---....THE
IRCLE
MARIST COLLEGE. POUGHKEEPSIE,
N. Y.
February expressions
College gears up
to fight Cuomo,
financial aid cuts
by
STACEY MCDONNELL
Managing Editor
Marist officials will call upon
faculty, administration, staff and
students to help fight Gov. Mario
Cuomo's proposed budget, which
would cut nearly a million dollars
in state aid to the college, President
Dennis J. Murray said.
"I cannot overstate how serious
this matteris for Marist," Murray
said in a letter to the college com-
munity. "We must succeed in con-
vincing the governor and the
Legislature that these proposed
cuts would be counterproductive
and should be rejected."
He said the college is working
with other members of the Coun-
cil of Independent Colleges and
Universities (CICU) to lobby the
proposal in Albany. There are 130
independent colleges in the state.
A letter writing campaign to
state senators, assemblymen, the
governor and to the editors of local
newspapers will begin by the end of
the week, said Edward Hynes,
director of college relations.
And because the governor has
insisted the budget be completed by
April l, Murray said the college
and the CICU have to act fast.
Circle
photo/Laura Soricelli
Sophomore Maria Licari fills out a Valentine's Day message for a friend. Freshman Paul
Jones, right, and Christopher Smith, sophomore, help sell the candy-grams last week in the
Campus Center.
And although the college stands
to lose $582,000 in aid, officials will
keep tuition increases to the bare
minimum next year because
students wili also be hit with losses
in the Tuition Assistance Program
(TAP) and the Regents College
scholarships, he said.
"It's going to be very important
for students in the independent sec-
tor to become involved in pro-
testing the governor's budget
cuts," said Mark Sullivan, ex-
ecutive vice president.
Special attention and concentra-
tion will be placed on legislators
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page
5
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Clubs find tough competition for funding
. by
TRICIA RIZZUTO
Staff Writer
tivities, sata me smaller allocations are the
Allocations for the spring were made in
ford, the vice president, both inquired about
result of a growing number of new clubs, . December, but Last Wednesday night, the
• a grievance night but couldn't get any
which increases competition for funding
Financial Board distributed about $9,000
straight answers.
from the
$50
activity fee paid by each full-
more. The money was reclaimed by the
"I'm not happy with the way it was handl-
Despite the allocation of an additional
$9,000 last week by student government,
some Marist organizations remain upset
about the small amount of money they have
received this semester.
time student per semester.
board from unused funds in the clubs' fall
ed," said Dumont.
In addition, Sansola said 66 percent of the • budgets.
Students participating in the Model U .N.
money set aside this year for organizations
Clubs were not notified that the new
program put in $200 of their own money to
had already been allocated· in the fall.
money was available, according to Ray Roy,
finance this week's trip to a program at
Sansola denied a claim by some club
chairperson of the Financial Board.
Princeton University after they were refus-
"A lot of clubs are saying that they can't
do (certain activities) because they have no
moneYi," said John Campbell, general
manager of the campus radio station
WMCR.
' presidents that an overestimation of college
In addition to complaints about cutbacks,
ed funding for the activity by the board, said
• enrollment had led to a miscalculation of
several club officers criticized student
Martin Camacho, one of the participants.
how much money would be available,
government
and student affairs
ad-
The students will need another $400 to pay
A total of $73,415 was allocated for club ministrators for failing to notify them about
the balance, Camacho said.
WMCR
received about $5,000 last
semester, according to Campbell, but
will
get
only about $350 for the spring term.
activities · for 1990-91. Allocations to
the availability of the $9,000 and for not yet
Roy said the budget process is longer and
organizations are determined by the student
scheduling a grievance night to hear club re-
more complicated than many people think.
Financial Board and then reviewed by col-
quests for additional.funding.
Steve Sansola, -director of college ac-
lege administrators and the Council of Stu-
Julie Dumont, president of the Political
... See
BUDGET page 8
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dent Leaders. •
•
Science Club, said that she and Amy Bed-
IBM and Marist:
After two years of growth
joint study starts to peak
by
ILSE MARTIN
Editor
. Art Scott's students might have to be creative if they need an excuse
for not turning in their homework.
Saying "I left it at home" just won't work.
Turning in assignments for Scott's Introduction to Computers class
this semester means simply pressing the enter key -
well, almost. All
work for his class is typed on computers and sent to him through elec-
tronic mail on the mainframe system, the IBM Model 3090-200E. Scott
calls his course "the paperless class," since even his 'handouts' are pro-
vided through electronic mail.
His teaching approach is just one example of the computing capabilities
available to the college -
capabilities which have been made possible
by the IBM-Marist joint study, a five-year, Sl3 million venture which
has hit its halfway point this month.
But what exactly is the joint study? In a complicated structure of
technology and computer jargon, for many people the joint study has
become a two-,,;ord explanation for the presence of computers on campus.
The reason, coordinators say, is that the first stage of the study -
one that lasted more than two years - was primarily to set up the base,
or infrastructure, of
IBM's
technology, and even Marist coordinators
didn't know what the full extent of the joint study was.
... see
IBM
page
8
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The word on par king -cars:
tickets and 'boots' are booming
•
For all of 1990, 278 vehicles
count, which is us~ to fund the
by
JOHN DEARDEN
were booted and 20 were towed.
day-to-day _oper~t1ons of_ the
Staff Writer
According to Leary, 95 per-
col!ege, said Lizette Viera,
Security officials may need to
. order more pens if they're to
keep up with the recent rash of
parking
violations
Marist
students have been amassing.
Security had issued 294 park-
ing tickets and "booted" 30
cars this semester through Feb.
3, said J.F. Leary, director of
safety and security.
"There seems to have been a
memory
lapse
over
the
Christmas break regarding the
parking policy," said Leary.
The boom in tickets is due
mainly to the new parking
policy instituted last fall by the
college.
That policy requires all
vehicles parked on campus to be
registered ...,;th the Office of
Safety and Security and parked
in their designated areas -
areas that students say are often
inconvenient to classes and
residences.
cent of the violations were a
semor accounts cler~.
.
result of the new parking policy.
~e problem Man~t dnvers
When a
car
is booted, a large
face
IS
that 1,592 parking spaces
lock is applied to the front left-
must accommodate about 4,200
hand tire, immobilizing the
students and s~ff, although not
vehicle
all of them dnve to campus.
Most fines are $25. Another
"I sympathize with those
$20 is charged for a boot
students who have to walk from
removal, and towing, which is
M~Ca~n to Dyson, but t,he
done by an outside firm, usual-
po1_nt 1s: Park when: you re
ly runs about $60. Towing is us-
ass1~ed ~d nobody will bother
ed only extreme cases Leary
you, _said Leary.
said.
'
. Manst staff members are sub-
Fines are paid at Student Ac-
Ject to the same rules
~
are
counts, and is a major hassle,
s~udents and ~re routm~ly
says Margarete Cassalina, who
ticketed by se~unty' accor~mg
must collect the monev from the
to Tom McLain, ass1sta~t
direc-
oflen irate student. •
tor of safety and_ security.
Cassalina,
an accounts
receivable clerk, recalls one stu-
dent even paid a $45 fine with
the exact amount in unwrapped
pennies.
The money collected from
parking violations is deposited
into the school's general ac-
But employees m student ac-
counts say they
don't
recall any
Marist staff members pa;ing
any fines since the new parking
policy was instituted.
Anyone hoping security
might ease up had better be
prepared to shell out some cash,
Leary warns.
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2
THE CIRCLE
___
Up
to
Date---•
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT
Tonight
•Tau Epsilon Phi and the College Activities
Office present a Valentine's Day dance at 9 p.m.
in the Dining Hall.
•The Foreign Film Program presents "La
Ciudad Y Los Perros" at 7:30 p.m.in Donnelly
245. Admission is free.
•Celebrate Valentine's Day with a Love Con-
cert at 5:30 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge. It is
sponsored by the Marist Singers.
Friday
•Foreign Film, see above.
•Alpha Kappa Psi is sponsoring a lecture,
"Self Employment: Is It For You?" at 12 noon
in CC249. All are welcome.
•The Bobby Enriquez Trio-jazz
pianists-
will appear at The Trinity Pawling School
Auditorium, 300 Route 22, Pawling. Admission
is $3 for students. For information, 855-3100.
•Comedian Taylor Mason and Student Talent
Nite will be held in the Dining haH at 9 p.m.
Saturday
•Housing is sponsoring a "great escapes" trip
to Boston for only $10. The van departs at 8 a.m.
from the Champagnat Parking Lot.
•The Foreign Film Program presents "The
Sacrifice" at 7:30 p.m. in Donnelly 245. Admis-
sion is free.
•Come root for the hockey team this Satur-
day at 8 p.m. as Marist goes up against Southern
C<;>nnecticut
at the Mid-HudsOJl Civic Center.
Sunday
•There will be Staged Readings at 7 p.m. in
the Fireside Lounge.
•Foreign Film, see above.
Coming Events
•The Royal Hanneford Circus is coming to the
•
Mid-Hudson Civic Center on February 22, 23,
and 24. Tickets are available by calling 454-3388.
Admission for students is $12.50.
•The Mid-Hudson Civic Center invites you to
attend a concert of one of the hottest rap groups
today, "Vanilla Ice" on March 27 at 7p.m.
Tickets can be purchased through the Civic
Center Box Office and all Ticket Master outlets,
or charge by phone, 454-3388.
•"The African American Male Student in
Higher Education," a discussion, will be held at
7
p.m., in Lowell Thomas 125 on Thurs.
February 21.
·•An
evening of poetry with Sonia Sanchez will
be held Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. in the theater.
Ms. Sanchez is the author of 13 books and is the
recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts
award, the Lucretia Mott Award for 1984 and
the winner of the 1985 American Book Award
for her novel, Homegirls and Handgrenades.
•The African American Experience, a night of
poetry, will be held in the Fireside Lounge on
Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.
•The film, "Listen up: the Lives of Quincy
Jones," will be shown Wednesday, Feb. 27, at
9:30 in the theater.
• A gospel concert with "Shining Light," will
be performed Saturday, March 2, at 8 p.m. in
the theater. Admission is $2.50 with Marist I.D.
and
$5
without.
