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A very .merry ~arist Christmas -
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Volume 35, Number 10
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Ex-RA: Rights
were abridged
by Steven Murray
press. And in some cases those
issues are private between the col-
A Marist resident assistant is
lege and the individual."
claiming the college violated his
Amato said that it would be both
civil rights when it fired him last
inappropriate and unfair for all
Friday after he spoke publicly
parties involved if he were to
about a controversy concerning
discuss any information pertaining
T-shirts.
to the case at this time.
Ed Fludd, an RA on the fifth
A group of students were to
floor of Leo Hall, was fired 26
stage
a:
demonstration today in the
hours after he stood on a chair in
area between Donnelly and Cham-
the cafeteria last Thursday night
pagnat halls in support of Fludd.
and told students that they had the
The shirts in question have
"I
right to wear T-shirts that the col-
got lei'd at Leo Hall" printed
lege administration
said were
across the front and came as a
offensive.
follow up to.the "Aloha Dance,"
Contending that the school
which was held at Leo in October
violated his right to freedom of
and had the slogan "Come get Jei'd
speech, Fludd said he plans to con-
at Leo."
tact the American Civil Liberties
Fludd said that the idea of the
Union.
shirts was approved by the House
"As a political science major,
Council and that he found out it
I'm taught that
I
have rights. And
had to be approved by the ad-
that when those rights are violated,
ministration only after the shirts
-that.:S.....JYr.O..!lg,"
said Fludd,.
a .
had been ordered.--
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19-year-old
jwiior.-.'!As-,long-
as·
-,Theadmiriisti:ation, considering
tney-
hang that flag over Marist
the shirts.offensive, would not give
College, they better follow that
its approval and told Fludd that the
Constitution."
shirts could not be distributed or
Peter Amato, assistant dean of
worn in public at Marist.
student affairs, said that Fludd's
When students began to sell the
rights were not violated and that
shirts, with "Banned from Marist
there is more to the case than what
College" added on the back, RAs
appears on the surface.
were told to "confiscate any shirts
"I
do not believe, personally or
as contraband," Fludd said.
professionally, that anyone's civil
Fludd said that because he saw
rights have been violated in this
that as a violation of the students'
case at all," Amato said. "It's
rights, he felt the public should be
more extensive than the issues that
have been spoken about in the
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This elf wasn't so jolly two weeks ago when a Marist stu-
dent, with three friends, tried to steal him from a Christmas
novelty shop in Hyde Park, N.Y.
(Photo by Bob Davis)
December 8, 1988
Santa thief
gets caught
red-handed
by Chris Landry and
Steven Murray
Today, no one is safe on the
streets of Hyde Park,
N. Y. -
not
even a 7-foot 6-inch Santa Claus.
A Marist student from Glen Falls
and three friends tried to steal an
inflatable Santa that stands in front
of the Forever Christmas store on
Route 9 in Hyde Park on Nov. 23.
The theft was unsuccesful and
charges were not pressed by the
store's owner, Nancy Groeninger
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who met with the student and
his parents on Nov. 25 at the Hyde
Park police station.
After being contacted by the
police, the student called to
apologize to Groeninger.
Groeninger said she saw no need
to press charges
because
she
thought the parents 'I.Y5)\lld:P,rovide
, the
appropriate punishment/·
.
"I
thought he was a decent per-
son, • he just got a little carried
away," she said.
The student, who was accom-
panied by two friends , took the in-
flatable figure at about 2:30 p.m.
and tried to put it into his car which
was parked a few hundred feet
away in the Grand Union parking
lot. The names of the participants
were not released.
Liz Braga,
working at a
neighboring bookstore, said she
Continued on page 2
Debate team
outpaces
Is the IBM connection good for college?
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'87 season
by Karen Cicero
After winning four debate
championships last weekend,
the Marist College debate won
four team is just 12 points shy
of their total output of last year,
which ended in a ninth place na-
tional ranking.
According to Director of
Debate Jim Springston, the
team's number of victories from
their visits to the University of
Rhode Island and Towson State
University in Baltimore,
Md.
is
a rare feat.
"We've done something this
weekend, I've never seen in·my
I
8 years
with
debate,"
Springston said of the four
championships. "We'll pro-
bably never do it again, but I
hope we do."
As of Nov. 15, the team has
109 national points and is rank-
ed fourth
in the nation.
Springston said he hopes the
team's
performance
last
weekend will move them to
third place when new rankings
are announced next week.
At Rhode Island, the varsity
team of junior Michael Buckley
and sophomore Tony Capoz-
zolo took first place while senior
Continued on page
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by Paul O'Sullivan
Marist's joint study with IBM
has increased its computing power
and its prestige among colleges, but
some Marist faculty are worried
that the project may have negative
effects as well.
Some have expressed concern
thatMarist's increasing association
·with IBM may cause the college to
lose its identity as a liberal arts in-
stitution. Others worry that the
relationship deprives students of
the opportunity to work with com-
puter equipment other than IBMs.
IBM has been a leader in
research projects with colleges and
universities, contributing over $82
million to more than 100 schools in
1985. The installation of a 3090
Model 180 computer at Marist -
one of IBM's most powerful main-
frame systems -
is part of a na-
tional trend toward corporate par-
ticipation in higher education.
Many feel that joint studies and
corporate involvement in universi-
ty research can compromise the in-
tegrity of the college or university.
Some faculty members are worried
that Marist may be falling into that
trap.
"It would be nice to feel that it
(the joint study) would be a totally
no-strings type of deal," said
Donald Anderson, assistant pro-
fessor of English, "but in today's
educational climate, can you real-
ly expect that?"
Other faculty members were not
as concerned, saying that it is in the
best interests of IBM not to undu-
ly influence Marist.
"IBM wants a real world ap-
plication of this computer - that's
why they chose us," said Dr.
Richard Atkins, chairperson of the
Division of Humanities. "IBM
does not want us to become a
satellite of their organization."
IBM's
emphasis in the $10
million joint study with Marist is
to see how their large computer
system interacts in a small to mid-
size setting with users who have lit-
tle or no computer literacy. In
return for the IBM equipment,
Marist will inform IBM of the col-
lege's reaction to the system.
President Dennis Murray said he
is not afraid in the least that Marist
might someday become, "IBM
University."
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"IBM has always bent over
backward not to influence·our in-
stitution," said Murray. "They
have never asked us to change our
main mission as a college, which
has always been promoting liberal
arts."
Still, Anderson says that even
though he realizes the joint study
is too good· an opportunity for
Marist to pass up, he sees the pro-
ject as a regrettable sign of the
times.
'.'I
could see that in 25 years, we
could be a 'division' of IBM,"
Anderson said.
"I
think its just
another
sign that corporate
America is starting to take over
education in America."
Another concern is that the em-
phasis on IBM equipment might
deprive Marist students of the op-
portunity to work on other brands
of hardware and software.
John Pagliarulo, an assistant
professor of computer science, said
he hoped that Marist would make
an effort to attach the appropriate
computer equipment to the ap-
propriate task.
"You certainly do not turn down
a gift of this magnitude,"
Pagliarulo said, "but I think its a
very important consideration to
buy the best equipment available.
The joint study gives Marist much
more computing power 1han any
other college its size, but IBM
equipment is not always the best
equipment."
John Ritschdorff, an associate
professor of mathematics, agreed
• with Pagliarulo, saying that you
have to look at both sides of the
joint study coin.
"I would Jove to use some other
equipment,"
said Ritschdorff,
"but by the same token I'm very
optimistic that I will be able to do
many things with the new IBM
equipment that I would not be able
to do without it."
Murray, however, was not con-
cerned about the dominance of
IBM hardware and software on the
Marist campus.
"There is no educational ex-
perience that anyone is being
denied by our association with
IBM,"
Murray said. "When our
students enter the job market, the
greater chances are that they will
use IBM equipment."
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Editor's Note: After Class \\ill list the details of on- and off-campus
A fter Class
event_s, such as )ecll~res, meetings and
COIKCrtS.
Send information to Ilse
~1artm, c/o The Circle.
Entertainment
"New Vaudevillian"
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Travel
Christmas Semi-formal
Spring Break
in
Russia
"A
Christmas Celebration" will begin
tomorrow night at
9:30
p.m. in the Dining
Room. This year's version of the Christmas
semi-formal is sponsored by the College
Union Board and the College Activities Of-
fice. Tickets cost
$2.
The one-man show of Alan Schoenberger,
the "New Vaudevillian," will be the main
attraction Sunday, Dec.
18,
at the Bar-
davon
1869
Opera House. For further in-.
formation, call the Bardavon at
473-5288.
A Christmas Carol
The Charles Dickens classic
"A
Christmas
Carol" will be performed at the Ulster
County Performing Arts Center in Kingston
on Tuesday, Dec.
20
at
7:30
p.m. Tickets
information can be obtained by calling
UPAC at
339-6088.
Dr. Casimir Norkeliunas, associate pro-
fessor of Russian, is offering students an
educational/friendship tour to Russia, Jan.
11-22, 1989.
Any interested students
should contact Dr. Norkeliurias in Fontaine
209,
ext.
207.
parative Political and Economic Systems
at Georgetown University, Washington,
D.C. Courses, lectures and internship op-
portunities are part of both programs, to be
held June
9
to July
22.
For information call
Donna Cassani at
(202) 293-5092.
Support Group
.
Summer
in
London
Towne Crier two-fer
The music of Richard Brooks and the band
Tuin will be featured on a twin-bill at the
Towne Crier Cafe in Pawling. This two-fold
performance takes place tomorrow night at
9:30
p.m. For information, call
855-1300.
Oslpov Orchestra
The music of the Osipov Balalaika Or-
chestra, in the opening concert of their
American tour, will be the featured attrac-
tion at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in
Poughkeepsie on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at
7:30
p.m. For ticket information, call the Civic
Center at
454-5800.
Junior and senior college marketing and
communication majors can work and study
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in London, England this summer in a pro-
gram through the Fashion Institute of
Technology, New York. The program starts
July 8, and ends Aug.
11,
and total cost for
tuition, room and board is
$2,400
plus air-
fare. Interested students should contact Dr.
Arthur Winters, chairman of F.
I.
T. 's Adver-
tising and Marketing Communications
Department, at
(212) 760-7705.
The first meeting of a support group for
men and women who have been abandon-
ed by a spouse will be held Friday, Dec.
16,
at
7:30
p.m. The meeting, sponsored
by the Mental Health Association in Ulster
County, will be held at the association's of-
fices in Kingston:- For information, call
336-4747
or
687-9900.
"The Nutcracker"
Saturday, Dec.
16,
and Sunday, Dec.
17,
are the dates of the Berkshire Ballet's per-
formance of Tchaikovsky's classic "The
Nutcracker" at the Bardavon
1869
Opera
House in Poughkeepsie. The Saturday
show begins at 7 p.m. while the Sunday
performance starts at 2 p.m. For ticket in-
formation, call the Bardavon at
473-5288.
48 Hours
The fight to save one of Africa's en-
dangered species, the black rhino, will be
the topic of CBS News'
"48
Hours" tonight
at 8 p.m.
Summer workshops in Washington
Journalism,
political
science,
and
economics students can earn credit this
summer through The Institute on Political
Journalism and the Institute on Com-
Auditions
Albert Schoemann, director of the National
Shakespeare Conservatory, will audition
actors in New York City on this and next
Saturday for the Philip Meister award. For
further information, call
212-219-9874.
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spotted two boys carrying Santa by
her window.
Braga, along with the owner of
the bookstore,
followed the
students into the parking lot and
took down the car's license plate
number and told the employee at
the Christmas shop. Groeninger,
who was at home at the time, was
contacted and reported the incident
to the police.
Santa's
abductors
first tried to
place him in the
car fully inflated.
But the giant St. Nick was
to fat -
he
is three feet wide.
After
squeezing Santa in the car
by partially deflating
him,
their
escape was foiled when they tried
to exit the plaza by a one-way
drive. As Santa's kidnappers began
to
attract more
attention,
a
crowd
.
gathered, forcing the
youths
to give
uo
their effort.
A Grand Union employee
brought the limp yet unharmed
Santa back to his post where he is
standing today.
Santa does more than make
children
smile -
he has been an
asset to the other businesses next to
Groeninger's store, she said.
"Santa helps
a
small
store like
this stand out
more,"
Groeninger
said. "He has helped the business
of
my store and attracts attention
to the whole plaza."
Debate--
Continued from page
1
Marc Eisenhauer and freshman
Marc Liepis won the novice
division. Freshmen Tom Kavan
and Mike Cocks made it to the
novice quarterfinal
round.
Some 20 teams competed in the
Rhode Island tournament.
In the Towson State Univer-
sity tournament, senior Tom
Nesbitt and sophomore Vanessa
Codorniu won the junior varsi-
ty division. Novices April
Amonica and Julie DuMont,
both freshmen, also took first in
their division. Some 40 teams
participated in the tournament.
Rankings are calculated by
giving one point for
-every
win
of a school's top two teams in
their best six tournaments dur-
ing the year, according to
Springston.
In its fourth year, the team
has qualified for participation in
the Pi Kappa Delta, the national
debate fraternity. Springston
said Buckley and Nesbitt have
a good chance to win but he's
quick to point out success is a
team effort.
"It's exciting to coach the
whole team," Springston said.
"We have
so
many different
people who have won cham-
pionships. I'm proud of the way
they represent Marist."
The Student Affairs Office wishes a
happy and safe holiday season to all.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares and
their spears into pruning hooks ... 0 house of Jacob
come, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Isaiah Ch. 2, v. 1-5
Any resident student interested in applying for Winter Intersession Housing accom-
modations due to participation in Intersession class, athletic commitment, co-op/in-
ternship or who live a great distance from the College, please note the foil owing:
Intersession Dates:
Monday, Jan. 2, 1989
Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
HOUSING
Residence Areas open at 12 Noon; classes begin on Tues., Jan. 3,
1989
Last day of Intersession class.
All students currently residing in the North End of campus (Townhouses, Benoit, Gregory, North Road,
Gartland Commons and Canterbury Apts~) and residents of Champagnat Hall are allowed to reside in their
own residence area. Students residing in Marian, Leo and Sheahan Halls will be housed in Champagnat Hall
on the 3rd floor. Limited housing space is available in Champagnat on the 3rd floor on first-come first-serve
basis for Freshmen residents. There will be no van service during the Winter Intersession to and from the Canter-
bury Complex. Any student living in the North End of campus and Canterbury
may
reside in Champagnat
Hall during the break if they request to do so and
if space is available.
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There will be a room charge of $70.00 per person per week (double occupancy). The daily charge will be
$12.00 per person per day (double occupancy.) Canterbury residents that will be staying for Winter Interses-
sion and living at Canterbury will pay a reduced rate of $50.00 per week or $10.00 per day (double occupancy)
since no van service to and from the College will be available.
ROOM RESERVATION PROCESS
Resident Students must first pick-up a Room Reservation Form in the Housing & Residential Life Office
(Campus Center, 270) then bring the completed form and appropriate payment to the Student Accounts Office
(Donnelly Hall, 208) no later than 4:00 pm on Dec. 9, 1988.
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The Student Accounts Office will then send to the Housing And Residential Life Office receipts of payments.
Intersession room charges must be paid in full before a room key will be issued during check-in.
ROOM CHECK-IN
Winter Intersession students may pick-up their room key (if relocating to Champagnat Hall) in the Housing
And Residential Office, (Campus Center, 270) on Monday, Jan. 2, 1989 between the hours of 12:00 Noon
and 4:00 pm.
DINING SERVICES
Food services
will
not be available in the College's Dining Center during the Winter Intersession Break. The
Donnelly Hall and Marist East Coffee Shops will be open Monday through Friday, daytime hours. The Marist
East Coffee Shop is also open Monday - Thursday in the evenings. All of these options are on a cash basis.
Students are reminded that cooking is not permitted in the Residence Halls.
QUESTIONS
Please stop by the Housing And Residential Life Office if you have any questions regarding housing during
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December 8, 1988 - THE CIRCLE - Page 3
New wave in album displays~··
'Frame-Ums'·hit bookstore
by Ilse Martin
Grad takes over
alum affairs job
a
by Jill Seidman
If you buy albums instead of
compact discs or cassettes because
of their cover designs - you 'II love
Leonard Shustack's new invention.
Shustack has created Frame-
Ums,
a
12-inch by 12-inch clear
acrylic frame for album covers,
that has people pulling their record
albums out of milk crates and
mounting them on walls.
