VOLUME 40, NUMBER 2
.
Crime
declines
in town
&
city
of Poughkeepsie
by
J.W. STEWART
Staff Writer
Although most individuals
cringe when they hear the letters
"IRS," Mary
Ellen Delmar chose
to spend
l,040
hours working for
them.
Delmar, a senior at Marist, is
working as an intern for the Inter-
nal
Revenue
Service
in
Poughkeepsie.
Delmar's duties include auditing
tax returns and setting up and con-
ducting meetings with taxpayers.
"I
get simple tax returns to audit
right now, just 10-40's," said
Delmar.
The tax returns come from a
ser-
vice center in Andover, Mass. and
Delmar looks through the returns
and conducts meetings based on
what she finds.
"The taxpayer basically shows
me how they got the numbers on
their return,"
said
Delmar.
Delmar got the job through an
·
internship program she found out
about at the Employer
Expo
and
after graduation her job
will
tum
into a full- time revenue agent
p0sition.
"I enjoy the job and it's really
a
good
experience,
but
I
really want
to sit for my
CPA
exam and
see
how it turns out.
I
would like to
work at the IRS for a few years,"
said Delmar.
She
was
trained at the main
headquarters in Albany and the
training
consisted of
classes
for two
weeks, eight hours a
day.
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1992
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·ctocuments from the dreaded Nazis. Griffith
Douglas, who are usually two_ depe;11d~ble ac-
There a~e, however, a_ fe~ bright spots in
By
BR.AN MCNELIS
can speak German and asks to go· Douglas
tors. Here, though, they fail to 1gmte any
an otherwise dark film. Sir John Gielgud
grudgingly lets her go.
'
sparks, an? their initial romance seems fore-
puts ~n a go~d perronnance as Griffith's con-
There was a time, generally in the mid- to
late 1950s, when excellent World War II spy
movies were made. These films were made
by such masters of the classics as Alfred
Hitchcock.
Although the plot sounds marginally in-
ed. More importantly, you are never really
tact m Berlm. Liam Neeson of Darkman
made to care for either of the characters,
fame is also decent as a high-ranking Nazi.
"Shining Through," the new film starr-
ing Melanie Griffith and Michael Douglas,
harkens back to those old classics, but is only
half as good.
The movie takes place during World War
II with the first half set in America and the
latter half set in Berlin.
Critic's
Corner
Brian
McNelis
which is a key to any good movie.
Another key to a successful movie is
suspense, and although there are suspenseful
moments in the movie, "Shining Through"
is generally lacking in that category. I found
myself not caring whether or not Griffith
would make it out of Berlin at the end of the
war. In fact, I found myself not caring about
much of anything in the film at all, except
for when it would end.
"Shining Through" is a film that tries to
But the film's predictability is yet another
problem. The movie is done in flashback, so
many key occurrences are known from the
beginning -
kind of like reading the last
page of a book first. This has, as you would
expect, the effect of generally ruining the
suspense. The audience can easily guess at
what comes next, which leaves a lot of room
for boredom.
Griffith plays an attractive and intelligent
secretary who falls for her boss, Michael
Douglas. Douglas just so happens to be a
spy, and when war breaks out, he is forced
to leave Griffith. They later meet up again
in Washington, D.C.
ly, it is neither. Most of what happens is
routine, and the few surprises that occur are
telegraphed from the beginning. This is a
shame because, if done properly, the film
be more than it is.
It
tries to incorporate too
Overall, "Shining Through" suffers from
many elements, and unfortunately, it fails at
a number of problems. The film is not by
a lot of them. In terms of trying to bring
any means a total disaster, but it could have
back an era that is Jong gone, it does have
been so much better than it is. This is
the look of a World War II spy thriller, but
definitely one to avoid seeing until it hits the
by no means does it have either the style or
video stores. In my estimation, that should
could have been very good.
To make a long story short, Douglas needs
a spy to go to Berlin to retrieve secret
The main problem with the film lies in the
performance of the two leads, Griffith and
the feeling of one.
not take too long.
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Special Services receives award
by
JOSEPH T. GRAY
Staff Writer
The Marist College Special Ser-
vice Program was named the
"Outstanding Rehabilitation Pro-
gram of the Year" by Projects
With
Industry during a recent
awards ceremony held at Dutchess
Community College.
Diane Perriera, director of
special services, and Deborah
DiCaprio, assistant dean of
students, accepted the certificate of
award on behalf of the Office of
Special Services.
The Special Services Program
has been working with an average
of 115 physically-handicapped
and/or learning disabled students
a year at Marist for the last 20
years.
The
organization
which
presented the award to the Office
of Special Services, Projects With
Industry, is a collection of social
service agencies dedicated to help-
ing th_e disabled compete in
industry.
Perriera says that the Special
Service's number one priority is the
· long- term commitment for helping
the disabled find and maintain
employment after they leave
Marist.
The program begins helping
students in their freshmen year,
and continues to lend support
through the remainder of their col-
lege careers.
The services which are provided
range from academic help, dealing
with visual problems for the legal-
ly blind, note taking, tutoring, ac-
commodating during testing, to
personal counseling.
Funded mainly with federal
funds of close to $130,000 a year,
Special Services has a staff of eight,
with a pool of students from the
work/ study Program who serve as
tutors, Perreria said.
Perreira and DiCaprio said they
were particularly proud to receive
the award for Marist College
because the December ceremony
marked the first time the award
was given.
Perreria says that as the students
go through · the program, they
develop a sense of their abilities.
"We do things to facilitate their
education so that they can move on
to their careers," Perreira said.
He said, she said,
I
say:
Tomatoes thrown at 'Freejq~lf'
by
MARC LIEPIS
This week we have something in-
teresting. In light of the revival of
the "he said, she said" argument,
this time with Gov. Clinton and
Gennifer (with a G?!?) Flowers,
we'll be taking a look at a
stereotypical "guy" and "chick"
movie (as I've heard them called in
video stores in this kinder, gentler
nation of ours).
Representing the "guy" movie
we have "Free jack," starring
Emilio Estevez and Mick Jagger
(whose most lethal weapons until
now were his lips). Well, Mick said
it best himself twenty-two years
ago ... "Gimme Shelter," from
"Freejack," that is.
This movie is a major waste of
time. First, let's get one thing
straight. I go to the movies with the
best possible attitude and
sometimes
I
get slapped iri the face.
In the movie's defense, the story
seemed promising enough in the
preview, and Mick Jagger is funny
to watch, but
I
really don't think
he was
supposed
to be.
The
story takes place
in an
ozone-less, toxic waste-ridden hell
hole called New York, circa 2009.
It's the kind of place where wilding
is the national pastime and
nuns
carry shotguns
(are we sure this is
the future?).
Because of these horrible living
conditions, the rich Oike Anthony
Hopkins
in
a
catatonic perfor-
mance - bring back Dr. Lecter!)
can
get healthy bodies that are
stolen from the past.
Something goes wrong, though,
and Alex furlong
(Estevez),
a drag
racer from
1991,
gets away and
becomes a freejack (we never do
find out what this means).
The mo,ie then degenerates
in-
to a
series
of dull chases in
cars
that
are uglier than Chrysler's latest. In
fact,
the mo"ie became
so boring,
that the couple behind me started
to ... uh ... not watch the mO'\-ie ...
several times (no lie!).
The movie concludes with the
most drawn-out finale I have ever
seen in an action movie. Not that
I'd be revealing any major surprise,
but after a half an hour of buildup,
Furlong wins at the end, kills the
necessary people, and becomes the
head of McCandless' (Hopkins)
dictatorial corporation.
So, in essence, a drag racer
becomes the supreme l~der in 2009
tells Evelyn stories of two ·women
in the 30s, ldgie (well played by the
ever-fetching Mary Stuart Master-.
son) and Ruth (played by Mary-
Louise Parker, a column favorite).
Idgie is a tomboy with confident
independence who can "charm
bees," or take honeycombs straight
from the hive without getting stung
(where was she when Macaulay
Culkin needed her in "My Girl"?)
Her spirit brings her best friend,
Ruth, who is straight-laced way too
tight, out of her shell.
• - - - - . The stories follow their adven-
.
A
Buttery
Substance
(well, an actor did it in 1980). I
weep for the future and I weep for
"Freejack."
I'm probably wasting your time.
Even if you were planning on see-
ing this, it's so bad, it'll probably
be gone by next week.
As for the "hers" side of the
equation, the offeiing is "Fried
Green "Tomatoes." Needless to
say, the acting is outstanding. It's
to be expected when two of the
four featured actresses have receiv-
ed Oscars, Kathy Bates for
"Misery" (she uses
a
sledgeham-
mer in this movie too) and Jessica
Tandy for "Driving Miss Daisy."
Based
on the novel by Fannie
· Flagg (remember The Match
Game?), the movie is two intert-
wined stories of self-awakening in
the South.
Kathy Bates is Evelyn Couch, a
hou5e'\ife who's "too young tobe
old and too old to be young" \\-ith
a husband whose only desire is a
ball game and a brew. She tries
everything to
sa'\--e
the marriage, in-
cluding
several classes
and support
groups, which pro'\-ides some of the
film's funniest moments.
She meets Ninny Threadgoode
(Tandy) in
a
nursing home while
visiting her husband's aunt.
Tan-
dy
is
at
her charming
best
when
she
tures and tragedies from food
fights in their cafe to wife beating,
the
K.K.K.,
and
a
murder trial, to·
name a few.
Through these stories, Evelyn
becomes a truly self-assertive
woman, as demonstrated in the
scene from the preview where she
trashed the car that stole her park-
ing space. Then she delivers a fan-
tastic speech to Ninny that ranks up
there with Kevin Costner's "slow,
deep, wet kisses that last for three
days" monologue from "Bull
Durham."