MAKING THE GRADE
•The Mental Health Association in Ulster
County is accepting applications for its annual
$500 Dr. Shea Memorial Scholarship. The ap-
plicant must demonstrate financial need and
must be a United States citizen residing in Ulster
County. The student must be entering their se-
cond, third or fourth year of college, nursing or
graduate school and must be majoring in a men-
tal health related field. Requests for applications
should be sent along with a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to the Shea Scholarship Com-
mittee, Mental Health Association, 221 Tuyten-
bridge Road, Kingston, N.Y. 12401. All applica-
tions must be submitted by April 15.
•Student entries are sought for tµe 10th New
York International Art Competition, sponsored
by International Art Horizens. The competition
is open to all students and artists working in
various art fields. Applicants are to submit slides
along with th'eir applications by April 12 to In-
ternational Art Horizens, Dept. RASU, P.O.
Box 1533, Ridgewood, N.J. 07450. For informa-
tion, 201-487-7277.
•The Long Island Advertising Club is now ac-
fepting entries from Long Island students for
four academic scholarships adding up to $7,000
to be awarded in June. The awards will be
granted as one $3,000, one $2,000 and two
$1,000 scholarships. The applicant must be a
Long Island resident with an official college
transcript, a personal letter, two letters of recom-
mendation and up to five work samples.
Deadline for entries is April 29, 1991. For ap-
plication and information, call 516-351-0800.
•College stude:3ts are invited to enter the
Christophers $8,500 Video Contest. This year's
theme is "One Person Can Make a Difference."
Applicants must produce on film or video a ~hort
feature of five minutes or less which illustrates
the theme. Entries should be submitted on VHS
or 3/ 4-inch cassette with an official entry form
or photocopy by Friday, June 14. For applica-
tions and information, call 212-759-4050.
TO YOUR HEALTH
•Planned Parenthood's Amenia medical of-
fice,conducts complete gynecological exams,
counseling sessionsand administers birth control
on Tuesday and Wednesday each week from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. The office is located at the
Amenia Day Nursery on Main Street. For infor-
mation, call 373-9933.
•The American Heart Association is holding
their annual Heart Walk and Run on Saturday,
Feb. 23. The route begins and ends at the
Poughkeepsie
YMCA,
from which point par-
ticipants will walk or run for three, five or ten
miles, depending on their pref ere nee. For infor-
mation and registration call Syde Wattoff, coor-
dinator of the Marist fitness program at
575-3000, extension 2526.
By Margo Barrett
Editor's Picks
•
•
•
Valentine's Day Dance,
_Saturday
at 9
pm in the new Dining Hall
Breakfast at aarties:·/Eve-ry Saturday at
approximately 3 _am
:-
• •
Mens Volleyball vs. Siena and St. Rose,
Saturday at 1 pm, Mccann Center
FEBRUARY
14,
1991
Another Friday nigh~
...
•
Circle
photos/Laura Soricelli
Comedians Dean Edelson, right, and Mike Sullivan-Irwin
entertained students in the River Room and at the 21 Socie-
ty
gathering in the New Dining Room last Friday night. The
event was sponsored by the College Union Board and The
21 Society.
New seminar series
geared to provide
female perspectives
by
JANET DESIMONE
Staff Writer
Dr. Marguerite Hefferon has in-
itiated a series of seminars design-
. ed to help inform female students
of the options available to them in
today's· society.
Hefferon said this idea crune
about after she was approached by
some of her female students who
asked her how she manages to
balance both a family and
a
career.
She then recruited. the help of
various members of faculty and
staff and set out to create an open
forum where female students could
come to
.
hear the experiences of
other women as well as feel free to
speak their minds.
-
The series is entitled "Women
Talking About Women,'' and will
contain three seminars this
semester that address specific
issues
pertaining to the female gender.
The problems and perspectives
of the working woman will be the
focus of the first seminar which
takes place today at
1
p.m. in the
River Room. Seminars that deal
with images of women and their
social options and
.
battles will
follow respectively in March and
April.
Deborah DiCaprio, assistant
dean of student affairs, Barbara
Fries, counselor,
Stephanie
Michnovicz, freshman mentor and
Caroline Rider, assistant professor
of business are among some of the
speakers and coordinators of the
series.
Marc vanderHeyden, vice-
president for academic affairs has
provided funding for the series, ac~
cording to Hefferon.
These seminars are open to both
male and female students. An idea
also arose to sponsor a series
designed to address issues concer-
ning
men that would coincide with
the women's seminars, but no one
could be found to coordinate it.
Recently, however, interested
faculty and staff who are interested
in planning a series aimed at male
students have surfaced, Hefferon
said. They are hoping to present
some talks next semester.
The faculty and staff who work-·
ed on this series are excited to see
how it goes.
"It's great seeing something
available to students that. we never
really had," said Hefferon. "It's
not that we're trying to be their role
models; it's just that we're trying
to show them the many options
that are out there
if
you're a
woman.-"
Talent night tomorrow
Comedian Taylor Mason will
kick off a student talent night
tomorrow night in the Dining Hall.
Sponsors, the College Union
Board and Student Activities, are
looking for students with unique or
odd talents
to
Participate in the
event, according to Bob Lynch
coordinator of college activities. '
A three-time nominee for
"Comedy Artist of the Year,"
Mason has been featured recently
on cable television's Showtime
special "Comedy on Campus." He
has also appeared on television in
"Evening at the Improv," "Star
Search," and "Rascals Comedy
Hour." Mason's comedy includes
a puppet and a piano.
"This comedian is one of the
funniest
guys
I've seen," said
Lynch.
TAYLOR MASON
/
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The event begins at
9
p.m. and
there is no admission charge for
Marist students with 1.0. For more
information, please call the Office
of Student Activities at x3279.



























THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY
14, 1991
3
Students plan future
•
'
grad school an option
by
AMY ANSON
Staff Writer
~ith a tightening job market tempting some students to think about
gomg to graduate school, two college officials offer some words of advice.
"Just jumping into graduate school for no reason is not a good idea,"
said Diedre Sepp, director of career development and field experience
at Marist.
Some students, retreat to graduate schools because they suffer from
career confusion or career anxiety, while others go on with clear career
goals in mind, Sepp said.
Sepp said one reason students pursue graduate studies is because "they
want to explore a discipline, or they must have a master's degree to be
employable in their field."
"Some things just can't be done without a master's degree,;, she said.
One example, said Sepp, would include a student aspiring to become
a chief executive officer.
A
master's degree is usually required, but a stu-
dent may be better off working for a couple of years before returning
to school.
Roughly 12 percent of each Marist graduating class enters graduate
school, either on a part-time or full-time basis. Law school is the most
popular choice for students furthering their education Sepp said.
Recently, a survey conducted by Sepp's office showed that from the
class of 1989 (650 students), 33 out of the 396 responding went on to
full- time graduate school and 16 more went on a part-time basis.
According to the report, majors with the most students going on to
graduate studies were psychology (nine), communication arts (six) and
social work, political science and business/marketing (five each).
Dr. Donald Hester, director of graduate admissions for Marist, echoed
Sepp's thoughts. He said a master's degree is becoming an requirement
for success in the job market.
Hester said graduate schools help the individual to absorb the increased
volume of knowledge brought about by technology.
Hester also said the sophistication of technology has caused a demand
for more highly educated individuals.
"The work environment was much simpler 10 years ago than it is to-
day. Technology has revolutionized the workplace," he said.
Sepp agreed. She said today there is a broader menu of graduate school
opportunities than 10 years ago.
As the work world becomes more competitive, and the need for a
master's degree grows, Sepp said graduate schools are becoming more
accessible.
Schools are responding to the changing profile of the typical student,
said Sepp, by becoming more responsive to students' schedules and time
constraints.
Among the changes are growing numbers of evening and weekend pro-
grams for part-timers, she said.
The Career Development and Field Experience Office brought represen-
tatives of about 25 graduate schools to campus for the Marist Graduate
School Forum last October. Sepp said about
_300
Marist students took
part.
With war in t~e Gulf,
is· a draft far behind?
by
LAWRENCE OENEAUL T
Staff Writer
The fighting may be on the other
side of the world, but a reinstated
draft would suddenly bring war
home to the Marist campus.
Although it has not existed since
1973 during the Vietnam War,
reinstatement of
the draft
remains
a viable option for the president
should the war effort start to fare
poorly.
With
high American casualties
predicted if a ground war develops
in
Kuwait,
many believe
that Presi-
dent Bush would
bring
back the
draft to bolster troop strength if the
war drags
on.
President
Bush promised
there
would
be no
draft
in
this
war, and
pointed to the vast amount of Ar-
my
Reservists, National
Guard-
smen and
other
military forces
available to serve in the
Gulf.
These
forces would
be sent to fight btfore
the government reinstated the
draft.
Thomas
Goldpaugh,
adjunct in-
structor
of English,
cautioned
about President Bush's past record
in
keeping
his promises, but add-
ed that
he
thinks a draft
is unlike-
ly for two reasons.
The first
reason is the prohibitive
amount
of time it would take to
draft men,
train
them, and then
transport them to Saudi Arabia,
Goldpaugh said.
The second reason is what
Goldpaugh called the "political
suicide" of reinstating the draft.
"By starting the draft, he (Bush)
would
be
slitting his own throat, ..
Goldpaugh
said ... He will alienate
himself
from
a whole generation of
voters."
Goldpaugh pointed to the prece-
dent of
President
Lyndon Johnson,
wbO
decided
not
to
seek
re-
election
due to massive youth opposition to
his Vietnam policies.
When contacted
about the
likelihood of a reinstated draft, the
press
department
of Army
Recruiting refused comment.
When asked about the draft,
many eligible male students admit-
ted
a lack
of
knowledge
as to how
the Selective Service works
during
a time of war.
By Federal Law, every
male
must
register with the Selective Ser-
vice System within 30 days of his
18th birthday.
That
information then
goes into
a nationwide computer system,
where it
is
updated and stored for
use when needed.
The names
in
the Selective Ser-
vice computers form the
pool of
males that will be called into ser-
vice if the draft is reinstated.
For a draft to
begin,
the presi-
dent
first has to
declare
a
state of
national emergency, and then a
joint session
of Congress
has to ap.
prove the draft.
On the same day, a lottery
will
be held to assign a
priority number
to each day of the year, and young
men turning 20 in the then-current
calendar year will be called
fiFSt,
according to the lottery number of
their birthday.
