VOL~ME
39,
_NUMBER_
9
THE
CIRCLE
MARIST COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE,
N. V.
NOVEMBER
21, 1991
College changes
off-campus policy
by
MEGAN MCDONNELL
Senior Editor
The board of trustees has voted unanimously to revise Marist's code
of student conduct, which will now state that the college takes no respon-
sibility for the actions of students living off campus.
However, the recent rewording of the code still leaves the option open
for the college to intervene, said Matthew Thomson, student body
president.
The policy, passed on.Nov. 2 and scheduled to appear in next year's
student handbook, requires stronger evidence from police such as sum-
monses and arrests, to prove a Marist student did something wrong, ac-
cording to Gerard Cox, dean for student affairs.
"The purpose of the change is not to alter current disciplinary prac-
tice, but to clarify the college's position that when individuals perform
individual acts, they're held responsible for their actions," he said.
According to Cox, the original conduct code never stated the college's
right to supervise off-campus housing because the facilities were not own-
ed by Marist.
"When the students are on our property or in our buildings, we can
supervise," he said. "Otherwise, we don't have the right to interfere."
However, the code, rewritten by Marist's attorneys, remains unclear,
said Thomson.
Cindy Jones (far left), a senior majoring in Communications and Special Education works
with a group of young children located in the Marist preschool as part of her training. The
preschool will close its doors for good on Dec. 20.
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photo/Mike Rodia
"President Murray even said it's confusing," he said, "but the lawyers
on the board said it releases Marist from the liability."
The rewritten code is identical to the original until the final paragraph.
Both versions say that students must answer to a higher authority, and
that.these rights go with being a citizen under a "good neighbor" policy.
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college places importance on being a good
An honors program may be in
place for fall 1992 if a proposal is
passed by the Academic Affairs
Committee and the faculty this
spring, said Constance Elko, chair-
woman of the ad-hoc committee on
the Honors program and assistant
professor of mathematics.
The purpose of an honors pro-·
gram would be to set an academic
tone at Marist and challenge those
students whose academic needs are
not being met, as well as to give the
faculty the "psychic reward"
achieved from working with gifted
students, according to a letter sent
to the faculty.
Three issues being discussed by
the committee are whether the pro-
gram should exist in the student's
core or major, whether there
should be a service requirement and
who should teach the program's
classes.
Need for
by
JULIE MARTIN
Associate Editor
In light of new plans to construct
a dormitory on campus, students
are responding with their own ideas
as
to whether or not a new dorm
should be the college's top priority.
Most students interviewed by
The Circle said they felt upgrading
the library should be focused on
first -
not a new dorm.
Although serious efforts have
been made by the coUege to im-
prove the library situation, some
students say more needs to be
done.
"I think improving the library is
a definite (necessity)," said Karri
Casey,
a freshman from Kingston,
P.A.
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did a paper on acid rain
and I had a hard time finding
anything. I had to go to the head
of the science department to get
resources."
Mark Sullivan, executive vice
president, has said in the past that
the choice betweei'! a new dorm and
establishing an honors program,
a final vote. •
neighbor. and "conduct which undermines its status as such a neighbor
the college would offer an equal
Elko said although the faculty
will be subject to disciplinary action."
opportunity
for those very-
disagreed .on what the program
"This policy will not be clear to the average student," Thomson said.
prepared students, the letter said.
should look like, it agreed that the
"Keeping
Marist in there somewhere confuses the issue."
"Marist
has programs for
program must be flexible.
College administrators should be able
to
say that they don't like cer-
students that fall behind, and they
"Students
will
be eligible for the
tain
behaviors, but that's where it should end, he said.
need something for students who
program all through their four
Thomson also said he plans to pursue the clarification of this policy
want to excel beyond the present
years," said Elko. "We want to
-
which, contrary to Cox's view, is a major change in the college's
academic level," said Julie Burns,
build the program flexible enough
disciplinary strategies - because it does not set a specific procedure for
the student . representative to the
so.
students don't have to decide dealing with incidents concerning off-campus students.
AAC.
their first year if they want to enter
Cox said the confusion lies with the students because they see the col-
The AAC is a committee com-
the prograriLor not."
lege's disciplinary action as a form of control rather than the enforce-
posed of faculty, one student and
Bums said she agreed with Elko
ment of a "good neighbor" policy•
one administrator, which votes on
because students may not be ready
"We want students to act in favor of the college, but if they create
academic issues facing the college.
for the program their freshman
a public disturbance, we're the-intermediary for someone who is annoyed
This year, the ad-hoc committee, year.
by what our students did," said Cox.
created last February by the AAC
"There's too many other stresses
The revised code clearly tells students to take responsibility for their
and composed of a representative
freshman year and although this
actions because neighbors may confront them, call the police or com-
from each academic division, met
program may help some, it may
olain to the town and/or city government, according to Cox.
with around 55 members of the
hurt others who may be over- •
If local police identify the allegedly disruptive residents as Marist
Marist faculty and all the divisional whelmed by the work," said Bums,
students, they notify college security, and the office of student affairs
chairs in an open colloquium on
who is also the president of the stu-
investigates the incident.
Oct. 25 to listen to the faculty's
dent academic committee.
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W''dOrm is questioned
by
students
a new or improved library is not
that simple because a dorm is
financed in part by the New York
State Dormitory Authority while
any investing in the library has tci
be done using the college's money.
Estimates in the past have put
the final cost of a new library as
high as $8 million.
Yet, some students said they
would still prefer to see the college
pursue improving the library before
erecting a new dorm.
Joe Bica, a freshman from
Brooklyn, N.Y. said he felt there
isn't a need for a new dorm now.
0
The dorms we have now are
fine," said Bica. "The library
could be better. We're here for an
education."
Brian Walters, a sophomore,
agreed saying,
0
1 think the library
is weak. We still have to think
about academic needs first."
David Barrett, a sophomore
from Demarest, N.J., said he has
found the removal of reference
books and lack of other resources
in the library a real inconvenience.
"The fact that they discarded
reference books is horrible," said
Barrett. "I've been through Pro-
Quest and the mainframe (the com-
puter used to help find specific
reference materials) just to seek
help at other libraries."
However, other students said
they feel other places and services
on campus -
including a new
dorm - could be improved as well.
Tim Sheehan, a freshman from
Whitinsville, Mass., said the new
dorm should indeed be the next
project.
"I do think think that we need
a larger library but I would say the
new dorm is more important
In
an informal
survey conducted
by Linda
Dickeson's "Public
Opin-
ion" class. 130 students were asked, "What
do you
think
is
the most
pressing
need for Marist
College:
A. New campus
dorm.
B. New hormy.
C. New student
center.
TIie
survey
wu
conducted
Nov. 1-14.
because the students need more ·
space," said Sheehan.
Other students said they thought
there were other
areas for
improvement.
Laura Rafanelli, a senior from
New Bronx, N.Y., said: "I feel
they need to expand the counseling
and help service center and the
library before building to accom-
modate new students."
Rafanelli also said that if the col-
lege does decide to build the dorm,
they should try to keep
as
many
juniors and seniors on campus as
they can.
"I think it's really unfair that
housing isn't available to up-
perclassmen," said Rafanelli.
The next issue
of The Circle
will appear
on Dec. 12.
























































2
THE CIRCLE, NOVEMBER 21,
1991
Scorcese, DeNiro· strike again in 'Cape Feaf'
By
BRIAN MCNELIS
DeNiro, who once agail'I proves he is a
veritable chameleon that can play any role
he is given.
trying to make things work. He is a man of
many vices, not the least of which is trying
to remain faithful to his wife.
direction is what really makes the film. The
film is extremely intense, it grabs the viewer
from the beginning and never lets go.
When Martin Scorcese and Robert DeNiro
combine their talents in a film, the result is
usually dynamite. They continue the trend
in their latest effort "Cape Fear", as a mat-
ter of fact it may be their best collaboration
yet.
DeNiro inflects a perfect southern dialect
for the part and you can almost see the rage
and evilness that he instills in his character ..
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McNelis
Critic's
Corner
He is very good at not making his
character seem too sympathetic. Although he
may not be deserving of DeNiros torments,
he is far from perfect.
In the role of Nolte's wife is Jessica Lang,
who hasn't had a good role for some time.
She
is
a wonderful actress though and pro-
ves that in "Cape Fear."
The film is over two hours but you would
never know it. Scorcese has a very unique
style.
Many of the shots in the film utilize odd
angles that are very interesting. In one scene
DeNiro is talking on the phone while hang-
ing upside down and as the camera pans
down to his head, it is suddenly inverted so
it looks as though he is actually right side up.
Over the years Scorcese and DeNiro have
come together to make some of the most
memorable films to come out of Hollywood.
Among these films are "Taxi Driver", "Rag-
ing Bull" and "Goodfellas." They can now
add another notch to their belts.
"Cape Fear" is a remake of an older black
and white film starring Humphrey Bogart.
The film tells the story of Max Caity. Caity
is a vicious ex-con who, after being released
from jail, goes to a small Florida town to tor-
ment the defense attorney who defended him
at his rape trial that put him in jail. He
knows that the attorney, played by Nick
Nolte, buried a letter that would have given
him a reduced sentence.
Max Caity is one of the most evil
characters to ever grace the screen and
DeNiro pulls out all the stops.
Playing the chain smoking, much put
upon wife, was no easy task but she pulls it
off like a pro. Lang's character is one who
already has trouble coping with the problems
in her life and then has to cope with a new
one when DeNiro shows up.
Scorcese also blends some black and white
imagery into the narrative at points. These
scenes take on an eerie dream-like quality.
As usual with Scorcese's work, "Cape Fear"
is graphically violent. It is not for the weak
stomached or weak hearted. Unlike other
films, the violence does not seem out of place
but rather necessary for the story.
DeNiro manages to bring utter hatred and
revulsion to his character. He makes it seem
so easy, that at times you forget he is acting.
His performance will be heard of
come
Oscar
time.
She brings across her character's confu-
sion and desperation with ease. You are real-
ly made to feel for her character. The young
actress who plays Nolte and Lang's daughter
also deserves recognition
for a fine
performance.
Although the plot sounds routine, DeNiro
and Scorcese make it anything but routine.
Nick Nolte is also excellent playing the at-
torney who is stalked by DeNiro. Nolte, who
has had his ups and dow11s in Hollywood,
should
rank this among his finest
performances.
Nolte plays his character as someone who
is desperately clinging on to a marriage and
The film boasts an interesting supporting
cast. Joe Don Baker appears as an ambitious
private detective. Robert Mitchum plays a
police chief and the indomitable Gregory
Peck has a cameo as a lawyer.
"Cape Fear" is a triumph for both its
•
director and its stars. Once again Martin
Scorcese proves that he is one of
Hollywood's best directors. Robert DeNiro
also proves that there is no role he can't play~
When it comes to Oscar time in April; "Cape
Fear" will be
a
strong contender for best
movie of the year.
