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VOLUME
37,
NUMBER
1
MARIST COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE,
N.Y.
SEPTEMBER
20, 1990
FEC, administration clash on contracts
by
STACEY MCDONNELL
Managing Editor
Marist faculty and administrators are still
at odds over the conditions of a new three-
year compensation plan for the faculty im-
posed by the college's Board of Trustees in
June.
The plan, which increases faculty salaries
based solely on their performance, was hand-
ed down after the faculty and administrators
could not agree on the terms of the contract
after four months of negotiations
.
The faculty wanted an across-the-board
salary increase of 6.2 percent to cover cost
of living increases. The administration
wanted a system partially based on merit.
William Olson, chairman of the faculty ex-
ecutive committee (FEC), called
an
emergen-
cy meeting to ask the Board to settle the
dispute, but what the Board decided
was
in
complete opposition to what the faculty had
originally proposed.
The board proposed a system based totally
on merit, with no cost of living increases,
after the May 19 meeting.
Just before the FEC approached the Board
and asked them to settle the dispute, the ad-
ministration offered a proposal to increase
faculty salaries
5
percent across the board,
plus an additional
I
percent for merit and
1/2
percent for any inequities in the pay
scale, said Dennis Murray, Marist president.
The faculty's major objection to the plan
was not what was in it, but how it was im-
posed upon them, said Olson.
"It
doesn't make a difference what was
in it, the faculty did not have the right to par-
take in the terms of its employment," he
said. "We do not accept the terms of the
plan. It
was
never approved by the faculty."
Because they do not accept it, the faculty
and FEC have been considering various
forms of protest.
Olson said the faculty adopted, by a vote
·
of 59 to 5, a two-part resolution to express
its objections to the plan in June.
The first part states the faculty is oppos-
ed to the imposition of the terms and condi-
tions of the plan. The second states their ob-
jection to the all-merit based plan.
At a future faculty meeting, the faculty
will vote on another resolution, Olson said.
He said he did not know what the resolution
.
would say or entail.
WJIAT THE PLAN
.
SAID
He also said the FEC is preparing a white
paper, under the direction of the faculty
body, to explain to the Board their objections
and to express their desire for alternatives to
the plan. The paper will be presented in
about three weeks.
According to the Faculty Handbook, the
faculty has the right to call a meeting with
.
the Board
if
circumstances warrant it.
Each faculty member would be placed on
a scale and evaluated by the divisional chair
on his or her teaching performance, scholar-
ship and service to the college, students and
community.
The
FEC also boycotted the president's
annual faculty
·reception,
held at the
Poughkeepsie Tennis Club on September
7,
after the faculty convocation.
The criteria for the evaluations are printed
in the Faculty Handbook.
A maximum salary increase of
8
percent
is possible on the scale -
4
percent for
Despite the boycott, about 340 faculty,
staff and administrators were present, accor-
ding to Maureen Kilgore, director of special
events.
Casimir Norkeliunas, associate professor
of Russian, attended the reception and said
the boycott was too little and too petty a
thing to do.
.
teaching, 2 percent for scholarship and 2 per-
cent for service. The average increase given
this year was
6.64 percent, or .14 percent
higher than the plan proposed by the
administration.
He said the FEC did not have creative and
effective leadership throughout the negotia-
tion process, and that there should be more
effective ways to objecL
"Those numbers are deceptive as to what
really transpired for the faculty," Olson said.
"The mean of the raise was only 5.75 per-
cent."
... See CONTRACT page 12
►
Students driven crazy
as
parking crunch c~ntil:}µ
_
es
by
JAMES SAVARD
Staff Writer
New parkirig policies,
as
a result
of campus contruction, are causing
.
frustration for students and securi-
ty, with local tow comp
·
anies the
likely beneficiaries.
With
1,100 commuter students
and only 600 parking spaces
available for
·
them in the McCann
and Champagnat lots, an obvious
problem exists, according to Direc-
tor of Safety and Security Joseph
Leary.
Towing
began
Tuesday
September
18, and Leary promises
it will continue all year. Students
can expect to pay around $60 if
their car is towed.
"We don't want to tow anybody
but we will if we have to," said
Leary. "We will have three to five
tow trucks coming to campus all
year long."
compounded the problem. The lot
is expected to
be
completed by Oc-
tober l, said Mark Sullivan, ex-
ecutive vice president.
According to Sullivan the new
lots provide
100 more spaces than
last year, but it remains unclear
how many more spaces may be
·
needed.
Temporary security guards were
hired for the first three weeks of the
semester to inform people where to
park before towing began Tuesday,
said Leary.
·
Students say finding a lot is not
the problem, finding a space is.
Sal lnc
.
orvaia,
a
junior
"
com-
muter student from Amenia,
N. Y .,
said he is regularly having a pro-
blem finding a parking space.
"I
live at least a half an hour
away and I have to leave my house
at least 75 minutes before a class
to attempt to get
a
parking spot,"
said Incorvaia.
Incorvaia has a purple parking
permit, which allows him to park
Seniors Stan Phelps and Rich Pastor speak with President Murray about their proposed new frater-
Despite a summer-long cam-
paign to inform faculty, staff and
students, with letters and memos of
new reserved parking plans, con-
struction delays of the Riverview
lot adjacent to the tennis court have
nity Alpa Kappa Psi at the Student Activities Fair, Sept. 7.
Circle
photo/Beth Prestiano
. .. See PARKING page 6
►
Four
new
sports
teams added
.for 1991
by
MIKE O'FARRELL
Sports Editor
Two new men's sports and two
new women's sports will begin next
year,
and 33
grants-in-aid for
athletes will be awarded over the
next five years, the athletic depart-
ment announced last month.
Baseball, softball
and
indoor
and outdoor track will begin next
season on the Division
I
level. The
move fulfills National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA) re-
quirements stating that all Division
I
institutions must
carry seven
sports for both m~n and wome~.
The previous requirement was
SIX
sports.
"It
was
important for
us
to stay
in
line with the
NCAA," said
Gene
Doris, director of athletics. "This
Doris said he believes it will not
is definitely a step in the right direc-
.
be hard to attract athletes to par-
tion for us."
·
ticipate in the new sports.
Marist offers
30
grants-in-aid for
"The opportunity for a kid to
its athletes - all of which are used play Division I is enough of an at-
for men's and women's basketball. traction," he said.
"I
also think
The new grants-in-aid will be you will see kids playing two dif-
distributed over a five year period
.
ferent sports. For example, a wide
beginning in 1991. Marist must receiver on the football team might
have
40 full grants-in-aid for the decide to run sprints on the track
1991-92
year
according to recent
team. I'm
confident there will be
legislation passed by the NCAA 's significant interest."
Northeast Conference
(NEq,
to
The most difficult part of the
which Marist belongs.
new schedules will
be
the con-
The grants-in-aid will be ference opponents, Doris said.
distnl>uted to athletes in each sport, Division II and III teams will fill
with soccer being the NEC's sport in the remainder of the games un-
of emphasis, said Doris. The new til the program becomes fully
sports will also receive an un-
developed.
disclosed amount of grants, he
"I might be a bit optimii;tic,"
said.
·
said Doris, "but I
believe
that
within three years, our teams will
be at the .500 level."
Doris also said that he hopes to
hire coaches sometime in late
January. "At that time, the
coaches will
be
able to start their
recruiting right away."
With the success of local high
school baseball and softball teams,
as well as the success of Dutchess
Community College, much of the
recruiting could be done in this
area.
"That will
be
up to the in-
dividiual coach," Doris said.
"However, with the talent in thi,;
area, I'm
sure it will
be
looked
at.
Dutchess County has a history of
supporting excellent baseball and ·
softball programs."
.
Baseball at Marist had been a
strong rumor in the past and Doris
is glad the program was not rushed.
He said a lot of things about the
program and its implementation
were not fully understood, and that
Marist did not want to be in an
unstable position when trying to
start it.
Softball is the only new sport
that will play its games on campus.
When
finished,
the newly
renovated North Field will include
a softball field.
The baseball team will play its
games at the Hudson Psychiatric
Center and the track squads will
compete
at local
area
tracks until
the
proper
facilities
are
constructed.
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2
THE CIRCLE
ODDS
&
ENDS
SEPTEMBER
20, 1990
This .
c-nitic
says
'Postcards.
••
'a winner.
.
•·
We are well aware that the top
American film critics have never
recieved Ph.D.s in movie going.
This, of course, makes a great
deal of sense considering that it
doesn't require the knowledge of
God to alert movie audiences that
a "film" such as "The Exorcist
Ill" should be avoided like the
plague.
In fact, the knowledge of my belt
buckle would suffice in this case.
Yet, while every film critic, and
his or her mother, claimed this film
is more evil than Satan himself, $20
million worth of movie-goers saw
this dud in less than ten days.
This simply means that, obvious-
ly, critics are ignored. Let's face it,
Roger Ebert's popcorn tab does
not merit him a divine opinion on
what we should spend money on,
especially since he makes his dough
(pun not intented) on seeing movies
for free.
I myself
have
been considered,
by some, to be an on-campus critic;
it may have something to do with
the fact that I "eat, drink and
sleep" movies. My fanfare,
however, holds even less weight
than Roger Ebert's popcorn tab.
And, of course, if you are a
movie-goer who does the exact op-
posite of what critics suggest, then
stay home and disregard my
favorable
opinion
towards
"Postcards From the Edge."
Meryl Streep, who last year pro-
ved that she can share top billing
with Roseanne Barr in a bomb and
still remain as film's most respected
actress, gives a performance of
deep conviction in "Postcards."
As Suzanne Vale, an actress
:~_,_·.and
so- is
'The Lemon
Sisters'
Despite its name, "The Lemon
Sisters" is a sweet, refreshing
comedy.
Based in Atlantic City, this tale
of a trio of lifelong friends touches
the heart and funnybone.
The main characters are Eloise,
Frankie and Nola played by off
f ::. ••
-'•:•···Movre•:-
Extra
by
JANET OeSIMONE
screen pals Diane Keaton, Carol
Kane and Kathryn Brody, respec-
tively. They are a diverse group of
endearing and slightyly strange
people.
The actor's real life friendship
lends itself superbly on the big
screen.':>__---~- ,._: ·. ,_
The film 'encompasses a unique
camaraderie that endures the toils
of the passing years.
Keaton is charming as the eccen-
tric Eloise who is constantly snif-
fling due to allergies. However, she
refuses to get rid of the twenty cats
that belonged to her deceased
father.
Kane, as Frankie, the aspiring
singer-longing for fame, steals the
show in
a
hilarious
scene
where she
is'· performing and wreaks total
havoc in the nightclub with a
swin_ging microphone.
Nola, played by Brody, is the
levelheaded family woman trying
to prevent her taffy shop from go-
ing bankrupt due to her husband's
unprofitable business ideas.