The
next
day,
overnight
mailgrams
will
be sent
to
registrants whose birthdays were
given low priority numbers, and
new recruits have 10 days to report
for active military duty.
Goldpaugh acknowledged the
general ignorance about the Selec-
tive Service System, and recom-
mended the on-campus services
and workshops for students seek-
ing more information about it and
the
war.
Circle
photo/Laura Soricelli
Marist students imitate Belgium;
class to decide on mock issues
by
MARJI FENROW
Staff Writer
Marist political science students are getting first-
hand experience in international relations.
For the first time, the college is participating in
the International Communication and Negotiation
Simulation (ICONS) project which allows students
to negotiate current issues from another country's
viewpoint.
•
Marist is joined by 20 other schools worldwide
that are each assigned a specific country to
represent.
ICONS gives students the opportunity to solve
• simulated problems concerning such current issues
as the Persian Gulf crisis and human rights. These
topics are created by the program's sponsors at the
University'of Maryland at'College Park.
Students enrolled in "Comparative- Politics of
Western Europe" have been assigned Belgium, a
French-speaking country, and will try t_o solve the
problems like its leaders would. Over the course
of the semester they will be recieving and transmit-
ting information to and from other colleges par-
ticipating in the project.
To fully mimic the ways of Belgian government,
all communication will be in French. And students
in Bro. Joseph Belanger's Advanced French class
will translate messages into or out of French.
"They (the students) are trying to see how
Belgium would look at these problems," said Dr.
Vernon Vavrina, assistant professor of political
•
science, who is teaching the course.
Vavrina, who said he is more of an organizer or
helper to his class than a professor, said he hopes
this project will get his students to view world pro-
blems from another country's perspective.
He said he wants his students to "start to look
at the world through other lenses."
Vavrina said the first part ofthis project requires
his students to write a position paper about what
goals they feel are the most important in the world
from
a
Belgian point of view.
"Students will use the position paper and
homework to basically come up with guidelines for
how they are going to respond," said Vavrina.
After the paper is sent to the University of
Maryland, the students have to wait until the ac-
tual negotiations with the countries represented by
other colleges begin in April.
Vavrina said all communication will be done
through a special type of computer software call-
ed Polnet II, which all of the students will have to
learn to use.
His class will receive its own computer, printer,
phone, and modem so it can have immediate ac-
cess to them once the conferences begin, he said.
He said conferences with other countries are go-
ing to be held at non-conventional times, but that
students will have to be at the computer as soon
as the messages come in.
Vavrina said the ICONS and French classes will
be relying heavily on each other since many
messages have to be translated and responded to
within
24
hours.
But Belanger said he's unsure of how his class
of only six students will be able to translate under
such strict time limits.
•
•
•
"That's the scary part," said Belanger.
Since the political science students are
negotiating, he said his stude1it must translate the
messages accurately.
"It's going to be very good practice - very good
language learning," said Belanger.
Students in both classes also said they are look-
ing forward to the negotiations.
Karen O'Haire, a junior political science major
from Huntington,
N. Y.,
said she is looking for-
ward to working with her group on the Persian
Gulf crisis.
She said she chose this issue because she wants
"to try to understand what a European nation felt
about the matter."
"I think it will be good. I have high hopes for
this class," said O'Haire.
Shirl Sipperley, a freshman from Rhinebeck,
N.Y., and a student in the Advanced French class,
: aid she doesn't yet know how her class is going
,o handle its translation duties.
"It seems difficult. It seems like it's a really hard
job," said Sipperley.
But Sipperley said she feels it will be a good
experience.
And Belanger said he doesn't want Marist's af-
filiation with the progranpo end in May.
"We hope to take part in ICONS every
semester," said Belanger.
Prof, inspector, author: Grad does it all
by
JEFF SIMONSON
Staff Writer
Alfred Nielsen just landed his
third job. He is
a
Marist instruc-
tor, a health inspector and most
recently a novelist.
Nielsen's book "The Summer of
the Paymaster," a fictional work
about growing up in the last '60s,
has received favorable reviews~ .~
Paul Hoover of The New York -
Times
Book
Review called
Nielsen's work "earnest and occa-
sionally hilarious first novel."
Nielsen, an instructor of science
at Marist and I 968 graduate of the
college, said he's not sure of the
number of copies sold since the
book came out last Oct. 22. But he
said he believes the book is doing
moderately well for a first novel
from
an
urikDOwn
auihor.
Next month Nielsen will be do-
ing the first of three public readings
in Staten Island, the novel's setting,
to promote the work for which he
drew on some of his personal ex-
periences. There has even been
some interest in making the novel
into a movie, Nielsen said.
And to add to his busy schedule,
Nielsen is working on another
novel,t_9at he.expec_ts
will be_to his
publisher,
W.W;
Norton &·Co:·,
this summer.
.
Nielsen's first novel draws on a
mixture of people that the Staten
Island native knew, but no one
character is based on one specific
person.
"l learned early on in writing
that if you base
a
character on one
specific person, that character
becomes
one-dimensional,''
Nielsen said.
But to add "color and pizazz,"
to the piece, Nielsen incorporated
some of his own experiences.
Nielsen said a part in the novel
where the young boys build a cabin
in the woods actually took place in
his life.
The novel, which will be
available in paperback in October,
is Nielsen's first published work ex-
cept for a few poems that appeared
in
a
small poetry publication.
And Nielsen is currently one-
third of the way through his second
novel.
The new work is a fictional-
historical novel that takes place in
Denmark.
Nielsen has applied for a grant
from the American Scandinavian
Foundation that would allow him
to travel to Denmark to do research
for the book.




























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The perfect day,
the perfect gift.
by
RICHARD NASS
Staff writer
Today some gift-givers may rush
to Alps Sweet Shop of Fishkill to
purchase its most expensive item,
an $85 heart candy heart for their
Valentine.
Or they may visit Morgan's
Florist & Nursery of Poughkeepsie
to spend the standard $65 for a
dozen roses. And if flowers aren't
the answer, they could check out
restaurants like Coppola's of Hyde
Park
or the River Station of
Poughkeepsie to indulge in today's
specially prepared meals.
While these suggestions may
help, some campus couples are
preparing their own ideal celebra-
tion, with one dash, creativity, two
pinches, love.
For junior Lisa Hutchinson, that
perfect day will include balloons
and dinner with her boyfriend.
Hutchinson, from Port Jeffer-
son, N. Y .-, has been dating
classmate Jason Beatrice since
November 13, 1989.
Beatrice, from Bridgewater,
N.J., met Hutchinson last year
when they both lived in Gregory
House.
"I would spend the whole day all
alone with my honey, and hug and
kiss lier," Beatrice said reluctant-
ly, trying to protect his masculine
image
among
his
lacrosse
teammates.
Tonight Hutchinson plans on
filling her entire apartment with
heart-shaped helium balloons,
cooking a romantic dinner for two,
opening a bottle of champagne and
being alone with Beatrice.
Other couples have different
plans.
Vincent Scimecca, says he
doesn't need any gifts just
as
long
as he's with the right person.
But the senior from Beacon,
N.Y.,
still can dream.
"A nice quiet evening in a
secluded cabin in the woods, with
no phone or TV,
.a
good bottle of
wine and cuddling up under a com-
forter in front of a fireplace. with
the one I love would be perfect,"
said Scimecca, whose significant
other is freshman Jennifer Olsson.
"If she didn't buy
me a gift,
I
would be
just as happy."
Olsson, from Rockland, N.Y.,
meet Scimecca at
an
off-campus
party lastSept. 19, and they have
been going steady ever since.
"I
think it should be like any
other day if you're in love with
somebody," said Olsson, who
hopes she gets roses today.
Another couple's Valentine's
Day involves just one special thing.
Sophomore Tania Zivitski's,
ideal Valentine's Day is simple -
she just wants a card.
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about American holidays.
Zivitski, from Essex, Conn.,
wants today to stand out from the
other 364 days, and she says it can
by receiving a card with a sp·ecial
message inside.
but doesn't want anything in
return.
Zivitski's boyfriend, freshman
Brian Corbett, bought her a card
"If
she didn't buy me a gift I
would be just as happy," said Cor-
bett, from Ridgewood, N.J., who
met Zivitski in a taxi cab on the
way home from an off-campus
party last September 22.
"The perfect gift would just be
her, loving me," he said.
One campus couple is going to
·
live its ideal Valentine's Day today,
but-with a budget in mind. •
Vicki Dorety went to the grocery
and liquor
.stores
to
·prepare
for
tonight
when
boyfriend,
sophomore Matthew McQueeney,
will meet her at her Canterbury
Garden Apartments.
McQueeney, from Huntington,
N.Y., will make the trip to share
a candlelight dinner with Dorety,
a junior from Esperance, N.Y.
"I'm baking one of his favorite
dishes - lasagna. We would go out
if we could afford it, but we'll just
light some candles, open a bottle of
wine and spend the evening
together," said Dorety.
No matter what the ideal Valen-
tine's Day brings to mind, couples
seem to want to just be together to
share their feeling toward one
another.
It's the 14th-
don't blow it
by
KAREN
CICERO
Senior Editor
Panic.
With six shopping hours
left to Valentine's Day, your
significant other has asked when
you'd like to exchange gifts.
But you thought the big day w~
next week. So if love alone won't
cut it this year, The Circle has done
some legwork to save your relation-
ship as well as your wallet.
Consider the following ideas for
less than $40.
• Recruit a friend to take pic-
tures of you and your signifant
other. Take the film over to Photo
USA in the Poughkeepsie Galleria
for one hour developing. While
you're waiting, go upstairs to the
Sackett Hallmark Store and pick
out a heart picture frame and
romantic card. Put the best photo
in the frame and the rest in the
card. Cost for film, frame,
developing and a card is about $25,
mostly depending on the number of
pictures. Film must
be
in by 8 p.m.;
mall closes at 9:30 p.m.
• Win the way to your loved
one's heart through his or her
stomach. lf you don't
mind
waiting, the River Station, located
on 25 Main St. in Poughkeepsie,
doesn't require reservations. A nice
meal and two glasses of champagne
cost about
$40.