The cast of "Cape Fear" is uniformly ex-
cellent. In the role of Max Caity is Robert
As good as the cast
is
though, Scorcese's
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By
DANA BUONICONTI
Soundgarden's latest disc, "Bad-
motorfinger", is one that takes
several hearings
ro
really ap-
preciate. Plain and simple, it grows
on you.
Currently opening for Guns N'
Roses on the second leg of their
two-year world tour, Soundgarden
is another tasty product of the Seat-
tle music scene.
"Badmotorfinger" contains 12
of the heaviest tunes I have heard
in a long time. Many critics have
said that Soundgarden wear their
Sabbath and Zeppelin influences
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on their sleeves. Granted, they do
have
a
certain
Sabbath
"heaviness" to them and guitarist
Kim Thayil has a good knack for
coming up with Jimmy Page-type
riffs, however, I think the band is
corning into its own, with this, their
second album for A&M records.
One of the best songs on the
album is the first single, "Jesus
Christ Pose", which has been get-
ting some college radio airplay
recently. Singer/ guitarist Chris
Cornell has one of the most in-
credible voices around and sings in-
to the stratosphere on this one.
Though his range is great, his voice
is an acquired taste.
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Jeffrey Gaines, singer, songwriter, guitarist, who haa recently
secured a recording contract with Chryaalls Records, Is a vital
new
talent.
His music, as he simply refers to It "ponders, ques--
tlons and discovers. Although as a singer I have enjoyed Inter-
preting a wide variety of material, my orlglnal compositions are
closest to my heart .. With every new work
H
becomes more and
more evident how willing Jeffrey
Is
to take a chance.
Ha
conveys
messages
people need most to hear, making him one of the most
thought provoking
new artists
to
grace the music scene.
The bass and drums sound ex-
cellent on "Jesus" also, with the
talents of new bassist Ben Shepherd
and drummer Matt Cameron.
Special Kudos to Thayil, who con-
tributes a riff that sounds so out of
Dana
Buoniconti
In
Your
Ear
and a half minute rave-up, the
soon-to-be-released second·. single
"Outshined",
and the back-to-
back pairing of "Searching With
My Good Eye Closed"
and
"Room a Thousand Years Wide",
two songs that seem to have an epic
grandeur to them. "Room .. " and
"Jesus Christ Pose" alone make
the disc worth picking up.
While some of the lyrics on the
album are throwaway, the music is
always top-notch.
"Badmotorfinger"
is not an
tune, it has become one of my album for the faint-hearted. If
favorites of the year.
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could definately give the rock
"Drawing Flies"• a succinct two
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world a needed kick in the pants.
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HOLIDAY
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CRAFT-BAZAAR--
saturday, Nov. 23rd, 1991
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Marist College Campus Center
Featuring
various
community
vendors
and student
clubs
Sponsored
by:
College ActlvlHes
Office and Class of '94
Upcoming Holiday Events
That You Don't Want To Miss
....
Campus Wide Holiday Decoration Contest
Holiday Semi Formal
Lessons and Carols
Tree Lighting
Children's Christmas Party and more!!
For more information look for the Holiday Cal-
endar of Events, Weekly Happenings and CSL
Announcements or contact the College Ac-
tivities Office at Ext. 3279.
Thank
you for all of your
help
and support.
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THE CIRCLE, NOVEMBER 21,
1991
Dream of deceased prof lives on
by
MARY-CAY PROVOST
. Staff Writer
The memory of Dr. William T.
Perrotte, Jr. will be honored in the
dedication of the new greenhouse
in Donnelly, to be held in the spring
of 1992.
Perrotte,
who
died
this
September, is remembered for his
involvement in the Marist -Ar-
boretum and as director of the
Richmond Gardens in Peekskill,
N.Y.
Perrotte's primary focus as a
biology teacher was in botony. Ac-
cording to Dr. Andrew Molloy,
chairman of the division of science,
Perrotte had a great interest in
plants and the greenhouse dedica-
tion. The dedication is a recogni-
tion of
Perr;otte's
commitment to
Marist and botony.
Perrotte was intimately involved
with the design and functioning
parts of the greenhouse. "Bill was
attentive to details and this can be
seen in the greenhouse," said
Molloy.
Perrotte planned special sinks to
water plant roots and another sink
just to water the plants. He also
had windows installed which are on
controlled thermostats.
These
special windows insure that the
temperature in the greenhouse will
not get too cold for the plants.
"Perrotte was always in the
greenhouse, even the old one," said
Molloy. "He took the ashes of the
old and made something new and
glorious out of them."
Perrotte was able to begin the
school year with the greenhouse
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photo/Matt
Martin
The greenhouse located in Donnelly Hall will be dedicated to Dr. William T. Parrotte, a
biology professor at Marist who died
in
September. Perrotte was instrumental in planning
and developing the greenhouse. The dedication will take place sometime next spring.
almost completed the way he
wanted. There were two projects
which were not completed.
One was a vision of a fountain
in the green house. Molloy explain-
ed that not only would the foun-
tain look nice but it also influences
the humidity in the green house
which in turn is good for the plants.
"Perrotte wanted a lion's head
fountain against the wall with
plants on two tiers to absorb the
water and oxygen," said Molloy.
The other project which Perrotte
was trying to complete for the
greenhouse involved Brother Paul
Ambrose, first president of Marist.
According to Molloy, the two
men were planning to have each
Marist Brother send the school uni-
que plant seeds from their location,
and plant them in the green house
in a special corner. The corner
would identify where each plant
was sent from, and from which
Marist Brother.
"These were two projects Per-
rotte wanted to be done, and l
would like to see them done,'' said
Molloy.
Molloy also added that Perrotte
wanted the greenhouse to be open
for everyone. "He wanted anyone
to come in and enjoy the beautiful
flowers," said Molloy.
"Perrotte's last principle effect
on the green house was to order six
cedar tables which the plants are
placed in," said Molloy.
"Perrotte could cure the sickest
plant. He would talk to them and
water the plants and in no time the
plant would be thriving," said
Molloy.
"Perrotte wanted the greenhouse
to be a teaching center for the
botony students, a research facili-
ty for faculty and a center for a
.beautiful collection of plants for all
to admire," said Molloy.
-Students victimized in Po'town urban crime
by
JIM TRUPIANO
Staff Writer
-~ Recently
several
students·
have
become innocent victims of crime
in the Poughkeepsie area.
Richard Crater, from Chatham,
N.J.,
said he was the target in a
drive by shooting earlier this
semester.
Frank
Bradley,
from
Lindenhurst, N.Y., and his friend,
Frank Russo-Alesia, said they were
mugged earlier in the semester.
Crater, a junior, said he became
the victim of a drive by shooting in
front of his house
as
he spoke to
his girlfriend on a pay phone.
The shooting occurred at 3:10
a.m. on Oct. 12, at the intersection
of North Clin~on Street and Oakly
Street, in the City of Poughkeep-
. sie, according to Crater.
.
"I
saw the gun pointed at me,
dropped to the floor and heard
three shots as I was running away
from the line of fire," said Crater,
who leaped over a wall in front of
his house to take cover.
Crater said his girlfriend, who
attends Boston University, called
the City of Poughkeepsie Police
Department from Boston after she
heard the gun shots.
Despite Crater's claims, a police
investigation showed no evidence
of a shooting, according to a City
of Poughkeepsie Police Depart-
ment captain.
Jhe investigat~on has since been
dropped by the police department.
Crater said he is happy to be safe
but he
still
wants
to
know why he
was shot at.
The mugging incident involving
two juniors occurred on Oct. 5, as
the two students walked on Main
Street in the City of Poughkeepsie.
Bradley said as he and Russo-
Alesia were walking home from
campus they were approached by
a man who asked them if they
wanted to buy drugs.
Bradley said he told the man no
and continued
walking with
Russo-Alesia.
Bradley said the man continued
to follow them and when he caught
up to them, he pointed to another
man standing at a near\;>y corner.
• The mugger told them the man
on the corner had a gun and they
should hand over all their money
if they did not want to be hurt,
Bradley said.
Bradley said they gave the mug-
ger a combined
$17,
and then
followed the mugger's order to
walk away, as the man on the cor-
ner watched.
The police department was never
notified.
"What's done is done," said
Bradley. "We were lucky that no
one was hurt."
3
-State official
says college
violating law
by
RICHARD NASS
News Editor
The Town of Poughkeepsie
Police Department and the Marist
College 21 Society are in violation
of a state of New York Alcoholic
Beverage Control Law, according
to Richard Chernela, a public in-
spector for the state of New York
Liquor Authority, which regulates
the licensing and enforcement of li-
quor laws in the state.
Marist College and the 21 Socie-
ty, a group which sponsors alcohol-
related events on campus, employ
an off-duty police officer to check
student's legal identification, ac-
cording to Steve Sansola, assistant
dean of student affairs.
According to section 128 of the
State of New York Alcoholic
Beverage Control Laws, "It shall
be unlawful for any police commis-
sioner, police inspector captain,
sergeant, roundsman, patrolman or
other police official or subordinate
of any police department in the
state, to be either directly or in-
directly interested in the manufac-
ture
or
sale
of
alcoholic
beverages."
Mike Woods, a Town of
Poughkeepsie police officer, has
been checking identification at the
entrance to the
21
Society events all
semester, according to Sansola.
Sansola, who was made aware of
the law last Thursday, said he has
no immediate plans to
to
dismiss
Woods from his regular duties at
Marist.
Sansola said after checking into
the law, it was his understanding
that the college was not in
violatation.
The only reason a police officer
ls.
used.,
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that the student-run event
goes
smoothly.
A
similar
case
in
1978
prosecuted
by the state of New York Attorney
General rendered a judgement
which prohibited an off-duty
policeman from working in a bowl-
ing alley parking lot, if the bowl-
ing
alley has a license to sell
alcoholic beverages for on-premises
consumption,
according to a
published record found within the
context of section 128 of the state
of New York Alcoholic Beverage
Control Laws.
Clubs give allocation process mixed reviews
by
MEGAN MCDONNELL
Senior
Editor
While most club presidents said they were
more than happy to hand in the club budgets
to student government and college activities,
questions involving the allocation of funds
and the budgetary process itself still remain
on the minds of many students.
The budgets, which cover next semester's
expenditures, were due for all student
organizations last Friday at
5
p.m. The
budgets are forwarded to the Council of Stu-
dent Leaders for review.
Some club officers said they believe the
current system for securing next semester's
finances is overcomplicated.
"I
think the whole budgeting process
needs to be restructured," said senior Jen-
nifer Smith, vice president of the student
body and president of the Dance Club, which
performs at Marist basketball games. "It's
a waste of paper and time."
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All clubs must han4--.
in six typewritten
topics the -budgeJ ana: must plan for one
fund-raiser and two events to be considered
for funding. The budget sheet must also
report on the specifics of all particular
events including each event's date, time,
facilit; and projected costs and income, as
well as the event's objective.
About one week before the budget is due,
each club president attends a workshop in
which he or she receives a sample budget.
However when the time comes and
budgets are
due,
there still is some confusion.
"One problem is that everybody waits to
the last minute to hand in their budgets,"
said April Amonica, president of the
Omicron Rho chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha,
Marist's political science honor society.
"Mistakes such as scheduling errors and
lack of information are made when you
wait," she said.