While "The Lemon Sisters" has
no comic book characters, machine
guns or race car drivers,
it
does
have a rare feature that is not seen
in most films today -
intriguing
characters and an extremely well-
written screenplay.
Take a friend to see "The
Lemon Sisters."
Editors' Picks
• The 21 Society will meet for the
first time this year tomorrow at 9
p.m. in the new dining hall.
•.:.,,·Reef':
Sox-
vs.· Yankees Friday,
Saturday and Sunday at Yankee
Stadium ... Saturday's game na-
tionally televised on Ch. 2 at noon.
RON MARLI
An
Earful,
An
Eyeful
whose drug addiction has stripped
down a promising career to a
desperate struggle for self-respect,
Streep finely balances defensive wit
with manic frustration.
The challenge of staying clean,
only to hold onto jobs in low-
budget junk films; is enough for
Suzanne, when an insurance clause
demands she live with her mother,
former "golden era" actress Doris
Mann.
As Doris, Shirley MacLaine is
right on target; in every scene she
is both an over-bearing mother and
a person who isinsecure with letting
go of the past.
Yet, the conflict in "Postcards"
is not merely between the two
women. It is separately within them
both. Suzanne can very well accuse
her
mother's
self-ignored
:tlcoholism for her own substance
abuse. Thankfully, the film focuses
on the alternative to blame -
acceptance.
This dramatic comedy is Carrie
Fisher's adaptation of her life-
inspired novel (Shirley MacLaine's
character is loosely modeled after
Fisher's mother, Debbie Reynolds).
Her screenplay gives Suzanne the
defense mechanism of humor, and
her dialogue allows us to laugh at
the bitter truth.
Director
Mike
Nichols ("The
Graduate," "Working Girl") also
provides a light touch as the B-
movie sets Suzanne works on create
an ironic link between fantasy and
reality. The film even manages to
get deep characters out of guest ap-
pearances from Gene Hackman
and Richard Dreyfuss.
Dennis Quaid also makes the
most of limited screentime as Jack,
the one-night stand who brings
Suzanne to the hospital after a drug
dosage that is nearly suicidal. He
returns in an amusing attempt to
complete his interrupted seduction.
A
movie about a soul search may
not be your cup of tea, but if
you're looking a film to help you
recover from a summer of brain-
stealing movies, "Postcards From
the Edge is the ticket."
photo courtesy of Dorothy Ann Davis
Black-tie, top hat and tails were standard uniform when the
Marist
College Singers toured .E~stern
Europe and the Soviet Union earlier this summer.
Pictured
here
in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
I • I
hat's Entertainment
Tonight
• The Marist College Foreign Film Pro-
gram presents Mouchette. The film, based
on George Bernano's novel, will be shown
at
7:30
p.m. in Donnelly
245.
Admission is
free.
Friday
• The
21
Society will have a social at
9
p.m. in the new dining room.
• Foreign Film, see above.
Saturday
• The Foreign Film Program presents
Sous Le Soleil De Satan, the
1987
Grand
Prize film at the Cannes film Festival. The
film will air at
7:30
p.m. in Donnelly
245.
Ad--
mission is free.
• A Welcome Back Jam sponsored by the
Black Student Union will be held in the Din-
ing Hall at
9
p.m.
• The College Union Board presents
guitarist/songwriter Paul Strowe in the River
Room at 9 p.m.
Sunday
• Foreign Film, see above.
Coming Events
• The Ulster Performing Arts Center
presents the
1955
musical Damn Yankees.
The winner of 8 Tony awards, Damn
Yankees is the story of a middle aged couch-
potato who sells his soul to the devil in
search of baseball glory and eternal youth.
The production will be at UPAC in Kingston
on October
5
at
8
p.m. Tickets are
$20
and
$18
and are available at the UPAC box of-
fice or all Ticketron outlets. For information,
call
(914) 331-1613.
I
M
I
eking The Grade
• International Publications is sponsoring
a National College Poetry Contest open to
all college students.
$250
in cash prizes will
go
to the top five poems. Deadline for poems
is October 31. For contest rules send
stamped envelope to International Publica-
tions, PO Box 44044-L, Los Angeles, CA
90044.


















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11
THE
CIRCLE,
SEPTEMBER 20, 1990
3
Marist set for future
with new technology
by
DAN HULL
News Editor
While the Marist campus has
undergone obvious physical
changes since last spring, such as
the $8 million Charles Dyson
Center and several new parking
lots, more subtle, technological
changes have taken place.
Additions include 48 new com-
puters, a telecommunications net-
work, a satellite dish atop the
Lowell Thomas Communications
Center, the first package of com-
puterized card catalogue system to
be implemented in the library, and
a computer lab in the Canterbury
Garden Apartments.
"We expect the changes to have
a dramatic effect on the enrollment
of students and attracting new
faculty and staff," said executive
vice president Mark Sullivan.
"We're really reinvesting for the
future."
The Charles Dyson Center will
house the Divisions of Manage-
ment Studies and Social and
Behavioral Sciences as well as
Adult/Corporate Education and
Graduate Admissions.
The Dyson Center consists of 23
classrooms and seminar/presenta-
tion rooms, 68 offices, and a com-
puter lab equipped with 15 IBM
Model
55sx
personal computers
linked to the mainframe.
An
additional 30 computers,
most likely the 55sx personal com-
puter linked to the mainframe, are
being planned for a computer room
on the third floor, but what uses
the room will provide has not been
determined, Sullivan said.
The used office furniture worth
about $700,000 from the Morgan
Guaranty Trust Company of New
York was donated by alumus Jim
Barnes, a 1968 graduate, Sullivan
said.
Dr. Edwin A. Ulrich of Hyde
Park donated $125,000 and a pain-
ting for the Ulrich Executive
Seminar Room, expected to be
completed by October 1, Sullivan
said.
The Dyson Center is completely
handicap accessible including door
handles, bathrooms, and automatic
doors at the south entrance.
Sullivan said that a significant,
yet undisclosed, part of the funding
for the Dyson Center came from
the Charles Dyson family. The
balance of the cost was financed
through a loan given by the New
York State Dormitory Authority,
a state financing agency for col-
leges, universities, and hospitals.
Marist has 20 years to pay back the
Build a building, plant a tree.
loan at "a very favorable rate, a lit-
tle over seven percent," Sullivan
said. "We're still continuing to
look for funding."
Included in Dyson Center's $8
million price tag are the new
quadrangle and walkways to the
west of the Dyson Center.
"It's all part of tying in the
North End with the center of the
campus. We wanted to create a
lighted walkway to the North End
MAP students meet for lunch
by
CHRIS SHEA
Staff Writer
Returning students from the
Marist Abroad program and those
about to leave for a year of travel
and study overseas were honored
last week at the annual Marist
Abroad luncheon.
Recognizing the program as one of
Marist's brightest, President Den-
nis Murray spoke to the group,
welcoming some home and wishing
"goodluck and godspeed," to
those leaving.
Eighteen Marist students, all
seniors this semester, returned
from a year's study overseas. While
each person undoubtably ex-
perienced new and different things,
all agreed on one point -
it was
worth it.
Courtney Bowen, a senior from
Port Jefferson, New York, attend-
ed Trinity and All Saints College in
England. She also served a six week
internship in London. She
describes her year abroad as a
tremendous learning experience.
"It's not so much what you get
in the classroom as out of it. You
learn a lot about yourself, and how
to depend on yourself. Sometimes
it's hard, but you'll be proud of
yourself. The key is to keep an
open mind," she said.
Keeping an open mind, is what
the 14 members of_ this year's
abroad group will be trying to do.
Andy Moraitus, a junior from
Hyde Park, is leaving for the
University of York on October 7.
He describes the semester in
England as something he is meant
to do and feels little sadness at leav-
ing Marist for an entire year.
"It's a challange," he said. "I
really don't feel I'll miss anything
here because I know I'll be back.
When am I going to have this op-
portunity again?"
Jenn Johannessen agrees with
Moraitus that going abroad is a
once in a lifetime opportunity.
Johannessen, a junior com-
... See
MAP
page
6
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Circle
photo/Nathan
J.
Robinson
and to Champagnat from the
Dyson Center," Sullivan said.
"The quadrangle and the patio will
be a pleasant and appealing place
for students to congregate."
November
I,
Sullivan said.
The walkways will be sprinkled
with benches and the patio will
have tables with umbrellas. The
lighting system will continue from
the North End to the corner of
Marion Hall. Grass in the
quadrangle is
expected by
Marist has also invested an
estimated $500,000 in roadways,
walkways, and parking lots con-
necting the North End to the center
of campus.
Topping the technological
changes is the new telecommunica-
tions network, an addition to the
IBM Joint-Study, worth about $2.S
... See DYSON page 4
►
Program gets new aid
by
CHRIS SHEA
Staff Writer
Despite rising costs of studying
overseas, the Marist Abroad pro-
gram will be offering two scholar-
ships beginning next year to
qualified
students.
The scholarships, available only
to
students
going abroad through
Marist,
will
be based on the
students personnal qualities, said
Cicely Perrotte, coordinator of the
Marist Abroad program.
"Obviously financial need and
academics will also be strong fac-
tors taken into consideration, but
almost all the students in our pro-
gram have some degree of financial
need, and they are also almost all
academically strong,''
said
Perrotte.
Citing financial difficulties,
several students dropped-out of the
program this summer prompting
concern on the part Marist
administrators.
"It
is becoming
a
personnal
sacrifice to study overseas, finan-
cially," said Perrow~.
"This
will
make it easier."
For those students thinking
about spending a year abroad, it is
not to early to get information on
it. Perrotte said she is planning
a
meeting for potential candidates,
"some time in the middle of Oc-
tober."
The programs new office is in
Donnelly 202, across from the
registrar's office.
Dom 's conversation kit fails to cure curse
Dom Delouise was on campus
last week.
I saw him sitting behind a table
in Donnelly with a long line of
students in front of him. His line
was longer than the Irate Students
Complaining about Parking line. It
was longer because his table con-
cerned every·Marist student.
He was handing out "Back to
College Typical Conversation
Starter Kits." He collected the
same questions that were floating
around last fall and froze them in
a Ziplock freezer bag so that these
questions would stay fresh.
1 stood quietly in line along with
everyone else. We all just looked at
the floor and up and down the
hallway while listening to the Irate
Students think of new ways of
phrasing, "parking sucks." We
were all looking forward to open-
ing our Conversation Kits so that
we could start conversing. Finally,
I approached the round man.
"Freshman,
Sophomore,
Junior or Senior?" he asked.
"What's the difference?" I
asked.
He let out a disgusted sigh that
sounded like the air being let out
of a balloon.
