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MARIST COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE,
N.
y.
FEBRUARY
8,
1990
NLorth End
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intruder
hunted down at· Bard
by
CHRIS LANDRY
Senior Editor
a.m. as he came up the stairs. He
walked passed her and out the door
as he said "maintenance," she
A Beacon man who was arrested
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said.
last Thursday for burglary at Bard
The other two of the incidents on
College has been identified by two
Jan. 27 involving Corton were
Marist students as
·
the same
in-
reported to
Security
within minutes
truder who brought a scare to the
of each other.
North End two weeks ago, accor-
Senior Krista Stearns reported a
ding to Joseph
Leary,
director of man who fit the same description
safety and security.
.
in her ToWnhouse, C-3. Stearns
Krista Stearns, of ToWnhouse said when she encountered Corton
C-5, and and Jennifer Carabetta,
in her upstairs bathroom he again
of B-3, Friday identified the man;
claimed he was with maintenance
Jake
Corton Jr., 22, in a photo and was checking the pipes
.
Cor-
.
lineup provided by Town of ton fled the residence when Stearns
Poughkeepsie police.
discovered him again in her
In the incident at Bard, in
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bedroom.
Annandale-on-Hudson, N
.
Y.,
An intruder was discovered by
Corton faces charges of burglary,
Katherine Keenan in G-8 of the
resisting arrest and criminal
Gartland
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Commons Apartments
mischief, said David Cundy, an
just before
6
a.m. on Jan. 27.
under sheriff at the Dutchess
.
Keenan said the intruder quietly
County Sheriff's Office.
searched her bureau until she
He also faces additional burglary
awoke and yelled at
him
to get out.
charges for three incidents at
Keenan then chased the intruder,
Marist on Jan. 25 and 27, Leary
described as a black man wearing
said.
a plaid
shirt
with a red and white
The first incident occurred in B-3
jacket, from the apartment,
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she
on Jan. 25. Carabetta said she
said. Corton is accused of taking
discovere~
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Cor.ton-at.aboul-7:30
.
,
$30
.
from
a
pocketbook
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on the
,
kit-
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Worst
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in years
chen table.
Although Keenan could not
identify the intruder as Corton,
police said it was probably the same
man.
Keenan said the apartment door,
which she says was locked, can
easily be opened with a card:
Although Security said there was
no sign of forced entry, the dQ.or
was reinforced on Monday.
Carabetta said she is not sure if
her door was locked.
According to Cundy, state police
and the
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sheriff's department track-
ed Corton with dogs and arrested
him at his father's home in Red
Hook, N.Y.
Corton had been spying on a
female student who was taking a
shower in her dorm at Bard; Cun-
dy said. Police guessed this man
was the Marist intruder because he
was still wearing the same clothes.
Leary said this was not the first
time Corton has got in trouble for
snooping around in women's
cam-
pus residences. Corton was releas-
ed from prison about six weeks ago
after being convicted on similar
charges, he said.
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by
campus flu epidemic
by
STACEY MCDONNELL
News Editor
The flu epidemic has spread to Marist, sending
about 300 students each week to Health Services.
About
SO
students
call
daily to see a nurse, said
Maureen Doran, a receptionist in the office.
Statewide, this flu season is the worst in several
years, according to William Fagel, a spokesman for
the State Department of Health.
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The disease is currently affecting
26
of the state's
62 counties, and spreading quickly, said J:agel. _ ·
The flu, caused by a virus, cannot be cured with
medication, said Jane O'Brien, director of Health Ser-
vices. It is spread in the air through droplets of water
·
from the sneezing and coughing of an infected per-
son, she said.
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The symptoms include-a fever, muscle aches, a
dry
cough and head congestion. The only way to treat it
is
by resting,
drinking
fluids and taking Tylenol, a non-
aspirated form of medication.
In order to avoid the flu, one must keep up his or
her resistance, said O'Brien. Bed rest, a good diet and
good hygiene keep the immune system working pro-
perly, she said
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"When you feel yourself starting to get run down,
rest and take care of yourself," said O
'
Brien.
According to O'Brien; February is usually the
busiest month for the office -
and this year is no
exception
.
"A lot of the students come back from winter break
sick,'' she said. "The majority of the cases this month
are diagnosed
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as having flu, but some have secondary
infections which develop from the virus
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Secondary infections, such as bronchitis, can be
treated with medication because they're no longer sim-
ple
viruses,
she said.
One nurse in the office was sick last weekend, but
was able to work, said O'Brien.
"The nurses are tough," she
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said. "But being
around so many sick students can certainly have an
effect on them."
A cover
up
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photo/Lynaire Brust
Lee Miringoff
and
Barbara Carvalho, founders of the Marist
Institute of Public Opinion, made the cover of the December
issue of Empire State Report, a political magazine. See story
page 3.
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Administration adopts new
sexual
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harassm~nt policy
by
MOLLY WARD
News Editor
A
new sexual harassment policy
that went into effect January 1
marks the first time the college has
had such a policy concerning both
its employees and students.
The three-and-one-half page
policy is more comprhensive than
the 1984
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half-page policy, said
Assistant Vice President Marc
Adin.
"The palicy preceding
.
this one
dealt mainly with employees of the
institution
harassing
other
emoloyees and students," said
Adin. -"We realized
we needed to
cover the institution with one for-
malized policy."
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The updated policy reflects the
changes in the legal
.
definition of
sexual harassment over the past six
years.
Policies at Marist are reviewed
every few years,
_
said Adin. "We
. .. See
POLICY
page
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Walters first woman to
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receive LT award
by
KAREN CICERO
Managing Editor
Barbara Walters, ABC News Correspon-
dent and host of the weekly newsmagazine
20/20,
will
be
the first woman to receive the
Lowell Thomas Award on April 19 at the
Hemsley Palace in Manhattan.
About 200 people v.ill atttnd the
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eighth
annual award ceremony, sponsored by
Marist College, to honor the 58-year-old
journalist who was recently inducted into the
Academy of Television Arts
&
Sciences Halt
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of Fame, according to Shailccn Kopec, ac-
ting vice president for college advancement.
The winner of the Communication Arts
Alumni Internship Achievement Award,
presented the same day by Robert
Norman,
director of the internship
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program and
associate professor of communications at
Marist, is expected to
be
announced next
week.
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Lowell Thomas Jr., the son of the late
pioneering broadcaster and commentator for
whom
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the award
is
named, John Cannon,
president of The National Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences, and Douglas
Edwards, a retired CBS News broadcaster,
form the committee that chose Walters.
"The selection committee felt that there
was a real need to recognize a woman in
broadcast journalism," said President
Den-
nis J. Murray, who will present the award.
"The name that kept coming up from pro-
fessionals in the field
was
Barbara
Wahers."
Marist established the award in 1983 to
recogni1.e outstanding journalists whose lives
reflect the effort, dedication and imagination
of Thomas.
Walters, a 14-year vetern of ABC,
celebrated her 50th
Barbara Walters Special
in 1988 and last year interviewed such world-
renowned entertainers as Audrey Hepburn,
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Diana Ross and Tom Selleck.
In 1985, Good Housekeeping magazine
ranked her as one of the 100 most important
women of the century and in 1983 she receiv-
ed. a similar honor from The Ladies Home
Journal magazine.
A Boston native, Walters joined the cast
of
20120
in 1979 and became co-host of the
show in 1984.
Before coming to ABC, she was the
youngest producer with NBC-TV's New
York station and a writer for CBS.
Walters brought a more serious style to
NBC's
Today show, moving from reporter
in 1961 to the program's first female co-host
13 years later.
Past recipents of the Lowell Thomas
Award include Eric Sevareid, Walter
Cronkite, Howard K. Smith, Douglas Ed-
wards,
David Brinkley, Harry Reasoner and
John Chancellor.
Sculptor l>hil Kraczkowski created the
miniature bust of Thomas that is awarded
each year.
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Tonight
In the mood for a captivating movie? Stop
by Donnelly 245 for this week's foreign film,
"El Muerto." This 1975 Argentinian movie
stars Thelma Brial, Juan Jose Camero and
Francisco Rabal. The 7:30 film is also on Fri-
day and admission is free.
• At 9
p.m.,
the class of 1991 presents "A
Night of Lip Sync." Come see the top pop
stars perform in our own college cafeteria!
Tickets cost $1 .
Friday
• For all you romantics, a Valentine's Day
dance will be held in the cafeteria at 9 p.m.
• Foreign Film, see above.
• The College Union Board presents "The
.
Wild n' Wacky Show," starring Jim Karol in
the Theatre at 8 p.m. Admission is free with
Marist ID. Want to know what "Wild n'
Wacky" is? Be there!
Saturday
• Send in the clowns. The Royal Han-
naford Circus will be at the Mid Hudson Civic
Center with shows at 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and
8 p.m. Tickets cost $6.50 for adults. Perfor-
mances will also take place on Sunday at
1 :30 and 5 p.m.
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At 8 p.m., the National Theatre of the
Deaf will present "The Odyssey" at the Bar-
davon Opera House in Poughkeepsie. For
tickets, call the Bardavon Box Office
.
at
473-2072.
.
Sunday
• Circus, see above.
.
• Attention inovie buffs. Comk to see
"Twilight Zone: The Movie" arid "Close En~
counters of the Third Kind" in the Theatre
at 7 and 9:30 pm
.
Wednesday
• Sing along with the Marist Singers at
5:30 p.m. who will present a "Love Concert"
in the Fireside Lounge.
Thursday
• At 8 p.m., the Ulster Performing Arts
Center presents a special performance of
"Giselle" by the Warsaw Ballet. This is the
second time the dance company has toured
th~ United States in more than 200 years.
Tfckets cost $20, $18 and $16. For more in-
formation, call 331-1613.
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Coming Events
• On Thursday February 22, "Betty aA~
.
.
the Boomers'.' will perform a coffee break
concert featuring folk and original music in
the Fireside Lounge at 10:15 a.m.
• William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer
Night's Dream", will be presented by Tho
Queen City Stage Company at the Vassar
Institute on Friday, March 2 at
8 p.m. Tickets·
are
$8
with student ID. Reservations must
be made by Friday, February 24th.
[jJ
o Your Health
•The American Heart Association will
sponsor the "Culinary Hearts Kitchen"
beginning Wednesday March 14 through .
April 4 at Poughkeepsie Middle School. This
. weekly session, taught by registered dieti-
tians, will be held in room 307 from 7 to 9
p.m.
•On Monday, February 12, Gerri Pozzi,
from the Dutchess County AIDS Task Force,
will speak about college students as the next
high risk group for AIDS.
IM
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aking
The Grade
• Here's a chance to win $3,000 and see
your film or video on national television. Col-
lege students are invited to participate in a
video
contest
sponsored
by
the
Christophers. The contest theme is "One
Person Can Make A Difference." Entries
must be submitted by June 15. For more in-
.
formation, call (212) 759-4050.
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• Internships in the Department of State's
14 regional ombudsman offices are
available for next semester, For more infor-
.
mation, call (518) 473-3678 or (212)
587-5800.