His product, at S6.95 each, is
making its college debut in the
Marist College Bookstore.
A velcro attachmelll on the back
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Alumnus Jim Norman has
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returned to Marist as the college's
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new director of alumni affairs.
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Norman, a 1986 communication
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arts graduate, is now responsible
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is a 1985 Marist graduate.
of this simple design - made to ac-
commodate double LPs also -
makes hanging and protecting an
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album cover easier.
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degree at SUNY Albany. Tungate
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. Norman said his job will take
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him on the road
for many
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weekends, including a trip to Siena
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College this weekend for an alum-
ni gathering at the Marist-Siena
basketball game.
"These are going to make great
Christmas gifts," Shustack said.
What began as an idea Shustack
had at a party a year ago, has turn-
ed into a demanding business for
this certified public accountant
from Walden,
N.Y.
The idea was sparked by one of
Shustack's friends, who wanted to
hang up Tina Turner's album cover
so he could look at her legs.
He began marketing Frame-Urns
in record collector magazines and
through local record stores. Now,
with a display package and a
slogan, Shustack's business -
Genius Marketing -
is growing.
Shustack said his slogan explains
that he created Frame-Urns so that
you display your best artwork in-
stead of hiding it.
"People buy albums that have
great covers. A lot of them have
really intricate artwork," he said.
"But you put it in a crate and no
one sees it."
Because the demand is beginning
to grow, local handicap workshops
are doing a lot of the work, he said.
Shustack had been doing the work
:single-handedly.
Norman said he heard about the
job opening from his father,
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Robert Norman, professor of com-
Leonard Shustack displays his invention -
"Frame-Urns,"
acrylic album cover frames, which made Cheir debuf at the
Marist College Bookstore last week.
A toll free telephone number for
Genius Marketing allows interested
buyers to order the product by
mail.
With the increased popularity of
CDs, Shustack said he hopes
record collectors will utilize Frame-
Urns.
At a recent collector's conven-
tion, Shustack said he saw the in-
terest gr.:>wing.
"Record albums are really a part
of our culture,'' he said. "It sounds
corny, but it's true."
munications. His father advised
him "to go for it" if he was in-
terested, Norman said.
"I
think I'll enjoy my job," Nor-
man said. He said he is happy to
be back at Marist because he
already knows a lot of the people
who work at Marist.
Norman said that the job oppor-
tunity at Marist seemed exciting
and that the job's social aspect ap-
pealed to him. He admitted there
is a lot he has to learn about, but
said he plans to stay at Marist for
a while. "I need more job stability
behind me," Norman said.
"I
am happy living and working
in the Hudson Valley," Norman
added. "My family and friends are
here, and I have no reason to
leave."
Norman,
24,
first worked in the
public relations field for the March
of Dimes after graduation. He said
he left after 15 months to become
Lucrative careers are pushed
by
parents
by Karen Goettler
The number of college students
pursuing a career in business is
rapidly increasing - but it may not
be of their own choosing.
Many parents
are pushing
children toward business fields
because they perceive them to be
more lucrative, according to career
experts.
The experts worry that students
may find themselves in careers that
are not suited for them.
A 1987 national survey by the
Cooperative Institutional Research
Program found 24.6 percent of
entering freshmen hope to pursue
careers
in
accounting
and
management.
Ray Wells, director of career
development and field experience
at Marist College, said many
students are unsure of what they
want and gravitate toward profes-
sional and career-oriented areas of
study.
The high cost of education may
spur parents to encourage children
to pursue a career that is lucrative
because they want a payback for
their investment, Wells said.
"A lot of students choose what
they feel might give them the best
prospects in the job market," he
said.
Linda Dunlap, a professor of
psychology at Marist, said parents
whose children major in com-
munication arts or psychology
worry more
..
than parents - of
. business or computer science ma-
jors because they are less inform-
ed about entry level jobs in those
fields.
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Literature about companies that
hire Marist graduates would help
incoming students and their parents
ar the· admissions level, Dunlap
said.
"Parents need to know comfor-
tably what jobs are available," she
said.
Dunlap, who conducted a study
on career aspirations of Marist
freshman and seniors with pro-
fessor Joseph Canale, said students
with majors like psychology need
to be creative and specific about the
area they wish to pursue.
She said the new director of the
Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall. who
a goal.
Amato said students can take an
interest inventory test for a clearer
picture of the kind of work they
would be satisfied doing.
Most of the parents Amato
comes in contact with are not
pressuring students into a oar-
'The best security package
I've given my children is that
I can work and keep
my family together
because I'm employable. '
has a degree in psychology, and in-
surance salesmen in Poughkeepsie
are examples of successful careers
with a psychology degree.
Dunlap and Canale's study
found women more influenced by
parental support than men. But
Dunlap said parents will not be as
supportive of females because they
want them to choose between mar-
riage and children or a career.
A survey by the American Coun-
cil on Education and UCLA's
Higher Education Research In-
stitute showed a profound shift in
student values -
75 percent said
being well off financially is a
priority.
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The survey indicated a change in
the stereotype that women want to
stay home and raise children while
men pursue a career.
"The best security package I've
given my children is that I can work
and keep my family together
because I'm employable," Dunlap
said. "That line got me furth~r in
breaking social convention than
any other," she said.
Roberta Amato, director of
Counseling Services at Marist, said
students begin to focus more clear-
ly on career aspirations during their
sophomore year because they need
ticular field but place emphasis on
completion of the degree regardless
of the major, she said.
Many students go along with
careers to please their parents,
while the parents believe their
children are doing what they enjoy,
Amato said.
She said such misunderstandings
can be avoided if families com-
municate openly and honestly.
"It
doesn't have to be a battle,"
she said.
Students should be counseled
about preparing for a career and
professors should be realistic with
students about what it will be like,
Dunlap said.
"We're scared sometimes to tell
the truth when I don't think we
have to be," she said.
Dunlap said students need to be
educated about career oppor-
tunities before senior year so they
can understand and know how to
talk to their parents about it.
There arc some psychological
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ploys students can use in discus-
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sions with parents who are pressur-
ing them into a career, Dunlap
said.
She said the classic lead-in line
is, "Mom and dad, I know you
love me, and I've listened to what
you've said."
Students should be prepared to
answer their parents' questions and
research their chosen field to pre-
sent ideas clearly, Dunlap said.
Students should spend time with
their career decision and take a
hard, honest look at the path
they've chosen, Wells said.
They need to be ready with a
plausible argument and presema-
tion for their parents because they
should not refuse to pursue a career
without having a feasible alter-
native, he said.
Marist students have mixed reac-
tions concerning parental pressure
in making career choices.
Marcia Firmani, a sophomore
from Wolcott, Conn., said her
parents discouraged her from
teaching because they wanted her
to have a career that would earn
more money like law or medicine.
"Anything that makes money is
okay," she said.
Tony Cozzi, a senior from Mid-
dletown, N.J ., said he chose to ma-
jor in computer science not because
his father worked in the field, but
because he truly wanted a career in
it.
Cozzi said now his father is en-
couraging and helpful, but initial-
ly did not want his son to follow
in his footsteps.
"He did everything he could to
discourage me from going into it,"
he said.
Cozzi said his father's job did
not allow him much time with his
family, and his father did not want
that for him.
'' A lot of people in my major are
having parental problems," said
Linda Minnear, a psychology ma-
jor from Middletown,.
N.Y.
Minnear, a senior, said her
mother has been supportive, but
she knows of students in her ma-
jor whose parents are discouraging
them because they don't think
they'll make enough money.
A
,.
James Norman.
the development director for the
American Heart Association.
"I
was happy there," Norman
said. "My boss was great and I
learned as I went along."
As a Marist student, Norman
said he took advantage of the in-
ternship program. He worked in
the communications department at
IBM, in public relations at St.
Francis Hospital, and at ABC-TV.
Norman said he has been involv-
ed with Marist for a long time
because he watched the basketball
broadcasts with his father while still
in high school. He told his father
that Marist needed a mascot.
Norman said that he was then
became Marist's first mascot - the
original Red Fox -
while stil\ in
hi.gh school,
a
10b
that he kept
for
six years.
Psych class
helps out
IBM study
by Molly Ward
A class of graduate psychology
students at Marist became an in-
tegral part of the IBM-Marist joint
study project when they designed
a survey on computer use at the
school.
The survey, which 100 of 385
Marist professors completed and
returned, will give some indication
of how often computers are used
in the classroom and how easy the
new system is to operate.
The system, which was installed
last July, is one of IBM's largest
computers. It is five times more
powerful than the previous two
systems.
The new system will link
classrooms, offices and dormitories
with computer terminals by early
1990.
Greg Dunlap, who teaches the
13
students who developed the survey,
is a staff engineer in the human fac-
tors development laboratory at
IBM.
He said about 40 percent of class
time was devoted to the develop-
ment and the entering of the data
into the computer. The class is us-
ing the statistical package of the
social sciences' computer program
to help them with the information.
The students said teamwork is
essential in the class .
"There is a lot more student in-
volvement in this class than in
others I have taken," said Maria
Ray of Hyde Park.
"I enjoyed the class because we
have had such a major part in do-
ing the survey," said Linda Butler
of Port Jervis,
N.Y.
By "the end of the semester, the
information compiled will indicate
how computers can be more
helpful in academic endeavors.
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t
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killing
time
Marist group helps
children of alcoholics
Good music,
films break
the boredom
by Mary Stricker
Christmas vacation -
30 days
void of papers, exams, cold
showers and 8:15 a.m. classes.
For some people this is a scary
thought. What do you do after
you've pushed every button on the
remote control 20 times and open-
ed and closed the refrigerator door
until your arm is sore?
One
suggestion is
to read a
novel
or ... no, no silly me. Reading is out
of the question. I don't know what
I was thinking.
A better suggestion might be to
catch up on some marvelous music
and fabulous flicks that, for some
stupid reason, have slipped past
your eyes and ears.
Being the gracious do-gooder I
am, I compiled a list of music
albums and films that will make
this 30 day holiday a real hoot.
Ten super-fab bands:
I.
The Sugarcubes - "Life's too
Good" Chilling tunes -
"Birth-
day" and "Deus."
2. New Order -
"Substance"
An emotional upheaval.
3. Blue Nile-
"A Walk Across
the Rooftops" For the hopeless
romantic.
4. The Smiths - "Strangeways,
Here We Come" Superbly absurd.
That is, before Morrissey, the lead
singer, turned narcissist and decid-
ed to break the band up -
he
didn't need anybody else to be the
best.
5. Communards - "Red" Jim-
by Molly Ward
Children of alcoholics. There are
28 million of them in the United
States today. Although it is their
parents who have the disease,
children of alcoholics also feel the
anguish alcohol can cause.
Thousands of self-help groups
have sprung up around the coun-
try, and this semester several
Marist students have formed a
group for students affected by their
parents' drinking.
Eight people showed up for the
first several meetings of Marist's
Adult Children of Alcoholics
(A.C.O.A.) group.
This does not reflect the number
of students who might benefit from
the group, but the relatively small
number is not surprising.
Many
children of alcoholics try
to deny or avoid their parents' pro-
blem. They sometimes fail to see
the effects of living with an
alcoholic.
Children of alcoholics are forc-
ed to guess at what a normal home
life is. They tend to overreact to
change, and they often seek tension
and crisis. Above all, they feel dif-
ferent from their peers.
The differences are physical as
well as emotional. Brain scans done
at the State University of New
York College of Medicine showed
deficiencies in the memory and
emotional parts of the brains of
children of alcoholics.
Adult children of alcoholics also
have a greater chance of becoming
alcoholics themselves. One in four
of these children become alcoholics
compared to one in 10 people
whose parents did not abuse the
drug.
•
When young adults begin to
form close relationships, they again
my Sommerville breaks the sound
,
2
barrier.
6. Young Fresh Fellows - "The
n
Men Who Loved Music" Just plain
silly -
reveals the whole truth
1
behind Amy Grant's success.
7. The
Replacements
-
Anything but
"Pleased
to Meet
Me" Simply the best raw rock 'n'
roll band today.
8. Violent Femmes -
"Violent
Femmes" When you've hit rock
bottom.
9. The Feelies -
"The Good
Earth" When you're feeling "good
and mellow."
10. U2 -
Anything but "The
Jacob-Bush" Never give up on this
band -
they are unpredictable.
Ten films not to be forgotten:
I. "Blue Velvet" -
Dennis
Hopper is the perfect psychotic.
2. "Angel Heart" -Some ofus
used to think the Cosby kids were
pure and innocent.
3. "Hairspray" -
Words can
never do it justice.
4. "Matewan" -
A scathing
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look at big business vs. labor
unions in the 1920s.
5.
"A Cry in the Dark" -
A
true story of innocence.
6. "My Life as a Dog" -
Adolescence at its best.
7. "Raising
Arizona"
-
Nicholas Cage gets better and
better.
8. "Fatal Attraction" - Glenn
Close is tired of being a good girl.
9. "The Last Temptation of
Christ" -
Protest or no protest,
this is a captivating film.
10. "The Graduate" -
See it
again, again and a~ain.
ACROSS
1.
An
interim
4.
Weapon
7.
Plant
part
10.
Owns
13.
Runs Batted In
14.
Ribonucleic Acid
15.
United States of America
16.
Frequently
17.
Altitude (abbrev.)
18.
Homer's epic poem
19.
Sheep's
language
20. To conduct oneself
22. To
soak
up
24. Hairstyle
26. ___
Cadabra
27. "Neck of the
woods"
30. ___
Agreement
35.
Electrical unit
'to come forward
is an act
of courage ... ,
feel the impact
01
me1r parents·
drinking problem.
A child who grows up in an
alcoholic environment is likely to
have problems in love relations
when their role models are hostile
towards their s.oouses.
"If
you can't predict the
behavior of the parent, there are
going to be uncertainties of how to
deal with people,"
said Rod
Jubert, a pyschology major, who
helped in setting up the meetings at
Marist.
Jubert, a maintainence worker at
Marist who is a recovering
alcoholic, said facing his problem
has helped him.
He said self-help groups are a
great way to start because everyone
who attends the meetings is going
through the same thing and can
give advice and support to the
others.
In a small college environment,
embarrassment may be an excuse
not to attend the meeting, but
Jubert said people should over-
come that feeling.
"When children of alcoholics
realize their life is less than what it
could be, to come forward is an act
of courage and responsibility to
themselves," Jubert said.
The meetings are held from 5
p.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays in
Lowell Thomas room 201. For in-
formation
about
A.C.O.A.
meetings in different areas call the
Children of Alcoholics Foundation
at (212) 351-2680.
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DOWN
1.
Grasp
2.
·
Competent
3.
Plant core
4. Woodi,d
area
5. To endure
6.
Horse speech
7.
Van
8.
Capable
of service
9.
Fantasize
1
o.
A
vagrant
11.
A great distance away
12.
To wound With a weapon
21.
lncompassionate
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•
23. Of heroic strength; archaic
25. Kitten cries
26. Preposition
27.
Audio-Visual (abbrev.)
36. To be in debt
-----------:_-_-_-
_
_,._, 37.
A religious holiday
70.Aspen
71.
Doctor of Library Science
28.
To perch
29. Ecstatic
·-
;
; ;.
l
_
-~=
.
38.
Hawaiian island
40.
Total
42.
Bog.
swamp
43. Stairs
45. Aeed
47.
Fishing tool
72. Checks
73.
Night moisture
48. A
group of four connected works
SO.
Intelligence Quotients
51.
Central U.S. State
52. An old Peruvian Empire
54. Situation Comedy
57. Fluid __
_
61. A sweet drink
62. Hearts rhythmic sounds
65.
Granola ingredient
66. A
prescious stone
67. Large American tree
68. Teaspoon
69. East-SOutheast
31.
Neural
32. And the following
33. Broods
34.
Senior (abbrev.)
39.
Annihilated
41.
One of the
3
Wise Men
44.
Log-cutting machine
46. Norwegian literary form
49.
Los Angeles (abbrev.)
53. Curved arcs
54.
Soap Opera
55. __
of March
56. Temporary
58. Co-educational (abbrev.)
59. Effortlessness
60. To simmer slowly
63. Centimeters
64. And so on (abbrev.)
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a
canned
food drive
tomorrow.
Members
will travel
campus
to collect
donations.
We appreciate
your support.
