dnvers hcenses for underage New York state residents.
Al~ho~gh M~rist h~s always had a policy for students living on cam-
pus, mc1dents n:~volv1_ng students who live off-campus are judged on a
case by case basis, said Peter Amato, assistant dean of student affairs.
. ~tud~nts have mixed emotions about the new alcohol policy and how
1t 1s gomg to affect them.
_"It's not fair," said sophomore Lori Liggio, 19. "At home I could
drmk, and here I am on my own, and cannot do what
I
want. When
I
came here, my freedom was taken away."
. "Marist could control it better," said freshman Tony Uanino. "Ban-
mng alcohol completely is stupid. The new law makes sense but if the
alcohol is on private property, a person should be able to drink."
. The new law puts full responsibility on the person who is in posses-
sion of the alcohol.
"I
agree with the law," said freshman Rick Cota. "A person who is
underage takes a chance on getting caught, and must pay the price."
"The law is good," said sophomore Dan DelPrete. "You know the
rules and you know you shouldn't be there."
New smoking Jaw
adopted on campus
by
MOLLY WARD
News Editor
,
A change in Marist's smoking policy made over winter intersession
has placed new restrictions on campus smoking and has raised mixed
opinions from smokers and non-smokers alike.
The New York State Clean Indoor Air act went into effect Jan.
1,
re-
quiring each employer to adopt a policy addressing smoking in public
places.
"The bottom line is that it (the act) attempts to respect the right of
smokers to do great harm to themselves but also recognizes that second
hand smoke has been proven to be the leading cause of lung cancer in
non-smokers," said Marc Adin, assistant vice president.
Marist's adaptation of the law prohibits smoking in any classroom
building and allows smoking in only 30 percent of the cafeteria. Smok-
ing is allowed in all residence halls and private offices.
People smoking in restricted areas are subject to fines from
$500
to
$1,000.
The fines will be given by Dutchess County, said Adin.
Adin said he hoped the smoking policy would benefit everybody at
Marist.
"We are trying to provide a healthy,
clean,
comfortable environment,"
he said. "We would like to cut down on the number of people smoking
and encourage people to go through a smoke cessation program at the
school."
"If
the county health department receives complaints about an in-
dividual at Marist, they can come in and fine that person," he said.
Marist security has been issuing verbal warning to students found smok-
ing cigarettes in prohibited areas, said Tom McLain, assistant director
of Safety and Security.
"Most people are complying with the rules," he said. "We haven't
really had any trouble with anybody."
Among student smokers, opinions differed on the new restrictions.
"Why don't they do something about the pollution first?" said Jim
Polis, a senior smoker. "Everything can cause cancer. Every piece of
food you eat, everything you drink, and they worry about a little cigarette
smoke?"
Freshman Christine Evers, from Brooklyn,
N. Y.,
who describes herself
as an occasional smoker, said she has no problem with the new rules.
"A lot of people don't like second-hand smoke. If it's not healthy for
non-smokers, then it's not unreasonable to have rules like that," she said.
Non-smokers also disagreed with each other concerning the rights of
smokers.
"This has taken much too long to go into effect," said Aaron Ward
a freshman from Saratoga Springs, N. Y. "Second-hand smoke endang~
my health and the health of other non-smokers. It is so inconsiderate
of people to smoke in front of people who they know don't smoke."
The law is too restrictive, said Tara Robertson, a non-smoking
sophomore from New Hyde Park, N.Y. "I think it's wrong, people
should be given a smoking area in places like Donnelly. I'm not really
bothered by being around smokers," she said.
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THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY 1, 1990
Senator: Old trend will
continue in coming years
by
HOLL V GALLO
Features Editor
Events currently unraveling in
the Soviet Union are a sign of a
continuing trend in world politics,
according to United States Sen.
Daniel Moynihan, D-N.Y.
Moynihan stood before an au-
dience of more than 1,000 in the
Vassar College Chapel on Monday
to lecture on the trend that he says
will bring ethnic groups more clout
in the future.
"The ethnic conflict within the
Soviet empire is likely to prove a
major element in 21st century
politics," the senator said, referr-
ATM
doing some
big business
by
LAURIE AURELIA
Staff Writer
Aside from a slight computer
problem last week, the new
automatic teller machine
in
front of
Security in Donnelly Hall has been
working well, making it easier for
Marist students, staff, faculty and
administrators to access their
money.
,
.
The ATM was installed on Fri-
day,
Jan.
18,
and by last Thursday,
just six days after its installation,
about
$10,000
had been withdrawn
and
733
transactions, including
balance inquiries and withdrawals
were completed, said Jim Herr-
mann, marketing officer from
Mid-Hudson Savings Bank.
The only problem occurred last
Thursday night when a power surge
on campus affected the computer's
software. But the difficulty was
corrected by the manufacturer the
next morning, Herrmann said.
The new machine, which accom-
modates the New York Cash Ex-
change (NYCE) network, is the
result of a joint effort between
Kevin Desmond, Council of Stu-
dent Leaders chairperson, Ray
Roy, chairman of the Financial
Board, Anthony Campilii, chief
financial officer at Marist, and
Joseph Weglarz, the bursar.
Persistent complaints from
students dissatisfied with the in-
convenience of the A TM at the
Bank of New York branch on the
North End of campus prompted
the proposition of the new
machine, Desmond said.
"I got tired of walking to the end
of campus only to find the machine
was either broken or out of
money," said Tina Conte, a senior
from Hicksville, N.
Y.
"The new
machine
is
a lot more convenient."
On the whole, everyone seems
satisfied with the system, said Roy,
who served
as
a liaison between
Marist administrators and Mid-
Hudson
Savings Bank.
"However.
if
anyone does have
a complaint or suggestion for
im-
proving the present situation, they
should feel free to come to me.''
Roy said.
Like
most
automatic
teller
machines,
this
one
is
accessible to
students 24 hours
a
day
and,
because
of
its
location,
offers
students
maximum
security when
withdrawing their
funds.
A
hands-on
demonstration
spon-
sored
by Mid-Hudson
Savings
BanJc for
anyone who
is
unfamiliar
with the machine,
wm
be
held this
afternoon from
1
to
3
p.m.
in
front
of
Security.
ing to the current uprising of the
Azerbaijanis.
"It would seem that the Soviet
system is on the verge of violent
dissolution," said Moynihan.
The Azerbaijanis, inhabitants of
a large eastern province in the
Soviet Union, revolted against the
Communist-led government more
than two weeks ago. Leaders of the
Azerbaijani faction have said they
want to secede from the union,
thus forcing a conflict between
themselves and the government.
"Twentieth century nations have
frequently displayed a history of
ethnic and social class fragmenta-
tion, often with one acting as the
servant to the other.'' Moynihan
said. "(This situation) is a
RE~ERVE
characteristic for ~nflict in this age
and in the foreseeable future."
The goings-on in the Soviet
Union are an example of how the
demands of an ethnic group can af-
fect the politics of a nation, accor-
ding to Moynihan.
While many of these conflicts are
now occurring in Eastern Europe
and the Soviet Union, Moynihan
stressed that the United States is
not exempt from the effect of
foreign, ethnic cultures.
"I
would fully expect the entry,
in this decade, of Puerto Rico
as
the 51st state - a Spanish-speaking
state.'' he said.
Moynihan agreed to lecture at
Vassar after recently being named
to the Eleanor Roosevelt Studies
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FEBRUARY
1, 1990,
THE CIRCLE
Debators ranked second in nation
by
JENN JOHANNESSEN
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Staff Writer
December 2, 1989 -
a date which will live on.