Bates' soliloquy raves about
everything from wrinkles to plan-
ting little bombs in Playboy and
Penthouse that explode when the
magazines are opened. (What
about those incisive little articles?).
Anyway, the whole self-
discovery theme is well presented.
The film feels like "Thelma and
Louise" -
all the independence
with a third less controversy.
I lik-
ed "Thelma and Louise" better; it
was more filling and tasted just
as
great as "Tomatoes."
Don't get me wrong, this week
wasn't
a
total
washout:
"Tomatoes·· just didn'(mofe
me
("Freejaclc" did.-.to the rest
roo_m). It had good performances
but really, nothing that I hadn't
seen
before.
Maybe it's a female thing and
I
wouldn't understand, but hey,
l
dug "Steel Magnolias," honest! At
any rate, "Tomatoes"
";n
make an
exceJJent video rental, but save
your
seven bucks to
see
"Grand
Canyon" (Am I dweOing?!?).
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THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY 6,
1992
·
3
New registration procedure based on priority
.
·
fewer credits.
.
~tud~nts will also not be choosing alter-
ingdale, N.J., said he feels it is a much fairer
by
S.J. RICHARD
1f
a tie results in this filtering process, the
n~t1ves 1f the co~rses ~hey want are full: They system because everyone starts out equal.
Staff Writer
computer will rank the students at random.
will h~ve to ~att for add/drop to fill many
"Seniors and the upperclass will have an
A new registration procedure using optical
scanning will be implemented for fall 1992
while the current add/drop registration pro:
cedure will remain the same.
"It's a rites of passage of sorts," said Judy
holes
tn
thet~ schedul_es.
.
advantage," said Henne, "but that's the way
lvankovic, Marist registrar. "The up-
Students will be notified of their schedules
it
should be."
perclassmen are going to feel the benefits
about about three weeks after they register.
more than the underclassmen, just like
In the· same letter, they will receive
a
before."
number and a time slot -
like the lottery
The new system ranks students according
to class and major instead of the previous
first-come, first-serve basis.
The registrar will still distribute course
method used last semester -for add/drop,
booklets, but the actual course-selection
which will be done on-line to fix any schedule
sheet resembles the teacher-evaluation forms.
problems.
Students must shade in circles for re-
This new system also eliminates all pre-
Jenn Ponzini, a sophomore from Kent,
N.Y.,
said this method seems to be more
orderly
and
less complicated.
"It
should
make registration a lot easier
on the commuters, too," said Ponzini.
The process successfully concluded its final
testing phase over the winter recess, said
lvankovic.
For example, communications majors will
be given preference in communications
courses, business majors will be given
preference in business courses, and so on.
quested course numbers, and return them to
registration
for athletes.
the registrar's office.
"The computer is going to give the class
Unlike the former on-line registration pro-
to those who need them most first," said
When that division is complete, the com-
puter does another priority ranking by credit
accumulation. Those with more credits will
be placed in a class before students with
cedure, students will be unable to juggle their
Ivankovic.
schedules if the section they chose is closed
Most students said they agree with
-
they will not be automatically placed in
Ivankovic.
the next available section.
Jim Henne, a freshman from Bloom-
This system, which has been in the works
for over a year, has been approved by Marc
vanderHeyden, vice president of academic
affairs, and the division chairs, said
lvankovic.
Students left
Sweaters for sale
Marist senior gains opportunity
to study the American presidency
in th.e dark
after PCP fire
·
by_
ERIN MEHER
Staff Writer
While officials at SUNY New
Paltz last week declared the cam-
pus safe after a Dec.
29
fire which
hospitalized 22 people and releas-
ed cancer-causing polychlorinated
biphenyls and dioxins throughout
seven campus buildings, many
students say they still have doubts
about their safety and the handling
of the situation by college officials,
who had to call in federal and state
environmental experts to monitor
contamination levels.
Students interviewed last week
complained they were not kept in-
formed about the fire, which forc-
ed campus officials to close
buildings for more than three
weeks, which delayed the opening
of residence halls and the start of
classes until Jan. 30.
Junior Beth Meckler of Albany
said she wasn't notified about the
situation until she got a letter from
the college
two
days before she was
to return to campus on Jan. 15,
which was scheduled as the first
day of classes
.
for the spring
semester.
"All it did was give a brief ex-
planation of what happened and
notified me of schedule changes. It
makes me mad that they waited so
long to tell us anything," Meckler
said about the administrations let-
ter concerning the dormitory-fire
which began in Bliss Hall, when an
electrical
surge
·
caused
a
transformer to overheat, triggering.
the same to happen in six other
campus buildings.
Meckler said she was more in-
formed
by
local
(Albany)
newspapers than by the school.
Junior Carla Knauf of Albany
said she came back not knowing
whether she could drink the water
which may have been contaminated
by the PCB's-which have been pro-
ven to cause cancer in laboratory
rodents-or the highly dangerous
dioxins, which are chemical com-
pounds found jn car smoke, in-
cinerators, and in the production of
herbicides and disinfectants.
"Just as I was about to swallow,
I said, 'Wait a minute, should I be
drinking this?'," said Knauf, who
was never informed about the con-
dition of the water.
Bliss and Scudder Halls will re-
main closed for the rest of the
semester because they tested above
the state limit for PCB's and
dioxins.
Students who once resided in the
affected dorms will receive a $250
voucher from the state to replace
the contents of their rooms, accor-
ding to school administrators, who
said
as
soon as the state allocates
more funds, students
'-"111
be reim-
bursed further.
The colle2e's Students Associa-
tion, which also sent letters to
students informing them of the fire
and action taken to accommodate
displaced students, said there
\\111
be
drives to collect textbooks,
sheets,
towels,
and
other
necessities.
Counseling
sen-ices
\\ill also
be
provided for students "'ishing to
vent their frustrations.
Circle
photo/Matt Martin
Junior Henderson Mahon peruses through a table of
Ecudorian sweaters for sale last week in the Campus Center.
by
JEANETTE MARVIN
staff Writer
According to April Amonica, the whole experience was very insightful.
Amonica,
a
senior from Emerson, N.J., was nominated last year, by
political science faculty, to allend the 22nd Annual Student Symposium
of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and was granted a one-
year fellowship
.
with Center.
The symposium was held in Richmond, Va., last March and was at-
tended by more than 500 other colleges and universities from around the
country who participated in issue-panel discussions on "America's
Bill
of Rights at 200 Years and the New World Order."
Amonica was one of 28 students awarded the fellowship based on her
application of an essay of purpose and recommendation tellers
.
The Center For The Study of The Presidency,
a
non-pw!'it organiza-
tion with headquarters in New York, educates
soi::'.!::,
and students on
the inner workings of the government, particularly the government
's
ex-
ecutive branch, said Amonica.
President George Bush said,
"The
Center's lectures, conferences,
fellowships, and publications have
earned
a deserved reputation for
ex-
cellence."
According to Amonica, the
symposium
provided her with the oppor-
tunity to interact with the people who are responsible for public policy.
"You get to rub elbows with David Mack, assistant secretary of
state
for North- Eastern and South-Asian
affairs,
and retired Supreme Court
Justice Warren E. Burger, said Amonica.
"It
gives me a chance to
engage
in political discourse with international scholars and get insight into
various institutions and how they work."
Amonica, who is majoring in Political Science
and
Communication
Arts with the goal of becoming a political journalist, calls her year with
the Center the "capstone" of her undergraduate career.
"My involvement draws upon various disciplines that I have studied
at Marist: communications
and politics," said Amonica.
"Everything
played a role in my involvement at the Center."
Amonica, as a result of her fellowship, is required to attend the Center's
23rd Annual Student Symposiumon March 20-22 where President Bush
has been invited to give the keynote address.
Other speakers will be Vice President Dan Quayle, Central Intelligence
Agency Director Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chief's of Staff
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Colin Powell.
Computer system comes of age at MIPO
by
CHRISTINE URGOLA
Staff Writer
The Marist Institute for Public
Opinion (MIPO) is installing an ad-
vanced computer-system called
Local Area Network (LAN).
LAN
will
standardize the entire
survey process by decreasing the
polling time, providing con-
trolability and efficiency, and
eliminating paperwork.
In the past, student callers at-
tended a half-hour training session
to learn the survey-research process
by reviewing the questionnaire.
The students then recorded the
responses by ha!}d, which are later
tabulated by hand as well, creating
a long and tedious process.
According to Lee M. Miringoff,
MIPO director and member of the
political-science faculty, LAN will
change the entire survey-research
process, making it a lot easier and
less time-consuming.
With
the LAN system, students
will still go to a training session to
learn how to use the computer, but
it will be held before the polling
date.
Students will be assigned in-
dividual work-stations comprised
of a computer and phone.
The students will read the ques-
tions directly from the screen and
enter the answers into the com-
puter, where it is automatically
tabulated.
Miringoff said
this
new
technology will advance the field of
survey research, and bring atten-
tion to Marist
as
the first college to
use such a system.
LAN was not used in MIPO's
most recent poll, but students will
work with it in April's polling
session.
According to Barbara L. Car-
valho, MIPO associate director,
LAN has a wide variety of uses
besides being used in the polling
process.
.
Beginning next fall, students can
use LAN to look up past MIPO
surveys, and print out the questions
and results from the mainframe in-
stead of going directly to MIPO,
said
Carvalho.
She also said that LAN will con-
nect all the individual work- sta-
tions at MIPO into one system
which will allow for easier com-
munication among the students.
"Students will benefit from us-
ing this new developed technique as
it is occurring and being part of the
experience," said Miringoff.