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Chico's Special
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Cheese Ravioli $3.25
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Manicotti
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Baked Ziti
$3.25
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Stuffed Shells
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Chicken Parm $4.15
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Sausage & Pepperoni
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December 8, 1988- THE CIRCLE - Page 5
Finals, and future, scare failing students
Editor's note: The names of the
students quoted in this article have
been changed to protect their
identities.
by Molly Ward
Final exams create tension for all
college students, but for those who
know they won't do well no mat-
ter how hard they try, the pressure
can be unbearable.
"I'm working myself into a real
depression," said Jane Doe, a
junior business/finance major who
had a 1.1 grade point average at
midterm. "There's a lot of stress
coming up this week."
Jane said she spends from 30 to
40 hours a week studying and the
results are usually disheartening.
"I get into mood swings and I
feel a Jot of self pity," she said.
Jane is not alone in her despair
over poor grades. Junior Anne
Anonymous, a business major,
also had a 1.1 at midterm.
Anne said she wonders if she will
ever be able to do the work re-
quired in her profession if she has
so much trouble in her courses after
spending about 25 hours a week
studying.
The stress of getting little results
from studying has physical symp-
toms for both students. Jane said
she has gained five pounds because
she eats to relieve anxiety, and
Anne said she has trouble sleeping.
"I have trouble staying awake at
night to study," Anne said, "and
when I finally do go to bed, I can't
fall asleep because I'm so worried
about failing."
While a small amount of anxie-
ty can be helpful in schoolwork,
too much can have adverse effects
on a person's well-being.
"When people continuously ex-
aggerate the importance of their
failures, it sets up a downward
spiral of disappointment that can
end in depression," said Richard
Wenzlaff, a psychologist at the
University
of Texas at San
Antonio.
The hardest time for students
who are doing poorly in college is
when grade point averages come
out.
John Q. Public,
a junior
business major, received a .9 gpa
for the second semester of his
freshman year.
"When people asked me how l
did, I lied," John said. "I was so
embarrassed, I told everyone I had
a
2.0."
"H's so frustrating when I talk
to people who say they're doing
bad and they have a 2.0," said
Anne.
People tend to feel the subjects
they fail are more important than
their other courses.
In a study at UT-San Antonio,
people were told to rate personali-
ty traits based on the desirability of
'Tis the season for Wes
to get Scroo ed again
•
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... --------..--......_
The new president was Donald
by Wes Zahnke
Trump, who planned to sub-lease
Of course I couldn't make the
ceremony last Saturday.
a day
the McCann parking lot to
developers to build a major shop-
those traits, one of which was
social perceptiveness. The subjects
were tested on their own social
perceptiveness, and then random-
ly told who scored well on the test
and
who
scored
low
in
perceptiveness.
Those who did poorly later rank-
ed social perceptiveness higher in
desirability than they had before
taking the test.
Jt is easy to tell a friend who is
doing poorly to stop emphasizing
the failures and start working on
improvement, but the advice may
fall on deaf ears.
"When I try talking to someone
who has a 3.0 about my grades,
they just say 'Oh, you just have to
study more,"' said Jane. "But how
much more can I study? You just
have to find someone who is strug-
gling with you because they
understand."
On the other end of the scale
from Jane and Anne is sophomore
Norma Nameless, a communica-
tions major who received a 1.8 at
midterm.
Norma said she studies about
four hours a week and doesn't
believe she will ever spend much
more time than that.
"I honestly can't
see
myself sit-
ting at a desk for more than two
hours," said Norma, who added
that she is taking a leave of absence
for a semester because she feels she
is wasting her parents' money.
"On a bad day I gel upset about
my grades, but usually I don't
care," Norma said.
"I
feel fine
right now and I can laugh about it,
bu1
I don't think I'll be laughing
much longer."
Marist provides help for students
who are doing poorly through the
learning center, academic advisors
and mentors.
Students who receive below a 2.0
are subject to academic probation
or dismissal,
said Rosemary
Molloy,
director
or facully
advising.
Molloy said that while the col-
lege tries to help students who are
doing
poorly,
the students
ultimately must help themselves.
"We encourage the
students,"
she said, "but
we cannot hand-
hold."
The students who have below a
2.0 said they have doubts aboul the
future.
·•so much pressure is put on get-
ting good grades. I feel like an
employer won't even look at me if
I don't have a 2.5," said Jane. "l
have a lot of qualities that aren't
reflected in my grades. Grades
don't represent the whole person."
Continued from
JJagl'
I
I was in Hawaii prepping for the
Eastern Airlines-Buick-Oldsmobile
Coca-Cola-Avis-IBM-Hawaiian-
Muana Loa-Pearl Harbor Bowl.
in the life
ping mall.
RA
He had bought a major block of
-----------------------
I was watching live, via satellite,
while sipping my Mai-Tai, double
umbrella, poolside.
Thoughts of the Downtown
Athletic
Club were dancing
through my
.
sun-drenched head,
when an apparition appeared
before me.
Attired in a modified version of
the typical Hawaiian dockwo·rker's
garb was this Dudley Moore/Magic
Johnson look alike.
Speaking in a cadence more at-
tuned to someone from the South
Bronx·, the figure told me he was
The Ghost of Christmas Past, here
on a mission from the Marist In-
stitute of Higher Yearning.
I politely responded this was all
fine and good, but I h_ad a game to
play and hacf'ho desire to absorb
the incessant
rattlings
of a
metaphysical ·being who couldn't
decide whether to pass the ball or
stumble and fall.
He didn't buy this and soon had
me walking down the beach.
Feeling the inevitable glares one
receives while walking and seem-
ingly talking to oneself, I ordered
a double to insure sanity.
He
-began
speaking of Marist
rather glowingly for- the progress
that had been made, but warned of
the dismal future that lay dead
ahead if certain tightening of the
screws on the Board of Trustees
wasn't carried out.
He led me to a mountain peak,
where he coaxed me to look down
into the valley of despair.
I then saw the vision.
• ;
He noted tlie scaled-down replica
of the campus with tiny golf carts
and the aroma of millions of
gallons of hairspray.
Immediately the figure let forth
a burst of flames and a rage of fury
when he pointed to the infamous
rocks.
Even scaled-down, the pile look-
ed mammoth.
Little tour groups were being
steered clear of this area, which for
years had been referred to as the
future site of an academic building.
Noting the bulging vein on his·
neck and the perfect clarity of the
redness in his face, I decided it bet-
ter if I let him go on his tangent.
"What about the cheerleaders?
Will they ever get real pom-poms?
Will the men get uniforms?"
The scene changed to the future,
ten years later.
land in Guatemala where classes
were to be held.
Shuttle service was to be provid-
alerted.
ed by Trump Airlines with flights
During his speech in the
departing every 15 minutes from
cafeteria, Fludd referred to page 70
the airstrip, formerly the softball
of the college's student handbook.
fields.
The Marist dress code says that the
IBM was in on a joint venture
"minimum required attire when
with Trump which allowed vendors
going to class is a clean pair of
of "Peanuts, Popcorn, Balloons
slacks, a clean shirt or blouse, and
and Programs" to be sold on the
fo?~wear."
.
campus streets.
T~at does no~
_say
they can d\f-
Lowell Thomas was made into a
ferenllate and plck out what you
laundermat/tourisf
trap, sellingr.-· 'c'an wear," Fludffsaid.
souvenir Mid-Hudson Bridges and
Rik Smits shirts.
.
Even though. enrollment had
tripled and SAT scores had
skyrocketed, no students were to be
found.
.
They had been shipped to
Spackenkill, where they were all
residing above a pizza place.
Trump provided unlimited train
service to and from, with free con-
tinental breakfast.
The one thing that I couldn't
fathom, though, was that through
all this change and chaos, one thing
remained the same.
The only part of campus un-
touched by the capitalist hands of
greed was the place where many an
Orange Bowl bid had been won -
mighty Leonidoff Field.
But according
to Amato,
anytime something uses the col-
lege's name
ii
is subject
IO
!heap-
proval or disapproval or the
school.
"We have the right to protect
our name," Amato said.
"The
col-
lege has the right to determine what
is and is no\ appropriate when its
name is being \ent
Ou\
\o
something. We have very c\ear
rights in this area."
Envir-onmental group launches
Rte. 9 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
914-473-4725
campllswide recycling campaign
by Dennis Yusko
A recycling program has been in-
itiated at Marist in order to en-
courage students to become more
aware of the environment and in
anticipation of laws which will re-
quire the mandatory separation of
garbage.
.
..
Stacy Brown, a senior maJonng
in environmental science, with the
help of Professors Andrew Molloy
and Brian H. Hill and other
students, have begun recycling 200
pounds of paper a week from the
computer room. This is only one-
tenth of what the
school
produces
in a week.
The group will
soon
be expan-
ding their collections to other col-
lege offices, Brown said.
Hill believes
that
once the pro-
gram proves itself effective, Marist
will take it over and move towards
bigger things.
.
Within two years, Brown said,
legislation will be passed th~~ wi.11
require garbage to be sorted. This
means we will have to separate the
newspapers, plastic containers,
glass and other items," he said.
"Thi~ is our main reason for star-
ting the program now. We want to
nationwide.··
get on the ball, and start the pro-
However, Ralph S~ort, d~rector
gram running now, so by the time of grounds at ~anst, said the
the legislation is passed, we'll have cleanup m.ust ~egm on campus. He
a program already in effect."
has.see~ httle 1mprove':llen~
as far
The program had began to recy-
as httenng on campus m his 2 1/2
cle cans from Sheahan Hall but years at Marist. "We have seven
stopped due to the amount of Ii-
guys working two hours a day pic~-
quid left in the cans. "We want to ing up garbage. The s~ame
?f
!his
purchase plastic garbage cans and is that they could be ~smg th•~ ti~;
start on this again at a later date,"
on a more productive proJect,
Brown said.
Short said.
The environment has become an
When the law requiring the
issue lately especially in Dutchess separation of garbage is passed,
County. A ~esource recovery plant Short said, the project of cleaning
constructed south of the IBM main and separating the garbage could
plant just off of Route 9 will burn
turn into a half-day job for seven
trash and sell the energy to local workers.
industries.
Problem spots for litter on cam-
Hill said Marist should aid the pus include the areas surroun~ing
environmental effort in the com-
the dorms and near the river.
munity. "I believe Marist College However, recent eff?rts have been
should
be a source of direction for made to combat t~1s proble~.
the area," he said. "We must make
Ed Flood, a Resident Assistant
people aware of these issues, we on the fi~th floor of Leo H_all,
must supply education for the brought his floormates to the nver
masses. We have people here that
!n order_ to cleanup th_e area.
!he
are qualified to help consult on mstallation of new wmdo_ws mto
these issues. We must supply an ex-
Champagnat Hall has also 1mpr?v-
ample. I believe what happens here ed t~e pr?ble~. But, ~hort said,
at Marist the next few years will the s1tuauon still remams poor.
mirror the attitude of people
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editorial
'Tis the season
"Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."
This now famous line by the editor of the New York Sun kept
the spirit of Christmas alive for a little girl. Perhaps we should
all listen.
The holiday season is upon us once again, and, unfortunately
for most of us, the true meaning of Christmas is lost amidst the
clamor of shopping.
Christmas is supposed to be the most innocent of holidays -
a chance to share kindness and courtesy with our fellow man. But
that seems to be lost on us anymore. Now, December's greatest
day is seen as nothing more than the exchange of gifts and, for
some, an extra day off with pay.
And that's too bad.
Around the world, the celebration of Christmas
is
seen as the
most joyous occasion of the year. Places such as Northern Ireland
and El Salvador, areas ripped by societal and economic problems,
take the time to refrain from violence in order to celebrate what
is often termed the most holy of holidays.
We should learn their lesson.
If
the people of these areas, and the citizens of regions like them,
can stop fighting amongst themselves for this holiday, then we,
the citizens of this great "melting pot," should be able to stop
worrying about budget deficits and the worth of the almighty
dollar for just one day.
Perhaps we should all look at Christmas through the eyes of
a child and the see the wonder, joy and excitement that they see.
That wouldn't be too bad, would it?
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letters
Fraternities revisited
To the editor:
I
am grateful to Tom Nesbitt of
the existing Marist fraternity for his
courtesy
in
sharing with me
beforehand the contents of the let-
ter you published in the Nov. 10
issue ("Frat Feedback, Part
II,
p.6).
I
heartily
congratulate the frater-
nity
for
its fine
record in recent
years
and
can only
hope, for the
good of Marist, that
such
high
campus
achievements
continue. Of
course,
Marist had very
successful
blood drives and walk-a-thons
before the fraternity existed. For-
tunately, given recent student
apathy, it is good that the frater-
nity has taken up such causes.
As for the 1,400 student
signatures in favor of more frater-
nities (p.10), we all know that
anybody signs anything if there is
no personal cost involved. I have
to wonder how many of those
l ,400 signed up for the Oxfam fast.
One hundred forty? Fourteen?
When one gathers signatures for
a cause, it would be well to charge;
say, one dollar Gust a beer. .. ) to
start a kitty for that cause. That
would be some expression of
commitmenc-
a fraternity simply join the existing
one -
if they can meet its stan-
dards even just in English! See its
illegal flyer:
"If
Your (sic) Intox-
icated ... Give us a call if:you had
too (sic) much to drink." Are these
really Marist College students or
enemy moles?
ls this the level of our next
fraternity? God help us!
Furthermore, let the present
fraternity take the ·national lead
and go coed, thereby showing real
commitment to erasing the glaring
sexism repeatedly seen in frater-
nities nationally. This would be
much better than to authorize a
new fraternity which has already
started off wrong by illegally mas-
querading as a full-fledged frater-
nity at Marist College (see its blue
flyer on DWI - the Oliver North
syndrome: do anything you think
is good by any illegal means
whatsoever).
Finally, whereas human nature
and all matter have inherent en-
tropy, let it be resolved that un-
toward events (vandalism, rape,
alcoholic binges, death, etc.) will
result in immediate elimination of
the organization. Such a "social
contract" between Marist and the
organization is only justice, for the
common good of all.
Fraternally,
Bro. Joseph L.R. Belanger, fms
Whereas the present fraternity
has such high standards, and
whereas the present.fraternity has
so few members, it seems most
logical that students desiring to ioin
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Campus free speech
To the editor:
One of the most basic rights
found in the Constitution of the
United States is the freedom of
speech. This is the right to express
your opinion, within the confines
cf the law, without fear of
retribution.
Apparently, Marist College has
never
heard
of
the
U.S.
Constitution.
This past weekend, Edward
Fludd, a resident assistant on the
fifth floor of Leo Hall, was fired
for giving a speech about T-shirts.
These T-shirts were deemed inap-
propriate for sale to students.
Whether or not the shirts are ap-
propriate is immaterial. Mr. Fludd
was simply stating his opinion as is
his right as an American citizen.
Even though he is a resident
assistant, he has as much of a right
to speak his mind as anyone else
does.
• To fire him for doing so is a
direct violation of our Con-
stitutuion. Are we to think that if
we have a grievance, we will not be
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U.S. not only
'nice
guy
,
Assembly voted by a huge majori-
ty to move part of this.year's ses-
sion' to Geneva in order to allow
Arafat to ••
address the General
Assembly. Sweden termed the U.S.
action "unwise and unreasonable-"
while Italy's government express-
ed the "deepest amazement" at the
decision.
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Paul O'Sullivan
• : • America has always prided itself
on being the good guy -
"truth
an(j justice are always followed by
the "American Way."
.
But lately -
in the wonderful
world of international politics -
things have gotten a little too com-
plicated for America's comic book
rhetoric. The nations we have been
drowning in self-righteousness are
calling our bluff.
:thinking.
between
the lines
..
In short, the U.S. is no longer
the only "white hat" on the bl~ck.
The Soviet Union and the Palesti-
nian Liberation Organization are
starting to make America look like '
an international Darth Vader.
• to do anyway." What Gorbachev
and Arafat are trying to do, is to
put the U.S. on the defensive in the
eyes of the world. They want the
U.S. to have to justify its actions
to the third wo_rld instead of
scolding the Soviets and the PLO
for their actions.
Sadly, it seems to be working.
As far as the Soviets go, the U.S.
seems to be catching on. Reagan
has dropped his "evil empire"
quotes and concentrated more on
his desire for an arms reduction
treaty than his empty rhetoric
about human rights. With the INF
treaty, it looks like Reagan really
-got something done.
Secretary of State Shultz said the
decision was made mainly because
of his personal disgust for ter-
rorism. This is certainly understan-
dable. We should not simply forget
about all the horrible things the
PLO has done in the past, but
neither can we allow ourselves to
be put on the defensive iri the arena
of world opinion. Third-world na-
tions and even our allies have stop-
ped asking the PLO: "why ter-
rorism?" and started asking the
U.S.: "why not let him talk?"