• The American Poetry Association is
sponsoring a contest with a $1,000 grand
prize. For more information, contact Jennifer
Manes at (408) 429-1122.
• The Census Bureau is looking for
students to fill temporary jobs in Dutchess
County. The pay is $7 per hour. Call
454-9872 for more information.
Want your activity listed In Up to
Date? Send all pertinent informa-
tion to The Circle by the Saturday
before publication. We look for-'
ward to hearing from you.
And that's the way they became the Brady Bunch. You can
see the nine actors and actresses, pictured
,
above, by turning
on your television tomorrow at 8 p.m. for a two-hour movie which
previews the new Brady Bunch series.
Edito
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rs' Picks
• Lip
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Sync, Tonight at 9 p.m. in the
cafeteria, costs $1
• Born on the Fourth of July, playing at
the Galleria
• Stella, playing at the Roosevelt Theater
in Hyde Park
• AIDS Lecture, Monday at
7
p.m. in t~e
Fireside Lounge
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Pennsylvania
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band makes meaningful music
Discovering a band you've never
heard before is a traumatic ex-
perience. You are torn between
wanting to tell everyone and wan-
ting to keep the band to yourself.
Life
is
filled with such dilemmas.
So
what do you do?
In my
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case, I eventually tell
peo-
ple about them and am usually met
with cool indifference or candid
replies of, "You call this music?"
Don't worry if no one cares. At
least you tried and at least you've
got another week's column in the
can.
I first heard The Innocence Mis-
sion last October when our il-
lustrious but grossly unappreciated
radio station (nothing wrong with
a cheap shot) started playing their
record. At first, nothing struck me
about them. The songs were
unassuming and not unpleasant to
hear, but they didn't jump up and
knock me out. I never thought I
would grow to love this band.
By
late November I'd heard the
entire record a few times and came
to a realization: I
was
nuts about
this group. I couldn't stop listen-
ing to them.
I got the
tape
and
played it constantly. I was insane;
a fanatic, I ranted and raved and
told everyone I met, "Listen to The
Innocence Mission!"
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Then I got a toehold on reality.
But I still want people to know
about this band. They hail from the
hinterland of Pennsylvania and
released their self-titled major label
debut last year. Husband and wife
Don and Karen Peris are half the
band, she handles the vocals and
keyboards and he plays guitar.
Mike
Bitts on bass and Steve
Brown on drums round out the
foursome.
Okay,
enough
biograJ1fiical garbage.
As
I mentioned, their music is
not going to wow anyone on the
first listen.
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Maybe not the second
or third, either. With each listen,
though, their moodiness and lyrical
quirkiness start to sink in. Follow-
ing the lyric sheet is a big help,
because one of
The
Innocence Mis-
sion's strengths lies in Karen Peris'
words.
Most of the songs, such as "I
Remember Me" and "Notebook,"
are personal insights that explore
the dangers
of love, and the fe.ar of
Kieran Fagan
In
your
ear
it. In "Black Sheep Wall" Peris
sings,
This love hurts tqo much/
And I try to build a wall/ So I
don't have to see you fall.
In "I Remember Me" she gets
even more negative:
I'm a
headline/ A non-existent person/
I'm a shell with no name/ I am no
one.
It isn't too
cheery
bl,lt it makes
for good music.
Family is another big topic.
"Curious" (my favorite cut) finds
a sister guessing about the
mysterious woman that her brother
is going to
many.
"Broken Circle"
tells the story of a deteriorating
family th~t is
trying
desperately to
stay together.
Peris' words have an honesty
and spontaneity tha_t are rarely
found in music today. And
somehow, for
aU
of the despair that
you hear
in
the music, the record
ultimately has an uplifting feel to it.
Another outstanding track is
"Come Around and See Me,"
which is also the saddest song
.
on
the record. It's told from the
perspective of a forgotten old
woman who only wants a visitor.
I like the way/ The TV /ills the
room with human voice/ And
sometimes it is amusing/ Please, all
I ask
is that you come around and
see me.
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think
;
Peris
is
out to
depress us by writing a song like
that, she just wants to make us
aware. And it's hard to ignore her
words.
But what about the music itself?
A great man once said, "Com-
parisons are odious," and I
couldn't agree more. Besides, I'm
not sure who I could compare The
Innocence Mission to. Just to give
people a clue to the band's sound,
I
offer the following.
They don't
sound drippy like 10,000 Maniacs,
they are nowhere near as gritty as
the Pretenders. Most of the guitars
are acoustic, although I'm hesitant
to call this folk music.
Listening to the Innocence Mis-
sion, I am reminded of only one
band, and it's Lone Justice. But
since comparisons are, as I well
know, odious, I shouldn't even
make that one.
They may be a little
too quiet for
some folks' tastes, but The In-
nocence Mission is worth a listen.
They know how to create a mood,
they know how to communicate the
meaning and the emotion of their
s6rigs. Like any band, they aren't
going to appeal
to everybody (but
who wants
to
appeal
to
everybody?). If you're feeling
adventurous, or bored, and want to
hear something new, give them a
try.
And, like the orange corduroy
pants your Aunt Hilda gave you
for Christmas, if you. don't like
them you can always take them
back.
Kieran Fagan
is
The Orde's
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Magazine features MIPO
by
MICHAEL O'FARRELL
Staff Writer
Miringoff points to the recent
New York mayoral election
as
pro-
of of that accuracy. According to
Two familiar faces at Marist Miringoff, MIPO was the only poll
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became newsstand items last that was able to track the closing
December when
Lee
Miringoff and gap. "We knew it was going to be
Barbara Carvalho, founders of the close because of the results of our
Marist Institute for Public Opi-
polling up until the last minute,"
nion, appeared on the cover of the he said.
New York State political magazine
There is more to MIPO than just
the Empire State Report.
phone calls, Miringoff said. Marist
The cover photo recognition, students can take classes in survey
however, is nothing new to MIPO, research as well as taking on intern-
which was founded in 1979 and has ships with MIPO and attending
had the results of its polls publish-
seminars.
ed in Time, Newsweek and over
Speakers such as New York
300 different newspapers nation-
senator Daniel .f:atrick Moyni
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h~n
wide
.
This past fall, during the New and oJ~er poht_1cal person_ahttes
York mayoral race, Miringoff ap-
,
have VISlted Manst ~o talk ~!th the
peared WNBC-TV three times. He students about the issues. There
has also appeared on "Good Mor-
are many facets to the program ~d
ning America."
the students are very much an m-
MIPO,
which conducts both te~r~l part of its success," said
local and national polls, has Mm~~off.
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become "the polling place for New
. ~Ir!ngC?ff said the studen_ts pa~-
York state politics," according to t1c1patmg m_t~e program ~am their
Miringoff. "Our work is followed own recogmtion_along with a well
closely and that can be attributed balanced education.
to our accuracy
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"The students get a front row
seat in the political process and
they make news," he said. "Marist
students have identification with
the organization
.
"
MIPO's success is in a large part
due to a pride associated with the
poll, Miringoff said.
"What we do is very unique,
there is no other poll like it in New
York," said Miringoff. "We are
recognized as the leader in New
York polling." MIPO is also wide-
ly recognized nationally because
New York state is an important
political arena.
Developing a solid rapport with
the press has also played a key part
in the success of MIPO. "Our ac-
curacy," said Miringoff, "is so
strong that the press has begun to
depend on us for results."
Miringoff, who came
to
Marist
in 1975, said he has many goals for
MIPO to strive for in the future.
~'There
will
always be changes as
it
develops," said Miringoff. "The
decade of the 1980s was nice to us
and I have a good feeling about the
1990s."
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Actor urges end
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to racial stereotypes
by
DAN HULL
Staff Reporter
Actor Giancarlo Esposito attributed stereotypes and
labels
as
two causes of racial tension at his speech in
his speech to about 200 people in the Theater last
Thursday.
Esposito started his acting career on Broadway at
age eight and advanced his career through television.
He said he accepted roles which portrayed blacks as
robbers and drug addicts because he needed the money
to live
.
-As he became more successful, Esposito said he
refused
to
accept roles which gave a poor image of
blacks, and said he waited for offers that would give
blacks a positive image of themselves.
Esposito spoke for about two hours about what
labels mean, how they effect our lives, and how peo-
ple can put an end to racial hatred.
"We
can
change the world by unity
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and numbers,"
Esposito said. during the lecture sponsored by the
Black Student Union. "Hatred will get you nowhere."
Esposito humored the audience by cracking jokes
and speaking with a heavy Brooklyn accent.
Dressed in a suit and tie, Esposito told of his
childhood and his early career. Born in Copenhagen,
Denmark to a black mother and white Italian father,
Esposito's :family-moved to the United States when
Esposito also discussed his role in Spike Lee's re-
cent film "Do The Right Thing," by taking questions
about the movie from the audience
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Esposito por-
trayed "Buggin' Out" in the film, which some critics
believe to be the best film of 1989.
. Espos!to.~ill be appearing
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Spike L
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he was six.
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movie A Love Supreme."
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~arist re-admits 33 old faces
by
JENN JOHANNESSEN
Staff Reporter
Recycling has taken on a new
meaning at Marist college.
A total of 77 students came to
Marist this semester, nearly half of
them for the second time around.
The 33 "recycled" students who
have returned; left school originally
because they decided to transfer,
were academically ineligible to re-
main at Marist, had financial dif-
ficulties or take a semester off and
decide after all that to return.
Many of the "two timers" said
the personalized attention from
faculty and the friends they made
during their previous stint at
Marist, were just a few of the
reasons why they came back
.
Becky Thew, a sophomore from
Canton, N.Y., was originally a
fashion major at Marist, but
transferred to the University
of
Rhode Island for a semester
because she was not sure of what
she wanted to do.
At URI Thew said she became
interested in social work and decid-
ed to return to Marist because she
said she found URI "too big and
impersonal."
"The professors lectured to a
class of 300 to 500 students through
tiny microphones attached to their
clothes," she said.
Sophomore Jennifer Lindeman,
a business major from Madison,
N.J., said she thought Marist cost
too much and decided to try a
semester some place else.
She returned to Marist because
she said she missed her friends and
did not like commuting to and
from
her
former
school,
Fairleigh-Dickinson
.
Lou Marin, a sophomore com-
munication arts major, said
delivered pizzas last fall to pay for
his spring semester.
Many of the transfer students
said that Marist has a friendlier at-
mosphere than the other schools
they attended
.
"My friends here went to every
effort to make me feel at home,"
said Emery Sullivan, a freshman
psychology and special education
major from Pirermont, N
.
Y.
Sullivan said she liked the loca-
tion of Marist and said she thought
it was cleaner compared to other
schools she has seen.
Freshman Dwayne Edwards of
Tarrytown,
N.Y.,
said, "The peo-
ple here make you feel like you are
part of the school and speak to you
when you walk down the hall."
"At my other school (Western
Connecticut State University) if
you said 'hi' to people they might
think you were crazy," said Ed-
wards, a business administration
major.
Class
Act
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Harvi Griffin, a harpist, performed to students gathered last
Tuesday in the Fireside Lounge.