Founded in 1978, MIPO is a
non-profit survey-research center at
Marist that provides students with
educational opportunities and in-
formation on elections and public
policy issues.
More than spring in the air for MCTV
by
CHRISSY CASSIDY
Staff Writer
Along with the new semester
comes a new spring line-up of pro-
grams on Marist College Televi-
sion,
MCTV.
Matt Corcoran, a senior com-
munications major from Haup-
pauge,
N.Y.,
and president of
::
MCTV,
said he is excited about
some of the upcoming programs
that are expected to air sometime
this semester on channel 12.
Some of the new programs Cor-
coran anticipates include
a
game
show, a comedy, expanded spo!1s
coverage, an improved aerobics
program, and a news program.
Because the proposed g~me
show needs outside funding,
MCTV
members
are looking for a
local business to
donate
prizes, said
Corcoran.
Any business which sponsors the
program will receive free advertis-
ing,
a
process
known
as
underwriting.
Two episodes of the new comedy
entitled "Out of Order," have been
filmed, said Corcoran, the show's
producer:
;
.
•
TI1e
l:ialf-hour program, which is
a tak¢~off of "Saturday Night
Live," will air Wednesdays at
9
p.m., and Saturdays at
2
p.m.,
Corcoran said.
Other members of MCTV in-
\·olved
with "Out of Order" in-
clude Russ Caputo, director; Eric
Tannenbaum, Jeff Baumgardner
and Tom Cleary.
MCTV covers every sporting
event on
campus
except tennis,
which Corcoran says is physically
impossible because of the set-up of
the courts.
This semester, MCTV will begin
coverage of Marist's baseball team.
Tara Stepnowski, a junior from
East Meadow,
N.Y.,
and
MCTV's
secretary, is trying to find an
aerobics mstructor from a local
gym to continue the aerobic pro-
gram she began last semester, Cor
-
coran said.
According to Corcoran, Step-
nowski hopes the addition of a pro-
f essional aerobics instructor
will
improve the quality of the
program.
Regina Pelliccio, a junior from
Mount Vernon,
N.Y.,
and
MCTV's news director, wants to
establish a news program like
20/20.
The program would consist
mostly of feature stories about cur-
rent issues rather than straight news
stories, according to Pelliccio.
MCTV currently airs a weekly
editorial
program
entitled
"Backtalk," which consists of a
panel of four students discussing
recent student concerns.
Seniors Ray Roy, former finan-
cial board chairman of
CSL;
Heather Wells, a member of the
student government; Chris Shea,
editor of The Circle; and John
Bauer, who represents the average
student, are all regulars on the
show, according to Corcoran.
This semester, "Backtalk" will
present both sides of issues such
as
condoms on campus, registration
and pre-registration procedures,
and the new
student-governing
body, called the Student Go-.·ern-
ment Association
(SGA),
Corcoran
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THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY 6,
1992
NYC interns sacrifice
·
sleep and social life
to gain experience, contacts in Big Apple
CRIM
... continued from page
1
which surrounds the City of
Poughkeepsie like a semi-circle and
is six to seven times larger, had no
reported homicides, a fact Still said
he is proud of.
by
DONNA SICLARI
Staff Writer
Three nights a week by
11
p.m.,
Michael Feeney tries to sleep as his
frienqs
.
and housemates are just
beginning their homework or on
their way to local Marist hangouts.
When Feeney's friends and
housemates can blow off morning
classes because of late nights, this
Marist senior needs to be awake,
showered and dressed in his suit to
catch a 6:49 a.m. Metro North ex-
press train to Grand Central Ter-
minal in New York City.
.
On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, Feeney commutes four
hours a day to and from
Poughkeepsie to
NBC
at 30
Rockefeller Plaza - the site of his
three-credit spring internship at the
network's morning program, "To-
day Show." Then, on Mondays
and Thursdays, this communica
-
tion arts student takes four classes
to
fulfill
his May graduation
requirements.
Despite several local internship
sites for Marist students, an
average of 25 to 30 interns each
semester trek down into the city in
hopes of meeting better contacts
and gaining a greater experience.
"Having NBC on my resume is
a great advantage," said senior
Theresa Lopos, an intern at NBC's
Corporate Communications Of-
fice. "I'm gaining good experience
and meeting people who I can real-
ly learn from. It's the best way for
me to prepare for graduation."
Internship coordinators agree
that New York City intern sites
could have advantages in some
cases,
but do not believe that these
are always better than local
internships.
Robert Norman, coordinator for
communication internships, said he
would prefer to see a student work
~
full semester in New York City-
five days a week -
after a partial
internship in the local area.
Madison Square Garden Networks,
said that he did not think he was
going to like working in the Big
Apple, but once he started he saw
the benefits of the area
.
"When I first started I didn't
think
I
wanted to be there but, now
it's not that bad," Dumont said.
"I'm getting to know the city bet-
ter and I'm making connections I
can rely on after graduation."
"I
have crazy weeks
and long days, but the
sacrifice is worth it. ''
Most of these interns said they
enjoy the advantages of working in
the city, but agree that their days
can
be
very tiring and they
sometimes feel left out of Marist
activities.
Travelling to the city can become
expe~sive as well as demanding
especially when only a few intern-
ship sites pay for the student's
transportation.
York City. "Everything is so ex-
pensive and costs twice
as
much in
the city. It is totally out of con-
trol."
.
Brother Cornelius Russell, coor-
dinator for business internships,
said that the cost and the commute
are two major drawbacks of the
ci-
ty as well as minor problems like
train delays and missed subways.
"It
is a drag for sure," Russell
said. "Students must really have
that extra commitment. But, it is
-
the Big Apple. It is a very exciting
place for interns."
Most of the student interns
agreed that waking up early in the
mornings is the worst part of their
internship.
"It's such a pain to wake up in
the morning," McEntee said.
"Some days when the alarm goes
off at 6 a.m., I feel like I don't
want
to
do this.
I
can'
_
t believe
I
us-
"Homicide is a crime you can't
predict so I'm happy we didn't
have any," he said.
·
By contrast, the City of
Poughkeepsie
reported
six
murders.
The crime statistics utilized by
both police departments are based
on reported crimes, but there are
a number of crimes that go
unreported every year, a fact that
does not go unnoticed by the two
police chiefs.
"I'm sure there's a grey area out
there that's not reported," said
Still. "I know there are people who
just say, 'Ahh, forget it. The police
can't help."'
"I think the majority of people
is doing a good job," commended
Bowles. "Most of the burglaries
are reported. Undoubtedly, there
are some people that won't report
crimes, but for the most part I
think people do."
"One
day I'm
·
sitting in a
classroom
in
Lowell Thomas and
the next day I'm
-
running around
the
NBC
studio office,
'
'
Feeney,
from East Hanover, NJ, said.
"I
have crazy weeks and long days,
but the sacrifice is worth
it.
My in-
ternship is a real positive ex-
perience."
"If
a student has previous in-
ternship experience, he or she will
become more competitive for the
better city internships," Norman
said. "In a smaller place, there is
more of hands on work. Whereas,
in larger New York sites, they are
not going to let you touch on a
lot."
"I miss Marist and my friends,"
said Lopos. "I go from one ex-
treme to the other -
the laid back
Marist campus to the hustle and
bustle of the city.''
.
ed to compl~n about
8: 15
classes."
Although both men said the
slight downturn in-the crime rate is
encouraging, they said they believe
it will not continue, thanks in part
to the economy.
Of the 167 spring interns, Feeney
is one of the 27 interns that juggle
commuting to New York City and
taking classes at Marist.
Most of these city interns are
working in the communications
field and the others are in the
business areas, according to the Of-
fice of Field Experience which
coordinates
Marist
intern
placements.
However, Norman agreed that
New York City sites can open up
many career possibilities for a stu-
dent while meeting "!ore contacts.
"Students can see how a
sophisticated, urban area can put
thmgs together," he said. "Some
students will find more avenues and
better edges for real jobs."
Senior Michael Dumont, from
Rocky Hill, Conn., who interns at
Desmond Murray, assistant
director of field experience, who
assists in the coordination of intern
placements, said city internships
can be difficult because students
must be able to juggle many facets
of their lives.
·
"It
takes a special kind of stu-
dent to intern in New York City,"
Murray said .
.
"They have to
sacrifice their personal lives but
they are doing it for a reason - to
get experience."
Question of
Clinto~'s infidelity
doesn't matter to
.
potential voters
by
JENNA RACELA
Staff Writer
Bill
Clinton's alleged
affair
won't
have any influence on his
responsibilities should he become
President, said most people of
Marist College.
"Who cares what went on for 12
years'?," said Kim Ann Mahoney,
a freshman from Bronx, N. Y.
"I
don't think his personal life should
have an effect on his professional
life."
"It's almost embarrassing for
our country to do that to someone
(Clinton). Other countries must
look down on us -
treating so-
meone Hke that/' said Melissa
Berry,
a
junior from Woodcliff
Lake,
N.J.
Two weeks ago, Star magazine
pnnted a story in which Gennifer
Flowers, an Arkansas state
employee, claims to have had a
12-year affair with Arkansas Gov.
Bill
Clinton.
Clinton, who's in the race for the
democratic nomination for the
presidency, appeared on CBS' 60
Minutes on Sunday, Jan. 26 to
deny the allegations.
According to Time magazine,
"the governor said he had met
Flowers in the '70s arid he describ-
ed their relationship as friendly but
limited".
Although against Clinton
for
political reasons, Marc Adin, assis-
tant vice president said, "My deci-
sion to vote for a presidential
can-
didate will not be predicated upon
·
or influenced by uncorroborated
assertions of marital infidelity
pandered by the supermarket
press."
