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THE
IRCLE
VOLUME
37,
NUMBER
7
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Several students look on as card shark Darwin Ortiz performs s_ome ~f his tri~k~ to freshman
Jay Capellaro at the Garn-Bel-Fling sponsored by CUB last Friday m the 0111mg Hall.
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Circle
photo/Jeanette Marvin
'Good time meeting place' still an
integral part of neighborhood
by
CHRIS LANG
and SCOTT DALY
Staff Writers
For Marist students, Skinners is
a place to escape their books; for
Jack Hughes, it's a home.
While to some a college hangout,
Skinners to Jack Hughes and
others like him is a neighborhood
bar. ·
With his arms resting on the
brass-bar railing . waiting for his
turn at the pinball machine,
Hughes throws back a cold beer
and reminisces about the good
times he has had at Skinners.
"I've been coming here since
1988 and in those three years, I've
made friendships with Marist
students and other locals that I will
always hold close to my heart,"
Proposed Route 9 changes
will not stop bar's tradition
by
SCOTT DALY
and CHRIS LANG
Staff Writers
Freshmen and sophomores have no fear, Skinners Restaurant and
Pub will still be located on the corner of Route
9
and Fulton Street
when you reach legal drinking age.
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.
The proposed 1993 widening of Route 9 may cause the existing Skin-
ners building to be relocated to a spot further away from the road.
Edwin Beck the owner of the establishment, said he is not sure
what side of the road will
be
expanded for the added driving lanes.
"I
keep calling the New York Department ofTra~sportation to find
out what their plans are," said Beck. "The_DOT 1s not even sure of
what the plans are yet."
.
Beck
said. he has heard the widening will most likely occur on·Skm-
ners side -
the east side -
because Marist's Kieran Gate House has
historical significance.
•
"In my opinion, this place has ~istorical va_lue as we!!• and I ~ill
do everything I can do to keep Skinners on this corner, Beck said.
According to Beck, Skinners is one of a number of bars that h,as
stood on that corner since 1933. The first bar was called McManus s,
the next one was Frank's and for the past
10
years, it has been
Skinners.
Beck said he purchased the property immediately behind the ex-
isting parkmg lot so he can relocate Skinners if the existing structure
is forced to close due to the proposed expansion.
He also owns P and G's, a bar in New Paltz and Easy Street Cafe,
a casual restaurant on
the west side
of
Route 9
in
Hyde Park. Easy
Street will
not
be affected by
the
widening.
said Hughes, an employee at the
Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Center.
"And I mean that."
Manager and bartender Ken
Peabody, known to everyone as
"Ace", said he has seen it all dur-
fog the past three years he has
worked at Skinners.
"I
remember one occasion when
all the people in the bar were do-
ing the 'worm dance' during Otis
Day and the Knights' song
"Shout," snaking in and out of the
tables," said Peabody, flipping
through the compact disc collection
for one of his favorite songs to sing
along to.
Peabody said he has seen many
other strange happenings in the bar
-
from a striptease to the occa-
sional donnybrook, a wild brawl.
Former bouncer and Marist
senior Rob "Woody" Novotny has
also seen a few outlandish acts
within the dimly-lit, smoke-filled
confines of the Route
9
bar.
"There was one time when
I
was
working when suddenly, a plant
flew across the bar.
I
looked up to
see who threw it and there was my
friend with his pants down around
his ankles with a mischievous grin
on his face," said the New City,
N.Y.
resident. "How can you
throw a character like that out of -
the bar."
Senior James Cosentino, from
forest Hills
N.Y.,
remembers the
time when a couple toppled off the
table they were dancing on and
landed on the floor soaked in beer
as the bar exploded in laughter.
Owner Edwin Beck, munching
on salted snacks and looking over
the quiet afternoon crowd, said
that over the past
10
years he has
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New dorm policy
for late ·visitors
by
DAN HULL
News
Editor
In an effort to curb incidents of
harassment and vanualism in the
dormitories, an experimental policy
was implemented last week by the
Office of Safety and Security.
The policy requires students to
meet their guests al the entrance
desk after 2 a.m. both weeknights
and weekends.
About 20 incidents involving
vandalism, harassment, ludc
gestures, banging on doors and ver-
bal abuse of Residence Life staff
have been reported this year, accor-
ding to John Padovani, assistant
director of Housing and Residen-
tial Life.
Resident Student Councils are
planning meetings with security so
students can make suggestions and
give feedback as to how the new
policy is working, said Jim Raimo,
director of Housing and Residen-
tial Life.
The Campus Resident Student
Council and dormitory councils
will make recommendations, but
the final policy will be made by the
administration, Raimo said.
Changes in security also include
the replacement of student securi-
ty guards with part-time, non-
student security guards.
Joseph Leary, director of Safe-
ty and Security, said the changes
were unrelated to the new policy.
Student guards who worked in
the dorms· Friday and Saturday
nights from
6
p.m. to
_10
p.m. w~re
replaced with part-time security
guards because ·some or the
students were not reliable, Leary
said.
He said two new part-time
guards and two Marist security
guards will cover the shifts and the
new guards will be paid more than
the students. Some student guards
will be offered work during the
week.
Possible security changes for the
future an: also being investigated.
A committee of representatives
from Housing and Residential Life,
Safety and Security, the Bursar's
Office, the library, and the
cafeteria have examined different
security systems at other schools as
possible improvements to Marist
security.
An ideal .securi,ty system would
include an identification card with
a magnetic strip and a bar code so
students could use the card for ac-
cess into dormitories and the
· cafeteria as well as to borrow books
from the library and purchase item~
fr.om the bookstore, Leary said.
He said problems with students
using stolen or lost identification
cards to get into dorms or borrow
books may arise, but an office
could be created to deal with such
problems:
Seton Hall University in New
Jersey and the State University of
New York at New Paltz both
established an identification card
and meal plan office which deals
with student problems. Leary said
that procedure is the proper way to
do it.
Raimo said a new system is most
likely to be implemented next fall.
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ulation ....:. leveling off at 3,100
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fundergraduates
by· 1994-95 -
the studeniS live, high
school
graduates
:tollege-could be facing limits in ·will decline
15
to
20
percent; the
ttnrollment, Sulli\·an said.
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plan states.
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"There is a forcing sense· of
''If we can maintain 3,100
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limits
because of demographics, the students, we'd be doing a good
:«onomy
and
the
large tuition
gap
job.'' Sullivan said. "We will be
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between
public and private institu-
bucking the tide because colleges
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Sullivan
said.
are going to be pooling from a
· Uivan
said
there
will
be an
in-
smaller group of students ...
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competition for
students
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concern
of the board is .
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2
THECIRCLEDoos
&
-ENDS
NOVEMBER
8, 1990
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l'Tl
hat's
L!J
Entertainment
Tonight
• The Foreign
.
Film Program
presents "Oedipus Rex" at
Friday
• The group "A Tribe call-
ed Quest," will perform tonight
at Vassar College at 1
o
p.m.
Tickets are $10. For more in-
formation call 437-5284.
• The Foreign Film Program
presents "A Question of
Silence" at 7:30 p.m. in Don-
·
nelly 245
.
1
7:30 p.m.in Donnelly 245. Ad-
• Today is the last day to
mission is free.
submit an application to
• The North End Committee
is sponsoring a Lip Sync Con-
test at 9 p.m. in the Dining
• A night of student talent, become an resident assistant
which will feature "Bad
tor
fall 1990. Applications are
News," a musical band made
•available
in
cc
270.
up of Marist students and
·
Hall.
·
·
• Chameleon Records is
proud to announce Holly
Near's tall concert tour in sup-
port of her album debut
"Singer in the Storm" at the
Bardavon Opera House. For
ticket information please call
473-2072.
"The Bill Perry Band," spon-
sored by CUB will be held at
9:30 p.m. in the Dining Hall.
All are welcome.
• Taylor Branch, winner o.f
the 1989 Pulitizer Prize for his
momentual history of the civil
rights struggle "Parting the
Waters, America in the King
Years 1954-63," will lecture
on "Outsiders and Insiders:
Race as the Lens of American
History" at 7:30 p.m. in the
Dutchess Community College
Theatre.
• A representative from the
Registrar's Office will discuss
transfer credits with transfer
students in the Fireside
Lounge at 1 :30 p.m.