Campus cable
TV to be
for educational use only
by
PATRICIA DE PAOLO
Staff Writer
Marist professors will now be able to use recorded material from cable
television stations for classroom instruction because of the new service
available to the Beirne/Spellman Media Center.
Cable television, provided by Poughkeepsie Cablevision, is now receiv
-
ed in the media center, located in the Lowell Thomas Communications
Center, according to Janet Lawler, audio
-
visual and television opera
-
tions manager
.
The procedure has to be used in conjunction with standard copyright
laws, said Carl Gerberich, vice president for information services. Use
of this service will be monitored by the media center, he said.
In accordance with the copyright Jaws, the recorded program has to
be shown in the classroom within 10 consecutive days of recording, said
Lawler. It then has to be erased by the media center within 45 days, she
said.
There is no charge for this service, said Lawler, who describes the new
procedure
as
working almost like a library circulation system. The media
center will provide the tapes that will be used by professors, and then
reused by the media center for future recordings, she said.
.
All
recordings will be handled personally by Lawler. Professors
in-
terested in cable recordings must send a written request to her in writing.
This new service has been established, according to Gerberich
,
"to ad-
dress a specific need by teachers." There are valuable educational pro-
grams on the Public Broadcast Service, he said
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Washington intern witnesses Juvenile abuse
by
TOM HANNA
Staff Writer
Internships are a standard
.
at coll~e, but
what nna LaValla experienced w~ not.
La Valla, a junior from Greenwich; Conn.,
worked with the Public Defenders
Service
(PDS), while attending the American Univer-
sity Foreign Policy Seminar.
Working two days a week for PDS at the
D.C. Juvenile Correctional Facilities,
LaValla represented incarcerated juveniles at
disciplinary
hearings
for alleged violations of
facility rules.
La Valla said she saw the juveniles were
be-
ing beaten by staff members and were
sometimes locked in their rooms for up to
five days at a time.
"Basically, the staff violated every civil
rights law there is," LaValla said.
She said that some juveniles could not call
their lawyers and the required education and
necessary psychological help was not being
given.
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.
.
"I
was usually their only contact with the
outside world/' LaValla said. "Some (of
them) would ask me to call their mom or to
give their mom a letter from them. They were
kids," she said.
Sometimes La Valla was the first person
a
juvenile would
see
after being locked in a
room for days at a time.
"Some of these kids deserve to be punish
-
ed," said La Valla, "but they don't deserve
to be treated like animals."
La Valla said the situation
was
so bad that
sometimes staff members would give La Valla
a
tip
that
a
problem had occurred with one
of
the
juveniles.
After confronting the juvenile it usually
turned out that they had been physically
abused.
"It
made me sick
,
" said LaValla.
By mid-November, after being with PDS
for a month, a motion was
filed in court by
PDS and the American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU).
The motion charged that the D.C. Juvenile
Correctional Facilities violated a 1986 con-
sent decree which stated the rules and stan-
dards by which the facility
was to
operate.
It
stated that the juveniles were being
mistreated, physically abused and that uncer
-
tified teachers were teaching in the facility.
PDS and the ACLU have obtained
substantial evidence and statements from
juveniles and facility staff.
Some of the statements were taken by
La Valla, and
memos she sent
to her superiors
may
be used as evidence.
Aside from working with PDS, LaValla
spent the other three weekdays in the Foreign
Policy Seminar at American University.
La
Valla said the seminar kept her interest
in the foreign policy arena, but her involve-
ment with PDS and the juveniles she came
in contact with, really affected her.
She said it made such an impact that she
decided to spend over two weeks on indepen-
dent study at the facility just after Christmas.
"It
was really hard going back," La Valla
said about her return trip.
La
Valla said the whole
.
experience has her
leaning toward Jaw school upon graduation
next May.
"I
would definitely go back
as
a la'\Vfer
at PDS
.
Maybe
I could be more helpful
then," said LaValla.
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THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY
8, 1990
Briefs
Security supervisor dies
by
STACEY MCDONNELL
News Editor
Two Marist employees from the Office of Safety and Security died
last month from medical problems.
John Coughlin, 44, patrol supervisor and criminal investigator for the
Office of Safety and Security, died of cancer on Jan. 29.
Coughlin, who died four months after he was diagnosed as having
cancer, was to replace Paul Burke as assistant director of safety and securi-
ty, said Joseph Leary, director of the office.
Burke had left the position.
Coughlin, who worked at Marist for two years, was also a criminal
investigator for the state police under Leary.
Surviving are Coughlin's wife and three children.
Thomas Costa, a van driver, died nine days prior to Coughlin of a
broken blood clot in his brain during an operation. He was 66.
Costa had driven the morning van for five years and is survived by
a wife and two children.
Computer course required
for three more majors
by
JANET RYAN
Staff Writer
The communication arts, political science and history departments now
require students to take introduction to computer systems, a course which
introduces students to the basic computing skills.
Introduction to computer systems is a fundamental computer course
which gives a basic understanding of technology and exposure to the dif-
ferent computer packages, said Richard Atkins, acting director of core
liberal studies.
"It's a computer world and it would be a mistake if we didn't help
students deal or cope with it," said Atkins.
Computer projection systems are now available in classrooms, which
enables professors to demonstrate software packages without going to
the computer lab.
The course focuses on introduction to the mainframe, operating
systems, electronic mail and introduction to various packages used on
the personal computer.
'' A section of the course is exclusively offered for history and political
science majors. Two sections are offered for communication arts ma-
jors,'' said Onkar Sharma, chairperson of the division of computer science
and mathematics.
There is a standard syllabus which is used by the instructors. The
syllabus contains the basic core content which every faculty member
follows in teaching the course, said Sharma.
The divisions decide between themselves what should be emphasized,
depending on what is required from each.
Administrators are considering offering a second course, end use com-
puting, which is goes more into depth, said Sharma.
"It is a good course which should be taken by all in freshman year.
It
is not enough to just take, they should start using it in the other courses
which they take. Taking the course is only the first step towards our
general goal, which is integrating computing into the curriculum," Shar-
ma said.
Intern to start news show
by
JANET RY AN
Staff Writer
A Marist senior is coordinating a news program which is scheduled
to air next Wednesday, at
5
p.m. on Marist TV channel
8.
Debra McGrath, a senior from Smithtown,
N.Y.
said she proposed
the idea of a news program as an internship to help keep the students
morf! tunea in
io
what is happening in the community around them.
In the past there have been several attempts to start student news pro-
grams, but there was never any follow through. McGrath plans to start
out simple and solid with a lot of hard work to make the program a
success.·
"The program is designed to let students have a medium of their own,
a visual piece of information, a living memory," McGrath said.
"The students deserve a news program so they can be tuned into not
only what is going on in the world but also what is going on in the col~
lege community," said McGrath.
McGrath says she plans to cover campus events, local, national and
possibly international news on the program.
It may be rough now to find reliable people, but by mid semester there
will be people to count on, said McGrath.
"When a student undertakes a task such as this it is easy to
be
cynical,
but if you get a student with a lot of energy and enthusiasm, the pro-
gram
can
be a success," said Janet Lawler, AV
rrv
Operations Manager
Media Center.
This is
an
experimental program. Debbie is setting
the
precedence for
the program and if it is a success
it
will continue next semester, said
Lawler.
"The students have to back her up because it is a student program,"
said Lawler.
"Debbie has a lot of motivation, and I want to help her out. She asks
a lot of relevant and intelligent questions which people can relate to,"
said
Mike Rodia,
cameraman from Watertown, Conn.
"I would take care of any graphics she would want, credits, names
under people, opening title. She is very confident and has a good team
working with her," said sophomore Rich Pfeifer.
The program
is
scheduled to air once a week for a half hour on Wednes-
day nights. The program will also run randomly on alternate days.
McGrath will
be
the producer of the show. The production of the show
will be done in the media center with the help of the media staff.
McGrath wil1 be working out of the media center three days a week.
All of the equipment is at her disposal and she reserves the equipment
:n advance if possible.
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8, 1990
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It's time to get back to nature.
At least if you want to be "in" as far as spring
fashions are concerned.
.
The general trend of the fashion world this spring
will involve earth color tones and the use of natural
fabrics, according to Carmine Porcelli, director of the
fashion program at Marist.
And students can easily follow this new look, he
said. Encouraging the female students to abandon
their sweatpants because "there's nothing worse than
a young woman looking like a man," Porcelli said the
ladies should buy a terrific pair of pants, a washable
silk blouse and an oversized jacket.
Porcelli, who attended the spring shows of such
famous designers as Anne Klein and Bob Mackie, of-
fered the following advice to fashion-conscious
females.
-Avoid the "happy medium" in skirt lengths; this
spring, they're either long or short.
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If
your jackets are a little big; keep them anyway.
They're worn less fitted this year.
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Choose natural fabric such
as
linen, wool, rayon
and pure cotton.
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Stick to earth tones for colors. Particularly nice
are grey, green and browns.
As far
as
women are concerned, the oversized look
is still in. "Colors must be played down," said
Porcelli. "Grey-green, grey-red, and grey-brown will
all be very popular. These colors are softer, but yet
not somber looking."
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Guys shouldn't be left out of these fashion changes,
Porcelli said. In fact, the relaxed look is in store for
men too, he said.
For the fashionable male this spring, full pleated
,
pants with a washed silk shirt are necessities. Socks
are out. And for footwear, slipper-like shoes made of
suede are definitely in. Also, the trend towards longer
hair for men
will
continue.
Interchangeability between the sexes will continue
in the clothing world. "Right now," said Porcelli, "a
girl could put on what just about any guy is wearing,
and look great."
Porcelli said this is a revolutionary occurrence in
fashion, and he expects it to continue.
Where do you buy all these new fashions?
Porcelli recommends the following stores for most
chic spring clot~es:
- The Limited Express, located in the Poughkeep-
sie Galleria, caters to male and female young people.
-
Up to Date, located in the Main
Mall in
Poughkeepsie, sells designer female fashions.
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For the bargain conscious, try Marshall's on
· Route
9.
Sketches
by Carol Belote
~izing
up the stock for the . best supermarket buy
by
JON CERABONE
Staff Writer
If you're looking for a place where you
can
get good prices, good
service
and fresh
food than Adams Freshacre Farms Inc. is
the
pbce
for you, according to an informal
survey
of
area
supermarkets conducted last
week.
11le
survey,
rated
four
local
supermarkets,
Shop
Rite,
Grand
Union,
Edwards
TLC and
Adams, on their prices, quality and
cleanliness.
Are
you a
bargain
shopper?
If
so,
go
to
Adams or Egwards
TLC.
Those
super-
markets,
located
off
Route
44
and
about
JO
minutes from campus, offer weekly specials
on the following items: frozen foods, cold
cuts,
produce, pasta, sauce, bread and
mil1t.
At Shop Rite, there are weekly specials in
at least one of those
areas,
according
to
Sharon Stevens-Biscardi, a spokesperson for
chain
which
bas
two stores
locally.