Well at least ~n the eyes of Jim Springston, Marist's director of debate.
When a_ Mar1st debat~r coolly responded to a difficult question from
a_ West Pomt cadet, Springston said he knew at that moment the Univer-
sity of ~bode Island Tournament belonged solely to Marist.
l_'he victory catapulted Marist to its current ranking of second in the
nation. Kansas State is first among the field of 400 schools.
.
Marist's ranking, which is much like an NCAA football or basketball
ranking, is based on the total amount of points accumulated and is figured
every two weeks.
With a national total of 127 points, Marist, at mid-season, has already
topped last year's overall total of 123
points and Springston expects Marist
to fini~h i~ the t?P ten at the end of the school year.
Manst tied their own personal record for the amount of points won
in a single tournament.
·
"All these schools think they're hot stuff and Marist clobbered them
all," said Springston of the resounding victory.
.
~e varsity picked up all five speaker trophies, led by top speaker Marc
L1ep1s, sophomore, and for the first time ever the varsity finished in the
top three spots of the championship.
The novices defeated Columbia University for the championship and
brought home three out of five speaker trophies.
·
Tony Capozzollo, team captain, was voted best all-around debater by
the other coaches and debaters in the Northeast.
"All
of the other schools were giving us nasty looks," said Springston.
. The five-year-old debate team has already won more championships
m
the last three years than any other team in the nation.
Tony Capozzollo
Capozzollo
appointed to
national seat
by
JENN JOHANNESSEN
Staff Writer
The golden rhetoric of Tony
Capozzollo, Marist debate team
captain, has earned him an ap-
pointment on the executive coun-
cil of the largest speech fraternity
in the nation.
As a student repres~ntative on Pi
Kappa Delta, Capozzollo will help
run and organize the fraternity's
national convention next year with
speech professors from all over the
country.
Capozzollo, a junior from Par-
sippany, N
.J.,
is the first student
ever from the Northeast to serve on
Pi Kappa Delta's national policy
board.
"It's the biggest honor I have
ever received as a coach," said Jim
Springston, Marist's director of
debate.
Hey, mates, we're back from down under
by
DANIEL HULL
Staff Writer
"How ya travlin' Dan?" asked
a
guy
who's name
I
had forgotten.
"What?"
I
asked bewildered.
"How ya travlin'?" he repeated with a
chuckle.
"Oh, we took
a
cab,"
I
told
him
confidently.
He laughed as my confidence sank to my
toes;
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"No, no
mate.
How
ya goin, What's new,
you know," he explained.
"Ahh,
I'm alright," I said.
This is typical of the conversations I had
my first few weeks in Australia. However,
since I've been back from a year abroad, all
my friends want to know what it was like liv-
ing "Down Under."
They ask, "Did you live near Sydney'?"
Well, Sydney is not the only major city in
Australia. In
fact,
we lived
24
hours north
of Sydney in the beef capital of the world,
Rockhampton, Queensland. With a popula-
tion of about
55,000,
over 50 pubs, and seven
nightclubs, Rockhampton was not boring.
The school itself was
a
bunch of buildings
surrounded by lush greenery such as eucalyp-
tus trees and other various plants. However,
going to school there was much different.
Classes consisted of a two hour lecture and
a two hour tutorial, not necessarily in the
same day.
The social life on campus was very friendly
and active. Clubs would hold barbecues in
the courtyard where students and faculty
would gather for steak burgers and beer.
Because
the legal drinking age in Australia
is
18, the college was allowed to have a bar
in the Student Union. Students could go for
a quiet beer or two after
class,
but the best
was Happy Hour every Friday at 4:30 pm.
It was a great place to talk to people about
Australia and also to tell them what it was
like at Marist.
"Did you see any kangaroos?"
Of course. Kangaroos don't hop around
in your backyard in urban areas, but
kangaroos and koalas could be seen in
Rockhampton
Aussie experiences teach
students not to worry
Basically, the Aussies are laid back and easy going. The
phrase "No Worries" which means "Don't worry about
it, mate" is not only a common phrase, but a way of life.
by
CHRIS SHEA
Staff
Writer
"No worries, mate."
That's how four Marist juniors would sum
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - up the attitudes of the people they met dur-
ing their year abroad in Australia last year.
One of the major differences between
Australia and the United States is that
Australian cities are few and far between.
Very far.
The nearest cities to Rockhampton were
eight hours north and south. I
am
now an
expert
traveler. After experiencing a
24
hour
bus trip
to
Sydney, I
can
handle a measly two
hour drive to Boston, no worries.
"What was the weather like?"
In
theory, I
am
in my eighth. strai~t
month of winter. Winter in Australia
begins
in June, but the heavenly tropical climate
rarely
sees
the thermometer drop below
SO
degrees. Winter dress included jeans and a
T-shirt and perhaps a sweatshirt on a chilly
day.
We also experienced
a
rainy
seasoB,
similar to the month of
May.
It
rained
almost
every day for about six weeks.
Rain is not fun when you have a motor-
cycle. Picture walking into class with the
front of your body
soaking
wet
and
the back
of your body dry. Not hip.
Another question posed
was,
"What
was
the school like?"
Botanic& Gardens, which are a combination
of Japanese gardens and a small zoo. The
type
of kangaroos that most Americans in-
vision in their minds. though, live i!l the out-
back in the Northern Territory
anel
Western
Australia.
"What were the people like?"
Most Aussies wer~ very friendly and will-
ing to go out of their way to help you out.
Aussies love
sports
·
such
as
Rugby and
Cricket and even more they love to gamble.
It seems as though there is a horse track in
every town.·
Basically, Aussies are laid back and easy
going. The phrase, "No Worries" which
means "Don't
worry
about it, mate"
is
not
only a
common
phrase, but also a philosophy
of life.
"Was
it worth it?"
Absolutely. Going Abroad
was
one of the
best
decisions I've ever made.
Dan Hull, Stan Phelps, Rich Pastor, and
Rob Petrecelli spent the last two semesters
studying down under at the Capricornia In-
stitute of Advanced Education in
Rockhampton, Australia.
Although they said the trip was a great
academic opportunity, the four said they
learned much more through
their
experiences
with different people, in a different climate
and a different culture.
"People are a lot more easy-going social-
ly there than here," said Hull. "They'll go
out of their way to help you and make sure
you feel comfortable."
"They're not as high-strung as
Americans," said Petrecelli. "Whenever we
felt
stressed
out someone would say 'no wor-
ries, mate' and we'd relax."
The college social life in Australia is not
that different from the one in America.
"The drinking age is
18
so usually
everyone goes out to the nightclubs on
weekends," said Hull.
''They have a bar on campus,'' said Dan.
"Normally on Friday there
was
happy hour
at 4:30. Then everyone would go home for
supper. And then everyone would head for
the clubs."
The four had easy acessy to malls, super-
markets, nightclubs, and familiar fast-food
outlets, like Kentucky Fried Chicken and
McDonald's, they said.
Not so familiar were the differences in
education styles between Australia and
America. Australians attend 16 hours of
classes a week. Eight hours are spent in
a
large lecture hall and eight hours in small
group discussion.
"There's a lot more student freedom
there," said Petrecelli. "They don't hold
your hand at all."
"The classes are much more student-
oriented," added Dan. "In every class there
is
a student presentation. It's not just sitting
and listening to an instructor."