• Foreign Film, please see
above.
• Come support the men's
basketball team, at their first
home game, against Verich
Reps at 8 p.m. in the Mccann
Center.
Sunday
• Foreign Film, see above.
• Tom Rush, a singer and
songwriter of folksongs ap-
pear at The Towne Crier Cafe,
McCann beefs up $ecurity
by
PETER M. O'KEEFE
Staff Writer
Students and non-students who
wish to enter the James
J. McCann
Recreation Centc!r now have to
.
leave
an
l.D.
or
a
driver
.
's license
at the door, as a result of a new
security system implemented at the
center in Mid-October.
Tom Diehl, assistant
.
·
athletic
direcior in charge of facilities, said
the system replaced another one
_implemented in September.
The former system required all
students
_
and non-students to sign
their names
at the door and show
an I.D., but Diehl said aHthis did
PLAN
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1
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"cohort survival
rate" at Marist
(the percentage of students who re-
main at college
oyer a five-year
period) is currently
at
61
percent,
the plan sets a target retention of
75 percent.
The administration and .:ollege
officials will be developing an
ear-
ly warning system to to determine
which students might be consider-
ing leaving Maris! and develop a
strategy to help those
·
students
·
work out their problems, Sullivan
said.
The two major building projects
which remain to be seen are the
library and a new dorm, both of
which are incorporated into the
five-year plan.
The development of the library
is a prominent interest of the
board, Sullivan said. But whether
that means a new facili1y or im-
provements to the existing one is
undecided
.
"We
will
be looking to ou1side
support and external fundraising
for that project," he said.
Financial consultants
will
be
evaluating the costs of a new dorm
in upcoming months, which
Sullivan said could cost between
$18 and $20 million.
was provide him, the security per-·
sonnel and the entry assistant a list
of names of peopie in the building.
Bllt while the Mccann staff and
security personnel will know
·who
has come in the building through
.
the main
-entrance
under
the new
system, Diehl said the
-
.
doors
around the building do not lock
from the outside; and anyone could
enter
the building.
The doors are now being
repaired and replaced, he said.
Two students reported their
wallets stolen
·
and one student
reported a purse stolen while using
the facilities between
Oct.
21
and
Oct. 28. There are no suspects, and
Joseph Leary, airector of Safety
and Security, said finding t
_
he per-
SC}'l
or persons who took the wallets
and purse may be impossible unless
other incidents occur.
A new
·
electronic security. system,
which
1
-
-could
·
be installed in
McCamf and all;
.
the dormitories
next fall,
.
is being looked into, both
Diehl and Leary said.
· Diehl said he would
like
.
to see
students take greater care in pro-
tecting their own items by utilizing
the lockers, having their 1.0:•s pre-
sent and becoming helpful in repor-
ting any
damage or
theft
within the
field house.
·
Editor's Pick's
• Thursday:
·
Student talent
night at 9:30 p.m. in
the New Dining Room.
• Friday: Men's basketball_ vs.
Verich Reps at 8 p.m. in.
the Mccann Center.
• Saturday: The Marist hockey
team
.
opens its season
against County College of
Morris,
N.J.
at 8 p.m. in the
MqC
,
ann.Jce
:-;
Arena/ of the
Mid~Hudson Civic Center,
Poughkeepsie.
Free admission with
Marist 1.0.
62 Route 22, Pawling, New
York at 8 p.m. For more infor-
mation please call 855-1300.
Looking Ahead
•"Latvia in Revolt: The
Singing
Revolution,"
a
presentation by John Hart-
sock, assistant professor of
journalism, will be held at the
Olin Building at Bard College,
Thursday, Nov. 15. For more
information call ext. 2651.
• The 34th Annual Advertis-
ing Career Conference will be
November 30th, December 1
&
2, at the Fashion Institute of
·
Technology;
·
'it·r
West 27th
Street in NYC. The con-
fe(ence will include a Network-
'in?/
Party,.-an
,
Jrtdus'try Over-
view, Workshops,
·The
··
Clio
Awards, and a job fair. Seating
is very limited, so please
register by November 16. The
cost is $60 per person, with a
10% discount
tor
groups of
ten or more. Please send pay-
.
'
ment directly to:
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dation, Inc., Advertising
Career Conference, 153
E57th Street, New York, NY
10022.
• Holiday 90, a Musical
Celebration of the Holiday
Season,
will
begin Sunday
December 9 at 2 p.m. in the
Nassau Coliseum. For ticket
sales and information please
call (516) 794-9303.
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• Students entering the an-
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test in memory of John P.
Anderson, class of '86, are
asked to either drop off their
scripts in CC 264 or come to
the office to fill out an applica-
tion of intent to submit a script
for consideration.
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THE CIRCLE, NOVEMBER 8, 1990
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SKINNERS
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owned Skinners, Marist students
h3:ve acc~unted for roughly one-
1h1rd of his bu
s
iness. He said when
the drinking age was 18. the
percentage was much higher.
Beck said prior
lo
Prohibition
the building was known as Ferris';
Ice Cream Corner. After Prohibi-
tion was repealed by
·
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt on Dec. 5,
1933, thf' building became hoine 10
a series of bars.
"FDR was a great president. He
closed the banks and opened the
bars," Beck said with a smile.
Beck said he is happy with the
crowd Skinners draws and that the
business is doing well.
As the day goes on, the bar
begins to cater more to a steady
stream of serious drinkers.
.
said it was one of the top five best
birthday celebrations he ever saw,"
said Schmill.
The sigi1 outside says that Skin-
ners is a "good time meetinA
place
"
, and many patrons agree
with it.
Nancy Cummins, of Mahwah.
N.J
.,
and
·
Mary Dolan. from
Brooklyn, N. Y
.
, both seniors, said
that the message on the sign holds
true.
"I come here to escape the
academics, to enjoy senior year and
to just have fun," said Cummins.
Dolan says she likes Skinners
because it is a place where she can
meet the seniors in a party
atmosphere.
'I r~member a tim~ wf?eFJ
.
~
,
gqy'Jrq_m . t/j~
Culmary Institute came in here and in dhe sit-
ting, drank eight shots of Rumple Minze, four
shots of Tequila and a pitcher of beer. '
"I've seen some heavy drinkers
come in here.
'
I
remember a time
when a guy from the Culinary In-
.
stitute came in here and in one sit-
ting, drank eight shots of Rumple
Minze, four shots of Tequila and
a pitcher of beer," said Peabody as
he took a break from tending bar
to act
as
a bouncer.
Peabody said the most common
drinks ordered in Skinners are draft
beer and vodka drinks. He said he
.
has even whipped up such exotic
concoctions as "blue whales" and
:
;:c~geamip' org~sms."
Some people have entered Skin~
ners early in the evening sober on-
ly to end up stumbling out much
later. According to Peabody, bir-
thday parties often lead to this kind
of behavior
.
"Sometimes people come in here
with the intention of getting their
friends sick on their birthdays," he
said.
Steven D
.
Schmitt, a senior from
Coram,
N.Y
.
,
said that on his 21st
birthday he was instantly handed a
beer, ushered to a booth and then
given many shots to the point of
drunkenness.
"Later in the night,! went runn-
ing out of the bar because I had to
get sick. The bouncer saw me and
would not let me back in. He later
"When you come in here, the
music is playing, there's people
meeting
·
people.
I
like to have a
good time," said Hughes as he
furiously played the pinball
machine.
Novot
.
ny
echoes
Hughes
thoughts. He said that when the
music is playing and Marist people
are.in the bar, the atmcisphere is
completely electric.
Roger Maclssac, a Hyde Park
poli
.
ce officer who has called the
bar on this corner his "home base"
for
13 years, said as long long as
he has his spot at the bar, he's
happy
.
''l;ve been coming here long
.enough, I've seen it all," he said.
One customer may
·
have best
summed up the atmosphere of
Skinners when she said, "You can
come in here alone and
.
there will
always be someone here that you
know."
Expert advice for students
planning
.
careers in media
by
GERAIT ROELOF
AND CHRiS SHEA
Staff Writers
Write, think
,
and have some
ethics.
This was the general consensus
of
a
panel of education and media
experts on Saturday that focussed,
in part, on how students can suc-
ceed in a communications career.