Pasta
and
bread
are
always
sale items at the Grand
Union and
milk
goes on sale twice
a
month,
said Craig Thompson,-assistant manager of
Grand
Union on Route
9 in
Hyde Park.
No
matter
how
cheap food
is,
though,
you
don't want it unless it's fresh. Adams not on-
ly has
the most
consistent sales, they have
a very good shipping record. Both Adams
and Shop Rite receive fresh produce daily.
Edwards came
in
second with six times a
week and Grand Union lagged behind with
four times
a
week.
However, in the meat, poultry and deli
line, Edwards pulled ahead by getting
shipments in each item
six
times
a
week.
Grand Union
recieivcd
meat and poultry four
times a
week
and
deli products three times
a week, Shop Rite
received
all
three
products
three
times
a
week.
Adams
received
meat
and
poultry products four times a weelc, but it
only received deli products twice
a
week.
Lastly, Adams, the only store not part of
a supermarket chain, is generally the best-
looking store of the four. It is the cleanest,
especially for one of it's size and unlike
Grand Union or Edwards, there were not
boxes everywhere blocking the aisles.
Service
and the quality of the food appeared to
be
more than satisfactory.
And most importantly, it
was
very easy to
get assistance in Adams. After all, in what
other supermarket could a customer com-
plain directly to the head of the company?
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6
THE CIRCLE
EDITORIAL
FEBRUARY 8, 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 Cartoo_nist
Kevin St. Onge,
Business Manager
John Hartsock,
Faculty Adviser
Pick a parking lot,
any parking lot
Wanted: Large, vacant lot for pomp
and circumstance. Not· too many
potholes or light poles. River views a
plus. Send replies to: Commencement
Committee, Marist College, Poughkeep-
sie, N. Y. I 260
I.
All reasonable offers
considered.
This year's Commencement will be
held outside again, but a new site has to
be found because the parking lot behind
the Lowell Thomas Communications
Center is going to be torn up during site
work for The Dyson Center.
A popular idea for an outdoor
ceremony is Leonidoff Field, but the site
is too risky because rain would turn it
into a swamp, even several days before
graduation day, May 19.
So the search is on for another park-
ing lot. Here's how they rate:
Mccann Center lot
Pros: Proximity to indoor facilities
like bathrooms; nothing ugly about it.
Cons: No river views; proximity to the
treatment plant, which can't be
guaranteed not to fill the air with a foul
odor on graduation day.
Marist East parking lot,
north or south
Pros: Can anyone think of any?
Cons: Too many to list; not a viable
option.
Basketball court below
Gartland Commons Apartments
Pros: Most scenic site; unobstructed
river views; smoothest surface.
Cons: Not easily accessible; far from
bathrooms, unless those awful portable
ones that were used for River Day last
year are brought back.
Donnelly lot
Pros: Grads can stop by the Donnel-
ly Annex (the trailer, if it's still there)
to look for a job.
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Cons: Close to Route 9; Donnelly
Hall construction.
St. Peter's or Gatehouse lots
Pros': Adjacent to nice-looking
buildings.
· Cons: A little small.
Champagnat lot
Pros: Largest; partial river views; cen-
trally located.
Cons: Would take away a lot of park-
. ing; access
·
For its aesthetic and logistic assets, the
runner-up is the M\:Cann lot.
For safety and feasibility, the winner
is the Champagnat lot.
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Corrections
An article in last week's Circle quoted
a report that incorrectly stated the
amount of money that was stolen from
one of the Gartland Commons Apart-
ments by the North End intruder. It was
$30.
An announcement in last week's Cir-
cle incorrectly reported the price of ad-
mission for the Giancarlo Esposito lec-
ture.
The
lecture was
free
to students,
faculty, staff and administrators al
Marist. Admission cost
$5.to
the public.
Several photo credits in last week's
Cir-
cle were omitted or incorrect. The men's
basketball photo on· page
1,
the women's
basketball photo on page 16 ana the no
smoking photo on page
3
were taken by
Tony Uanino. The photo of Sen. Daniel
Patrick Moynihan on page
4
was taken
by Holly Gallo. The photos of The Dyson
Center construction were taken by
Lynaire Brust. The photo of the blank·
wall on page 13 was taken by Stacey
Larkins. The most recent photo of the
Marist letters on page 13 was taken by
Nathan J. Robinson.
Letter Policy
The Circle welcomes letters
to
the
editor. All letters must
be
typed
and sign-
ed and must include
the
writer's phone
number and address.
The deadline for letters is noon Mon-
day. Letters should be sent to
Bill
Johnson, in care of The Circle, through
campus
mail, or they may be dropped off
at Campus Center 168.
The Circle attempts to publish an let-
ters
it
receives
but
reserves the right
to
edit
letters for matters of style, length, libel
and taste. Short letters are preferred.
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Jesse Jackson
has nothing · to gain
by being mayor
In 1988, after Jesse
Jackson scored a surpris-
. ing victory in the
Michigan primary, peo-
ple began asking "What
does Jesse want?"
In 1990, he has given
America a partial answer
to that question, saying
he does not want to be
mayor of Washington
D.C.
Smart move.
Paul O'Sullivan
Though the arrest of current D.C. Mayor
Marion
Barry
on drug charges in January has
brought about a groundswelJ of support for
Jackson to run for mayor, Jackson
recognizes that in the nation's capital, the
position of mayor is not really an office, but
a political prison cell.
Thinking
between
the
lines
to deal with.
saying "Run, Jesse,
Run" about Washington,
D.C., are the same peo-
ple who hope to trip him
up in the -race for the
presidency.
Not only would being
mayor trap Jackson into
an
office with limited
power, but it would force
him to spend time on the
routine, scheduled things
that office holders have
For instance, Jackson does not have to
rush back to Capitol Hill to vote or spend
time sitting in on committees. He is better
able to use
his
time for what be wants to do.
· In this way, Jackson's lack of office is ac-
tually an
asset.
Legislators and governors
have to deal with conflicting interests. Often
they have
to
choose the lesser of two evils,
leaving both sides of
an
issue disappointed
Jackson knows that Washington, D.C., is
not a typical American city in terms of
government. While other mayors are the
most powerful people in their respective
cities,
ihe
mayor of Washington has limited
power because of the influence of U.S.
senators and representatives.
Therefore, with Washington's rampant
crime and drug problems, the mayoralty
would be an office high on expectations, but
low on power and productivity.
; or angry.
Of course, there would be advantages to
Jackson running for and winning the office
of mayor. Jackson would finally rid himself
of the albatross· of never having held elec-
tive office. There would be one less area for
his opponents to attack him on should
Jackson decide to run for president again.
But would it be worth it? After
all,
if
Jackson were elected president he would not
be the first to get there without holding any
other kind of office. Ulyssess S. Grant and
Herbert Hoover did it too.
Well, okay, maybe those two haven't
knodced Jcffmon
and
Lincoln
out
of
the
list
of top 10 presidents, but if any republican
brought this issue to Jackson, he could leave
him
or
her
speechless just
by
saying "Dwight
Eisenhower."
In fact, it wouldn't be surprising ifit
tum-
?d
out
that most of the people who are
But Jackson has more discretion to pick
and choose the fights that he gets into. If
an
issue looks too sticky, he
can
just
stay away.
Jackson stayed as far away
as
he could from
the Tawana Brawley issue two years ago;
Mario Cuomo and Robert Abrams did not
have that luxury.
For now, Jackson is choosing to fight the
battle of statehood for Washington, D.C.
If
he wins that fight, he says he may run for
senator of .. New Columbia," as the new
state would be called.
Don't count on it. If Jackson were elected
senator, he would have to greatly cut back
on his schedule, which now includes his own
weekly television talk show. You just can't
get that kind of exposure on
C-SP
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Paul O'Sullivan
is
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Criticizes· coverage
Editor:
What does The Circle have against sports
such as swimming, cross country and crew?
February 1st,
I
picked up the new Circle
in hopes of reading something about the
swim team. After all, we did have three meets
since school resumed and although we lost
two of them, they were competitive meets.
Instead, I find an article and a column by
Jay Reynolds on Marist's decision to stay in
the Northeast Conference. Sure, Thursday
Morning Quarterback is where Reynolds
can
express his opinions, but inost of the column
was essentially the same as his other article.
The The Circle publishes another great ar-
ticle, "Bowl was super for 'king'." Boy, this
is great journalism -
a report on some com-
mercial that most students who read the ar-
ticle had ali;eady seen on television.
I agree, it
is
a clever advertising campaign,
but don't you think that covering on-campus
teams should take priority over a television
commercial?
There were three swim meets to cover and
one of them was even a home meet. But then
again, sitting
in
front of the boob tube
makes
better journalism.
Let's go back over the fall sports season
and count the number of articles cross
coun-
try or crew received. Crew did receive an ar-
ticle on their new boats but nothing was writ-
ten about cross country. Swimming did get
• a little mention way ·back
in
a
December
issue, but let's be fair in the coverage - one
article does not last the whole season.
If you haven't figured it out by now, I'm
a member of cross country and swimming
but I'm sure many of the athletes on these
teams feel the same way. I'll grant you that
these are not large spectator sports, but let's
try to be fair in the futur:.
Rob Johnson
Freshman
Redesign
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praised
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Editor:
Kudos on the graphic enhancements to
The Circle which debuted in the last issue.
The new masthead and department heads,
along with other design techniques such
as
screens, initial caps, shadow boxes and ef-
fective use of white space, certainly create
added reader appeal.
The new look is crisp and professional.
Congratulations to all involved in implemen-
ting the
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changes.
Linda Dickerson
Instructor of
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Communications
_Appreciates
Mula
Editor:
I would like express the love and apprecia-
tion of the athletes, to Elsie Mula. I may not
have known her as well as some, although
I would have liked to. She was a special per-
son to us at
McCann,
she was always busy
but not too busy to listen to us and our
concerns.
One thing I noticed after four years as a
student athlete: her office door was always
open, meeting or no meeting. She always had
an
open
ear
for our ideas and proposals. She
never distinguished between the athletes on
a team and those who played club sports.
Another important
aspect
of her character
was always wanting to be there for the
athletes. Many times she went to St. Francis
with the injured athletes, not just -to check
if they were all right, but sometimes to spend
hours with them.
I would
also
like to add
an
extra-special
thank you from the
crew
and volleyball
teams.
Elsie, you have made us feel special, now
it's our tum to tell you that you are special.
We will miss you. Best
of
luck in your
retirement.
Editor:
Sarah
Brown
Women's Crew Co-Captain
Get involved
Attention sophomores: The class of 1992
needs your help. Your class officers want to
have fundraisers
and
events that you
wtll
en-
THE CIRCLE
VIEWPOINTFEBRUARYB,
1990
1
Media Center answers editorial
by
WILLIAM J. RYAN AND
JANET LAWLER
-
We wish to clarify possible misunderstan-
dings that could arise from the recent
editorial, "Media service -
now for a
price."
.
The
primary
objective
of
the
Beirne/Spellman Media Center is to provide
instructional support service to the teaching
faculty. In addition, we support instructional
needs of the administration, staff, and
students.
· There are no charges or fees for normal
instructional services at Marist.