The four were able to travel around the
continent, which they said was beautiful.
"We went surfing, scuba-diving, and
snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef," said
Phelps, who added Australia had the best
beaches in the world.
"We stopped at Hawaii for three days on
our way over to Australia. The beaches in
Hawaii don't compare to the ones in
Australia," said Phelps. "In
30
feet of water
you
can
easily
see
the bottom. The water is
clear, the sand is white and the girls are
topless. It's perfect."
"It felt like we lived there," said Hull.
"I'd come back from a weekend trip and
be
walking up the front stairs with my suitcase,
and
I'd
think 'Ah, home at
last.'
That's what
it felt like. It felt like home.·•
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Thousands
spent to
find new
students
by
TYLER GRONBACH
Staff Writer
If
you want to get mail, apply to
Marist.
The college spends about $850
per person, per year, for
viewbooks, correspondence and
other admissions literature to
perspective students, according to
admission's personnel.
The college spent $812,600 last
year to attract the 956 freshmen
that enrolled.
But compared to other schools
in
the East, Marist spends con-
siderably less on the literature, said
Harry Wood, vice president of ad-
missions enrollment planning
.
In a study of 45 schools, which
included Vassar College and
Bucknell University, the average
cost, per student, was $1572.
Wood said Marist is not less
competitive than the other schools
because it spends less on the
literature.
<'Applications are up 25 percent
since last year and this is at a time
when high scl!o9}
_
pop!}lations are
dr.opping- quite
·~
rapidly,''
-
said
Wood.
Marist sends between 6 and 11
pieces of mail to high school
students during the course of one
year, including postcards, catalogs
and financial aid information.
"Our literature is carefully
thought out," said Laurie Latvis,
director of admissions operations.
"It
contains important informa-
tion, but it is done
in
such a fashion
that it appeals to the eye."
In 1989 Marist won
an
award for
best viewbook in the Mid-Hudson
Valley Region. Its promotional
poster, October on the Hudson,
featuring Marist crew members,
won a silver medal from the
Counsel for Advancement Support
for Education.
Latvis said students are receptive
to certain types of mailing and
could care less about others.
A personally signed letter or a
colorful viewbook are two things
which students seem to respond to
well, said Latvis.
"You must match the students
needs by making information
available and allowing them to
determine on their own how they
can benefit from it," said Wood.
Because high school populati?~s
are decreasing every year and
It
ts
getting more difficult to compete
with the SUNY system and because
the overall cost is cheaper than
Marist there will
be
an increase in
spendi~g for future recruiting .
.. It will become more difficult to
have students consider private in-
stitutions like Marist, unless they
receive the necessary informa~i?n
to explore the vast opportumt,es
available," said Wood.
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EDITORIAL
FEBRUARY 1, 1990
THE
CIRCLE
Bill Johnson,
Editor
Karen Cicero,
Managing Editor
Paul O'Sullivan,
Editorial Page Editor
Chris Landry,
Senior Editor
Steven Murray,
Senior Editor
Lynaire Brust,
Photography Editor
Jay Reynolds,
Sports Editor
Stacey McDonnell,
News Editor
Molly Ward,
News Editor
Holly Gallo,
Features Editor
Bob Higgins,
Editorial Cartoonist
Kevin
St.
Onge,
Business Manager
John Hartsock,
Faculty Adviser
Media service
now for a price
Pay TV has a new meaning in the
Beirne/Spellman Media Center.
Director of Instructional Technology
William Ryan, who runs the media
center, announced in December he is
charging off-campus as well as on-
campus groups to use the production
facilities.
The fees, up to
$500
a day for use of
the color television studio,
will
generate
revenue for repair costs and will make
the media center run more like a
business, according to Dr. Ryan, who
is new at the college this year. On-
campus groups
will
be charged fifty per-
cent of the stated fees.
After groping through a dark age of
managerial problems, declining service
and lethargy, the media center has been
rebounding with a new leadership and
new programs. But this approach is
unenlightened.
As a support service, the media
center's funcion should be to assist on-
campus activities, not itself.
As the administration says it is
dedicated to fulfilling its mission state-
ment of community service, it should
keep this facility open to local non-
profit groups.
.
The media center, on the top floor of
the Lowell Thomas Communications
Center, has one of two production
facilities on campus. The other is used
by the communication arts program.
The fees would not apply to the com-
munication arts facility.
That means some groups have free ac-
cess to a studio and some don't. Just as
communication arts students use their
studio
for
class projects, other students
use the media center for projects of their
own, as do outside groups.
Aside from this new plan of charging
fees, Dr.
Ryan
has also restricted use of
the media center by not allowing com-
munication arts students, who
sometimes can't get time in their own
studio, to use it.
Another loser in this case is the Marist
College Television Club. Its budget can't
afford the staggering rates the media
center is charging.
Dr.
Ryan
said he will at his discretion
waive the fees for certain projects. That
should be the rule, not an exception for
the privileged.
.
For whom is the media center suppos-
ed to
be
in business?
.
Playing it safe
Two more incidents in the headlines
remind us of the dangers of lax security
procedures.
·
Someone walked into the unlocked
student government office in December
and stole more than $800 worth of com-
puter equipment.
Last weekend an intruder entered two
student residences, startled female
students and walked off with $20 that
belonged to one of them. Although the
students said they locked their doors,
there were no signs of forced entry in
G-8 of the Gartland Commons Apart-
ments and Townhouse C-5.
Last October two new computers
worth more than $6,000 were stolen
from the psychology area in Donnelly
Hall. Joseph Leary, director of safety
and security, said the doors were lock-
ed but there were no signs of forced en-
try. Apparently the thief had keys to the
rooms. Mr. Leary said too many peo-
ple have keys to the area to determine
who stole the computers.
This year hasn't seen as many
assaults, burglaries and intrusions as last
year, but loose security precautions
leave
us
increasingly vulnerable to these
problems.
Students in North End apartments
and townhouses commonly leave their
doors unlocked at night, and leaving an
office unlocked temporarily usually
doesn't seem too risky. But that's when
trouble occurs.
Maybe access to areas containing
valuable equipment should be controll-
ed
more tightly, and we better start lock-
ing the doors.
Letter
policy
The Circle welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must be typed
and signed and must include the writer's phone number and address.
The deadline for letters is noon Monday. Letters _should be sent to
Bill
Johnson, c/o The Circle, through campus mail or dropped off
at Campus Center 168.
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The Circle attempts to publish all the letters 1t receives but reserves
the right
to
edit letters for matters of style, length, libel and taste. Short
letters
are
preferred.
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to make a fast buck
Someone should
have yelled "Stop the
presses!" a long time
ago with regard to the
Charles Stuart case in
Boston.
As
a matter of fact,
while police consider
whether to bring
charges
against
Stuart's brother· for
Paul O'Sullivan
aiding in
-
the apparent
murder of Stuart's wife, one almost wishes
the media could be brought up on
charges
for aiding in expanding Stuart's conspiracy.
Certainly, there would be plenty of
evidence.
The power that the media wield in our
society is tremendous. Every day they decide
what information the nation
will
get
and how
it will receive it. Unfortunately, the respon-
sibility that should come along with that
power was absolutely ignored in this and
other recent cases.
In the Stuart
case,
the Boston and national
media failed to show even a basic skepticism
in reporting Stuart's story of a black
man
jumping into bis
car
and shooting
him
and
his wife. The story that Stuart told was just
too good, in the sense that
it
would sell many
newspapers and get high ratings.