Smith said that the entire process is just
too time-consuming, and although the clubs
should be thinking ahead, it's difficult to see
exactly what they will need for next semester.
She also said that there is only one
. typewriter in the club president room, which
slows down the process even further because
of the demand for its use.
However, Financial Board Chairman John
Federico said he is working with CSL Public
Relations Director Nella Licari on a com-
puterized budgetary procedure, which would
require the students to tum in a disk accom~
panied by a confirmation slip signed by the
club's faculty advisor.
Federico said he agrees that the paperwork
is a hassle, but the voting procedure is
efficient.
According to Federico, he reviews the
budgets in conjunction with representatives
from the Student Academic Committee,
Commuter Union, College Union Board and
Resident Student Council, as well as Steve
Sansola, assistant dean for housing and ac-
tivities. The budgets are then passed to CSL
and Gerard Colt, dean for student affairs,
for final approval.
"We consitJer the clubs' past perfor-
mances and whether or not they're active,
as
well as their current account balances,"
he said.
He also said that club membership is con-
sidered because if only two people attend an
event, there may not be a demand for that
particular organization.
There is a need for more fund-raisers
sponsored by the individual clubs, because
while the number of organizations is increas-
ing,
the student activity fee remains the same,
said Federico.
The activity fee, which is $50 for each stu-
dent per semester, is considerably lower at
Marist than at many of its peer institutions,
according to a chart in the student govern-
ment office.
For example, the University of Hartford
in Hartford, Conn., has an activity fee of
$262 per semester, while Syracuse Universi-
ty charges $82.50 for student activities.
Vassar College adds $75 to the tuition bill
for the same purpose.
Federico said that although the review pro-
cess began last Sunday, the budgets will not
be fully approved until February 1992, when
the number of Marist students can be ac-
curately calculated.
There is also a grace period in February,
when clubs may submit a budget for
a
newly-
proposed event for the semester; however.
this does not mean that every budget will be
approved.
For this reason, all clubs are invited
to
at-
tend Grievance Night, a time set aside to
gives students the opportunity to discuss the
lack of funds allocated in their budgets, ac-
cording to Smith.
"Since we don't usually get all the money
we need for events, we take it out of our ac-
count," said Maureen Tosner, vice president
of the senior class. "Then we organize a
fund-raiser, and we earn it back while mak-
ing
a
profit."
While Amonica said that she never had a
hard time obtaining necessary funding from
the college, the 1991 summer months com-
plicated the club's current budget.
She said it was hard to communicate with
the activities office over the four-month
vacation, and that she never received the
breakdown of what was approved in last
spring's proposal.
"I
was never really certain of how much
I was allotted," she said. "So how can I ef-
fectively plan a semester's activities?"
However, she said that the one-month
break for Christmas tends to create fewer
problems; therefore, the spring semester
budgets can be planned more efficientlv.
Tosner said she agrees \\ith Federico on
the fairness of the voting procedure.
"Considering the amount of money the
school has to work with, they do it as fair
as they can," said Tosner. "And if you are
a better planner than everyone else. you
dese~-e to get the money."






































THE CIRCLE,
NOVEMBER 21,
1991
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disciplinary action in the case of a
"We;ve written to students say-
serious crime, such as driving while
ing that we've received a call or a
intoxicated,.aµd·should stay away
letter that says they had a party,"
from
.off-campus
parties.
said Cox.
"If
the students say it
Chris Barsanti, a senior from
never happened - it's the end of
Wilton,·Conn., said he agrees.
story."
"The purpose of living on our
However, there was substantial
own is so that we
can
·take care of
evidence in the case of the five Tau
ourselves,"· he said. "We don't
Kappa Epsilon members involved
need the supervision - that's why
in September's alcohol incident
we're off campus to begin with."
which resulted in the hospitaliza-
Jeff Janota, a senior from Aber-
tion of five other Marist students,
deen, N.J., said that it's about time
said Cox.
the college changed its disciplinary
He said that the police had it on
policy.
.
their blotter that the students
"It
should be left to the police
responded, and admitted to some
for individual cases," he said.
of the things they were charged
"The school has nothing to do with
with, such as underaged drinking.
it."
"All of the information collec-
Cox said he doesn't want to pre-
tively established that there was a
vent any student from gaining the
disruption in the neighborhood,"
wisdom that can come from living
said Cox.
independently, but students should
According to Thomson, the TKE
act as good neighbors in the
incident had to be looked at from
community•
two perspectives because while the
fraternity members are off-campus
residents, they also constitute a stu-
dent organization, which bars them
from sponsoring
off-campus
alcohol events.
Thomson also said he believes
that Marist should on!
take
While Cox said he believes that
the new code leaves no questions
unanswered, Thomson said he still
has doubts.
"It's always going to be a gray
area," he said. "lt will never be cut
and dry."
HONORS'
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The committee talked last spring
about objectives for the honors
program, and made a list of issues
involved with actually writing the
program.
.
.
One issue facing the committee
is whether or not the program
should exist in the student's core or
major curriculum.
The committee has considered a
mix of the two which would enable
a student to take a couple of
courses in the liberal arts honors-
program, and then choose hono~s
courses in his/ her major, said
Elko.
"The committee is adamant that
no student be eliminated from the
honors program because of the ma-
jor they've chosen," said Elko.
Another issue under discussion
is the service aspect of the program.
At the colloquium, faculty said
they didn't want a service require-
ment in the program, but Elko said
she was in favor it.
"When
you send students
through an honors program, you
want them to be leaders and you
want them to have had experience
with the plights of others;'' said
Elko.
Bums said she was also in favor
of the requirement because Marist
has a tradition, back from the
Marist Brothers, of helping the
community.
"If
you are an exceptional stu-
dent, you should be able to
·give
more of yourself and I think a ser-
vice requirement would not only
help Marist, but the community,
too," she said.
AD
honors program at Marist,
Science of Man, ceas1:d to exist in
1986 because of lack of faculty uni-
the faculty has never accepted a
proposal.
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The AAC passed a proposal in
April 1990; but the faculty rejected
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it because there·were differing opi-
nions of what the program should
look
like,
said
Marc
vanderHeyden, vice president for
academic affairs.
VanderHeyden said this year's
proposal will be different because
there is a specific committee which
has called faculty meetings on ideas
for the program before drawing up
a proposal.
ty and when its founder and direc-
Elko said it is difficult to say why
tor, Xavier Ryan, left Marist, said past proposals failed, but she is try-
Brother Joseph Belanger, who . ing to encourage open communica-
directed the thesis and writing tion between the faculty and the
aspect of the program.after 1982. committee to ensure faculty input
Science of Man, established in in the program's development.
1973,
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was an interdisciplinary-
"The committee is trying to in-
.
studies program which required volve all aspects of the college dur-
students to take 18-36 credits and ing the entire process, so that if
write a senior-level thesis.
people have any kind of concern,
Proposals have been rejected and we will listen to it and take it into
passed by the AAC in the past, but consideration," said Elko.
Students needed to help make
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Turn-out drops, but Fox stays
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Thereasonforadropinatten-
by
PATRICE SELLECK
Staff Writer
The second-annual Giving Tree,
which donates gifts to poor local
families, began Tuesday, Nov. 12
and will conclude on Dec.
8
after
the annual tree lighting ceremony.
This year's efforts will be aimed
at families with children who are
mentally and physically disabled
and who are in desperate need of
a true Christmas, according to Stu-
dent Body President Matt Thom-
son who is coordinator of the Giv-
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ing Tree...
.
.
Last year, Marist
was'
abie fo
donate 650 gifts to 19 low-income
families who had just enough to
survive, according to Thomson
who started the project last year.
On Nov. 21, there
will
be five
Giving Trees throughout the cam-
pus; located in the Campus Center,
Lowell Thomas, Dyson, Donnelly
and the Chapel until one week after
Thanksgiving break.
Student, faculty and staff can
select an ornament off one of the
Giving Trees, purchase what is
written on the ornament and drop
the gift off during the Giving Tree
Ceremony on Dec. 8, according to
Thomson.
This
.year,
the second annual
Giving Tree program will offer the
-
Tecogniti<>nofthelJnited Way and
the possibility of having the United
Way help fund the program, said
Thomson.
Weather
permitting,
the
ceremony this year
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olter; a
candlelight procession, the annual
tree lighting service, a·choral per-
formance and a slide presentation,
according to Thomson.
Sister Eileen Halloran, director
of campus ministry at Marist said,
"it (the Giving Tree) is the best and
most successful program ever done
since everyone had the ability to get
involved."
Thomson said that the future of
the Giving Tree hedges on the
students themselves.
Thomson said that help is not
just needed to purchase a gift, but
help is also needed to organize the
project as a whole.
by
AARON D. WARD
dance since the first FoxFest's com-
Staff Writer
edy club which drew 400 people, is
Despite a sharp decline in atten-
dance at the student government's
friday FoxFests, organizers say the
program is alive and well.
The last friday FoxFest in Oc-
tober drew about 60 students to the
new dining room to watch come-
dians Nancy Irwin and Reggie
McFadden, according to Bob
Lynch,
director
of student
activities.
"We filled all the tables in the
new dining room," said John
Federico, financial board chairman
of the Council of Student Leaders.
that students are busier later in the
semester, said Lynch.
"We originally were going to
have a FoxFest before mid-terms
but we knew students would be too
busy," said Federico.
Foxfest is an on-campus enter-
tainment program held on select.
Friday nights from the end of
classes until 1 a.m. Saturday, and
provides entertainment such as
musicians and comedians.
Around 900 students showed up
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Local colleges upgrade recycling programs
program.
qy
BETH CONRAD
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Senior Editor
recycling in the dont1s for two years·
and a campus-wide program was
started this semester.
Dutchess Community College
has been recycling paper products
"We've tried to make it very
easy," Lewis said "You know
Americans -
we're lazy."
for 14 years.
Area colleges are expanding and
implementing programs in an ef-
fon to make recycling on campus
easier for students and staff.
Colleges such as Vassar, Dut-
chess Community College and
Bard have established full-blown
recycling programs, just as Marist
is attempting to do this year.
All floors in campus buildings
have containers for collecting
newspapers, cardboard, mixed of-
fice papers, plastic and glass.
There are also containers located
outside where recyclable material
can be discarded.
Temple Lewis, housekeeping
supervisor,
.said
Dutchess recycles
everything from newspapers, col-
ored paper, bottles, plastics, glass
Bard College, located in Red
Hook N. Y., also has a similar pro-
gram to those of Vassar and
Dutchess.
and metals.
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Mt. Saint Mary's, on the other
hand, currently has no official pro-
gram to deal with recyclable
materials.
When the containers are full,
they. are picked
up by a
maintenance person who moves
them to a larger bin on campus,
where the material is later picked
up by Alwaste; a waste disposal
company in Poughkeepsie.
Pails are placed around the park-
ing lots to collect plastics and cans.
There are also bins in the
cafeterias, vending machine rooms
and small boxes in offices for
Containers
are located in
buildings and dorms. When the
bins are full, they're emptied into
a larger bin and disposed of by an
outside contractor, according to
Richard Griffiths, director of
physical plant.
paper.