The era of Mikhail Gorbachev
has seen an increase in human
rights reforms in the Soviet Union.
The Kremlin has freed more than
300 political prisoners during Gor-
bachev's reign and has increased
freedom of speech of minority
groups.
At the June summit meeting in
Moscow between President Reagan
and Gorbachev, Reagan let loose
with his usual rhetoric about how
human rights must be improved in
the Soviet Union. Gorbachev
quickly interrupted with his own
speech about the human rights of
the thousands of homeless sleeping
in the streets of America.
Two weeks ago, the PLO issued
a statement recognizing the right of
Israel to exist as a sovereign nation
and disavowing the use of ter-
rorism. In doing so, it removed
what America had always called
the two reasons it would not
negotiate with the PLO's leader,
Yassir Arafat.
Now I am not suggesting that the
Soviets all of ;;_
sudden got all nice
and sentimental, or that Arafat
woke up one morning and said,
"Aw shucks, the Jews ain't so bad
and terrorism isn't"
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But as far as the PLO goes,
Reagan hasn't gotten the hint. Lasi
week, Arafat was denied a visa to
the U.S. to speak at the United Na-
tions, even though that action, ac-
cording to U.N. Secretary General
Javier Perez de Cuellar, breaches
the U.S.'s obligations as the host
country of the U.N.
As a protest.
the General
Letter policy
In commenting on the decision,
Reagan said, ''I think the other
way would have sent out the wrong
signal. That we were patsies." I
disagree. The other way _would
have been a small recognition of
the supposed change
in
PLO
philosophy. The decision that
was·
made _sends out the wr.01,1g
signal_.
I hope the Bush administration
catches on. I would hate·America
to be seen around the world as the
Grinch that stole Christmas.
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Religious life remains
viable option for many
by
Richard Rancourt
As we ~ell know, being interviewed by reporters in
search of information for an article has its bright and
its dark sides.
One aspect of its bright side is the initial sense of
importance one feels in being selected from a pool of
:,vorth~vhile
candidates to be interviewed. The person
mterv1ewed confronts the inevitable temptation to
believe that he or she has something extraordinary to
reveal.
An aspect of its dark side is the sense of mild
anguish over the chosen quoted statements that ap-
pear in the article. Of course there's a high probabili-
ty that the statements are correctly quoted. Then again,
there's an equally high probability that quoted
statements as recorded deviate to some extent perhaps
in sequence from the original transcript.
Small wonder then that people who are quoted fre-
quently cry "out of context" to convey their mild
anguish. Those quoted can find some solace in a
translation of "Comment on an Imperial Rescript"
written originally in ancient Chinese:
"I
know that you
believe you understand what you think I said. But I
am not so sure you realize what
_you
heard was not
what I meant."
In the October 20, 1988 issue of The Circle, Molly
Ward wrote a fine article on the Marist Brothers. Ever
since the appearance of that article, friends have call-
e~ me to inquire whether or not I really and truly
believe that the religious life is finally over.
A bit befuddled by the unexpected question, with
some effort I managed a respectable "Where on earth
did you ever get an idea like that?" They referred me
to Molly's article. I searched for a copy and noted that,
without malice, Molly wrote: "'The religious life is
not going to catch on again,' said Richard Rancourt.
'It
bas served a very noble purpose, but the pendulum
never swings all the way back.'"
After reading that statement
I
remember sighing a
doleful "Goodness me!" and wondered how many
others after reading that article.
walked
away with a
similar impression. I assured my friends that I did not
intend to convey the belief that religious life is now
dead. Fortunately the reference about the pendulum
never swinging all the way back enabled me to retrieve
other thoughts expressed during the interview and then
some about what I meant.
.
In all probability, the religious life taken in its multi-
ple facets "is not going to catch on again" the way
it was lived before Vatican
II,
even
though many
would like to see that happen. In spite of the many
positive changes for the better in the structure of that
life since Vatican II, the essence and fundamental
orientation of that life remain constant and solidly
rooted not only in Western and Eastern religions but
also within the very nature of the human person
as
that person relates to religious experience ~r, as some
prefer to say, to the religious mode of consciousness.
In fact, Mircea Eliade reminds us in "The Sacred
and the Profane" that the human person never actual-
ly escapes from that religious experience. He states that
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"profane existence is never found in the pure state."
According to Eliade, regardless of the choices persons
make in favor of a profane life, persons never suc-
ceed in completely eliminating
·religious
behavior.
Eliade's statement is remarkably similar to other
statements made by other authors on the subject·of
a person's fundamental orientl'.'-t!_~n
t~wards the
general and ultimate objective of life's journey.
In the light of this, it could be argued that, if
religious behavior is the fundamental orientation of
the human person, then surely "religious life" con-
stitutes a valid expression of that fundamental orien-
tation. The specifics of "religious life," are however
subject to change.
While post-Vatican II
changes
in the structure of
that life have undoubtedly created individual and col-
lective disappointments, pains, and uncertainties
within that life, those very same changes have unques-
tionably enriched those human qualities of tolerance,
compassion, understanding, courage and empathy in
that lifestyle.
Moreover, there is some evidence in contemporary
"religious life" that individual expressions of these
qualities manifest more genuine witnesses of charity
than in earlier periods of
"religious
life". Such ex-
pressions also suggest genuine hallmarks of the truly
Christian community. Such hallmarks are found in
other lifestyles as well.
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Oh, boy! It's dinner!
by Scott
Kendall
I've seen it happen so many
times. After the 20-minute wait in
line, picking through bent, dirty
silverware and cups of tapioca pud-
ding with some comedians finger-
prints in it, you finally get to the
food only to ask, "What's that?"
The lady smiles and replies,
"Bologna
and onions, honey."
Preferring sauteed cat tongue to
bologna and onions, I meekly in-
quire as to the second choice.
"That's chow mein, honey."
You remember chow mein, don't
you
sports fans. It's that wonder-
ful potpourri of bean sprouts, soy
sauce, corn, water chestnuts and
whatever else they scrape off the
shelves of the refrigerator to form
a substance similar
to
what my ger-
bil used to throw up.
Fearing for my life, l take my
empty tray and venture out into
"the
cafe" to find something
digestible.
You can usually judge the quali-
ty of the evening entree by the
length of the line at the • 'sog dog'•
cart and sandwich bar. Tonight's
line was a lu-lu.
getting there l realize just how bad
indeed. Not only has every bun
been removed from it's bag, but
also pawed and picked at by each
student waiting in line for a
sandwich.
Using the metal tongs that have
been dropped onto the floor -
God only knows how many times
-
I pluck a "sog dog" from the
steaming bin and proceed to laugh.
Everv bit of life has been boiled
out of the poor thing
(I
estimated
the actual cooking time to be about
six or seven days) and it's
stiffness
equals that of the shoelaces in my
year-old Converse sneakers.
1 take the sog dog encounter in
stride because I know that the
sandwich cart is now almost visi-
ble without using binoculars and
my hunger pains will soon be settl-
ed. I've come late in the meal
period tonight, around 6:25, due to
a hellifying track workout so all
that remains in the chip bowls are
crumbs, a dirty napkin and the
famous tapioca pudding.
As I reach the wide selection of
meats and cheeses I wonder; what
Changes in the structure of religious life involved
considerably more than mere options to wear or not
to wear the religious habit, to live in small groups
rather than in large ones, to teach in schools or to
engage in other ministries. Prior to Vatican II,
theologies and thoughts about spiritual life stressed
more world- and neighbor- centered, and person-
integrating experiences.
"How bad can they mess up a
hot dog?" I think
to
myself. After
...
Such shifts in theological and spiritual thinking were
derivatives of
a
more basic shift in thinking from a
classical mode of viewing reality to a more historical
one. Even though such shifts were without prejudice
t
to the traditional contemplative elements of religious
life, they undoubtedly created a ferment. for other
forms and other apostolic orientations of that life.
•
exactly is olive loaf? Does this
bounty of cold cuts at the sandwich
cart have any correlation to the
Continued on page 8 ...
Precisely because of these options and changes, pre-
sent ecclesiastical
•
leadership can no longer rely
.on
~nee-upon-a-time powerful legions of religious men
and women to serve in schools or in other areas as they
once readily and willingly did in times past. •
Precisely because of these options and changes too,
religious men and women can ·exercise more
in-
dependence in their thoughts arid actions; therefore,
consequently, assume more responsibility for their
choices. While many prefer to address themselves to
peace and social-justice issues back home; others elect
to spend their times in Third World countries.
Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how
one sees it, many of these good things come at a time
when vocati_ons
to religious life are indeed minimal and
the numbers in religious life are indeed dwindling. One
obvious reason for this decline in numbers is the
minimal presence ofreligion in many educational
settings.
This sharp decline in the number of vocations must
be a cause of reasonable concern rather than one of
frantic alarm. On this point it is significant to recall
that periods of declinein religious institutions are by
no means new to the historical scene. After all,
religious life is part of creation history and thus sub-
ject to the same evolutionary processes that evecything
in creation and in history experiences .
We realize that, in the evolutionary process, many
things must die before they can be reborn. Even
though many could imagine accelerating the evolu-
tionary process to produce vocations in abundance,
few would opt for the recurrence of international
Continued on page 8
Students must push
for better library
by mark Rahikka
At
the
moment of writing this letter, l am frantica\\1 gouging m'j e1es
outand yanking the hair from my scalp. l'm not new to this; I should
be accustomed to such activity. But this time
I
can't just
sit
back
and
be apathetic -
I
must have my voice heard.
For 3 ½ years I have put up with the inane practices of the Marist Col-
lege Library and have learned to live with its inadequacies. But this has
proved to be too much of a strain upon my psyche. I am tired of going
to The Library and, in the midst of acquiring research materials, fin-
ding out that they are not available. -
Ever find that perfect article in the Reader's Guide and whisk down
to the periodical section to claim your prize, only to find that the par-
ticular publication is not owned by the college? Or gotten the book you've
requested and subsequently found that the ten pages you need are rip-
ped out of the book? Or become so incensed by the proliferation of non-
workable copying machines and microfilm viewers that you have enter-
tained the thought of committing physical harm to the people who work
there?
Then join with me and we will become a movement, and that's what
it is folks, a movement to restore some semblance of reason to our library.
Firstly, what must be abolished are the ridiculous hours during which
the library operates. While I wish the facility could be open 24 hours
a day, this is not feasible. However, it shows how high the colleg_e's
priorities are when Skinner's is open to the wee hours of the mormng
while the Library humbly shuts its doors at 6:00 on Friday night. Even
if there is only one student utilizing the facility on a Friday night, that
individual is still one who is paying for an education and it is expected
that the things he is purchasing (the library's resources) should always
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Free speech and Marist' s policies
Reporters
Wanted!
by Mark Miller
Ed Fludd lost his job last Friday.
I know it doesn't seem like such a
big deal. Everybody loses his job
sometime, but there's something
more to it this time.
All Ed wanted to do was make
a simple statement in the cafeteria.
No big deal. Call me crazy, maybe
it was what he said.
You see, there are these funky
shirts all over campus that have a
simple little message on the front
of them. "I got lei'd in Leo." And
it's
got a neat little picture of a fox
sitting on a keg with a beautiful
Hawaiian woman on his lap. No
big deal. Kind of tacky, kind of
funny.
Well, obviously the college
thought it was a big deal. They
banned it. So what's happening
now is a little pressure from the
school. We're not supposed to
wear them for fear of being "writ-
ten up,." We should be able tow~
whatever we want. Isn't this
America?
This is exactly what Ed was say-
ing. A simple little speech about
our simple little rights. Yes, we do
still have those, don't we? I hear
jokes about this being Marist
Island but we're not a seperate
country. We still abide by the laws
of the United States of America.
The shirt meets the dress code.
Marist just doesn't want the bad
publicity.
The school is giving itself even
more "bad" publicity by banning
the shirts. If they had just let this
slide none of this raucous would
have ever been raised. It's not as
if the school hasn't let a few slimy
things by before.
Hey, Fox you! How many times
have I heard this from some com-
plete drunk at a basketball game?
Too many times. Are they just be-
ing a little creative? Noooooo! ! ! !
They're just reading my shirt.
Gone to any swim meets lately?
Those guys have some neat shorts
that say "Stroke Me" on the back.
Oh my! And your mother let you
go to school here? Shame on you.
But that's beside the point. The
firing of Ed Fludd for making a
speech about our· right to wear
what we choose is a blatant denial
of our constitutional rights, the
things we hold most dear to our
hearts. Or do we?
Isn't this a liberal arts college?
Sure doesn't seem that way, does
it? We all left Mom and Dad at
home. I think we can handle get-
ting dressed in the morning
...
even
if
it
is a clean "I Got Lei'd in Leo"
shirt.
It's just a simple shirt. It's such
a simple idea. You go to college.
You learn and experience new
things. You try to differentiate bet-
ween good and bad. You gain
values. Trying to decide between
buying one of these shirts and not
buying one is just a simple step
alon~ the way.
',t;s not even the shirt, it's the
speech. We're supposedly allowed
to say what we want here on the
Marist College
campus. Ed simply
made a few statements direct fr9m
that wonderful handbook that we
all manage to lose. When Marist
heard about the rules they had been
making, they tried to shut everyone
up.
How can we let ourselves live in
this bubble where we are told what
to say, what to do and, in this case,
what to wear? Is this preparing us
for the real world? I think not.
President Murray won't be laying
out the clothes in the "real world."
That's right. Sorry to break it to
you. You're going to be the one
responsible.
And that's why you have to
make a choice now. You should
not just stand by and be taken ad-
vantage of. The school has no right
to treat us like such children. I've
seen worse shirts in nursery
schools. So now it's time for you
to play a part. You make the
choice; Take a look at your rights,
dig out that handbook. Don't let
things slip away. We accept too
much .here. Say what you want.
This is America
...
isn't it?
Mark Miller is a junior majoring in
communication arts.
The Circle is
looking for
reporters
for next
semester.
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tragedies like world wars or of personal sufferings that
figured prominently in the rise of vocations in the.late
forties. Best to wait patiently a spell for evolution to
society - such as religious life, its meaning, and its
appeal to both young and old. And still there is the
need to keep trying.
take its natural course.
Waiting patiently might be interpreted as viewing
the contemporary religious-life situation as a time for
reassessment, readjustment, reconstruction, renewal,
revival, refounding, however one might wish to ex-
press it. But these expressions are not the exclusive do-
main of religious life. They apply equally as well to
other lifestyles and to large-scale organizations like
business corporations and educational institutions
where reassessment is ongoing in their continuing
People who have some kind of vision, and regardless
of the issue at stake most people think they do, believe
that in God's "good time", new forms of religious
life will surface.
,
It is possible that this new form of religious life may
very well be on the horizon; although its emerging
presence does not seem to be a phenomenal interna-
tional runaway attraction or success. Whatever form
it eventually does take, hopefully there will be room
for those who do not want to see the pendulum swing
all the way back as well as for those who do.
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development.
But, however these concepts may be applied to
religious life, the plain fact of the matter is ir is not
easy to adapt the structures of religious life to new
and swiftly developing cultural situations throughout
Certainly, the religious maintain some kind of
allegiance to things of the past, these same people must
justifiably determine their own courses in pursuit of
their dreams and visions. In the meantime, given the
human condition as it is, they pray and trust in God's
providence and commit themselves in the time allot-
ted to them to do all that is humanly possible for the
realization of that providence.
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Nevertheless, contemporary leaders of religious con-
gregations continually speak about a more radical vi-
sion of religious life and varying religious "com-
munities." On a more practical level, these same
leaders have encouraged survey after survey to assess
the psychological, educational, and sociological fac-
tors that influence the dynamics of contemporary
Richard Rancourt is a Marist brother and teaches
mathematics and computer. science courses at the
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decrease in the squirrel and skunk
population on campus?
Tonight was a good night though
because the film on the tuna fish
and chicken salad had only equal-
ed the thickness of the perma-frost
layer in Siberia. (For those of you
who don't get it, look up "perma-
frost.")
Angrily I ask, "What about
ham, or roast beef, or turkey?"
The worker answers, "All gone,
sorry." Yeah, sure he's sorry.