Then he burst up with a pelvic
thrust and blurted, "The diff~ce
is that the type of conversations
you'll have depend on what class
you are!"
He sat down calmly and wiped
his forehead with a Kentucky Fried
Chicken Handi-Wipe. He took a
deep breath. His glasses sat on the
end of his nose. He looked up and
explained what type of questions
were in my yick-yack knick-knack.
"I suppose you're one of those
'question for everything' seniors,"
he snapped.
I nodded, too choked up to say
anything.
"Uh-huh. Well, you're lucky.
You're Kit is relatively small. It
contains basically all the same
questions you asked in May before
summer started except you'll start
your questions with How was ... in-
stead of What are .•. " he said
mechanically.
"Oh, so my questions are 'How
was your summer?' and 'How was
your job?"' I said.
"Plus the usual 'Where are you
living?' and 'What classes are you
taking?'" he added. "Also, being
a senior there's a new question this
year for you!"
My eyes
lit
up like the
Hindenburg.
"This year's newey is 'When do
you tum 21?'" he said with a lilt.
I felt like a school boy who had
just gotten his first kiss. I grabbed
my thin Conversing Kit and rush-
ed off. I couldn't wait to see what
was in it. I sat outside of Donnelly
and perused the envelope.
DAN HULL
Thoughts
=
From The
Shower, With
Help From
The Bed
Dom was right. My kit was
relatively simple. The Freshman kit
was about the size of Law book.
They had all the good questions
such as "Where are you from?" or
"What's your major?" or "Dude,
have you been through Leo?" or
"Where is that Dyson thing?"
The Sophomore's kit was the
simplest. It contained three simple
questions. "What did you do over
the summer?" "Where are you liv-
ing this year?" and "What classes
are you taking?" Sophomores are
more concerned with not being
freshman anymore to deal with
much else.
The Junior's package of ques-
tions is similar to the Senior's.
It
includes the traditional "What did
you do this summer?" and "Where
are you living?" but also includes
such favorites as "Do you have a
car this year?" and "Why the heck
is the numbering system so screw-
ed up in Canterbury?"
It's ironic that although I'm a
communications major, my con-
versation skills are similar to those
of three year old. Some people
have the "Gift of the Gab." I have
"The Curse of the Tied-Tongue."
My little chit-chat pack was my
Boy Scout's manual to untying my
mouth.
I memorized all the questions in
my kit and was ready to go to
Skinner's.
I saw many of my friends there.
I was rattling off practiced ques-
tions like a regular pro. I was gab-
bing up storm and feeling so con-
fident until "she" came into the
picture.
Between one of several suc-
cessful conversations, I made eye-
contact with a beautiful, silky-
haired girl. Bingo. The perfect op-
portunity to test my memorized
skills. Little did I know that there's
something about a silky-haired girl
that turns my tongue into rope.
She snuck up behind me and tap-
ped me on the shoulder. I turned
around without thinking and an in-
credible scientific miracle occurred.
My brain and my tongue
simultaneously changed forms just
like the Wonder Twins. My
Wonder Twins activated- my
tongue, form of a slip knot; my
brain, form of a black hole.
"Hi!" she said as my scientific
miracle took place.
"Hubba, Hubba," I blurted.
"Weren't you in one of my
classes last semester?" she asked so
smoothly.
"Nya, nya, mubbee ib wubble
ibba neeza nub," I fumbled.
"What?" she asked with good
reason.
"Waah, itsy weeble spickle
sput," I said as a tiny droplet of
saliva flew off my lips and landed
on her rosy cheek.
"You're.disgusting, and you talk
like the dentist sneezed the last time
he had a drill in your mouth," she
said coldly.
I whimpered away, my con-
fidence slain and my conversation
skills lost forever.
I looked around for my friends
and saw them carrying on conver-
sations with ease. I crept to the bar
and pulled up a stool next to Dom
who had happened to be there.
"And how's the conversation
game going?" he inquired.
"I think I'll stick to just nodding
my head and listening," I said.
"When you have The Curse, there
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4
THE CIRCLE, SEPTEMBER
20, 1990
Marist has a new McCann: Father Luke
by
BRIAN MCNELIS
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To most people, Grandma pro-
bably signifies warmth, security
and even someone to talk to.
But for Father Luke Mccann,
Marist's new chaplain, it describes
the Roman Catholic Church.
McCann says that grandmas don't
steer you wrong, and he feels the
same way about the church.
Mccann comes to Marist follow-
ing the retirement of Father
Benedict D' Allessandro at the end
of last semester, and he brings with
him a fresh outlook.
According to Father Luke the
Church can tell us what has been
learned in the past 2,000 years.
McCann, who heard of his new
position through an acquaintance
of his at Marist, had been teaching
at St. Johns' University, in New
York City.
David Seiver, a Marist senior
and good friend of McCann's,
wrote him a letter at St. Johns
when he discovered D' Allessandro
was retiring.
Mccann was tempted by the ot-
fer and came up and applied for the
job. After
a
series of interviews he
was accepted. Along with his duties
as priest, Father Luke also teaches
a college writing one class.
·originally from Manhattan,
Father Luke graduated from the
-
.
Catholic University of America in
· Washin·gton, D.C. in 1955, and
was ordained into the priesthood in
1979.
The chaplain has masters of arts
in English, theology, literature, and
divinity. He also completed a
Ph.D. from Columbia University
in 1982.
He said that, so far, he is finding
Marist to be very agreeable, and he
said he finds the students "dynamic
and genteel," and said he is im-
pressed with the administration.
. "They (the administration) have
a good sense of humor," he said.
Father Luke said he plans to be
at Marist for a long time - at least
10 years.
And at this point, .~hat seems to
be alright with the students.
"I really enjoy his sermons,"
said Joe Skaff, '.a junior business
major from Wayne,. N.J. ''They
relate well to the students, especial-
ly to the· stage of ·our 'lives we are
in right now.','
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Father Luke ·said. he considers.
himself a very liberal minded
individual.
"I like to stand back and be ap-
proachable," McCann said.
His self-considerations pour over
into his beliefs about the Church.
Like himself, Father Luke said the
Circle
photo/Laura Soricelli
Father Luke McCann
Church should be "approachable"
and not force its views on anybody.
To him, the Church can provide
leadership, and that is why he com-
pares it to a grandparent.
The Church is always there when
you need
it and can offer guidance,
he said.
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Students will be trained how to
use the phones next year when they
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are installed in the residence areas,
a riea .
Sullivan said.
"In the age of computers and
Nintendo, I don't think the
students will have a problem with
it," he said.
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catalogue system through an IBM
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match means that for every dollar
Marist donated to IBM, $5 worth
of vouchers for IBM equipment
was given to Marist.
In two years, Marist received
$354,789
in vouchers, and still has
between $15,000 and $20,000
worth of equipment vouchers, ac-
cording to Sullivan.
Of the 48 new computers, 15 are
in the Dyson computer lab, 15 are
at the Marist branch in Fishkill,
and 18 will be distributed to facul-
ty in the Dyson Center, Donnellv
Hall, and Fontain Hall.
·
In addition, five of the com-
puters currently at the Marist
branch in Fishkill will be hooked ..
up irl the security office in the ·
Canterbury Garden Apanments,
Carl Gerberich, vice president for
Information Services said.
The first of four phases of the
DOBIS system in the library in-
cludes computer access to the card
catalogue. However, students will
not
be able to use the system until
the card catalogue is brought up to
current standards, said Gerberich.
Theres nothing like a
call
tq keep in
touch with people you
really
care about.
But
there's nothing like
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to cut into a students budget.
Which
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CIRCLE, SEPTEMBER
20, 1990
5
Syracuse puts dish on L.T.
Persian Gulf crisis hits home:
by
SCOTT DALY
Staff Writer
Astrology in Phoenix or cooking
in Quebec.
These are two things you can
learn about using the new satellite
dish atop the Lowell Thomas
Center. However do not expect to
learn anything during the mid-day
hours.
This is because the satellite dish
is a joint arrangement between the
Syracuse University Graduate pro-
gram and Marist College.
Syracuse, which owns and in-
stalled the dish, uses its services
during the day while Marist is free
to use it in the early morning and
evening.
"It is unique that two schools
like Marist and Syracuse can share
such an educational tool," said Dr.
William Ryan, director of the
Marist media center. "Both schools
share the same goal of better
education for their students."
The dish is only capable of
receiving transmissions and will be
used
as
an added support for some
of Marist's educational programs
such as accounting, science and
modern languages, said Ryan.
Foreign language broadcasts can be
shown to language classes to sup-
plement their curriculum, he said.
With the dish, classes could al5o
be taught solely by satellite
transmissions, he said.
"Maybe in a few years, Marist
will be able to offer satellite courses
instead of normal classes," said
Ryan.
In the future Marist plans to
distribute the received signals to all
the buildings on campus through
the fiber optics system already in
place.
Ryan said because there is a wide
variety of programs offered by
satellite, it is hard to use all that is
available.
The use of the satellite dish will
be made available to the Marist
public but only if there is a valid
reason for
its
use, Ryan said.
"I would like to see various cam-
pus organizations come to me and
ask to use the dish's services," said
Ryan. "It would be great if clubs
would be able to take advantage of
the dish."
Ryan said that with the addition
of the dish, Marist is really mak-
ing an effort to improve the quali-
ty of education offered.
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by
LISA DAWSON
Staff Writer
For Alaedin Abdelrahman, a
Marist security guard, it was a week
of mourning. First, Iraq invaded
Kuwait City where his parents live.
Three days later, his brother, a
Marist honors student, died of a
brain tumor in a Poughkeepsie
hospital.
"He made the dean's list, but he
didn't make it through the spring
semester," the 25-year-old Alaedin
said of his brother Diaeddin
Abdelrahman, known as "Dean"
to his Marist friends.
Even as Alaedin fondly recalls
.
his brother's ambition, he betrays
his worry about the welfare of his
family.
"Something might happen and
civilians could get hurt," he said.
"I just hope it's not my family."
Thin and softspoken, Alaedin
does not speak easily of the events
that happened - the invasion on
Aug. 2 and his brother Diaeddin's
death Aug. 5.
He has no way of knowing
whether his family is safe.
"I used to watch TV every day
to find out what's going on, but
now I try not to watch. Nothing's
new; it's the same thing every
day," he said.
Alaedin, who is an American
citizen, came to the United States
when he was sixteen to attend col-
lege at SUNY New Paltz.
Diaeddin had been a medical
technology major for two years.
He changed his major to biology
his junior year after being diagnos-
ed with a brain tumor in March.
Dr. William Perrotte, a biology
teacher, noticed Diaeddin became
"very frail" in the early spring.
Diaeddin was admitted to Vassar
Brothers Hospital in March. "We
just watched him go downhill
rapidly," said Perrotte.