Of course, today it is easy to look back
and say the media should have done this or
should have known that. Since everyone was
fooled by Stuart's story, it may not seem fair
to single out the media as the group that
should have known what was going on.
But no one was asking the media to solve
the case, only to do their job and present all
the facts. In focusing in only on parts of the
story that made good copy, the media
violated one of the basic rules of reporting:
tell all the facts, not just the ones that make
a story exciting.
As
a result, instead of reading objective
reports about the case, the public was sub-
jected to hyped up reports about the
"Camelot Couple", whose marriage fell just
short of that of a certain carpenter from
Bethlehem and his wife in terms of marital
bliss.
Even more amazing than the fairy tale
painted by the media about the Stuarts was
the complete about face it did with the facts
as Charles Stuart's story began to unravel.
One day they were doing everything but air
brushing freckles onto his picture to make
him look even more all-American, the next
they were portraying
an
ogre who
liked
to
pull the wings off butterflies when he was
young.
John Chancellor once said that a reporter
should cover a story as a "tabula raza," a
clean slate with no preconceived notions or
ideas. The dual identity of Charles Stuart is
Thinking
between
the
lines
a perfect example of
just how little this
theory is being prac-
ticed. When Stuart
was a victim, he was
portrayed as a loving
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pectant
father,
anything that would
make
him
seem more
tragic.
But, when things began to change and
Stuart became a perpetrator instead of
a
vic-
tim, reports began to surface that prior to
the shooting he had been an embezzler; thief,
adulterer and defrauder, anything to make
him
look more cruel and sadistic.
No preconceived notions there.
The defenders of the media would say that
by giving the Stuart case the massive
coverage that they did, they were simply giv-
ing the people what they wanted. Media are
free enterprise businesses and they were
simply providing the public with a product
it obviously wanted, since it sold so well.
To some degree, this is true. Newspapers
and news broadcasts are products that com-
pete with each other for the loyalty of con-
sumers. In this sense, just as a
car
company
has to provide the public with a particular
color automobile it wants, so the news in-
dustry must color the news to the wishes of
the consumer to make a profit.
But by putting themselves on a level with
soap and pancake
mix,
the media have Jost
something more important and more
valuable than any profit margin. The media
have lost as their purpose the protection of
the
rights
of individuals by uncovering
wrongdoing and corruption; its only purpose
now is to sell itself by appealing to the worst
in the people it used to protect.
The web of intrigue and deceit spun by
Charles Stuart fooled a lot of people and
caused many to take a long, hard look at
how they perceive news and the medium in
which it is transmitted.
Let's hope the media learned something
about themselves from this
case
before "Stop
the presses" becomes not an order from an
editor, but a rallying cry to stop
an
industry
that no longer has any integrity.
Paul O'Sullinn
is The Orcle's political
columnist.






















THE CIRCLE
VIEWPOINT
FEBRUARY1,1990
Letters to
The Circle
What's new in
1990
Safe break
Editor:
We at the Florida State Office of Mothers
Against Drunk Driving would like to remind
Marist students of a few facts concerning
Spring Break:
Spring is a great time of year, especially
in Florida. Our weather is beautiful, it's the
perfect time to visit our beaches and other
attractions. Our cities and residents are ready
to welcome you with open arms.
But while we hope that you enjoy your
spring vacation, you must be aware of laws
in Florida that may directly affect you.
We ask that you respect our legal drink-
ing age of 21.
It
is illegal for anyone under
age 21 to possess, purchase or in any way ob-
tain alcoholic beverages.
It is against the law in our state for the
driver or passengers of a motor vehicle to
possess an open container of alcohol.
Thousands of people die each year in
alcohol-related crashes. We do not want you
to become another statistic.
Granted,
1990
is now a full month old, but
since this is the first paper of the semester
and some of you have no idea what day it
is anyway I figure I can get away with few
predictions for the semi-new year. So here
goes:
Salman Rushdie is not appointed British
ambassador to Iran.
Following in the footsteps of the Rolling
Stones and the Who, Elvis signs with
Budweiser and launches a six-month, 27 ci-
ty, nation-wide tour.
Roseanne Barr becomes addicted to
"Slim-Fast," then after 30 days in rehab at-
tempts unsuccessfully to assassinate Tommy
Lasorda.
Madonna does something tasteless.
Showtime airs "The Burbs" 48 times in
March.
ESPN looks to expand their variety of pro-
gramming by airing the
1990
"Knife Carv-
ing and Chucking Invitational" followed by
"Spitting for Distance" and "Female Midget
Tossing."
George Michael's Sports Machine decides
to show rodeo highlights.
Someone watches the Pro Bowl.
Some bully beats-up Doogie Howser and
steals his lunch money.
Ed McGarry
It's
a
little
known
fact
that ...
Madonna does something tasteless.
In "Wrestlemania V" Michael Myers
teams up with Jason against Leatherface and
Freddy Kruger in a "Match Til The Death."
After three weeks the match is called a draw
because the darn wrestlers just won't stay
dead.
A rock star swears on national television
then apologetically states, "Oops."
Tiffany writes her own song. Nab, who am
I kidding.
Paul Strowe plays Marist -
seventeen
times.
"Let's Dance" runs some really stupid
commercials.
Fox Television airs an episode of "The
Simpsons" with Bart and Homer beating up
the "New Kids on the Block." It has a larger
viewing audience than the Super Bowl.
Advertising uses sex to sell products.
Sylvester Stallone writes and stars in a new
film about an ex-boxer and soccer player
who arm wrestles a war hero while being
locked-up in a state penitentiary. Sly calls the
film, entitled "Anything 4 A Buck," his
most "complex and creative project ever."
The "Kids in the Hall" move to Canada.
The Poughkeepsie Journal expands their
high school sports coverage.
Madonna does something tasteless.
HBO finds out that few people care who
Harry Crumb is.
Playboy publishes its "32nd Anniversary
Edition" which is
177
pages devoted solely
to Hall of Fame point guards.
Someone slips a sleeping pill in Gilbert
Godfried's drink causing him to "nod-off"
late one Saturday night. America rejoices.
After watching Coke and McDonalds,
Richard Nixon starts campaigning for 1992
by running ads he used before Watergate.
It
doesn't work.
Madonna does something tasteless.
Ed McGarry
is The Circle's entertainment
columnist.
Spring break can be a joyous vacation fill-
ed with sun, sandy beaches and friends. Too
many times, instead, it turns tragic. Only you
can control how your vacation will end. We
want you to return to your schools and
families safe and healthy. Please drive sober
and don't ride with anyone who has been
drinking.
Memories of beer and bowls
Susan Larson
Let's face it: Only in these United States
Safe Spring Break
Chairman
would you encounter something as totally
absurd as Bud Bowl II. Something tells me
Wl
·oter Sun
that Nigeria and the Ivory Coast have never
experienced the glory and drama that occurs
when bar bottles with helmets and nicknames
Editor:
collide on the gridiron.
The best kept secret at Mari~t Colleg~ is
Hedonism? Gross extravagance? Greed
the psychology course t~ught m beau~1ful
and glory? No, just a living, breathing
Barbados dunng the Wmter Intersession.
testimony to the very spirit that is America.
Where else can you get three credits, a great
God Bless it.
tan;·
~d learn to communicate more fully- - · - .