With my vision now blurred with
tears and all other sounds drown-
ed out by the grumbling of my
stomach, I stagger off to my
messiah, my only true friend, the
one that has never let me down -
Cheerio's!
l take the last "clean bowl" in
my trembling fingers and put it
underneath the spout. Turning the
handle, my very life's blood and
soul pours out in glorious, circular
oat form. l carefully take the bowl
over to the beverage dispensers and
pull up on the milk tap ... nothing.
This is just too much for me to
bear and I leave the hell-like en-
vironment in tears for the safety
and warmth of my room. In my
bed I pass out from hunger and
dream of colleges that serve real
food and the students never have
to go hungry.
If you haven't gotten the point
yet, come on Marist, for what we
pay you can do much better than
Seiler's.
Scott Kendall is a sophomore
majoring in
criminal justice.
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be available to him or her. Perhaps The Library could be opened a half-
hour later each day to restore its opening on -Sundays to 12:00. I feel
that part of my activity fee should go to The Library in order to keep
it open for more extended hours. The current hours, especially on Sun-
days, are of the utmost inconvenience to commuters such as myself.
As for the copying machines and microfilm viewers, can't we get them
all working simultaneously at one time? When a machine is faulty report
it immediately, don't let some poor sap like me pump ten dimes into
it in a vain effort to restore it to life. I'm not asking for more machines,
just fix the old ones! If more money has to be implemented, then rechan-
nel funds so that these amendments can be realized. An institute of higher
learning is not just having a great basketball team and excelling at other
scholastic endeavors; a college's library is the backbone of its image to •
others and reflects the administrative priorities which formulate and shape
all other facets of college life.
Whatever you do, don't yell at the library staff;
I
found out they're
just as incensed as I am - not because they have to hear our complaints
all day long but because they are victims just as anyone who must con-
duct research. If we all unite together in a common.revolt, perhaps we
can change things. But don't just remain apathetic like I did, waiting
for someone else to change things for you. Take the initiative, if not for
yourself then for others. This letter is my first step toward awareness
of ignorance.
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Closing Procedu-res for Resident Students
The College Residence Areas will close on Tuesday, December 20, 1988 at 6:00 p.m. The last meal served on Tuesday will be lunch.
After your last final exam, your room must be cleaned, inspected by your RA/UC and vacated immediately thereafter. (Please
take all garbage and trash bags outside to the dumpsters.) Students who have an evening exam must leave their area no later than
p.m. See your RA/UC for local instructions. Remember, any student, who requested a room change for the Spring Semester
or is withdrawing at the end of the Fall Semester, must
clear their room completely! Those students who rented a college refrigerator
and are transferring, withdrawing, or participating in an internship, must return the cleaned and defrosted refrigerator to the Hous;.
ing Office by Monday, December 12, 1986. Otherwise, refrigerators may be left in your room.
The College assumes
no liability for lost, stolen-or damaged items left in the students rooms. Be sure to take all valuables home
with you. If you are interested in off campus storage service, please drop by the Housing Office for-details. There will be a charge
for this service.
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Fine and/or loss of priority points will be assessed to any student who fails to clean and vacate their room as requested. Any
unauthorized early return to the residence areas in January will also result in loss of priority points. Remember, other factors which-
may affect your housing status for the Spring 1989 Semester even if you have been assigned a room are:'
1) Disciplinary Record
2) Academic Standing
3) Unauthorized early arrival in January
Students who have registered for classes_and have been denied a room for the Spring 1989 Semester ,will be notified by mail at
their permanent mailing address by January 16, 1989.
Housekeeping Services will be cleaningthe Public Areas (bathrooms and lounges) of Leo, Marian, Sheahan, Champagnat, Benoit
and Gregory Hall.) They
will also be cleaning the public areas (living room, dining room, kitchen, and bathroom(s) of the Townhouses
and Gartland Commons Apts. Students living in these apartments should remove all valuables from the common areas either by
taking them home or locking them in their bedrooms.
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electrical plugs disconnected, curtains drawn, windows secured, and refrigerators defrosted and cleaned).
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are
not returning
to College Housing for the Spring 1989 Semester
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dinner on Sunday 1/22. The first scheduled class of the Spring Semester is Monday, January 23rd at 8:15 a.m.
On behalf of all the staff we wish you a safe, enjoyable, and Happy Holiday Season and offer our Best Wishes for the coming year.
1) No cars will be allowed to drive up to the buildings on the South-end of Campus (Sheahan, Leo, Marian, and Champagnat
Halls). So please plan accordingly by using the Mccann, Sheahan, and Champagnat parking lots to load your belongings.
2) Each student must sign-up with the RA/UC of their area for a room inspection after your last final exam. The times to sign-up
for these appointments are Friday December 9 through Monday, December 12, 1988.
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by
Ann
Timmons
On December 16, 1974, Bill Bas-
tian was playing outside in the
snow when
a:
neighbor girl told him
there was no Santa Claus. Tears
streamed down his face as he ran
inside to ask his parents the truth.
"I
was totally devastated and
cried for days after I found out,"
said Bastian, a junior from
Seaford, N.Y. "l was so. disap-
. pointed that my parents had made
so much of this guy that never even
existed." He said Christmas has
never been the same since.
Bastian's story is one of many
remembered by Marist students
around the holiday, season, who
recall the day they learned that San-
ta Claus did not climb down the
chimney on Christmas Eve to bring
presents to the good little girls and
boys.
When she was seven, Julie Abass
realized there was no Santa Claus
when she awoke on Christmas Eve
and found her parents placing the
presents under the tree. At first she
said she felt sad, and then she was
mad at her parents for never giv-
ing her the presents she wanted.
"After all I couldn't blame San-
ta for giving me the wrong presents
before because I figured he had
enough to remember," said Abass
a sophomore from Carthage, N. Y.
Other students also did some
,
December 8, 1988- THE CIRCLE - Page 9
Losing that youthful
innocence -
the truth
about Kris Kringle
sleuthing to uncover the secret
themselves.
• "I figured out there was no San-
ta Claus when I saw the price
stickers on the toys I got," said
Tim Martin, a sophomore from
Biddeford, Me. Martin recalls that .
he was slightly disappointed that
his parents had lied to him but was
quickly appeased when all the
presents still arrived on Christmas
morning.
Laurie Aurelia, a junior • from
South Glens Falls, N.Y., suspected
it when she saw so many different
,
Santas in the malls.
But that was not her only clue.
"My parents were very sneaky
because they used to sign the
presents from Santa Claus in dif-
ferent writing,'_' she said.
One day she . opened . her
mother's dresser and found all her
baby teeth that the Tooth Fairy was
supposed to have taken in exchange
for money.
"This is when I confronted.my
mom about the Tooth Fairy, San-
ta Claus and everything else,"
Aurelia said.
In the third grade, Meghan
O'Connor heard from some kids in
school that there was no Santa
Claus. "At first I did not believe
it," said O'Connor, a freshman
from Caldwell,
N.J.
"Although I
no longer believe in Santa Claus as
a real person, I believe in the spirit
of Santa," she said.
O'Connor said she plans to tell
her own children about Santa
Claus and hopes that they feel the
magic of believing in Santa as she
did.
Danielle Conklin was 7 years old
when her brother told her. She was
so happy she went to school and
told her second grade classmates
there was no such person as Santa
Claus.
"I
just thought that was the best
news and I thought everyone
should know and was happy to tell
them," said Conklin a senior from
Morristown,
N.J.
Even tho.ugh freshman Sue
Brose found out in the first grade
after an older sister broke the news,
she promised herself she would
never tell anyone else and ruin their
Christmas.
"I always pretend that Santa
Claus still exists· in front of the
younger kids, even though my
Christmas is not much of a sur- •
prise," said Brose, from Harwin-
ton, C.T.
But
if
Brose sees a Santa in the
mall she said she would still sto·p
and sit on his lap and tell him her
Christmas list.
John Andreasen found out the
truth ip fifth grade by some
classmafes who broke the news to
him.
"It
took a lot of fun out of
Christmas, but I think that is when
I began to understand more about
the real m_eaning of Christmas,"
said Andreasen, a junior from
Staten Island, N. Y.
When Andreasen asked his
mom, she said, "Santa isthere if
you wish him to be."
Remembering some of the
"worst" gifts ever
Bringing holiday cheer
to those in need
This year's latest and
greatest toy crazes
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Page 1 O - THE CIRCLE • December 8, 1988
Spirit abounds in dorm decoratin
contest_
by
Michael Decosta
The Student Activities Office
and the Housing Office held their
annual campus-wide
holiday
decorating contest last week with
$700 in prize money awarded to the
best decorated residence areas.
Marian Hall won first place and
$250, followed by Leo Hall with
$150 and the eighth floor ofCham-
pagnat with $100, according to Bet-
ty Yeaglin, director of college
activities.
Yeaglin also said that four
special recognition prizes of $50
each were awarded to Townhouse
B-4, Gartland Commons Apart-
ment D-8, 63 North Road and the
Canterbury Apartments.
Serving as judges were Harry
Wood, vice presidel)l for admis-
sions and enrollment planning;
Brian Colleary, athletic director;
and Harriet St. Germaine, ad-
ministrative aide to President Den-
nis Murray.
Students usually adopt a theme
for their floor and decorate the
lounge accordingly , said Tonya
Vitti, a former resident assistant on
the sixth floor of Leo Hall.
"Last year, the girls on my floor
did a 'Sax Fifth Avenue' theme,"
Vitti said, "It's what Christmas
represents to students in a super-
ficial way. Shopping was what was
most fun for us."
r
The competition involves all stu-
dent residences including all cam-
pus housing, the North Road
Apartments and the Canterbury
Garden Apartments, according to
Kathy Kearns, Champagnat Hall's
sixth floor RA.
The residents of Marian Hall took first place in the.judging of Christmas decorations that
took place last weekend.
.
(Photo by Bob Davis)
James Ferguson, resident direc-
tor at Canterbury, said that his
staff plans to hold a separate com-
petition in addition to the campus-
wide event, with $50 going to the
best decorated apartment.
Ferguson also said the competi-
tion must follow the same safety re-
quirements
that
on-campus
residents must follow.
Joseph Leary, director of safety
and security, sent flyers with those
requirements to members of the
Marist community last week.
The flyers listed several Town of
Poughkeepsie fire regulations on
_tf:te
use of lights, tinsel, and
·garland. Restrictions forbid any
live Christmas trees in student
residences.
Students still get excited when
Christmas time rolls around, accor-
ding to Shunda Taylor, Cham-
pagnat's fourth floor
·RA.
When it,s not whatyou,ve always wanted ...
bl' Ed McGarry
•
Chris Buss reca\lstbe Christmas
•
gift that made him realize that it is
truly better to give than to receive.
"It was a dart board," said
Buss, a communications major
.
from Vermont, "but it didn't have
any darts."
"My jaw just dropped to the
floor. All I could do was look at
my father and say
'Aw,
come on,
dad,' " Buss said.
Buss is one of the many Marist
students who have received rather
strange gifts, and with Christmas
right around the corner those
frightful memories of the "gifts of
Christmas past" have arisen.
Chris Champi, an accounting
major from Waterbury, Conn.,
said he pretended to like his worst
present -
at least at first.
"I
was 16-years-old and it was a
Donny and Marie album,'' Cham-
pi said. "I tried to make my parents
feel good by telling them I really
liked Donnie and Marie; then I
returned it the next day.''
•
Andy Giberti was not able to
hold in his dissatisfaction as well as
Champi.
«My grandmother gave me a big
cowboy behbuckle when I was a
,
r
junior in high school," said Giber-
ti, a business major from South
Windsor, Conn.
"I
said, 'Come on
Gram; give my a break.' "
Jackie O'Brien,· a political
science-major from Staten Island,
N.Y,,
believes. her father was
sincere.- bui.just had bad taste.
•
c<My worst gift was a pair of
boots my father gave me," O'Brien
said. "They went up real high past
my knee and had tassles hanging in
a row down the back. I know he
meant well but they looked like
fishing boots with bait hanging off
of them."
Rob Moore,
a
political science
major from Westchester, N.Y.,
found out that giving and receiv-
ing can actually be the same thing.
"One year I gave my cousin a
sweater and the next year he gave
me the same sweater back, it look-
ed like he never took it out of the
box," Moore said.
-"I
said, 'Come
on guy, you can
'do
better than
that.'
·"
The worst gift Bill Cullum ever
received was something he actual-
ly wanted -
sort of .
«I
·was
three-years-old and I got
a basebalJ glove," said CulJum, a
history major from Yorktown
Heights, N:Y
..
"I was so excited."
But it was a rig~t-handed glove
and Cullum is left-handed.
"I had wanted a glove so bad
and when I realized what was
wrong with it I was devastated,"
CulJum said.
Janet Ryan would love to receive
her worst gift ever now - but not
as a six-year-old.
"My aunt gave me a wallet with
a calculator in it," said Ryan, a
communications major from Wap-
pingers Falls,
N.Y.
"I thought it
was a toy and started to play with
it. My mother had to take it
away."
While all of these gifts are odd,
only one has ever caused someone
to lose
a
job:
That dubious distinction goes to
the former baby-sitter of Albert
Thompson.
Holiday Happenings
"He gave me two foot-long ig-
uanas for Christmas," Thompson,
an accounting
major
from
Ticonderoga, N;Y ., said.-
"l
tried
to be polite but all that came out
was, 'Oh boy
...
desert creatures.'"
Thompson's said his mother was
not all that thrilled either.
.
"Needless to say, that babysitter
never sat for me again," Thomp-
son said ..
Despite all of. these rather dif-
ferent gifts, Jon Petrucci,
a
business major from Connecticut,
was able to keep Christmas in
perspective.
"My mother once gave my
a
sweater from L.L Bean that had
somebody else's initials
•
on it,"
Petrucci said.
"It
truly taught me
the meaning or,·
_'It's
the thought
that counts.' "
December 8:
Christmas social for Campus Ministry, 5:30 p.m. at the Kirk House.
December 9:
December 10:
December
13:
"A Christmas Celebration:" A semi-formal dance dance sponsored by the College Union
Board and College Activities will be held at 9:30 p.m. in the Dining Room. The cost is $2.
21 Society Social take place from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the River Room.
Midnight Mass,
·sponsored
by Campus Ministry.
The film, ''AChristmas Story," sponsored by College Activities at 9:30 p.m. will be showed
in the Theater. The cost is $1.
A bus trip to
New
York City, spons·ored by the Housing and Residence Life. It leaves Cham-
pagnat lot at 2 p.m. The cost is
$5.
The Black Student Union will have a social at 9 p.m. in the Dining Room.
Holiday Tea, sponsored by the Student League, will take place at 1 p.m. in the Fireside
Lounge.
A reception for Sheahan, Benoit, Gregory, Champagnat upperclassmen and upperclassmen
on the meal plan will take place at 4:30 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge. Dinner will follow at
5 p.m. For Marion, Leo!and Champagnat freshman the reception will be at 6 p.m. followed
by dinner at 6:30,
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Scott Kendall,
.a
sophomore
from-Coventry, Conn., said the
decorations allow students to enjoy
a.
Christmas feeling that might
otherwise be absent at college.
"It
creates a home-like atmosphere
that we're missing while away at
school.''
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rSilent nights~
at Marist
during· br"eak
by
Kc;vin St.Onge
Midnight m~s
will
be ilie
-~nly
activity at Marist College this
Christmas Eve.·
Churchgoers and security per-
sonnel will be the only ones on
campus Dec. 24 and 25,
.
when
students leave dorms, townhouses
and apartments after the final ex-
am
period from Dec. 13 to 20.
An institution the size of Marist
is never completely closed, accor-
ding to Sister' Eileen Halloran,
director of campus ministry.
The
traditional Christmas
•
midnight
Mass is evidence of this, she said.
Open to members· of the com-
.
munity, the service has attracted as
many 100 people. Rev. Benedict
D' Alessandro attributes the atten-
dance to local parishes no lcmger
offering late night prayer services
on Christmas.
"Many parishes, not just in
Poughkeepsie, have moved the
traditional midnight service back to
8 p.m. to facilitate and encourage
more
people,
particularly
families," said D' Alessandro.
Although students will be gone,
Campus Ministry expects a good
turnout of faculty members and
local people this Christmas.
Marist students will have their
own version of the traditional
Christmas ceremony Saturday Dec.
10 in the chapel.
But churchgoers will not be the
only ones on campus. Director of
Safety and Security Joseph Leary
has assigned a full detail of securi-
ty for the holiday. One motor
patrol and two foot patrols will
make their rounds just like any
other day.