Another of Diaeddin's teachers,
Dr. Joseph Bettencourt, described
Diaeddin as "very driven" and
"intense".
Dr. Bettencourt noticed Diaed-
din falling behind in class. "He
wanted to do well.. .he was very
frustrated by his trouble writing; he
taped many classes," said Betten-
court. In July, Diaeddin's parents
came lo visit him in 1hc hospital.
His mother, brothers and sister
returned to Kuwait leaving his
father and two sons, Alaeddin and
Salim, to keep a sickbed vigil.
Then came the events of Aug. 2.
"War is a big possibility now," he
said.
Three days later, his brother
died.
Even as his family in America
was making funeral arrangements,
he had no idea on whether the rest
of his family was safe in Kuwait.
Then on Aug. 8 his father left for
Jordan to bury his brother's body.
He has not heard from his father
since.
"I've tried to call Kuwait," he
said, "but I get a message on the
phone that due to the situation
there my call can not be com-
pleted."
For Alaedin Abdelrahman, a
week of mourning has now turned
into months of waiting.
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THE CIRCLE,
SEPTEMBER
20, 1990
You are here now, but ...
HOOP
NORTH END
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munications major, is going to St.
Patrick's College in Ireland.
She said she has been interested
in going to Europe since she was
14.
"I
had a soccer camp with some
coaches from Europe and I liked
the idea of different attitudes and
a different culture. Besides, so
many people have told 'this
will
be
,
the best y~ar of your life"
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... conunued from page 1
in the McCann lot.
"I've been late for a couple of
classes because
I am trying to find
a parking space. It's the resident
students who are parking in the
commuter spots making them
closer to where they want to be and
us having
a
hard time trying to find
spaces," said Incorvaia.
Pam Burkle, a junior from Long
Island living in the Canterbury
Apartments, agrees with Incorvaia.
"It is extremley hard for me to
find a parking spot, plus the
McCann lot is too far out so I park
my car in the Marist East parking
lot."
The parking lot that seems to be
causing the most grief to the com-
munity is the McCann lot.
"We have been doing hourly
counts in the McCann lot and it is
always plugged
(full)
twice a day,
at noon and at
3
p.m.," Leary said.
"The other problem with that
lot
is the visitors who go to the
McCann center. The; have a
visicor's pass
and you ~an't work
that into your total number.
"
For now students are allowed to
park in the Maris! East lot until the
Riverview lot is finished, Leary
said. The college is negotiating ,\ith
the owner of the Mid
-
Hudson
Business Park in order to keep
Marist East a"'·ailable, he said.
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ARE HERE!
The New Parking Policy has been in
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effect
since September
3, 1990.
Parking Permits are issued
by
color code to
match the lot in which the vehicle will park.
Parking in any lot other than the one designated
will result in towing at the owner's expense.
Vehicles_ without permits displayed will also
be towed at the owner's expense.
If you don't have a current parking permit,
the vehicle must be removed from the campus.
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THE CIRCLE
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SEPTEMBER
20,
1990
...
THE
CIRCLE
Ilse Martin,
Editor
Stacey McDonnell,
Managing Editor
Chris Shea,
Editorial Page Editor
Dan Hull,
News Editor
Mike O'Farrell,
Sports Editor
Kevin St. Onge,
Business Manager
Anthony Azzara,
Adverlising Manager
Laura Soricelli,
Photography Edi/or
John Hartsock,
Faculty Adviser
'Changing Seasons'
Marist alumni may not recognize this Mccann - with the library smack dab
campus when they return for Alumni in the middle
.
Weekend in October.
And the residence areas, specifically
In the course of four years, the col- in the North End, have not been severed
lege has undergone such dramatic from this new configuration. In fact, the
changes
.
-from the completion of the campus has been growing toward them,
Lowell Thomas Communications reinforcing the concept of community
Center in
1987
to the opening of the that the college has been trying to
Charles Dyson Center this fall -
it is promote.
difficult to picture the campus as it was
Marist is sensitive as well to incor-
in
1986.
porating commuters into that communi-
The much-needed Champagnat Hall ty as much as possible
.
Part of that is
renovations were completed in the fall the opening of a computer lab in the
of
1988,
and although work is still un- Canterbury Apartments, linking those
finished inside Donnelly Hall, its add- students more closely with the college
ed space and modernized appearance are through its advanced technology.
welcome changes since work began in
The administration has been
1989.
somewhat successful in its goal to create
Our view of the Hudson River, one more of a pedestrian campus rather than
of Marist's most visually appealing one where automobiles endanger the
.
qualities
,~
was enhan
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cedi.n the spring
of
safe
t
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Traffic through the main entr~nce of
·
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the River bank
.
And it created a plea- the South End from the North End,
sant backdrop for the
1990
Commence- which now holds almost half of th~ ex
-
ment ceremonies.
tremely limited parking space on
The
$8
million Dyson Center is im- campus.
pressive, not only in its capacity to house
It is disturbing that so many parking
the bulk of classroom space, but also spaces were eliminated in the
because of its ability to round out the Townhouse Lot for reasons that appear
campus space, and eliminate the hassle to be aesthetic - those lost spaces have
of crossing Route
9
for classes in what been replaced with landscaping.
used to be Marist East.
Equally disturbing is the questionable
The college should be praised for jts safety of the Hoop and Riverview lots
rapid construction of the project, which after dark .
.
With the amount of time
ha
.
d ~any ~~?11:>e
r
s
.
~{ \h~ M~ri~(c~m-. devoted to checking parking stickers in
munity
·
skeptical
·
of its completion for parking lots closer to housing
areas
and
u~~qh,sJall.
...
.
. .
.
classroom buildings, it seems that those
· ·such an attitude stemmed from the more remote lots may be somewhat ig-
delayed completion and engine~ring nored. Let's hope not.
problems encountered with the building
The IBM-Marist joint study, with its
of the Lowell Thomas Communications fiber optics, has given us computers in
Center, which was originally scheduled the dormitories, nearly unlimited stu-
to open over a year before it did.
dent access to all computer facilities
24
The campus core has extended im- hours a day
,
and a brand new telecom-
mensely, from what used to be the Cam- munications system, all of which make
pus Center-Donnelly Hall-McCann communication more efficient - inter-
Center link to a much larger scale.
nally and externally.
The core now extends in a
The growth of this college has taken
parallelogram configuration, connecting off over the past four years;
1990
seems
the Dyson and Lowell Thomas Centers, to be its peak. Let it continue in the
Donnelly Hall, Campus Center, and same positive directions.
Editor's
Notebook
Ilse Martin
Student leadership
at Marist bas, in recent
times,
been
tagged as elitist
and unfulfilling
of students' needs. Class presidents have
questioned the apathy of their fellow
class
members. And a large number of students
have
cried
for changes -
whether they be
academic or otherwise -
and done nothing
but simply complain.
This is changing.
The leaders of all campus clubs and
organizations gathered last Saturday in an
attempt to unite their groups, and discuss
ideas
to unite the Marist community
.
Structuring
changes
within the Couna1
of
Student Leaders are going to make the voice
of the student community stronger.
With the creation of steering committees.
campus organizations have
been
str~gthen-
ed
in their ability to communicate
with
each
other and with the college
as a
whole.
All
clubs have been grouped into one of
the following steering committees: Co-
Curricular /Honorary, Sports, Gree°k
organizations,
SociaVService
Oubs, Produc-
tion, and
aass
(of
'91, '92, '93
, '
94)
.
These
committees will serve
as
better
representative voices to CSL, the college and
the administration. It is up to the students,
not only to take advantage of that leadership
to make themselves heard, but to involve
themselves actively
in the process.
Let it be said that apathy no longer has
a place in the community.
Students should realize what an important
asset their clubs, organizations and leaders
can
be -
if
they take
full
advantage
of
it.
Paying
through the nose
Thinking
Between
The
Lines
WASHINGTON-:- The federal govern-
ment today announced that starting January
J,
taxpayers
will
be required to pay an addi-
tional $2,()()(J on their income tax in order to
fund the Savings and Loan bailout.
Obviously the above situation is a conco-
tion of my own imagination, and the
nightmares of millions of taxl?ayers.
The current adnunistration would much
rather confuse, divert, muffle and clutter the
mind of an already bewildered voter instead
of fessing up.
So instead of just getting the facts, the
voter/taxpayer just ge
t
s the shaft.
But the fact of
the
matter is
$2,000 IS
how
much it is going to cost each taxpayer in
order to restore the savings and loan bank-
ing system which, as we speak, is in danger
of collapsing and most likely bringing down
the rest of the economy as well.
The danger is not only in the future
as
well. Whispers of recession have been sur-
facing for the
past
year. Right here in the
this
part of the country, the Northeast has been
undergoing
an
e<:anomic slowdown.
Ask any student from New England what
condition the economy is in. This
is
in direct
relation to the current banking crisis. The
Northeast, along with the Midwest and
California,
has been one of the hardest hit
regions by the S and L scandel.
But people aren't paying attention
because
the situation is so complex. It's not a man
with a gun and ski mask walking
in
and rip-
ping off
a
bank. It's country club crime done
with real estate speculation
,
easy-lending
practices and no morals. Well folks, this lit-
tle game of monopoly-from-hell is probably
going to cost $500 billion over the next 30
years
.
That's $500 billion!
.
·
But those who have to pay'this tab haven't
done
a
thing -
due in part to the incredible
complexity of the situation, and the incredi-
ble apathy by the average American.
Because we all know that, if Nixon was
threatened with impeachment for Watergate,
Bush would
be
threatened with lynching were
the public to find out they had to cough up
an additional
$2,000
on the
-
this year's
tax
form.
The question on many people's minds is
who
will
be held accountable for this fiasco
-
easily the worst financial disaster in
American History?
This problem is, without a doubt, the pro-
duct of two Republican administrations. One
(Reagan's) that was either oblivious to it,
.
or
chose
to
ignore it (I vote oblivious). And one
(Bush's) that has not acted decisively enough
to handle it.
The delays, which are still occurring, are
costing taxpayers
an
additional
$31,000
dollars
a
minute. That is not a misprint.
The Bush Administration's response to the
S&L
crisis is
a
joke that's too cruel
to
be even
remotely funny
.
It took
17
months for Bush and
his
cohorts
to form a rapid response team against fraud.
The speechwriter who wrote that could have
a brilliant career with Letterman if he/she
ever tires of the political game.
The blame obviously is not just on the
Republican party. Many politicians of both
parties were recipients of big campaign con-
tributions from these same men who were
stealing American's blind. Naturally, these
politicians dragged their feet when
it
came
time
to
investigate
.
Fortunately there is perhaps one way for
the taxpayers to extract their revenge _,.. at
the ballot
box.