The program, "Education and
the Media," was sponsored by the
Radio- Television News Directors
Association and the Maris! Ad-
visory Council.
The day-long seminar, which in-
cluded two panel discussions and
an awards luncheon, dealt with
topics involv
i
ng educating students
for careers in the media, and how
students can get ahead in these
fields.
Panelists in the morning fprum
included professors from Syracuse,
the Columbia Graduate School of
Journalism and St. John's Univer-
sity. And also the president of a
television station, news director of
ABC News Information Network
and the editor of the New York
Post.
According to Jerrv Nachman
editor of th~ Posi
,
st
0
udents gear~
ing for a career in the media must
know "stuff."
This "
s
tuff" includes such things
as knowing who our public officials
arc. the difference between indict-
ment and conviction
,
and the dif-
ference between a parole officer
and a probation officer.
Nachman humorously compared
the Columbia Graduate School of
Journalism to, "kids who pay
$20,000 a year to live in Harlem,''
and in the
.
same breath spoke of the
absence of common "stuff" in
students today.
An afternoon luncheon was held
which was highlighted by a speech
from keynote speaker
.
Ralph
Baruch, founder of Viacom Inter-
national
,
former CBS Group presi-
dent, and author and lecturer on
Education and the Media.
Baruch said no fortune can be
made in journalism; there is not
any money there, he said, but
rather the money is i11 the sales and
marketing business.
·
During the luncheon, the Marist
Alumni Award was pre
s
ented to
Brendan Burke, class of '08. who
'Steel'-ing the stage
i
s
the personnel director for the
Capital Cities Corporation which
owns ABC-TY
.
Also for the second vcar in
a
row,
Anthony Rcxhousc: an adult
student. won the student essav
award presented by Dr. Jcp1hi1
Lanning.
An afternoon panel, held in the
Campus Center Conference Room
involved Marist alumni in a forun;
discussion entitled "How we did
it."
Most of the panel praised
Marist's internship program a
s
a
good way to make contacts
,
and
some even offered themselves as
potential contacts in their field.
Bill Palmeiri, program director
at WPDH in Poughkeepsie, stress-
ed participating in campus activitie
s
and clubs. \VMCR, the campus
radio station, was one place where
he got valuable career-related ex-
perience, and he urged others to
take advantage of it~
In fact. he said he spent so much
time
at
the radio station one vear
he was relieved of his position
a~
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MEDIA
page
1 O
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From left to right, M~uie _Hasenpflug, Barbara Hagstrom, Elizabeth Benedict, Betty Lester,
Nancy Auffarth and
Jill Giles, members of The Queen City Stage Group, perform a scene
from the drama Steel Magnolias which was the basis for the hit movie of the same title
.
Circle
photo/Jeanette
Marvin
In
class,
writer has out-of-body experience
I
was never one
to
take
stock
in
the supernatural, but last Friday I
became a firm believer.
·
Maybe some Halloween spirits
were lingering around and
d~cided
it would be neat to take me
for
a
ride.
Who knows?
All
I
know is that the strangest
thing that ever happened to me
before
happened
last Friday.
I
had my
first
out-of-body
experience.
It
all started so innocently. I
was
sitting in
class
learning how people
become addicted to television when
suddenly
I
started
feeling
light-headed.
It wasn't the same light-headed
feeling you get after drinking three
pitchers, that's sheer drunken
stupidity.
And it wasn"t the same light-
headed feeling as when
you
start
to
fall
asleep and
your head is bobb-
ing
up and down
and you
wake
up
by unconsciously throwing your
head backwards.
Rather, it was my
inner-spirit,
most likely
my
libido, that was
eager
co get
out
and explore
another dimension.
I
looked around the
room,
but
my head didn'c
mo,·e.
I
waved my hand in front of my
friend's face, but she couldn't see
me.
I
stuck my fingers in her eyes
Three-Stooges style, but still got no
reaction.
I
saw the gradebook.
Hull, Daniel...now has an A.
I
looked over at myself to see if
my body had any reaction to what
I
had just done.
I
kissed my newborn "A'' good-
bye, because although my spirit
was having the time of its life, my
body's head bobbed as drool began
to dribble out of the corner of my
mouth.
'.' Attentive and alert as usual,"
I sighed.
I was getting bored.
When you ha ..
·
e an out-of-body
experience, you can do anything.
Anything but gee people co
notice you.
I wondered if there was a place
where all spirit
wanderers
hang-out.
In a flash I was standing in front
of Big Al's Out of this World Cafe.
Big Al's was an interesting joint.
It
was set up just like the Hard
Rock Cafes except that. instead of
a car,
Big Al's had the
back
half
of a cow sticking out the front of
DAN HULL
the building.
Thoughts
·
From The
Shower, With
Help
From
The Bed
well, this is where they go," he
said.
I couldn't believe it. One of my
idols right in front of me.
"Hey wiseguy," I said as
I
gave
him the ol' fingers-through- the-
eyes trick that
I
pulled on my friend
back in class.
Except
i
poked him in the eye.
"Hey, that stuff may work on
bodies but it don't work on other
spirits," he said.
He poked my eyes and smacked
me in the forehead.
Every hour on the hour, the
cow's tail would lift up and it
Then a little Girl Scout spirit
would Moo the number of times of
came up to me. She had big, brown
the hour.
eyes
and five boxes of Girl Scout
I breezed inside and thought I
cookies in her arms
.
Chocolate
had gone to Heaven.
mint, my favorite.
Not that
Big
Al's was3ill
.
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-that
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.
.
nice a place, it's.just that a
.
ll)'lost
WouM_~'ou~~.~~ of G~rl
everyone there was dead.
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,
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,
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There was also something ·really
·
tie
spec~r
0 ~
sugal
and spice and
weird about Big Al's. Socks floated
ev:~ythmg ~ice.
through the air.
Sure, I II buy a box. How
I turned to the guy next 10 me
much?" I asked and reached into
and said, "Hey, what's with the
m~.emptv pockets.
socks?
"
Only four dollars," she
squeaked.
He turned around. It was Moc
from the Three Stooges!
"You know how you do laundry
and
one sock always
disappears
;
I searched my pockets and came
up empty. Then it hit me, spirits
don't have pockets.
"Sorry
little girl, but I don't
have any
money,"
I
explained.
She pouted her lips and began
w
cry.
"But you promised you'd buy
some, I heard you
,
you promised,"
she whimpered. "You said you
would, you have to, I'm telling if
you don't buy them
.
"
She grabbed onto my leg and
sobbed. She wouldn't shut up.
I was getting annoyed.
I grabbed a floating sock and
stuck it in her mouth and shook her
off my leg.
·
She retaliated with a kick to mv
shin and scampered off.
·
I hopped and did flips in pain.
Then I started floating backward
s
.
Faster and faster I flew back to
where I had come.
"Mr. Hull, :\Ir. Hull:· echoed
through my brain
.
My head jerked backwards and
I was back in clas
s
. I wiped the
drool from my chin.
"We talked about vou while vou
were asleep, you know." said. my
professor.
I didn't mind
.
I had more fun
than they did.
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THE CIRCLE, NOVEMBER 8, 1990
SIGMA PHI
EPSILON
presents
THE
Bl-ANNUAL
BLOOD DRIVE!
WHEN: NOVEMBER 12 from 10:a·o to 5:30
WHERE:
In
the Fireside Lounge.
-Hf LP SOMEONE IN NEED,
GIVE!
Representatives from the Office of the
State Comptroller will visit Marist Col-
lege on Wednesday, November 14, 1990,
at 9:30 a.m. and 11 :00 a.m., to talk to
you about auditing and accounting
career opportunities with their
organization.
If
you are a talented, motivated in-
dividual who is looking for a challeng-
ing professional position in the auditing
or accounting field, please plan to
attend.
New van gets trial run
A 15-passenger van to transport
students to and from the Canter-
bury Garden Apanments
,\\ill:
be
used on a trial basis in the near
future, said Joseph Leary. director
of Safety and Security.
The van will be loaned at no cost
from Avis of Poughkeepsie and
will replace one of four vans for
one or two weeks, Leary said.
"We didn't plan on using a
IS-passenger van, but when Avis
told us that they had one, we decid-
ed to give it a try," Leary said.