Itmade •
an
otherwise boring game seem
with
your room.mate or
boss~
fulJ-of
life
and simultaneously drew to a close
Plan your Wmter Intersession for 1991
the football watching of my college career.
with Dr. Scileppi at Marist South, ~t.
It's been a good four years of football wat-
Lawrence: Gap, Barbados, whe~e the Canb-
ching as America has seen the Super Bowl
bean Sea 1s blue, the rays are bnght, and the
turn into a National Holiday. It's an all-
trade winds
carry the beat of "Hot, Hot,
consuming affair that captures the attention
Hot" into the night.
of the entire world.
In addition to the lasting mem?ri~ of a
It's a throwback to the gladiators of old,
friendlr foreign culture and a beautiful isl~d
bringing with it millions of dollars in _revenue
you
will
personally benefit from the skills
and a country of beer drinking savages who
taught in this course.
scream at their televisions and bark at each
Awareness of your interpersonal com-
other for more chips and a pitcher of suds.
munication style is the focus of the course
It
seems as
if only .yesterday when I was
as you develop self-esteem, learn how to be
Jiving in Leo Hall, celebrating my first col-
assertive, not aggressive, and confront others
Jegiate Super Bowl.
as you clarify your values.
16 guys crammed in my room, drinking
See you in Marist South in
1991.
--
a homemade wine concoction and getting
Chris Vertullo
Math
Instructor
THE
CIRCLE
is looking for
staff writers and
photographers.
Can you write?
Can you take pictures?
If you're willing to try,
contact Bill Johnson,
c/o The Circle.
Wes Zahnke
A
day
in
the
life
written up by a lovely RA with 54 seconds
left in the game.
This sweet girl barged in and opened my
cubicle refrigerator and found two cans of
Blatz. She never found the wine, or any other
beer cans. 16 people got written up.for two
beer cans.
Ah, to be young again.
Now I look back at the old days and say,
"Wow! What was I thinking?"
It
all was so strange. Freshmen dorms,
sneaking in beer, objects and people falling
from windows, are all things that I'll never
forget, but I'm glad they're over.
We're all too suave and mature to embark
on any childhood antics anymore. We're
above that.
Sure. Remember the first time you heard
someone vomit out the window from six
floors up? Gosh, such great memories.
The bathroom was always a place of great,
live, late-night entertainment. People strag-
gling in at four or five in the morning, reliev-
ing themselves in various ways, in various
places on the floor was always fun to watch.
We now do mature things like hang out
in bars and try and look as absolutely cool
as possible.
After all we're graduating soon and short-
ly thereafter we become responsible
citizens
of this great country. No more fun and
games.
Blowing off class to go to the river on sun-
ny days will soon be a thing of the past, that
will always be cherished in your mind.
Senior year represents such an awkward
time in life. You 're more or less in limbo and
just wish you knew what you were going to
be doing just one year from now.
"Wait a second, I've been a student all my
life and it's been pretty good. I'm not so sure
it has to end just yet. We were just getting
in the groove."
Alas, change is good as well as inevitable.
It's a little frightening now, but we'll adjust.
Remember how we felt four years ago?
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Contribute to the exchange of
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500-700 word essay on a campus
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phone number for
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Monday. Viewpoints should be
directed to Paul O'Sullivan,
Editorial Page Editor, c/ o The
Circle.














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1, 1990
DECADE
•. . Continued from page 1
•Speaking of camping out, add/drop ex-
isted in 1980.
•But what didn't exist as much was stu-
dent apathy. Some 794 students voted in the
Student· Government Elections in 1980.
Although the enrolhnent nearly doubled, on-
ly 428 people, or 366 fewer than in 1980, cast
their ballots last year.
•By the way, Jim Raimo won the position
of Student Body President in the 1980 elec-
tion. Today, you can find him as assistant
director of housing at Marist.
•Other changes in position include Peter
Amato from director of housing to assistant
dean of students, Louis Zuccarello from
academic dean to director of the
Core/Liberal Studies program and Jeptha
Lanning from associate professor of English
to chairman of the Division 9f Arts and
Letters.
But no matter how many years go by,
some things will always remain the same.
•Although the Canterbury Garden Apart-
ments, an off-campus housing complex,
wasn't rented by Marist in 1980, the campus
still felt a housing crunch. Some 57 students
were housed at the Oakwood School, a
residence five miles south of Marist.
•Seiler's, the dining service, was asking for
more student input. And the students are still
complaining about the food.
•In November, 1980, The Circle (yes, that
will always exist) led with the front page
headline · ''Library on low volume."
It
reported that the Library held
85,000
volumes and quoted someone who said there
should be more than 150,000. Today, with
nearly double the students, the Library has
121,000 volumes.
•The basketball teams had just gone
Divi-
sion I, MCCTA was performing Children's
Theater and Bob Schaefer was leading a
mean game of Simon Sez in front of Cham-
pagnat Hall.
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THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY 1,
1990
NOTICE
NEW YORK STATE CLEAN INDOOR AIR ACT
Effective on January 1, 1990, New .York State's new smoking law goes into effect. This
law attempts to strike a balance between the rights of smokers to use tobacco products
and the rights of non-smokers to be free from exposure to second-hand smoke.
As a result of the law, each employer is required to adopt and implement a written smok-
ing policy. The employer's policy must address each of the following subjects: smoking
in work areas, smoking in cafeterias, lunch rooms and lounges, smoking in auditoriums,
gymnasiums, restrooms, elevators, classrooms, hallways, medical facilities, private of-
fices, rooms or areas which contain photocopying equipment or other office equipment,
conference rooms and areas where food is stored and sold but not consumed.
Consquently, the following policies regarding the smoking of tobacco products at Marist
College go into effect on January 1, 1990. This policy is no more and no less than the
new law requires of educational institutions.
AREAS OF TOTAL SMOKING PROHIBITION
Auditoriums
Classrooms
Elevators
Restrooms
Food Storage Areas
Food Preparation Areas
Hallways
Gymnasiums
Enclosed Swimming Pools
Bookstore
Lobbies
Health Center
Theaters
Waiting Areas
Donnelly Snack Bar
All Lounges
Rooms/areas containing photocopying equipment or
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other office equipment used in
common.
Areas of Total Smoking Prohibition with Permission Proviso
Smoking is prohibited in the following areas unless all those present agree to permit smoking:
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Conference Rooms
College Vehicles
Meeting Rooms
Open Work Areas
Offices (Administrative or Faculty)
Limited Smoking Areas
Seventy percent of the
student dining hall shall be designated
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as a non-smoking area.
The remaining 30% shall be designated a smoking area. This area may be
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contiguous
to the non-smoking area.
Areas Not Effected
by
Smoking Law
Residence Facilities
Outdoors
Enforcement and Fines
Enforcement responsibility rests wit~ Dutchess County. Fines range from $500 to $1,000.
We expect that concern and courtesy will prevail as colleagues and students comply with
this law. Any person who observes another individual violating this law should so inform
the violator. Appropriate supervisory and student affairs staff are responsible for ensuring
that the Clean Indoor Air Act is complied with.
Any
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FEBRUARY
1, 1990,
THE CIRCLE
Word Perfect
What's in a name? More
than you think. Those let-
ters which were stolen
and recovered were final-
ly put back on the wall
over the break. After the
"Marist" letters were
stolen on Sept. 5, the
"College" letters were
removed because they
looked stupid. After four
months, the image has
been restored. Photos by
Lynaire Brust.