"As far as I know, we'll be the
only ones on the property," said
Leary. "99 percent of the campus
will be shut down.''
I
Campus facilities/ like the
Mccann Center will close on
Dec.23 but will be open the week
between Christmas and New Years,
according to Bob Lyn~h, assistant
director of college activities.
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Christmas in the communit
Vintage
Vanderbilt
The Vanderbilt Mansion is one of the historic sites
in the Hud-
son Valley that will have Christmas decorations on display. The
Mansion's "A Gilded Age Christmas," which is run
in con-
junction with the Mills Mansion in Staatsburg, N. Y., will begin
on Dec. 16.
(Photo by Bob Davis}
Local home offers unique
scene during the holidays
by Karen Free
After seeing a lawn decorated
with a manger scene, choir singers,
reindeer, thousands of lights, a
season's greetings message on the
ro~t)op, and:a live·santa'gt:eeting •
strangers w1th candy canes to the
sound of Christmas music, a child
began to wonder.
"Is this your house Santa?," the
child asked the Santa on the lawn.
"Of course not," Santa· said,
"everyone knows. I live at the
North Pole."
Over the last 14 years, Mary
Bloch's house on Croft Street in the
Town of Poughkeepsie has become
a local Christmas legend through
its unique
holiday
display.
Strangers cannot pass by without
stopping to take a further look.
"Sometimes people leave notes
in the manger saying how much
their children enjoyed themselves,"
Bloch said.
Bloch
started
Christmas
decorating 30 years ago at her
former City of Poughkeepsie home
on South Che.rry Str~et with the
money she won in a furniture store
contest. Her current house has
more lawn space that allows new
decorations to oe added every year.
Bloch owns and runs the Quali-
ty Furniture Store in Poughkeep-
sie that started
fo
1939 by her hus-
band, Samuel Bloch. When he died
in 1951 she kept the business going.
Workers from her furniture store
volunteer to help set up decorations
after Thanksgiving and take them
down after the new year. .
Sometimes
people
knock
on the door
to give a per-
sonal thank you
Figures must be taken out of
storage, repainted if necessary and
set up with stakes. Strings of lights
are put up and the wiring is check-
ed by volunteers. Even the Santa
who sits on the large rock outside
and passes out candy on Christmas
Eve is a volunteer and a relative of
one of her company's employees.
"There are volunteers to do
whatever needs to be done," Bloch
said.
The manger pieces - the oldest
decorations - had to be reinforc-
ed this year due to aging. • New
pieces for this year include two new
angels, four new chorus singers and
lighted trimming for the front of
the house.·
Preparations begari in October,
and by late November this year
some decorations were up. Bloch
says her progress in setting up the
d·ecoradoris· depends
on the
weather.
Hopefully,
all the
Christmas lights will be in place
and working by Dec. 10.
Bloch's hard work is not done
without appreciation. Sometimes
people knock on her door to give
a personal thank you, she said.
People often take pictures of the
house and one time a family from
California sent her their pictures,
she said.
Bloch's house has gotten quite a
bit of attention over the years. The
Poughkeepsie Journal and the Pen-
n ysa ver are among
several
newspapers that have written ar-
ticles about Bloch's Christmas
showplace.
Bloch says she doesn't mind peo-
ple observing, photographing, and
knocking on her door. But she
hopes the newly installed ropes
around the house will discourage
strangers from peering right out-
side her large living room window
at ni~ht.
Volunteers bring holiday spirit,
toys and gifts to • area families
by Kathleen Oremus
Audrey Holder brings families
together for Christmas.
As a volunteer for the Dutchess
County Community Action Agen-
cy, Holder coordinates the agency's
Adopt-a-Family for Christmas pro-
gram out of the agency's ad-
ministrative offices in Millbrook.
The 4-year-old program spon-
sors families and groups, providing
new clothing, toys and food for
families that do not have the
resources to give their children gifts
at Christmas.
Holder became involved in the
program two years ago when the
regular office staff at the DCCAA
could no longer handle the grow-
ing program.
"This project made me realize
what Christmas is all about - that
it is better to give than receive,"
said Linda Drusik, who, along with
others in the Registrar's Office at
Marist, sponsored a family.
The staff of the Registrar's Of-
fice is participating for the second
year.
"Everyone in the office does ·it
in lieu of exchanging gifts with each
other," said Susan Hamburger, a
staff member of the Registrar's
Office.
Hamburger introduced the idea
to her co-workers last year after she
saw a letter to the editor in the
Poughkeepsie Journal from Holder
explaining the program. She receiv-
ed an enthusiastic response from
her colleagues and contacted with
Holder.
Last year the office adopted a
family with three children. This
year their adopted family also has
three children, aged three, four,
and nine.
Each person in the office concen-
trates on a specific need or want of
the children.
Mimi Lon~. of the Re11istrnr•~
Office, provides the stockings and
stocking stuffers for the children.
"I guess I feel a sense of en-
thusiasm -
buying for someone
who really needs it -
not buying
just to buy," said Long.
Sponsors
are
individuals,
families, office groups, school
groups or any other group of peo-
ple interested in adopting a needy
family, said Holder. The families
adopted can be two-parent or
single-parent families, extended
families as well as elderly couples
who sometimes substitute as grand-
parents
for sponsor
family
children, Holder said.
"Ninety-nine percent of last
years' sponsors chose to participate
again this year because they really
found it to be a very meaningful ex-
perience, particularly those spon-
sors who have children," said
Holder. "The children really get in-
Continued on page 12
Brightening horizons
during holiday season
by Karen Cicero
Dressed in worn, sometimes torn
or stained clothes, members of
Poughkeepsie's Horizon's program
socialized in the program's center,
a church basement, one Wednes-
day afternoon last month.
More than 9.5 percent receive a
supported income, and many are
without a family. All have a history
of mental illness. Horizons is not
a place where one would expect to
find the holiday spirit,
but
Christmas will be merry for them
-
thanks to the Mental Health
Association and local volunteers,
including Marist students.
At a Christmas party to be held
Saturday at St. James Church in
Hyde Park, the 115 members will
receive a present from the 1,700
collected by the Mental Health
Association and wrapped by the
Marist Psychology Club. This may
be the only gift these people will
open this Christmas.
"I
got no money. Christmas
takes money," said Robert Keindl,
58. "I wish I could buy gifts."
The Mental Health Association
established the program more than
two decades ago to help people like
Keindl. From only providing gifts
for the Hudson River Psychiatric
Center, they now assist 17 agencies
in Dutchess County, including the
eight branches of Horizons.
The 15 members of the Marist
Psychology Club devoted one of
their meetings to wrapping clos!! to
200 gifts - pink stuffed elephants,
cloth calenders and knee socks.
"We're a club that wants to help
people who are in need," said
Denise Becker, riext setitester's vice
president .. "This is where we can
make a difference in someone's
life."
Louis Sparkman, 31, didn't ex-
pect anything for Christmas, but
the agency gave him socks and a T-
shirt.
"I don't have any friends. I
don't go out on Christmas; it's
lonely," Sparkman said. "I was so
happy with my gifts."
Treemendous
Bonnie Kavner, director of the
Mental Health Clinics in Dutchess
County, said although admissions
don't increase during the holiday
season, the stress level rises among
her patients.
"The holidays are depressing for
people with no family. For the
needy, Christmas is especially
distressing," she said.
She credits Joan Lanning, the ex-
ecutive director of the Mental
Health Association, with providing
the support she's needed to ease the
tension in her client's lives. Lann-
ing oversees the gift giving
program.
"I
just run up to Joan and say
I need five gifts and they're there,"
she said.
At first glance, Lanning's office
looks like Macy's gift wrapping
department with dozens of bags of
brightly wrapped presents covering
the floor. But in her 15 years with
the program, Lanning has never
seen anyone open a gift - she can
only imagine their excitement.
"For
a
65-year-old with no fami-
ly, one gift means so much," she
said. "It's hard to put ourselves in
that situation where no one cares
personally."
Elaine Walker, 65, spends
Christmas without her family. Her
only surviving relatives, her
brother's wife and two nieces, live
in Georgia. "It's awfully lonely,"
she said. "But
Christmas means
Christ and happy days
and going
to church.
I loved my tote bag (her
gift)," she said smiling.
The association mails 1,000
let-
ters in September, asking for
assistance.
Responses come from
church groups, Girl Scouts, school
children and many individuals.
Last year, Keindl's only gifts
were a bottle of aftershave lotion
and some candy. Still, the Yonkers,
N. Y.
native says he loves the
holidays.
"Christmas is not like any other
day," he said. "There's only a
short time when everybody wishes
their fellow man well."
In a burst of color, the tradi-
tional lighting of the Marist
Christmas tree took place on
Suntlay night in front of
the Lit-
tle Seat of Wisdom Chapel.
(Photo by Bob Davis)




















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Page 12 - THE CIRCLE - December 8,.1988
High tech toys corner the market this season
•
for doll houses and tram sets, m-
by Debra Rowland
.
used to ~hoot at the screen.
.
•
stead their lists are almost the sam'!
"Barbie has her ow!1 ~ar that
l
•
d" .
. d
h"ld
as most adults," said Santa. "And
Christmas wishes no longer in-
can _really drive and Sit m -
I'm
Famtly
tra
Itlon
helps
rem1n
some
C 1
ren
they are not asking (for gifts)they
elude dolls that could be sown by gettmg that s_o
I
<;?n take all of my
that presents are not the most important part
are demanding.'.'
'
.
mom or toys that dad could make dolls f?r a ride, says 4-year-old
.
Family tradition and teaching
with his own two hands. Now, toys Tammie .s!ater.
of Chnstmas
helps remind some children that
reflect the technological society
_Tammie s mothe!, Donna Slater,
resents are not the only part of
that we live in.
with the $160 pnce tag on her ---------------------------th.
t as
Today's children ask Santa for
mind, tries to persuade Tammie
ns m •
d
10
\vards a less expensive gift.
sophisticated.
Laser tag is a game that use~
1
things that their parents and gran -
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b
1 •
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Marion Weber, 35, from Fishkil
"It might be
100
heavy for San-
can remem er p aymg
wtt
laser transmitting
guns, an
parents probably never dreamt of
h h d b
ed f
b the
used to get apples and oranges in
II A d la 's sleigh honey," Slater says.
toy guns t at a
een carv
rom
receivers that are worn y
when they were sma •
n
•
r
d
d b •
h b"
h
•
• h"t it
her stocking to remind her that
Chl
.ldren seem to have no doubt
"I never wanted anything more
a piece
O
woo an
emg t c 1g players. When t e receiver 1s 1 ,
.
h t b
f th
h b
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h
h
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ers
hard times can come at anytime.
"f h
tl1an a doll that could wet herself
s
O
ecause most
O
e ot er oys
emits beeps etung t e
01
er Pay
that they will receive the g1 ts t ey
h d
d • h • k ,
•
•
Weber's- mother often talked of
when I was Tammie's age," said
a to preten wtt stic s, ' said
know there was a hit.
ask for.
Slater.
Bill Tompkins, 73, of Wappingers
"Little kids want their own VCR
Christmas' when any kirid of bruis-
" I'm getting Nintendo for
F II
d )
er
ed • fruit was the best present one
"d
7
Some ideas have remained the
a s.
(videocassette rccor er , ncv
Christmas this year," sa1 -year-
"Wh
b
II
d d
Id
t
Same, but they have been improv-
en my oy wanted a cap
mind the Barbie Do s an
ump
cou ge •
old Matthew Cuchelo.
h
h
1 Id h"
h J f'"
"I do the same for my children
•
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h
ed upon over the years.
gun
w
en e was young, to
1m
trucks," said a Santa at t e e ,er-
Nintcndo 1s one o t e more
h" •
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11
to remi"nd them that the simplest
d
d
. h
Toy guns have always been
to
use is tmagmauon, now my
son Valley Ma . .
sophisticate games use wu a
a d
f h
1
thi"ngs are often the best," Weber
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popular ,v1"th
most young boys. To-
gr n son wants one o t ose aser
television or computer.
ne o us
"
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h
k"d
k"
said.
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day they have gotten more
tag games, said ompkins.
"I expected to car
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s as mg
features me u cs a aser 1rnn
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at 1s
Shoppers crowd stores searching
for dolls, video games and records
by Lisa Ciulla
The Christmas shopping rush is
on.
With ·only a little more than two
weeks left, shoppers are already
crowding the stores and buying
items off the shelves. The Ninten-
do Entertainment
System is
especially popular this year.
Sales of the Nintendo Entertain-
ment System and its cartridges·total
about $850 million, according to an
article in the Wall Street Journal.
Area stores have been doing big•
business since "Black Friday" (the
day after Thanksgiving), according
to Frank Veale, an employee"at the
Electronics Boutique in the Galleria
Mall, Poughkeepsie.
Lil' Miss Make-up, Cabbage
Patch dolls with growing hair,
Ghostbusters and Ninja Turtles
have been selling quickly, said John
Scitive, manager of the Kay-Bee
Toy and Hobby store in the
Galleria Mall.
Francis Tacti, an employee of
Toys-R-Us in Poughkeepsie, says
shoppers are emptying the shelves
before employees can replace them.
Some of their top-selling items
incl~de Girl Talk, Magic Scan,
Outburst, Hot Potato, Pictionary
and Pass the Trash. Hot video
games are: Super Mario Brothers
II, Douple Dragon, The Adven-
tures of
Li'!lk,
Bases Loaded and
RBl
Baseball, said Tacti.
In the music de'partnient; Son~·
Walkmen, radio cassette players by
Fisher and Sony Compact Disc
players are selling quickly at Wall
to Wall Sound and Video, accor-
ding to salesperson David Jackson.
"We can't even keep the Sony
Compact Disc players in stock
because they are selling so fast,"
said Jackson.
The top-selling cassettes this year
include Def Leppard's "Hysteria,"
U2's "Rattle and Hum," the
"Cocktail"
sound track, and
Guns-n-Roses'
"Appetite
for
Destruction," said Lisa Sivco, an
employee· at Tapetown.
The hottest nine VCR videos are:
1.)
E.T.,
2.)
Cinderella,
3;)
Def
Leppard, Hysteria,
4.)
George
Michael's music video;
5.) •
Its A
Wonderful Life,
6.)
Pink Floyd,
The Wall,
7.)
Dirty Dancing,
8;)
White Christmas and
9.)
Debbie
Gibson's music video, according to
a Tapetown selling list: ·'
.. •
Girls have been asking Santa
Claus for Ul' Miss • Make-Up,
Cricket ana My Little Pony; boys
want dump trucks and GI
foe,
and
everyone warits·a'~interido ~ilter-
tainment System, said the Santa at
the Galleria' Mall.
The toy industry rings up about
60 percent of all sales during the ..
holiday period.
While business is hopping. in
Poughkeepsie, the toy industry ex-
pects ·this year's sales to rise to
about
$3
billion -
only one per-
cent from 1987 sales figures, accor-
ding to a .. Wall Street Journal
report.
, The Top .20
•
__
In a survey showing the best selling -toys; based on
October·sales, by the Wall Street Journal, the top 20
include:
.
.
• • ,
• .
•
-1. · Nintendo Entertainment System (Nintendo)
2. Barbie (Mattel)
3. Micro Machines (Galoob)
, 4. Pictionary (Games Gang)
5. Real Ghostbusters (Tonka's Kenner)
6. G.1.
•
Joe (Hasbro)
7. Win, 'Lose or Draw.(Hasbro's Milton Bradley)
8. Hot Wheels (Mattel)
••
9.· SJc:irti~g,
Line~Up (Tonkas'. Kenner).:.
IO: Dolly' Sui:prise '(Hasbro's Playskool) •
11. Teenage Mutant· Ninja Turtles (Play Mate)
12. Fun with _Foo_d
(Fisher-Price)
15. Transformers (Hasbro)
16. Dyno-Riders (Tyco)
.
J
7. Super Mai:;io Brothers II (Nintendo)
18. Atari 2600 (Atari)
19. Sega Master System (Sega)
20. Koosh Ball (Oddz On)
Don't worry,. cheap gifts for Mom are here
by Daniel Hull
College
budget.
Mom.
Christmas.
These three words put together
create something of a challenge
when shopping for your mother's •
Christmas present.
Don't worry; as little as $15 and
a creative mind goes a long way
with many Poughkeepsie _mer-
chants. Area department stores are
stocking up with clothes, jewelry,
perfumes and accessories for the
holiday season.