Dinner served from
4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Want everyone to know you're
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each. Open until 9:30 p.m.; last call
for engraving, 8:45 p.m.
• Surprise your sweetheart with
a balloon bouquet from House of
Cards at the Main Mall. For
$29.99, get six helium-filled
balloons, a giant Hershey's Kiss
and a greeting card. Open until
7
p.m; may be able to deliever. Call
471-4771.
• Give your pretty woman just
that for Valentine's Day. Most
video stores sell the Julia Robert's
flick for under $20. Another idea:
When Harry Met Sally.
• Get some laughs with "The
Art
of Kissing," a humorous William
Cane book that retails for $6.95 at
Waldenbooks in the South Hills
Mall. Include a bookmark for an
extra $1.25. Open until 9:30 p.m.
• Make your own bouquet with
loose cut flowers from Designs by
Michael. Choose from irises,
daisies, orchids, tulips, carnations
and many more. Prices range from
$1.50
to $3.50 per flower, so you
can get a nice assortment for less
thn $20. Located in the Grand
Union Plaza at 16 Vassar Road.
Open until
7
p.m.
• If romance is on your mind,
buy her a red chemise from
Vic-
toria's Secret in the Poughkeepsie
Galleria. Prices range from $24 to
$28,
depending on the style. You
could toss in a sachet for an extra
four bucks. Open until 9: 30 p.m.
• Attention ice cream addicts:
Treat your sweetheart to Baskin
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from Long Island because a large
number' of Marist students come
from the area, Murray said.
He said Senate Majority Leader
Ralph Marino, R-Nassau, Suffolk,
will be of particular interest to the
campaign organizers because of
the
area he represents and his position
in the State Senate.
The students'
parents and
families may also be asked to join
the lobbying campaign, said both
Murray
and
Hynes,
who
represented Marist at the CICU
planning meeting in Albany.
Because the proposed budget
would cut $4.5 billion from existing
state programs, the major task for
Marist officials and the CICU
leaders is to develop an argument
that distinguishes private college
education from the other depart-
ments that stand to lose state aid.
"We have to convince the
legislators that the governor's ap-
proach is unwise," Murray said.
"In the long run, the cuts will cost
the
state
more money."
According to the latest State
Education Department study, New
York
state residents subsidize
$9,015 per student per year in the
State University of New York
schools. The residents subsidize the
City University of New York
students $8,850 per year.
Taxpayers subsidize students in
private colleges and universities
Sl,255,
the
1987-88
study
concluded.
That means, residents are paying
about
S7
,500
more for each
student
enrolled in the
SUNY
and
CUNY
schools.·
"If
the proposed budget
is
adopted, it
is
fair
:o
figure for a
substantial number
of
students it
will mean dropping out of the in-
dependent colleges and
seeking
enrollment in the public colieges,
..
said Hynes.
"If
only 10.000
students
enter the public colleges,
that means an $75,000,000 tax hit
for' New York residents."


























6
THE CIRCLE
EDITORIAL
FEBRUARY
14, 1991
THE
CIRCLE
Ilse Martin,
Editor
Stacey McDonnell,
Managing Editor
Karen Cicero,
Senior Editor
Chris Shea,
Editorial Page Editor
Mike O'Farrell,
Sports Editor
Jeanne Earle,
Advertising Manager
Dan Hull,
News Editor
Nancy Petrucci,
Business Manager
Laura Soricelli,
Photography Editor
John Hartsock,
Faculty Adviser
Jim Savard,
Circulation Manager
Our relationship with IBM
Listening to some people talk about
Marist is, at times, amusing.
When tour guides from the Office of
Admissions lead a group of prospective
students and their parents around cam-
pus, their monologues
occasionally
evoke a chuckle from current Marist
students, who know what the day-to-day
life here is really like -
or at least think
they do.
Even as long as two years ago, when
the IBM-Marist joint study was an-
nounced, many people didn't know ex-
actly what it was. "Marist got IBM-
donated computers" was the simplest
way of describing what had happened.
But the core of the study is this: IBM
donated computers to Marist because
they wanted to gauge the computing
capacity of a small- to medium-sized
customer -
Marist -
and use those
Of course, the tour guides do a fine
results as marketing and development
job of showing Marist College to the
tools for their business.
high school seniors; their 'ad lib presen- • •
tations and answering of questions helps
keep enrollment stable.
But to hear them, as well as other
students, talk about Marist arid com-
puters is kind of funny. A couple of
guides, on different occasions, have
brought tour groups into the Donnelly
Hall Computer Center and told them,
"Marist kinda has this special relation-
ship with IBM, 'cause they donated all
this stuff that everybody can use."
Yes, it's the truth. But it also shows
• that while Marist students - and faculty
-
have the great opportunity to use and
explore many computing facilities and
options, they don't really understand
why.
A major part of Marist's 'special rela-
tionship' with IBM is the
IBM-Marist
joint study. Another part of that rela-
tionship
stems
from the sizeable
numbers of Marist students who move
on to careers within the IBM corpora-
tion upon graduation -
and they are
not just computer science majors.
As Marist lias growii,--and continues
to grow over the course of the five-year
study period, IBM
will
continue to study
our computing and provide us with
greater capacity if we need it.
A prime example is when IBM and
Marist upgraded the mainframe from
a
3090-180 model to a 3090-200E model
last summer.
Art Scott, a major IBM force in
Marist's steering committee for the
study, says that "now we're really ready
to see some fruit come off this thing."
The new on-line DOBIS system is just
one of those fruits. Arid by next fall,
students should be able to hook up PCs
in their dorm walls and access the main-
frame computer.
IBM has certainly made a huge invest-
ment in Marist - an investment that has
advanced the college beyond what ad-
ministrators • ten years ago thought
couldn't be done today.
Letter Policy
The Circle welcomes all letters to the editor. Letters must be typed and in-
clude the author's name, address and phone number. Short letters are prefer-
red. Deadline is noon on Monday.
Letters should be addressed to Ilse Martin, c/o The Circle, through campus
mail.
The editorial staff reserves the right to edit submissions for length, libel, style
and good taste.
Mario hacks away,
but deficit is here to stay
Can having responded in stopping the in-
debtedness, now essential in light of
vanishing economic yields, ostensibly under-
cut the fragile position the
state of New York
is in?
Ah, a bureaucratic question best put forth
in bureacrat-ese.
In other words, will Gov. Cuomo's new
budget proposal succeed in rescuing New
York from its worst financial disaster in
history?
Why didn't I say that to begin with? I have
my reasons.
For . years now many politicians and
leading economists have been saying private-
ly the time will soon come when this state
(and country for that matter)
will
have to pay
the piper, fiscally speaking, and face the
multi-billion dollar monster known as the
budget deficit.
They have been saying it privately, of
course, because a definite relationship has
been discovered between the length of a
politician's term and the number of times
he/she utters the phrases "tax hike" or
"budget cuts."
But the latest budget proposal by Mario
Cuomo indicates that he believes it's time to
stop talking and start tackling the problem.
The question on many people's mind is:
Is this the right time?
Not too many will argue the budget deficit
is a serious problem. However, you can't
swing a stick without hitting someone who
believes the recession, the Persian Gulf War
and the chaotic state New York's financial-
services industry is in are all reasons to
postpone the attack on the deficit.
Now you might be saying, "Chris, tell me.
Wha,,t does this attack involve?" .
·/-
'
Well, for starters a few of you reading this
might not be back next year because
government-supported financial aid to in-
dependent colleges has been slashed by
almost
50
percent.
,
It's okay though. I think Burger King is
. hiring.
Environmental programs also have been
slashed. There's no truth to the rumor that
Exxon headquarters will be relocating to
Dutchesss County.
Thinking
Between
The
Lines
CHRIS SHEA
Medicare programs for the elderly have
been cut back. Now, if you've fallen and you
can't get up, it'll probably be a couple of
hours before anyone can come to help you.
Here's hoping you fall in a comfortable
place.
A new tax on gasoline is on the proposal.
So is a wage freeze and the elimination of
the jobs of 17,500 state workers.
Are you beginning to get the notion that
Mr. Cuomo won't· be running in any
popularity contests anytime in the near
future?
There are two reasons why Cuomo
believes New York has to deal with this fiscal
crisis on its own.
Reason number one involves the federal
government and their preoccupation with
foreign policy and a massive budget deficit
of their own. In the past, Washington would
help states' economies by increasing spending
in order to· stimulate the economy.
Not this time. Plain and simple the federal
government is cutting back on their system.
No help there.
Reason number two involves the other
typical way governments reduce a budget:
raise taxes.
After
$3
billion in tax increases over the
•past two years, the state of New York can't
expect any more from its citizens. And cor-
porations are as much straddled with debt
as the state. Any further increases in their
sector would risk business failings that would
cost millions more in the end to bailout.
No news means you lose
·Editor's_
Noteb·ook
Ilse Martin
Think about it for a minute: What's the
frrst thing you read when you pick up a copy
of The Circle each week?
While we often report reactions of
students and staff to various issues which af-
fect them, we also look for readers' reactions
about each week's issue. And what story
readers tum to first is one way we gauge
reaction.
So when last week's issue of The Circle
was distnl>uted,
some of the editors and staff
noticed something odd about people reading
the paper: They were missing the point, a
major point.
Our lead story on Page 1 was the news that
Gov. Mario Cuomo has proposed to cut the
Tuition Aid Program
(TAP),
the Regents
scholarships, and Bundy Aid -
cuts that
promise to snatch nearly SI million in finan-
cial aid from the college. Again this
week,
our lead story focuses on that issue, and how
the college is reacting to it.
But students, who
will
be
the biggest losers
if this budget goes through,
passed
over that
story and ignored the news which poses a
huge threat to their
college
education. Why?
While our unofficial and quiet surveying
of readers represents only a small percentage,
it is an indication of where student interests
lie. Perhaps Marist students first interests lie
in things like sports results or club activities
than in broader issues -
like financial aid
- that affect the entire college community,
and those big issues are temporarily put on
the back burner.
But next year, students certainly won't
be
putting financial aid on hold if the state
yanks
their grant and scholarship money out
from under them.
Newspapers have a disadvantage that
television
and radio do not have. Newspapers
can't control what you read or don't read,
or what you look at first or ignore complete-
ly. Television and radio force you to watch
or listen to news in an order that their direc-
tors dictate.