Mid-Hudson Savings Bank
is proud to announce
the opening of our new
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· FEBRUARY
1, 1990,
THE CIRCLE
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Volleyball set ·
Cagers Win pair;
to
take
9n
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remain in title hunt
Racquetball takes
weekend tourney
key schedule
by
JIM DRESELL Y
Staff Writer
The Marist men's volleyball
team has an important season
ahead of it with perhaps the most
important being its second home
game, Tuesday against Baruch Col-
lege at 7 p.m.
"If
we can get a good turnout
for the game, and then perform
well in that game," said Tom Han-
na, club president and team cap-
tain. "The students will realize just
how exciting volleyball is to watch
and attend our games more often."
The team is returning five
players from a team that went 6-13
in its second year of existence.
Marist will be playing a 20-game
schedule - comprised of both club
teams and varsity-level teams. The
team will most likely face its
toughest tests from New Paltz,
Southampton, Jersey City State,
and Baruch, Hanna said.
Two tournaments are on tap for
Marist -
including the Marist In-
vitational, Feb.
IO
at the McCann
Center starting at
IO
a.m.
Leading the Foxes will be Han-
na, an outside hitter, who led the
team last year in kills, hitting
percentage, digs, serve receive
percentage and aces.
Junior Pat Brundage will be
call-
ed upon to take up the position of
middle blocker. At 6-foot-4-inches,
he is the tallest member of the Red
Foxes.
Marist has already played two
games -
traveling to Army on
Monday and hosting New Paltz on
Wednesday.
Results
were
unavailable at press time.
Scoreboard
Basketball
Men's
Marist 78
Wagner 61
Marist 90
St. Francis
(N.Y.) 71
Record (as of
1/30): 12-6
overall, 5-3 league
Next game: Sat. v.
FDU
(H);
8
p.m.
Women's
Mount St. Mary's 72
Marist 52
Marist 69
St. Francis
(N. Y.) 65
Record: 9-6 overall, 5-2
league
Next game:
Tonight v.
Brooklyn College
(H)
Hockey
Marist 6
Pace 2'
Record:
8-1
Next game: Sat. v. Sienna
(H)
Swimming
Women's
Seton Hall 70
Marist 35
Record: 0-7
by
MIKE O'FARRELL
Staff Writer
Using a well balanced offense, the Marist men's basketball team has
posted two Northeast Conference wins keeping the Red Foxes in the tight
conference race.
·
Marist downed Wagner 78-61 Monday night at the Mccann Center
to follow up on a 90-71 win over St. Francis (N.Y.) last Saturday.
Against the Seahawks Monday, the Red Foxes had six players score
in double figures -
led by guard Andy Lake
with
14.
"I'm ecstatic about the balance on this club," said Marist coach Dave
Magarity.
"It
isn't a star system, everyone contributes."
Marist, sparked by a career-high 11 points by George Siegrist in the
first half, came out strong against the Seahawks and led by 14 at the half.
"We got the momemtum going and were able
to
gP.t into a flow,"
Siegrist said.
The Red Foxes pushed the lead as high as 18 in the second half when
Joey O'Connor and Reggie Gaut connected on back-to-back 3-pointers
to start the second half. Wagner was unable to bring the Marist lead any
lower than eight points.
Magarity said that though his team has been known for its perimeter
game, penetration by the guards and post-up play by the front court has
allowed Marist to get the ball inside with some success.
"We've been searching for an inside game and now we are starting
to get prodcution," Magarity said.
Siegrist said he feels in order for the outside game to be effective, the
inside play must be just as important.
"Our inside game opens up the perimeter," he said. "We have a great
balance. There are different players that do different things, and that
really helps us out."
Joining Lake and Siegrist in double figures were Rod Henderson (12),
Gaut (11), O'Connor (11) and Steve Paterno (11).
Last Saturday against the Terriers, the Red Foxes opened up a IO-point
halftime lead and never looked back.
Four Red Foxes -
led by Gaut's 17 -
were in double figures and
four scored
9
points for the well-balanced offensive attack.
by
PAULINE FOGARTY
Staff Writer
The racquetball team is the se-
cond highest ranked national team
at Marist and the team's advisor is
very happy with their success.
While practicing at All-Sport
Fitness Center last year, juniors
Arte Mochi and Scott Lipareli fre-
quently came in contact with
Marist 0resident Dennis Murray.
Lipareli and Mochi had been
playing together for about seven
years and were trying to start a rac-
quet ball club at Marist.
Trying to help the students out,
Murray searched unsuccessfully for
an advisor for a new racquetball
club.
"When I couldn't find an ad-
visor,
I
figured that this was
something good I could do for the
students," said Murray.
Although only in its second
season, the team is ranked 10th in
the nation in the men's and
women's combined competition,
and seventh in the men's competi-
tion alone.
The team started off this
semester with
an
overall victory this
weekend while hosting West Point,
SUNY-Binghamton and Platt-
sburgh in an Eastern Collegiate
Racquetball Conference Tourna-
ment at their home court at
All-Sport.
The biggest surprise for Marist
was an upset victory for John
McKee in his match against
Binghamton. However, McKee's
day ended early when he was
unable to complete his other mat-
ches in the tournament due to torn
cartilage in his knee.
Not as much of a surprise was
Sean Graham's victory in both
singles and doubles over Bingham-
ton and Plattsburgh. Graham is the
top-ranked player on the Marist
squad as well as the top-ranked
open player in the state.
Eric Funk won each of his four
matches.
As for the ladies team,
sophomore partners Ann Terracino
and Jennifer Prentiss won both of
their doubles and singles matches
against the two opposing schools.
Terracina and Prentiss are ranked
number one and number two on
the Marist team, respectively.
Although relatively new, the
team is very confident in itself.
Players said they feel that the only
thing that is really causing them
any kind of trouble is their lack of
female players.
In March, the Marist team will
be traveling to the Regionals in
Providence,
R.l.,
and the Na-
tionals in Berkeley, Calif.
Senior Ted Sharpenter was sidelined for the Wagner game after suf-
fering a sprained wrist against St. Francis. He scored
9
points in the win
over. the Terriers. He has been averaging 6.5 points per game off the
N EC ...
Continued from page 16
bench.
will be made official Saturday at
Marist now stands at 12-6 overall with a 5-3 Northeast Confrence mark. the
trustees
meeting and Monday
The Red Foxes were at St. Francis (N.Y.) last night. Results were not at the meeting of NEC presidents.
available at press time. The Foxes return home Saturday night when they
The ECC began looking to ex-
will play host to Fairleigh Dickinson University.
pand following the announcement
• • •
by three of the conference's schools
NOTES:
Sophomore Tom Fitzsimons has also been missing from the - Lehigh, Lafeyette and Bucknell
bench ... he has been named academically ineligible for the remainder of University -
that they were leav-
the season pending an appeal from the academic review board ... Reggie ing to join the P_atriot League.
Gaut w~named ''Player,of the :Week'.!. by the NEC for the week ending
··
· Marist had originally accepted
Jan.
27, averaging 15.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game during·that the ECC's offer, but
Doris
said
'time ... sophomore_Paul Faber ~o missed Monda>:'s g~e against Wagner that after hearing the news about
because of ankle problems ... With three players sidelined, team manager Delaware and Drexel, Marist had
Chris Bautista suited up for the Wagner game. Bautista, who played with
to
look at its own future.
Georgia Tech sensation Kenny Anderson in high school, saw 17 seconds
Then Marist heard Hofstra
of playing time.