It
is
a
matter of whether or
not Americans take
the
time
to
do so.
Letter
Policy
The Circle welcomes letters to the editor.
All
letters must be typed
and signed and must include the writer's phone number and address.
The deadline
for
ktters
is
noon Monday. Letters should be
sent to
Ilse Martin, c/o The Circle, through campus mail or dropped off at
Campus Center
168.
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the right to edit letters for matters
of
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.
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THE~RCLE
VIEWPOINT
SEPTEMBER
20, 1990
9
Adult reenters world
of college Jreshmen
As
an adult re-entering the academic world
I brought with me specific career goals -
goals which have changed throughout the
course of my employment and continuing
education.
·
When
I
entered college, immediately after
high school,
I often asked myself, "Where
is all this going to lead me?" The answer
came with my first job, with the
Union Car-
bide Corporation, where I was employed
as
an adminstrative assistant to the vice presi-
dent
of their
telecommunications
department.
After securing the job,
I
was informed by
my supervisor that I had been chosen because
of my Associate Degree in Business/Legal
studies. This inspired me to not only absorb
as much information on the job as possible,
but to further my education.
After several years with Union Carbide,
I
then became employed by the PepsiCo Cor-
poration in their public affairs department.
Once again, my degree, now combined with
experience, enabled me to be elected over
other candidates in addition to receiving
several promotions.
The transition from Union Carbide to
PepsiCo had sidetracked me only for a while.
Before
I
knew it, back to school
I
went.
My studies continued at Mercy College in
the direction toward a B.S. in Business Ad-
minstration/Public Relations. After taking
several evening classes, school had taken a
back seat as a result of many factors -
a
promotion with a demanding work schedule,
outside responsibilities, and the two and a
half hour round-trip daily commute.
Upon completing ten years with Pepsi, I
decided it was time for a change. The choices
I
gave myself were to venture to another cor-
poration and face new challenges or return
to college and complete my degree.
LETTERS
To
As you can see, school won. Pursuing an
education after a significant break from the
academic world takes commitment, a
positive attitude, and an awareness that each
day will bring me closer to my goals - goals
which I will achieve through Marist's In-
tegrative Major for adult students.
I
feel my enrollment into this program will
allow me to pursue my interests in com-
munications, public relations, creativity, and
advertising in addition to having increased
my enthusiasm and eagerness to complete my
degree at Marist.
One word of advice I would give to
students is, if the opportunity is available for
!hem to c?ntinue their education without any
mterrupt1on I would recommend sticking
with it.
You can get so caught up with the promo-
tions and success that school may not seem
important any more. However, it will act as
a restraint when going from one company
to. ~~other even though your potential,
ab1ht1es, and experience are all positive.
Knowing the value of a degree in addition
to the commitment I have to myself for com-
pleting my degree inspired me to continue my
education. Problems I've confronted as a re-
entry student is the frustration of wanting
to make up for lost time as quickly as
possible.
The key to success is a degree -
not only
to secure a well-paying job, but for self-
fulfillment. Having the wisdom to realize the
hectic pace won't be forever is good to keep
in mind when the going gets tough.
Marist faculty has been very supportive of
my goals and the students keep me feeling
young. With each day that passes, I become
more self-confident, energetic, and
productive.
To the freshman class of
1990-'
welcome
to Marist.
.
.
. .
.
1
•
Phyllis Alexander
is
a graduat~
student at Marist.
THE
EDITOR
New fraternity proposed
Editor:
Coming this fall, there will be a push for
a
different kind of fraternity on campus. It
is called Alpha Kappa Psi.
It
is the largest
professional business fraternity in the United
States. Although it is not a social fraternity,
Alpha Kappa Psi offers many benefits to the
Marist community.
Started in
1904
at New York, Alpha Kap-
pa Psi has over 240 chapters, in the United
States. In the Northeast region, some of the
chapters include NYU, Fordham, Seton
Hall, Babson, and Montclair State. The
fraternity also has over 80 alumni chapters
which are located throughout the country.
Alpha Kappa Psi is a co-ed fraternity which
is open to all business majors who have an
overall
G.P.A.
of over 2.0.
For all those who are interested in becom-
ing members, there will be an organizational
meeting on September 26. The meeting will
be in Donnelly 923 at 9:15 pm. We hope to
see you there.
Stan Phelps and Rich Pastor
INTRODUCING.
the Bottom Line
••
KEVIN ST. ONGE
There is right and wrong, good and bd,
simple and difficult. Everything else is B.S.
(bolstered syntax).
Life would be infinitely more enjoyable if
people recognized those fundamental facts
that can and should be applied to the vexing
issues confronting society today.
Question: What is "The Bottom Line"?
Answer: "The Bottom Line" will be a pro-
vocative, analytical, hopefully engaging
review of contemporary issues of politics,
morality, conscience and common sense.
Life as we know it is radically changing
but that does not justify a society-wide lost
sense of values. We can debate whether
society is shaped by law or law is defined by
society but further disputable is the assertion
of Lord Patrick Devlin, "without shared
ideas on politics, morals, and ethics, no
society can exist."
This society obviously shares little in the
way of morals and ethics when you consider
popular divisions based on one's abortion
stace, pro- life or pro-choice. Equally divisive
is the ethical dilemma of differing sexual
orientation, straight or gay.
When you consider the rising crime rate
as possible evidence of further disintegration
of society, the inevitable question is raised:
Can this society continue to exist without
shared values?
The bottom line is no. My stated goal is
to examine more closely contemporary issues
and show why we as Americans must renew
our commitment to the basic truths our
Founding Fathers deemed self evident.
Although abortion is the politically defin-
ing issue of modern campaigns it is but one
piece of evidence illustrating a much larger
problem. Disagreement is acceptable but in-
action is intolerable.
Simply look at voter participation rates.
Just over fifty-percent of the eligible elec-
torate don't participate in the most fun-
damental process essential to good govern-
ment -
elections.
Granted, in this country we are free not
to participate but those not voting abdicate
their right to comment on the state of
government.
When half the electorate is not involved,
it is impossible for government to find a con-
sensus among Americans, a consensus
necessary to shape public policy.
Not since World War II have Americans
been unified against a common foe.
The current Gulf crisis makes the point
clear. Depending with whom you speak
either Saddam Hussein is the enemv or
The
Bottom
line
American dependence on oil is the enemy.
Which? Both? Neither. Borrowing from
Oliver Perry, American society has met the
enemy and it is us ...
We complain of government corruption
and inefficiency yet allow political action
committees to contribute a record amount
of donations
($93.7
million) to Congressional
candidates.
Will throwing more money toward can-
didates insure election? Given the incumban-
cy rate of Congress it appears the answer is
yes, but do we have better government?
Tough questions. Tough answers.
The point is there are answers if we keep
in mind the simplicity at the root
of
all issues.
There is good and bad, right and wrong. As
a society we can then begin to re-develop a
set of shared ideas and values. We can reach
the bottom line.
By the way ...
Life is not always fair. Marist College is
a continual reminder of that fact.
Marist sends out Housing information tell-
ing students to arrive on campus Tuesday,
September 4. If you're a traditional student
playing
.'?Y
the rule;;,_yC>µ
-~q_
sq;
-Y~t.you;
find
out-priority parking
has.gone
ro
,computer•
geeks, jocks and jockettes who have been on
campus several days prior.
Hmm. If you're like me, you dig out the
letter from the Security Office you received
over the summer which you thought entitl-
ed you to parking relatively close to your·
designated area - namely the Townhouses.
Turns out the letter only guarantees
"parking on campus." Two problems here:
Firstly, the only stairway to access the Hoop
lot ascends to Gartlands Commons, not the
Townhouses, forcing students to make the
treacherous climb up a virtually one lane ac-
cess road that is poorly lit at night. Second-
ly, underclassmen that were on campus prior
to September
4
were also giv~n priority
parking.
·
· , .
. ...
What happened to seniority? Over' four
years and I have paid this place in excess of
$45,000
and paid my dues through the en-
tire spectrum of student life.
Yet, in the infinite wisdom of the Securi-
ty Office, first come, first served is the most
equitable distribution of parking spots.
I
hope those underclassmen are happy ...
Add to this the fact that if you eliminate
th
7
"inner islands" in the parking areas, you
gain at least 10 to 15 spaces per lot. One has
to wonder how much the landscape architect
really knew about the number of smdents
who bring cars to school.
What is U.S. Gulf policy? It's time
to
decide
by
TINA M. LaVALLA
Staff Writer
At the beginning of August, the rallying
cry
sounded when Iraq invaded Kuwait. It
seemed that no sooner had the U.S. receiv-
ed word of the invasion then
Americans were
being deployed to the Persian Gulf on a mis-
sion to defend the world's oil supply from
the encroaching Iraqis.
President Bush
was
determined from the
outset to make Saddam Hussein, the
so-
called "Buthcher of Baghad," realize that
the international community will not let him
get away with annexing Kuwait. And, if
anything, Bush wants the world to know the
U.S.
can
still flex it's muscle when the need
arrives.
Of
course our reasonin& for sendi.a,t
the
most men to foreign soil since the Vietnam
War has been for noble reasons: to return
Kuwait to its rightful Emirs, to prevent Hus-
sein from monopolizing the oil market, and
likewise to prevent Iraq from invading its
neighbors, namely Saudi Arabia.
It is true that most Americans polled
agreed with Bush's decision to send troops
to the Middle
East -
but the question is how
long
will
this support last?
Now almost two months later, and con-
trary to the initial belief that our mission
there would be accomplished in only a few
weeks, more American troops and equip-
ment are arriving in Saudi Arabia every day.
Furthermore, it is not likely that this
military
buildup is likely to wane anytime soon.
Consequently, the rippling effects are just
now beginning to be seen. More Americans
are asking themselves:
"Why
should
American lives
be
wasted fighting for Arab
oil?"
During the Cold War era, the clear enemy
was communism. At least then Americans,
from the outset, had justifiable reasons for
U.S. intervention: mainly to contain com-
munism. But even that support diminished
as
the Vietnam War progressed.
Thus
today, with only the threats of Sad-
dam Hussein and an impending oil crisis,
Americans are beginning to question the real
need for our prolonged prescence in what
many feel is nothing more than an Arab
problem.
It seems that the lessons of the Vietnam
War have seeped into the
1990s
by making
us think whether "Operation:
Desert
Shield"
is really worth the effort.
Conservative columnist Patrick
J.
Buchanan shocked everyone when his com-
ments on the Gulf Crisis reverberated
through the media: "There are a lot of things
worth fighting for, but an extra ten cents for
a gallon of gas isn't one of them," Buchanan
said.
Likewise Edward N. Luttwak of the
Center for Strategic and International
Studies accused Bush of, "fleeing from the
intractable economic problems at home to
a more attractive geopolitical role."