Jayne Barry-Smith, manager of
custodial and grounds maintenance
and recycling coordinator
at
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Vassar, said the college has been
Barry-Smith said Vassar has
spent $17,000 on items ranging
from promotionals to things like
containers in order to launch their
Similar to Vassar, housekeeping
picks up the material in the bins
around campus and takes it to a
large recycling center near the
North Annex building. Alwaste
collects the material twice a week.
While other colleges have instill-
ed complete recycling programs,
Mt. Saint Mary's College in
Newburgh has no established
program.
Literary, Communications clubs enjoy new life
by
RICK DAWSON
Staff Writer
Two clubs on campus, one representing
the college's largest major and one represen-
ting one of the smallest, are undergoing a
rebirth characterized by growing student in-
terest and panicipation.
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The Communications Ans Society (CAS)
was re-chartered last semester after a IO.year
dormancy. It is open to all communications
majors.
The Literary Ans Society, which over the
past few years saw its membership dwindle,
now boasts of greater student interest which
will allow the club to sponsor speakers and
literary writing contests.
Both societies are making good progress
in reaching their club's goals, said Coor-
dinator of Student Activites Bob Lynch.
Lynch said he has only heard "positive
reactions" coming from the clubs' organiza-
tion meetings.
The president of the Literary Ans Socie-
ty, Claire Dolan, said she is excited and
pleased with the progress the club is making.
"A lot of students have expressed interest
in the club because it represents an activity
that is both social and an outlet for a stu-
dent's creativity,"
she
said.
Despite working with
a
budget of $50, the
club - which has 12 full- time members is
planning much for the future.
In conjunction with their plans, the club
is now soliciting manuscripts for the upcom-
ing spring "Mosaic," -
Marist's literary
magazine produced by the club.
Currently, as a fundraiser, the club is sell-
ing "Mosaics," dating back to 1985, for $2
with student I.D.
Judith Saunders, advisor to the club, said
the club can be very beneficial to students.
"The Literary Arts Society covers all
aspectS of production that goes into a literary
magazine, not only does it cover writing, but
also advenising, editing, and publication."
Dolan said she wants people to know that
"we do exist and we are a good outlet for
writers, not only English majors."
Saunders stressed it is "not too late to
join" the club. Interested students can either
ieave a note in the activities office or attend
the club's meetings held twice a month on
Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m.
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If the Literary Arts Society has been reviv-
ed, than the Communications Arts Society
has been resurrected.
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The club, which has 104 members listed,
was recently re-chartered fast semester after
a IO.year dormancy - a fact James Fahey,
assistant professor of communications and
co-advisor to the club, found incredulous.
"I don't know why the club was dormant
so long. Judging from the response the club
has seen this year, I'd say there was always
a need for a club like this. Communications
students were looking for something to sup-
plement their formal education," Fahey said.
Susan Roeller Brown, the executive assis-
tant to the president and also the club's
co-
advisor, said former communications major
Madeline McEnenney, who graduated last
year, left a re-activated Communication Arts
Society with a new goal: "to help com-
munications students prepare for a career."
Brown said the club is working on several
programs, including tours of CNBC (Con•
sumer News and Business Channel) television
in New Jersey, the Poughkeepsie Journal and
WPDH radio in Poughkeepsie.
Also planned are workshops with Hudson
Valley Magazine and with a panel of profes-
sionals and alumni which will give students
hints on how to get the first job in the com-
munications industry_
"It's a program tailored to students' needs
which provides good experience," said
Brown.
Elizabeth Murphy, the club's president,
said the club's goalis to "bring.~verytrack
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of communicatiom, togeth~-as a whole/'.
"We want to offer-a variety of experiences
that will appeal to all communications arts
majors," Murphy said.
Fahey agreed, saying the club gives com-
munications majors the choice as to what
kind of programming they want to get in-
volved in.
"We surveyed the membership to find out
what students wanted," he said. "And then
the officers went to work on it."
Murphy said the turnouts at the meetings
and enthusiasm have been overwhelming.















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THE CIRCLE, NOVEMBER 21,
1991
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Chess club searching
for prospective talent
by
KRISTA RAAB
Staff Writer
Students who feel they are calculating, observant, patient and have
exceptional concentration can exercise their talents by joining the chess
club.
"You hav~ to be cunning and you have to have a lot of insight," said
chess club Vice President Vance Amatulli.
Jeff Doolittle, president of the chess club, said good anticipation is
another valuable asset of a successful chess player.
"You must try to predict the other person's move, while at the same
time trying to move your own pieces in a certain direction," Doolittle said.
Every Thursday at 9:30 p.m., 18 club members meet in Donnelly 236
to talk about strategies, compete in challenge games and provide lessons
for students who want to become better chess players.
"!t's a sport anyone and everyone can enjoy," Doolittle said.
Like any other sport, chess has certain types of players, different ap-
proaches and several methods to win a game, said Doolittle.
"Chess isn't just moving pieces around, there's a lot of strategy to
it," Doolittle said.
Circle
photo/Matt Martin
M~rist s_enior Dave Krein (right) ponders his next move against master chess player Bob
Nas,tt durmg a recent chess club event.
Since receiving official club status last spring, the chess club will be
able to play other schools and host several tournaments as well accor-
din~ to faculty club advisor Craig Fisher, professor of compute~ infor-
mation systems.
A to!-1mame~t
hosted by Marist against West Point, Vassar and possibly
Bard, 1s tentatively scheduled for February, said Fisher.
Student productions ready for stage
With continued funding from College Activities, the chess club will
be able to invit: future guests such as master chess player Bob Nasiff,
who competed m a chess challenge with the club on Nov. 13.
by
JULIE MARTIN
Associate Editor
The Marist College Council on
Theatre Arts are presenting two
more productions this semester,
"Evita" and "Stranger Than Fic-
tion."
"Evita" is a musical based on
the life story of Eva Peron, the se-
cond wife of the Argentine presi-
dent_ Juan Peron, who rose up to
become the most powerful woman
in her nation's history.
Director Tom Lawrence, who
has previous experience directing
the County Players theatre group
in Wappingers Falls, has directed
other plays such as "Fiddler on the
Roof" and "Oliver!".
Members of the cast include:
Gerry Gretzinger, a sophomore
who will play the role of president
Peron; Maria Licari, a junior who
will portray the title character, Eva;
and Victoria Pratt, a junior who
will play Peron's mistress.
Antonella Licari, public relations
director for M.C.C.T.A., said that
the production was having some
problems but that now the play is
coming together nicely.
"It's going well," said Licari.
"We
have already sold over 200
tickets. I think it's going to be a
sell-out.''
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"Evita" will run Nov. 21-24.
Tickets are on sale at the box of-
fice or call ext. 3133.
The
other
production
M.C.C.T.A. is planning on perfor-
ming, "Stranger Than Fiction", is
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a play that is exclusively run by
students.
"It's a story about modern-day
relationships,'' said Marc Lei pis, a
senior who is directing the play.
"It's a sort of serio-comedy."
The producer of the play is
Licari who said she hopes people
will come to see the play to support
the students who put so much time
into this project.
In addition to Licari and Leipis,
Rich Hack, a senior, and John
Chapin, a junior, are assistant
director and technical director.
Dates for "Stranger Than Fic-
tion" are Dec. 5-8.
Nasiff, the assistant director of the United States Chess Federation
demonstrated his skill by playing against 12 club members simultaneous!/
Students had approximately four minutes to decide on the next move
before Nasiff reached their board.
Fisher.said the faster Nasiff moved to each board, the greater disad-
vantage 1t was for the students who had less time to think.
For manr of the participating students,this was the first time they had
played agamst a master and the pressure was difficult to overcome.
"I would have my mind made up and just as he approached the board
it would go right out of my mind. I was dead in the water after the third
move," said club secretary John Federico.
Of the 70,000 rated players in the U.S., Nasiff is in the top two per-
cent, thus achieving master status.
Students discovered firsthand how a master plays winning chess.
. "He knows ~ve~th_ing you'll do before you do it. He has so many
different scenan?s m his head, nothing came as a surprise," Federico said.
Although Nas1ffwas at a disadvantage having to play 12 separate games
at the same time, he did not lose one.
"It doesn't matter how good you are, it takes an awful lot of concen-
tration in every game," Fisher said.
Core·
-srtfdy
shows students' gain
Despite their losses to Nasiff, the chess club members encouta\J,e
students to join the club.
"Don't be a pawn in life, play chess and be a king," Federico said.
Psych conf ere nee tomorrow
by
JOY SANCHEZ
Staff Writer
A standardized test given to
Marist students which evaluates the
efficiency of the core program, has
shown
evidence
that
the
Core/Liberal studies progam is
successful, according to Marilyn
Poris, director of Institutional
Research.
The College Outcome
Measurements Test is given to 200
randomly- selected students on the
first day of their freshman year and
in the spring of their sophomore
year when they have finished most
of their core requirements.
"The test is the closest reliable
instrument measuring some stated
objectives of core," Poris said.
The Core/Liberal Studies pro-
gram requires students to take In-
troduction to Philosophy, In-
troduction to Ethics, two college
writing classes, a philosophy or
religious studies course and two
courses in each of the distribution
areas, such as history and science.
The test, first given at Marist in
the fall of 1987, does not test core
directly, but applies to the core
classes, said Barbara Carpenter,
director of the Learning Ce_!!ter.
The test covers six areas: com-
municating, solving problems,
clarifying values, functioning
within social institutions, using
science and technology and using
the arts, Carpenter said.
The program sucessfully teaches
the students important skills such
as writing, analysis, thinking,
reading with comprehension and
thinking logically, said Richard
Atkins,
interim
director
of
Core/Liberal Studies.
"If
you can write, think and read
with comprehension, you will be a
success no matter what you do,"
Atkins said.
Atkins said the program also
compels students to take courses
that they would not take on their
own.
According to Atkins, about 40
percent of the students come to
Marist undecided on a major or
with a major chosen superficially.
He said core helps students learn
where their talents lie.
Another goal of the core pro-
gram is to educate students so they
will graduate from Marist as
responsible citizens, said Atkins.
"We're putting students out in-
to a very difficult world," Atkins
said. "The challenges of citizenship
are more difficult than before, and
core should give them some infor-
mation on thinking responsibly."
Thirty-five to 40 percent of the
credits students take are core
requirements.
Although the College Outcomes
Measurements Program tests the
effectiveness of core, the students'
reactions are the major factor, said
Poris who conducts alumni studies.
"When asked what contributed
to their growth, many say the core
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background," said Poris. "Some
get jobs in fields not related to their
major. Core enabled them to
branch out."
"Core teaches tools that are
transferable to all kinds of set-
tings," Atkins said. "They are not
just for four years-they are skills
for a lifetime."
by
APRIL M. AMONICA
Staff Writer
The Marist College Psychology
Club, in conjunction with the
Psychology Department, will spon-
sor their 18th Annual Psychology
Undergraduate
Research Con-
ference (PURC) tomorrow from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Gallery
Lounge.
Each year, Hudson Valley high-
school students are invited to the
day-long event which educates the
Marist community in various
aspects of psychological studies,
according to Margie Moran, presi-
dent of the Psychology Club.