These
services include the delivery of audio
visual equipment, video taping of
assignments in classrooms and studio, off-
air video taping and maintenance of all
dassroom audio/visual equipment.
For services
-
that require significant
material costs, such as major audio or visual
dubbing or photography, material charges
are passed on to the requesting department.
. The rate card does not apply to instruc-
-
tional services. It was developed to clarify
procedures and production services to exter-
m•l agencies.
If
a student has need to produce a class-
related video project, the staff of the Media
Center
will
be totally and professionally sup-
portive. We expect the student to present a
written proposal stating the purpose and ob-
jectives of the project, develop a script and
be prepared to work with our technical staff
and to finalize the project.
We also expect the student to have basic
technical qualifications and know the limita-
tions of the equipment.
For the student interested in the creative
and experimental side of video, there exists
an active student-funded club, Marist Col-
lege Television (MCTV).
With regard to student club budgets, we
have requested that MCTV submit apropos-
ed operational budget to the Media Center.
We will provide a reasonable allocation of
internal funds for project support, use of the
television studio, video editing and other
facilities.
If they exceed that budget, MCTV would
then be responsible to develop a support base
in the same way that The Circle does. To
date, we have not received the proposed
budget.
The issue of communication arts students
not having access to a television studio and
editing facility was totally misrepresented.
Lowell Thomas 210 is a full video produc-
tion facility. It is designed for instruction,
the space and equipment is limited to only
those students currently enrolled in video
production courses. Our facilities provide for
the other instructional users as outlined
above.
The Media Center currently employs two
students as television production interns.
During this semester a new Marist College
news show is being created and produced
through our interns. The campus television
talk show "What's Up?" is a staff/student
production. The projects will be totally fund-
ed by the Media Center.
The Beirne/Spellman Media Center is
strongly supportive of local non-profit
organizations. In 1989, the Media Center
·
produced videos for the American Heart
Association, Dutchess County Mental
Health, the City of Poughkeepsie Police
Force, the Special Olympics and the Cub
Scouts.
All requests for free media productions are
given careful consideration. If an organiza-
tion has a budget for media production we
naturally expect to recover our costs. Public
service is a recognized responsibility at Marist
College.
The goals of the Beirne/Spellman -Media
Center are to be highly responsive to to the
instructional support needs of the Marist
community and to do so in the most cost-
effective manner. This we do consider an
enlightened approach.
William J. Ryan
is
the director of
instruc-
tional technology. Janet Lawler is the opera-
tions manager of audio visual/television.
The pain and pleasure of travel
make the trip worth the trouble
When I was a freshman, I had to write an
essay for a ~allege writing class defining one
single term as extensively as possible.
. I chose the word freedom to expound and
wrote about any type of freedom I could
think of -
including those constitutional
freedoms we all know so well by rote.
If
I
had to write that essay again today,
there is another liberty that
I
would have to
include: the privilege of travelling.
Travelling brings you history, politics, cur-
rent events, foreign language, art, music and
peoples all at once. One of its most temp-
·....:
Ilse Martin
ting aspects is the ability to be able to pick a point on the map
and just go. (We're assuming, here, there is some form of transpor-
tation, even if by foot).
It's twice as thrilling when there's little itinerary and plenty of
time. Unfortunat~ly, it gets addictive and your biggest limitation
becomes your budget.
During the recent holiday break, I began with a ferry ride across
the Irish Sea from Dublin to Liverpool - while Beatles music was
so honorably played - and three weeks later ended up on a volcanic
island somewhere off the coast of Sicily.
Backpacking around Europe allows you to be your own tour
guide, left to your own devices and a tattered "Let's Go" book,
making your plans as you go along.
.
Once you've crossed the border, you've got to switch gears. Your
mind i
_
s working twice
as
fast -
sort of like driving a standard
at
60
m.p.h. in third
gear.
It's about getting through custoqis with uniformed officials
whose stares make you feel like you're hiding something even
though you're not; calculating French francs and Italian lire into
Irish pounds and U.S. dollars, wincing at the poor exchange rates.
And grappling for words in another language, with broken
memories of grammar rules and verb conjugations in a high school
classroom; choosing between sleeping on a moving train or in a
lumpy hostel
bed;
searching for cheap, local cuisine; and decipher-
ing train schedules with a 24-hour timetable.
And all the while, you're maneuvering a backpack crammed with
long underwear, jeans, turtlenecks, a camera, soap and a
toothbrush.
In Italy there were
three
of
us
travelling together, all from Marist,
and I realized how far we actyally were from Poughkeepsie when
I
needed my friend as a tran·slator for every other word.
But we got by,
and
always encountered something new and
peculiar.
Even going to the bathroom is an adventure. Whoever
made toilets in Europe
_
must have needed a good psychiatrist.
I was never sure whether I was supposed to pull a chain, push
a button, step on a floor lever, flip a switch, press the top down
or just jiggle the handle.
Date\ine:
Dublin
to attend.
Seeing the sights is not always as easy as
the travel books might say; it's getting there
that can make it hard. But whether you've
managed the Underground in London, the
Metro in Paris, the Metropolitana in Rome
or walked in circles for five miles, it is much
more rewarding knowing you've hurdled the
hurdles and cunningly jockeyed
the obstacles
to get there.
·
It's the unexpected events that made my
trip so memorable. One morning we walked
into Saint Peter's Basilica at Vatican City.
A cardinal was saying mass, and we decided
Towards the end of mass, the crowd started getting edgy, and
people were standing on chairs, pushing, pulling and craning their
necks. We were standing on chairs, too, not quite sure what we
were craning our necks for, and being scolded by some short
Italians behind us.
Before long, Pope John Paul
II
was strolling down the center
aisle waving his hands, with hundreds of Italians waving white ban-
danas, chanting "Papa, Papa!"
It was two days before
Jan. 6,
the feast of the Epiphany, or "Lit-
tle Christmas," and he gave a short blessing. At the close, he walked
down the center aisle again, shaking as many hands as he could.
The spirit in the cathedral was high.
And as I tried to sneak up close to take a picture, an Italian man
saw my camera, took me under his arm and brought me to where
his family was standing for a better angle.
It was only by chance that we had decided to go to Vatican City
that morning. An hour later and we would have missed it all.
A few days later we somehow ended up being driven around
Siracusa (Syracuse) by an archeological museum guide, who hap-
pened to also work as an insurance salesman and a dee-jay.
So somewhere in Sicily, the Italians are listening to three Marist
students on the local radio station doing a promotion (in English
and Italian) for Radio Antenna Siracusa at 90 megahertz.
Talk about communications.
Ilse Martin is The Circle's overseas correspondent.
joy, but we need your input. The class of
1992 needs money for events during junior
and senior years. Unless we raise the money
now, it will come out of your pockets.
that depict the nightlife at Marist. The· T-
shirt sale begins on Feb. 19 and will run un-
til Feb.
23.
If you're interested in helping the class of
~992, or if you have some ideas for us, get
m
touch with any of the class officers. \Ve
need your ideas and input.
You may say, "What has the class done
so
far?" Well, we put on the Roommate
Game in October, sold candy bars in
December
and sold individual and group pic-
tures. All proceeds from the two fundraisers
went to the class of 1992.
In the future we plan to sell class of 1992
Marist towels, have a raffle and sell T-shirts
We would like to hold another event
similar to the Roommate Game, but we need
your ideas so we can do something you'll
like.
Every Wednesday night at
7
p.m. in Cam-
pus Center
268
there are meetings for the
class of 1992. In helping the class and going
to meetings, you're eligible for priority
points.
It's up to you go get involved. We look
forward to hearing from you.
Anthony Mercogliano Champagnat 716
Jennifer Chandler Champagnat 709
Maureen Tosner Benoit
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\'.r
8
A few credits
delay diploma
· for a handful
by
PAULINE FOGARTY
Staff Writer
Jacqueline Conroy is one of
many who won't be making that
long- awaited walk with the same
class she entered with in September
of 1986.
Conroy is ·an art history major
who left Marist in January of her
sophomore year. After attending a
local community college for a year,
Conroy realized that she wanted to
come back to Marist and finish up .
school here with her friends.
·
Fortunately for her, the
30
credits that she received while at-
tending Schenectady Community .
College were transferable and the ·
only credits that she lost were those
lost due to her change of major .
. As for her living situation, Con-
roy was placed with five juniors in
an apartment when she returned to
Marist.
Conroy said that she is living in
the ideal situation. Because she is
living with juniors, she has met a
lot of juniors. She is not
as
nervous
about being here next year because
she has made a Jot of friends
through her house mates.
For other seniors, situations are
a little different.
Jim Mulcahey, a senior from
BarryviIJe, N.Y., started at Marist
in September of 1986, but will not
be graduating until January of
1991.
When
Mulcahey
was
a
freshman, he failed two classes,
putting him on academic proba-
tion. For the two following
semesters.._he was only allowed to
take 12 credits each semester.
By January of his sophomore
year, he was already 12 credits
behind most
of
his class.
After failing two more classes,
Mulcahey
was.
then
18
credits
behind. However, he took a gym
class and currently only needs to
·make up
17 credits.
"People shouldn't worry about
not graduating on time. It's no big
deal," said Mulcahey.
Aside from the monetary aspect
of his situation, he feels that there
is . no real problem with being
behind.
"A lot of people will be gone,
but some of my friends might be
living and working in the area,"
said Mulcahey.
·
Sheila Clancy is another senior
that will be returning to Marist to
finish up her degree.
After attaining her Associates
degree from
a
local
community col-
lege in independent study, Clancy
entered Marist as a fashion design
major.
"At first
I
was nervous about
be-
ing here after my friends graduate,
but with next year such a busy year
with the fashion show, I'm not as
nervous anymore," said Clancy.
"I'm looking forward to next
year,"
said
Clancy, "especially
alumni
weekend."
THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY
8, 1990
$
FINANCIAL AID REMINDER
$
DEADLINES FOR APPL YING FOR
1990-1991 ARE AS. FOLLOWS:
1. FAF due to College Scholarship Service
before February 15th
2. Copy of FAF, signed copies of student and parent
1989
tax returns, and blue Marist College application due to
the Financial Aid Office before April 16th.
IF YOU HA VE ANY QUESTIONS,
PLEASE CALL OR STOP INTO THE
FINANCIAL AID OFFICE.
Mid-Hudson Savings Bank
is
proud to announce
the opening of our new
Automatic Teller Machine
THE
just inside the main entrance
of
Donnelly
Hall.
So stop
by
_any
Mid-Hudson
Branch
and
get
your ATM
crud
today!
ror
more information on how to receive an ATM card call:
(914) 896-6215


























THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY
8, 1990,
9
Letterman scores big with fresh look back
The beginning of February can be a very
boring time. The rush of holiday movies has
come and gone. The TV ratings period has
yet to begin. The "Bud Bowl" is over. It is
still early enough in the NBA and NHL
seasons for the Minnesota Timberwolves and
Quebec Nordiques to have a chance at the
playoffs.