Thus, how long support for our dra\\-;ng
a line in the sand, is questionable now.
As
one Time M_agazine reader commented,
"The problem 1s not who controls the
world's oil; it is who controls us."
Tina M. La Valla
is
a senior majoring in
history.


























: "'J.
10
Mari st faculty
expands
by
28 members
by
JENNIFER RIVERA
Staff Writer
On the job experience, extensive
teaching backgrounds and recent
publications are just a few of the
riches the 26 new faculty members
bring to Marist College this fall.
As a retired captain of detectives
from the Poughkeepsie Police
Department, John
F.
Doherty, said
he thinks he can bring something
to Marist outside of pure
academics.
"l
feel
l
was brought to Marist
as a practitioner," said Doherty,
who has a Master's degree in public
administration and a bachelor of
arts from Marist College and a
masccr's degree in political science
from
Long
Island
University. He is
now pursuing a doctorate in
criminal justice at SUNY Albany.
The
distrusl
community
members have toward the police
department was one of his biggest
career disappointments, he said.
"Without the partnership bet-
ween the community and the police
department, crime will cominue,"
said Doherty, who taught "Com-
munity and Police Relations," as
an atljunct last semester.
Albert Yee, with over 300
publications, and nine published
books, brings teaching experience
to the educational psychology
department from around the globe.
He traveled as a Senior Fulbright
Lecturer in Japan, and also taught
at the Chinese University of Hong
Kong, two colleges in Singapore,
and a number of universities across
the United States.
Yee, who has a doctorate in
education from Stanford, was
hired to help start the new masters
program
in
educational
psychology. He was the dean of
" graduate stu:di~.anq,.re.$<:,arch pro-
ii
fessor
of ediica·@nal·pfychology
at
California State
University.
He said he decided to come
to
Marist because he said he liked the
school's location and proximity to
New York City. He also said he
had a "good feeling" about the
members of the psychology depart-
ment, and heard only good things
about the school.
Also joining the Social Science
Department is Joan Engel and
Michael Britt, both as visiting assis-
tant professors.
Ronald Gauch's research on the
AIDS Virus being published in the
American Journal of Public Health
is impressive but not his only claim
to fame.
As associate professor of public
administration, Gauch offers 15
years professional experience as the
former vice president of drug
regulatory affairs at Ciba-Geigy,
and chief statistician at Burroughs
Welcome and Co., Tuckahoe,
N.Y.
Seven new faculty members have
joined the Division of Arts and
Letters. They include: Ann Marie
Brooks and Diane Platt, visiting
assistant professors; William
Davis, Pau-San Hoh, James Lu-
ciana, and Edward Springer, assis-
tant professors; and James Fahey,
associate professor.
Joan Hoopes and Sanjeevani
Vaidya join the computer science
department as visiting assistant
professors, and Gopalan Sampath
joins as an associate professor.
New editions to the humanities
department include George Brakas,
as an assistant professor; Wilma
Burke and Rekha Datta, visiting in-
structors; and Jeanne Evans and
Scott Weiner, visiting ascistant
professors.
In the management studies
department, Gregory Hamilton
joins as an associate professor,
Suzanne
Concia,
Margaret
McCrory, and Fred Rosen join
a5
assistant professors, and Da"id
Meredith
joins as \isiting associate
professor.
Robert
Sullivan, an associate
professor, is the
only new addition
to the science
department.
THE CIRCLE, SEPTEMBER
20, 1990
GRADUATE SCHOOL FORUM,
OCTOBER 25, 1990,
· CAMPUS CENTER LOUNGE,
4-7 P.M.
A Reception will be held from 3-4 p.m. in
Fireside Lounge. Faculty are invited to attend.
PARTIAL LIST OF SCHOOLS RECRUITING:
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL
GANNON UNIVERSITY
MARIST COLLEGE
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NEW YORK COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE
PACE UNIVERSITY
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
SETON HALL LAW SCHOOL
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
ST. JOHN'S LAW SCHOOL
SUNY AT ALBANY
SUNY AT STONY BROOK
UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HA VEN
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
VILLANOVA
WIDENER SCHOOL OF LAW
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THE
CIRCLE, SEPTEMBER
20,
1990
11
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,vilJ
t
t
_
his ·go
on?
by
CHRISTOPHER
·
LANG
Staff Writer
·
In an ongoing battle against van-
dals, Marist College continues to
struggle through an identity crisis
because the letters facing North
Road that spell "Marist College"
are gone again.
Located on North Road near
Donnelly Hall, the stone wall has
recently become a popular target
for vandals.
According to Joseph Leary,
director of the office of safety and
security, the letters "M" and "C"
were stolen during Marist's Senior
Week last May. A Marist security
official reported the theft of
the
two letters at 6 a.m. on May 17,
1990 while on routine patrol.
"It deeply embarrased the col-
lege," said Leary
.
The decision was
then made to remove all of the re-
maining letters.
Leary said that there were no
suspects at all in the case that was
investigated by Security as well as
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"The new letters would most
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The old letters could easily be
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1
John Kelly, the Division of
Management Studies chair, said the
plan is closer to the real-world
because rewards are given for
service.
Because the final decision for the
pay increments lie in the hands of
the divisional chair, Kelly said they
have to be extremely careful when
determining they percentage raise
because they are dealing with the
\ive\~h
_
ood of the faculty.
"J
know there are faculty who
disagree with the plan," he said.
"I
think the faculty would have
preferred to have some warning."
Although he said he agrees with
the merit-based plan, Kelly said he
believed it could be improved.
"Right now the plan does not
allow the chair to talk about the
over-all contribution of the facul-
ty
member," he said. "Needless to
say, all people do not fit neatly in-
to the model."
The one problem he said he sees
with the plan, is that if a faculty
member receives the highest
percentage in one of the three
categories, there is no way his of
her salary can increase when new
-
raises are implemented.
COMING TO TERMS
Vice
president
Marc A.
vanderHeyden, who sat in on the
negotiations, said the two sides
were not far from an agreement
before Olson went to the Board,
and he said he regrets that negotia-
tions were broken off before they
could reach an agreement.
Olson said the FEC took the ad-
ministration's plan as their final of-
fer, and voted it down by a vote of
84
to
I
at
a
faculty meeting on May
10
.
.
"I think it was a mistake for the
facult
y
to
go
to the Board
,
" said
Murray. "Faculties, in general,
make a rerrible misrake when thev
go
to a Board. The nature of
a
Board is that they are not intimate-
ly involved in the issues that con-
cern faculty."
''The administration had a
package that was apparently more
in tuned to what the faculty wanted
than what they ultimately got
,
"
said Kelly. "They voted that down,
.
and I don't think they rec
e
ived
what they expected."
Olson said it was not a mistake
to go to the Board, because the ad-
ministration violated a mutual
agreement reached.
"Firstly, the faculty did not
break off negotiations," he said.
"We took the offer as a final of-
fer, and could not accept it. Se-
cond, the administration violated
a mutual agreement that allowed
their negotiations team to come in
and answer questions about their
proposal at a faculty meeting."
According to Olson, the
FEC
in-
vited the negotiations team of
vanderHeyden, Mark Sullivan, ex-
ecutive vice president, and Marc
Adin, assistant vice president, to
answer questions, after the FEC
presented the terms of the plan.
However, he said, the Presi-
dent's Cabinet and divisional chairs
were ordered to attend the meeting.
He said he did not know who
ordered them to go.
Also, the "team" prepared a
nine-page document to distribute to
the
crowd.
"They
wanted to turn a faculty
meeting into and administration
meeting," Olson said.
"As
a result,
the
FEC
said that no administra-
tion were permitted to attend the
meeting."
"We never got a chance to ex-
plain our plan to the faculty at
large," said Murray. "But
I
don't
think we were that
far
off
in
com-
ing to
an
agreement."
Both the
FEC
and the ad-
ministration said they are looking
to solve the problems as quickly as
possible, and hope that continued
talks will resolve the issues.
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Dyson places
Donnelly ... on
bac1k?burner
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.
The completion of renovations
in Donnelly Hall is now being
targ_eted for fi!!Xt summer, a year
behind schedule, primarily due to
the Charles Dyson Center, said
Mark
Sullivan, executive vice
president.
"Because of the Dvson Center
and other issues, we decided that
it would be better to finish Donnel-
ly next summer," Sullivan said.
Remaining renovations schedul-
ed
to
begin in May include
upgrading the science labs on the
lower level, Sullivan said.
Also, administrative offices and
support services will be reorganiz-
.
.
ed as well as the remodelling of the
·
cafeteria, said Sullivan.
•
.
The renovations could begin
·
over the winter break, if possible;
·
, .
Sullivan said.
Marist spends
$500,000
on
three houses
Two of the three houses Marist
purchased recently for an estimated
$500,000 will be used as student
housing, according to- Anthony
Campi Iii, vice president for
Business Affairs.
One of the houses, at 75 North
Road is already housing students
and
69
North Road, is scheduled to
be ready for residence in January,
Campilii said.
"There's a lot of internal work
that needs to be done in 69 North
Road in order to meet student
residence fire codes," Campilii
said.
"It
needs a sprinkler system,
electrical additions, and some fix-
tures with the plumbing."
A
third house, 374 North Road
located
adjacent
to the Bank of
New York, has not been designated
for use yet, said Campilii.
However, Executive Vice Presi-
dent Mark Sullivan said the house
has much potential, and he
wouldn't rule out the possibility of
a frat house.
TENNIS----
... Continued from page
15
Jackrel. "He is stronger physical-
ly, mentally and emotionally this
year after playing a short season
last year because he was studying
abroad."
The Red Foxes are off until Sep.
25,
when
they travel to Siena.
The women's squad, looking to
improve on last year's mark, have
opened up this season
1-1.
The Lady Foxes dropped their
season opening match
to
Pace
University. The doubles tandem of
co-captain Renee Foglia and Deidre
Higgins played well in defeat. Also
turning in a fine performance was
the duo of Christine Baker and
Kim
Lojacono.
Marist
gained its first victory of
the year
against Bard College. The
Lady Foxes shut Bard down, 9-0.
Number
one singles player and
junior co-captain Megan
Flanagan
led the attack by winning her match
6-2, 6-4.Carolyn Finken, playing in
the number two spot, handled her
opponent
easily,
6-0,
6-1. Higgins,
the number
three player, also
defeated her foe 6-1, 6-0. Jackrel
has also
been
getting solid play
from
sophomore
Jeannie
Bacigalupo.
Jackrel
is
optimistic about the
season.
"I'm
looking for a better
season,"
she
said.
"We
are play-
ing much better this year than we
did last season."
Results
of
yesterday's match
against St. Rose were not available
at
press time. The team travels to
Siena tomorrow.