The Canterbury Apartments
house 402 students, according to
John Padovani, assistant director
of Housing and Residential Life.
Some Canterbury residents have
complained the vans for 9:50 a.m.
and 11 :25 a.m. classes are over-
crowded as well as vans returning
to Canterbury in the late after-
noon, said Leary.
· -Leary said
too
many students
wait for the last van that arrives on
campus in time for those classes,
and more students should use the
earlier vans.
_He said he doubted the bigger
,·an will solve the morning o,·er-
. crowding probkm.
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th~y get the ·,,·ord thai
thcrc·s a .15-passcngcr van, more
arc going to wait for the last ,·an
and we'll still be leaving students
there," he said.
-
Kelly D' Arey, resident director
at Canterbury, said it is true
students have
to
plan accordingly,
but some students arc planning
ahead and are still being left
behind.
Leary said keeping the bigger
van will be justified only if students
fill the earlier vans, and over-
crowding persists.
·
However, the Resident Student
Council at Cantc'rbury is currently
analyzing the trip sheets, logs kept
by the drivers which tally the
number of students on each van
ride, to make suggestions to im-
prove the van service, D' Arey said.
The brothers of TAU KAPPA EPSILON are ask-
ing Marist students to come to the aid of a young
boy suffering from a brain tum.or. The child wishes
to enter the Guinness Book of World Records by
receiving as many responses (i.e. get well cards) as
possible. Please consider granting him his wish. Send
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general manager because his gradcs
were low.
Diane Digit, managcr of publici-
ty and public relations at WUSA-
TV in Washington. stressed 1he
practice of following up one's
resume with a phone call.
The people who make the extra
effort get the job, she said.
Peter Henley, senior vice presi-
dent of the J. Walter Thompson
advertising agency in Washington,
told the audience to do their
homework on any prospective
company they were interviewing
with.
"The last question any inter-
viewer will ask you is 'Do you have
any questions?' and lhe people who
just sit there aren't the ones who
get the jobs," he said.
Paul Murnane, news director ol
WKSS-radio in Hartford Conn ..
filled in as moderator of the forum
after Bill O'Reilly, Marist graduate
and host of the syndicated televi-
sion show Inside Edition, was call-
ed to the west coast at the last
,ninute on business.
If what happened
on your inside
happened on your
outside, would
you still smoke?
NOVEMBER
15.
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6
THE CIRCLE
EDITORIAL
NOVEMBER
8, 1990
THE
CIRCLE
Ilse Martin,
Editor
Stacey McDonnell,
Managing Editor
Chris Shea,
Editorial Page Editor
Mike O'Farrell,
Sports Editor
Jeanne Earle,
Advertising Manager
Dan Hull,
News Editor
Nancy Petrucci,
Business Manager
Laura Soricelli,
Photography Editor
John Hartsock,
Faculty Adviser
Jim Savard,
Circulation Manager
Security takes
next step
With the introduction of "the 2 a.m. policy" in the dorms,
and plans
to
install an electronic scanner system next fall, security
on campus continues to be strengthened.
Intruders and theives have filtered on to the campus and some
have been successful in getting into the residence halls-in th~ past,
leaving many of the students open to harassment and violence.
The new policy, which requires residents to meet visiting guests
at dorm entrances after
2
a.m., will not solve all the problems
- especially those of intruders on the North End - but residents
in the underclass dorms may be able
to sleep a little better at
night knowing no one
will
be allowed in without clearance.
Although the new system does not strengthen security on the
North End, residents there have said security patrol cars have
followed them from the Gartland parking lot to their townllouses
in the early morning hours-· almost a late-night escot~-. ,.: ;
Both of these occurences are encouraging.
The possibility of a new scanner-security system will not only
keep the dorms and McCann safer, but will also allow students
to borrow books, make purchases at the bookstore and eat in
the cafeteria.
It
will be a significant and welcome change.
The sophisticated technology will bring Marist up to pat with·
other colleges nationwide and will be a lot more convenient for
the students.
Of course, this p.olicy has to be enforced to work correctly.
Let's hope the personnel of the Office
of
Safety and Security
continue to adhere to these new policies, and th~t students will
cooperate with them.
·
Conference
sets example
Jerry Nachman, editor of the New York Post, told Marist
students last week that a lot of college graduates don't know
their "stuff."
He said reporters are often covering and writing stories about
which they are uninformed. In other words, they don't know
their "stuff" -
·stuff such as the dif(erence between a parole
officer and a probation officer, indictment and conviction, a
jury and a grand jury, to name a few.
Nachman spoke at the third Radio-Television News Directors
Association conference held Saturday, where educators and pro-
fessionals in media discussed "Education and the Media," and
how well educators were preparing students for careers in the
field.
Saturday's event marked the third time media professionals
spoke at this college, and the gathering helps~.$tud~ntj':)ceep in
tune with what's going on in the field. With it?s panel discus-
sions and question-answer forum, it also tells the media prof es-
sionals what the concerns of the students are.
It is a program that should continue each year, and something
the other disciplines of the college should model.
Strengthening the ties between professionals and college
students is important because it allows both sides a better
understanding of expectations. It also allows both a chance to
see where one another's strengths and weaknesses lie.
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From Vietnam to the
Gulf,
25 years worth of lessons
CHRIS SHEA
Thinking
Between
The
Lines
Yes, the United States has the latest
sophisticated technology in military hard-
ware. But that cannot always stop wave after
wave of human infantry. Weapons jam and
an over-reliance on equipment often means
less reliable soldiers. There is not a greater
resource in a war more important than
manpower.
Lesson No. 3 -
In war, there is a home-
field advantage. \.
·
·
For America, Vietnam was a war against·
communist insurgency. For Vietnam, the war
was a struggle to save their home. There's
Twenty-five years ago next week, the first
a big difference ... The North :Vietnamese diet.•
major battle· of the Vietnam War involving not have helicopters, nor napalm, nor many
American troops was fought.
of the other technical advantages of the U.S.
Although outnumbered 7-1, the American Army. They slept in trees. They ate·in the
1st Air Cavalry Division fought bravely, and forest. And they lived underground for
pushed back the People's Army of Vietnam.
weeks at a time. The Vietnamese lived the
At battle's end, more than 2,000 Viet-
war; they were committed.
namese lay dead, as did 234 Americans.
America has not seen.a level of commit-
It
was no doubt a military victory for merit similar to this since the Civil War.
America. However, the battle provided
Now think about that and apply it to Iraq.
several lessons which American military men Keeping in mind Saddam Hussein just an-
and policy-makers ignored.
nounced he
will
"keep the 19th province
These lessons proved costly.
(Kuwait) at all costs." And he also called
Today, in the Persian Gulf, more lessons retired combat veterans to active duty. Hus-·
are be.ing offered
to
the United States -
sein is ready for a war - a real war where
lessons we have seen before during the Viet-
thousands of young men die. Are we'!
nam era.
Iraq's soldiers an~ its people are willing
We ignored them then, and we're ignor-
pay the price. Can the same be said for
ing them.now.
America?
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·
Lesson No. 1 -
The government and
Oh sure, everybody is gung-ho before the
military must have the support of the action starts. Patriotism.and support for the
American public in order to succeed in a government is flying high.
foreign war.
.
Butwill we feel differently when the first
· Every day America continues to engage in thousand-OMO American soldiers come back
the status quo with Saddam Hussein is home in plastic?
another day the American public disengages
The true measure of commitment can be
itself from the Persian Gulf situation.
summed up by asking ourselves one simple
Traditionally, the American media and question: How much are we willing to lose?
public have short .attention spans.
Are we ready to poison another genera-
Witness this past Friday, the lead stories tion with self-doubt and regret? Are we ready
on a major New York television station were · to view our government with contempt arid
as follows: the imminent divorce of Donald mistrust? Are we ready to watch our coun-
and Ivana Trump, and girl scouts will no try's sons die in a faraway desert?
longer be able to accept checks in pay111ent
We weren't ready to pay the price in Viet-
for their cookies.
nam and we're not ready to pay the price in
It's starting already. People are becoming the Middle East either.
tired and listless towards the Middle East.
I'm not saying we shouldn't be there (in
And the longer the stalemate continues, the Saudi Arabia), because I do believe Hussein
less preoccupied this country becomes. An should be stopped - especially before he ob-
apathetic public is a death sentence for any tains nuclear capabilities.
foreign military venture.