Denn:.; Wild, assistant store
manager
at
Marshalls
in
Poughkeepsie;
said the most
popular gifts for about $15 are
costume jewelry and accessories
such as hats, scarves, gloves and
pocketbooks.
"We sell about 50 percent more
perfume during the Christmas
season," said Patricia Vanderbeck,
assistant ladies fashion manager at
Montgomery
Ward
in
Poughkeepsiei
Besides department stores, shop-
ping in gift shops allows the shop-
per to be more creative with gift
ideas.
Daniel Lee, owner of the Sunny
Day Gift Shoppe in Poughkeepsie,
suggested an array of inexpensive
gifts, such as - hand-crafted or-
/ naments, towel·calenders, cookie
tins and jewelry boxes.
Lee • said that most college
students buy stationery or custom
jewelry.
The owner of the Country
VO
I
un
teers-----co_·
n_ti_nu_e_d
_rr_om_pa_g_e_11_
to going out and shopping for so-
meone else."
The adopted
families live
throughout Dutchess County, but
a large number come from rural
areas like Dover, Amenia, Red
Hook and Rhinebeck. A good
number of families are also from
Beacon.
Large families benefit more from
group sponsorship because the
financial burden will not be great
on any one person, said Holder.
She tries to match up a big family
with an office group rather than
another family.
As part of the program, the
sponsor has the option of getting
in touch with the adopted family
before Christmas, or bringing their
gifts and food to one of the
outreach centers in Red Hook,
Dover or Beacon.
"The real idea of the program is .
for sponsors to have direct contact
with the families. They can call
them up and talk about more
specific things they might need or
want and then have the opportuni-
ty to bring them the gifts and food
and have some personal contact,"
said Holder.
"But sometimes a sponsor wants
to remain anonymous and docs not
want to meet the family and
sometimes the adoptive family does
not want to meet their sponsor,"
added Holder.
Gallery in Fishkill, Janice Buc-
chino, said the store's most popular
Christmas gift is the Annalee
Christmas Doll, which starts at
$14.99.
Bucchino said she purchas-
ed several hundred of. the dolls and
expects to sell them all.·'·
Other • popular gifts include
miniature music boxes which play
"all sorts of songs," framed pic-
tures of country scenery, and
various shaped crystals, said
Bucchino.
"(The gifts) are unusual and
they're . made in America," she
said.
Another
way
to your mother's
heart is through her stomach.
Chocolate Secrets in Poughkeep-
sie has an assortment of chocolate
configurations within the $15
range.
Owner Darlene Moranto said
chocolate fur coats and laces are
popular gifts for mom. The 6 1/2
by 4 1/2 inch fur coat costs $5.75 .
and the chocolate lace ranges from
$7.50
to $14.50.
Shoppers can create· their own
gift by combining chocolates with
jams, cookies, and teas into a small
basket.
If you plan on sending your
mother flowers, some area florists
suggest ordering them at least one
week before Christmas.
"Christmas is our b.usiest season
up until Christmas. We could have
anywhere from 200 to 300 orders."
The traditional Christmas plant,
the poinsettia, is the most popular
plant of the season, Turner said.
She said she plans to sell most of
• the 150 poinsettias in stock.
Other .. popular
flower ar-
rangements within the $15 range
are Christmas center pieces that
mix poinsettias, red and white car-
nations, greens, pine cones, berries
• and candles, Turner said.
next to Mother's Day because Ws • Flowers can make their way to
the longest season," said Barbara • ~he tree in wooden sleighs,'
Turner, manager of the Flower reusable bowls and baskets, Turner
Barn in Poughkeepsie. "It starts said. "We have oodles of baskets,"
around December 1 and runs right she said.
Season's Greetings
from the editors of
The Circle



















































r
The party~
to end
-all parties
by
Don Reardon
December 8, 1988- THE CIRCLE- Page 13
Common sense can save you cents
when shopping around for a bank
by Ilse Martin
Charves
II
Interest
below
min.
rates•
balance
Editors Note: Don Readron's col-
umn of wizardery returns once
again, and sadly for what could be
the final time. As he spreads his
holiday cheer in hope that he will
soon be a Marist graduate, he gives
use a humorous tale with a mean-
ing, for once, tucked inside.
What's the first thing you look for
in a bank?
Chances are, if you are a college
student, proximity plays a major
role in what bank you choose.
But with a variety of services in-
cluding automatic teller machines
(A TMs) and electronic fund
transfers (EFTs), students are not
restricted to banks close to campus.
fers a savings account with
5.5
per-
cent interest. requiring a balance of
$100 to open. There is however a
monthly service charge of $2 if the
balance drops below $250.
For a regular checking account,
the monthly service charge is free
if the balance is $750 or more.
Below that amount, the monthly
charge -
from $4 to $6 -
is
dependent upon the balance.
THE
BANK
OF NEW
YORK
(Hyde
Park. Poughkeepsie)
Checking
Savings
BARCLAY'S
OF NEW
YORK
(Hyde
Park. Poughkeepsie)
Regular
Checking
Special
Checking
Savings
Minimum
balance
requirement
none
$100
$1000
none
S500
none
St/month
SS-8/mo.
none
$1.50/mo.
none
5.25%
none
none
5.25%
Additional
service
charves
$3/month
.30/check
$3.50/mo.
.30/che<:k
Jesus was the object of unrelen-
ting abuse at my party. I never
should have invited him, or the
drunk member of the lee Capades
who.yelled across the room to him,
"Holy Christ, we're almost out of
sushi. Yo, Jesus, think you could
whip up some more fish ... maybe
a few wine coolers ... ah, ha, ha,
ha." The room was once again fill-
ed with laughter, laughter at our
savior's expense.
Yes, I threw a party and
EVERYONE came.
Everyone:
Jesus, Houdini,
Brazil, Hitler, several eskimos, the
Ice Capades, Shirley MacLaine, the
'
Canadian swim team, and Alena
Fusco, a girl I went to high school
with ... yes EVERYONE.
I hadn't thought of Alena in four
years simply because she always
seemed to be the unassuming four
door sedan of human beings, then,
over Thanksgiving, I saw her pur-
chasing condoms at Doug's Drugs,
a small pharmacy in Hanover,
Mass. She was obviously planning
sex. "That's strange," I thought
with a gleam in
my
eye.
Nonetheless,
she was kind
enough to come to my party.
EVERYONE was kind enough.
Luckily I ordered 10 million kegs
of beer, and
500
barrels of Meade.
(You know Leif Erikson and those
oh-so-hard to please Vikings)
Things got rolling. Bono stood
by the keg with Jesus. He com-
plained incessantly about man's in-
humanity to man. Jesus answered:
"Holy Me, If you don't have
something nice to say.... I mean,
Although most are managing a
budget without a lot of equity,
students have many options in
banking services available in the
Poughkeepsie area.
According to John Van Vlack,
consumer affairs director for the
Ulster County Consumer Fraud
Bureau, students need to probe the
banking market for the service that
will best meet their needs.
"Even those who already have
accounts might want to think about
changing banks," said Van Vlack.
"Their rates and policies are always
changing."
When considering what type of
banking is necessary, Van Vlack
said students
need to ask
themselves some basic questions:
- Do I need to write checks and
have a checking account for the
rent, books, or food'? In some
cases, a savings account is
sufficient.
-
Do I need a bank that will
allow my parents to wire me
money'? Some banks do not offer
this; others charge a fee.
- Will
I need an ATM card for
easy access to my account'? And at
what locations can I make transac-
tions with an ATM card?
With standard personal checking
and savings accounts, the consumer
should look for a minimum
balance requirement and monthly
service charges, Van Vlack said.
Poughkeepsie Savin/ls Bank of-
"There can be a lot of hidden
fees," Van Vlack said. "Banks
will
lower their minimum balance re-
quirements, but charge for other
services."
Some banks, like Norstar Bank
of Hudson Valley and the Bank of
New York, charge a transaction fee
for using ATMs.
Norstar allows two free A TM
transactions
per month, but
charges 75 cents for each subse-
quent transaction. The Bank of
New York charges 30 cents for each
A TM
withdrawal.
The initial cost of the A TM card
at both banks is free.
"What the
A TM
gives you is
convenience, but it doesn't always
mean good service," said Van
Vlack.
For people who write very few
checks, the Marine Midland Bank
offers a basic banking package,
which has a monthly service fee of
$4, plus 75 cents for each check.
Marine Midland also has a com-
bined plan called Marine Extra
One. It requires a combined check-
ing and savings balance of $1,000,
but charges $2 if the balance of the
savings account drops below
SSOO.
Dutchess Bank & Trust Co.,
located next to the Gartland Com-
mons Apartments, has been a
popular
choice among area
students since it opened in May,
1973. It serves students from the
Culinary .Institute of America
and Dutchess Community College,
as well as the Marist Business
DUTCHESS
BANK
&
TRUST
(Poughkeepsie)
Checking
Savings
FIRST
NAT'L
BANK
OF
HIGHLAND
(Poughkeepsie)
Checking
SaVings
MARINE
MIDLAND
BANK
(Hyde
Park. Poughkeepsie)
Checking
Savings
NORSTAft
BANK
OF
HUDSON
VALLEY
(Poughkeepsie)
Checking
Savings
S300
$300
$450
$100
$4S0
$500
$7S0
$100
POUGHKEEPSIE
SAVINGS
BANK
(Hyde
Park. Poughkeepsie)
Checking
$750
Savings
$250
ULSTER
SAVINGS
BANK
(Poughkeepsie)
Checl\ing
$500
Savings
$250
•note: Interest
rates are subject
to
change.
Office.
"It's convenient for the students
and we have had a good working
relationship over the years," said
Laura Sleight, vice president of
marketing at Dutchess Bank.
For a savings account at Dut-
chess Bank, 50 cents per month is
charged if the balance drops below
$300. With the checking account,
$3 per month plus 15 cents per
check is charged when the balance
drops below $300.
"But the same way McDonald's,
Wendy's and Burger King are tell-
ing us each one has the better ham-
burger, each bank is probably go-
ing to tell you they have the best
S3/mo.
none
.30/check
.50/mo.
5%
$5/mo.
none
$5/mo.
5%
$5/mo.
S%
$2/mo.
5.25%
$4-6/mo.
5%
$I/month
5.25%
no interest
$4-6/mo.
none
$2/mo.
5.50%
$6/quarte1
5.25%
$2/quarter 5.50%
service," Van Vlack said.
According
to· Jeanne
M.
Hogarth, a professor from the
Department
of
Consumer
Economics and Housing at Cornell
University, there are some saving
routines that work regardless of
bank service:
- Make savings a fixed expenses
in your budget, as you would
telephone and food bills.
- Collect loose change. Empty
out pockets and your wallet week-
ly, save the change in a jar, and
periodically deposit the change in
your account.
can't you write a song about fur-
THE HAIR SHACK
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niture or something'? Hell, I'm
COUPON
As the snow season arrives it
standing in a room with Hitler and
FULL SERVICE UNISEX SALON
Mary Lou Retton, you don't see
•
1·
to
·nd the Mar1·s1
me complaining. lighten
up!"
Paul Mitchell Hair Care Sy.stem
IS
1me
rem1
Bono was silent. Jesus really hurt
•
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h
d
t
h 1
his feeling, and he knew this. (he
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$20°
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ac11tate snow remova .
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and stuck his hairy leg out. "Hey
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how 'bout these new sandals huh'?
Br:~:es~i~~-
et::~s
smiled. It
Symmetry Wave
Wet
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should be followed in the event
muffled screams and thudding
and Style
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sounds were heard: "Thud, thud,
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thud, Hey let me out, c'mon guys,
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no joke, let me out, thud, thud,
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thud."
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w/CUT
in the Townhouses' lot will
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relocate to the Lowell Thomas
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Local volunteers wage a war on illiteracy
not have much education either. If
they did go to school they were
discouraged and dropped out at an
early age, said Edmonson.
by Carrie Boyle
Every Thursday night for an
hour and a half, Frances Henry
tutors a student at the Fishkill
library. She does not tutor a high
school student who is having trou-
ble in algebra or chemistry. She is
tutoring a 44 year-old woman who
is learning how to read.
Henry's student is reading at a
first grade level and is just beginn-
ing to write after three-and-a-half
years of tutoring. The first time she
left a note for her husband on the
kitchen table was a high point in
her life, said Henry.
Henry is one of 170 volunteer
tutors for the Literacy Volunteers
of America of Dutchess County
who enjoys educating adult il-
literates, who comprise 17 to 21
million in the U.S.
"I love to read," said Henry. "I
think it's a shame that people can't
read and write. It's such a personal
way of expressing yourself."
Tutors are required to complete
a three-week training program
totalling 15 to 18 hours. The train-
ing sessions are held at the Literacy
Volunteers of America of Dutchess
County (L VA), in Poughkeepsie.
Once certified, the tutor is
assigned one student at a time and
is expected to stay with them for
one year or until the student feels
satisfied with what they have
learned.
L VA offers two programs:
english as a second language (ESL)
and basic reading, consisting of
functional illiterates who can't
read. There are apporximately 120
active basic reading students and 70
ESL students enrolled in the
programs.
Joan Boltz, director of L VA,
trains the tutors to be sensitive to
the needs of their students.
"In the workshops, tutors are
taught how to teach illiterate peo-
ple, on a one to one basis, through
exercises concentrating on com-
prehension, sight words and pic-
tures, phonics, role playing and in-
terview sessions," said Boltz.
Henry says that she first
evaluates her students to get a feel
of where there are academically
and to find out how she needs to
construct her teaching.
"We do exercises called 'ex-
perience stories' in which the stu-
dent tells me about something, like
how their day was or what their
family is like. I write it down and
the student reads it back to me and
gains confidence in themselves
because they're reading back their
own words, said Henry.
"It
helps
to recognize words."
The increase in new illiterates has
succeeded the increase in new births
with one out of of every eight peo-
ple not being able to read, accor-
ding to a goverment study.
"It's hard to estimate how many
illiterates there really are," said
Nadine Lewis, a Higher Education
Opportunity Program counselor at
Marist and member of the board of
directors of L VA. "Many people
camouflage it very well and are
capable of performing in jobs."
Lewis said she never realized
what a problem illiteracy was in
this county until she participated in
the tutor training workshops at
LVA.
"I've always been concerned
with health care among illiterate in-
dividuals because they aren't able
to read the correct dosage of
medicince that they're instructed to
take. They're putting themselves
and their children in danger," said
Lewis.
Both north and east Dutchess
Counties are areas that are in need
of tutors, according to L VA
findings.
"Their other senses are very
perceptive means of communica•
tion," said Lewis. "They pay at-
tention more intensely to televsion
broadcasts, other peoples' conver-
sations and pictures
in the
newspaper to figure out what it's
saying. They pick up enough infor-
mation through their other senses
to generate conversations and keep
up."
Most of the students come to
L VA with a specific goal in mind.
Most want to be able to read to a
child, get a drivers' license or read
the sports page, said Lewis.
"If
we can get them to ac-
complish their specific goal, then
they will continue to grow and
want to learn to read more," said
Lewis.
Myrtle Edmonson has been
tutoring for three years. She said
she usually starts with what the stu-
dent knows, what they want to
learn and goes on from there.
"I Jove teaching," said Edmon-
son. "Not a lesson goes by ·-
whether good or bad -
where I
don't encourage them. The world
needs more of that - caring about
other people."
Many of the students come from
poor families where the parents do
Edmonson's favorite student is
27-year-old, Robert. When he was
a child, a psychiatrist told him that
he would never learn anything. He
was determined to read and to get
through high school.
Two years ago when he came to
L VA he only knew the alphabet.
For the past two months Edmon-
son has been trying to teach him
how to substract a larger number
from a smaller one, concentrating
on how to borrow.
"I've done so well with him. I
feel like Frankenstein, like I've
created something," said Edmon-
son. "You plant a seed, nurture it
and it develops into something."
Rewards often seem distant, but
with a lot of hard work, tutors' ef-
forts pay off.
"America prides itself on being
the greatest country in the world,
yet illiteracy is prevailing greatly
here," said Lewis. "I think we've
lost the pride and importance of
education to a certain degree."
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be repercussions?
That should not be the concern
of any American. The freedom of
speech is one of the most basic
rights of our nation, and taking it
away is one of the most heinous
crimes that one can commit.
It is bad enough that Marist feels
the need to hold the student body
on a short leash, but when they fire
someone for speaking his mind, we
have indeed reached a sorry state
of affairs.