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CIRCLE, SEPTEMBER
20, 1990
Circle
photo/Laura Soricelli
Cafe
Convo
13
Marc vanderHey-
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president, serving
coffee in the coffee
shop? Nah, he's just
asking about the
service.
A lot of
campus rapes
start
here.
Whenever there's drinking or drugs, things can get out of hand.
So it's no surprise that many campus rapes involve alcohol.
But you should know that under any circumstances, sex without
the other person's consent is considered rape.
A
felony, punishable
by prison. And drinking is no excuse.
That's wh~ when you party, it's good to know what your limits are.
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Post office
Updates
Service
by
CINDY DONALDSON
Staff Writer
Improved mail service will be
one of the changes taking place in
the post office this year according
to Raymond Lane, postoffice
manager.
Lane said the changes will in-
clude the changing of combination
locks to key locks and enlarging the
parcel room. Another change
already in progress is the distribu-
tion of recipts for money transac-
tions in order to keep track of in-
coming and outgoing parcels.
Mailboxes in Leo and Cham-
pagnat Halls will
be
changed to key
locks. Sheahan Hall already has
key locks and Marian Hall recent-
ly recieved new combination locks
.
The construction of the new
locks should take two days and the
transitions within the post office
will take an additional two. Lane
said that once the transitions have
been completed improved service
will begin.
The parcel room will be enlarg-
ed to accommodate the larger
shipments. The room is also a fire
hazard because the present size is
too small for the number of parcels
it contains, according to Lane.
A new position is still another
change. A person will be hired to
cover the front window which will
provide assistance to students on a
constant basis.
There have been a few minor
problems with late or missing mail.
"Complaints have dropped down
drastically," said Lane.
Co-op education
is recognized
by
Governor Cuomo
In recognition of career ex-
perience provided to college
students at more than 1,000 col-
leges and universities across the na-
tion, New York State Gov. Mario
Cuomo declared this week
Cooperative Education Week.
Cooperative Education (co-op),
a program first implemented in
1906 at the University of Cincinati,
provides college students with
career- related work experience.
Students earn salaries and
sometimes college credit through
co-ops and find that they gain
realistic work experience otherwise
unobtainable until graduation, ac-
cording to Alan De Back, New
York State Cooperative Experien-
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Education
Association
president.
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from approximately SO New York
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corporations, to small businesses,
to government agencies.
Students are given the oppor-
tunity to explore career possibilities
before graduation and employers
have the chance to evaluate
students as potential employees
without making a long term com-
mitment. De Back said.
For inore information on
cooperative programs at Marist
contact Desmond Murray, assistant
director of field experience at
S7S-3S43.
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THE CIRCLE, SEPTEMBER 20, 1990,
15
Men winding down;
wonien reach . 500
by
KENT RINEHART
Staff Writer
While the men's tennis team is
preparing for its spring season, the
women's squad is gearing up for a
successful fall campaign.
This past
.
week has been a busy
one for the Marist Men's tennis
team.
Playing the toughest part of the
fall
campaign, the Red Foxes have
played five matches over the
weekend.
Saturday and Sunday, Marist
played in the Great Dane Tennis
Classic held in Albany. The Red
Foxes finished thirteenth in the
six-
teen team field.
The Red·Foxes downed Nazareth
five to one and fought hard in
defeating perrenial power Iona.
Against Iona, Marist was again
paced by Cagney who won his
match 6-3, 6-4. "Jim is playing real
well
for
us," said coach Terry
Jackrel. "He is picking up where
he
,
left off in the spring."
Number four singles player John
Cleary handled his opponent 6-2,
6-3 and Breen was a winner again
6-0, 6-2.
Senior Btan Phelps explained
that the win over Iona was an im-
portant one. "We lost to them last
year, but
;o·n
.
Suriday it all came
together
:
We played
'
terrific/_' he
said.
~.
On Monday, the Red Foxes
returned home and were defeated
by
_
a much stronger Fairleigh
Dickinson University (FDU) squad.
·
Despite finishing thirteenth in
the
:
Great Dane..,tournament;-. the
team is optiniistic',as they.head in- ,
,
.
-
,
.
A
nd
y
Clinton fires a shot against Robert Morris.
to the final week's of the fall season
:
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photo/Nathan
J.
Robinson
In Albany, Marist suffered a
double dose of defeat on the first
day of the tournament. The Red
F~xes
were
defeated by SUNY
Bmghamton and St. John Fisher.
"We played better than our
place shows. The whole team is
playing well," said Breen
.
Foxes outshoot 24-5: lose 3-1
Against St. John Fisher, both
teams won three games. However,
the tournament tiebreaker favored
St.
John Fisher because it won
more sets
than Marist.
Jim
Cagney, playing number
two
singles, posted
an
easy 6-!, 6-3
victory.
Number five singles player
Jamie
Breen earned his victory in
three sets, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
The number
one doubles tandem
of Andy D'
Amico and Jeff Barker
handled
their
opponents easily, 6-0,
6-1.
Marist was
successful
on
the se-
cond day
of the tournament
defeating
Nazareth College and
Iona.
Marist had
little
time to rest
·
before taking on FDU Monday.
·
"FDU consistently has strong
players, but we were up for them.
Unfortunately, we were unable to
come away with a win," said
Breen. FDU defeated Marist 6-2.
Winning for Marist was Breen,
again playing number five singles.
He won in three sets 4-6, 6-4,
6-2.Cleary, playing in the number
six slot, won his match 6-2, 6-4.
Phelps, playing the number one
position, fell to Adrian Chirici, last
year's conference singles cham-
pion, 5-7, 1-6.
"Stan is playing real well right
now, despite the loss," said
...See TENNIS page 13
►
De~pite outshooting Robert
Mo~r!s 24-5, Marist dropped a 3-l
dec1s10n to the Colonials on
Saturday.
Head coach Dr. Howard
Goldman said that much of the
game was played on the Robert
Morris
side
of the midfield stripe.
"We played in their end quite
a
bit," said Goldman. "We took
24
shots, but we hit everything right
~t
the goalkeeper.
It
wasn't a ques-
tion o_f when we would get a good
shot, 1t was a question of when we
would
get
our
second
goal. I felt we
were the better team, but you don't
get that impression when looking
at
the scoreline."
The only Marist
goal
was scored
by John Mazella.
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Ladies V-Ball
·
nabs
fourth
·
by
MIKE
O'FARRELL
Sports Editor
The Marist women's volleyball
team tied for fourth at the Great
Dane Invitational held this past
weekend at SUNY Albany.
The Lady Red Foxes started off
the tournament with a
2-1
victory
over SUNY Binhamton 15-9,
13-15, 15-13.
Senior co-captain KimAndrews
led the attack with 12 kills while
serving nine aces. Robin Gest! add-
ed 10 kills while co-captain
Marianne Cenicola added 17
assists.
Next up for Marist was Hunter
College. The Red Foxes handled
Hunter easily 15-9, 15-8. Gest! led
the way with seven kills and two
service aces. Cenicola and
freshman Moira Breen each had 10
assists.
GRIDDER:--
...
conunued from page 16
come out real strong after the
half," he said.
With 3:15 left in the game, Pace
was driving into Marist territory.
The drive was stalled, and the game
was put away when lineman Matt
Daly returned a Coleman intercep-
tion 58 yards for a touchdown. The
extra point was blocked and Marist
led 23-13.
"That was the play that put the
igame away," said Pardy.
"It
was
}a great effort by the entire defen-
•·sive line and Matt
was
able to go
'
.
an the way. We had to rise to the
occasion and we did."
_
Pardy
was
quick to praise the of-
fensive line for their effort. "The
line did a solid job, we had
a
well
balanced attack and they sustain-
ed their blocks real well." he said.
The
defense also gained praise.
Marist
held
Pace to
31
yards
rushing and
15
first downs. In their
previous game, Pace had 41
fir~!
downs.
After opening with two straight
victories, Marist dropped their next
.
two matches to Rochester
(2-1)
and
Cortland (2-0).
Prior to the tournament, Marist
downed St. Thomas Aquinas
3-0
on Thursday, after losing to Fair-
field 3-2 on Tuesday in what Assis-
tant coach Tom Hanna called "one
of the most exciting matches in re-
cent memory."
Marist lost the five set match
7-15, 15-4, 12-15, 15-12, 15-4.
An-
drew$ led the team with
12 kills and
five aces.
"There were exciting rallies and
some strong individual
-
perfor-
mances on both sides," be said.
"It
was a solid effort."
"We are playing some of our
best volleyball right now," he
said.
"If
we continue to play like this,
the wins will come."
Hanna also praised the efforts of
Andrews for her tournament per-
formance."
Kim
played strong,
she
served real well and used her cut
shots and din ks effectively," he
said.
Hanna also credited the
freshmen with making a smooth
transition from high school ball.
"Nicole Silenzi and Moira Breen
both started and played real well.
Carlyn Gianetti also provides us
with a strong hitter off the bench.
They are playing good ball and are
improving with each match," he
said.
The Red Foxes record now
stands at 3-3.
The Red Foxes next take the
court on Saturday when they travel
to Western Connecticut State for a
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Defensively, Goldman said
"there were a couple of defensive
mistakes" that led to the three
Robert Morris goals.
However, he. also commended
the play of Lou Schmidt and
Eamon Twomei.
"Lou and Eamon played consis-
tant on defense for us, they did a
nice job," said Goldman
.
Goldman
said
that the
team's
performance
should
be
stronger as
the season goes on.
"This
is
a very
young team,"
he
said. "There are
only two seniors
and two juniors.
It
is
a
matter
of
experience
and
cohesiveness
on the
field."
Two of the
younger
players
are
freshmen Twomei
and
Brian Rose ..
"They arc coming along well, each
one of them is doing
a
nice job and
are getting better everyday," said
Goldman.
·
·
·
. ·
Robert Morris was the first Nor-
theast Conference
game
for the
Red Foxes. Results from vestcr-
day's conference game agai~st St.
r:rancis were not available
at
press
time.
"We have co learn
from
chis loss
and
get
ready for the rest of rhe
conference games,"
said
Goldman.
Last Thursday, the Red Foxes
downed Siena
1-0.
The game-
winning
goal
was
scored
by Rose
.
Marist earned their first win
of
the year by defeating Quinnipiac
4-0.
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THE CIRCLE
SPORTS
Gridders win two straight
By
MIKE O'FARRELL
D'Aiuto kept the drive alive as he
·
Sports Editor
muscled forward for three yards
and a first down.
After dropping the
·
season
Two plays later,
·
sophomore
opener 54-16
.
to Iona, the Marist Scott DeFalco set up D' Aiuto's
run
football team has bounced back to when he scampered 20 yards on a
s
nare two consectutive victories
.
reverse to the one yard line.