Our control
lies
in the placement of our
stories.
Should we have printed the financial aid
story next to the humor column? We think
not.
The stories we print on Page 1 are put
there because they contain the most impor-
tant n~s of the
week.
Our decision to put
any given story there turns on the story's
newsworthines
and the
impact
its content has
on our readers. The top story on Page 1
basically says: Hey! Read me first!
So in essence, if you miss the news - you
lose.



























THECIRCLE
VIEWPOINT
7
Here's wishing we learned
some lessons of war
from past generations
My father sits quietly at the kit-
chen table with pen in hand. A tear
falls on the paper in front of him
while the television is on but
muted.
•
He doesn't want to hear Dan
Rather reiterate that we are at war.
"Christine," he said looking.at
me, "they're doing it again, more
of them will die for reasons they
don't understand. I can't believe
they're doing it again."
A third generation from my
house will now be faced with the
sacrament of war. My father is 67
and a veteran of World War II. He
tells stories of carrying one bullet
in his gun for himself to be used if
the enemy ever captured him.
My father was taught the com-
ed
on in my Joe. He didn't take life
away; he saved it.
My brother was in Vietnam for
the end of it. When nobody knew
why we were there and burning
flags lit up our country as people
just wondered why.
So now the flags burn again.
Colleges again are holding sit-ins
to argue whether it's right to kill
again. I attended a going-away par-
ty for a guy named Mike who I
laughed and played Pictionary with
this summer. I got his station and
promised to write, as Mom once
promised Dad and Veronica once
promised Joe.
Two days ago I heard that three
more Marines were killed - but it
was "friendly fire," one of the
most oxymoronic phrases I've
.
heard in a long time. We're killing
ourselves, literally.
In WWII we were stopping a
madman. Isn't that what's being
I attended a going away party for a guy
named Mike who I laughed and played Pic-
tionary with this summer. I got his station and
promised to write, as Mom once promised
Dad and Veronica once promised Joe.
mandment 'Thou shalt not kill,'
and though he was at war, he
would not and did not kill.
Some might say that men like my
father are useless in a war and it's
better for them not to go at all. But
: the buddies he carried and the men
he
saved
were all glad my father
was
there.
"They'd yell 'Fix bayonets!' and
my stomach would just flip-flop,"
he said .. "Fix bayonets was the
call
to attach the spear onto the end of
a rifle. The command meant that
hand-to-hand combat would soon
ensue. I just held my breath," he
said.
•
My brother Joe used to.hold his
breath too when he was in Vietnam
around the time I was born.
''The helicopter shook when we
neared the ground and all the fir-
ing. The guys would cheer when
they saw us coming. I never left
anyone behind," he said.
"It (the war) just didn't seem to
make any sense. These were guys
just like me. They had a favorite
song, a favorite girl and a favorite
ice cream flavor," he explained.
• The one bullet tradition also liv-
said today. Sadly enough, history
does repeat itself, but I thought we
were supposed to learn from it the
first time.
My dad cries because he's seen
it all - three times too many. My-
•
brother cries because he saw it too,
a
different time but all the same:
•
The Sacrament of War.
Now it's my tum. It's not me
who's there, but·· friends and
relatives just fellow human beings.
I never thought I'd have to see it.
I thought
we had
learned
something.
The Iraqi soldier has a favorite
song and even a favorite flavor ice
cream.
Bob Dylan asked "How many
deaths
will
it take 'til he knows that
too many people have died?"
I wonder how many it
will
take.
The John Does who die have
Mom and Dad Joes, and sister and
brother
Does.
They
aren't
anonymous. They're you and me.
And if the answer really is
"blowin' in the wind," I wish so-
meone would reach out, grab it and
share it with the rest of us~
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Get out your tie-dyes
and protest the War, Marist style
In light of The Gulf War/The
War in the Gulf/The Persian Gulf
War/ The War in the Persian
Gulf/Operation Desert Storm/The
Middle East War (bear with me),
I have decided to do something
anti-Marist.
Protest.
And the key to any decent pro-
test is organization. So, on the next
warm, sunny day, I want to see all
you hippie-want-to-be's at my
protest.
•
•
I realize it doesn't take much to
get multitudes of Marist students to
come together for a common cause
(or any cause), so I've arranged for
TKE to bring the kegs.
My protest will not be out of the
ordinary.
There will be a "Support the
Troops'' softball game on the new
diamonds on the North Field as
well as an Anti-Bush three-legged
race.
Sometime in the afternoon, we'll
play the Patriot/Scud game on
Leonidoff Field. For those of you
who don't know how to play, I'll
explain.
First you set up a target. Then,
one person has a water balloon and
the other has a Jart, remember that
lawn game Jarts? The person with
the water balloon throws it up in
the air at the target and the Jart
thrower has to "blow up" the
balloon. However, points are only
scored if the balloon hits its target
or is destroyed.
On the field next to the McCann
Center, there will be banner- mak-
ing and booths of fun.
One of the booths will be "Pin
the missile on Saddam Hussein."
And the Resident Assistants have
gotten together and set up their
own Hot Chocolate and Milk Duds
booth. Don't feel like you have to
Thoughts
From The
Shower,
With
Help
From
The Bed
DAN HULL
participate though, they're used to
no one showing up to events they
organize.
There will also be a booth with
pamphlets, which I made. It's en-
titled, "Protesting, If You Can't
Beat
'Em,
Join Against 'Em." Of
course, I had to be careful with the
wording because you know how
people believe everything they read.
I've booked live entertainment,
too.
Joan Jett is going to play in the
McCann Center, but for some in-
sane reason I decided to book Joe
Piscapo for the Campus Theater.
CNN will be broadcast in the
Fireside Lounge during the entire
protest.
Even the crew team has
volunteered to help. They're hav-
ing a "Crew til you Spew"
marathon. They'll be starting at
5:30 a.m. and I expect them to be
in Albany by noon.
I'm pJanni,ig speeches and
·rallies,'
as
well. There will be
speeches against Gov. Mario
Cuomo's budget cuts, the Marist
drinking policy and the housing
situation.
As I have learned from our non-
conformist neighbors at Vassar
College, it isn't a protest unless you
bring up issues that have nothing
to do with
the
real reason you're
protesting.
I've even gone as far as to invite
Sen. Daniel P. Moynihan to be a
guest speaker. Maybe he'll get
drunk and allegedly say something
·
that we·can protest the next warm,
sunny day.
Canterbury residents, I want to
see you there, too. The vans will be
travelling back and forth, but
they'll only be running every 45
minutes so get there early.
Oh yeah, this is going to be a
protest. So if you have a tie-dyed
T-shirt, wear it, man.
Dan Hull is The Circle's humor
columnist.
Occasional pitfalls don't detract
_from
studying in Ireland
by
JENN JOHANNESSEN
Junior Jenn Johannessen writes from
Maynootb, Ireland, where she
is
spending
the year studying at St. Patrick's College
Walking to class in rural Ireland might
prove to be hazardous to your health.
While trying to avoid falling into tiger-pit
size potholes,
a
tractor barreiling down
a
road barely seven-feet wide might come
along any minute to flatten Y.0ur
body which
is heavily insulated from the cold, all the
while traversing over the rolling green
pastures of Maynooth, Ireland.
For all intents and purposes, and putting
the pastoral setting of Maynooth aside, it is
on the whole a quiet and relatively safe place
to live, as long as you keep clear from fast-
moving farm machinery.
The relative size of Maynooth, or as the
locals say "Ma noot,"
is
actualiy larger than
the town I am from in the States. I live in
the C.atskill Mountains near Hunter Moun-
tain in upstate New York. So when the Irish
students find out that I
am
from New York
and tell me Maynooth must be small in com-
In the summer months, the population or
Maynooth is over 3,000 and nearly doubles
in size when college begins. The economy of
the town largely depends on the students who
----------------
rent homes and frequent the pubs during the
school year. In the summer months,
For all intents and pur-
poses, and putting the
pastoral
setting
of
Maynooth aside, it is on the
whole a_
quiet and relative-
ly safe place to live, as long
as you keep clear from fast
moving farm machinery.
parison to my hometown, they are surpris-
ed
when
I
tell
them otherwise.
Maynooth is a ghost town - the epitome of
a rural Irish village.
The town is about a block long, complete
with a bakery, grocery stores, banks, butcher
shops, restaurants, a pharmacy, supermarket
and four pubs where the drinking age is
18.
Dublin is about 15 miles east of Maynooth.
The main road that goes from Dublin to
Galway
passes
straight through the town and
St. Patrick's College is located at the end of
the block. The white gates of the college are
surrounded by old castles dating back to the
14thu century. (Ireland has plenty of old
castles, so they are a common sight.)
In
an
atmosphere similar to Marist, the
students and professors are helpful and
friendly, sometimes even more so if you are
from a foreign country because they are
curious as to what other countries are like
to live in. Everyone seems to know who the
foreigners are, even if you don't know them.
For instance, someone I never met approach-
ed me and said, "So you're the tall, blonde
American from New York."
St. Patrick's also has it's unique features
you wouldn't necessarily find at Marist
anymore. Trainee priests, or as the Irish call
them -
clerics, are rampant on campus
because St. Patrick's used to be solely a col-
lege to train priests. Since 1966, the college
has been open to ordinary students.
To correlate with the many myths and
legends of Ireland, St. Patrick's even has it's
own "ghost" room. During the mid-19thu
century, two clerics committed suicide on
two separate occasions in this particular
room, now used
as
a waiting room. The
graves of the students are in the college
cemetery marked with black crosses.
As far as I'm concerned, it has been sug-
gested that to avoid becoming a permanent
resident of the college cemetery, I invest in
a reflective strip to wear over my jacket so
as to ward off any of those fast-mo\'ing farm
tractors.
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THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY
14, 1991
IBM and MARIST----------------
... continued from page
1
Carl Gerberich, vice president of
information systems, recalls the
time when IBM first delivered the
initial equipment: "One day I
walked in and there was a wall of
cartons in the hallway. It was five
feet high and 20 feet long. We were
somewhat overwhelmed at the
time."
But since that day Gerberich said
there has been great progress; it
just took a while to get things in
order.