Student psychology majors
volunteered
to present their
research to an anticipated 400 high-
school students through lectures,
displays and experiments.
Through the presentation of
research papers written by Marist
psychology students this year, the
high-school students will gain in-
.
sight in areas such as childhood
schizophrenia, subliminal percep-
tion and erroneous eyewitness
testimony, Moran said.
Laboratory displays and ex-
.
periments will provide a hands-on
dimension to the lectures offered
by Marist students, said Dr. Royce
White, professor of psychology
and faculty supervisor of displays.
High-school teachers can incor-
porate the experiments into their
own classroom curriculum, accor-
ding to White.
"The conference educates my
students on presentation techni-
ques," said White. "They have to
learn the material well themselves
before they pass the information
along to others."
This year,
if
the computer center
accommodates, two computers will
be running perception experiments
where images are quickly flashed
onto the screen, and student
reaction-time is measured, White
said.
Lawyers leave the legal system for teaching
Rider found the hectic court schedule,
combined with caring for her two children
and sacrificing her family life, too much to
handle.
and they are almost always willing to meet
me half-way with the material."
by
KEITH SOUTAR
Staff Writer
The job of teaching is difficult.
Between making up lesson plans, learning
it, counselling and advising students, keep-
ing-appointments and not.really being paid
the ainount'ofmoney they should.for doing
these things; one might thin1c that if someone
had a degree to pursue another, more
lucrative career, they would.
But in the case of Marist
pro-
fessors/lawyers Robert Grossman, Caroline
Rider and Scott Meyers, money is not what
it is all about when it comes to their choos-
ing to teach college students rather than prac-
ticing law full-time and receiving a more at-
tractive salary.
Put simply, the reason they choose to
teach -
they enjoy it.
"It's not money that draws you here,"
said Grossman. "It's the whole environ-
ment."
"What we're doing here is very important
and whatever contribution I can make
whether it's as a teacher, counselor or a
friend, I want to make it," he said.
For Meyers, who is also the director of the
paralegal program at Marist, being a lawyer
"wasn't bad, but teaching is a lot more fun."
"I'm making a lot less money, but I have
to do what I like," he said.
Meyers also pointed to his own personal
satisfaction from making a contribution to
the life of an individual as opposed to work-
ing for a large corporation.
"There is a better sense of accomplishment
when you teach," said Meyers. "You're
helping individuals here who need your help
and your making a difference whereas for
a corporation, you're more or less dispen-
sable. That's one of the rewards I get from
teaching."
"It's difficult to have any sort of
reasonable family life with the way the courts
are," she said. "The schedules are unpredic-
table."
"With teaching," she said, "the schedule
is reasonable and I enjoy doing it."
Another reason these three enjoy teaching
here at Marist is the response of the students
and their willingness to do the work and be
responsible.
"The students here seem to be well
motivated," said Meyers. "They're not com-
pulsive or so wrapped up in the work that
they can't do other things, and that makes
it nice and my job a little easier."
"I've been very lucky about the kinds of
people who take my courses,"
said
Grossman, "because they are responsible
"I have not had a semester yet where the
students have dragged me down," said
Rider. "I had a student come in to see me
about five years ago, and he was telling me
how he knew he was getting as "F" in the
course and he was trying, but then he said
to me 'but I'm learning more from this "F"
than I've ever learned before."
"Turned out he wasn't managing his time·
correctly, which was hurting him, but it's
nice to know they are making the effort and
it makes you feel good," she said.
While Meyers and Rider still practice some
law, Grossman no longer practices and plans
to keep it that way.
"I see myself primarily as a teacher at this
point with a legal background,"
said
Grossman. "I've always wanted to teach at
an undergraduate institution."








































6
THE CIRCLE
EDITORIAL
NOVEMBER
21,
1991
THE
CIRCLE
Chris Shea ,
Editor
Mike ()'Farrell,
Sports Editor
Matt Martin,
Photography Editor
Jeon Johannessen
Senior Editor
Jen Chandler,
senior editor
Beth Conrad, senior editor
Megan McDonnell,
senior editor
Rieb Nass,
news editor
Margo Barrett,
editorial page editor
Julie Martin,
associate editor
Brigid O'Reilly.
business manager.
Diane Raven,
business manager
•
David Mccraw,
faculty advisor
Honor before glory
Many students fall behind in their studies at one point or another
over the course of their four years at Marist.
For some, it's because of time-management problems, an over-
involvement in extracurricular activities or, simply, too much
partying.
For others, it's just a case of either not working hard enough or
not being adequately prepared to face college.
Thankfully, there are programs and. people who serve as an in-
frastructure of support for these students.
Whether it involves seeing one's mentor, hiring a private tutor or
simply paying a visit to the Learning Center, there are lifejackets
on campus to prevent students from drowning academically.
But what about the student who excels?
What about the number of students who not only don't need a
lifejacket, but often feel constricted because they feel like sometimes
they're swimming in a kiddie pool instead of the ocean, if you'll par-
don the analogy.
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College should
be a
challerige:·u should force you to grow up and
take on responsibility. It should force you to test your intellectual
abilities to the highest degree.
And in order for this second criteria to occur, there has to be some
kind of honors program involved.
Because just as there are students at )Marist College who see
academics as a tough challenge, there are also many others who see
some classes here as not stimulating and, in some cases, even a bit
mediocre.
If
we have programs for the first group of students, then why not
the second group as well?
Currently, a proposal is under review which would implement an
honors program perhaps as early as next fall.
The honors program under review would offer excelerated classes
in both the Core/Liberal studies prqgram and in some, if not all,
majors.
The program will be voted on by the Academic Affairs Commit-
tee and the faculty this spring.
Most students should be in favor of this proposal so long as cer-
tain safeguards are initiated to ensure students in honor classes aren't
penalized for challenging themselves.
Let's face it, we live in a world of competition. A student in all
honors classes who gets straight B's should still be quantitatively
ranked ahead of a student not in any honors classes who receives
straight A's.
This way an honors program can attract the quality students
without the fear that by enrolling in an honors class a student may
be handicapping himself or herself. True, higher education is about
learning -
not grades, but we can't ignore the practical.
Yet, in the long run students should be attracted to an honors pro-
gram not because of an improved class rank or GPA, but simply
because it's a challenge and too many of us may waste perhaps the
only time in our lives when we may be able to meet this challenge.
Stagnation is the biggest threat to a young mind.
Sadly, it is occurring in our nation's homes as children watch six
hours of television a day; it is occurring on our city's playgrounds
as young boys and girls mortgage their future to drugs; and it is oc-
curring in our country's public schools as our decaying system of
education collapses under its own weight.
An appeal must be made to the AAC, the faculty, Marc
vanderHeyden and President Murray: With this stagnation occurr-
ing everywhere, don't let it occur here too.
Letter Policy
The Circle welcomes
all
letters to the editor. Letters must be
typed
and include the
author's name, address and phone number. Short letters are preferred. Deadline is noon
on Monday.
Letters should be addressed Chris Shea c/o The
Cirde,
through campus mai1.
The editorial staff reserves the right to edit submissions for
length,
libel,
style and
good
taste.
Abstract thoughts on
politically jumbled world
By
MARK MARBLE
Instead of writing about one specific issue
this week, I've decided to try the abstract ap-
proach. I've been thinking about doing this
for a while, and since there isn't any one hot
topic this week, this is the week.
So, Edwin Edwards won the race for
governor in Louisiana. Everybody is happy
now, except of course David Duke. Still, in
defeat, Duke managed to pull in 40 percent
of the vote. That's still pretty scary to me.
Edwards is Mr. Popularity for a while, but
that won't last long if he doesn't help the
state's struggling economy. Or if he takes a
weekend trip to Vegas and bets a couple of
grand on the Saints.
Duke, however, will show up again when
you least expect him 0ike a cold sore, or a
Tampa Bay Buccaneer win).
If
Edwards falls
on his face again, the people of Louisiana
will vote for anybody (except maybe Michael
Dukakis. Remember him?) to replace him.
Meanwhile, back in New York, good old
Mario is still pacing the the governor's man-
sion trying to decide
if
he should or shouldn't
run for president. This is pretty sad. ls this
the kind of guy we want in the White House?
Talk about indecisive, he probably takes
three hours trying to decide which pairs of
socks to put on in the morning.
If
he really thinks he could win, then he
should run. It's not like everything is going
great in the country, or George Bush is lov-
ed by all Americans. Mario, however,
doesn't want to be seen as abandoning New
York State. Mario, wake up. Most of the
state doesn't like you now, so your populari-
ty isn't going to change dramatically here
anyhow.
At least the other parts of the country will
be more willing to buy your beautiful
speeches especially since they haven't lived
in your state and watched a nice- sized
surplus become a large deficit in only a few
short years.
Either way, the decision should and will,
be made shortly. In the meantime, Mario will
continue to milk this, "should I or shouldn't
I?" for all the publicity he can get.
While the economy continues to stagnate,
Congress and the President keep trying to
blame the economic woes on each other. The
Congress states that the President isn't do-
ing enough to help the economy, and George
fights back with "Hey! It's those guys. Trust
me. I wouldn't lie. They won't let me help
you."
Thinking
Between
The
Lines
Instead of bickering, they should try to do
something smart. Unlike the proposal to
lower interest rates on credit cards. This
might lower the payments, but it will also
cause many Americans to lose.their credit
cards because they will be considered too
high of a credit risk with the lower rates.
And as soon as word spread about this
plan, the great minds of Wall Street panick-
ed. It's real comforting to know that our
stock market is run by a bunch of wimps who
always, alwa~s, panic. No wonder why we'll
all be speaking Japanese in 20 years.
One last thought
of
the week: Isn't the
media going a little too far (like this would
be a first, right'?) with the Magic Johnson
story? I'm as compassionate as the next guy,
but the man isn't a saint. He did sleep with
many women, without using protection, and
he unfortunately
has suffered
the
consequences.
Is it really. necessary to have 20 cameras
on him everywhere he goes? I mean, next
week, they'll probably be ten reporters
waiting for him outside the bathroom at the
L.A. Forum. Give the guy a break. He's not
a freak, he's just a man who played Russian
Roulette with his health, lost, and is now
paying the price.
Mark Marble is the political columnist for
The Circle.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Psychic columnist predicts ne~w $h{!ws.
Editor:
To Amy Bedford, that whimsical humor
columnist,
You are either very psychic or very cynical.
The two suggestions you had for
M.C.T.V. in last week's colwnn, are current-
ly under production.
The first, "Back-Talk", the M.C.T.V.
version of the McLaughlin group premieres
on Tuesday at 9 p.m. The first topic is
registration and athletic pre-registration.
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The second, "Out of Order," a comedy
skit show in the tradition of "Saturday Night
Live,'' will premiere the week we come back
from Thanksgiving break.
So, you see there are shows produced by
college students for college
students.
Oh, and
by
the way, "Hudson Heights" did get off
the ground, it
just
crash landed.
Matt Coacoru,
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THECIRCLE
VIEWPOINT
NOVEMBER 21,
1991
7
LETTERS
... continued from page 6
Harassment exists!