University's plans - they also had
Bowl was super for 'king'
by
CHRIS SHEA
and MIKE O'FARRELL
Staff Writers
"Back-to-back" may be the
term that best describes last
Sunday.
While the San Fransisco 49ers
were embarrassing the Denver
Broncos in New· Orleans, two
other teams were pounding it
out in much cooler weather.
After trailing for most of the
game, Budweiser staged a thrill-
ing comeback to post a 36-34
victory over Bud Light in Bud
Bowl
II
last Sunday -
giving
Budweiser
back-to-back
championships.
big men to counter Budweiser's
Freezer -
a king-sized player
who was crucial to last year's
win.
Lembrewski
said
he
countered with the Washer,
· Dryer and Kitchen Sink with the
hopes
of skunking
the
Budweiser offense.
Faced with a fourth-and-goal
on the Bud Light one-yard line,
Budweiser faked
a
handoff in-
side to the Freezer then handed
off to Bobby Bud, and he
poured over the top -
cutting
the deficit to 34-30.
The inclimate weather
became a factor late in the game
as a broken play left the the ball
loose in the endzone. Budweiser
fell on it -
putting them up to
stay.
sent an application to the Patriot
League and had informed the ECC
that they would leave if they were
accepted.
Beginning next year, the NCAA
will reduce the number of
automatic bids it hands to con-
ferences for its basketball tourna-
ment. Conferences with less than
six
schools are the most likely to
lose the automatic bid.
"If
this were business, I think
anybody who was running the
business would start to look into
the options Marist had in order to
protect itself," Doris said.
One of those options was to
return to the NEC as the con-
ference had voted unanimously to
offer reinstatement to Marist.
Doris said that Marist was con-
cerned about league competition -
primarily in basketball -
in the
ECC with only six teams
remaining.
With a 25-game regular season
(the new maximum the NCAA will
allow following the \~992 season),
Doris said he was concerned that
only
IO
of those games would be
league contests.
"It's not an ideal situation to
play more non-conference games
than conference games." he said.
As a result, Doris said the
schools that would most likely have
scheduling available to Marist
would be schools from the NEC.
"If
you're going to be playing
mostly teams from the conference
you 're leaving - and more of them
-
than in your own conference,
you have to seriously sit back and
consider why you're leaving in the
first place," he said.
The NEC then began to press
Marist for an answer to the
reinstatement offer because it could
not guarantee that offer would re-
main open, according
to
Doris.
Meanwhile, Doris said, the ECC
was telling him that it could not
hurt because if things didn't work
out, the NEC would take Marist
back a couple of years down the
road.
"If
I
was a real riverboat
gambler, I'd say you're right," he
said. "But
I
don't know that that
would be the case - there may not
be any reason for them to."
Although Marist will remain in
the NEC for at least the next five
years, Doris said this decision may
not be final.
"Right now the
NEC
provides
us
with a very good potential for
growt," he said. "As far as con-
ferences in general are concerned,
I don't think that we've seen the
end of conference changing."
Bud Light took
an
early 13-3
lead in the first quarter, but it
allowed Budweiser, Jed by Billy
and Bobby Bud -
the
Beachwood backs -
to rally
and cut the lead to seven at the
half, 20-13.
"A victory like
this
over a bit-
ter enemy really tastes great,"
said Coach Budka. "We
will
savor this one."
MULA ...
Continued from page
16
The young and flashy Bud
Light squad played
a
strong first
half, led by quarterback sensa-
tion Budway
Joe.
"He really has a good head
on his shoulders," said Bud
Light coach Lembrewski. "He
is loaded with talent."
Despite the frosty weather,
the record-setting Bud Light of-
fense took a commanding
34-23
lead in the third quarter.
Sparked by
Budway Joe's
aerial antics, the Bud Light of-
fense ammassed a shocking
7,250 total yards during the
season.
Lembrewski said he had con-
fidence in bis team going into
the
game,
after aquiring three
Lembrewski was equally as
despondent over
bis
team's loss.
"We got canned," be said.
"There's no excuse for getting
as wasted as we did."
The Budweiser victory came
as a surprise to many Marist
students.
"I
am a really big Bud Light
fan -
really big -
and
I
can
not for the life of me believe
they lost," said sophomore
Christopher Michaels from St.
Louis.
Budweiser fans, though, were
intoxicated with the victory.
"A
victory like this really fills
you up," said Red Fox junior
Steven Emmitt.
"I
don't know
about anyone else but I'm all
tapped out."
said his decision to join the
Marist staff was highly influenc-
ed
by Mula.
"When I noticed how well the
McCann Center was running in
the gap between athletic direc-
tors,
I
was impressed. And
when
I
met Elsie,
I
knew why
things were running so
smoothly," he said.
"Nobody
can
replace the
relationship Elsie had with the
athletes," Doris said. "When
I
first came to Marist I noticed
that she was a good contact for
the athletes. She had a personal
touch with the athletes that
might not be there anymore."
''Athletes needed a personal
contact," Mula said. "It is so
easy to be left in the shuffle of
college, so
I made it my decision
to let the campus know what it
costs the athletes in time and ef-
fort to juggle schoolwork,
friendships, social lives and
athletics. Nobody really knew
that Marist : athletes were
valuable people."
Doris said that most athletic
facilities are situated at one end .
of a campus and though there
will always remain a gulf bet-
ween the athletic administration
and the rest of the
campus,
Elsie
was the tie between the two.
"I
did what
I
wanted to
do
at
Marist," she said.
"I
made it a
point to educate and become
close with the athletes because
I wanted them to know that I
would do anything for them. In
that way, I feel I have succeed-
ed."





























THE CIRCLE
s
PORTS.
FEBRUARY 1, 1990
Marist to remain
with·
'stable' NEC
by
JAY REYNOLDS
Sports Editor
Athletic expansion, quality of league competition and league stabiltiy
-
three of the reasons Marist cited when it decided last spring that it
would leave the Northeast Conference and join · the East Coast
Conference.
Lack of credibility, lack of league competition and lack of league
stability - three of the reasons Marist is citing in its decision not to join
the ECC and remain in the NEC.
"(In August
1989)
Marist had not even thought about returning to
the Northeast Conference," said Marist Athletic Director Gene Doris.
"We had been told (by the ECC) that we were the only school in ques-
tion (of ECC membership) -
that Delaware and Drexel were solid.
"Then came the rumblings that Delaware and Drexel were leaving (the
ECC) and you begin to worry about the credibility of the group you're
going into."
Doris said one of the key issues to remaining in the NEC was that it
appeared more stable than the ECC.
"One of the main reasons why the NEC seemed to be more stable at
this time is that like institutions have the best ability to stay together,"
he said.
Doris said the announcement that Marist will remain in the NEC
will
... See
NEC
page
15
► Marist's Monica O'Halloran tries to break the press of the Mount St. Mary's defense during their 72-52
loss at the McCann Center.
Mula 's retirement is Mccann 's loss
Lady Foxes bumped
from first-place tie
by_
KERRIANN
REILLY
Staff Writer
Elsie said she did what she
wanted to do.
· Elsie Mula, assistant to the
athletic director and women's
athletic coordinator, ad-
ministrator, retired Jan.
5, after
11
years of fufilling what she
called "a vocation."
"I was doing what I wanted
to do - what I was put there to
do," she said.
"I
sorted out my
job to support the student-
athletes. When they were suc-
cessful, I felt great. We were a
family."