I just don't think this country has a true
Lesson No 2 -
More power and high idea of what we could
be
in for.
technology does not guarantee victory
Chris Shea is the Circle's Editorial Page
against a more numerous enemy.
Editor
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signed and must include•·the.writer's phone number and address.
The deadline for letters is
10
a.m.Monday. Letters should
be sent to
Ilse Martin, c/o The Circle, through campus mail.
The Circle attempts to publish·aJI fetters to the editor.it receives, but
reserves the right to
edit
them for matters of style, length, libel and taste.
Short letters are preferred.















'THECIRCLE
VIEWPOINT
NOVEMBER
8, 1990
7
Letters to
No matter what town you're in,
home is where the he.art is
the Editor
Students off-campus wake up
Editor:
Many of our Marist College
students are living off campus in
sections of the City of Poughkeep-
sie that are not similar to the safe
envlronment of the campus proper.
More students are selecting hous-
ing based on the bargain price, but
low-rent housing is located in sec-
tions of the City of Poughkeepsie
where drugs and crime are
frequent.
Marist students, wake up and be
extra cautious. When you rent in
the inner City of Poughkeepsie,
you must be street wise and safety
conscious. Why are Marist students
riding around at
2
a.m. at the cor-
-ner of Catherine and Mill Streets
with their car doors unlocked?
A violent crime was committed
and a Marist student was scarred
physically and emotionally. It
sounds like the attack was preven-
table. Male and female students
alike need be cautious. Poughkeep-
sie is no longer a quiet, safe city.
The proximity to New York Ci-
ty has its good and bad influences
on our Hudson Valley. Drugs and
the violence associated with its use
are on every inner city street.
Take every precaution necessary
because you are more vulnerable
than you think. Violent crimes do
not just happen to someone else, to
someone on the
5
o'clock news.
Violent crimes do happen in the Ci-
ty of Poughkeepsie and more fre-
quently in the low-rent districts of
this city.
Chris Vertullo
Math Instructor
by
MARK MILLER
I was at an off-campus party at
some point in the last few weekends
and the beer was beginning to slow.
People were calling taxis, pulling
jackets on, pounding one last beer.
There was a girl there who is one
of my classes -
a freshman, who
I stopped to talk to.
"Going home or another par-
ty?" I asked.
"No, we're going back to
Marist."
"Oh,
so you're going home?" A
simple question which got an indig-
nant reply.
"No, we are not going home.
We are going back to campus.
Marist is not our home."
She walked away, through the
back yard, zippering up her jacket
and stepping onto the van. She was
homeward bound as far as I'm
concerned.
I remember freshman year, shy-
ing away from calling Marist
home, thinking of my beloved out-
skirts of Philadelphia and my home
with the yellow stove and beat-up,
green tea kettle for windy autumn
days. That was home.
However, slowly, Poughkeepsie
has become my home as it docs to
every Marist student who lasts here
four years and beyond. You arc
here the majority of the year, some
all year round. You learn the delis,
the bars, the best barber shop, how
to get beers into the dorm. You
develop your tastes, you·r style,
your deal, right here in beautiful
Poughkeepsie, right here in the
Hudson Valley. Right smack here
at home.
Memories. arc made here of quiet
conversations in restaurants, of
quick dashes to the train station, of
loud ramblings in bars. How can
this not be home? It is where most
start to figure out their deal.
A few weeks ago
I
threw a
big
reunion for a band that had to
break apart last year. Maybe
you've heard of Stormy Donut.
Maybe not. We reconvened and
reunited and talked about old
times. Guitars, harmonica, deep-
felt acoustic blues.
I watched two
guitarists strum in unison and
listened and laughed along. On a
break we sucked down beers, so-
meone pushed back his hair and
said "Man, it's good to be home."
It's the feeling and the spirit, the
acceptance of the idea. Going
"home" home to Philly is a great
thing.
I love it but it has changed.
We have a microwave now and that
tea kettle has gone rusty and said
goodbye. And I know that I have
changed; it is inevitable.
Last year on Easter Sunday
I
hopped off a train and walked to
my off-campus house.
I
was
ecstatic, elated, amazed. What a
weekend to be alive in the streets
of Philadelphia, just laughing with
my sisters. But as
I walked into my
home, I jumped and screamed, ran
about the house: God, it was great
to be home.
Late that night, about
4
a.m.,
after reading a little bit,
I stood in
the streets of Poughkeepsie with a
cold beer in my hand, a blanket
over
my
shoulders.
A
roommate
watched me
from
the porch.
"You look so damn happy,
man."
How can you beat having
!WO
homes'? And soon
I 'II
say goodbye
to
Po-town, graduating in
December. But all those memories,
good and bad, will always be there
and
I'll
always remember here
fondly as once being home sweet
home. After all, it's only where
your.heart is, no matter where you
roam.
Mark Miller
is
a senior majoring
in English.
Computer Center problems being looked into
I
am writing this response to the editorial
titled, "Purging the System" in the
November l issue of The Circle.
To rebut the section directed at mainframe
users, there are several comments. It is true
that the primary purpose of computing
facilities at Marist is· academic. The Com-
puter Center stresses academics first and will
ask anyone playing games or chatting to
please give up their machine to someone who
is waiting to use the system for academic_
purposes.
possibility that they are also· chatting with
users from other locations. The Computer
Center recommends that students use the
chat facility with discretion and respect for
those that need to use the system for
academic purposes.
being compiled for additional facilities.
Donnelly 250 is open 24 hours and staff-
ed with student aides from
8:30
a.m. to
10:30
p.m. Donnelly 248 is available for additional
mainframe use when there is not a class in
session. Lowell Thomas 126 is both an in-
structional
lao'
ancl
a
·drop-in lab. Wheri
classes are not being conducted you may use
the computers.
order to increase hardware and software
testing and education, this lab docs not have
the same software as Donnelly 250 or Lowell
Thomas 126.
Chat is a facility that allows multiple users
to converse with one another at the same
time. This does include users at other univer-
sities as well as users across campus.
Second, the abuse ofcomputers, pi-infers
and terminals is, unfortunately, a problem.
I would urge students to seek the help of stu-
dent aides when there is a problem with the
equipment and if there is not a student aide
available to exercise care and caution when
trying to fix a problem, such
as a paper jam.
Finally, the several issues brought out
about and toward the Computer Center need
clarification. We recognize the problem of
computer availability. This problem is cur-
rently being investigated and proposals are
We are also investigating the possibility of
increasing the lab's availability. The lab itself
does not close at 5 p.m. on Sunday but rather
the building is closed at
5
p.m.
The PC Support Center is designed to be
, a high-level experimental lab. Studems look-
ing to test different types of software and
hardware can come to the PC Support
Center and use the available products. In
Lastly, the problem reporting system and
follow
up is being revised in order to track
problems n'lore efficient\1. If students would
like more information regarding any of the
labs they should ask
the
student aide
on
du-
ty. If anyone believes there is an easier way
to handle computer lab problems, please
send the ideas to the Help Desk in Donnelly
250.
Dennis W. Creagh
Information Center Analyst
Although several users in the same room
may be chatting, this does not rule out the
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Why do student interns get short changed?
While most people would say no,
the number of Marist students pro•
strating themselves at the feet of
the college and industry is
alarming.
Student internships are no longer
simply the educational and
academic experience they once
were. Student interns are becoming
an exploited workforce with the
tacit
approval
of
college
administrators.
A month ago, The Circle
reported a
42
percent jump in the
number of students participat_ing in
internship programs.
Now, it is clear that number is
actually higher when one considers
the expansion of programs in three
majors that require field work
before graduation-
Criminal justice, social work and
psychology all require internship
experience prior to graduation;
they were not included in the Sepe.
27
Circle internship article.
The pyschology department, for
example, will place between
45 and
50
students during the current
academic year, representing a
possible
10
percent increase in
psychology interns over recent
years, while less than
5
percent will
be placed in paid positions, accor-
ding to Joseph Canale, the depart-
ment's internship coordinator.
The above-mentioned majors
nm separate internship programs,
while all other student efforts arc
coordinated by the Office of Career
Development and Field Expenence.