Well, maybe not the Nordiques. As you
can see, it can be a very discouraging time.
But for at least one-and-a-half hours last
Thursday night the sun broke through this
cloud of despair to brighten and warm the
chill of winter boredom and depression (who
writes this stuff anyway?). This ray of hope
(I'm about to get sick) came in the form of
David Letterman's "8th Anniversary
Special." And what a godsend it was.
-
1
must admit, l
was
a bit skeptical.
YOU
see, now
·that
dorm life is part of my ancient
history "Late Night" is no longer an every
night occurrence. ln the dorms Letterman
was watched whether you liked it or not.
Usually you
·
did.
But the chance for an early snuggle ses-
sion just was not a reality in the halls of Leo
and the big one that begins with a "C." Old
folks like me have to get their sleep
nowadays. Staying up until 1:30 a.m. is
unlikely at best.
So l guess I took my not watching Letter-
man as meaning that he may not be worth
Big Bucks
Ed McGarry
It's
a
little
known
fact
that
watching anymore. Heck, I'm the entertain-
ment columnist aren't l? I ought to know.
WeU
guess what, I'm dumber than
l
look.
Impossible you say? If you saw Letterman's
special you know what I mean.
The show started out in unique form.
After "Cheers" was over, NBC cut back to
the set as America viewed Sam, Norm and
the rest of the gang sitting around the bar
waiting to see what was on the tube next.
When Letterman's show came on and the
remote control broke, the entire cast left the
bar.
It was a classic display of "Late Night"
humility. And it worked. However, a ques-
tion, not rr;y own but a housemate's, bares
repeating. Does that mean that the cast of
"Cheers" watches "Cheers" during
"Cheers?" Something to think about.
At any rate, the "Late Night" special,
which thankfully was
:
aired during prime
time or I might have missed it, was very fun-
ny.
I
still love the fact that Paul Schaeffer
is mentioned in the "Intro" after "Stupid
Pet Tricks."
Admitting himself that he would rather
watch "L.A. Law," Letterman did a short,
silly, yet funny opening monologue before
moving straight into highlights of the past
eight years. One thing that made this mon-
.
tage of clip so successful was that most were
never shown on any of Letterman's previous
anniversary shows. In the past, the "Late
Night" specials were often repetitive. Not so
for his 8th.
As usual there were the stupid human and
pet tricks which were in fact more stupid, or
in the case of the guy who stopped a fan (as
in air circulation, not sports) with his tongue,
than funny. There was an impressive "fly-
ing dog" that did get a good ten feet off of
the ground to catch a frisbee.
And, of course, there was plenty of
destruction. For example, the demolishing of
a ladder and a "Portosan" (which Larry
"Bud" Melman confused for a phone booth)
by a three ton concrete block at an industrial
site in New Jersey.
By the way, it was great to see the
"Energizer" rabbit being decapitated by a
baseball bat. The thing really is a pain in the
south side.
One the funniest, while obvious, displays
of humor came with the arrival of Tom
Hanks on the Los Angeles stage. Hanks
claimed to be owning up to a comment he
had supposedly made eight years ago. Hanks
had supposedly said he would eat 1000
cocktail weiners on stage in one minute if
Letterman's show became a success.
As a countdown started Hanks began to
eat the little hot dogs. After about four
seconds NBC News broke in for a special
report. Then for the next 50 seconds an NBC
newsman reported over and over in every
way conceivable that nothing in the world
had changed and there were no new
developments over the past hour. When
NBC returned to
.
Letterman Hanks was
finishing up the last weiners just before time
ran out. Like
I
·
said, obvious but quite fun-
ny nonetheless.
The only real disappointing part of the
show was the music. "Tower of Power,"
David Sandborn and Stevie Ray Vaughan
joined Paul Schaeffer and The World's Most
Dangerous Band but no real expression of
the talent that was assembled ever came out.
And Tom Petty played the most boring five
minutes of music
I
have ever heard, and
I
like Petty.
Overall it was
·
a
great show and if you
missed it, well you screwed up.
But.
..
ah ...
I.. .ah ... have it on tape •
and ... ah ... for a small fee ....
Ed McGarry
is
The Circle's entertainment
columnist.
A highway man's life
is
no
bowl of chili
Destitution does strange things
to people.
You find yourself low on the
funds searching desparately for a
temporary
fix to keep the dream
alive for just a little bit longer.
Spring break is just around the
corner
as well as Skinner's, Ren-
ny's and the diner. Money was
needed. I quickly ruled out pro-
stitution and door to door knife
selling and pondered my options.
Wait. .. road work ...
If you were heading into
Philadelphia on Friday night,
either west or east bound on route
76, along the Schugyll River, you'd
have noticed some highway
workers looking clueless, hastily
imbibing lots of java.
I
was one of those workers, ful-
ly garbed in the proper attire for
the occasion.
Starting with the full impact
plastic molded safety helmet, and
working down to my double stitch-
ed, super reinforced cowhide
gloves, and my utility blazer,
orange in color with reflective
stripes,
I
was a man with a mission.
Wes Zahnke
A
day
in
,"
the
life
National Highway Board in
D.C.
was in the cards.
On the road, proper diet is essen-
tial. We wasted precious little time
stopping at Wawa'a to get the
staples: two "underdogs" with chili
and cheese, a ham and cheese
sub,
a cup of lumberjack vegetable soup
and Gatorade.
We began work at the site at 8:00
p.m.,
Friday and didn't leave the
site
until
11 :30 a.m. the followin,;
day.
There was no rest for the weary
as no breaks were in sight and traf-
fic was fierce. Many people
screamed at us for holding :ip
traffic.
I
only smiled, as traffic con-
trollers must maintain their cool.
_Easy
money officially became available at Marist last Thursday when representatives from
Mrd Hudson Savings Bank were on hand to cut the ribbon on the new Automatic Teller Machine.
We had been employed by the
Eagle Traffic Control Company as
guardians of the highway, insuring
safe passage and clearly marked
signs to aid our fellow citizens on
their journeys.
They had notified us of the
covert operation only days before,
as an emergency had forced the
removal of a pedestrian bridge on
the east bound side.
I felt like king of the road, driv-
ing the truck with the bear.on light
spinning up top, able to stop traf-
fic with a wave of my arm.
Bad weather brings better skiing
by
BRIAN McNELIS
Staff Writer
If you are fond of skiing,
chances are you were not to fond
of last winter. Although snow fall
was minimal last
year,
this ski
season has been better already.
Although it is far from perfect,
the conditions
this year are far
bet-
ter than last year. Skiing last year
was extremely poor unless you had
the money to go out west, which
not many of us did. This year
though, it is a different situation.
Most local
areas
are reporting loose
granular or packed powder with
bases anywhere between IS and
45
inches.
Skiing in Vermont is also
very
good this year. Killington received
Ski
review
two feet of snow last weekend.
Local
areas also got some snow
over the weekend. Anywhere from
one to three inches
fell on most of
the local
areas.
Still, conditions
are
not ideal. Ice
is still
a
problem on many slopes,
making skiing treacherous in
spots.
To those who have skied in New
Eng]and
before ice is not something
new. There is no more ice this year
than any other year. In fact there
is a lot less ioe than last year. Some
slopes are also reporting slushy
conditions which
will
make skiing
very slow in some spots.
The Ski Club will be sponsoring
a
trip this Sunday to Gore Moun-
tain in Vermont. The cost of this
trip is $30. Those students who are
on the meal plan
will
receive a free
lunch at the mountain. Anyone
who
is
interested
can
sign up at the
Activities Office.
Although many people like to
ski, some
can
not find the time dur-
ing the day to go. Several local ski
areas, such as Belleayre Mountain,
Catarnount, and Cortina Valley of-
fer night skiing and all of those
areas are within a two hour drive
of Marist. Night skiing is fun and
adds a new dimension to the spon.
Our job, should we have ac-
cepted it, was to close off an exit
and funnel the tmffic into one lane.
Having absolutely no experience
in the traffic control business, yet
feeling a certain magnetic pull to
the Keystone State, I dutifully ac-
cepted the job.
·
Sleeping on the ride up to the site
my mind wandered into thoughts
of fear, anguish and elation.
I
imagined Hitler and Mussolini
being traffic controllers, mowing
down snotty, screaming drivers,
with one simple pull of the trigger.
Looking over the Philly skyline,
l
thought of the people who were
out on the town, probably reliev-
ed with the knowledge that a com-
petent, professional crew was there
to guard the road.
At the end of the shift
I
was
brain dead, drained both physical-
ly and mentally.
I breathed in deeply and sighed.
We had made some money and
served mankind. Knowledge went
into my head, the tool into my box
and the box was mine to keep.
The dream lives on.
Naturally death is constantly on
the mind of any highway worker,
but I also envisioned myself pull-
ing a burning body from the
wreckage of a head-0n collision
·
and receiving a merit badge and
small cash reward from the Na-
tional Highwaymen's Benevolent
Society.
Wes
zahnke
is The Circle's
Who knows, maybe a trip to the
humor
columnist.
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10
Policy
... Continued from page 1
became more and more cognizant
about the need for a change."
Because of the increasing
number of sexual harassment cases
on campuses nationwide, the
American Council on Education
has advised colleges to develop
policies that clearly define what
constitutes sexual harassment, said
Adiri.
Some actions defined as sexual
harassment in the detailed policy
are not always perceived by the
.
THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY
8, 1990
Drip-dry a fashion frenzy
by
CHRIS LANDRY
Senior
Editor
Smoke coming from some new
machinery on the roof of Donnel-
ly Hall put the fashion department
in disarray last Friday
as
students
ran out of the building trying to
save their homework.
Joseph Leary, director of safety
and security, said there was no fire
or threat of danger but that he
evacuated the building and called
the Fairvie'Y fire department just to
make
·
sure.
.
The smoke came from newly-
installed heating and air condition-
ing units that were being tested,
Leary said. Surface paint burned
off the machinery and leaked
through the roof and into the
fashion department, he said.
Fire officials had to keep the
department evacuated for almost
two hours until smoke was com-
pletely cleared.
DAY-TO-DAY
NIGHTLIFE
AT
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WEDNESDAYS NEW ALTERNATIVE
DANCE MUSIC
NIGHT •••• ENCOMPASSING:
CLASSIC NEW WAVE, INDUSTRIAL, HOUSE, JANGLE,
HIP-HOP,
SKA
&
MORE!
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OVER W/PROPER
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general public to be harassment.
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THURSDAYS TRIPLE THREAT
THURSDAYl 1.
EXTENDED
Ladies Night
(LADIES DRINK FREE)
9 PM-12:30
AM!
Under the policy, sexually sug-
gestive words, objects and pictures
used in a work or study area may
be considered sexual harassment if
they embarrass or offend a person.
"It
is in the eye of the beholder,"
said Adin. "But if a person feels
threatened or intimidated by that
environment they should come for-
ward."
The policy also advises students
faculty and staff to avoid relation~
ships that leave one partner
vulnerable to sexual harassment
charges.
The policy advises students who
feel they have been sexually harass-
ed to file a complaint with the vice
president for student affairs. Facul-
ty or staff members are advised to
file a complaint with the director
of personnel.