·
Security Supervisor
Bill
Person
doesn't see Clinton as a "serious
contender" but said, "I don't see
that the allegations have anything
to do with his ability to
.
govern."
"I
feel that what is going on with
Clinton is irrelevant in his
capabilities to effectively run our
government," said Lisa Mac-
Farlane, a junior from Elizabeth,
N.J.
"The issue will always be in the
back of my mind when
I
go to the
polls, but it won't affect my vote.
I
feel the issue is being drawn out
by the press,'' said Chris Loeffler,
a junior from Eatontown,
N.J.
Many people said they think the
press is going about the issue in the
wrong way.
Switchboard operator Marge
Kelly doesn't agree with Clinton's
lifestyle but said,
"I
don't think it
should be a part of
"
the news.
I
think the media should leave it
alone."
-
"I
don't think the press should
dive into his (Clinton's) personal
business. He could
be a great presi-
dent. Who cares if he cheats on his
wife," said Scott Zalucky, a senior
from Troy,
N.Y.
Bill Hughes, a junior from
Monroe, Conn. said, "The press is
making a mountain out of a
molehill."
Live teleconf ere nee to confront
gay
issues
by
LISA CHMIELEWSKI
Staff Writer
The National Association of Stu-
dent Personnel Administrators is
producing a teleconference entitl-
ed "Understanding and Meeting
the Needs of Gay, Lesbian; and
Bisexual Students" via satellite to-
day at Dutchess Community
College.
Administration officials, facul-
ty, and students in today's
academic institutions, have played
do'l.\-n the significance related to
seitual orientation.
The teleconference will focus on
understanding the developmental
needs of gay, lesbian, and bisexual
students and some developing
policies on non-discrimination and
anti-harassment.
One of the focal points that will
be discussed is the lack of
understanding of either the needs
of gay, lesbian, and bisexual
students and the institution's
responsibility for meeting these
needs.
Key questions and policies that
will be discussed include how the
campus should address incidents of
harassment and discrimination and
how to provide a supportive en-
vironment at academic institutions
help ease tensions.
Presenters and speakers at the
teleconference will include: Kevin
Berrill, director of the campus and
anti-violence projects of the na-
tional gay and lesbian task force;
Professor and Chair
L. Lee
Knefelkamp of the department of
higher education: and Kathy
Obear, president of the Human
Advantage, who will speak on the
topics of management and leader-
ship,
value
differences,
homophobia, and heterosexism.
Assistant
Dean
of Gommunity
Service for Dutchess Community
College Lois Stewart said, "The
teleconference is designed to
educate faculty members, ad-
ministration, and students on how
to cope, be aware, meet and
understand the needs of the gay,
lesbian, and bisexual students."
The
location
of
the
teleconference will
be
at the Center
for Business and Industry, Room
102 at Dutchess Community Col-
lege. It will start at 1
:
I
5
p.m. and
end at 3:45 p.m.
For all those interested in atten-
ding , contact campus acti"11ities
However, the New York City in-
terns agree that their sacrifices will
be worth it and could help them get
a better job.
"Sure I get nostalgic to hang out
with my friends but
I
get over it
when I think
_
about my future op-
portunities,"
Feeney
~
.
said~
"Honestly, what
am
I missing?
Skinners,
Renaissance
and
Sidetracks. It's been the same thing
for
4
years. There is no going back
to the average college life for me."
"Some people are going to look
at the economy and figure, 'What
the hell? It couldn't get any worse.
I might
as
well try my luck at this
.MiniMart,"'
said Bowles.
"I
think with the economy and
the recession the way it is I think
,
.
,
we re gomg to see
an
increase in
crimes over the next few years "
predicted Still.
'
The
·
Long Island
Advertising
Club
is
looking
for people who
are looking
for scholarship
money.
As long as you 're majoring
in an advertising or marketing
area and have a permanent
address
in
Nassau, Suffolk,
Queens or Brooklyn, you qualify.
For information, call
516-351-0800
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1992
5
Local bars thirsty for
business as recession
drains clients' pockets
by
KERRY NOONAN
Staff Writer
Poughkeepsie bars have been hit
hard by the recession.
Business is down twenty-five to
thirty percent at Skinner's, Noah's
Ark and the Nite Cap; however,
Bertie's Dance Club has experienc:
ed a seven percent loss.
Bar owners attribute the decrease
· in business to unemployment and
to people having less money to
spend in bars.
Some college students aren't
spending a lot of money at bars,
and because of the recession, have
been forced to cut back.
John Federico, a senior from
Marlboro, N.J., said he can't af-
ford to go out as much.
If
he does
go out, he and his friends will often
drink at home first because it is
cheaper.
"People just can't afford to be
as sociable anymore," said
Federico.
Elizabeth Murphy, a senior from
Dumont,
N.Y.,
said most students
go to the bars offering drink
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Bar
owners attribuce the
decrease in business to
unemploymentandpeop!f!
having less money to
spend in bars.
"Everyone now seems to flock to
the cheapest prices," said Murphy.
Although Bertie's, located
9-ll
Liberty, has experienced the
smallest decline in business, it is
still losing money.
Albert Stortini, the owner of
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bertie's, attributes this loss not on-
College students in Poughkeep-
sie, however, continue to frequent
local bars, despite tough times.
"The college students still seem
to spend some money because their
parents are still providing for
them", said Tony Marchese, owner
of the Nite Cap, located on 65
Washington St.
Skinner's Bar and Restaurant,
located on Route 9, relies on col-
lege students for most of its income
because it is directly across the
street from the college.
"We haven't been hit
as
hard as
some other bars in the area. We are
fortunate to have such a location,"
says Lisa Becksimmons, general
manaeer of Skinners.
ly to the recession, but to the ef-
fects of the driving while intox-
icated laws which have limited how
much one can drink before driving.
"This has had an adverse effect
on us", said StortinL
In an attempt to maintain
business, local bars are having
special discount nights and lower
drink prices.
Bertie's has 75 cents drafts and
reduced admission with college
I.D. on Thursday nights and Skin-
ner's has $3.50 pitchers of beer on
Wednesday nights and Ladies
Night on Tuesday nights where
ladies can drink from
10
p.m. to
12
a.m. for $5.
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Theatre as part ~f the College Union Board's T .G.I.F comedy
Wellness fair
up in the air
by
AMY CROSBY
Staff Writer
It appears the flu bug has bitten
the college's budget, as well as
many members of the Maris!
communitv.
Marist•s· annual "Wellness Fair"
was postponed this year because
the college is awaiting word on a
grant it applied for, according to
[)eborah DiCaprio, assistant dean
of
student affairs.
In the past, the fair was spon-
sored bv the Offices of Human
Resourc~s and Student Affairs, but
now the medical technology pro-
gram wants to run the fair to give
its students more experience in their
field of studv, said DiCaprio.
The fair ~onsisted of health-
related
act1v1t1es,
such
as
demonstrations, confidential
diagnostic testing, lectures, and in-
formation booths.
The idea of applying for the
grants, which are award~d by
various insurance compames
to
help institutions program around
the issue of wellness, came from
Executive Vice President Mark
Sullivan, said DiCaprio.
The grant would enable Marist
to buy the machines it needs to run
tests, such as cholesterol and
• blood-pressure screening and body
fat testing. The machines could
then be used by the medic~\
technology
program,
said
DiCaprio.
0
With review appioaching,
library tries to upgrade
by
CAREY ALLABAND
Staff Writer
When John McGinty took over
as director of the Marist College
Library in
1988,
the Library's an-
nual budget for books and other
materials was $250,000. The
periodical collection offered only
850 publications.
Today, some four years later, the
materials budget has grown to
$450,000, and the number of
periodicals has risen to 1,470.
McGinty and other college of-
ficials say numbers like those in-
dicate how much the Library has
improved in recent years. Those
improvements are likely to be in the
spotlight later this year when a
team from the Middle States
Association of Colleges and
Universities visits Marist to deter-
mine whether the college will be
reaccredited.
Ten years ago, a similar ac-
creditation team criticized the
Library as having an inadequate
collection for the size of the student
body.
.
The accreditation team said
Marist should add 10,000 books a
year over a five-year period.
.
While many students remam
critical of the Library's size and of-
ficials acknowledge that a new
building is needed, college ad-
Security
Briefs
A Marist student arrested Jan.
IO
for allegedly entering a camp~s
apartment illegallr, has had his
case
adjourned unul next week, a~-
cording to Town of Poughkeepsie
court records.
Douglas Carroll,
19,
from
Brooklyn,
N.Y.,
who faces charges
of criminal trespassing in the se-
cond degree,
will enter a plea on
Feb.
11
in town court.
Carroll was charged with the
misdemeanor after he allegedly
entered a Garden Apartment at_
5
a.m. on Jan. IO. without pcnms-
sion from its occupants. according
to court records.
ministtators will point out to the
accreditation team such im-
provements as the addition of
160
seats for studying, the installation
of a computerized circulation
system and the creation of shelf
space for
10,000
more books.
Marist began preparing in the
spring of
1991
for the team's visit,
which will take place in October
1992.
The college set up 16 subcommit-
tees to do a self-evaluation of
Marist
including one focusing
solely ~n the Library, accord~ng_to
Linda Cool, assistant academic vice
president.
.
The Library subcommittee,
which includes faculty and ad-
ministrators, has not yet released its
findings, McGinty said.
In the past two years the Library
has increased its collection of
American and English literature
collections and is working on in-
creasing its history collections, ac-
cording to McGinty.
In addition to expanding book
and periodical collections, the
Library has also changed its policy
to allow students to get their own
periodicals from the shelves instead
of having to wait in line for a
stu-
dent library assistant.