KEVIN ST. ONGE
The
Bottom
Line
Through that office. 97 students
representing eight majors are in•
volved in field experience. Less
than
16
percent are being paid or
otherwise compensated for the jobs
they
perform.
All Marist students receive
academic credit for their intern-
ships and therein lies the problem:
There is something
fr··
·':unentally
wrong with students paying Marist
College tuition for the right to
work for somebody else.
.. Marist,,graµts credit ,for, .~ork-
related experience. What
dci
those
credits really mea.11?
Because
most
interns are pass/fail, all the college
has to do is tack-on those credits
to a student's record and
voila,
the
student gets
a
degree.
Marist is being paid for doing
very little. Students, presumably
doing something on their intern-
ships, are not being compensated.
Part of the problem is three dif-
ferent terms are used on this cam-
pus to describe essentially the same
thing: internships, cooperative pro-
grams and field experience.
Each have specific independent
meanings yet each are used inter-
cbangeably, according to Desmond
Murray, assistant director of field
experience.
Students seem to identify better
with the word "internship" yet few
students seem to realize they can
actually be paid in the same way
students enrolled in classic
cooperative programs are paid -
as short-term employees.
The
career
development
literature can be misleading.
Entitled "Cooperative Educa-
tion Program," one pamphlet
states:
"Each participating
employer sets a salary level approx-
imate to entry level employees per•
forming similar tasks."
According to the same office's
numbers, only 15 students of the 97
registered are being paid.
Clearly Marist students are being
sought by industry. Marist must be
turning out a marketable product
or 97 students would not be out in
the field.
Marist would distinguish itself
among colleges if it stood behind
its product -
its students -
and
demanded
they
receive
compensation.
Don Edwards, chairperson of
the broadcast journalism depart-
ment at S}Tacusc University spoke
at Marist last weekend durin2 the
Radio-Tcle\ision News Dir~tors
Association conference. He told
The Circle afterwards he was ac-
tively seeking compensation for his
students when they are involved in
field work.
Edwards would not go so far as
advocating colleges demand
compensation.
Marist should.
Mike McCarthy, a 1982 Marist
graduate and senior producer for
Madison Square Garden Television
Network also spoke at the RTNDA
conference. He discussed his in-
ternship experience.
"Be confident in vourself," said
McCarthy. "Become a real asset to
the company."
Assets have worth. If Marist
students are worth something to a
company, they should be compen-
sated for that worth.
There are 77 communication in-
terns representing Marist College
this semester.
Nine students, or
11 percent, are
in paid positions.
The Communications depart-
ment incidentally is the only
department at Marist ha\.ing a full-
time faculty internship coor-
dinator. New this year is an assis-
tant coordinator as well.
Robert Norman coordinates the
communications internship pro-
gram and takes exception lo
the
idea students arc being exploited.
"In
some instances l can honest-
Iv sav
some interns should actual-
1;-
pa}' their employers, that is how
valuable the work experience can
be," said Norman. "There arc cer-
tain advantages to workine in the
field but that doesn't necessarily
mean co-ops are better than the
classroom."
During and interview, Professor
Norman told "The Bottom Line"
of the number of schools across the
country that _literally fly their
students into New York, the media
capital. He went on to say there is
no way Marist can reasonably de-
mand compensation for its students
because most companies will simp-
ly look at the next applicant.
What Professor Norman refuses
to recognize is the scenario he
described is in fact an exploited,
captive market.
It does not have to be. Marist
should take the lead in recognizing
the value of its students in the real
world and demand equitable
compensation.
BY THE
WAY . . .
Work experiences arc great.
They help students determine
if
their chosen field of study is actual-
ly the kind of career they
want
to
pursue.
Field work creates networking
opportunities that simply do not
exist on a college campus.
Field work is just that however
-
WORK.
Internships arc learn-
ing experiences but what is
the e.x-
pericnce? Working experience.
Nobody works
for
free these
days.
Nobody except for college
students.


























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THE CIRCLE, NOVEMBER
8,
1990
A banner season
Public relations· works overtime
to compensate for res~gnations
by
DAN HULL
News Editor
The Office of College Advance-
ment is "advancing" despite the
fact that
_
there are currently four
positions open, including the vice
president.
"I don't think that we're at a
standstill, we're not only
.
maintain-
ing the programs, but advancing
them," said Shaileen Kopec, acting
vice
president
for
college
advancement.
The office is responsible for rais-
.
ing money
for
the college as
well
as alumni affairs, college publica-
tions and special evencs.
This past fiscalyear, July I, 1989
to June 30, 1990, was the most suc-
cessful f\)nd~r
.
ai
_
sing year for the
college with·
'$4.8
·
million rajsed
through
'
pledges and gifts,· Kopec
said.
-
, r
'
Kopec said.the-Alumni Weekend.
\
_
iwo
weekenc1s·
'
agc1. atti~ded more
than 2,000 alumni, students and
faculty making
it
the most suc-
cessful Alumni Weekend ever.
·
Because of the four open posi-
tions, the
coll~e
advancement
staff has had to work overtime to
complete its goals, Kopec said.
·
"We do what we have to do get
the job done, and if it requires ex-
tra time, then that's what we do,"
Kopec said.
.
,
_
.
,.,
.
.
-
·
·
·
Tnc-· omce·a1so-pubtishes
-the
Alumni News, the President's
Report and ihe Marist Magazine.
The President's Report
will
be
finished in November and the
Maris! Magazine
will
be published
in the spring.
Kopec said the office's objectives
will
be met despite the open
positions.
Since January
1990,
four people
haveleft the college advancement
office.
Paul Browne, former vice-
president for college advancement,
resigned in January and is now the
Director of Special Projects for the
New York City police department.
The vice president position
is
be-
ing advertised in such publications
as the Poughkeepsie Journal, the
Chronicle of Higher Education and
The New York Times, said Presi-
dent Dennis Murray.
He said a candidate would have
to
have experience in fund raising,
government relations, dealing with
alumni publications and organizing
special events.
Susan DeKrey, former director
of public relations, left in January
and is now the director of public
relations at Vassar College.
DeKrey said she reevaluated her
position at Marist and accepted the
Vassar position when it was offered
to her.
Two new positions have been
created in the restructuring
·
or the
public relations department, Kopec
said.
The duties of the director of
public relations will be split bet-
ween the director of college rela-
tions and the editor for college
advancement.
The director of public relations
will be responsible for media rela-
tions, internal relations as well as
oversee the publications depart-
ment and act as the college
spokesperson.
The editor for college advance-
ment will edit and produce college
advancement publications.
Patricia Clark resigned from her
position as director of foundations
and corporate relations in June
1990 after working there about a
year. She is currently the Director
of Development for the New York
School for the Deaf.-
She said her new job was a "step
up," and it was a great opportuni-
ty for her.
,
James Kullander left his job as
editor for college advancement on
·
September
28.
He said he is now
freelance writing for newspapers
and magazines.
. Student Bo?~ter Club president Chris Bautista, a junior,
displays a spirit banner at a recent sporting event.
GRIDDERS------------
SVflMMING
.
... Continued from paQe
12
"Winning
Vassar was
a
big lift,"
she said.
"We went in there
not
really knowing what we could do.
They really needed that win
.
The
girls
are
very excited right now,
they haven't won in two years."
Hunter also credited the
early
performance of Daly and Pope,
both freshmen.
·Predmore, Dolan, Su\ing and
Cleary each swam a leg on the first
place 200-meter medly relay team.
Cleary finished third in the
100-meter backstroke and the
I 00-meter freestyle
.
.
Diver Kim Conk, a junior, plac-
ed second in both the I-meter and
3-meter diving events.
Because the team did not win a
single event last year, Hunter said
beating Vassar was an emotional
lift.
.
"Cheryl started late -
she only
came to practice about a month
ago - and I'm really pleased with
her performance so far," she said.
"Maria is also doing really well."
LETTERS
... Continued
from page 7
Editor:
To resolve some uncertainties
which seem to have gotten into cir-
culation,
we expect all currently
enrolled students to complete In-
troduction
to Ethics in its present
form.
This should occur before the end
of this academic year, and efforts
.
to avoid that requirement may
result in severe schedule disloca-
tions or even delays in graduation.