"The first two years was a great
deal of effort by a lot of people just
to get things under control," said
Carl Gerberich, vice president for
information services. "Now we're
in a position where we can tum our
attention from what we got to how
we're going to apply it."
The most recent of those applica-
tions is the startup of the library's
on-line card catalogue, the DOBIS
system; another is the new LAN
system, a local area network that
works on the basis of personal
computer workstations.
In the next year, students should
be able to access the mainframe
system from their personal com-
puters in the dorm rooms. And
before the five-year study is com-
pleted, students will have their own
voice-mail accounts on the new
IBM-ROLM telephone system - a
feature that would replace the
answering
machine.
The
technological advances are all part
of the plan to electronically connect
the campus together, coordinators
say.
"Until now, we haven't really
been able to involve everyone else
because we had to get the basic
platform of the study in place,"
said Scott, who is also the IBM
consultant to the steering commit-
tee and one of the original coor-
dinators of the study.
Scott said the long period of time
in setting up the infrastructure is
one example of what IBM is learn-
ing from this study: Can a smaller
customer devote that much time in
setting up this kind of system?
Scott says IBM will use informa-
tion like this as a marketing and
development tool for other similar
customers.
The IBM-Marist venture is call-
ed a study, coordinators say,
because Marist prepares quarterly
reports detailing the uses and ap-
plications of students, faculty and
staff, and analyses of what they can
do now but were unable to do prior
to 1988.
According to President Dennis J.
Murray, the joint study "is very
complex and very technical, but it
does not have too much pizzazz on
a liberal arts college. But that piz-
zazz
will come with the application
of its features."
It started in November, 1987,
when Marist conducted a six-week
Application Transfer Study on its
existing computer system, then a
combination of two IBM-model
mainframes. That system was a
result of an IBM grant in late 1984,
"which really opened the door for
students on the computers,"
Gerberich said. IBM had donated
a mainframe Model 4341, and the
college purchased a second model
because it needed the computer
storage space, Gerberich said.
At the time, users would often
need to take shifts working on the
computer because those mo~els
could not handle the large amounts
of data at one time, Gerberich said.
Before IBM upgraded the main-
frame system, some computer ac-
counts were very restricted, such as '
CMS accounts, "because we just
didn't have the disk. space," ac~or-
ding to Gerberich.
•
So when Marist submitted the
report from the initial Application
Transfer Study, IBM executives
decided they wanted to do a study
of their own, to see how a small
liberal arts college could handle
computer technology, Gerberich
said.
"It started out as a study to find
But why Marist? Gerberich said
out
what
Marist
needed,"
if Marist was a small technical
Gerberich said.
school, IBM probably would not
have offered the study. "IBM
But by the time the specifics of
wanted a small liberal arts college.
the study had been outlined, it had They were looking for a customer
developed into a project that would that was not technology oriented,
·actuaTI"y
give Marist more than it
but well rounded, like the liberal
needed, and to study how much of
arts-oriented student. And-Marist
that technology the college utiliz-
was a liberal arts college with a
ed, he said.
reputation of being able to apply
• • technology to meet.the needs of the
And late in the summer of 1988, people," he said.
IBM donated $10 million worth of
computer hardware and software.
Marist purchased the personal
computers separately. Since then
there have been addendum to the
original study agreement, and in
July 1990, $3 million of computer
equipment was added as part of the
study, officials say.
Part of this was the installation
of the IBM-ROLM telephone
system, and another part was the
upgrade of the mainframe system
from a model 3090-180 to a model
3090-200E.
1
"We found very quickly Marist
demonstrated they could use all
that horsepower,'.' said Scott. "The
way people use computers can in-
deed increase the power they
need." Thus, the upgrade of the
mainframe system last summer.
Murray said IBM chose Marist
for a number of reasons, one of the
most important being the large
number of Marist graduates who
work at IBM.
The next half of the study will be
its peak, officials say. "As Marist
moves
forward and as IBM moves
forward in its product line, we will
upgrade the computer system if
Marist needs it," said Scott.
After the five years is up,
all
hardware and software becomes
the property of Marist, Gerberich
said.
"That's a tremendous contribu-
tion," said Murray. "We would
like to get another study. It
depends how we do."
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THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY
14, 1991
9
Talking about history
Circle
photo/Jeanette Marvin
Assistant professor Tony Hart leads a discussion in Campus
Center last Thursday following the showing of "Glory," a film
about the Civil War's first all-black regiment.
Survey reveals student values;
earth, making money concerns
by
MICHAEL FUREY
Staff Writer
The Persian Gulf War, coupled with growing en-
vironmental concerns, have college freshmen nation-
wide morally concerned about the world, according
to a national survey.
The annual survey, distributed and conducted by
the American Council on Education and the Univer-
sity of California at Los Angeles, reported a distinct
increase in awareness of global issues.
The questionnaire involved 194,182 freshmen from
382 colleges and universities and the results appeared
in the Jan. 30 issue of the Chronicle of Higher
Education.
At Marist, enrollment in the environmental science
program has flourished from five students in 1988 to
17 students in 1990, said Harry Wood, vice president
of
'admissions
and enrollment planning.
.
"In talking to prospective.students, they are very
concerned.about en"4'orunental issues, as well as peace
and,justic1Ussues,»Wood said.
Survey results rev¢al student's animosity toward the
current state of the'environmnet.
•'•
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According to the survey, 87.9 percent of students
questioned said the government is not doing enough
to control pollution.
The findings also indicate students are becoming
even more involved in protests than students during
the Vietnam War.
A record 39.4 percent of college freshmen said they
took part in demonstrations during their final year in
high school. An increase of about 24 percent compared
to a 1969 survey.
In an article in The New York Times on Jan. 28,
Alexander W. Astin of U.C.L.A's Graduate School
of Education said the Gulf War could be the reason
for the matured and concerned college freshmen.
"These trends show that there is a rapidly expan-
ding number of American college students who are
dissatisfied with the status quo and who want to
become personally involved in bringing about a change
in American society," said Astin, director of the
survey.
The survey supports Astin's belief that student's
want to make a difference.
It reported that 42.9 percent of those questioned
considered it essential to "influence social values."
In addition, 62 percent indicated an importance to
"help others in difficulty."
Financial stability was also a high priority with
students, and many said it was the reason for atten-
ding college. According to the survey, 73.2 percent at-
tended college in order to make money, while 73.7 per-
cent found it very important to be
"very
well off
financially".
Similarly, 70. 7 percent noted that "high anticipated
earnings" were essential in choosing a career.
Business generated the highest response for a pro-
bable field of study, with 21 percent of freshmen show-
ing interest. Education and Engineering followed with
9.9 percent and 9.6 percent respectively, while 6.6 per-
cent were "undecided."
Topping the career choices, 9.3 percent of the
respondents said they want to be business executives.
Lawyers and judges each received 5.2 percent of the
student's votes.
The survey also showed that students were concern-
ed about violence within the country. Almost 80 per-
cent of students said they believed racial discrimina-
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Edward Hynes, former president
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the new Director of College Rela-
tions, a position that has been va-
cant for almost a year.
Hynes, 56, a 1956 graduate of
Iona College in New Rochelle,
N. Y., said he will supervise the pro-
duction of public relations publica-
tions such as the Marist magazine,
Alumni News and the President's
Annual Report. In addition, he
said he will be a spokesman for the
college.
He said he also wants to write
stories for the publications.
"It's my job to help Marist
achieve its goals and take advan-
tage· of every opportunity," he
said.
Hynes'
predecesor,
Susan
DeKrey, left last February to take
a similar job at Vassar College.
Before coming to Marist, Hynes
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munication, stock brokerage and
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He also received a certificate in
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he became director of government
relations for about eight years.
But it was his brother, not his
travels, who hooked him on
Poughkeepsie.
His younger
brother, Chris, graduated from
Marist in 1965.
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-five
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looking forward to living so close
to the Hudson River.
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boating facilities to see if he will be
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THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY
14, 1991
Wrestling hitting the mats again
Mermen await
by
BRETT RIOLO
Staff Writer
When Rick Martinez took over
the coaching reins for the wrestling
c)ub last semester he hoped to even-
tually to turn it into a Division I
program.
"When I first came in here I had
hoped to get some win's under our
belt," said Martinez. "I was look-
ing to create a wrestling team."
Last semester a total of 10
wrestlers made up the team and
most of them were from different
weight divisions.
The team had a diverse group of
weight classes and experience when
they competed during the fall
semester. "We were lucky to have
a
great range of weight," he said.
"We also were very fortunate to
have quality wrestlers who had
taken up the sport in high school."
In its only match of the fall
season, the club faced off against
St. John's and although it lost
29-24, Martinez said the team look-
ed impressive.
"For that match we wrestled
with 3 of our guys unable to show
up," said Martinez. "The St.
John's wrestling club had been
around for six years, so I was very
impressed."
"The problem with this team,"
said Mar.tinez, "is that they do not
realize how good the club really
is."
.
This semester, the club does not
have as much interest as it did in
the first semester.
"This year there are about five
guys that are usually here," said
Martinez. "Right now kids don't
want to be committed because it is
only a club. My goal is to get some
wins and recognition and turn this
into a Division I sport at Marist."
For now Martinez is attempting
to get this program jump-started
and establish something for the
future.
Racquetball team
·bounces
to victories
by
TED
HOLMLUND
Staff
Writer
The racquetball team finished
this past weekend with impressive
wins over SUNY Binghamton and
SUNY Plattsburg.
The men's team finished the day
with a 2-0 record. The Red Foxes
shut out SUNY Plattsburg 11-0.
Senior Artie Mochi Jed the attack
with a decisive 11-1, 11-3 victory.
Club President Eric Funk also
chipped in with an impressive 11-2,
11-5 victory. The two teamed up up
and completed the men's shut out
with a solid 11-3, 11-3 victory.
The women also finished the day
with a 2-0 record, shutting out
SUNY Plattsburg 9-0. Kate Keenan
paced the attack with an impressive
11-3, 11-4 victory. Ann Prentice
chipped in with a decisive 11-5,
11-3 win. The two teamed up and
sealed the victory for the Red Foxes
11-6, 11-1.