_
The move of the Learning
Center from the Library to Donnel-
Iv and the relocation of the audio-
;isual collection has opened
up
more studv space and stack areas.
Those mo~es followed the earlier
relocation of the TV and radio
studios from the Library basement
to Loweil Thomas.
Another major improvement has
come with computerization.
McGintv said that Marist. which
has
11
to
12
CD-ROM data bases,
on-line searching and a computeriz-
ed circulation system, is more ad-
vanced then most colleges of its
type.
.
Even with the improvements.
manv Marist students still strong-
Iv criticize the Library.
· "The Library staff is great and
verv helpful; however. the
resources offered by the library
arc inadequate. especially in the
businc~~ field.·· -aid Joe Doyle. a
junior accounting major.
\kGinty conceded that students
are critical of the Library, but he
said they have not acted on t~ejr
complaints or requested specific
improvements.
To find out student opinion, the
Library began conducting a survey
last semester. The survey, which
has recently concluded, initially in-
dicated that 50 percent of the
students use the Library for study-
ing rather than research, making
seating a particular problem.
The final results of the have not
been tabulated yet.
McGinty said that with the ad-
dition of the 160 seats no more
room for seating is available and
that only a new building will solve
the space problems.
The lack of space is one of the
weakest points of the facility, he
said, noting that the b~ilding was
not designed to be a hbrary.
Senior administrators have
discussed the possibility of a new
library but funding remains an
obstacle.
McGinty said the college is still
a relatively new institution that h_as
vet vet to build up a substantial
~uni'ber of alumni.
Even though l\larist does have a
good percentage of alumni wh~
contribute to the school, the alumm
are sti\1 relatively young in their
professional years and in their ear-
ning capacity.
The college's short history is also
one reason -for the lack of tradi-
tional or classic collections within
,he library, McGinty ~aid.
\\'hile other colleges were
building up their library collec-
tions. he said, Marist was still get-
ting off its feet as a college.
Another improvement \lcGinty
would like
to
see is allowing the
Librarv computer data base to be
accessed more widely by computers
at other locations.
McGintv said that until recently
the librar~· has not been adequate
hut the collc2e has come to terms
with the
prohkm
by
increa,ing
ihc
hucicet. Senier ~,Jmini,1ra10r,
,;;;d
:he
Board
of
Trn<ree~ :i,nc rake:.
a greater interest in ; !;c
L
:t:rary anJ
2:iven it 2reater supp0n in recent
;-ears. \f'cGinty said.





























































THE CIRCLE
EDITORIAL
FEBRUARY 6,
1992
THE
CIRCLE
Chris Shea,
Editor
Mike O'Farrell,
Sports Editor
Matt Martin,
Photography Editor
Jenn Johannessen,
Senior Editor
Megan McDonnell,
senior editor
Rich Nass,
news editor
Margo Barrett,
editorial page editor
Brian McNelis,
entertainment editor
Brigid O'Reilly,
advertising manager
Jen Chandler,
senior editor
Beth Conrad,
senior editor
Julie Martin,
associate editor
Eric Hanson,
distribution manager
Diane Raven,
business manager
David McCraw
Jaculty advisor
Withering Heights
With a multi-million dollar project up-
coming and a proposal to perhaps
radically alter the college's academic
structure, is Marist heading into the
21st century unprepared?
Like almost every other social institution in America today, the
system of higher education is undergoing financial cutbacks and en-
during criticisms that question the system's fundamental mission.
A quick tour around the country to several colleges and
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univer-
sities is testimony to this. Yet, right here at Marist, the philosophy
seems to be full-steam ahead, when perhaps we should be looking
to slow down.
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Case in point: Syracuse University seven years ago was riding a
wave of increasing student enrollment. Residence halls and other
capital projects sprung up all over campus.
Today, however, that wave is a mere trickle and Syracuse is look-
ing at declining enrollment, empty townhouses and an increasing
debt.
That's something to consider when one looks at Marist's promis-
ing admissions statistics from the past few years and the positive early
numbers regarding next year's freshmen class enrollment.
Undoubtedly, Marist is facing a housing crunch.
,
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But is multi-
million dollar residence hall project the answer?
Maybe, maybe not.
Syracuse teaches us that things can go from very good to very bad,
very quickly.
.
A new dorm or other form of residence hall project would be
financed through the issuing of long-term, tax-exempt bonds. These
bonds are called "self-liquidating" because the money students pay
for housing is used to pay off the debt on the bonds.
If there's no students however, like at Syracuse, there's no way
to pay off the debt.
Most universities and colleges should have reached the point where
they are rethinking the Baby-boom inspired philosophy that there's
a college for every kid, and hence more than enough kids for every
college.
The times are changing on the academic front too.
Universities and colleges realize that they may not still be able to
be all things to all people.
As "The New York Times" reported this past Monday, today's
system of higher education, which features "a rigidly structured
university with a multitude of academic departments divided on strict
lines," is withering away as colleges and universities are forced to
consolidate departments.
The Times reported that Yale will be merging its three engineer-
ing departments and eliminating 11 percent of the faculty to com-
bat an $8 million dollar deficit for this year.
Marist is in the planning stages of implementing an academic
restructuring which is very similar to the ones many other colleges
are branching away from.
Now Yale 1s an extraordinarily large, research-oriented universi-
ty while Marist is still a small, liberal-arts college with
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balanced
budget, so it's hard to completely back up an argument usmg a com-
parison of the two.
How about something that's more comparable to Marist'?
Anyone been to the University of Bridgeport lately'?
The U. of Bridgeport is a screaming justification for institutional
euthanasia. It has undergone a slow, agonizing financial death dur-
ing the
past year.
The reason why it did so
is
because it tried to grow up too fast.
Maybe there's a lesson in that.
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With Clarence Thomas, William Kennedy
Smith and ~ill Clinton all successfully
eluding accusations, will the accuser finally
win the fylike. Tyson rape
trial?
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MARK MARBLE
Gennifer Flowers (where do they come up
With the rape trial of Mike Tyson current-
ly upon us, we are once again reminded of
what a big year (1991-92) this has been for
hearings, trials and accusations
.
Besides the War in the Gulf and the
economy, no type of story has been in the
news more than the "he said, she said"
scenario.
Maybe we should call the past 12 months
the "Year of the Accuser."
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The grand-daddy of
all
public fiascoes was
our old friend: the Clarence Thomas hear-
ings. This was the first and probably most
riveting of all these spectacles.
We had Anita Hill accusing Thomas of
sexual harassment (who'll ever forget that
term again) and we had Clarence pleading
his innocence.
The majority of Americans seemed to
believe Thomas, and eventually he squeak-
ed through the Senate for approval.
Accused: 1 Accuser: 0.
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Soon after, along came the William Ken-
nedy Smith rape trial. This trial was not
covered live, everyday, by
all
three networks
as was the Thomas hearings, but luckily there
was CNN.
CNN gave us the "blue-dot special,"
which was used to conceal the alleged vic-
tim's identity. Looking back, this is pretty
funny because she popped up on ABC's
20/20 only days after the verdict.
Smith had money on his side, but he also
carried the burden of his family's sexual
history. It was hard to imagine Smith being
a choir boy when Uncle Ted was around as
his role model.
Both Smith and his accuser were credible
witnesses, but the lack of physical evidence,
coupled with reasonable doubt, was enough
for Smith to go free.
Accused: 2 Accuser 0.
Within the past few weeks, another scan-
.
dal has
been
plastered on every paper from
coast-to-coast: the exploits of Bill Clinton
(sounds like a terrific movie, doesn't it?).
According to the "Star," one of the most
well-respected newspapers of our time,
.
Bill
with these names?).
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The affair supposedly lasted 12 years
.
Clinton denied the story, but he did
apologize for comments made on a taped
conversation with Flowers in which he infer-
red that Mario Cuomo might be Don Cor-
leone. Very curious.
Like Thomas and Smith before him, it
now appears Clinton may be able to survive
this crisis and continue onward as the fron-
trunner of the campaign.
Accused: 3 Accuser: 0.
And that brings us to Mike Tyson.
Needless to say, things don't look ~ood f.Qr
.
Thinking
.
Between
The
Lines
the former heavyweight champion~
His much publicized past behavior certain-
ly makes him seem more likely to have com-
mitted this crime than the other members of
the accused club.
The physical evidence, along with eye-
witnesses, seems to support the accuser. Mike
also faces the dreaded "law of averages"
which states that the accuser must win one
of these battles sooner or later (of course,
following that rule, the Bills should be Super
Bowl champs, Dukakis should be President
and the Rangers should win the Stanley
Cup).
I would like to see Mike Tyson
beat
the
rap (only because I would like to see him
fight Evander Holyfield) but I don't think
that will happen.
Of course, maybe the World Bolting Com-
mission (WBq will make a new regulation,
thanks to the friendly "advice" of Don King,
which forces the heavyweight champion to
defend the title against the
best
fighter in the
Indiana State Penitentiary. Only in America.
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1992
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Tales of celebrity fanfare .from abroad
by
LARA WIECYLZYNSKI
not advei:_tise the second half of the evening."
He then asked that the audience not use
~eras and to please not leave for forty-five
this isn't that book written by that author.
There is nothing that can be done about
the death sentence. Only the Ayatollah could
repeal it, and he's dead. Mr. Rushdie's wife
divorced him about two years ago, but can
you really blame her? What kind of life could
that be?
It's just a book, o.k. ?"
I got my copies of The Circle, co~-
pliments of Mrs. Perrotte and the Manst
Abroad office. On the front page of the Nov.
14 issue I see a photo of Geraldine Ferraro.