Only students entering Marist
College next academic year or
thereafter will be subject to the
changed expectations regarding an
ett,:cs course.
If
you have any further questions
al,l)ut this requirement, please ask
them of your advisor during the
pre-registration period.
Richard A. Atkins
Interim Dirtttor,
Core/Liberal
Studies
Circle
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... Continued from oaae
12
Siena's Bill Scheintinger ran the
Maris! kickoff back
87
yards for a
touchdown, to bring the Indians
within one with over
l3 minutes left
in the game.
:fhe
.
R,e4 Foxes Pl!~ the game
awctY \Vlth J4:l 8
·
Jeft
'In
the
'
game
when Mullaly scored again -
this
time on a seven yard
run.
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R
·
esident Students*
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to reconfirm theJr college housing for
the SPRING '91 semester, must do the
following~
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and
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Mullaly's
three
rushing
touchdowns tied a school record.-
Senior Matt Daly intercepted
Facto and freshman Don
D'
Aiuto
scored the Red Foxes
.
last
touchdo,vn
-
with
:46 seconds left,
on
a
12
yard run.
D'Aiuto' led the Red Foxes
tushing auack with 214 yards on 33
carries.
·
''The offensive line did a great
job," Pardy said. "We didn't real-
ly have trouble moving the ball on
the ground. The line provided the
initial holes and the backs did a
·
great job getting
·
the extra
,
yar-
dage."
Sophomore Jinebacke~ Joe Ric-
. ·
cardi led the defen~ive effort with
·
19 tackles.
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Sports
Sc.hedule
Men's basketball
vs. USA Verich
Reps (H) on
Nov. 9 at. 8 p.m.
Football vs.
Brooklyn College
(H) on Nov. 10
at 1 :30 p.m.
Hockey vs. the
County College of
Morris at the
Mid-Hudson Civic
Center on Nov. 1 0
at 8 p~m.
Me~'s swimming
vs. Central
Connecticut State
University (H) on
Nov. 13 at 7 p.m.
Women's
swimming vs.
SUNY New· Paltz
(A) on Nov. 15
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7
p~m~
THE CIRCLE,' NOVEMBER
8,
1990
11
V-Ball loses sixth straight; season ends
by
TED'
HOLMl:.UND-
Staff Writer
' Marist was led by senior co-
captains Marianne Cenicola and
Kim .Andrews who had 11 assists
·: ·,,
and nine. kills, respeciivelv.
·rt· '
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The Marist' women's volleyball.
team ended its season on a losing
Against· Army, ·1ast Friday,
note as the team dropped its final l\1arist fell 15-13, 17-15. 15-3.
six games.
The Red Foxes season ended last
Saturday when they dropped a 3-0
loss to Molloy College, 15-8, 15-3,
15-8.
Assistant coach Tom Ha~na said
losing to Molloy'was a tough way
to end the season.
"We haci a let down after losing
the night before to Army," said
Hanna. "We did not play on the
level we are capable of playing and
they didn't make any mistakes.
This. was a tough way to end the
season."
Offensively, freshman Moira
Breen led the offensive attack as
she distributed 18 assists.Andrews
slammed down 10 kills and
sophomore Robin Gest( added five
kills and two service aces.
"We played well against Army,"
said Hanna. "We had some
chances early on, but their ability
to play so consistant was what put
them over the edge. Ai-my is a very
strong club."
On Halloween, the Red Foxes
were defeated by Fairleigh Dickin-
son University 15-8, 15-10, 15-10.
Breen again led the attack with
10 assists wl1ile junior Karen Wiley
added four kills and two aces.
"FDU was a team we should
have beat," said Hanna. "In that
. game we were unable to make the
shots we were making earlier in the
year when we were playing solid
volleyball."
On Oct. 30, Marist was defeated
by the University of Hartford 15-5,
15-4, 15-S.
Andrews' five kills and Wiley's
two blocks led the team.
"We just didn't .have our stuff,"
said Hanna. "We were inconsistent
throughout the entire match, and
the scores indicate that."
Hanna said that the team's slide
began at the Skidmore Invitational.
"Once we went down at Skid-
more, we were unable to recover,"
he said. "Losing six in a row is a
tough way to end the season.
especially for the seniors."
Although Marist had hoped to
win 20 games, Hanna said that
there were some definite positive
points to this season.
')
"The freshmen (Breen, Carlyn
Gianelli and Nicole Silenzi) did a
fantastic job for us," he said.
"They were all bright spots that
played solid when called upon.
They will be key players next year.
Karen Wiley also showed that she
can run our offense. Despite losing
some key seniors, we have a solid
group of people coming back next
year."
The Red Foxes finished the
season with a record of 17-14.
Rugby season ends at Weekend tourn:ey
by
BRIAN MARKHAM
Staff Writer
The Marist rugby club finished
its fall season by splitting two mat-
ches at the Iona Rugby Tourna-
ment this past weekend.
In the first game of the tourna-
ment, Marist romped Oneonta
State. 30-3.
The Red Foxes played the game
without the services of club presi-
dent Steve Batta, the team's leading
scorer. Batta missed the tourna-
ment for personal reasons.
"He has been out before and we
have played well," said vice-
president Brendan Gallagher-, a
junior.
"It
wasn't a problem.not
having him because we played so
strong."
Leading the way for the Red
Foxes offensively was senior
Shamus Barnes, who scored six
noints on kicks.
· Seniors Mark Inammo, Phil
Frank, Bruce Harris and Frank
Romano all scored four points
apiece.
. Jeff Burke and Mike Costello,
both sophomores, also added four
points.
"It was a balanced attack," said
Gallagher. "We played together
and were able to dominate them."
Defensively, Gallagher credited
senior Walter Cook and junior Lou
Liggio.
· ·They played a strong game for
us on defense," he said. "They
kept things in control for us on the
defensive side of the game. They
played well."
Gallagher also said that Marist
was prepared for the game.
"We had a good week of prac-
tice," he said. "We were psyched
up for this one, we felt real good
coming into the tournament."
After defeating Oneonta, Marist
moved on to the championship
round to take on Hunter College.
After the teams played to a 3-3
tie in the first half, Hunter scored
in the first minute of the second
half to take the lead 7-3.
Barnes accounted for the Red
Foxes three points on a penalty
kick.
Although the Red Foxes were
shut out in the second ha\f,
Gallagher said the team had
opportunities.
DAILY SPECIALS
"After Hunter scored on us ear-
ly," he said. "We played most or
the second hair in their end, but we
were unable to score. We did have
some chances."
Gallagher also said that the Red
Foxes olaved well in defeat.
"Aliho~gh we dominated the
Oneonta game," he said. "This
may have been a better game
because it was more competitive.
We played a strong game, it was an
even game,
It
very easily could have
gone our way."
The Red Foxes finished the
season with a Metropolitan Rugby
Union record of 5-3.
The Red Foxes will have a more
games and a tougher schedule dur-
ing their spring season, which starts
in March, said Gallagher.
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THE CIRCLE
SPORTS
Swimmers open-
2-0,
~tart s.eason strong
by
MIKE O'FARRELL
Sports Editor
Arter finishing last season 0-11, the women's swim team is off to a
strong 2-0 start this year.
Tuesday night, Marist defeated Central Connecticut State University,
137-83.
.
Leading the way for the Red Foxes was senior Mary Dolan, who plac-
ed first in the 1,000-meter freestyle and the 100-meter breast stroke.
Senior Kindra Predmore placed first in the 500-meter freestyle and
Cheryl Daly, a freshman, finished first in the JOO-meter backstroke.
The team of Dolan, Daly, junior Ally Suling and senior Jeanne Cleary
earned first place honors in the 200-meter medly relay for the Red Foxes.
he 400-meter free relay was captured by Predmore, Chrissy Andreasen,
junior Eileen Moran and freshman Maria Pope.
"Eileen had a strong meet, she swam all her events well," said first-
year coach Debbie Hunter.
Hunter, who is coaching on the college level for the first time, came
to Marist from the Kingston Swim Club. She is the fifth ,vomen's coach
in the last four years.
Marist earned its first win of the season against Vassar College last
Wednesday. The Red Foxes outscored Vassar 164-131.
Leading the way against Vassar were Predmore and Dolan, each cap-
turing three individual first place honors.