The men also downed SUNY
Binghamton 10-1. Funk Jed the at-
tack with a 11-4, 11-2 victory. Sal
Gugliara pitched in with a decisive
ll-1, 11-3 victory. The doubles
team of Bill Campbell and Steve
Cali secured the match with a solid
11-3, 11-6 victory.
The women also notched a 7-2
victory over SUNY Binghamton.
•
Prentiss fueled the charge with a
11-0, 11-8 win. Janice Kinsey pit-
ched in with a solid 11-5, 11-6 vic-
tory. Keenan and Prentiss teamed
up again to win a hard fought 11-9,
11-8 victory.
championships
..
by
KENT RINEHART
Staff Writer
The men's swimming and diving
team beat the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy last
Wednesday, 125-116,
to finish their
regular season at 4-6.
Leading the way for the Red
Foxes was Brink Hartman. The
junior won the 200-meter butterf-
- ly and the 200-meter individual
medley with a time of 2:01.11,
missing the school record by just
0.2 seconds.
"I expect him to break the
school record in the champioships,
especially since this time was when
his head was unshaved," said
Coach Larry VanWagner.
Also taking two first place
finishes for the Red Foxes was
Scott Tummins who won the
50-meter and the 100-meter
•
freestyle.
Chris Prauda, a junior, finished
first in the 200-meter backstroke.
Tom Bubel bettered the field in the
500-meter freestyle.
The Marist relay teams con-
tinued to give strong performances,
winning both races.
The 400-meter medley relay team
of Prauda, Brian Charles, Hart-
man and Tummins captured first
place by 11 seconds over the second
place finisher.
.
The 400-meter freestyle relay
team of Prauda, Allison, Chris
Loeffler and Bubel captured first
place with a time of 3:22.46.
"We swam exceptionally. We
posted 30 best times for the season.
It was a great effort,"
said
Van Wagner.
The team is now gearing up for
the Metropolitan
Conference
Championships on Feb. 21-23 at
Trenton State University. "We
finished up in fourth place in the
regular season, but missed third
place because of a one point loss
to Stonybrooke,"
said Van-
Wagner. "We have been swimm-
ing well since Christmas break so
we are hoping to get second place
in the Champioships, behind Iona.
That would be spectacular."
The Red Foxes, who won the
Championships last year, are miss-
ing one thing this year that could
prevent them from defending their
title.
Come sail away: Club is back on the water
by
KOURTNEY KLOSEN
Staff Writer
The newly reinstated Marist Col-
lege Sailing Club wants to relive the
glory of its Championship seasons,
but first must face current
•
economic challenges, according Jen
Kaye, dub president.
The club, only three weeks old
and having over thirty members,
must raise money for boats, equip-
ment and racing expenses.
The first purchase of the club
will be a chase boat - a necessity
before anyone practices on the
river," said Kaye, a junior from
Wallingford, Conn.
become good, but it doesn't take
Kaye said the club hopes to buy
a lot of skill or equipment," Kaye
a chase boat, have one donated or
said. "You don't really need to
borrow one from another college's
have boats to be a sailing team, but
team or club, perhaps Vassar
of course it helps."
College.
Two other Marist sailboats need
Marist currently owns two
repair costing over $1,000.
useable Cadet-brand sailboats.
Travel expenses and the $10 race
In their races, though, the Mid-
entry fees will, for now, be covered
dle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing
by dues paid by club members.
Association uses 420 and FJ boats,
•
•
The club is looking to alumni of
which are very different from those
the team for support.,;•rve been
the college now owns, Kaye said.
working· closely with tlie Alumni
The host college of any MAISA
Affairs office in order to contact
race supplies all boats needed for
past members of the teani," Kaye
the event.
said. "I hope they will help us bring
"It takes a lot of dedication to
the team back to what it use to be."
In the 1960's and 1970's, the
Marist College Sailing Club was
highly regarded and voted one of
the best in New York State, Kaye
said.
The sailing club competes
against more than 50 other schools
in MAISA conference, including
their fiercest competition of Navy,
Army, Old Dominion, Kings
Point, Georgetown, Cornell and
Columbia, according. to Kaye.
Marist is currently scheduled for
five races and may compete in up
to 10 more before the year is out.
Races as far as Annapolis, Md.
and Charlotte, S.C. are on Marist's
schedule.
Certain races target freshman
competitors and will be held in con-
. junction with clinics for them to
learn better racing techniques.
'
In
MAISA
races, two boats
represent each college or universi-
.
ty with two people per boat. Before
competition, each member must
pass written and practical exams
which test their technical sailing
and swimming abilities ..
"I decided to push myself to get
a club together," Kaye said. "We
have the perfect place for it, being
right on the Hudson."
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THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY 14, 1991
11
Red Foxes fall to Wagrier, lose fifth straight
Circle photo/Matt Martin
Junior forward Fred Ingles drives to the hoop against Robert
Morris (PA). The Red Foxes lost to them 70-59 last week in the
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Sports Editor
Tonight, the men's basketball
team attempts to stop a five-game
losing streak as it plays host to Nor-
theast Conference rival Mt. St.
Mary's.
In the first meeting between the
two teams back on Jan. 19, Mt. St.
Mary's downed the Red Foxes
76-71 in Emmittsburg, Md. Fred
Ingles led the Marist attack that
game. The junior college transfer
finished the game with 27 points.
George Siegrist is expected to
make his return to the lineup for
tonight's game. The senior captain
has been sidelined since Jan. 4
when he suffered a pulled hamstr-
ing and a ligament injury in prac-
tice. Siegrist has been working out
and \\'.ill be in uniform for tonight's
game.
The Red Foxes are coming off
their sixth straight conference loss
at the McCann Center where they
dropped a 74-67 to Wagner College
on Monday night.
Marist now has an overall record
of 3-20 and a conference mark of
1-11. It is the worst record in team
history.
The Red Foxes jumped out to a
five-point lead, 7-2, in the opening
minutes. However, that was the on-
ly bright spot for Marist in the first
half.
Billy Kurisko led the Wagner at-
tack by scoring
14
points in the first
half, including four trifectors. He
finished the game with 27.
.
Dean Borges tallied 18 points,
grabbed 16 rebounds and handed
out six assists for the Seahawks,
who improve to 4-20.
"lfeel good when
I
play against
Marist," he said. "As a team we
are confident against them and
• HOCKEY
... continued from page
12
Coaching could have something
to do with the team's performance,
said Mattice.
"I might say it's coaching," he
said.
"If
I stand and yell and
scream all the time like I did against
Hofstra, then they will play like
they should. That's not my style
though. They should have my style
down and know what to expect."
after losing to them at home earlier
in the year, we wanted this one."
Marist
's
play in tlie first half was
terrible,
according
to Coach
Magarity.
"That
was the worst 20
minutes," he said. "We missed
assignments, there was no lift off
the bench, it was just terrible."
"They set the tone early,"
Magarity said. "Kurisko made
some big shots and they were able
to get the shots they wanted all
night. Inside, we were just unable
to match up with them."
In the second half, Marist trail-
ed
by as many as 18 with just under
IO minutes left to play.
In the next four minutes, the out-
side shooting of Steve Paterno and
Andy Lake cut the Seahawks' lead
to just four, 66-62.
Dexter Dunbar had an oppor-
tunity to cut the lead to three with
37 seconds left, but he missed two
free throws. As a team, Marist on-
ly made four of 12 from the chari-
ty stripe.
A key for Wagner was shutting
down Ingles. In the first meeting
between the two clubs, Ingles
scored a career-high 35 points.
Monday night he had just 10.
"They did a great job on Fred,"
said Magarity. "They were able to
disguise the double-team well. Fred
is just physically tired right now.
He is facing double-teams on every
possession."
Leading the Marist attack was
Paterno. The
•
senior, who has
started 79 consectutive ballgames,
finished the game with 20 points
and five rebounds. The Red Foxes
also got 18 points from Lake off
the bench. lzett Buchanan, a
freshman, came off the bench to
score nine points and grab five re-
bounds in just 15 minutes of play-
in.it time .
"They got themselves in a hole
and I'm not sure if they'll make the
•
playoffs," he said. "They aren't
working real hard on or off the ice
and they aren't going to win with
that attitude."
Marist traveled to Long Island
last night to take on Hofstra again.
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time. Saturday, the Red Foxes will
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"We just found a way to lose,"
said Magarity. "The first 20
minutes were etrocious. This was a
fitting way to• lose our twentieth
ballgame."
Saturday night, Marist was
unable to stop the inside game of
Robert Morris. The Colonials, who
out-rebounded Marist 40-25, came
away with a 70-59 victory in a game
that was not as close as the final
score indicated.
Rickey Cannon led the Robert
Morris attack. The forward tallied
19 points and snared 11 rebounds.
"There inside game was to tough
to stop," Magarity said. "Cannon
is a great player tha~ is really under-
rated."
"We wanted to go inside and we
did," said Robert Morris Coach
Jarret Durham. "We were bigger
than them and we wanted to take
advantage of that."
Marist started the game off
strong, hitting its first four shots.
The Red Foxes were leading 17-16
with 9:54 left in the first half before
the Colonials closed out the half
with a 15-4 run.
In the opening minutes of the se-
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generate any offense. Cannon, and
center Magdi Bilall combined for
21 points in the first eight minutes
of the half to open the Robert Mor-
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Lack of solid play off the bench
was another problem, according
to
Magarity.
"We get to a point where we go
to the bench and give people some
minutes and we don't get a lift,"
he said.
"We couldn't score and we were
unable to stop them," said Magari-
ty. "This has been a long season
that just keeps getting longer."
Marist was led by Paterno - the
only player to score in double
figures -
who had 11 points.
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Long Island University for a Nor-
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Verdict's
by
CHRIS· SHEA
Staff Writer
Collins, Galarneau·& Fields.
Sounds like a prestigious New
York City law firm doesn't it?
While Kris Collins, Danielle
Galarneau and Charlene Fields
may not be practicing in the court
of law, judging from the women's
basketball game last Saturday
against Robert Morris College they
have been logging some quality
practice time on the basketball
court.
The three combined for 59 of the
team's 69 points in handing Robert
Morris a 69-59 defeat.
Even Head Coach Ken Babineau
agreed that the play of his front-
court was unprecedented.
"We have been getting tremen-
dous production out of our front-
court and obviously I'm real pleas-
ed about that. We have been try-
ing to get the ball inside more and
it's paying off," said Babineau.