Editor:
students. One of the messages
If you have been reading the Let-
received stated, "You bunch of
ters to the
Editor
recently, then you faggots, if I ever see you around
are probably awake to all the noise campus I'll kick the s-- out of all
over the GBSLA.
of you!"
Yes, it is true, there are Gays,
The incidents were reported to
Lesbians and Homosexuals here at the "proper authorities" and sup-
Marist, some 'out' and others 'in posedly some type of discipline was
the closet' sneaking out occasional- administered.·
ly. One of the advantages/ disad-
It is queer that in the same issue
vantages of being gay is that it can of The Circle, a front page article,
be concealed from others.
"New Dorm Phones Bring_
Wave
Unlike other minorities, we are of Harassment," was written to tell
unseen. Personal beliefs can be ut-
of the occurrences such as the one
tered with the speaker ignorant of pointed out above, yet no mention
the invisible audience. There have of the threats made to the GLBSA.
been many incidents
where
According to Jim Raimo, direc-
homophobic slurs were made by tor of housing and residential life,
students and educators, but if you ''the type of discipline depends on
are not 'out' then what do you do? the nature of the harassment .. one
If a professor or student says freshman lost four priority points,
something hom9phobic you sit and and due to prior offenses was kick-
listen to the comments, crack a ed out of the dorm .. .in the
smile or participate.
freshman case, he called the same
According to Webster's die-
girl three or four times ... the stu-
tionary, the definition of harass-
dent admitted his phone calls were
ment is "to annoy and or disturb not sexual, but could be considered
persistently; to make exhausted; to harassment.••
wear out (an enemy) by frequent
What about us? Need I say
attacks."
more! Who owes Marist College
an
Response to criticism of aides
by
ROBERT BOWEN
It has come to my attention that
the Student Aides who work in
Donnelly and Lowell Thomas are
the butt of much criticism and
many jokes here at Marist College.
So, I have taken it upon myself to
dispel some rumors and clear some
things up to make life easier both
for the Student Aides and the users.
First of all, the position of Stu-
dent Aide pays the same amount of
money as every other student job
on campus. There are promotions
and raises, as there are in any job,
but the base pay is the same. Now
ask yourself, what is required of
those who work on Marist campus?
Well, the people who work at
Mccann take ID's. The students
who work entry take ID's. (And
they get five bucks an hour.) The
students who work at the library
check out books.
Now ask yourself, what does a
Student Aide do for that same
money? Well, if the majority of the
student body had its way, each Stu-
dent Aide would be required to
memorize every option of every
software package, be able to repair
computers that they did not break,
and, on occasion, be prepared to
sit down and "fix" any .problem
the user encounters, even if it
means doing the entire assignment,
step by step, with them. A tad
much? Read on.
Secondly, realize that Student
Aides are hired every year and are
trained on the job. They are re-
quired to go to meeting:; every Fri-
day while most other people are un-
winding
and
starting
"their
weekends, and learn software
packages that are less than
stimulating for the average student.
They know nothing when they get
here and learn only through these
seminars and watching their elder
student aides. They can not be ex-
pected
to learn Everything in a day,
or to remember every little thing
they are taught.
The Student Aide's job is to pro-
vide limited assistance to the user
so they are then able to do their
work. This means putting paper in
the printers. This means helping
you get into Q&A. This does not
mean walking you through every
step of your assignment, or
teaching you how to do your
assignment. This is the job of
Marist College professors, who, as
you may know, make considerably
more than $4.25 an hour.
Lastly, I would like to offer
here at Marist College·, and that's
some help for the computers users
mostly everyone.
First, if you experience a pro-
blem while printing, check all
possible causes of the problem, and
• if all else fails, call a Student Aide.
You should never, on the other
hand, rip out the printer cable if it
is screwed in. This will break it and
take the print option away from
you. If it is screwed in, call a stu-
dent aide.
Second, if you were assigned a
paper a month ago, and waited un-
til 5 a.m. the night before it was
due to start it, and you finish it a
8 a.m. and it's due at 8:15, and if
for some reason there is a problem
getting a computer, editing, prin-
ting, whatever, think for a moment
who is to blame, and you will see
it is yourself and not the person on
duty, and put the gun away.
Third, "Introduction to Com-
puters" is a mandatory course here
at Marist. Since you are paying for
it, learn something from it! Pay at-
tention in it! If you do, you will
find that 9~ of the problems you
have can be fixed easily by yourself
or avoided altogether. Thank you.
Robert Bowen is a lab manager
in the Donnelly Computer Center
The allegations that Ivelisse apology? It is not Ivelisse Gon-
Gonzalez voiced about Marist Col-
zalez, maybe it is those who ignore
lege, are all too true, (The Circle, harassment charges in an attempt
,------------------------------------d------,
Oct. 24): "There have been many to uphold
Marist
College's
College
n1·ght
fia·crh1·on
blun
er'S
incidents of harassment
and
character? By the way, has anyone
~
I
J
discrimination, not only from seen Professor Comstock?
students, but also from staff, facul-
-
ty and the administration towards
While it is normally The Circle's
the GLBSA." Ivelisse Gonzalez po/icy not to print anonymous Let-
was talking about harassment in ' ters to the Editor, at the special re-
g en er al,
not
just
sexual
quest of the writer, this letter will
harassment.
be printed without identification.
There have been many calls of Any party interested in a personal
harassment left on the GLBSA rebuttal to the author should con-
phone mail this semester by tact The Circle for information.
Ignorance equals fear
Editor:
The news of Magic Johnson's
HIV infection was very upsetting to
say the least. His news conference
took much courage considering he
found out about his condition on-
ly the day before. However, how
easy it is to forget the tens of
thousands of people who have
already died of AIDS- related
diseases.
Unfortunately, most of these
people weren't as famous as Magic
is. How many more famous peo-
ple, and not so famous people,
does it take for the American peo-
ple to take part in the fight against
AIDS?
How many Marist students will
it take to get infected before Marist
members like Bro. Joseph Belanger
change their stance of no condoms
• on campus? "It all sounds like
a
very
bad joke. The truth is, ignoring the
importance of AIDS education by
the Marist community is the real
joke.
I must compliment those respon-
sible for having Suzi Landolphi on
campus. I also want to publicly
thank the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual
Student Association for taking part
in having a table of AIDS informa-
tion and condoms. Patting oneself
on the back isn't always gratifying.
It's funny that such a new student
group does so much education
while the paid educators avoid it.
Silence equals death. Ignorance
equals fear.
Jason Millard, senior
Do you still believe
in cMagic?'
Editor:
After being bombarded by Ear-
vin "Magic" Johnson articles, I
found The Circle's coverage in-
teresting. My opinion differs with
that of The Circle. I feel the media
is praising Johnson's courage and
making it known that in his future,
Johnson
plans on being a
spokesperson for AIDS.
Also, if the news article sound
like eulogies, is that so bad? Too
often we don't get the chance to tell
people all the good things about
them. Isn't it better to let someone
know they are appreciated and ad-
mired when they are still alive
rather than when it is too late?
I have heard people say that the
media is praising Johnson too
much. He is a big role model for .
our young, whom I praise for his
talent, not his sex life. The whole
ordeal has shown us that Johnson
is not invincible and that living a
'bachelor's life' has finally caught
up with him.
I only hope this wakes up the
younger generation in our society
who also practice his way of living.
Along with preaching safe sex in
the schools, Johnson should con-
sider preaching the importance of
abstinence. That way maybe the
special act will regain the respect
and meaning it deserves. Sex has
become so commonplace in our
society that it has lost all of its
'Magic.'
andy Jones, senior
by
AMY ELLEN BEDFORD
Thank you, thank you, thank
you! Karoke is now gone, at least
for a while, from Skinner's enter-
tainment bill.
If Skinner's must charge a cover,
I would much rather pay my $2 to
see a pretty decent band, as I did
on Friday, then listen to my
drunken
housemates
sing
"Loveshack" one more time.
Maybe now that Karoke is gone,
other entertainment-related issues
can be properly discussed. Most
importantly, I am referring to the
entertainment generated by the cast
of characters that populates Ber-
tie's every Thursday, or, more
specifically, their mode of dress.
Pick on me all you'd like (most
do),
I
know
I
looked like a bum last
Thursday; but I think most can
agree with me when I ask most Ber-
tie's-goers "Where did you get that
outfit?"
Please nod in agreement if you
have noticed the following fashion
statements (my apologies to Car-
mine Porcelli):
Decisions of
the press
by
RICHARD NASS
I respond to the editorial 'Soc-
cer picture wrong', written by
Howard Goldman, the head coach
of the Marist soccer team, by simp-
ly saying bad news sells, good news
bores. A picture of a shoving inci-
dent is much more interesting to
look at when compared with a ball
being kicked into a net.
It is a newspaper's objective to
report what society wants to read
and see. If society is dazzled by
tragedy and violence, then that's
what they are going to get in a
newspaper.
An editorial staff doesn't set the
agenda of society, it only reports
it. I ask you what you find visual-
ly stimulating, a house ablaze or a
house free standing alone? And
Mr. Goldman, thank your maker
for the power of the press. It's what
makes a democracy work.
I would like to congratulate the
soccer team on a fine season despite
the overall record. They're a fine
group of disciplined athletes. I wish
the team well next season, and the
graduating seniors the best of luck
in future endeavors.
Ridlard N~
is
a senior majoring
in joarulism.
Marky Mark and the Funky
Bunch. I swear that they were
there. Five guys in parkas, wearing
glum expressions, almost knocked
me over the banister on their way
to the hot buffet in the corner.
Perhaps the recent renovations
at Disney World have inspired a
new fashion trend. I don't know,
but Minnie Mouse was in present
and accounted for that night. A
bow that high on my head would
not only look silly, but it would
hurt.
Everyone also must have seen the
Seventies Guy. I really cannot
make this stuff up. A man in a pea-
green polyester suit with lapels a
yard wide (do you know who I am
talking about now?) asked me if he
could buy me a drink. Hey, big
spender, it's 50-cent beer night.
A definite regular at Bertie's: the
45-year-old men who know that
Thursday night is College Night. It
skeeves me to think that the only
reason these men go out is to try
and pick up on naive 20-year- old
girls.
"You work at IBM? I'm im-
pressed."
"You're two years away from
THINK
collecting your retirement pension?
I'm not impressed."
And most im()ortantly, the cause
near and dear to my heart: no more
Why are
we the only
ones laughing?
acid-washed jeans. Please.
They belong back in the deep,
dark fashion and trend abyss
known as the '80s with the Rubik's
cube, neon and Michael Jackson's
old face.
Update: You know you really
shouldn't even be out at all when
the bouncer knows your name,
doesn't ask for your ID and in-
quires as to how you've been since
he last saw you -
twenty four
hours ago (as always, it's true).
Amy Ellen Bedford is the humor
columnist for The CircJe.
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THE
CIRCLE,
·NOVEMBER
21,
1991
Business frat prepares students for future jobs
now alumni, came to Dr. Herbert
Professionals,·· who are often
brothers on his experiences in job
Joanne Coluccio, a senior from
by
KRISTEN LIMAURO
Sherman, professor of manage-· alumni are invited to share their
hunting.
Massapequa,. N.Y.
.