·
Last Saturday, the Red Foxes
Brian McCourt's kick made it
defeated
-
Pace University by a score 7-0 Marist at the 9:24 mark of the
of 23-13 to increase their record to first quarter.
2-1.
Marist downed St. John Fisher
"It
was a great effort for us to
17
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7 back on September 8.
get on the board early, we came
This week, the football Foxes right out and did what we had to
return home to take on Gallaudet do," said Pardy. Marist had an op-
University.
·
1t was Gallaudet that portunity for
7
more points early
knocked the Red Foxes out of con-
in the second quarter
;
However,
tention for a
-
conference title last
·
the Red Foxes settled for a 20 yard
year when they defeated Marist field goal from McCourt.
42-24 in the nation's capital.
Although the Foxes were not
A win over Gallaudet would able to get six points, Pardy was
push the Red Foxes Atlantic Col-
happy about the field goal. "At
Iegiate Football Conference record that point of the game,
.
three points
to 2-0 with only three conference
·
is three points. We will take points
games remaining on the schedule.
whenever we
can
get them;" he
"No question, this is a big game said.
for us," said second year coach
Pace turned the ball ·over to
Rick Pardy.
"If
we take care of Marist late in the first quarter when
Gallaudet, we will be in good their punter was unable to handle
shape. They have some really solid
a high snap. Cliff Jean-Louis
ballplayers, it is going to be a tough
· ·
recovered the ball at the Pace
6
ball game.''
yard line, yet Marist was unable to
Against Pace, Marist wasted no get the ball in the end-
time in getting points on the board.
zone.McCourt
'
s kick made the
Th
_
e
·
Red Foxes capped of an 80
score 10-0 Red Foxes with 14:17
yard opening drive when Don left in the first half
.
D' Aiuto rambled into the endzone
Marist made it 17-0 with 5: 11 left
from one yard out.
in the half when quarterback Dan
Faced with a fourth down situa-
O'Donnell connected with D' Aiuto
tion at the Pace 27 yard line,
on a 31 yard touchdown pass
.
The
Red Foxes.were faced with another
fourth down situation and this time
Pace was caught off
:
guard and
D'Aiuto was able to score .
.
Pardy was quick
.
to
.
give his
assistants credit for the 31 yard
strike. "The coaches saw
-
that the
play was there and we just took ad-
vantage of it," he said.
. _
.
Pace opened up
,
the
_
second half
scoring when Scott Pluschau hit a
30 yard field goal on their first
drive of the second half.
With the score 17-3 Marist, the
Red Foxes drove to the Pace 17
yard line before failing to convert
a fourth down situation. Two plays
later, Pace made
·
it 17-10 when
quarterback Matt Coleman con-
.
nected with Eric Frink on an 83
yard touchdown strike with 1:51
·
left in the third quarter.
"We had great coverage on that
play and there was a questionable
push off by the receiver that was
not called.
It was a really big play
for them," said Pardy.
D' Aiuto fumbled three plays
later and Pace had possession on
the Marist 25 yard line. The Red
Fox defense stalled the drive, and
Pace had to settle for a field goal
making the score 17-13 at the start
of the fourth quarter
.
Pardy admitted that this was a
key momemtum shift for Pace.
"It
was a big swing for them, they had
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'
s and women's tennis story on page
15.
Marist harriers running in middle of the pack
Men take third at Stonybrook
One word can describe the first two meets
for the men's cross country team -
toHti&t&HL
On Sept.
8,
the team finished third at the
Fairfield Invitational. This past weekend, at
the Stony Brook Invitational, the Red Foxes
captured another third place finish
.
Coach Rich Stevens was pleased with the
effort, but was quick to note that th
,
e Foxes
were without their top runner
,
Marty Feeney.
"Marty was home for personal reasons
and the other guys really picked it up. They
did a great job," said Stevens.
Freshman Dave Swift was the first Red
·
Fox runner to cross the line. Finishing in
tenth
·
place, Swift completed
·.
the 5-mile
course in 30 minutes and 4 seconds.
S9p)lomore
.
Matt
-
Murphy; who placed
eleventh,
,,
cl9cked
,
the same
·
tiriie
'
as Swift.·
, .
~
'i'he
,
d
inish
:
was
;
really
'
dose," said
S
'
te,
v
ens
,
,
''but Dave just edged him out."
Finishing third for Marist was Fred von
Bargen with a time of 31:31, good enough
for 24th place
.
Jason Vianese, Rob Johnson,
Des Kenneally and Dan Becker also ran well
for the Red Foxes
.
·
"These first two meets are a big improve-
ment for us over last year," said Stevens.
"At this point last year, we had only beaten
three teams. This year we have beaten nine."
One thing the Red Foxes cannot afford is
injuries, said Stevens .
.
"We have four real
solid runners and the other guys are improv-
.
ing with each meet," he said. "It will be hard
for us if one of our top runners gets hurt."
This week
,
the Red Foxes travel to the
Southeastern Massachusetts University
Invitational.
"The competition will be stiff," Stevens
·
said. ''From this meet to the rest of the
season, we will be running against bigger
schools but I am confident that we will be
alright."
Women tenth at Wagner
In what coach Kim Morison called an im-
.
provement, the Marist women's cross coun-
try team placed tenth this past weekend at
the Wagner Invitational at Wagner College
on Long Island.
"The girls improved nicely over their per-
formance last week in Fairfield, they are
working hard and should keep improving
as
the season progresses," said first year coach
Morison.
On Saturday, Marist placed tenth out of
a field of 23 teams
.
In Fairfield; the team
placed fifth out of nine teams.
Sophomore Jen Von Suskil was the first
.
Red Fox runner to complete
·
the 5-kilometer
(3.1
.
miles} race. Von Suskil placed 40th with
a time of 21 minutes 50 seconds.
Noelle Feehan, who ran a time of 22:48,
placed -Slst. Megan Bell, the only junior on
the squad, finished the course in a time of
22:55.
The biggest improvement for Marist came
from sophomore Sara Sheehan. Having plac-
ed 59th, Sheehan cut
1
minute and 30
seconds off her time from the Fairfield meet
.
Tperesa Lawless, a sophomore, also ran for
the Lady Red Foxes.
Though pleased with last week's perfor-
mance, Morison is optimistic that the team
will improve.
"The girls are training real hard and are
getting better every week," she said. "As the
season progresses, I think you will see a lot
more times come down."
Morison feels confident that the team will
turn in a fine performance at the Northeast
Conference meet
·
on October 21. "There
were five conference teams at Wagner and
we finished third, I think we will be able to
do better than that in the meet next month,"
she said.
This Saturday the team travels to Penn
-
sylvania for the King
'
s College Invitational.
Media forces Masters to break color barrier
Ron Townsend is a nice guy -
but can he golf?
The president of Gannett Televi
-
sion, Townsend controls six of the
company's television stations.
Townsend became president in
May 1989.
Before being named to his cur
-
rent post, Townsend served as
director of field services for the
Children's Television Workshop.
In this capacity, he was involved
with the classic television shows
"Sesame Street" and "Electric
Company."
Active in community charity
organizations, Townsend was
honored by the United Negro Col
-
lege Fund in
1987
for
his
continual
support.
Townsend recently became a
member of Augusta National Golf
Club, the prestigious club which·
annually hosts the famed Masters
tournament.
Ron Townsend is no ordinary
member -
he is black.
By accepting Townsend as a
member, Augusta National
is
safe
of any boycotts when the Masters
starts next April.
Civil
rights leaders
in
Georgia
had said that they would lodge
some form of protest if the all
-
white club did not integrate prior
to the start of this year's
tournament.
This whole scenario is an exten-
sion of the controversy surroun-
ding last month's Professional
Golfers Association (PGA) cham-
Thursday _
Morning
Quarterback
pionship at the Shoal Creek Coun-
MIKE O'FARRELL
try Club just outside - of
all
places _....;... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_
-
Birmingham, Alabamba.
The tournament was under
scrutiny because it
was
found that
Shoal Creek did not have a black
-
or any other minority -
as a
member.
The American Broadcasting
Company
(ABC)
which televised
the event,
was
in danger of losing
millions of dollars. Big sponsors
threatened to pull their advertising
from the telecast in order to form
a protest against Shoal Creek and
The PGA of
America,
which spon-
sors the event.
Seeing as how ABC was
i
n line
to lose millions, they put pressure
on officials of both the PGA and
Shoal Creek. The result of this
was
easy
to predict - Shoal Creek had
its
first black member.
The PGA Tour, the PGA of
America and the
U.S.
Golf
Association have added new
guidelines requiring private clubs
wishing to host tournaments to
prove their membership policies are
non-discriminatory -
isn't that a
surprise.
Isn't it also a surprise that after
th~ Shoal Creek controversy, of-
fiaals from the Columbis Broad-
casting System (CBS) talked to of-
ficials at Augusta National regar-
ding the membership issue.
CBS
was
afraid. Augusta Na-
tional
was
afraid.
CBS
was
afraid of
the
possibili-
ty that it might lose millions of
dollars in advertising. Augusta Na-
tional w~ afraid of the boycott it
would have on its hands if it did
not accept a minority member.
This is actually not a new issue
for the Masters
.
Lee Elder was the first black
golfer invited to the tournament
way back in 1975. An all-black
cal
dy corps was used until 1982. Golf
great Lee Trevino -
of mexican
descent - has vocally put down the
tournament because of the way he
was treated there in the past.
Doesn't it seem a bit ironic that
the ~rst b!ack member to Augusta
National 1s a branch president of
one of the most major media cor-
porations in the country?
The media has such power.
By approving Townsend as a
member, Augusta National is hap-
py and CBS is even happier.
Does
it really matter
if
Ron
Townsend can golf?
Speaking of the media, did you
know that Ty Detmer won the
Heisman Trophy?
I thought the Heisman -
col-
lege's premiere trophy _
was
given
out at the
end
of the season
.
Yet
when I turned on CBS to watch
some college football, they told me
that Detmer had won.
Oh by the way, Ty is the quarter
-
back for Brigham Young Univer-
sity
.
In his first game, he led his
team
to an upset of Miami. Satur-
day, he threw for 448 yards and
five touchdowns to help his team
to another win.
Whether or not he knows it,
Detmer's season
will
be determin
-
ed this Saturday when he leads
BYU against San Diego State in a
nationally televised game on CBS.
If
he throws for another 450
yards, send the trophy to the
engravers.
If he throws five in-
terceptions, you will never hear
from him again.
The reason is simple. Coming
from BYU, Ty really doesn't get a,
great deal of publicity. Yet, play-
ing on national television will give
him the opportunity to be seen by
millions, including those Heisman
voting sports writers
(I
wish
I
was
one) who would not normally get
the
chance
to see him play.


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