The Lady Red Foxes have now
won
five
games in a row and seven
out of their last eight. The jury,
however, is still out on whether or
not the squad will qualify for the
post-season Northeast Conference
Tournament. The top six teams
make the playoffs and Marist is
currently tied for second (7-4) in a
tightly-packed conference. race.
Galarneau, a senior forward on
a recent hot streak, scored a game-
high 24 points. She has now
averaged 22.5 points over the past
four games and just missed out on
garnering her second-straight ~on-
ference player-of-the-week honors.
A
decision that has coach Babineau
fuming.
"Not to take anything away
from the girl who won it, but Dee
(Galarneau) just flat out got
shafted. They've had co-players of
the week before. At the very least
that's what should have happened.
Dee's stats are better though, I
think it's unbelievable she didn't
win. This isn't finished yet though.
I'll write a letter if I have to or
make
a
phone call but this isn't
finished," Babineau said.
Fields added 19 points to the ef-
fort against Robert Morris. One
more point and she would have
matched her age as she.turned 20
the day of the game.
•
Collins added 16 points and
played a solid low-post game.
A week ago today, the Lady Red
Foxes handled St. Francis (Pa.) for
the second time this year by the
count of 62-52.
Galarneau took over with 10
· second-half
points, including
several key free throws to put the
game out of reach. She finished
with 22 points and a career-high
17
rebounds.
THE CIRCLE,
s
PORTS·
•
10:
Ladies win
Circle
photo/Matt Martin
Sophomore forward Charlene Fields attempts a 3-point shot
early in the first half of the Lady _Red Foxes' game against
Robert Morris (PA} last week in the Mccann Center.
The team has a crucial intra-
conference home game tonight
against Mt. St. Mary's, currently
tied for second with Marist in the
Northeast Conference. Marist was
soundly defeated 65-54 in the
team's only other meeting this year
on Jan. 19.
Galarneau was game-high scorer
with 19 points.
"Obviously
this
game is
crucial," said Babineau. "Right
now we're at a point where every
game is the most important one of
the year. But I'm very happy with
the way we've been playing ball
recently."
- Following tonight's game, the
squad heads out on a four-game
road trip, including three con-
ference games. The Lady Red
Foxes wind up their regular season
with two games at home Feb. 28
• and March 2.
,C:
NOTES: Galarneau fs very close
to reaching the career 1,000 point
plateau. Odds are she'll do it in
tonight's game ... After reaching
double-digits in three of her first six
games, Mary O'Brien has now
gone 14 straight games without hit-
ting the 10-point barrier ... Another
testimonial to the fack of scoring
coming from the guard position is
the 21/three-point shooting percen-
tage. Last year the team shot 35%
from behind the 19 ft. 9 inch
line ... The team continues to have
problems in the opening minutes of
games. At one point against Robert
Morris, they were down 13-2.
Many times, over the course of the
year, Coach Babineau has had to
call a time out in the early moments
of the game to motivate, or ques-
tion, his team ... Babineau insists he
does not know what afflicts the
team during the first
few
minutes.
FEBRUARV14,1991
Swimmers -finale:
Predmore le3.ds
way
by
MIKE O'F ARRELL
Sports Editor
Led by Kindra Predmore, the
women's swimming team broke
eight school records en rout~ to
finishing fifth in the Metropolitan
Conference Championships last
weekend.
Predmore, a senior, broke four
individual records and· was a part
of two record breaking relay teams.
Also posting new records for the
Red Foxes were Cheryl Daly and
Mary Dolan.
Predmore broke her own school
and conference mark on her way to
winning the 100-meter butterfly,
posting a time of 58.80. The old
mark, which she set in 1988, was
1 :00.52. Predmore was the con-
ference champion for four years in
the 100 and 200-meter butterfly.
The senior also broke the school
record in the 200-_meter freestyle
with a time of 2:01.34. That time
came during the final leg of the
800-meter freestyle relay, which
also set a school record. Dolan,
Alicia Suling and Eileen Moran
joined Predmore in establishing the
new mark.
Perhaps the most exciting new
record for Predmore came in the
200-meter individual medley. She
bettered the old mark by more than
three seconds.
Predmore, Daly, Dolan and
Maria Pope also established a new
school best in the 200-meter medley
relay.
.
Predmore was also awarded a
silver platter for the "Most
Outstanding Achievments for a
Senior." Her time in the 100-meter
butterfly also qualified her for the
Eastern
Women's
Swimming
Championships to be held at
/Princeton University Feb. 22-23.
"I really can't believe it," she
said.
"I
swam two of my lifetime
bests. It was a surprise for me."
Training had a lot to do with her
success at the Championships, she
said.
"I
wasn't able to train that hard
last year," she said.
"I
wanted to
come back and be strong. I was
beat by people last year that
I
would have beaten had
I
been in
top shape. I didn't like being beat.
I stayed with it and had no idea I'd
do this."
Besides being a part of the relay
team, Daly, a freshman, set a new
school mark in the 100-meter
backstroke.
Dolan, a senior, finished fifth
·-overall in the 100-meter breast
stroke. However, her
time
of
1:13.28 was good enough to set a
new school best.
Foxes in deep freeze;
skaters dro_p last two
by
MIKE O'FARRELL
Sports Editor
After beating the top team in its division, Hofstra University, the
hockey team has fallen into a slump.
Sunday, the Red Foxes dropped a 9-4 decision to Siena College. Satur-
day, Marist was beaten by Ocean Community College, 8-5.
The team did not play as well as it should have over the weekend, ac-
cording to Coach Bob Mattice.
"We lost to two teams
we
should beat," he said.
"I
think we're better
than that."
In the lossto Siena, John Lloyd led the way with two goals while Scott
Kendall and John Walker each added one.
"They are collapsing deep in our zone," Mattice said. "There is no
position playing."
Saturday night, Noel Smith led the offensive attack against OCC by
scoring a hat trick. Walker and Jeff Frost added the other goals.
After playing to a 1-1 tie in the first period, OCC started the second
period by scoring five unanswered goals before Marist could respond.
The team is playing a different brand of hockey then it did in the big
win against Hofstra last week.
"On the ice, they are playing with no dicipliQe," Mattice said. "There
ai:e two types of hockey you
can
play, rink hockey and pond hockey.
Right now, they are playing pond hockey. There is not as much leader-
ship on the ice as there should be. They are playing the way that they
want to play·."
.
... see HOCKEY page 11
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Learning the --~ard way.~
Champs face facts
It isn't supposed to end like this.
Saturday night, 34-year-old
Sugar Ray Leonard announced his
retirement from boxing immediate-
ly after losing to Tim Norris.
Leonard never had a chance. He
knew that his opponent was bigger
and stronger. He thought that he
could use his experience and his
savvy.
He was wrong.
The
23-year-old Norris retained
his World Boxing Council super
welterweight title by pounding
Leonard to the mat enroute to a
unanin,nus decision.
Mo:.; than just
11 years
separn,,:d these boxers. Norris was
fighti;.~ his
hero. He was fighting
them;,_, he patterned himself after
while , .. lining to be a professional
fightc. When Leonard first arriv-
ed on ,he boxing scene in 1976,
Norris was just starting second
grade.
It was the first loss for Leonard
since 1980 when Roberto Duran
won a 15-round decision.
Fifteen years ago, Leonard stole
the hearts of American boxing fans
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Morning
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MIKE O'FARRELL
as he
caj:,turecl
the gold medal in
the 1976 Summer Olympics in
Montreal.
Today, we have been forced to
witness the downfall of a true
champion.
Leonard first went into retire-
ment after receiving a possible
career-ending injury to his retina
from long-time rival Roberto
Duran.
Leonard then risked pennanent
damage to the retina by coming out
of retirement to fight again - and
again and again.
He went against do<:tors' orders
to step back into the ring. He put
off his personal safety for what was
to
be
another shot at a title.
Coming back for more.
That seems to be
a
phrase that
certain boxers cannot get out of
their head. For some reason, after
numerous bouts and possible per-
manent damage, the boxers· come
back for one more time in the ring.
However, sometimes -
as in the
case of Leonard -
this one time
results in multiple times.
Forgive me for calling on
Hollywood filmmakers to em-
phasize a point, but Rocky Balboa
is not a fictional character - there
are others like him.
For all intents and purposes,
Ro<:ky
was in his prime for the first
three movies. However, after
beating Clubber Lang, he had
nothing to prove.
Instead of spending time \\ith his
family, he set his sights on a
diplomatic effon against a power-
ful Russian. Rocky's fifth fight was
a personal one because he was suf-
fering
financial
difficulties.
However, he was also suffering in-
juries to the brain and was told not
to fight ~ain.
He ended up in
a
street fight.
Although be won, it was a sad
display to
see
Rocky go out the way
he did.
Take away the fact that Rocky
won, and the same can be said for
Leonard and one of the greatest
fighters ever -
Muhammad Ali.
Leonard had nothing to prove.
He had done it all. He won an
Olympic gold medal as an amateur
and he won various professional
titles. He had beaten Thomas
Hearns, Roberto Duran and Mar-
vin Hagler -
some of the best
fighters in the world.
As long as he kept winning, he
could not leave the ring. He had to
come back for more. He could not
leave a winner.
Ali is an example of what can
happen if a boxer steps into the ring
too many times. His physical -
and more importantly mental -
state is a direct result of taking
punch after punch.
Back in 1980, Ali
tried
to go the
distance twice. He failed each time.
In October, he was beaten badly by
then champion Larry Holmes. You
would think Ali would have gotten
the message delivered by Holmes.
He didn't.
Two months later, Ali was
• beaten by Trevor Berbick, a fighter
that would not have lasted a round
with Ali had the former champ
been in his prime.
The self-proclaimed "king of the
world" now suffers from Parkin-
son's disease, an illness that wears
down the body's muscle coordina-
tion in a slow, punishing process.
Champions are supposed to go
out in style. They are not suppos-
ed to go out like Ali or Leonard.
They are supposed to go out cham·
pi~ns and -
if you pardon the
chche - quit while they are ahead.
Why is it that boxers come
bad.:
for more?
The textbook answer to
this
question is they feel as if they have
to prove they can still fight.
They
~ave to know if they still have what
It
takes to go the distance.
Saturday night, Ray Leonard
found out the hard way.


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