Predmore finished first in both the JOO-meter and 200-meter butterfly
and in the 100-meter freestyle. Dolan captured the JOO-meter and
200-meter breast stroke events, as well as the 1,000-meter freestyle.
Suling and Daly each won two events for the Red Foxes. Suling won
both the 200-meter and the 500-meter freestyle events while Daly notch-
ed the JOO-meter and 200-meter backstroke.
Senior Jeanne Cleary dives into the pool during the women's swimming team's victory
over Vassar College last week.
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Circle
photo/Matt Martin
Gridders clinch first place tie in ACFC
by
MIKE O'FARRELL
Sports Editor
The Marist football team clinched a tie for
first place in the Allantie Collegiate Football
Conference (ACFC) last Saturday when it
downed Siena College, 35-20.
The Red Foxes now have·an overall record
of 6-2-1 while posting a 4-0 mark in the
ACFC.
.
Marist can win first place outright with a
win against the Kingsmen of Brooklyn Col-
lege in the final game of the season Satur-
day at Leonidoff Field.
ff the Red Foxes Jose to Brooklyn, they
will finish the conference tied with St. Fran-
cis (PA) at 4-1.
· Against Siena, Marist exploded for 22
fourth quarter points to put the Indians
away.
However, head coach Rick Pardy said his
team mav have been a bit over-confident.
.
-
"Yeah·, l think we were,'' he said. "We
are a better team than we showed, and the
players know that. At the end of the game,
they .knew they could have done a betfer
iob."
Despite only gaining 163 yards in total of-
. fense, Siena was kept in the game because
of cosily Maris! mistakes.
Senior quarterback Dan O'Donnell was in-
tercepted four times, the Red Foxes commit-
ted eight penalties for 85 yards, and the
special teams played poorly.
.
Although there were minust;s, _the Red
Foxes earned their share of plusses ..
The Marist offense, using a dominating
rushing game, gained 501 yards of total of-
fense. The running backs provided 370 of
those yards on 65 carries.
·
The defense was also strong only allow-
ing Siena 163 total yards, and intercepting
four Siena passes ..
"We shut them right down," said Pardy.
"Except for a couple of let:downs on our
part, they were unable to do anything. Our
front seven were tremendous .. They shut the
running game down to a point where we were
in control when the·y had the ball."
The Red Foxes picked up where they left
off against St. John's last week by scoring
on the first drive of the game.
With 12:06 remaining in the first quarter,
O'Donnell scampered in from three yards
out to put Marist ahead 6°0. Brian
McCourt's kick made the score 7-0.
The Red foxes continued their strong play
by scoring again in the opening minutes of
the second quarter. ·
Junior iuiiback Pat Mullaly, who ran for
107 yards on I 7 carries, rambled in from 22
yards to put Marist ahead 13-0.
Marist had a chance to put the game away
before halftime when it drove from its own
two yard line to the five yard line of Siena.
However, a fumbled exchange with :59
seconds left in the half stalled the drive.
"I really don't feel that was a let-down for
us," Pardy said.
"It
was more of a Hft fo~
Siena. We knew what we could do with the
ball. we eave them the break."
Slena gained momemtum from the Marist
mishap and-scored on the first possession of
the second half courtesv of another blunder.
The Indians had a d;ive kept alive thanks
in pan to two Red Fox penalties. Siena was
then forced to punt. However, Tim C:arroll
fumbled the kick and the Indians recovered
the ball on the Marist one yard line.
With 11 :42 left in the third quarter, Tom
Carolan rambled in the endzone to cut the
Mari st lead to 13-i.
Siena took the lead with 2:43 left in the
third, when quarterback Bob Facto con-
nected on a 19 yard touchdown strike to Phil
· Dwyer. The extra point made it 14-13,
Indians.
Marist regained control in the fourth
quarter when Mullaly scored his second
touchdown of the game from two yards out
with 13:38 remaining in the game.
"Chuck (Mullaly) has matured as a runn-
ing ·back,'' said Pardy. "He's now a
punishing fullback that is also-an excellent
blocker."
Christian Mosello ran three yards for the
two-point conversion and Marist went back
on top, 21-14.
On the ensuing play, the kicking team
faltered.
. .. See GRIDDERS
page 11
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Athletes need fans, not faces
in
the crowd
There is a new club on campus
-
the Student Booster Club.
The purpose of this club is to in-
crease school spirit at Marist spor~
_ting events, especially basketball
games.
fan support at an contests, not
just basketball games, is very poor.
Even if there is a large crowd on
hand, the support students give the
athletes is minimal.
It
seems· that
only big plays draw attention to the
fans.
Marist fans aren't like other
fans. They don't get as involved.
Let's talk basketball for a bit.
On the women's side, ·the
average attendance last year was
listed at roughly 900 fans.
However, if you were one of the
few that attended a women's
basketball game, you know that the
real attendance was only about 100
people.
The reason for this discrepancy
is simple. Whenever there was a
mens and womens doubleheader,
the attendance at the men's game
was used for the women.
What I don't understand
though, is how come nobody goes
to women's basketball games?
Is it because
they
aren't exciting?
If
that is the case, then there is - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~
a problem. Last year, the Lady Red
Foxes won 18 games. This year
they may win 20.
It
would be nice
to see people get out and show
some support.
Men's basketball isn't any better.
Oh sure, more people go to
men's games, hut they don't do
anything.
The Student Booster Club is try-
ing to change that.
Marist basketball fans are Jame
compared to other schools.
Ever been to a Big East game?
Ever watch one on television? Next
time you do, notice the difference
in fan suppon. I'm not talking
about the number of fans, I'm talk-
ing about what those fans do.
Fans at Villanova are given
towels to wave during the game.
Syracuse University and Universi-
ty of Connecticut fans stand at the
beginning of the game until their
team has scored.
At the beginning of Marist
games, the fans ask each other who
it is we are playing.
Then there are the fans at Duke.
They may be the best fans in all of
spons, not just college basketball.
Thursday
Morning
Quarterback
MIKE O'FARRELL
Duke fans have an attitude. They
are constantly involved in the game
with one type of cheer or another.
They always seem to be waving
something different each game.
It
seems as though a prerequisite to
attending a Duke game is having
some form of blue paint on your
bodv.
Sorry, but the argument that Big
East or ACC basketball is better
does not hold here.
Granted, there niay be some
more exciting players, but that is
not the issue.
The issue is school spirit -
something Marist students don't
have much of.
The Student Booster Club is try-
ing to change that.
The new club, under the direc-
tion of junior Chris Bautista, is try-
ing to increase student support of
Marist athletes.
The club has moved the student
section in the McCann Center and
increased its size to accomodate
more fans.
The club is trying tu gain enough
interest so that a significant
number of fans can travel to away
games in order to support the Red
Foxes.
Although it was only a practice,
over . 750 fans turned out at the
men's Red and Black intrasquad
scrimmage two weeks ago.
The new club is interested in star-
ting "midnight madness" at Marist
next year. "Midnight madness" is
a basketball exhibition at midnight
on the first official day of practice.
. Movi!1g now to football, the only
time thts year (not counting this
Saturday) the bleachers at
Leonidoff Field were filled was
Alumni Weekend.
However, even though the
bleachers were full, there was no
real excitement generated.
Why aren't there any football
cheerleaders?
Maybe
that has
something
to do with the lack of
support.
When St. John's played here two
weeks ago, they had cheerleaders.
A group of Marist students were
obviously jealous because they then
grabbed a few branches off a tree
and did some of their own cheers.
Did you know we have a swim
team here?
The men's and women's swim-
ming teams have both been suc-
cessful in the past. However, they
usually find themselves swimming
in front of parents and roommates.
There are other sports that
haven't even been mentioned, such
as tennis, soccer, crew and cross-
country, that also do not get the
fan suppon they deserve.
Marist athletes deserve our sup-
port. When competing, they are
representing each of us. The
athletes put in countless hours of
training in order to serve the col-
lege. By serving the college, they
are serving the students. Marist
athletes bring recognition to the
school. They should
be
recognized
for that.
Fans at Marist do not give
enough suppon to their athletes.
The Student Booster Club is try-
ing to change that.
Mike O'Farrell is The Cin:le's
sports editor.


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