We halour own celebrity here on the night
of Nov. 13, but you'll never see any pictures
of the event. I'll tell you why.
mmutes.
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Then Ms. Weldon got up and began to in-
troduce another speaker with the words
"For the last thousand days, our guest
has
...
" The buzzing got louder and more
excited
.
He read from "The Satanic Verses", a
yortion of the novel where the protagonist
dreams of the Imam in exile. "In the land
of the exile, no one cooks. The Imam's men
get takeaway."
On the night of the 13th, Fay Weldon was
scheduled to appear. (Among other wonder-
ful books I'm discovering at a used
bookstall, Ms. Weldon wrote "The Life and
Loves of a She-Devil", a brilliant book they
made into a ghastly film with Roseanne
Barr.)
Ms. Weldon looked off-stage, and her
friend, Salman Rushdie, stepped out of the
wings. The audience burst into astounded ap-
plause, and then a three-minute standing
ovation.
The irony of this section was heavy in the
.
air.
I
was kind of glad when he finished
reading, because reading that part of the
The Secret Service men whisked him away
through a back door, after Mr. Rushdie
thanked us all for listening. We were to stay
in our seats for a few minutes, presumably
to let them leave. The entire experience was
almost unreal.
book made him sad.
For the past thousand days, since the
Ayatollah Khomeini pronounced a death
sentence on him, Mr. Rushdie has been in
protective custody by the British Secret Ser-
vice. Two of their men were located around
the stage.
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He fielded questions for a while. My friend
Tim is a huge Rushdie fan and loves his book
"Midnight's Children" the best and got to
ask him what Mr. Rushdie's favorite part of
Later,
I
was walking to a pub with my
friend Dawn and saw a single helicopter fly-
ing south.
I
thought to myself, it's been
about an hour which would give them time
to drive to Norwich Airport, and of course
they can't drive him or fly him in a regular
aircraft ...
that book was.
Nothing out of the ordinary happened
when she came out on stage. Prof. Bigsby
introduced her. She stepped up to the
podium and apologized because she was los-
ing her voice, but she would talk as long as
she was able.
Someone else asked what he thought of
what the Foreign Office was doing for him.
"Not very much," he replied.
I
pointed to the helicopter and
·said,
"Look,
I
think it's him." We waved at it for
a couple of minutes.
She was very entertaining and intelligent,
and I was glad for the opportunity to listen
to her, and I was even anticipating getting
hey
to auto~r~ph my copy of "She-Devil".
This was Mr. Rushdie's first public
reading in about three years, and I was there.
He read a hysterically funny portion of his
most recent book, "Haroun and the Sea
Stories". His eyes were shining. He was lov-
ing our response and feeding off our
laughter.
Someone else said, "I'd like to express my
personal admiration for you and you strug-
gle." The rest of the audience agreed, and
applauded. Mr. Rushdie just shrugged and
Oh yes, and Fay Weldon did give me her
autograph. It says: "For Lara, with best
wishes, Fay Weldon. UEA. 1,002 days!"
said, "Well, thanks."
Then Prof. Bigsby said, "Well, I told you
in the beginning that this
was
going
to
be a
very special evening. We, of course, could
After more applause he turned to another
book. "Let's pretend," he asked us, "that
In his own mind, I think he thinks he's just
doing what he has to. He either stays in
hiding, where he can write, or goes out in
daylight and gets killed by Muslim
Lara Wiecylzynski
is a junior studying
abroad in England.
fundamentalists.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Business majors ... have you heard?
Editor:
Alpha Kappa· Psi is celebrating
its first year here on campus by
holding many exciting events in-
cluding: professional speakers,
civic events,
a
lingerie party, and
an anniversary celebration.
Even before those events we are
inviting all business and accounting
majors to pledge Alpha Kappa Psi
and enhance their future in
business.
We hope we saw you at our rush
meetings in the campus center this
past Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday. If not look for addi-
tional information around campus
regarding rush.
Don't miss out on the opportuni-
ty of brotherhood.
Kathleen Peterman
Member of Alpha Kappa Psi
Prisoner seeks materials for research
Editor:
I would like to ask a small favor
of you, but first please allow me
this opportunity to introduce
myself.
ment, my resources (research
materials) are limited, practically
nil. Which is why I'm reaching out
to students on campus who care to
help me make my dream a reality.
In short, I would lik'e to hear
.
from students who would care to
provide me with any materials
related to Africa (tribes, culture,
etc.). Of course. all input from
sources wilJ be
acknowledged and
deeply appreciated.
Thanking you in advance for
understanding the nature of my
plea. May all your dreams remain
within reach
.
Albert Bell 78B1769
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Sunday: A day
of reckoning
The typical Sunday at Marist
College:
12:00 -
Rise from bed.
Things that needed to be ac-
complished before noon: buy
breakfast at McDonald's (ends at
11 :30) before visiting parents ar-
rive, clean up mess from previous
night's "small get together" that
attracted 60 people, finish
homework, thereby freeing up the
afternoon to watch MTV's "Total-
ly Pauly" marathon, and finally,
ruminate on the ramifications of
the breakup of the Soviet Union on
the European Common Market.
12:02 -
Brush teeth.
12:04 -
Go to the bathroom.
12:06 -
Brush teeth again.
J2:07- Remember that you were
talking to the
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cute guy (or girl
as the case may be) and pray that
you did not say anything stupid.
12:15 - While debating whether to
go to Denny's or Subway for
breakfast, ask housemates the iden-
tity of unknown party guests.
Realize that no one knows the three
of them.
realize just how dirty and smelly
you are. However, everyone else
has strictly adhered to the "No
showering before 5 p.m., if at all,
on Sundays" rule, so you must also
follow suit.
2:
lO -
Beg housemate to drive
faster because "Totally Pauly" has
already begun.
2:30 -
Upon arriving home, eat
breakfast again.
3:00- Glance at assignments
due
Monday.
Neatly
organize
notebooks, pencils, and textbooks.
Call best friend at home. Talk for
an hour:
Why are
we the only
ones laughing?
My name is Albert
Bell,
and
I
am
presently incarcerated at Green
~~ven Correctional Facility,
dthgently working on my first
book. Due to my present predica-
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:00 -Annoy waitress at Denny's
4:05 -
Brush teeth again.
4: 10 - Discuss options for dinner.
Argue over TCBY or spaghetti.
6:00 -
Decide that because you
won't be leaving the house again
tonight, you can forego the shower.
8:00 -
Make microwave popcorn
and sit in front of the television
watching the FOX network fo;
three hours. In the meantime con-
tinue to discuss the events ~f the
previous night with housemates.
Realize that you did say something
stupid to the
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cute guy, then try
convince yourself that you really
didn't.
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Area kids to get b-ball lessons
special services programs are also
by
PETER TIMPONE
hours," said Dezago.
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-involved
with the athletic programs
From
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monkeys to bears,
welcome to the jungle
Staff Writer
The donations from the fund
at Marist College.
raiser will go to benefit a scholar•
A requirement of the NCAA is
by
JAY KRESGE
Staff Writer
The men's and women's basketball
ship for students with disabilities at
that the only members of the
teams will be hosting a fund raiser,
Marist College.
basketball teams allowed to par•
entitled "Kids' Day Out", for
.
The Special Services office pro-
ticipate are the graduating seniors.
There's more than juSt monkey
Marist's Special Service Program
v1?es suppor_t for those stud~nts
Other requirements of the business going on at the new exotic
on Saturday February 15th bet-
with learning and physical
NCAA include: that the fund raiser pet shop in Poughkeepsie.
ween one and four p.m.
di~~bilities.
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emphasize fundamental skills, be
Monkey See - Monkey Do, Ex-
For
a
$10 donation, children will
One of the !mporta~t m1ss1ons
open to the general public, is con-
otic Animal Shop, located at
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be instructed by the graduating
of the office ,~ to. ~e1ghten the
ducted for educational purposes, Winnikee Ave., opened Dec.
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seniors of both teams on the fun-
awareness of d1sab1hty on cam-
and that participants must reside and sells over
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different types of
damentals of basketball, said Jeff
pus," said Dezago.
within the State of New York or animals.
Dezago, a project coordinator and
According to Dezago, both
live within a hundred mile radius
The shop sells fish, reptiles,
counselor at the Special Services
Special Services and the_ Athletic
of the college campus.
birds, small mammals, rodents,
office.
Department have enJoyed a
"Students will also be volunteer-
pigs and even monkeys. They will
"Parents Jove it because they get
cooperative relationship because
ing their services as well at the soon be selling servals (miniature
awav from their children for a few
many of the students that use the. clinic," said DezaJ?.o.
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this forces CUB to support
most co-curricular programming.
Also, contract costs are much
higher then they were 7 years ago
and inflation has caused quality
programming to slip out of reach,
said the proposal.
"We are unable to complete the
4-year programming cycle as call-
ed for in the Strategic Plan," said
the oroposal.
Matt Thomson, student bodv
president, also said that the number
of clubs has doubled since the last
increase in the activity fee, further
stretching the available resources.
Currently, there is a moratorium
on the chartering of any new clubs
because there is no money to sup-
port them, Thomson said.
Thomson said
·he
hopes the
moratorium will end soon and that
the Council of Student Leaders is
tannin on doin a eneral
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review
The proposal said that with the Mannain.
student activity fee at
$SO
and as
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THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY 6,
1992
Fans fuel the flame of 'Fox Fever'
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TED HOLMLUND
moved into a second place tie m the
only game with over
stu en
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by
Northeast Conference.
last season was against Siena.