Mula first joined the Marist
athletic administrative staff in
1979
as an administrative assis-
tant to former Athetic Director
Ron Petro. Mula was later
unofficially appointed assistant
athletic director under Doc
Goldman who replaced Petro as
acting athletic director.
Mula's responsibilities chang-
ed in
1985
when newly-
positioned -Athletic Director
Brian Colleary officially ap-
pointed Mula to her positions as
Elise Mula
assistant to the athletic director
and
women's
athletic
coordinator.
Her responsibilities included
the scheduling of all women's
sports and non-scholarship .
sports
as
well
as
scheduling for ,
the Mccann Center itself.
"My job wasn't a job," she
said. "That's why I could put
the hours in.
It was a commit-
ted way of my life especially
because I wanted the athletes to
know how important they are to
Marist to ECC
Oh;it sounded so good when we
first heard the news - Marist was
changing conferences.
The prospects of moving to the
East Coast Conference were bright
-
Marist would
be expanding its
current programs and adding some
more.
Baseball - one of the sports so
many people wanted to see here -
would fmally arrive in the spring of
1991.
The early indications were that
Marist would be getting more ex-
posure and more oportunities
which could hardly hurt.
Then came the word that the
ECC really hadn't
been
on the level
with Marist and the conference
which Marist had originally
thought to
be the stable solution
was falling apart.
Lehigh, Lafeyette and Bucknell
had jumped to the newly-formed
Patriot League. Marist knew this
much
because
that is what pro-
mpted the ECC to look to expand
to
begin
with.
After Marist had made the deci-
sion to join the ECC, though,
rumors of Delaware and Drexel
leaving began to circulate and get
louder and louder.
As Athletic Director Gene Doris
said, "No matter what they were
saying publicly, they were gone."
The administrators deserve credit
for realizing what was happening
before it was too late.
The Northeast Conference also
deserves credit for offering Marist
the reinstatement
as
it probably
could have survived without
Marist.
.
Oh sure, the NEC is not the Big
East when it comes to basketball
powerhouses -
but then again
neither is the ECC.
The level of competition is on
relatively the same level
in the NEC
and ECC, but it looks as if the
ECC will Jose its automatic bid in
a couple of years and had Marist
joined it, Marist would have been
left in the cold.
By staying in the NEC, at least
Marist will have an opponunity to
return to the NCAA tournament in
future springs.
There are still some who feel that
Marist should have gi\·en the ECC
a shot anyway.
That, for the most
part
would
be
a meaningless move.
Marist. It was the impact the
athletes had on me that made
me go."
In
1989,
Colleary retired his
position at Marist to become the
athletic director at Duqesne
University in Pittsburgh.
"Elsie was definitely in-
strumental in my success at
Marist College," he said, "and
here at Duquesne,
I
miss having
an Elsie Mula around."
.. Elsie had children of her
own involved .in sports, so she
knew what the athletes went
through/' Colleary said. "She
felt the needs of the athletes and
did everything she could to suc-
ceed for them."
In July
1989,
.the men's pro-
gram was denied a grant that
would.have given the club var-
sity stature.
"I ·hurt when those athletes
didn~t ·become varsity," Mula
said. "They worked so hard to
bring·the club to where it is. I
ached ·when any athlete didn't
get what they wanted -
especially when
I knew how
hard they worked."
Athletic Director Gene Doris'
... See
MULA
page 15
►
by
CHRIS SHEA
Staff Writer
The Marist's women's basketball
team, after being knocked out of
a tie for first place by Mount Saint
Mary's, rebounded by defeating St.
Francis
(N.Y.) 69-65. .
Kim
Smith-Bey sparked the club
by contributing an effort, that in-
cluded 15 rebounds (9 offensive)
and
14
points. ·
· "(Kim) played an outstanding
game," said coach Ken Babineau.
"Not only did she have an extreme-
ly
productive game offensively, but
she also did a tremendous job
guar-
ding the other team's best scorer.
She held Pam Curcio (of St. Fran-
cis) to a one-for-ten shooting night
from the field."
The Lady Red Foxes jumped out
to an early start and maintained a
10-point cushion through the half.
In the second half the lead was
extended to 15 points until a late
St. Francis rally cut the deficit to
four. Marist held on, though, to
win by four.
Danielle Galarneau led the team
in scoring with
15
points. Nancy
Holbrook continued her hot out-
sided shooting -
hitting four of
five shots from three-point range.
Holbrook has now connected on
nine of her last 12 three-point
shots.
On Jan.
25, Marist suffered its
worst loss of the year. Mount St.
Mary's dealt the Lady Red Foxes
12-52
homecourt Joss.
The Marist women shot only
35
percent from the field and tum~d
the ball over
20
times. The loss
knocked the Lady Foxes out of a
tie for first place in the Northeast
Conference.
"We came out flat," Babineau
said. "There's no doubt this was a
big game and we didn't respond.
But there is still along way to go."
Marist has two games in the next
three days -
both at home.
Tonight the Lady Red Foxes host
Brooklyn College, whom they
defeated last year 61-43. Saturday
FDU comes to town for an impor-
tant
conference game
as
Marist
will
try to avenge two losses (53-50,
64-63)
suffered last year.
so much for that ·idea •..
Thursday
Morning
Quarterback
Many would say that the NEC
would take Marist back under its
wing.again and everyone would live
happily ever after.
This isn't the story of the pro•
digal son folks.
People who think Marist should
"experiment" with the ECC are
probably the same ones who
ruin.
a serious relationship with the
I-
Jay Reynolds
love-you-but.1-think-we-should-be-
- - - - - - - - - - - - - free-to-see-other-people line.
Picture the senario:
Marist leaves the NEC for the
ECC. Under the best possible con•
ditions, that would give the ECC
a total of six schools.
In playing each conference
school twice, that's ten
games.
The
regular season will have
25
games.
Doris said the schools that Marist
would most likely be able to
schedule against would
be NEC
schools.
So Marist would be playing more
games against schools from the
conference it just left than the con-
ference it's in.
Then comes the downfall -
the
ECC
loses
its automatic bid
because someone leaves.
Marist would only
be
welcomed
back if the NEC was in desperate
need of help.
Ok, so Marist has to hold off on
expanding to a couple other sports
(Doris said the plans for baseball,
et. al. would
be
pushed back
a
year), but at least the other sports
. will remain in tact.
Right now the Northeast Con-
ference seems like the logical solu-
tion - seeing as the Big East is not
looking to expand.
•
•
•
Men's basketball coach Dave
Magarity has to
be
given credit for
the job he has done thus far con-
sidering the number of players he's
had
to
work with.
The Red Foxes have lost four
players to academic requirements
with the latest being Tom Fitz-
simons -
who is waiting to hear
from an academic review board
concerning
a 'grade
from
intercession.
Senior Ted Sharpenter did not
suit up against Wagner because of
a sprained wrist he suffered against
St. Francis
(N.Y.).
The dwindled bench left Magari-
ty with few options.
One of those options turned out
to
be the team's manager Chris
Bautista, who
dressed
for the game
against Wagner.
Bautista often practices with the
team because of a shortage of
players.
Magarity gave Bautista
17
seconds of playing time against
Wagner - seeing as the Red Foxes
were up by
16
points with time run-
ning out.
To Elsie Mula:
You probably realize just how
much did for Marist athletics -
I
don't have to tell you.
May you continue to have fun in
your retirement.
Jay Reynolds is
The
Circle's
sports editor.


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