A sexual harassment offender at
Marist may be subject to
disciplinary action ranging from
verbal warnings to dismissal.
Since he joined Marist in 1981,
Adin said he has known of five
cases of sexual harassment between
employees and one
case in which an
employee sexually harassed a
student.
Hoop.
... Continued from page 11
because his family was present. He
scored two points and grabbed two
rebounds in one minute of playing
time.
"The guys did a great job trying
to get me the ball," he said.
"My
first shot was terrible but when the
second one went in, I couldn't have
been happier."
Curtis Celestine scored a
career-
high
24
points to lead the Foxes to
victory over St. Francis.
"After the game,
I
went up to
Curtis and said that we both had
career highs tonight," Bautista
said.
Bautista also dressed for the
Fairleigh Dickinson game on Satur-
day but did not see any action.
Because the team is 3-0 when he
is dressed for games, Bautista said
his dual-role is becoming a team
superstition.
Although he
has
been able to
dress for the games, Bautista said
he has not forgotten his duties
as
team manager.
"I
do laundry,
I
put out water,
I
pack the bus,
I try and
help the
visiting team
and
coach," he said.
"Basically,
I
do anything that
needs
to
be
done."
"My
job
is
to assist the coach in
any
way I can,"
he said. "Even
since
I
have
started
to suit up,
I
still ·
feel
I
am
doing my job of assisting
the
coach -
;mt
in
a little
different
way.
I don't want
to shorten my
other responsibilities.'•
"It's
good
to
have
an
extra
body
on
the
bench,"
Magarity said.
"Chris
deserves
to
dress because
he
works
so hard every day
for us -
this is
something that be won't
forget."
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THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY
8, 1990
11
, Lady Cagers split;
up .NEC ~tanding
by
CHRIS SHEA
Staff Writer
Monica O'Halloran and Ruth
Halley sparked the women;s
basketball team to a 66-55 con-
ference win over Farleigh Dicken-
son University.
O'Halloran who previously had
been mired in a mini-slump, busted
loose to score 20 points for the se-
cond straight game. Halley had a
team-high 11 rebounds and four
blocked shots.
The win improved the Lady Red
Foxes' conference record to 6-2 -
good enough for second place -
one-half game out of first. Overall
the team record is 10-7.
In an extremely physical game,
the Lady Red Foxes held a slim
33-29 lead at the midway point of
the game.
However in the second half the
Marist
defense took over and held
FDU to only 29 percent (10-26)
from the field. The Marist women
were able to convert their free-
throw oppurtunities down the
stretch to ensure victory.
.
"This is a big win," said Marist
coach Babineau. "Our kids were
really up for this one. We came out
and did what we had to. What can
I say, except I'm very pleased. it
keeps us in the hunt for the con-
ference title."
The win over FDU took some of
the sting out of Marist's previous
game - a disappointing four-point
loss to Brooklyn College.
Brooklyn College had been 0-8
on the road before upstetting
Marist at the Mccann Center.
The Lady Red Foxes were
without the services of two key
players for the game. Danielle
Galarneau was sidelined w;th back
spasms and Nancy Holbrook was
suspended for disciplinary reasons.
"Sure ith11rt to be without Nan-
Scoreboard
Basketball
Men's
Marist 62-
FDU 61
Record (as of 2/6) 13-6
overall,
6-3
league
Next game: Tues.
v.
Wagner
(A)
Women's
Marist 66
FDU
55
Brooklyn 59
Marist 55
Record:
10-7
overall,
6-2
league
Next game: Sat. v ..
c.w.
Post
(H)
Hockey
Siena 9
Marist 3
Record: 8-2
Next game: Sat. v.
Stonybrook
(H)
8:00
pm
Volleyball
Men's
New Paltz 15 15 15
Marist
4
6
11
Next match: Tues. v.
Baruch
(H)
cy and Danielle, right there is 20
points a game taken out of the
lineup," Babineau said.
"I think this loss was a combina-
. tion of injuries, our coming out
flat, and perhaps we were looking
ahead to the FDU game," he said.
"Perhaps us looking ahead to the
FDU game."
Marist came out playing ex-
tremely sluggish. The squad shot
only 25 percent from the field in the
first half and was out rebounded
25-15. As a result, the Lady Red
Foxes went into the locker room
trailing 33-25.
However to start the second half
O'Halloran rang up seven of her
team high 20 points as Marist went
on an
11-2
run to take the lead
36-35.
The teams traded leads until,
with 1 :30 left, Brooklyn guard
Lashaina Dickenson stole a Mary
O'Brien pass and converted it into
a basket to tie the game ai 53.
Dickenson then repeated her
play, stealing another pass and tak-
ing it all the way for a layup to give
Brooklyn a 55-53 lead. Brooklyn
held on
59-55.
The game marked somewhat of
a coming out for Marist guard
O'Halloran.
Having scored only a total of
five points in her previous two
games, O'Halloran, a senior, was
in danger of losing her starting job.
She responded nicely shooting 7-13
from field, and
5-6
from the free
throw line.
"Monica is a great offensive
player and she has the ability to
score 20 points a game for this
team," Babineau said. "I felt that
pyschologically she was taking
herself out of her game. I told her
she needed to take the ball to the
hoop more.- and she responded.
Marist's next game is at home
- Saturday against C.W. Post.
Volleyball drops match
in season's 'best game'
by
KERRIANN REILLY
Staff Writer
In a three-game loss against New
Paltz last Wednesday night, Tom
Hanna, captain and men's
volleyball club president said, "the.
expectations of the game were
fulfilled, it was probably the best
game the team's had since our last
season."
The Re_d Foxes lost by scores of
15-4, 15-6 and 15-11.
Along with five returning
players, six new players were add-
ed to the roster -
freshmen Gin
Kang, Doug Porrell, and Sandro
Rodriguez, sophomore Arte Gof-
mano and juniors Steve Hoffmann
and Brian Maclellan.
Hanna and Terry Hosmer,
juniors, led the match with outside
kills, junior Pat Brundage, scored
with three kills as a middle-hitter
while Herman Pietera, the only
senior on the team, added a scor-
ing point to the board after "dum-
ping" the ball in the second game.
"Dumping" is a volleyball term us-
ed where the setter effectively
throws the ball over the net.
The Red Foxes' serving skills
showed close numbers to New
Paltz in the second and third
games. Hosmer served one ace,
Hanna added two by jump-serving
while Hoffmann went without er-
ror in four rotations.
The Foxes played at home on
Tuesday against Baruch - results
were not available at press time.
The Red Foxes will host its annual
Marist Invitational tournament on
Saturday.
Basketbal
I ...
Continued from page 12
was (Marist) getting the quick basket."
The Red Foxes outrebounded the Knights 17-6 in the second half.
Marist coach Dave Magarity said he was not impressed with Marist's
showing early in the game, though.
"We played lethargic in the first half because we were tight on of-
fense," he said. "We tried too hard to make the big plays. They weren't
stopping us -
we were stopping ourselves."
"Our offense killed us in the first half," said Marist forward Reggie
Gaut. "We were a little tentative but we were able to come out and snatch
the game in the second half."
Celestine and Gaut led the Red Foxes offense - each scoring 11 points.
Gaut has now reached double digits in scoring in seven straight games.
Green said it was hard to complain about FDU's offense considering
it hit 64 percent of its shots from the field during the ga:ne.
"You're not supposed to lose when you shoot 64 percent," he said.
"The
key was that Marist picked
up its offense a notch in the second
half and ours stayed
where it was.
The Knights
had
three players
reach double figures, led
by
center Desi
Wilson
with 20.
Forward Brad McClain
and
Harding
tallied 13 and 11
respectively.
The Red Foxes played on the
road at Monmouth
Wednesday.
Results
were unavailable at press time.
Marist plays at Wagner
College
on
Tuesday and at Madison Square
Garden
against
James Madison University
on
Feb. 15. The Red Foxes
return
home
for
three games
beginning
Feb.
I 7
against Northeast
Con-
ference foe St. Francis (Pa.).
B-ball secretary
l~ave_s for Big Blue
by
MIKE O'FARRELL
Staff Writer
When Joelle Dal Cero came to
Marist College she knew nothing
about basketball.
"Basically, I knew that it was a
game played with a ball on a gym
floor," said Dal Cero, who has
been the basketball secretary since
June 1988.
Friday, however, is her last day
on the job as the basketball
secretary - Dal Cero is moving on
to take a position at IBM.
Dal Cero said the move to
become a secretary in the com-
munications department at the
Somers, N.Y. plant is a career
move for her.
"There is more of a chance for
me to advance there than there is
here -
(IBM)
has so many dif-
ferent departments," she said.
The role of basketball secretary,
though, is more than just answer-
ing phones and typing letters.
With the departure of assistant
coach Tim Murray last fall, Dal
Cero took on some extra work
along with her other respon-
sibilities. On game day, she is
responsible for putting together the
pre-game itinerary as well as
following through with check
requests.
As game-time draws near and
the crowd starts to fill into the
Mccann Center. Dal Cero takrs
her seat at courtside for yet another
responsibility - she is in charge of
typing the play-by-play list that is
distributed to the media after the
game.
"I really enjoy doing the play-
by-play, not to many other
secretaries get to do it," said Dal
Cero.
Working closely with head coach
Dave Magarity, assistant coach
Jeff Bower and Sports Information
Director Bob Bordas is one thing
· that Dal Cero will miss the most
about Marist -
making friends
was an important part of her job.
"I became friends with the
media people by helping them out
in any way I could," she said. "It's
been great to become friends with
the team also. Just talking to them
or helping them out is something
that I enjoyed."
"Working for (Magarity) was
the best," she said. "He's a great
guy. He was more than just a boss,
he was a friend. I'll still go to the
games and follow his team."
Dal Cero said that she will still
do play-by-play for this year and
would like to continue doing it next
year as well.
"Dave, Jeff and Bob are the
greatest," she said. "We could
always work hard all day and still
have a good time."
Energy level hurts icemen
____________
.,
by
JANET RYAN
Staff Writer
The Marist hockey team lost
their technique in the second period
last Saturday and Siena College
rallied from behind to beat the Red
Foxes 9-3 at the the Mid-Hudson
Civic Center.
Marist came out strong scoring
three goals in the first period, but
in the second period, the Saints
took control.
The Marist goals were scored by
Scott Brown, Andy Gilberti and
Doug Wasowski.
"The team did what they were
supposed to do," said Marist coach
Bob Mattice. "They stayed with
their men, but in the second period,
they reverted back to their
emotions.
"It
is important to play with
your head not your heart -
they
stopped covering the men they were
supposed to, and started chasing
the man with the puck."
$
•
"In the second period we ran out
of gas," said assistant captain
Kevin Walsh. "Everything we
didn't want to do we did."
The team is bumped up in the
division this season and therefore
must play more advanced teams,
said Mattice.
However, Walsh said he believes
Marist should win its division.
Marist lost two of its players -
Giberti and Steve Waryas -
following fights.