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"I liked them before,
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After losing its last two games,
"It's the most excitement
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Red Fox fever is back_ for
Maristisnow7-12overallwitha
havehadsinceSmits,"said_semor
sophomore bana re~~oplecom:·
5-3 mark in the NEC play -
tying
Steve DiGiacomo, a native of !here seehms to e m_o ce we've been
now.
the Red Foxes with Monmouth for
Highland Park, N. Y.
.
.
m~ t<;> t ;, games sm
Despite the men's basketball
second place·
Head Coach Dave Maganty said
wmnmg.
.
"d th
team's recent slump, the Red
During the last three home
fan ·support is helpful.
John Joyce, a semorli
~~ thei~
Foxes' early season winning streak
games since winter intercession,
"The McCann Center has
Red Foxes must do_ we dt . to
and exciting style of play has spark-
552 280 and 421 students have at-
always been a tough place for op-
current Pennsylvania roa np
ed interest in the student body -
tended the games against Mon-
ponents to come and play," he
keep the fan's support. . k d
thus increasing support.
mouth, Wagner and Fairleigh · said.
"It
is one of the toughe~~
"They (the tea??) hav~J1~.:u~fr
After starting the season with
Dickinson, respectively.
places to play in the conference.
some more fa_ns, he sa1 h. e road
seven consecutive losses, Marist
Last year the average student at-
Some of the students said the
they lose while out on t
. ,
won seven of its next 10 games and
tendance ,;as 162 per game. The
student attendance has
increased -
some of the students aren't gom~
to show when they come home.
Here 's look1·ng at you'
SixofMarist'slasteightgames
•
are on the road. The Red Foxes
return to the McCann Center Feb.
20.
Some
members
of
the
cheerleading squad said the fans
have shown more support than
they have in recent years.
Kendra Mulvey, captain of the
cheerleaders, said there are some
new faces attending the games.
"The crowds are wonderful,"
the junior said. "There is a much
more positiv~ atmosphere."
Hobie Armstrong, a cheerleader
from Poughkeepsie,
N.Y.,
said
there were more fans at all the
home games than last · year -
before
and
after
winter
intercession.
"We get a lot of response for
every cheer we've done," he said.
"It's the first time I've ever seen
this at Marist."
Jodie Ramey, a junior from
Orange, Conn., said the fan sup-
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good this year.
"All the kids are really psyched
up," she said. "Even though they
(the team) did badly at the beginn-
ing of the season,,there were still
a good amount of fans."
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THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY 6,
1992
11
leers win again,
streak hits three
by
TED HOLMLUND
Staff Writer
The hockey club is in a groove.
Winning two games this past week, the Red Foxes improved their
overall record to 6-1-2.
Monday night, Marist travelled to Long Island and defeated Hofstra,
5-3.
Junior Ed Sherako led the Red Fox attack with two goals. Juniors Scott
Brown, Doug Wasowski and sophomore John Lloyd each chipped in
with a goal to round out the Marist scoring.
Last Saturday, the skaters notched a solid 7-3 victory over previously
unbeaten Ocean County College.
Lloyd tallied two goals to fuel the Marist attack while Brown chipped
in with a goal and an assist to balance the offense.
Freshmen goalie Brad Camp stopped 39 shots in net to secure the vic-
tory for Marist.
Assistant Coach Kevin Walsh said that this was probably the biggest
win for the team all year.
"They were undefeated and the only team that beat us," he said. "We
were ready and we were able to get some redemption."
Head Coach Bob Mattice said the team played better defense later in
the game.
"We stopped chasing (the opposing team)," he said. "We played more
position hockey. We played with a lot more discipline."
Lady swimmers
in championships
by
CHRIS LOEFFLER
Staff Writer
The women's swimming and
diving team will compete in the
Metropolitan Collegiate Swim-
ming Conference Champion-
ships this weekend at the United
States
Merchant
Marine
Academy at King's Point.
Marist, which finished the
three-day event in fifth place
last season, will enter the cham-
pionships with I
I swimmers and
five divers, its largest squad in
four years.
·· The Red Foxes finished the.
regular season with a 6-4 mark.
Leading the way for Marist
are divers Kim Conk and Jen
McCauley, who finished the
season undefeated in the one
and three meter diving events.
Also diving for Marist will be
Liz Boucher, Doreen Melko-
nian and Trisha Taskey.
The Red Foxes should also do
well
in
the
backstroke
competition.
Cheryl Daly, a sophomore,
finished in the top six last year
en route to breaking the Marist
record in the 100 yard
backstroke. Jenn Pollack and
Chrissy Peters will also compete
in the backstroke for Coach
Debbie Hunter's club.
Co-captain Ali Suling, who
finished sixth in the 500 yard
freestyle last year, and Denelle
Heller, a freshman, should be
competitive.
According to Suling, Heller
has improved over the season.
"She has been working hard
this season," said Suling. "We
are hoping for some good swims
from her this weekend, she has
· potential to place high."
Two other freshmen, Lucia
Fraboni and Kathleen Cudell,
are also going to be looked
upon to contribute, said senior
co-captain Eil~en Moran_.
"The freshmen have done
well," she said. "We ·are hop-
ing for some good points from
them throughout the champion-
ships.''.
Athlete- of the Week
Brink Hartman
A senior, Hartman set two
personal· records in leading the
Red Foxes to. a 125-57 victory
over host Brooklyn College last
week. The co-captain swam the
100-yard backstro.ke leg of the
400-yard medley relay
in
a time
of 54.80 seconds and he won the
500-yard freestyle in 5:02.50.
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Keys, a freshman on the
women's basketball team,
averaged 14 points and six re-
bounds per game for the Red
Foxes Jast week. In a 73-61 vic-
tory
over
Wagner,
the
newcomer tallied a career-high
17 points and grabbed five re-
bounds in just 22 minutes of
playing time, connecting on 80
percent of her field goals.
Circle
photo/Matt Martin
Marist hockey player Doug Wasowski skates up the ice in the Red Foxes' recent win over
Ocean Community College. Marist won the game 7-3.
Red Foxes nab third in tourney
by
MIKE O'FARRELL
Sports Editor
The men's volleyball club travels
to Annondale-on-Hudson tonight
to take on Bard College.
The Red Foxes concluded a busy
weekend last Sunday when they
competed in the Warren Invita-
tional in Warren, N.J. Last Satur-
day, Marist took part in the Army
Invitational across the Hudson
River at West Point.
At the Warren Invitational,
Marist took third place. The Red
Foxes beat the Warren Junior
squad 15-11, 15-9. Junior John
O'Brien led the way with five kills
and R,;mdy Dedrosiers added 11
assists.
The Red Foxes lost their next
match to Delaware, 8-15, 13-15 and
their final match of the tournament
to Rutgers-New Brunswick 7-15,
8-15.
Co-captain Mike Gearing said
the Red Foxes played well after a
tough day Saturday.
"We played well and our spirits
were high," the sophomore said.
"It
was a good job by everyone in-
volved to open the tournament
with a win."
At the Army Invitational, teams
were placed into pools and played
a round-robin format. The Red
Foxes, placed in a difficult pool,
managed one victory over the
University of Hartford, 15-13.
Once again, O'Brien led the
Marist attack at Army. The junior
co-captain tallied 13 kills and
Dedrosiers chipped in with 36
assists, while Gearing added 10 kills
and 11 digs and Jason Letendre
had three blocks.
Playing eight games and having
a team of mostly newcomers were
problems faced by the Red Foxes,
said Gearing.
"As the day went on, our com-
munication on the court fell
apart," he said.
"It
was a long day
and we are still learning to play
together."
Ingles ankle surgery successful
by
MIKE O'FARRELL
Sports Editor
The surgery to correct the in-
jured tendon · and ligament sur-
rounding the ankle of basketball
forward Fred Ingles last Friday was
a success, said Glenn Marinelli,
Marist director of sports medicine.
The surgery was performed at
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12
to prove our maturity and I told
them after the game, 'We are for
real.' "
Of
Fields'
performance,
Babineau said he knew all along
she was waiting to explode.
"When we recru:ted her, we
knew she was athletic. She was a
scorer and I knew she would con-
tinue to grow," he said.
the Hospital for Special Services in
Manhattan by Doctors Russ War-
ren and Michael Maynard.
The surgery centered around a
muscle that secures a tendon
around the ankle which was out of
place.
"Since the injury, the tendon
would not stay where it should and
lhe surgery corrected that,"
Marinelli said.
"She may leave here being the best
player we've ever had. All she has
to do is believe in herself," said
Babineau.
On Saturday, the .Lady Red
Foxes traveled to Teaneck, N.J. to
battle NEC front-runner FDU.
Marist held a 13-point halftime
lead, 45- 32, but succumbed to the
powerful Knights 84-79.
Babineau said he was not upset
with the loss at all, despite coming
Ingles also had some other
damage repaired.
"Ligaments which give support
to the ankle were reconstructed and
they smoothed out some car-
tilage," said Marinelli.
Ingles, who was redshirted after
sustaining the injury earlier this
season is doing well, said Marinelli.
Once healed, he will be able to
start rehabilitation, Marinelli said.
so close to what he called "the
upset of the year."
"We played real well. I was real
pleased with the kids. But FDU was
just the better team. They just
didn't miss shots down the
stretch," he said.
While Marist was missing some
costly shots late, Fairleigh Dickin-
son (7-0 in the NEC, 14-2 overall)
was shooting 68 percent to jump
ahead.
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Marist's Kurt Schulitz comes up for air in a recent meet won by the Red Foxes. Marist,
4-0 in the Metropolitan Collegiate Swimming Conference, are gearing up for the conference
championships.
Cagers lose in Garden again;
key Pa. roadtrip starts tonight
by
MIKE O'FARRELL
Sports Editor
Last Thursday, the men's
basketball team was playing for
first place.