Staff Writer
ment studies, in hopes to start a experie~ces and suggestions in their
"He didn't paint a very op-
1:he c~mm1ttee also sponsored a
business honors-program.
careers.
timistic picture of the job mar~et
reg1strat1on workshop ~o help
Kathy Peterman and 53 other
Alpha Kappa Psi brothers meet
every Tuesday night to learn
everything there is to know about
the business world.
Sherman suggested Alpha Kap-
Recently, Joe Faraldi, a 1991 but his advice on the act~~! J~b
un~erclass_men
choose maJors and
pa Psi, since he was a brother graduate spoke to the AKPsi
search was very helpful,
said
decide which classes to. take.
Unlike the other Greek organiza-
tions on campus, Alpha Kappa Psi
holds the distinction of being the
only professional business fraterni-
. ty at Marist. It is also the only
fraternity that includes both males
and females, although according to
Greek tradition, all people are
referred to as brothers.
Its purpose is to unite all business
majors and give them an oppor-
tunity to relate to one another and
learn practical experience in an at-
mosphere outside the classroom,
said Peterman, a senior from
Milton, N. Y., who is president of
the fraternity.
Alpha Kappa Psi was inducted
as a chapter on Feb. 9,
1991,
after
Stan Phelps and Richard Pastor,
himself.
The fraternity was founded at
New York University on Oct. 5,
1904 and it was incorporated by
New York State on May 20,
1905.
AKPsi is open to business and
business-related majors, with at
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acts as faculty advisor.
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fall and spring semesters when
students must first pass the na-
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Christina Flowers, a senior from
Lake Ronkonkama,
N.Y., is
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Committee that plans lectures,
seminars and workshops relating to
the business field.
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1991
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FoxFest in late September ~hich • .
was co-sponsored by the ,College,
Union Board, CSL and the Student .
Booster Club, ~ccording to Lynch.
positiv; iesp~n;e
it
0
has rec~ived
from students, said Thomson.
FoxFests are already planned for
Jan. 31, Feb. 21 and March 27,
which is the tentative date for "The
Battle of the Bands," said Lynch.
From books to baseball,
teacher looks ·at America
The TGIF comedy club costs
·around $750 and the.Foxfest pro-
gram is paid for by the student~
activities fee and money shared by
. CUB and the activities office, said
Matt Thomson, student body
president.
FoxFest wasn't designed to make
any money, it was created to offer
inexpensive diversified programm-
ing; said Thomson.
Food and drinks are offered for
$1 at each Foxfest and the proceeds
are given to CUB to be used. for
future Foxfest tefreshements, said
Thomson.
Sponsors said they were happy
with FoxFest because of the
In order to improve Foxfest's
. entertainment, Thomson said he
would like to see the activities fee
raised from $50 a semester to $75,
so the college could attract more
well-known performers.
"Right now, we have 62 clubs
that all need money," said Thom-
son. "We need more money for
student activities," said Thomson.
FoxFest,
Thomson's
idea
b_ecame
more of a reality o·ver th;
summer of '91 when the idea was
discussed during a weekend at
Marist for students involved in stu-
dent government.
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you are inter-
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by
VINCENT J. ZURLO
Staff Writer
It
all leads back to baseball.
When the author looked through
the books he had written, he saw
that he wrote about a wide variety
of subjects. From stories about
outlaws to submarines, he realized
they all had a baseball scene in
common.
"I write about baseball. I write
• about rock 'n' roll. I write about
cowboys," said Tad Richards, ad-
junct professor of English.
'' All of my work is really tied up
in the American experience. I think
of myself as a very American
writer," he said.
Richards, a free-lance writer and
rock 'n' roller at heart, is doing
what he always does-writing,
teaching and wondering how many
twists of fate away he is from final-
ly making it big.
Presently, Richards is in the pro-
cess of finishing his latest project,
"The
New
Country
En-
cyclopedia," due to be published
by Simon and Shuster next fall.
The book, which Richards has
been working on for the past year,
is a collection of approximately 250
biographical essays, interviews and
a critical commentary of country
and western singers.
James Otis Richards was born in
1941, adopted his childhood
nickname, Tad, and was raised on
rock 'n' roll. That music would
become the single greatest influence
in his life.
He described the music he heard
when he was growing up near
Woodstock,
N.Y.,
as a "voice
from a world you didn't know yet
and wanted to find out about."
Richards left Bard College after
two years, transferring to the
University of Iowa, where he
enrolled in the graduate writing
program as an undergraduate and
received his
M.A.
He has been married twice, has
three daughters and became a
grandfather for the first time last
August to a baby boy.
Now, at 51, Richards has a cou-
ple of dozen novels to his credit, as
well as a few screenplays, poems
and non-fiction books.
One of the works which he is
most proud of is a book entitled,
Struggle And Lose, Struggle And
Lose," which The New York Times
listed as one of the best books of
the year for teens in 1977.
Writing, for Richards, means
constantly striving to· do the very
best work he can.
"I have a friend, a very old man
·now, who is my role model in a
way," Richards said. "Howard
Koch, he wrote the screenplay for
Casablanca. 1 would really like to
to write something like Casablan-
ca. Something that would be a
tremendous popular success and
also transcend its time with a
romantic truth that would make it
classic."
Koch, who also worked on Or-
son Welles' "War Of The Worlds"
radio play, helped remove any
romantic notions about writing
that Richards may have had when
he was a young man by introduc-
ing Richards to the type of criticism
screenwriters must learn to live
with.
"He was always somebody ·1
looked up to," Richards said.
"When I wrote my first screenplay,
a western that was never produc-
ed, the first
th~~~
I did was to bring
it to Howard. His response was 'it's
no 'High Noon'."
Richards is also no stranger to
disappointments and bad deals.
In the mid-1980s, Richards was
contracted to write 10 books on the
most successful capitalists in the
. country's history, after completing
the first book-the
publisher
-cancelled the contract.
"I suddenly found myself broke
after another one of my deals fell
through," Richards said.
Richards stopped free-lancing
full-time, to begin teaching at
Marist in 1986, 18 years after be-
ing fired from SUNY New Paltz,
. where he was teaching full-time.
"I was asked to leave for
political reasons," said Richards.
"I was blacklisted."
According to Richards, his
dismissal came when he was asked
by• students to help them design
their own personal curriculums,
which they called A Free Universi-
ty, an act that the administration
apparently disapproved with at that
time. Two years later, New Paltz
accepted the idea and renamed it
the Alternate Studies program.
"I was an embarrassment to
New Paltz when l was there-I was
considered a radical," Richards
said. "Then when l left, the
mainstream caught up with me and
they were embarrassed that they
fired me."
Richards said that he has not
followed a master plan through life
and he isn't worried about the
future because there's always
another project to do.
He doesn't know when or if the
day will come when he writes his
Casablanca, so until then, he'll just
keep writing and teaching.
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1991
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Co-captain Chris Prauda dives into the water last Saturday in the Metropolitan Conference
Relays at the Mccann Center. Prauda, a senior, led the Red Foxes to a second-place finish.
Mermen take second at relays
by
ANDREW HOLMLUND
Staff Writer
The men's swimming team, com-
ing off a second-place finish in the
Metropolitan
Collegiate Con-
ference Relays, will return to action
tonight against Iona College at the
James J. Mccann Recreation
Center.
In the relay competition, the Red
Foxes finished second behind
Glassboro State College.
Last Tuesday, Marist won its
season-opening meet against Cen-
tral Connecticut State University.
Freshmen Doug Jelen and Ron
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12
much work.to do," he said. ''We
don't
have
.G.A's ·(Graduate
Assistants) in the athletic depart~
ment and they haven't felt it
necessary
to add
.
one. But
somewhere
down
the
line,
something has got to give."
Sullivan is one of only four Divi-
sion I SIDs in the country without
an assistant.
According to Head Coach Dave
Magarity, he is all for saving a lit-
tle bit of money.
"Everything is relatiye," he said.
"We may have a bigg~r:operating
budget than others, but we still
have to save money. We have to
tighten our belts.
It
has to be
done."
Magarity said he has had to
change some of his own travel
plans because of the recent cut-
backs. He cancelled his annual trip
to the NCAA Convention held at
the Final Four to save the school
money and he also altered some
recruiting moves.
"AJI our decisions regarding
recruiting must be cost-efficient.
Signing kids early helps out because
it takes financial pressure off us,"
he said.
Magarity said Assistant Athletic
Director Mike Malet helped cut
team travelling expenses.
Magarity also cited the team's
Reebok
contract and tournament
appearances as big money-savers.
"Thank God we have a personal
contract with Reebok because we
don't have to pay for shoes. There,
we save $2000," he said. "And
people always ask me, 'How can
you go to California for games?'
Simple -
we get paid."
"We're about as innovative as
you can get," said Magarity.
"E"·ery little bit helps when it
comes to saving money."
Despite the recent cuts, Doris
said athletics are in no present
danger.
The outlook for next year, said
Doris, is a bit fuzzy, though.
Gagne Jed the Red Fox attack in the
1,000-yard freestyle with times of
10 minutes, 49.27 seconds and
11 :00.55, respectively.
Marist took first place in the
400-yard medley relay with a time
of 3:45.52. Seniors Chris Prauda,
Brink Hartman, Tom Bubel and
freshman Matt Bluestein led the
• Red Fox charge.
Hartman, a co-captain, took top
honors in the 200-yard freestyle by
recording a time of 1:51.19 while
fellow co-captain Prauda captured
the 50-yard freestyle in 22.62.
Hartman tallied a second-place
finish in the 200-yard butterfly,
finishing in 2:06.88. Prauda was
runner-up in the 100-yard freestyle
in 49.47.
Marist took the first two posi-
tions in the 500-yard freestyle.
Bubel came out on top with a time
of 5:16.52 and Rob Allison came
in just three seconds behind.
Freshman Brett Arnold and
sophomore, Matt Martin recorded
a second and third place finish,
respectively in the backstroke.
Gagne, Bluestein and Kurt
Schulitz captured the first three
places in the 200-yard breaststroke.
In the .diving competition, Rob
Dunic and John Gavigan placed in
the top two slots.
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The hockey team notched its first win of the new season last Saturday
when it scored a 7-2 victory over the County College of Morris.
Marist now stands at 1-0-J.
The Red Foxes jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first period and
never looked back.
The first period attack was led by junior Scott Brown and sophomore
John Lloyd, each scoring a goal and an assist..
Sophomore Mike Flynn and freshman John Daugherty balanced the
Red Fox charge.
Sophomore Jeff Frost scored the lone goal for Marist in the second
period. Lloyd and Brown assisted on the score.
Sitting in for Head Coach Bob Mattice was former Marist captain Kevin
Walsh.
Poor officiating hurt the Red Foxes in the second period, he said.
"It was one of the worst officiated games that I have seen in a long
while," Walsh said.
!'They
let the game out of control. We kind of lost
our heads, but we regained our composure in the third period and were
able to score some more."
·,
Marist tallied two goals in the third period.
Flynn scored his second goal of the game, assisted by juniors Kent
Rinehart and Do.ugh Wasowski.
Scott Jaques, a freshman, scored the final goal for the Red Foxes.
In goal for Marist was Brad Kemp. The freshman notched 13 saves
to secure the victory.