James Jackson
Business staff
To the editor:
As I begin a new administrative
assignment at Marist as Director of
Financial Aid, I would like to take
this opportunity to thank the staff
in the Student Accounts Office for
their support over the last year.
1 will always look back on the
commitment
this group
of
employees gave, and continues to
give to the students attending
Marist. The business end of educa-
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"Safety Dance," then they played
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tle "Safety Dance" of her own?
She had changed. Everyone had
changed. Those who were seeming-
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regular, even exciting. Those who
normally detested did not detest.
True, 'twas the holiday season,
but parties don't run smooth when
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thursday
morning
quarterback
by Tim Besser
Apparently big-time college
football programs will never
learn.
The latest school to be rock•
ed by scandal is Texas
A&M.
The Aggies are being in•
vestigated by the NCAA after a
•
former player said that A&M
Coach Jackie Sherrill paid him
over $4,000 in "hush money"
so that he would not tell NCAA
investigators
about alleged
violations
in the football
program.
The player, George Smith,
later recanted his story, saying
he made it up in an effort to in-
crease sales of his upcoming
book on college football. He
said that the money was in fact
a series of loans from Sherrill,
who he says is a father to him.
Sherrill, after originally duck-
ing the media when the story
first broke, now says that the
money was in fact a loan.
There has been a calling in
some parts
for Sherrill's
resignation.
He has said
repeatedly that he definitely will
not resign.
Sherrill should look at the ac-
tions of the coach at Texas
Christian University, who a few
years back turned in his pro-
gram to the NCAA after learn-
ing that one of his star players
was paid by a' booster. Now
TCU is on probation. It was a
class act by a class coach, Jack
Aker.
Sherrill's actions show why
the SWC (Southwest Con-
ference) is called the "Sure we
cheat"
conference
by
detractors.
If Sherrill refuses to do
anything, the administration
must step in and dismiss him,
even
though it means buying
out Sherrill's hefty contract.
Failure to act now could result
in the Aggies receiving the so-
called death • penalty for their
football program, which con-
ference
rival
Southern
Methodist received two years
ago.
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The NCAA did do something
positive last week. It received a
·report
on the effects of com-
peting in Division I sports,
primarily football and men's
basketball, on education.
The study showed that on the
average the athletes spent more
time a week on their sports than
•
they did on attending classes
and studying. This is not
surprising.
The study also showed that
whether a freshman is red-
shirted or not has little impact
on the amount of studying he
does. The person still spends
more time on the sport than on
education. This would seem to
suggest that freshmen should be
allowed to compete.on the var-
sity leveL
Perhaps the problem though
is the demands of the coaches
on freshmen. Certainly the
players, who have been com-
peting most of their lives, want
to participate and be part of the
team, but their education must
come first and that starts with
the coaches.
All freshmen should be in-
eligible
in
an effort to help
them
make the
transition
to
college,
educationally speaking.
In ad·
dition they should have
limited
practice schedules
so
they
can
spend more time on their
studies, preparing them for the
next three years.
By making all freshmen in-
eligible there is another benefit.
No
longer will the freshmen
who
are academically ineligible
under
prop 48 be stigmatized.
No
one will
know that they
didn't meet academic
standards
since no freshmen will be
playing.
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Yes!!!
Senior center Miroslav Pear-
ski banks the ball off glass dur-
ing record-setting victory over
Mount St. Vincent last week.
(Photo by Bob Davis)
December
8, 1988-
THE CIRCLE - Page 15
Skaters perform well
amid scheduling errors
by
Kevin
St.Onge
The hockey club has skated to a
5-2 record through its first seven
games despite scheduling dif-
ficulties with the Metropolitan
Conference.
The Red Foxes had difficulties
on the ice Saturday, dropping an
11-3 decision to Hofstra at the Mid-
Hudson Civic Center, getting off
only 24 shots the entire game and
being whistled for 28 penalties.
The game drew an estimated 150
fans on a night that had the hockey
team playing opposite the basket-
ball team.
Coach John Lentz was pleased
with the fan turnout if not the final
score,
saying,
"Marist has a loyal
following, tonight there was a good
hockey crowd."
Due to a scheduling problem,
only 11 of the 24 players on the
team were available to play against
SUNY Stony Brook during the
Thanksgiving break in the Nassau
Coliseum, home of the National
Hockey League's
New York
Islanders.
The game was originally schedul-
ed for Jan. 21, but Stony Brook
notified the league of a conflict, so
the game was rescheduled, but
Marist was never
informed.
Lentz
learned of the change following the
Foxes 7-4 win over Stony Brook
Nov. 19 at the Civic Center.
"We certainly intend to take this
up with the league," said Lentz.
"They have messed up another
game as well, this Saturday we are
playing the University of Niagara
yet Manhatten College has us on
the schedule as well."
Despite playing with only JO
skaters and one goalie, the Red
Foxes defeated Stony Brook 4-1 at
the Coliseum. Keith Young had
two goals and Rob Goyda added
three assists as the Red Foxes put
38
shots on net. Marist's Marco
Bertolozzi turned awav
29
of the
30
shots he faced.
•
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at Siena. Results were not
available
at
press time. They are in
action
again Saturday against Niagara at
an unusual face-off time of
4
p.m.
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15 points, that proved to be the played, especially since Providence
down fall.
is a team that scores in the
90's
on
Babineau said that he
is
the first
to admit that Marist does not
match up with Providence, but that
it is not 24 points better then Marist
either.
a regular basis.
Another point to take into con-
sideration is the fact that two key
players are injured. In addition to
Galarneau, Nancy Holbrook will
be out until January with a stress
fracture in her foot. Holbrook
missed the final 13 games last
season with a stress fracture in the
other
foot.
"The kids were
so
pumped up
that it worked against them," said
Babineau.
"They
were
to
tight ... they were shooting five foot
jumpers and breaking glass."
Marist next home game
is
tomor•
row when it hosts Siena. The Lady
Though Marist gave up 77 Red Foxes played at Brooklyn Col-
points, Babineau said that he is lege on Tuesday. Results were
happy with they way his defense unavailable at press time.
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Men's hoop team
falls to UConn
by Jay Reynolds
I think I did a pretty good job on
him in the second half."
The men's basketball team looks
Another key to the game, accor-
for its third victory of the season ding to Magarity, was Marist's in-
when it travels to Siena Saturday ability to capitalize on UConn's
following Monday's 93-71 loss to turnovers.
I 8th-ranked
University
of
''We would get the ball and then
Connecticut.
turn it right back over," he said.
The Red Foxes will play their
In a record-breaking start to the
final home game of the semester • season, the Red Foxes bounced off
Monday when they face off against a 94-58 loss to Louisiana State
East Stroudsburg. Game time is University on Nov. 26 to crush
1:30 p.m.
Mount St. Vincent College 104-50
The Red Foxes (2-2), have Won on Nov. 29. The 65-59 win over St.
only seven of the 25 meetings with Peter's College last Saturday mark-
Siena -
their last win coming in ed Magarity's 100th career victory
the 1983-84 season, 67-62 at Siena. and Marist's first ever over the
Monday will mark their first Peacocks.
meeting with East Stroudsburg.
In the first two games, four team
At Connecticut, the Red Foxes records were set.
trailed by just four at halftime in
The 36-point loss to LSU was the
front of a sellout croud of 4,604 at worst defeat in history by a Marist
the Storrs Field House. But an 11-2 Division I team. The Red Foxes'
run by the Huskies in the first two previous worst defeats were by 25
minutes of the second half extend- points to Pittsburgh (93-68) in the
ed the lead to 13 points. Cliff J 987 NCAA tournament
and
Robinson scored seven of his game- South Florida (84-59) during the
high 27 points during the run.
1983-84 season.
"One of the keys to the game
Three other records were set
was the end of the first half and the against Mount St. Vincent. With
way Robinson started the second the
104
points scored, 43 field goals
half," said Coach Dave Magarity. made and 54-point victory margin,
"He took control of the game and they broke the old records of
100,
showed what kind of player he is." 42 and 40, respectively.
"I
thought Cliff Robinson, in
Four Marist players reached
three years of coaching here, double figures against the Division
played one of his best games," said III Dolphins, with Pekarski leading
Connecticut Coach Jim Calhoun. all scorers with 23 points. Forwards
"No question the difference was John Kijonek and Ted Sharpenter
the second half. We got him the had 14 points and 12 points,
ball inside which we didn't do real respectively, while guard Steve
well in the first half."
Paterno added 11 points.
Despite going just eight for 20
Freshman
guard
Reggie
from the field, Marist center Miro . Chambers dished-off for eight
Pekarski played almost even with assists and junior Joey O'Conner
Robinson, scoring 23 points. No added six in the rout.
other Marist player had more than
Magarity had much praise for his
nine points.
team following the victory over St.
"He's a good player. He made Peter's.
me force some shots," Pekarski
CIThis
is the best team they have
said of Robinson. "(UConn) is a had in the last six or seven years,"
very good team, but I'm disap- he said. "We beat a great team. We
pointed."
played with the intensity and emo-
• Robinson said he was pleased tfon that we need to play with all
with his second-half performance. year."
"We wanted to take it right to
At LSU, Pekarski led the Red
them in the second half," he said. Foxes.with 22 points and a career
(Pekarsk.i) is a talented player, but high 18 rebounds.
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THE
CIRCLE;.
December 8, 1988
Freshman guard Reggie Chambers goes rip for layup in last
week's rout of Mount St. Vincent.
(Photo by Bob Davis)
Wom·en
win first
of season
by David Blondin
Marist junior Annette McKay hit
both ends of one-and-one with less
then seven seconds to play to put
Marist up by four en route to a
69-64 victory over Rider College in
the consolation game of the Lady
Friar Classic Sunday at Providence
College.
The win is the first of the season
for the Lady Red Foxes as they fell
to Providence College in the open-
ing round of the tournament, and
lost to Brown University in the
season opener Nov. 26.
Being able to convert down the
stretch as well as hit big free
throws, 14 of 14 in the game, was
the difference as Marist erased a
13-point halftime Rider lead, said
Coach Ken Babineau.
"I'm proud of what the team
did, the win was good character
builder," said Babineau.
Marist found itself in trouble
when senior co-captain Jacalyn
O'Neil and sophomore
Ruth
Halley got in early foul trouble,
forcing the team to go with a
smaller lineup.
With
sophomore
Danielle
Galarneau out with a sprained
ankle (she has missed all three
games) the Lady Foxes had no one
to replace O'Neil and Halley in the
low post position.
Babineau said that during
halftime he felt confident in his
team and told them that they could
come back and beat Rider.
Marist did just that as it tallied
44 points in the second half.
O'Neil, who was nammed to the
all-tournament team, had a game-
high 22 points
and Monica
O'Halloran added 18 points.
A come form behirid win was
something Marist was unable to do
in the opening round game against
Providence, as it dropped a 77-53
decision.
Despite playing even with the
Lady Friars in the second half, each
team scored 38 points, it was
Marist's poor play in the first half,
Continued on page 15
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swimmers~
Men swim to perfect start, edge Iona
improve to
2-0
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by Chris Shea
fr~estyle (10:28.30) and
m the 500 freestyle
'I'm
very pleased
(4.58.95).
The women's swimming and diving team
continued its success by defeating New York
University this past week. Marist won
168-133 to inmprove its record to 2-0. The
meet was decided by the 200-meterindividual
medley, which was won by Marist.
Kindra Predmore, Jeanne Cleary and Lisa
Burgbacher each had two victories to lead
the Lady Red Foxes to victory for the second
time in as many tries. The latest test for
Marist was last night against SUNY New
Paltz. Results w~re not available at press
time.
First-year coach Rena Paterno is· happy
with the way things are going so· far, Even •
though it is only the second meet of the year
our swimmers are looking strong, she said.
For the second time, sophomore sensation
Predmore was a deciding factor in the me~t.
Predmore won the deciding 200 individual
medley with a time of2:19:84. The 200but-
terfly was also won by Predmore in a time
of 2:20:06.
Cleary was also a key for Marist • as she
captured two events as well. Cleary won the
50 freestyle in a time of 26.86. She was also
a member of the winning 200 medley relay
The men's swim team is off to its best start
ever. The squad.has bolted to a
3-0
record
in dual meets, including a 2-0 record in the
Metropolitan Conference.
HighlightiQg the winning streak was a
121-120 thrilling victory over Iona College.
The meet wasn't decided until the last race
when the Marist 400-meter freestyle relay
team consisting of John Gavigan, Mark
Le Vie, Chris Prauda, and Brian Charles pull-
ed off a win in 3 minutes, 22.99 seconds to
gurantee the victory.
It
was the first conference loss for Iona in
two years. Iona placed first in 7 out of 13
events, however Marist was able to capture
8 second place finishes. "Obviously depth
was the key to our victory." said Coach
Larry Vanwagner.
Leading the charge for the Red Foxes were
Tom Bubel, who broke the school record in
the 200 individual medley, and Joe Bubel
who bettered the school mark in the 200
breaststroke. Also capturing important wins
for Marist were Brian Charlesin the 50
freestyle, Brink Hartman in the 1,000
freestyle and Scott Tummins in the 100
freestyle.
Vanwagner was· understandably happy
team.
with the win, however he is not exactly com-
Once again, Burgbacher continued to
fortable with the thought of now being the
dominate in the diving competitions.
conference favorite.
Burgbacher captured both the one- and
"Being the favorite is not the position we
three-meter events.
want to be in, we are going to stay with our
The Lady Red Foxes continue to show
goal of improving on last years third place
promise as they hope to keep their
conference finish," said Vanwagner.
undefeated record intact. Next up for Marist
In the first dual meet of the year Marist
will be one of the season's roughest meets.
soundly defeated Rensselaer Polythechnic In-
On Nov. 29, Marist travels to New Jersey to
stitute 129-66. Two Marist records were set
ll_ake
on Trenton State.
• by sophomore Joe Bubel in the 1,000
"I'm very pleased because a majority of the
because a lot of the
swimmers have already swam their best pi;r-
h
sonal unshaven times. This usually doesn't
SWlmmers
ave
happen this early in the year," said
already swam their
Vanwagner.
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turned in by Tummins, who improved his
shaven times.'
time by eight second over last year in winn-
ing the 200 freestyle.
Three freshmen all won their events for
Marist. Hartman won the 200 IM, Jeff Fitz-
simmons the 200 backstroke and John
Gavigan the 50 freestyle.
"I'm very pleased to see the freshmen
helping out the team already," Vanwagner
said.
•
The home opener and second dual meet
of the season for Marist was held on Nov.
30 against Montclair State College. The Red
Foxes won quite handily by the count of 117
to 77. Jim Fitzsimmons set a school record
in the 200 backstroke, and Joe Bubel also
broke a school record in the 200 butterfly to
pace Marist to victory. The men divers con-
sisting of Todd Prentice, Michael Carr and
Matt Giaquinto impressive-ly swept the div-
ing events. Hartman won the 1,000 freestyle,
Brian Charles took the 100 freestyle and Tom
Bubel easily won the
200m
IM in a time of
2:05.40, only one-tenth of a second off the
school record.
To date the high-flying Red Foxes have
shattered nine out of a 20 school records.
"There was a huge improvement from last
year's team to this year's" said Vanwagner.
Marist faced William Patterson College
Tuesday and will swim against SUNY Stony
Brook Saturday. Results of the William Pat-
terson meet were not available at press time.
In 11 the Red Foxes have never defeated
Stony Brook
Between the Montclair and RPI meets, the
Red Foxes swam in the Metropolitan Con-
ference· Relay Carnival.
One disqualification was
aJI
that stood bet-
ween the Marist and first place. Instead, the
Red Foxes had to settle for second place
behind Iona.
Even with the DQ, Vanwagner said he was
"extremely happy" with the outcome. "The
Relay Carnival is a preview of the
Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Con-
ference. It tells you the strengths and
weaknesses of each team" said Vanwagner.
Joe Bubel broke another school record in
the 100-yard breaststroke, and the 800
freestyle team of Le Vie, Tom Bubel, Tum-
mins, and Joe Bubel set a new school record
with a time of 7:27 .86.
Marist divers Paul Barrese and Todd Pren-
tice swept the I and 3-meter diving competi-
tions. Barrese had 4 firsts and Prentice 4
seconds.
Marist improved upon a last year's fifth
place finish.
Vanwagner was pleased with the outcome.
"The team goal was to finish third and break
two school records and we accomplished
both."