Tonight, it is playing for
survival.
The Red Foxes, 7-12 overall and
5-3 in league play, open a critical
four-game roadtrip tonight when
they take on St. Francis (Pa.) in a
Northeast Conference battle.
Saturday, Marist will move down
the road apd play at Robert Mor-
ris, the current leader in the NEC.
After losing three of its last four
games, Head Coach Dave Magari-
ty knows his team has to look
forward.
"We can't dwell on the
negatives," the sixth-year coach
said. "These next four games on
the road are crucial and we've got
to take them one game at a time."
The Red Foxes may not be
heading to Pennsylvania with the
greatest confidence, however.
Last Saturday in historic
Madison Square Garden, Marist
fell to Fairfield University, 71-52.
The Red Foxes have lost their last
three in the Garden.
In the past, Marist has never shot
well in the Garden. Saturday was
, no different as the Red Foxes con-
nected on just 31 percent of their
field goals.
After trailing by just one at
halftime, 28-27, Marist could not
make any type of run in the second
half.
"We were getting ~ome good
shots in the second half; but we just
couldn't make them," said
Magarity.
In order for Marist -
or any
other team - it needs to shoot well
to win. However, Magarity's club
relies heavily on defensive pressure
after made baskets.
"If
we can't put the ball in the
hoop, we can't get into our press,"
Magarity said. "We are not•a great
half-court team -
that isn't our
style."
Marist did manage to put four
people in double figures against
Fairfield.
Leading the way was Tom Fitz-
simons with 12 points. Sean James,
Dexter Dunbar and Andy Lake all
had 10 points.
Last Thursday, it looked as
though the Red Foxes would move
into a first place tie with a win over
Fairleigh Dickinson.
However, after leading the entire
game, the Red Foxes could not
hold on to a nine-point lead with
4:46 remaining.
Rod Henderson and Izett
Buchanan both missed the front
end of one-and-one attempts and
with the score tied with-14 seconds
left, Dunbar made one of two.
Wendell Brereton then scored
the winning baske~ for FDU with
three secon4s remaining.
"We rarely give a game away,"
said Magarity. "That wasn't one
person's fault, it was a communi-
ty effort."
In order for Marist to have a suc-
cessful roadtrip, Magarity is going
to need point production· -
especially from
Lake
and
Buchanan.
Lake is in a shooting slump, hit-
ting just eight of 26 shots in the last
two games. Buchanan, after scor-
ing a team-high 20 against FDU,
only managed five shots against
Fairfield.
The key to success on the road, ·
said Magarity, is composure.
"We've got to bounce back,
these are all games we can win,"
he said. "We can't worry about
anyone except ourselves. This team
knows how to win and if we play
the way we are capable of playing,
we will."
FEBRUARY 6,
1992
•
Mermen cruise
to another victory
by
ANDREW HOLMLUND
Staff Writer
The men's swimming team will conclude-its home schedule tonight
when it entertains the United States Merchant Marine Academy in a
Metropolitan Conference match-up.
Last Tuesday, the Red Foxes overpowered Brook~yn College 12_5-57.
The win improved Marist's overall record to 6-3 with an unblemished
4-0 mark in the conference.
Marist jumped out to a commanding early lead by capturing top honors
in the first four events.
Co-captain Brink Hartman, Kurt Schulitz! Matt _Martin and ~ike Kelly
combined to win the 200 medley relay with a time of 4 mmutes, 1.2
seconds.
Rob Allison then earned first place in the 1000 yard freestyle while
Doug Jelen took the top spot in the 200 yard freestyle.
Brett Arnold nabbed first place honors in the 200 individual medley
with a time of 2: 12.30 while John Suzuki placed second in the SO yard
freestyle with a time of 25.20.
Ethan Sencer completed the 200 yard butterfly in second place with
a time of2:24,10 and Martin followed just a tenth of a second behind
in third place.
·
Tom Cleary, Darryl Driscoll, Jelen, and Frank Kraljic teamed up for
a second place finish in the 400 yard freestyle relay with a time of 4:02. 70.
Marist took complete control of the meet by winning the last four
events.
·
Allison :won the 100 yard freestyle in 53.S seconds and Chris Prauda,
a senior co-captain won the 200 yard backstroke in 2:07 .6.
Hartman took top honors in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of S:02.S
while Schulitz captured his second victory in the 200 yard backstroke
in 2:26.00.
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Red Foxes crush Lehigh
as Fields breaks record
by
J.W. STEWART
Staff Writer
Charlene Fields said she
always listens to her parents.
The junior guard from
Schenectady said she sat down
with her parents before Monday
night's game against Lehigh and
talked about what she should do
differently with her game.
"They told me I should look
to drive a little bit more because
I'll
either score·or get fouled,"
said Fields. "Unconsciously,
maybe I started listening
because they're always telling
me to drive."
The advice paid dividends as
she poured-in a record-setting 37
points and led the Red Foxes to
a sweeping 74-40 defeat of
Lehigh, only two days after a
heart-breaking loss to Fairleigh
Dickinson.
Fields broke the single-game
scoring record on her last basket
of the night - a jump shot with
5:20 left in the game to make
the score 64-34. The record had
stood
untouched
since
December
6,
1981 when Ursula
Winter scored 3S against St.
Thomas Aquin~.
Fields said the key to her per-
formance was confidence.
"I'm shooting with more
confidence. I'm looking to drive
a little bit more because they've
been sticking to me like glue,"
she said. "When your shots
start to fall; you feel like no one
can stop you."
With her combination of
drives and outside jumpers,
Marist never trailed in the game.
The Red·Foxes (3-4.in the NEC,
4-13 overall) led 36-19 at the
break and Fields already had 18.
Marist gained more control in
the second half, turning the ball
· over only five times, limiting
Lehigh to 23 percent shooting
and not allowing one opposing
player to score in double
figures.
The Engineers could only
muster 16 field goals in the
game and shot a dismal 27 per-
cent from the hardwood.
Marist Head Coach Ken
Babineau said he was pleased
with his team's performance.
"I liked what we did," he
said. "We played tremendous-
ly intense. There was a lot to
prove. We had to prove our
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Up against the ropes, Tyson is failing fast
Ladies and Gentlemen ..• we have
a unanimous decision .. .Judge
Patricia
J.
Gifford scores it 12-0 in
favor of "The Accuser."
No, "The Accuser" is not some
new heavyweight making his way
up the boxing ladder of
SUcce$,
but
rather it
is
an 18-year-old female
going toe-to-toe with one of the
greatest fighters of all time.
Mike
Tyson is on trial in In-
dianapolis. The 25-year-old former
heavyweight champion faces one
charge of rape and two counts of
criminal deviate conduct.
Tyson is accused of raping the
18_year-0ld beauty contestant at
the Indiana Black Expo last July
19.
The prosecution wrapped up its
case Tuesday when the girls'
parents took the stand.
Her
parents'
emotional
testimony about how their
daughter is "not the same
anymore" since the incident
was
yet another nail in Tyson's.coffin.
The prosecution has presented
physical evidence as well. as per-
sonal testimony by the accuser that
is rather convincing. Also-Tuesday,
excerpts from the accuser's 911
telephone call to police was played
for the jury.
Based on the prosecution's
case,
it seems as though "Iron
Mike"
is
in trouble.
If
this were a boxing match, he
would already have been given a
standing eight count.
The defense has got some work
to do.
If
Tyson pulls this one out,
it would be his greatest victory
ever.
Because the accuser gave such
solid testimony -
similar to
Patricia Bowman -
Tyson will
now take the stand to defend
himself - similar to William Ken-
nedy Smith.
If
this happens, it will be Tyson's
most important
speaking
engage-
Thursday
Morning
Quarterback:
You see,
Mike
Tyson is not
fighting any specific person. He is
taking on society.
Rape is so difficult to prosecute
in this country because the accuser
is
put under as much scrutiny as the
accused. Therefore, many "vic-
tims" do not come forward.
The accuser in this trial is the
MIKE
O
'FARRELL
first person to go 15 rounds with
..!!!~!:...~!..!:=~==------Tyson and come out a winner.
ment to date. And imagine, he has
to do it solo. There will be no Don
King at his side ranting and raving
about what a great fighter he is.
Tyson will be on his own. Soft-
spoken and timid if he faces
cross~xamination.
Taking the stand would make it
his word against hers -
the pro-
verbial "he said," "she said"
theme rises again.
It will be just like a boxing
match. He'll be one-on-one with
his opponent,
which
in this case is
society.
James "Buster" Douglas got
lucky the first time but was later
pounded into obscurity -
not to
m~ntion unemployment.
Robin Givens may have been
cheated out of some of the former
champion's money, but she lost in
the ring of public opinion because
her personality to closely resembl-
ed that of her character Darlene on
Head of the Class-
snotty, stuck-
up and inconsiderate.
Since the trial started, Tyson has
been
confident. He walks confident
and he talks confident.
He is still hero in the minds of
many. A typical post-trial scenario
has Tyson signing autographs and
shaking hands with the public.
For the first time during the trial,
Tyson showed signs of defeat.
When the accuser's father took
the stand, Tyson was visibly upset.
Like a boxer in trouble, his head
drooped. He didn't protect his chin
-
leaving himself open for
·devastating blows. He
was
showing
signs of defeat.
If convicted, Tyson
faces
up to
63 years in jail -
although there
is no telling how much time he
would actually serve.
What matters is, if guilty, justice
be served and Tyson be put behind
bars for his actions.
Tne
accuser is not prosecuting
Mike Tyson -
fonncr heavyweight
champion of the world -
but
rather Mike Tyson -
criminal.
Mike O'Farrell
is
The
Circle's
sports
editor.


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