"He played solid in goal for us," said Walsh.
Friday night, the Red Foxes will take on Siena Colleg in Albany. Marist
returns home Saturday night when it plays host to Fordham University.
Athlete of the Week
FRANK FARELLA
Farella, a defensive tackle, led
the Marist defense in the Red
Foxes 42-0 romp of Assumption
College. Making his first start of
the season, Farella accumulated
seven tackles, knocked down a
pass and recovered one fumble.
For his efforts, Farella was nam-
ed the ACFC Defensive Player
of the.Week.
KIM CONK
JENNIFER MCCAULEY
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place finish at the Metropolitan Con-
ference Relays. Conk, a senior, and
McCauley, a freshman combined to cap-
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THECIRCLE,
SPORTS
Cagers earn first
exhibition victory
by
MIKE O'FARRELL
Sports Editor
The men's basketball team did something last Saturday it 11ad never
done in Head Coach Dave Magarity's six-year stint at Marist -
win
an
exhibition game.
The Red Foxes wrapped up their exhibition season with a 95-67 rout
of Concordia University.
"I don't put much stock in them (exhibition games)," said Magarity.
"It's nice to finally get one, but what is important is that we make pro-
gress."
One area of progress made by the Red Foxes was the transition game.
"We dictated the tempo with our pressure and we had opportunities
to score in transition," Magarity said. "We are going to have to play
that way all year. We need to press, that is what gets.us going."
The key to victory was the Red Foxes ability to get ahead early, said
Magarity .
"We were able to jump on them early and that helped," he said. "We
did some good things
in
terms of our pressure and rebounding."
The transition game and defensive pressure, while two important
aspects of the Marist attack, do make Magarity nervous.
Red Foxes
end season
with victory
by
MIKE O'FARRELL
Sports Editor
The football team has a knack
for playing well in the final game
of the season.
Last year, the Red Foxes
destroyed Brooklyn College 40-0 in
their season finale.
This season, Marist trounced
Assumption College 42-0.
With the victory, Marist finish-
ed the season 6-4. For the first time
in the school's history, the team
posted
back-to-back
winning
season.
Marist scoring two touchdowns
in the first three quarters,
dominated all phases of the game.
Running back Don D' Aiuto
rushed for 84 yards on 19 carries,
scoring two touchdowns.
"I get nervous when we play that way," he said. "It is hard for me
The sophomorl! also found his
to 'let go' and I have to accept some of the mistakes from playing that
way into the Marist record book.
style of game. But with our athleticism, we can wear teams down."
D' Aiuto broke the all-time single
Leading the Red Foxes against Concordia was Jzett Buchanan. The
season rushing record formerly
sophomore guard tallied 27 points and pulled down nine rebounds.
held by Ed Christiansen.
D' Aiuto was just one part of the
"He was outstanding," said Magarity. "He
was
a key
in
our transi-
Marist rushing attack that tallied
tion offense and he was able to produce when he
was
down on the
337
yards.
baseline."
"Our offense is geared to a run-
Joining Buchanan in double digits were Fred Ingles and Sean James
Circle
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ning attack," said Head Coach
scoring 19 and 16 points, respectively.
• •
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Rick Pardy.
"It
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. Mik~ Schreiber also pla~ed a solid game, scoring seven points and grab- .
cordia defender. Buchanan, a sophomore, tallied 27 points to
of the offense and we have a
bmg nme rebound~.
.
lead the Red Foxes to a 95-67 victory over the Stingers last
number of running backs that can
The_Red Foxes
will
not play another game until the season opener Dec.
Saturday.
contribute."
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Budget cuts affect athletic dept.
by
J.W. STEWART
Staff Writer
Despite being allocated more
money to develop four new Divi-
sion I sports, this year's inter-
collegiate budget has been slightly
cut.
The recent recession, state
budget cuts and faults in the Na-
tional Collegiate Athletic Associa-
tion policy are among reasons for
the.cuts, said Gene Doris, director
of athletics.
.
The intercollegiate budget cur-
rently is at the same level it was last
year -
$1.2 million. That figure,
however, does not include financial
aid.
The financial aid includes 24 full
scholarships valued at $385,000
and 60 partial scholarships valued
at approximately $245,200, accor-
.;ing to Doris.
The budget is distributed to 16
intercollegiate sports. It entails
such expenses as travel, meals, sup-
•
plies, uniforms and equipment,
said Doris.
Doris said he understands
·why
Marist president Dennis J. Murray
and the Boar~ of Trustees. asked .
the athletic department to "give
back" some of the money it was
originally allocated.
"I think it
was
something the
president saw coming," he said.
"There js a great commitment on
the
·part
of our president and our
trustees to keep our athletic pro-
gram strong. We won't be overly
cut unless something drastic hap-
pens. We gave back what we could
give back."
Doris pointed to• the combina-
tion of the recession and the state
budget cuts induced by Gov.ernor
Mario Cuomo
as
a prime factor for
the cut-back.
"After going to athletic director
meetings, I don't
•
know of any
sports program in the Northeast
that was not cut," he said. "We ac-
tually fared better than some
schools. Considering
.
the budget
cuts in New York State, I think
we've done alright.
"Everyone says the recession has
stopped,- but I haven't ·seen it,"
Doris said. "Werve been very lucky
because we haven't ·had to Jay off
any coaches. I°hope there is truth
to the fact that it (the recession) has
bottomed out!'
The NCAA is also deserving of
some blame, Doris said.
• 'The NCAA has to
.
have
horizontal and verticalalignmerit,"
he said. "Yes, you want to be
aligned in a conference, but you
want to be aligned team-wise, too.
You want to play regionally or
locally. Realigning
.the
NCAA is
what they have to do.
"If
they (NCAA) change the
way they do business, we'll be
OK,"
he said ..
Doris also said the concept of
"keeping up with the Joneses" has
not helped either.
According to that philosophy, if
one school
in
a conference builds
a new indoor football
•
practice
facility, it will most likely be able
to
draw
more
prospective
student-athletes.
Other schools in the conference
-
slightly
will then be for~ed to do the same
thing if enrollment numbers drop.
Thus, the cost of athletics has
sky-rocketed.
The intercollegiate cuts·have af-
fected, in particular, the Sports In-
formation Department and the
men's basketball program.
Second-year Sports Information
Director Dan Sullivan said his
budget has not changed much from
last year but he still had to make_
a few minor adjustments to save
money.
One such step is reducing the
amount of pay given to his statisti-
cians at home basketball games.
"We trimmed a little back in our
game-day budget, that's all,'.'
Sullivan said.
The intercollegiate cuts have also
postponed an appointment of an
assistant SID any time soon -
something Sullivan said he can live
with for now.
"I'm able to do the things I need
to do promotional-wise but it's
hard by yourself because there's so
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87 yards on seven carries and one
touchdown.
Fullback
Chuck
Mullaly carried the ball 14 times for
76 yards, scoring one touchdown.
The Red Fox offense was in
high-gear all day,
tallying 437
yards
of offense.
The
other
two
Marist
touchdowns were scored by John
Kelly and Dan Phelan.
Kelly rambled in from two yards
.
.
and McCourt connected with
Phalen
.on
a 45-yard strike.
• Defensively, the Red Foxes
limited the Hounds to 142 yards of
offense -
118 rushing.
"We have been able to do some
great things defensively the last few
games," Pardy said. "We had a bit
of slump in the middle of the year,
but we made adjustments and were
able to do the job."
Assumption was only the fourth
team this season to rush over 100
yards.
Jason DiTullio led the defensive
attack with 12 tackles and Joe Ric-
cardi tallied 1 1.
.
Pardy was quick to pay tnbute
to the seniors.
"This game was a tribute to their
effort all year," he said. "These
seniors will leave here with two
years of good memories."
Hllnna, Smits, new uniforms and an MVP
Rambling
thoughts
while
•
wondering the whereabouts of
Tom Hanna:
Marist grad Rik Smits is starting
to make a name for himself in the
NBA.
Prior to the season, "experts"
said this would be Smits' make or
break year with the Indiana Pacers.
So far, he has shown he is ready
to become one of the league's top
centers.
Through the first 12 games, the
"Dunking Dutchman" has scored
in double figures each game,
averaging 17 .5 points per game.
More importantly, he is the Pacers'
leading rebounder at eight boards
per game.
The criticism surrounding Smits
was not centered on his talent, but
rather his desire.
This year, Smits is proving he is
going to be force -
finally.
Baseball and money.
Those two words just don't go
together -
or at least they
shouldn't.
It is free agent time and things
are
starting to get ugly.
Bobby Bonilla seems to be the
Utley will be confined to a
one player every team is interested --------------wheelchair
the rest of his life.
in. What an opportunity •. Bonilla
I'm going to make a prediction.
doesn't have to do anything. The
The men's basketball team will
offers are going to come in and
· be better than it was last year.
he'll tum his nose up
until
he finds
Thursday
The reason? New uniforms.
a check bigger than his ego - that
Morning
could take a long time.
QuarterbacJc
The Red Foxes now sport
a
Based on the early free agent
signings, Bonilla could cash in for
at least $4.5 million - yes, million
-
a year.
Ever heard of Bill Wegman? I
didn't think so.
Well, the Milwaukee pitcher,
who has
a career
record of 51-51,
recently signed a contract paying
him $2.5 million a season.
Recent reports have shown
baseball profits were down during
the 1990 season. When you take in-
to consideration the contracts of
players like Bill Wegman, it is not
hard to see why.
Does
it
seem
like hockey season?
Does
it matter if it is?
Mike
Utley -
remember that
name.
classy new garb featuring Michael
Jordan length shorts. They are
pretty fashionable.
MIKE
O
'FARRELL
Uniforms aren't the only reason
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the team will do better.
Utley, an offensive guard for the
Detroit Lions, suffered a career-
ending injury last Sunday in the
Lions victory over the Rams.
On the first play of the fourth
quarter, Utley was paralyzed.
The third-year lineman was pass
blocking when he lost his balance
and fell. He landed on the turf
head-first and his head and neck
absorbed the fall.
l•ragments of a shattered disk ex-
ploded
into his spinal cord, leaving
him paralyzed.
This Marist team is going to be
fun to watch. Head Coach Dave
Magarity is allowing this team to
be more creative. He is "letting
·go" of some control.
The Red Foxes will live and die
in transition. Marist is going to
press its opponents and rely on the
transition game for many of its
points.
Kudos to Cal Ripken, Jr.
The Baltimore Orioles shortstop
has
been
named the American
League
MVP, edging Cecil Fielder
in the balloting.
Now the debate will start. Was
Ripken the best player? He played
for a sixth-place team.
Who cares.
Cal Ripken is the consummate
player. He goes out and plays nine
innings every day. He was the
league's best player.
Fielder does have a gripe and it
is legit.
Last year, he was the league's
best player and was denied the
award because he played on a
''non-contender."
This season, he puts up another
great year on
a
contending ballclub
and does not win the award.
The selection process is too con-
•
fusing. The MVP needs to
be
bet-
ter defined.
I'm going to make another
prediction!
The Washington Redskins will
not finish the season with an
unblemished record.
Take that one to the bank.
Mike O'Farrell
is Tbe Circle's
sports
editor.


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