"Up until the time they were
ejected, Andy Gilberti and Steve
Waryas played an excellent game,"
said Mattice.
"They did extremely well for
what they want to do," Mattice
said. "They have a lot of fun."
The loss drops the Red Foxes to
8-2 on the season.
The Marist hockey team is
scheduled to play Stonybrook on
Saturday at the Mid-Hudson Civic
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12
THE CIRCLE
SPORTS
Celestine- lifts
cagers. from line
by
JAY RENOLDS
Sports Editor
It doesn't get much closer than last Saturday.
.
·· With less than a second remaining in the game and Marist trailing by
a point, senior Curtis Celestine stepped to the free-throw line and sank ·
two shots to give the men's basketball team a 62-61 win over Northeast
Conference rivll Fairleigh Dickinson University.
-
On a controversial call, Celestine was fouled by Glenn Harding as time
was running out - giving Celestine a two-shot opportunity from the line.
Before Celestine could go to the line, however, FDU spent its remain-
ing time outs tb. let Celestine think about the shots. .
"I knew they would try to ice me," Celestine said. "I usually make
them in practice."
.
.
-.
.
FDU coach Tom Green said he has seen too many late-game calls like
the one last Saturday· at McCann.
·
"It's tough, real tough," he said. "It seems like the last 30 seconds_
of a game is administered differently than the first 39 minutes and 30
seconds."
The main dispute came over whether or not the final buzzer sounded
before the foul was called. The scoreboard system at.McCann has a buzzer
which is tripped automatically wh~n time expired.
Marist coach Dave Magarity said after the game that the buzzer had
not been tripped.
Green disagreed.
· _
.
"I heard.a horn," he said.
"If
it wasn't the game horn, it was the
Good Humor truck."
Either way, to arrive at that point, the Red Foxes used a strong second-
half rebounding effort to erase a 12-point halftime deficit.
Circle
photo/Lynaire Brust
"(Marist) was taking the offensive rebounds all the way (down the
court) and capitalizing on them," said FDU coach Tom Green. "It's one
thing to get a long rebound once and a while -
the thing that killed us
... See
BASKETBALL
page
11 ·
►
Marist forward Kim Smith-Bey (20) goes up strong against
FDU's Angela Cann during Saturday's game
at
the Mccann
Center. The Lady Foxes downed FDU
66-55.
See story page
11.
College station to broadcast from MSG
.
by
PAULINE FOGARTY
Staff Writer
For the first time iil history,
WMCR,
Marist's
radio station, will be broadcasting a basketball
game live from Madison Square Garden.
0.1!
Feb.
15,
the Red Foxes
will
be squaring
off against the James Madison University Dukes
at the Garden in New York City and Kevin St.
Onge and Michael O~Farrell will be there to give
the Marist community a play-by-play account
of the game.
St. Onge, a junior from Milford, N.H., is the
sports director at WMCR and O'Farrell, a
sophomore from Pawcatuck,
Conn.,
is the assis-
tant sports director.
· "I
am looking forward to it -
it is like a
dream come true," said St. Onge. "However,
for· me,
the Garden
is the Boston Garden, and
I
hope to one day broadcast a game from
there."
The budget that _St. Onge and O'Farrell were
working with caused them to choose between
broacasting this game only or dividing their
budget and investing in other games.
The WMCR budget for the sports program
is $200. It costs $200 to get a phone line so that
they
will
be able to broadcast trom the Garden.
Both St. Onge and O'Farrell think that it is
worth it to spend-their entire budget on
this
one
game.
"To go down to Madison Square Garden and
• broadcast
a
game is something that some
peo-
. pie that are already working in the field haven't
had a chance to do," said O'Farrell.
Being at Madison Square Garden is exciting
enough for the players said Eric Frede, a sp·ort-
scaster for- -the Marist Basketball· Radio
Network.
· "It
is just as much
a
thrill for anyone
associated with the team,'' he said. ''Anything
associated with the world's greatest sporting
arena is great -
especially since they are still
in college."
Although this is the first time broadcasting
live from the Garden, it
is
not the first time that
WMCR
has broadcast a game outside of the
Mccann Center. . ·
.
_
In fact, it marks the second road trip for the
station this year.
In December of 1989, Jay Reynolds and
Michael O'Farrell roadcast two games live from
the HartfQrd Civic Center.when the Red Foxes
played iil the Hartford Hawks Unlimited
Tournament.
The radio station was able to broadcast these
game for free because the Civic-Center has a
policy not to charge student stations for the
necessary phone line.
Although there were a few complications,
O'Farrell said he was very happy with the way
the program turned out.
· "It made us aware of some of the
things
that
can
go wrong," said O'Farrell, "But we don't
foresee any problems with the game at Madison
Square Garden."
Both St. Onge and O'Farrell said they feel
they are doing good things for the school by
broadcasting from the Garden.
"It's great public relations for the school to
have a student station that is capable of broad-
casting a game from the Garden," said St.
Onge. "We only wish that we had more sup-
port from the school."
St. Onge said that if the station was going to
continue to broadcast away games, they were
going to need more financial assistance from the
office of student activities.
,
"We are trying to help both Marist and
ourselves," he said. "But we are hindered by
· 1ack of support of the communications depart-
ment and the school.
"Despite that Marist claims to have excellent'
facilities for students interested in communica-
tions," he said, "the fact of the matter is the
broadcast facilities are inadequate at best."
St. Onge said many other schools are impress-
ed simply by the fact that Marist has a station
with students willing to broadcast the games on
their own initiative.
"WMCR
is really the only venue for.students
interested in sports broadcasting," he said.
"The professional network represents profes-
sional radio stations while
WMCR
represents
the Marist student body."
The Marist Basketball Radio Network
is
com-
prised of three Hudson Valley stations -
WKIP, WBNR and WKNY -
and broadcasts
each of the Red Foxes' games .
Alumni game.
lends · spark
to we·ekend
by
PAULINE FOGARTY
Staff Writer
Sitting on the sidelines, 7-year-
old Joey Joey Constantino said he
was bored. Saturday afternoons
should be reserved for fun and
games when you're a kid right?
Joey's father would agree and he
wasn't .bored.
It was fun and and games at the
Mccann Center for Jim Constan-
tino and ·21 other former Marist
basketball players who·laced up the
sneaks for the anuual alumni
classic.
"It
gives us a chance to get
together with the guys and pretend
that we are still in shape," said
Constantino, a 1977 graduate now
living in nearby Saugerties,
N.Y.-
Not everbody lived so close.
Micheal Hart, class of '75, made it
up from Arlington, Texas and Tom
Meakins, class of '84 came in from
from Washington, .D.C.
Both agreed it was fun being
back and spending time with
friends and former teammates. The
red and white game itself was a
high scoring affair with the red
team beating the white 107-94 -
but nobody seemed really concern-
ed with winning.
"It's more fun when the game
isn't as intense," said Fred Weiss,
class of '64 and the first
1,000-point scorer in Red Fox
history.
A veteran of several alumni
games, Weiss said the 1990 game
was the best one he played in
because there were enough players
for two teams. Some years there
are barely enough guys to field two
squads, according to Weiss.
"You can relax and enjoy the
game rather than constantly play,''
said Weiss.
A couple of guys associated to
Red Fox basketball · but not as
players were also in attendance.
George Strba and Tom Wade, the
first two coaches at Marist, were at
the game. Strba coached the Red
Foxes in 1961-62 and Wade coach-
ed from 1962 to 1964.
· The afternoon game was follow-
ed by a so_cial hour and dinner for
the players, friends and family
members. Some of the.alumni also
stayed for the Marist ladies and
mens games against Fairleigh
Dickinson University.
. NBC has Irish luck with new contract
Leave it to Notre Dame to be the
innovator.
Years ago, N.otre Dame "!as a
relatively unknown football team
from ihe
Midwest
wlien it
oegan
to
use a
play
called
the forward pass.
Using it, it was able to knock off
other football giants like Army.
As the program grew, it
. developed
a
reputation second to
none -
tradition, class and
winning.
Now, to start the 1990s off right,
Notre Dame has its own media
outlet ._ NBC.
Good
job, Irish.
If
you haven't heard, beginning
in
1991
NBC will have exclusive
rights to each of Notre Dame's
home football games for five years.
ABC
and ESPN had just signed
separate deals with the College
Football Association - a 64-school
organization that included Notre
Dame -
and now are missing
the
most
prestigious school.
If you were
ABC
and ESPN
you've got every right to
b;e
uJ)Set
-
you dished out $210 million and
$110 million, respectively, for the
CFA games and now none of those
includes a game in South Bend,
Ind.
If you were NBC you know the
Nielsen people are going to have
some good news for you when the
ratings
come out.
If
you were Notre Dame you
now have one more recruiting
tool.
Imagine telling a high school
recruit that he's guaranteed-six of
his games
will
be on national televi-
sion
every
year!
Of course there are
still
the legal
questions that neecl to be
answered
before
the
deal
is
truly
a reality,
but
give the Irish credit for this one.
One of the problems the Irish
said they had with the
CF A
deals
was the number of regional
telecasts that they would be part of
rather than a national telecast.
Jay Reynolds ,
Thursday
Morning
Quarterback
What
the C1''A now
has
to watcn
out for is other schools that may
jump ship and sign separate con-
tracts.
1ben
again,
there aren't that
many networks.
The University of Miami, Pitt-
sburgh and Syracuse are all schools
that have the capability of doing
what Notre Dame did.
Then again, look at Miami's
schedule -
ob
sorry,
I forgot, if
it's good enough for a national
championship, it must
be good
enough for television.
Give
me a tnak -
at
least
Notre
Dame fans will be treated to
col-
lege football.
.
Granted, the other schools
would not be the big TV draw that
the Irish are, but the schools would
be guaranteed exposure. ·
The silver
lining
for ABC and
ESPN
is
that the NBC contract
is
for the home games only -
the
road games are still available.
It's better than nothing, guys.
But just look where the Irish are
sitting: they already have national
prestige, recruiting
is
not too much
of a problem, they're on national
television for every home game -
at least -
and after next season,
Miami (Fla.) goes off the schedule.
It just doesn't get much better.
•
••
It may be ironic that
this
is
in
the
same column
as
Notre Dame, but
Sports lllustrated
is out with its
latest swimsuit issue.
I must admit I haven't
seen
the
issue yet
but
I understand that it's
more conservativ,e than in recent
years.
Don't give
in
to the pressure, SI.
That's right, for the next few
weeks, the magazine
will
be receiv-
ing thousands of letters from
readers praising and criticizing the
issue.
·
It's the same thing every year -
a 27-year-old
guy
in
California
will
love the issue; a 63-year-old college
psychology professor in the
Midwest
will
analyze its true mean-
ing, the 41-year-old mother of a
17-year-old
son
will
confiscate the
magazine in order to keep her son
from becoming corrupted and a
57-year-old nun will chastise the
publishers for what they've done.
Then there are those who write
in to cancel their subscription -
only to re-subscribe at Christmas
time or whenever the next sports
video is offered.
lay
ReJaolds
Is TIie
Ode's
ID8l'tl
editor.


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